Martin & Clare

Hi everyone,

Today's post is all about Martin & Clare's wedding on the 12th April 2013!

Leading up to their day, I loved Clare's posts on my Facebook Page counting down to their wedding, because this was a wedding I was really looking forward to!

I photographed the final stages of Clare getting ready at their home, before heading over to their ceremony location. And I have to say it was one of the nicest registry offices I have ever been to!

Not only was it beautiful from the outside (and the perfect backdrop for the portraits!) but it was perfect inside too!

Martin and his best man, Matt, waiting for Clare to arrive.

Clare waiting outside the registry office - wondering if she should get driven around again!

Martin waiting for his bride - I love this photograph, not only because Martin looks so happy but reminds me of the music not starting and having to wait a little while before Martin got the first glimpse of Clare.

And finally Martin sees his Bride! I just love this photograph - Martin's face says it all, and Clare..she's so sweet! As soon as she saw Martin she had to try so hard to hold her (happy) tears in! I remember hear her whispering, "Mind the make-up!"

One of my favourite photographs from the ceremony!

Exchange of rings

And of course, the kiss!

The new Mr & Mrs Edwards

Martin and his brother

Clare, her sister and niece 

After the beautiful ceremony, and the family portraits was a few moments for Clare and Martin to be alone (with me photographing!) just to enjoy their time together, being married. I find this is such an important time, because of the whirlwind of guests, congratulations and organisation of family portraits, a tiny bit of time together is just what is needed!

And after the bride and groom portraits it was a short drive to their reception.

This is the first reception that I had photographed within a pub. But it just wasn't any old pub - it was beautiful, full of history, including the low beams (hence the comments that they could have picked a bigger pub and that it was the perfect height for Martin!)

While light was tricky in some parts of the building, the shots next to the windows were just perfect, and below is one of my favourite portraits of Clare.

A beautiful moment during the speeches.

And a congratulations and toast from Clare's father.

Overall I loved photographing Martin and Clare's wedding day. Not only were their family and friends just so lovely and welcoming, Martin and Clare were friendly, kind and so easy to photograph.

Thank you both for letting me photograph your beautiful day.

I wish you all the happiness in the world

Georgia

Memory

Hi everyone!

This week is DEADLINE week! Eeep!

Two big projects are due in this week, one tomorrow and one on Thursday. So it's busy, busy, busy for me (especially today!)

But I thought I would share some of the work I have for the project due in on Thursday for my experimental work. It is all based on memory and the idea that you may remember the photograph rather than the detail and actual memory behind the photograph!

I'm overlaying photographs together, photographs from my childhood and more recent ones. The photograph above is from Paris when I was around 11 and the older photographer...not quite sure how old I was there, but I sure did have a...lovely smile!

I certainly remember the trip to Paris, not just due to this photograph. But maybe part of that memory is triggered by seeing the photograph. As for the other one...not a clue!

My sister and I! Again I have no clue about either photograph and what situation they were taken in, but my memory associated with these photographs is the outfit we were wearing! I distinctly remember that outfit, so I'm pretty sure I'm not just remembering it due to the photographs.

My sister again. This time I remember both of the situations of the photograph. The more recent one I took about two weeks ago! The older one was a trip to London, and I have a lot of memories outside of this image.

And finally my mum and I! This has to be my favourite one, I love the combination of colour and black&white (and plus I love my mum!)

Again I remember the recent photograph more so than the older one, which is located in Spain. For that holiday I definitely remember feeding cats outside of our villa most days!

So that was an insight into something a little bit different. They aren't my usual style, but it is nice to go through my childhood photographs and remembering!

Georgia

Pure

Hi everyone!

Today's post is a selection of the photographs from Pure - I just wanted to say thank you for Gemma for letting me photograph within the boutique! It was literally so perfect for not only my project, but for my friend Amy to try on some beautiful dresses!

Anyway onto my favourite photographs!

I've walked past Pure before while I was home in Norwich and always thought it looked so beautiful! I, obviously, am not getting married (not just yet!) but this was definitely one of the best bridal boutiques I had seen, and I really wanted to be able to have a look around at the beautiful dresses.

So when I knew the subject of my documentary project I began to think of which bridal dress store to pick to ask if I were able to photograph within their store. Pure jumped into my mind, but as I live in Lincoln during term time I had to wait until I was able to go home to Norwich to photograph there!

I called Gemma and we arranged a time for not only me to photograph, but for my lovely friend Amy (Seen above on the left) to try on wedding dresses, as she is engaged! It worked out as a lovely catch up for us, including Nikki (middle) and Bella (right) as we had all gone to sixth form together!

We all had a browse through the dresses and Amy picked which five or so, she wanted to try on. The beauty above is the first one and our reaction was great! We all loved the dress! Even Nikki had a little tear because Amy looked so beautiful in the dress!

I must admit though that this is still my favourite dress that she tried on and after reviewing the photographs of all dresses this one stands out to me the most! So simple, classy and pretty, with just enough detail to make it just stunning!

The next dress she tried on was a beauty too! It had a detachable train - however this one did not button onto the dress, but it tied around her waist with a lovely bow (which can be matched to the colour of the bridesmaid's dresses!) I loved this one, the lace, the detail of the train and the versatility was perfect. The photograph above has to be one of my favourite that I took throughout the whole shoot!

Again this is the same dress as the previous photograph, but from behind to see the train. The dress was paired with a beautiful veil, to match the lace in the dress.

Overall it was such a great experience, not only did I get to see my wonderful friend try on dresses but this will really complete my project!

So thank you again to Pure but also thank you to Amy, Nikki and Bella! I had a wonderful time with you ladies!

And men - if you don't care about dresses then not to worry, Pure also stock a range of suits too!

You'll find these in the Groom Room - complete with comfy chairs!

So that's all for this blog post, I imagine the next one up will be a more in depth look at Clare & Martin's wedding.

See you then,

Georgia

Sneak Peek - Martin & Clare

Hey everyone,

Here's a sneak peek of Martin and Clare's wedding photographs from yesterday! I have spent a good hour and a half looking through all the photographs I took and made a very long and lovely list of ones that I will edit!

But for now, until I am ready to post a set of finished photographs is two sneak peeks!

The new Mr & Mrs Edwards!

I love the moody sky!

So that's it for now, but there will be more appearing up here on the blog, but also on my Facebook page.

The next post will probably be from the bridal boutique, as I am editing those photographs now to include in my final documentary work!

Georgia

My sister!

Hey,

I'm back in Lincoln again after a really lovely week and a half at home. During that time my sister and I kept saying we would do a shoot, but things kept coming up! So we managed to get one in just before I drove back to Lincoln and I literally do mean, just!

I haven't had much time to look through the images but I have one favourite so far, so here she is, my little sister, Maddy.

Being away from her at uni is hard, because I am missing the most exciting parts of her growing up, but it's great to go back during holidays to spend time with her because we're definitely a lot closer now.

Maddy, if you're reading this (and you better be,) I love you and thank you for just being you. You're the best sister I could ever wish for!

So that is my shoot for this week; finally one that isn't related to my documentary project! However speaking of it (I can't resist) the bridal boutique shoot went very well, I've just looked through the shots and I have a lot I'm very happy with!

But also on the wedding front I am shooting Clare and Martin's wedding on Friday, my first of this wedding season! I cannot wait! I will be posting sneak peaks up on here but also on my Facebook page probably a couple of days after the wedding.

I'll see you guys then,

Georgia

Libby Ferris Flowers

Hi everyone,

Here are the photographs from my shoot yesterday at Libby Ferris Flowers here in Norwich. Libby was lovely, as were her team! So I just want to say thank you to them for letting me photograph them while they were creating bouquets, button holes and corsages for a wedding.

While Libby was creating the bouquet seen above, we had a really love chat about what she does, and why! She is very highly focused on quality, not just of her flowers (which are beautiful) but of her service to her customers. I really admire this, as it is too easy to not focus on giving each and every customer the attention they deserve.

But Libby and her lovely ladies are wonderful at this. The care and attention I not only saw, but also discussed with Libby, was amazing and something I always try to strive to with the way I work.

I also really enjoyed watching and photographing their beautiful creations! With ease they created bouquets and button holes, and I was very impressed!

So if you are getting married, or simply want to treat a loved one to a stunning bouquet and you live in Norwich definitely pay a visit to Libby and her team!

Wahoo, another shoot complete! I'm very much looking forward to Monday and getting to photograph at Pure, not only do I love weddings, but I really love wedding dresses!

The photographs for that will probably be up on Tuesday, as straight after that shoot I am heading back to University in Lincoln!

Georgia

Excited! Bridal dresses, flowers and old friends!

Hi guys,

I'm having such a good day - and I'm pretty excited right now! Not only do I have a shoot tomorrow with Libby Ferris Flowers but I have just confirmed today a shoot with Pure.


They are a bridal boutique located in Norwich, not only was their manageress, Gemma, lovely when I spoke to her on the phone, but they stock the most beautiful bridal gowns I have seen. I am very excited to be photographing there, because not only is it really going to be amazing for my documentary project, and a shoot I really wanted to do, but it gives me a chance to meet up with some of my lovely friends who will be modelling for me, just as they did while we were in sixth-form. But with a difference, Amy is engaged!

With the Super Man logo is Amy, the bride! She's holding up Nikki, who you can also see in the photograph below.

One of my favourite photographs I have ever taken of Nikki!

And finally Bella, I love this photograph of her!

I'm really looking forward to this shoot and I cannot wait for this project to be over, not because it's been a lot of work, I just can't wait to see all the photographs together in the wedding style album I will be creating.

I'll post the photographs I take tomorrow on here as soon as they are finished, and of course my shoot for next week will be from Pure! So exciting.

Georgia

Oops!

Hi guys,

So no shoot last week, sorry! It was fairly busy towards the end of the week, Ferenc and I drove home on Thursday, and we will be back for another week!

However the lack of shoot last week will be made up for this week. I have two shoots confirmed for this week with, Libby Ferris Flowers and also the Norwich Registry office - my documentary project is really coming together now!

I am currently trying to arrange shoots with a bridal boutique and also a jeweller, these two would make my project really complete! Luckily for me a close friend is engaged, so I have a model already!

So once I have finished those shoots they will be up on here, along with the shoot I have been planning with my sister for the last couple of days

Georgia