I don't even know where to start with this year! I have to admit I entered 2017 feeling a little nervous about the year ahead - it's been my first year solely self employed after doing photography alongside my full time job previously, but I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out and looking through these images I'm heading into 2018 full to the brim with excitement for the next year. I started to put together a little round up over the Christmas week and it quickly

Faye & Mike are due to be married at gorgeous Chester wedding venue Carden Park at the end of February so we had a chat a few months ago about getting out and shooting their pre-wedding images and came up with a couple of venues we might head over to. We settled on Delamere Forest in Cheshire and headed out mid afternoon just in time for a beautiful warm sunny glow through the forest. I've been wanting to photograph a pre-wedding shoot at Delamere for a while and the with the

Eee I've been so excited about this one! When I met Chyaz and Jonathan earlier in the year to discuss their wedding photography at the gorgeousssss Combermere Abbey we chatted about where we might do their pre-wedding shoot and they suggested we could do it in Manchester City Centre whey they live. I so often shoot in green areas, parks, forests, lakes etc, so was excited to have the chance to get into the city! A couple of weeks ago I was thinking about having a wander out t

When Willow got in touch with me earlier in the year I knew immediately that this was going to be a special day. Willow explained that her & Jack's cottage was not only next door to the Church they were to be married in, but also the venue they would have their reception in afterwards and that they were hoping to take their wedding portraits in the village and roads surrounding their home in Great Budworth, Cheshire! I arrived early the morning of the wedding to give myself s

I drove down the M6 on the morning of Rachel & Phil's West Tower Wedding in absolutely torrential rain.. my windscreen wipers were on the fastest setting and I spent the journey getting a rain plan together in my head.. feeling fortunate I'd got a 10 emergency umbrellas in the boot! By the time I arrived to the girls getting ready in the bridal suite the rain had eased off, and by the afternoon we were actually battling against super bright sunshine instead! (no one wants to

Oh my gosh.. this whole day was just beautifulllll!! THAT dress (details below!), the shoes - Jess wore her mums wedding shoes that had been safely tucked away in storage until now! the flowers, the venue, did I mention the dress already?! Jess and the girls got ready at her parents house, where her mum had cleared out a gorgeous light and airy room for Jess to get into her dress that worked perfectly for photographing the little details too, and with the exception of The Cas

I met Alice and Mark for the first time at Sophie & Ben's wedding at The Ashes in April, and spent the day with them again in June at Alice's brother Ged's wedding in Nantwich when they were both part of the bridal party so I'm super excited to share their very own special day with them in a couple of weeks! We caught up for wander around Wistaston to chat through their plans for the day and to shoot some pre-wedding images and managed to catch the most beautiful sunset! Im s

After rearranging twice due to horrendous weather - (I don't fancy wandering up a big hill in a thunderstorm!) we finally made it out for Emma & Ricky's pre-wedding shoot! Emma suggested Helsby Hill for the location as its somewhere they and their boys regularly come for a walk, which became obvious when they barely broke a sweat while I practically dragged myself up the hill! The views and area at the top are totally worth it though, and we made it for the gorgeous golden li

I've been so excited to shoot Hannah & Kyle's Styal Lodge wedding since they got in touch back in early 2016, I'd been over to Styal Lodge a couple of months prior and knew what a gorgeous venue it is, but it had been in the winter and I couldn't wait to see how amazing it looked in full bloom. I arrived in the morning just ahead of the girls and managed to have a quick look around at the set up, and all of the little details they'd planned so well - the flowers were stunning

What I remembered from my pre-wedding shoot with Sophie & Ben was that they were funny, completely in love, and their wedding was going to be dinosaur themed. Cue me waiting impatiently for their wedding day to come around so I could see exactly what it was they had planned & how it would all come together! I arrived at the beauuuutiful Ashes in gorgeous sunshine, and found a group of very excited girls in Jurassic Park T-shirts and giant Dino slippers getting everything read

Laura and I went to college together, but having lost touch I was surprised to get a phone call from her back in May! Explaining that she & Luke were looking for a photographer at short notice I was delighted to see I still had the date available! On the morning of the wedding the girls were excited - Laura's Maid of Honour was so emotional helping her into her dress - and breaking tradition, it was the boys that were running late getting ready! The ceremony was beautiful and

Sarah and Jack booked in with me after a recommendation from a mutual friend. We met at their venue - Alcumlow Hall Farm on an evening the week before the big day and I was so excited to see they had the option for an outdoor ceremony! I spent the entire week checking the weather, and on the morning of the wedding I arrived at Sarah and Jack's home in Haslington to uncertain skies. The girls popped a couple of bottles of Prosecco and while getting ready Sarah got the call....