Rutland and Market Harborough Living magazine

It's always good to get work published and I recently did some photography at Andrew Minarik's hair and beauty salon in Kibworth, for a makeover feature in the January edition of Rutland and Market Harborough Living magazine.

I photographed Linda earlier in the week for her 'before' image, and then in the salon after she had had her fantastic makeover.

You can see the published article in the online edition of the magazine, on page 21, and a feature on Nigel Ord-Smith Photography on page 9, with one of the images from Stephanie and Jon's lovely wedding in August.

Happy Christmas!

Whoops, I haven't blogged for far too long and Christmas is now almost upon us.

It's been pretty hectic with, amongst other things, a number of portrait sessions and some lovely framed images, canvases and acrylics will next see the light of day on Christmas morning.

I can't give the game away by posting any of those images so here's a Christmas image that's featured on some of my Christmas cards:



A very merry Christmas to all!

Wedding photography, Noseley Hall - Lisa and Tristan are married!

Lisa and Tristan had a fabulous double celebration today. Not only were they married at Noseley Hall, but it was also Lisa's birthday. Very cunning of Tristan to only have one significant date to remember!

Heavy rain had been forecasted all week, but it turned out to be a gloriously sunny morning and after their wedding ceremony we managed to get everybody outside for the group photo, but it was soon back inside to the roaring fires before the rain came down.

Here's a little taster of some early favourites:

























Congratulations Lisa and Tristan. I'm sure it's a birthday you won't forget, Lisa!

Wedding Photography Coombe Abbey - Rachel and Robin are married!

Rachel and Robin were married today in the romantic setting of Coombe Abbey.

They married in the medieval surroundings of The Abbeygate, and were joined by family and friends, some travelling all the way from Australia, in The Cloisters for their wedding breakfast.

Here are a handful of early favourites which, hopefully, they'll see before they jet off for their honeymoon:



















Congratulations Rachel and Robin!

Christmas fairs and gift vouchers

Our brand new gift vouchers will be available this weekend at the Christmas Craft fair being held at Rushton Hall.

They are available for any amount that you would like to 'gift' , and can be put towards products and services from Nigel Ord-Smith Photography. An ideal present for Christmas!

Why not come along on Sunday to see some examples of our work? The fair opens and 10.00 am.

And there are a couple of other fairs coming up soon, both on Friday 27 November. During the day I shall be at Church Langton School, and in the evening at Harbrough Town Football Club's fair.

Hopefully see you at one of these events?

Lucie and Chris in Essential Weddings magazine

I'm delighted that Lucie and Chris' gorgeous wedding at Rockingham Castle at the beginning of July has been featured as a 'real life wedding' in the 2010 Essential Weddings magazine, one of the premier wedding magazines in the region.

The magazine was released at the wedding fair at Burghley House on Sunday. It's full of hints and tips for your wedding planning which I guess you'll know if you picked up a copy.

Here's a thumbnail copy of the feature, reproduced with kind permission of the publishers, Essential Media Events:



If you're intending to buy the magazine, be sure to head to pages 108 and 109 first!

Anna and Stuart

After the recent sessions down south it was back a bit nearer to home on Monday when I caught up with Anna and Stuart at East Carlton Park.

They get married next summer at the fabulous Rockingham Castle and we caught up for an early pre-wedding portrait session to break the ice and get used to working together.

The autumn leaves were lovely and colourful and made a great setting.

Here are a few favourites:

Portrait photography in Surrey - Mark, Malin, Elsa, Tobias and Isaac

Another set of portraits, this time Mark, Malin, Elsa, Tobias and Isaac, taken last week at their home near Farnham:











And not forgetting their dogs, Monty and Harley:

Portrait photography in South London - The Fabulous Wilsations!

We snatched a couple of days away recently, catching up with family and an all to brief drop in on Geoff and Suzanne and their lovely children, Niamh, Tara, Allanah, and Connell.

Geoff is an old, old friend (i.e. from a long time ago (schooldays!) and he's old!!), and we hadn't seen them for a little while. In fact, we hadn't seen them since I last took some pictures of them some three years ago.

Here's a few up-to-date portraits, taken around their home:













We're long overdue a serious catch up...

A bit of catching up to do...and Christmas is coming

The last few weeks have been a bit hectic; designing some beautiful wedding albums for this summers brides (and grooms!), booking weddings for next year and beyond, and there have been quite a few portrait sessions.

I promise that I'll post some images before the end of the month, honest, but some you won't be seeing as some people will be getting some gorgeous images as Christmas presents.

On that subject, if you are scratching your head wondering what to get your significant other, family or friends for Christmas, how about a portrait session? And if there isn't time to fit in a session before Christmas why not buy a voucher and have the flexibility of holding your session early next year?

Fir further details please call 01858-461770 or email me at nigel@nigelordsmith.com.

Wedding Photography Beaumanor Hall - Clare and Paul are married!

Congratulations to Clare and Paul who were married today at Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse, in Leicestershire.

The weather stayed much kinder than expected and Beaumanor made an impressive location with its wonderfully ornate ceilings and galleried hallway.

They had a fabulous day and we left them shortly after their first dance with Paul having survived two best men's speeches with a further two to come (he had four best men!).

Here's a small selection of early favourites which we hope they'll see before heading off to Cuba for their honeymoon: