Friday, September 23, 2011

Amanda and Ian's Wedding

Just a few from Ian and Amanda's wedding at the end of August. St Anthony's in Beeston is one of the most beautiful and simple churches I've ever been to, with an open and light-filled space, even though it springs straight from the pavement and is nestled amongst the buildings of one of the close terrace streets near Cross Flatts Park.

From the moment I met this couple back in May, we were making each other laugh, and the rehearsal and ceremony were no different, which made my job easy!

On the day, the weather decided to throw some challenging conditions at us - going from full bright blue-sky sunshine, through storm light and then to thick black clouds again before the most beautiful golden evening light when we got to the South Leeds Golf Club, another hidden gem on the Beeston/Middleton border.

The priest, who had known Amanda for years, allowed me full, unrestricted movement around the church during the ceremony, and so I was able to provide a variety of views of the proceedings.

All in all, it was a pleasure to be present at such a lovely event, and I hope the photos show a little of the fun this little family share.

I wish them all the happiness in the world!
















Sunday, September 4, 2011

Dave, Toni and Lily!

I first met Dave and Toni when they came to the studio about 2 years ago, and I've had the pleasure of photographing Lily as she's grown from the newborn she was when I first met her into a very entertaining and happy toddler.

We went for a little stroll along one of their favourite footpaths on Bank Holiday Monday. Here's a few shots.