Anna and Stuart - take II

Anna and Stuart get married in a few weeks time at the fabulous Rockingham Castle, where we'll be photographing a few weddings this year.

We met up recently to talk through the details of their big day before heading over to the canal basin in Market Harborough for a few relaxed portraits.

Here's a compilation of some favourites:




This was the second portrait session with Anna and Stuart and, with weddings booked sufficiently far enough in advance, it's really recommended that we try and have two sessions. It really helps us get to know each other and get used to working together before the big day.

Anna and Stuart, we'll look forward to you big day soon!

Katherine and Rob

I met up with Katherine and Rob at the end of last week for an early pre wedding portrait session.

They've booked us to photograph their wedding in June 2011 and we met up for an initial session to 'break the ice'.

There were lots of smiles and fun and laughter as you'll see from this initial selection of a few favourites:

Portrait sessions are included with all of the weddings that we book, often two sessions where the wedding is booked well in advance of the wedding date. They really help us all get used to working together before the wedding day.

Alex and Nick

Alex and Nick are marrying in July at the impressive Rockingham Castle, one of several weddings we've got there this year.

I met up with them this morning for a 'break the ice' portrait session in Leicester, where we had a little wander down alongside the canals and around the Castle Gardens.

Here's a small selection of images:















A great couple in a great location, and I'm looking forward to their wedding already!

Lisa and James

Lisa and James booked us recently for their February wedding in Oakham with their reception following at Barnsdale Lodge, and I met up with them this morning for some pre-wedding portraits.

Here are some early favourites from our visit to East Carlton Park:











I hope you enjoy these images, Lisa and James, and I shall look forward to catching up with you soon.

Clare and Paul

Earlier in the week I caught up with Clare and Paul for a pre-wedding portrait session.

We'd had to cancel a previously arranged session when the weather was dreadful, but this time we were lucky with a sunny, balmy summer's evening (not many of them this year!).

We met in Leicester and had a little wander down by the canal across from the Abbey Gardens.

Here's a small selection of images:











Clare and Paul are getting married at Beaumanor Hall, and we're looking forward to being with them on their big day!

Ellie and Andrew

I met up with Ellie and Andrew this morning for a portrait session.

They're planning a lovely country wedding next May and I'm looking forward to it already as they're planning plenty of time for photographs! Today's session was to 'break the ice' and we started at their home and then went for a wander along the canal path and across the fields.

Here are a few favourites:

Zoe and Kevin

I caught up with Zoe and Kevin on Sunday. They recently booked us for their wedding next year at the magnificent Kilworth House.

They came over for their first portrait session to 'break the ice' and it was a lovely morning with not too many people around. We started off in Great Bowden during Sunday rush hour, well, rush 'few minutes' really, and then into my favourite alleyways off the high street in Market Harborough.

Here are some of the images:

Rozz and Iain

Yesterday I met up with Rozz and Iain for their pre-wedding portrait session. They get married in less than four months now (!), at Great Oxenden followed by their reception at Halstead House.

We started off in Market Harborough and then went a bit 'rural' for a splash of colour amongst the bright yellow fields of oilseed rape.

Here are some of my favourites:

Hannah and Rodney

On Sunday we went down to meet Hannah and Rodney in Windsor. They get married in Kettering later in the year, but it was a nice change to go down to Windsor to meet up with them (okay, I also had the incentive of catching up with family down there and swapping belated birthday pressies!!).

It was another gloriously sunny day and, not surprisingly, Windsor was full of tourists, all toting cameras. We didn't look out of place!!

We started out in the station, before wandering down towards the river.

Here are some early favourites:









At the station quite a few tourists were taking pictures in and around the red phone box. If you can't beat them, join them...

Stephanie and Jon

Stephanie and Jon's wedding is getting nearer! They get married in August at The Tythe Barn, Launton, near Bicester.

I photographed them early last year shortly after we had been booked for their wedding photography, and met up with them again the other weekend to go through their latest plans and take some more portraits.

Last year it was urban alleyways in town, this time we had a lovely sunny afternoon in the grounds of Kelmarsh Hall:

Looking forward to seeing you in August!