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Branscombe, Devon: Emma and Peter's lovely village wedding

This is one of my absolute favourite weddings and I've been really looking forward to sharing it. It has already appeared on the fabulous Boho Weddings blog - click here to see the entry.

Amazingly, it was at the beginning of January, but the weather was almost spring-like - a mild and bright day, which just enhanced the relaxed feel of the whole day. With a 3pm ceremony, there was no rush with any of the preparations, and plenty of time for getting ready. Emma had wired up the most incredible set of multi-coloured paper lanterns, strung up to decorate the local village hall. Added to this was a fantastic array of lovely vintage tea-cups and plates, and beautiful little posies on all the tables. The flowers were just stunning, with winter berries nestled amongst white roses and lilies. And Emma's dress was absolutely sublime: a floaty, ethereal silk creation from the wonderful Charlotte Casadejus, which was utterly perfect in the setting.

The ceremony was at St Winifred's Church at Branscombe, and then the whole wedding party just strolled down the lane to the village hall to celebrate. It's one of my favourite parts of the day, with the odd cat thrown in along the way. Everyone then enjoyed plenty of prosecco and cake, and a brilliant party! It was a complete pleasure to photograph Emma and Peter, who were totally wrapped up in each other and obviously besotted; the venues were just wonderful, from the old Norman church to the lovely lanterns in the village hall; the guests had a fantastic time; everything was beautiful... basically I just love everything about this wedding!

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Haytor, Dartmoor: engagement photography with Ali & Jake

Ali and Jake are getting married this May, so I met up with them last weekend to carry out their engagement photo session. Here is a quick preview from the shoot, with Haytor in the background.

Newborn twins: Ellie and Brad

I really do love a newborn photo session, so this one was particularly exciting! Ellie and Brad were just seven days old when I photographed them, just incredibly tiny and delicate. It was so amazing to be able to capture them at this early stage. As with most other newborn shoots, it took plenty of time to settle the babies and get them ready for their photos, particularly with two of them! But it was really worth our patience, as we ended up with some really lovely photographs. So big thanks to Heidi and Rob for asking me to photograph your beautiful babies. I'm really delighted to have been able to provide you with such a precious record of Ellie and Brad at the end of their first week.

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Capturing emotions

I wanted to write a blog post about this, because I think it is the most important thing in your wedding photographs. When I manage to catch those really emotional moments, it brings the images to life and records the bits that really matter on your wedding day. And this is how the story of your day gets told effectively. Whether it's the nervous and thoughtful moments of the bride and groom as they prepare for the wedding, or the way the groom feels as he first sees his bride; the parents bursting with pride during the ceremony, or the joy and laughter of all the people that you chose to share the event with you - these are all such important parts of the day. When I watch what is happening around me at a wedding, this is what I'm really looking out for. I love seeing the way that the bride and groom look at each other, and capturing those incredible glances between them. I love the feel of the anticipation before the ceremony, and the release and celebration afterwards. I think it's amazing to watch your friends and relatives, and see the experience that they are having. Of course there is more to wedding photography than just that - the beautiful venue, the details of your day, the stunning dress, etc. And of course these bits will also make up really important parts of the story in your photographs. But the element that really makes the images spring to life, and the thing that will transport you back to your wedding, year after year in the future, is looking at those emotions again, and remembering how it all felt at the time.