Blog posts of all the latest work
Michael & Stephanie // Strandford Wedding
Something special about documenting weddings of people that you know well, especially when they have the wedding on a really nice day in Sept at a family members house in Strangford.
Something special about documenting weddings of people that you know well, especially when they have the wedding on a really nice day in Sept at a family members house in Strangford.
I have been fortunate to know Michael & Stephanie for a long time, meeting them before they started going out through a couple of friends of mine who went to Glasgow Uni with them.
So it was a pleasure not just to be at the wedding, but to be involved in making sure their treasured day was fresh in the memory for as long as possible. It also doesn't hurt that they are great human beings with a natural chemistry, unique sense of humour and annoyingly good looking! haha
Jeff & Bridget // Gregan's Castle Wedding // Galway
A couple of years a go I had the fortune of traveling down to Gregan's Castle near Galway to shoot the wedding of Jeff & Bridget, who had both come over from America to get married.
A couple of years a go I had the fortune of traveling down to Gregan's Castle near Galway to shoot the wedding of Jeff & Bridget, who had both come over from America to get married.
I had such a good time that I stayed way too late and drove through the night to get up north for a meeting in the morning. Was worth it though.
Nick & Jane // Lime Park Cottages Outdoor Wedding // Ballycastle
Again looking back at weddings for a couple of years ago, I was asked by a family I have known for a long time, The Kyle's to come and document the wedding of their eldest daughter Jane.
It was such a great day with them surrounded by their family and friends who all had a great party. An amazingly relaxed day.
Nick & Janet got married in the brilliant Lime Park Cottages. I have to say, one of my favourite places in general, never mind for weddings, and it didn't disappoint.
Venue: Lime Park Cottages
Make Up: Leanne Godfrey
Hair: Hair Salon Fifty Four - Ballymena
Flowers: Scarlett & Crimson
Evening Entertainment: Niamh Kavanagh
Shannon & Kathryn // Wedding // Millbrook Lodge
My first full time job had me relocate myself all the way from one side of Belfast lough to the other. I grew up in Carrickfergus and I found myself a stranger on the streets of Bangor.
Whilst I was there I met some brilliant people and characters.
Kathryn & Shannon are two amazing people. I was so delighted when they asked me to take the photos at their wedding. Shannon is a very talented videographer so I know he knows lots of different photographers.
They had their wedding, their way. Just the way it should be. Bouncy castles and all!
Thomas & Jude // Virginia Park Lodge // Ireland
It would be a rare and unfortunate wedding, where the bride and/or groom don't show some sort of excitement to get married, but when it comes to the most amount of excitement to get married, I think these two take the prize.
Thomas & Jude planned their day down to the smallest of details, from mix CD's for people to take with them in the car for the long journey down to the beautiful Virginia Park Lodge, to have their first dance outside with sparklers, everything was thought through and was beautifully presented with style and class.
What a great day to celebrate these two getting married during the summer. Thomas I have known for a while not only as manager for David C Clements, who I have worked closely with over the last 18 months, and Callum Stewart, another local singer songwriter I have done some work with, but he is also the drummer in one of my favourite wedding bands, The Gents. Jude on the other hand I knew a bit less but her circle of friends I know slightly better, if her friends where anything to go by, I knew Thomas had found himself a keeper. I think you will be able to see for yourself, just how much fun they had!
Ross & Louise // Chateau De Saint-Martory // France
Life has a strange way of coming full circle, when you leave school you say goodbye to people, knowing you may see them every now and again but you realise there may be a chance your lives go off in different directions.
I can remember in school when Ross & Louise started going out. I was a few years above them and as things are in school days, the news was a big deal.
Fast forward ten or so years and I get a lovely email from Louise telling me that Ross proposed and they where planning a wedding in France. They had been to the venue, an old Chateau, and had a massive party planned. So they booked Chateau de Saint Martory and it was an absolute honour to then be asked to fly out and do my best to try and take photos that did the wedding and the beautiful surroundings justice. Starting out with the White Night Party the night before, to the wedding party that went on to 4am and everything else in between, including a special trip to a sunflower field!
If you would like to get married in a French castle, please check out Chateau de Saint-Martory
Adam & Hannah // Slieve Donard // Winter Wedding
Adam & Hannah // Slieve Donard
When you get emails from couples enquiring about the potential of you doing the photography at your wedding, you never know who they may be.
But when they say they got your name from friends of theirs, and it turns out their friends are some of the best people you know on this earth, you started to get excited. It did not disappoint.
Adam & Hannah // Slieve Donard
When you get emails from couples enquiring about the potential of you doing the photography at your wedding, you never know who they may be.
But when they say they got your name from friends of theirs, and it turns out their friends are some of the best people you know on this earth, you started to get excited. It did not disappoint.
Venue: Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Make Up: Deborah Harper Make Up & Beauty
Andi & Catherine // Hotel il Salviatino //Florence, Italy Wedding
I have known Andi for nearly 10 years. If you are on my site much, you will know of him too. Andi has been a massive influence on me setting up my business and also a massive contributor. Andi is my friend first but also my graphic designer...
I have known Andi for nearly 10 years. If you are on my site much, you will know of him too. Andi has been a massive influence on me setting up my business and also a massive contributor. Andi is my friend first but also my graphic designer. I am very blessed to know a lot of talented designers but with Andi it just works. He needs little to no brief and just gets it right, time and time again. I owe Andi a lot, he did my current branding at just the right time. He included in the branding exercise, a branding guide. In those words he encouraged me to keep going, just at a time I was doubting whether this was something I wanted to pursue!
As a designer he knows lots of photographers, so when he met the beautiful Catherine and they got engaged I prepared myself for the awkward conversation. However, little did I know that he always wanted me to do his wedding photos and Catherine was on the same page. Doing photos for your friends always carries an extra amount of nervous energy than normal but this had the added pressure of being in Italy.
I told him off the bat that I was in a lose lose situation. Peoples expectations would be MASSIVE, not only because they are my friends but the location was so beautiful, people would just expect the photos to be easy. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
I have been to Italy a few times and whilst I had been in and round the area of Florence I had never spent any time in the city. I flew in a day early to make sure that I got a feel for the city, plus I wanted to take them out around the city the night before the wedding to do some more casual shots.
Florence is one of the most beautiful cities I have had the pleasure of visiting, and the weather for the few days that we where there was playing ball.
The wedding was going to happen at the stunning Hotel Il Salviatino which sits up on the hills overlooking Florence.
Catherine's younger brother Simon [Hutchinson] is a photographer, unfortunately for me, he's not just an average photographer, he's a quality photographer who on any day could make me look average. I had the pleasure of having him along side me for the majority of the time, I pretended to 'teach' him somethings whilst really trying to sabotage his photos, so they didn't turn out better than mine! haha - Fortunately I dont know how successful I was. Its hard to keep talent down. Make sure you take the time to check out his work HERE
The day was simply amazing. I have a whole host of blog posts ready to go up from last year and I want to get them all up here before the summer, but I thought on this grey easter weekend morning, I would bring a little sunshine into your lives. I present to you Andi and Catherine's wedding in Florence
Check out Andi's work - http://www.ilovepinatas.com
His amazing wedding invites - http://www.ilovepinatas.com/post/96647110224/im-off-work-for-a-month-to-get-married-in
Riverdale Barn // Jonny & Laura
Jonny & Laura choose a beautiful day in August 2013 to get married in Riverdale Barns, Aghalee
