Wightphotography: Blog

Lloyd & Cariosa At the Old Church Bonchurch then onto the Botanical Gardens Ventnor.

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:22:07 GMT

I joind Cariosa at her hotel on the cascade ventnor where we had a fantastic times getting ready, Cariosa's brothers were the bridesmaids and were so funny so much so that I have never seen such a relaxed bride....lol

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wightphotography-40 wightphotography-109 Back to the best part of the getting ready photo's I really enjoy this part of the day for its emotions and seeing the brides realise itsall getting real..

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Now we are off to the church.

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This church is so small it only takes about 50 people and you can only photograph down the middle or over the heads of people.

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Now the fun starts a few congratulations in the church yard then off to the Botanical gardens.

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On arrival its off to find everyone for drinks and a few fun pic's!

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Hmm, a little enthusiastic haha.

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And then it was time for the real first dance to an amazing live band from I think London?

I always use off camera flash on the first dance pictures where possible as it gives you those all important shadows and lit areas, it just works for BW images.

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And thats it, just a small part of Lloyd & Cariosa's beautiful wedding.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

If you would like to see more of my work? then please look at the past blog posts or even better have a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see full weddings*.

I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £165.00 including unlimited prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Lloyd & Cariosa in the comments box and thank you for looking.

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Martin.

Becky & Marks Albert Cottage Wedding 2022

(Wightphotography) — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:55:47 GMT

Becky and Mark had their beautiful wedding at Albert Cottage, this was the first wedding of the year at this venue for me and I must say it looked stunning.

With amazing flower gardens and borders, the out door summer chairs and tables made it so comfortable and relaxing for the guests.

Albert Cottage really is one of the best wedding venues.

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Chris from Albert Cottage sorting out the button holes with Mark.

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Always a fun and touching image.

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Marks pride and joy, apparently about 150mph top end but assures me he has not hit that...........yet!

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The serious time when it starts to get real....

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The long walk!

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The longer wait!

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Could it be a damp eye..... I love this moment when the groom see his love for the first time on the day.

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Pressures off lets now have some fun.

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The first natural, relaxed moments.... I just love that look between them.

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Such a gorgeous room for a wedding venue.

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I don't know who made the amazing cake but someone has reversed a car onto it....

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The obligatory passage shot at Albert Cottage, I always have lighting and colour blending issues but we do our best.

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1st dance, for this I set up an off camera light jelled orange behind them as they dance to warm up the background as this time I envisioned colour images and not my usual black & White.

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I really wanted to pick out the subtle pink/salmon shade that was in the dress.

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And thats it, just a small part of Becky & Marks lovely Albert Cottage wedding.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £135.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Becky & Mark in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Natalie & Keith beautiful wedding and birthday combined at Landguard Manor

(Wightphotography) — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 13:10:23 GMT

A combined wedding and birthday with only two guests, I did wonder when the booking was made just how I would get the fun and emotion of a wedding with only four people in it, I need not has been concerned.

A beautiful sunny day at the lovely Landguard Manor and Natalie and Keith saying their vowels and then dancing to some rock music....

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Natalie look absolutly stunning as she came down the stairs.

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If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then you can always use this contact form

You can see more of my work in the past blog posts or even better take a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see the full stunning weddings.

I really do think that brides should look at these as you can then gauge how we the photographers really capture the beauty of the day.

To see my albums that are in ALL of the packages please have a look at my Beautiful Albums

Please leave some love forNatalie & Keith in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Alicia & Kyle's fun filled Lakeside & Spa beautiful fun filled wedding.

(Wightphotography) — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 12:49:20 GMT

Alicia is the daughter of my friend and fellow wedding photographer Adam Pearson so it was with great pleasure that I photographed the wedding.

It all started off like most wedding days a bit of stress in the getting ready stage of the morning but once the dress is on its all systems go.....

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Deep breath.....

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Its all coming together now!

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And success, I just love the moment my brides look in the mirror to see the dream come true.

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The dress was just stunning, what an super choice.

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The smile says it all...

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Grumpy old git....lol

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The flower boy was hilarious

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Speechless

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Must be love......

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So funny, I'm sure adam aimed the confetti to do this....lol

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Your mine....

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In between the torrents of rain we managed a few outside images.

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I love this shot, I try to take some of the couple just chatting and being normal

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Who's the boss?

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Ummmm, well its all a good laugh.

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1st dance, I try to focus just on the couple with my lighting system just on them.

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And thats it, another beautiful day of fun and a few tears.

So a few from the hundreds of shots taken just to give you a hint of the beautiful pictures that Wightphotography.com will give you on your wedding day.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then you can always use this contact form

You can see more of my work in the past blog posts or even better take a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see the full stunning weddings.

I really do think that brides should look at these as you can then gauge how we the photographers really capture the beauty of the day.

To see my albums that are in ALL of the packages please have a look at my Beautiful Albums

Please leave some love forAlicia & Kyle in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Jennifer & Shaun Ventnor Botanical Gardens

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 11:24:07 GMT

Jen and Shaun came over to the Island to have their beautiful wedding at the Botanical gardens.

I started off the wedding by meeting Jen at her flat in Ventnor on one of the most windy days of the year it was horrendous along with rain showers.

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My 2nd cameraman Adam had joined Shaun and the lads for a few pic's on the beach....

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Then it was off to one of my favourite wedding venues, I have found that its almost impossible not to get stunning pictures in the gardens

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If possible we always try to capture a fun group shot of the whole wedding party they are always good for a laugh....

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Whats up Adam.......I think he said it was like herding sheep!

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Later on in the day we had a little walk about the gardens once it had stopped raining.

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And Shaun wanted some with his Harley...

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Then all to soon it was time for cutting the cake ( donut ) and the first dance.

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So a few from the hundreds of shots taken just to give you a hint of the beautiful pictures that Wightphotography.com will give you on your wedding day.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then you can always use this contact form

You can see more of my work in the past blog posts or even better take a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see the full stunning weddings.

I really do think that brides should look at these as you can then gauge how we the photographers really capture the beauty of the day.

To see my albums that are in ALL of the packages please have a look at my Beautiful Albums

Please leave some love for Jennifer & Shaun in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Hayley & Alex's beautiful 2020 wedding.

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:20:21 GMT

Hayley and Alex's wedding was one of only three that we managed to shoot last year in the middle of the pandemic. It was a very horse oriented wedding due to Hayley being one of the Islands top show jumpers, and the reception was held at the family farm.

Because of the restrictions on guest numbers it was held with two sessions an afternoon family wedding breakfast and an evening of friends having fun, I was actually very excited about shooting this wedding due to there being such a long time since the last full day of wedding photography.

So here we go just a small selection of some of the ones that I liked.

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I love these shots natural and joyful.

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Tiger Pens horse and trap looked stunning, and the turnout of the pony could not be faulted I'm sure a lot of brides will be hiring him in the future.

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Wow just look at Hayley absolutely beautiful.

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This has to be one of my favourite church images for sometime, the ray of sunlight just caught Hayley and Alex allowing me to darken the church to bring out the windows whilst keeping them exposed nicely.

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Back at the farm and what a stunning backdrop to the image.

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Obviously great excitment going on off camera going by the horses pricked ears.....

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A fun time mess about shot that I like, there is a mobile image from a family member that is absolutly amazing which is who Hayley and Alex are looking at.

But you can't capture them all...lol

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Almost sunset time so as I always do we went for a walk for a few pic's no real posing or directions just a chilled walk about.

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This image was set up with a remote off camera light just to see what we could come up with as it was getting dark.

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If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then you can always use this contact form

You can see more of my work in the past blog posts or even better take a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see the full stunning weddings.

I really do think that brides should look at these as you can then gauge how we the photographers really capture the beauty of the day.

To see my albums that are in some of the packages please have a look at my Beautiful Albums

The wedding packages have been restructured so that we will have 2 photographers where possible* for a very reasonable price, this will give you another level of quality and coverage of your day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for most of the wedding packages.

Please leave some love for Hayley & Alex in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

* The main wedding package, will always have two photographers, with the other wedding Packages the second photographer will be confirmed at the booking stage.

Kenya

(Wightphotography) — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:08:48 GMT

On Safari in Kenya 2012

This year for my pre-wedding season holiday we went to Kenya, and when in kenya you have got to go on Safari, here are just a few un edited images from the trip

Tsavo East National Park - Kenya Safaris

The combined area of Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks makes Tsavo one of the world's largest game sanctuaries, larger than Wales in Great Britain or Jamaica in the Caribbean. Lying about halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa it covers 20,812 square kilometers. Tsavo East is larger and more arid than Tsavo West and is less frequented.

The vegetation around Tsavo East National Park is savannah grassland with thorny bushes and some swampy marshland near Voi River. The landscape is unique because of the Yatta Plateau formed from the lava that oozed from Ol Doinyo Sabuk Mountain.

Only a small area of Tsavo East National Park's vast nature reserve, larger by far than Tsavo West, is open to the public although new areas for human intrusion are now being added. The remainder provides a remote animal wilderness.

The main river that passes through this park is the River Galana. A variety of animals can be seen: lions, leopard, cheetah, zebras, giraffes, serval, antelopes, kongoni, lesser kudu, oryx, klipspringer, impala, stripped hyena, ostriches, gazelles, buffalos, elephants and many more.

A variety of migratory and native birds are seen. The birds are viewed between late October and early January, and come from as far as Eastern and Western Europe. Commonly seen birds are African skimmers, goshawks, red and yellow bishops, palm nut vultures and the white-headed buffalo weavers.

There are many interesting aspects in the open areas of Tsavo East not least the spine of the Yatta Plateau, one of the world's longest lava flows. An additional attraction is the Athi River flanked by stately doum palms which, near the Manyani gate forms the Lugard Falls, a long stretch of rippling white water cataracts and a favorite haunt for sunbathing crocodiles.

Lugard Falls gush through a small fissure, narrow enough for the foolhardy to leap across, before dropping to Crocodile Point below, where the river changes its name to the Galana.

Droughts are much more common in Tsavo East than Tsavo West, and Aruba Dam built in 1952 has dried up completely at times although it covers an area of 85.4 hectares. This wilderness, seemingly so hostile, is nevertheless inhabited by a wide range of plains' game including zebra, several species of antelope among them lesser kudu and hartebeest, warthog and ostrich as well a elephant herds which plunder their way through bush and scrub to the permanent waters of the Athi River. ( Kenyan WildLife Service )

Beautiful weddings images from the past that I found whilst cleaning up the computer

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:33:26 GMT

My imac had started to really slow down whilst editing so I began to remove all the wedding images from the past few years that were choking up the hard drive, all of these full weddings are on the back up drives.

When I started to clear them out it really brought home to me the different weddings and the fun that I have had at them, it has to be 300-400 weddings in the last ten years and everyone of them were a pleasure to shoot.

December in a full gale out on Ryde sands, freezing cold but great fun.

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Barton Manor a stunning venue.

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St Mildreds Church.

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Back at Barton.

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The mill pond at Calbourne Mill, and a very impromptu dance, I had set them up for the sunlight for a few picks and they just started to have fun....

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Northwood house I just love first dances its where all the emotion comes out.

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Ventnor Botanical Gardens at the end of the tunnel

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Botanical Gardens, I love to get movement into my images.

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I just walked away and let them chat and have fun.... beautiful images.

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Make up and getting ready so important to record this part of the day as for the bride it will go so quick and yet you will not remember much of it.

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Brading church one of the best on the Island.

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Albert Cottage.

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Botanical gardens in the evening sun light ..... devine.

This was different , cold, windy, and a pair of nutters dancing in the sea....

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Haysley Manor

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One of my favourite images of all the weddings I just left them alone and waited for the shot.

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Lakeside wotton

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Royal Hotel Ventnor.

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One of my staple group shots where everyone is involved.

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Happiness

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You just have to love a dramatic sky.

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Another stunning sunset.

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Miranda and Simon at The Ryde Castle ( including a small video)

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:21:58 GMT

A lovely quiet wedding at the beautiful Ryde Castle in October 2019, It was a shame that Miranda did not have the nice weather we had been hoping for but she still had a fantastic day with all her loved ones a day of fun, laughter and dancing.

So here we go starting with the all important pamp time....

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Jo Lofthouse has to be one of the islands best wedding make-up artists, if you can book her then I would advise you to do so.

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I love mirror shots.

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A little tipple to settle the nerves....lol

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I have always loved B/W images but have only used them for dance shots until now.

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Simon looking very smart.

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Almost time and not a bit of nerves showing!

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Miranda had her son Toby walk her to the ceremony

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The all important Photo Pod/Booth was running for a few hours which as always was a big hit with all the guests, its included free of charge in most of my wedding packages

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If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then you can always use this contact form

If you would like to see more of my work then please have look at some past blog posts or even better take a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see the full stunning weddings.

I really do think that brides should look at these as you can then gauge how we the photographers really capture the beauty of the day.

To see my albums that are in some of the packages please have a look at my Beautiful Albums

The wedding packages have been restructured so that we will have 2 photographers where possible* for a very reasonable price, this will give you another level of quality and coverage of your day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for most of the wedding packages.

Please leave some love for Miranda & Simon in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

* The main wedding package, will always have two photographers, with the other wedding Packages the second photographer will be confirmed at the booking stage.

Richey & Josh's beautiful ceremony at the Holy Cross Church Binstead

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:03:02 GMT

Richey and Josh were married back in the summer on one of those days when the weather did not know what to do, rain, sun ,clouds we had it all but the day was certainly an amazing experience.

It all started at Richey's family farm where a beautiful marquee had been setup and decorated by the family.

I turned up whilst the girls were having their hair and makeup done and Lucinda went off to boss Josh and the groomsmen around.

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Then it was off to the quaint little church of the holy cross at Binstead to say it was full was an understatement it really added a warm atmosphere and sense of intimacy to the occasion, and having the full choir singing just made it perfect.

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I have edited a small video showing the exchanging of the rings.

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This is why I always have Lucinda photographing weddings with me, I am at the back of the church Lu is up the front taking shots like this ring image, its just one of those beautiful candid shots that we are always looking for.

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What an amazing vail Richey had choosen, both Lu and I went up to the high alter at the same time thinking to spread it out. The vicar found that quite amusing thank goodness, as usually we never go near the high alter at this part of the service.

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Some confetti outside the church then a quick stop at Fishbourne creek for some shots.

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Now its fun time and back to the reception for food, alcohol and dancing.

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If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then you can always use this contact form

I really do think that brides should look at these as you can then gauge how we the photographers really capture the beauty of the day.

To see my albums that are in some of the packages please have a look at my Beautiful Albums

The wedding packages have been restructured so that we will have 2 photographers where possible* for a very reasonable price, this will give you another level of quality and coverage of your day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for most of the wedding packages.

Please leave some love for Richey & Josh in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

* The main wedding package, will always have two photographers, with the other wedding Packages the second photographer will be confirmed at the booking stage.

Jazz & Josh at Lakeside Park Hotel and Spa

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 09:44:00 GMT

Jazz and Josh came down to the Island for their pre-wedding shoot at the venue for the wedding, the day was grey and poring with rain and I just thought well thats that then a few snaps indoors.....

Nope lets go said Jazz and off we went around the lake getting soaked.

To say that they both love life is an understatement its full on madness we did not stop laughing for the whole hour or so of the shoot so when the big day arrived I knew exactly what to expect and they did not disappoint !

Lakeside park hotel & spa Events organiser

Assistant photographer

My daughter Lucinda Gale. Almost half of the images are hers.

Yep it was raining....

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

Would like to see more of my work? If so then please look at past blog posts or even better have a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see full weddings. I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £165.00 including unlimited prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Jazz & Josh in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Lorna & James pre-wed shoot

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:20:58 GMT

I joined Lorna & James at St Catherines Light house for a pre-wedding shoot, James is in the Army so we had to fit this in-between his duties.

The wedding is in September so not long to go now and I am really looking forward to it as its no1's for james and his work mates and that will give them some cracking shots.

So here we go just a few from the shoot.

Lucinda my 2nd photographer, and myself shoot in a natural photo journalist style with very little posing or direction whilst capturing the beauty of the wedding day. As a father and daughter team we work exceptionaly well together and this shows in the superb images that you will receive.

I hope that you enjoyed this sample of Lorna & James amazing pre-wedding shoot.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

My wedding packages are being restructured so that most will have 2 photographers where possible for a very reasonable price, this will give you another level of quality and coverage of your day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £195.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Lorna & James in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

* Clients are given the choice whether to lock the gallery.

Claire & Martyn

(Wightphotography) — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:25:14 GMT

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Claire & Martyns family came over to the island for a week of fun and for the wedding. The ceramony was at Seaclose registry office followed by a superb reception at the Hillside Hotel in Ventnor, this venue was a new one for me and its absolutely beautiful, the chef is outstanding, and the staff could not do enough for Claire and the guests.

Once we had arrived and had a delicious coffee and cake! we went off to the seaside for a few pic's..... and a swim... in gale force winds...lol

So here we go...

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Loved shooting this small but crazy wedding, totally out of the box!

I hope that you enjoyed this sample of Nat & Marks amazing day.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

My wedding packages are being restructured so that most will have 2 photographers where possible for a very reasonable price, this will give you another level of quality and coverage of your day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £195.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Claire & Martyn in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

* Clients are given the choice whether to lock the gallery.

Natalie and Mark Northwood House/Woodvale

(Wightphotography) — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:03:37 GMT

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Natalie's parents live in Gurnard just up the road from the Woodvale pub so it was an easy choice for Natalie and Mark to get married on the Island.

Mark is an airline pilot and they met whilst working together, love blossomed and with a big family meet up organised on the Island they decided to have the wedding at the same time.

I started the day at Natalies family home shooting the getting ready images, Isle of Wight Beauty did the hair and makeup and then it was off to Northwood house for a very emotional ceremony, this was then followed by the reception at the Woodvale pub ( a beautiful venue )

So here are a few from the day.

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I hope that you enjoyed this sample of Nat & Marks amazing day.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

My wedding packages are being restructured so that most will have 2 photographers where possible for a very reasonable price, this will give you another level of quality and coverage of your day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £195.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Nat & Mark in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

* Clients are given the choice whether to lock the gallery.

Natalie & Adam Tapnell Farm

(Wightphotography) — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:11:31 GMT

Lucinda and I had the pleasure of shooting Adam & Natalie's beautiful wedding.

The service was at the stunning St Mary the Virgin Church in the quaint village of Brighstone followed by the reception at a new venue for me Tapnell Farm and the Cow barn.

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This is how Natalie tells their story....

First names:

Adam and Natalie Warren

Ages:

Adam is 32, Natalie 30

Wedding date:

Saturday 30^th June 2018

Venue:

Tapnell Farm & Tom’s Eco Lodge

How did you guys meet, tell me all?

It was my friend, Claire’s birthday and to celebrate, our friends and her boyfriend, Stevie and some of his friends joined us in the pub. There was one guy who I’d not seen before who was a friend of Stevie, so I did some digging and got myself introduced. I was supposed to be going on a date that night after the pub… but I made my excuses and spent the night chatting, dancing and drinking with Ads, and the rest as they say – is history!

How did you get engaged, is there a cool story?

We really love Country music and a few years ago did a USA road trip, where we visited Nashville. We had such a long drive getting there and also received some positive family news we were anxious about an hour before we made it to Nashville. So when we arrived, to celebrate we went for a walk on this beautiful bridge that overlooked the city – we had always said that one-day we would go back there, as the moment was just so incredible. Fast forward a good few years later, for my 30^th Birthday, Adam surprised me with a trip to a Country Festival in Nashville! When we arrived, we went straight to the bridge and he proposed! It was so lovely and special. Unbeknown to us, a passer by took some pictures Adam on one knee from the other side of the bridge – later that evening, we were the other side of town, amongst a large crowd at a music event and a lady came running up to us, asking if we were on the bridge as she took photos! So we came away with some incredible pictures that captured the moment.

What made you choose your wedding venue, did you look at many?

We wanted somewhere that was really relaxed. We didn’t look at too many, but when we visited Tapnell Farm we fell in love - we loved that it wasn’t a wedding venue and we could make it one! The grounds were amazing, the Cow Restaurant was the perfect spot for the evening party and the views everywhere were spectacular. It was pretty cool that the original Isle of Wight Festival was held on the same fields too!

The on-site accommodation (Tom’s Eco Lodge) was out of this world! We could accommodate a huge amount of our guests, so the days before and after the wedding were just as fun as the actual day! It was a mini holiday for everyone – and there is already talk of when we can all go back!

Our wedding night was spent in a hot tub outside one of the cabins with about 15 of our friends near a Chicken coup and field of Cows! Not many Wedding venues have that as part of the Honeymoon Suite, I’m sure!

What was the inspiration/theme of your wedding?

We didn’t have a theme, but as it was on a farm, we wanted to keep it very relaxed. Our main goals were to make sure people were well fed, watered and were having fun – I think we succeeded!

We had Hay Bales for seating and had local buskers, The Tea & Biscuit Boys to provide music, which went down a treat! I just bought and made what I thought looked nice and hoped that it all would come together!

After the dinner, we wanted to keep the ‘well fed, water and fun’ goal going. So our guests enjoyed Mojito Cocktails on the lawn as the sun went down, then we all went inside and danced to the amazing IOW band, Pinstripe! About 10pm, the caterers paid us all a visit with trays loaded of locally made Cornish and Cheese & Onion Pasties – I then had to loosen a few buttons up on the back of my dress! Most people carried on the party back at the campsite, with lots of us ending up in Hot Tubs!

What is your first song and why?

We were going to do a slow song, but all of the songs we love are up beat! We chose Hall & Oates, You Make My Dreams Come True.

The song has always been a favorite of ours, I once bought a duvet set before we moved in together and embroidered ‘You make my dreams come true’ on the pillow case, so it was even more fitting that we chose this particular song.

What would be your number one tip to other couples planning their wedding?

Enjoy it, relax and don’t stress! Honest.

Lucinda and myself shoot in a natural photo journalist style with very little posing or direction whilst capturing the beauty of the wedding day. As a father and daughter team we work exceptionaly well together and this shows in the superb images that you will receive, I hope that you enjoy this sample of Nat's amazing day.

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Website: www.stylesisters.co.uk

Make up artist: my sisters and Me!

Bridesmaids dresses: Jenny Packham

Suits: Moss Bros & Next

Florist: Flower Garden - flowergardeniow.co.uk

Cake: Frostbite Bakery

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Caterer: Oasis Catering

Photography

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If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

My wedding packages are being restructured so that most will have 2 photographers where possible for a very reasonable price, this will give you another level of quality and coverage of your day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £195.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Nat & Mark in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

* Clients are given the choice whether to lock the gallery.

Mark & Natalie Landguard Manor

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 08:25:26 GMT

Mad Hatters Tea Party

When Natalie and Mark came to see me in the studio we had the usual conversation about albums and how they wanted the wedding to be photographed and then Mark casually added " your going to like this wedding it themed on the mad hatters tea party ".

Now I have shot a lot of themes over the last 370 or so weddings and some have been amazing and others have not quite hit the spot so I thought to myself that it was a big task Mark had set himself. So did he manage it...........

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To make the evening party complete we even themed the Photo Booth

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If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

Would you like to see more of my work? If so then please look at past blog posts or even better have a peep in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see full weddings. I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £95.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Mark & Natalie in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Mark & Laura, Wedding on the hill!

(Wightphotography) — Mon, 29 May 2017 11:13:41 GMT

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Jen and I have known the Holmes family for many years and have watched Mark grow from a baby in nappies to the fantastic person that he is now, so when Mark & Laura announced their engagement and I was asked to be the wedding photographer I felt really honoured.

So the great day arrived, I went to Mark & Laura's home to shoot the getting ready photo's whilst Lucinda my second photographer went off to Marks parents house to photograph the boys, the girls take.... well hours to be ready, the boys....all of 5 minutes...lol.

Then it was off to All Saints Church in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

After a beautiful service packed with emotion it was back to the family farm and with the reception on top of a hill with stunning views of the beautiful Island it just had to be the perfect place to party!

So here we go.

First names:

Laura Butler & Mark Holmes

Ages:

Laura - 27 & Mark - 29

Wedding date:

27^th May 2017

Venue:

Ceremony at All Saints Church, Ryde & reception in a marquee in Rookley

How did you guys meet, tell me all?

Mark and I both knew someone who suggested I came over for Bestival one year, so I did and we went to Marks family pub, The Chequers Inn, the night before, that was when we very first met. From then on we done the same thing for a few years but each time we gradually spent a bit more time together meeting up at the festival. Then after Bestival 2014 Mark told me he wanted to take me out on a date, which he did a few weeks later!

How did you get engaged, is there a cool story?

Our engagement was like something from a film! My Birthday was coming up in January and Mark said we should do something for it, for which we came to the agreement of going up to London for a weekend, little did I know that he had planned this but somehow made me feel like I came up with the idea. I think it was the Thursday when Mark phoned me when I was at work and said to make sure I wore something nice to go out for dinner on the Friday, and when I got home my Mum was going through my wardrobe with me to make sure I was going to be dressed appropriately. So I thought, wow, he must be taking me somewhere nice! We arrived to the hotel on the Friday and Mark had already planned with the taxi where we were going, so I was very shocked when we then pulled up outside The Ritz!! We got seated at our table and we both found it hilarious about how posh it was and how out of place we felt, but it was very very nice. We had what felt like about 10 courses, which was lovely, then we were waiting for our desert… I saw some waiters coming out with a big rose, and I turned to Mark and said ‘oh look, someone’s getting a rose’! Then I see two plates being bought out, which had different silver lids on, again I turned to Mark and said ‘how come they’re getting silver lids?!’ The next bit seems a bit of a blur, they bought the two plates with the silver lids over to our table, they put the rose down and then they put the two plates down and lifted the lids to which I look down at my plate and see a ring! I didn’t say anything for a while just stared at my plate then Mark got down on the floor on one knee, of course I started to cry, neither of us are completely sure what Mark said whilst down on one knee but it was lovely. Mark then got up to put the ring on my finger, knocking over my glass of wine, at this point I still don’t think I had said anything but I think I did manage to finally say yes!

What made you choose your wedding venue, did you look at many?

We did look round a few churches but we needed one big enough to fit all of our many guests in! We were set on the marquee from the start.

What was the inspiration/theme of your wedding?

We wanted to go with a rustic/vintage theme, we also wanted an informal day to get everyone together to all have a good time.

What is your first song and why?

We chose Eagle Eye Cherry – Save the night. We chose this song because of the lyrics, the first 2 and a half years of our relationship was long distance. Mark lived on the island and I lived on the mainland so only got our weekends together, which was tough, the lyrics of this song are all about saving the last night with each other, and making the most of it, before having to leave.

What would be your number one tip to other couples planning their wedding?

Start planning straight away, time just goes so quickly, you can’t prepare enough!

Wedding Suppliers

Hair stylist: Zarla Fowler

Website: http://zarla.co/

Make up artist: The Beauty Shed

Website: http://www.the-beauty-shed.co.uk/

Bridesmaids dresses: A Bride 2 Bee

Website: http://www.abride2bee.co.uk/

Suits: Osbornes, Ryde

Website: http://osbornes-online.co.uk/

Florist: Flowers by Nic

Website: http://floralboutiqueiow.co.uk/

Cake: Frostbite Bakery

Website: http://www.frostbitebakery.co.uk/

The singing waiters ( Silver Service Singers ) were a surprise from Sue, Marks mother, Sue told me that she had had sleepless nights about what they would do and how good they were........ Well they really made the reception, they sang superbly and the interaction with the party was amazing.

I think Jess quite enjoyed the attention as well!

The first two images below are evening shots with extra lighting to give a dramatic look to them, I do this at most weddings to give the couple a few Hollywood style photographs that are a bit more dramatic than usual.

The shots bar was a huge success...lol

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £95.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Mark & Laura in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Kelly & Kevin @ Northwood House Cowes Isle of Wight

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 21 May 2017 08:00:19 GMT

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Kelly & Kevin were married at Northwood House, lots of sun and a strong wind but still a beautiful day. I started at Kellys home then it was all at Northwood, the ceramony room is stunning and set the scene for the rest of the day. Later on in the afternoon we had a walk about for a few snaps where I used my new 10-24mm wide lens for the first time, quite pleased with the look of the images from it.

So here we go.....

First names:

Kevin & Kelly

Ages:

Kevin – 44, Kelly - 36

Wedding date:

20^th May 2017

Venue:

Northwood House, Cowes

How did you guys meet, tell me all?

It’s an embarrassing story – perhaps best left off the blog?

I was in an unhappy relationship with another guy. Kevin was friends with said guy. I once, genuinely innocently, offered Kevin dating advice………which led to further conversations via text and the eventual realisation that we were right for each other. I broke up with said guy and Kevin and I formed a relationship shortly after.

How did you get engaged, is there a cool story?

Kevin proposed at Land’s End in Cornwall during a week off the Island. He walked around with the ring in his pocket the whole day but never found the ‘right’ moment to make the proposal. He eventually managed to ask the question sat in the car park before the drive back to the hotel!

What made you choose your wedding venue, did you look at many?

When Kevin suggested we should set a date, I said I would book several venues to look around. We knew a Church wedding wasn’t for us and so I searched through the lists of civil venues on the Island.

Northwood House stood out and so I booked to visit here first. Unfortunately, due to work commitments Kevin was unable to come to the initial appointment. During that first meeting with Darren Cool, Events Manager, it was quite clear that his approach to weddings was exactly in-line with what Kevin and I had envisioned – very relaxed, laid-back, informal. There didn’t seem any point in visiting any other places and so we booked.

What was the inspiration/theme of your wedding?

It was important to us that our wedding was as relaxed as possible and that the day had an informal feel to it. We are not an extravagant couple and wanted our wedding to reflect the importance of getting married.

Our tables will be decorated with jam jars filled with flowers, some of which come from my parents’ garden. Our wedding breakfast is a high tea, where all of the vintage crockery has been sourced online or from charity shops, mainly by my mum.

Kevin’s mum has made personalised bunting, button brooches for the bridesmaids, a ring pillow and other keepsakes for the maid of honor and myself. Other personalised items have been made by myself and Kevin.

There’s not a formal theme as such. Pinterest was used to get ideas for the colour scheme (aubergine and silver) and the clothing worn by the bridal party reflect this.

The aim has not been to spend money just for the sake of it I guess. It’s important to us that we get to spend the day with our family and closest friends and just enjoy it.

What is your first song and why?

Our first song is ‘I Won’t Give Up’ by Jason Mraz.

I sat for hours and listened to dozens of popular first dance songs. The lyrics of this one just fitted right.

What would be your number one tip to other couples planning their wedding?

Organise the ‘big’ things first – venue, dress, photographer, make-up, flowers.
Set a budget and stick to it.
Write lists so you don’t forget things – helps with the stress
Don’t feel pressurised to invite people because you feel you should.

Wedding Suppliers

Hair stylist:

Becky Warne, Independent home stylist

Website: None

Make-up artist:

Lynsey-Marie Lamothe – Isle of Wight Beauty

Website: www.isleofwightbeauty.co.uk

Bridesmaids dresses – Matalan

Maid of Honor Dress - Debenhams

Website: www.matalan.co.uk, www.debenhams.com

Suits: Assorted

M&S, Matalan

Website: www.matalan.co.uk, www.marksandspencer.com

Florist: Bay Tree Florist, Cowes

Web: www.baytreefloristiow.co.uk

Cupcake Tower:

Issy Ciutacu – Issylicious, Seaview

Facebook: @Issyliciouscakes

Caterers:

Sandwiches for High Tea – Mr T’s Snacks, Newport

Ploughman’s Evening Buffet – The Eight Bells (Bride & Groom’s own business)

Web: www.theeightbells.net

Off to Northwood House for the ceremony and reception, I was amazed at the transformation that has been made to the Northwood House it has gone from being very run down to looking beautiful, I would really recommend looking at this venue for your wedding.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

To see my stunning albums that are in some of the packages please have a look Beautiful Albums

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £95.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Kelly & Kevin in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Laura & James @ Ryde Castle

(Wightphotography) — Thu, 11 May 2017 20:43:03 GMT

Laura & James picked one of the sunniest days so far this year for their wedding. The church was the beautiful quaint Holy Cross Binstead followed by the reception at the lovely Ryde Castle, Lots of fun, laughter and a few tears from James....lol

So here we go then a bit of Laura & James life, and lots of images from the day

First names: Laura and James

Ages: Both 27

Wedding date: 29-04-17

Venue: Holy Cross Binstead Church and the Ryde Caslte

How did you guys meet, tell me all? On New Year’s Eve 2007 we met at Ryde balcony after midnight James walked me home to make sure I got home safe. The following day he text me to ask to meet up again and we haven’t been apart since.

How did you get engaged, is there a cool story? Me and James moved in to a new home in Feb 2009 and on valentine’s day he made me breakfast in bed and he put the ring on the rose that was on the tray then knelt on one knee and asked me to marry him. He had also gone and asked my dad a couple of days before.

What made you choose your wedding venue, did you look at many? We looked at a couple but a majority of our friends and family live in Ryde so we wanted somewhere close and Ryde Castle is beautiful inside.

What was the inspiration/theme of your wedding? Me and James love all vintage items.

What is your first song and why? James chose our first song, it was Ed Sheeran – Perfect. He heard the song and he said the song reminds him of our love.

What would be your number one tip to other couples planning their wedding? Enjoy the buildup because the day its self is all over too quick.

Wedding Suppliers

Hair stylist

Website: Jessica Mcburnie

Make-up artist:

Website: Myself lol

Bridesmaids dresses

Website: http://www.twinkledeals.com/

Suits: Osbornes

Website: http://osbornes-online.co.uk/

Florist: Myself

Cake: My best friend who was also my bridesmaid

Website

Caterer: Ryde Castle.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £95.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Luara & James in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Becky & Isaac, Albert Cottage Isle of Wight.

(Wightphotography) — Wed, 03 May 2017 19:29:57 GMT

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Becky & Isaac's wedding day.

I started at Albert Cottage for the all important getting ready shots ( these really do help to tell the story of the day ) with a crazy bunch of girls!.

Then it was off to the church at St Mildred's in Whippingham which went very well until right in the middle of the ceremony a mobile phone started playing the Aliens tune........ Yep my phone...... I still say it was Queen Vic having a laugh just like the whole of the congregation did!.

Then it was back to Albert Cottage for a very relaxed afternoon in the sun before the party really got going in the evening.

First names-

Becky and Isaac

Age-

25 and 26

Wedding date-

8th April 2017St Mildred's church, Whippingham and Albert Cottage.

How we met-

On a night out in Chicago Rock in April 2009 (a few months before my 18th birthday!!). We spent the whole summer together and then Isaac went away to university in Swansea for 3 years. I travelled up there every other weekend and he came back to the island during the holidays and any other time he could.

How we got engaged-

On a weekend away in Cheltenham for Isaac's 21st birthday, a few weeks before he went away to work in France for 3 months over the summer. It was a complete surprise and he got down on one knee in our hotel room!

Venue-

We only looked at 2 other wedding venues and as soon as we looked round Albert Cottage we knew it was 'the one'. It ticked all the boxes and fitted perfectly with the style of wedding we wanted.

Inspiration for theme of wedding-

I love pastel colours and felt they fitted really well with the time of year and Albert Cottage (especially the green!). A lot of inspiration from Pinterest as well, I spent many evenings gathering ideas and ended up with hundreds of screenshots on my phone and various wedding related albums!

First dance song- Adele,

Make you feel my love. We didn't really have 'a song' before the wedding but we both agreed on this song and felt it was quite fitting, because without sounding cheesy, we would do anything for each other. For the three years that Isaac was in Wales at university we never gave up on each other and did whatever we could to see each other.

Number one tip for other couples planning their wedding-

Believe people when they tell you how quick the day goes, I never did until the day arrived and it went past in a flash! Enjoy every minute of it, from getting ready through to dancing the night away! And my advice for brides would be, supply flip flops for your guests- I did and not only were my own feet very grateful, it kept our guests dancing all night long!!

Wedding Suppliers

Hair- done by one of my bridesmaids

Makeup- Beth Fuller (fully trained makeup artist but also a family friend)

Bridesmaid dresses- http://www.mixbridal.com/

Wedding dress- Gems Bridal wear

Suits- House of Zabre, Ryde

Florist- Flowers by Nic/Inspired Events

Cake- Gemma Cherry (friend)

Catering- Albert Cottage

So here we go a few images from the day.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £95.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Becky and Izaac in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Ricky & Yaz wedding day

(Wightphotography) — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:21:10 GMT

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Ricky & Yaz had a beautiful traditional wedding service in Sandown on the Isle of Wight at the stunning St Johns Church followed by the reception at the Cygnet Hotel. After the service despite the bitter cold wind we went down to the pier and beach for a few pic's then it was party time

First names: Yazmin and Ricky

Ages: 22 (Yaz) and 21 (Ricky)

Wedding date: 25^th February 2017

Venue: St. Johns Church, Sandown and then onto the Cygnet Hotel, Sandown.

How did you guys meet, tell me all? We first met working in the Merrie Garden, in Lake, but we really got to know each other after a night out. After that we basically spent every Friday night, for 3 months, just getting the know each other and also what we actually wanted in life. After this thing moved quite quickly, but we were both really happy and knew it was what we wanted.

How did you get engaged, is there a cool story?

We got engaged at the prince of wales pub in Cowes where I had booked a night in their hotel room, Yaz didn’t have a clue until I had gone to the bar to order dinner and came back and got down on one knee with the ring. Yaz was speechless and I don’t think she believed me at first. I had our bags packed and in the boot of the car ready for our night away but forgot the pill :/

We then had to go back home to get it and of course Yaz was excited to show off the ring to her mum and dad where we were living at the time.

By time we got back to the hotel Yaz was already looking at dresses, shoes, etc.

What made you choose your wedding venue, did you look at many? We didn’t look at many churches as I (Yaz) had always wanted and knew that one day I would get married there, as I have been living on the island for 15 years it held a lot of memories me and my family. For the reception we looked and enquired about quite a few different places across Sandown, but with a lot of our families being elderly and young children we thought that the Cygnet hotel would be best as it is so close to the church.

What was the inspiration/theme of your wedding? Because of the date of the wedding and it still technically winter, I have always wanted a winter wedding, we thought it only fitting to have a blue theme, also where we had, my dream come true, horse and carriage I wanted more of a Disney Cinderella style dress and color.

What is your first song and why? All the way through the planning we were stuck between two songs for our first dance, these were Count on me by Bruno Mars and A Thousand Years by Christina Perri. In the end we went with A Thousand Years as the lyrics just meant so much to us both and we had always listened to it quite a lot, plus Yaz was quite obsessed with the Twilight Saga and this song was the main song for the final saga. Although we decided not to go with Count on me, we did however use this to sign our register too.

What would be your number one tip to other couples planning their wedding? Hire a wedding planner!! Lol. No the main thing we would advise is get it all paid for ASAP and remember it’s not what you know it’s who you know.

Wedding Suppliers

Hair stylist: Jennifer Lyon

Website: Jennifer Elizabeth Beauty IOW

Make up artist: Ruby Ashley

Bridesmaids dresses: Little Mistress Embelished Maxi Dress – Navy Blue

Website: www.little-mistress.com

Suits: Osbournes Ryde

Website: www.osbournes-online.co.uk

Florist: Wendy Wright

Cake: Cheryl Moore

Caterer: The Cygnet Hotel

So here are a few images from the day, please feel free to pin or share.

If you would like to have a chat about your wedding plans then please use this contact form

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £95.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Ricky and Yaz in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Yaz & Ricky pre-wedding shoot at Sandown, Isle of Wight wedding photography by Wightphotography.com

(Wightphotography) — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:45:39 GMT

Brrrrrrrrrrrr, not the best of days for Ricky & Yaz to have their pre-wed shoot....lol

We arranged to meet up at Yaverland in Sandown bay for the little shoot, I was well wrapped up warm but poor Ricky must have been frozen, only a couple of weeks to go now for the big day, it will be great to get back doing what I love with my photography.

Lots of new ideas for beautiful images its going to be a superb year.

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Thank you for looking and if you wish to see more of my work then please use the links on the blog.

Martin.

Vikki

(Wightphotography) — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:15:50 GMT

Vikki & Dan's relaxed wedding at The Apple Farm Freshwater.

It was a blistering hot August day with a beautiful bright blue sky and lots of warm sunshine, the whole wedding was held at the farm and wow did they have an amazing time.

I started at the Vikki's mothers home and the wedding party finished rocking the night away until late, in between there was a solo singer, an astonishingly good Sax player, Jules ice cream van ( my favourite ) and probably 150 friends all having fun.

So as I hate writing blogs as its just not me! I will let my pictures tell the story of the day.

Hair by Donna Jones Hair Dressing

Make up Lynsey-Marie Isle of Wight Beauty

If you would like to see more of my work then please look at past blog posts or even better have a look in the clients galleries as you will find almost all are unlocked and you can see full weddings. I really do think that brides to be should see this as you can then see how the photographer really captures the beauty of the day.

I now offer a full Photo Booth/party corner with full commercial grade printing for just £95.00 including 100 prints for all my weddings.

Please leave some love for Vikki and Dan in the comments box and thank you for looking.

Martin.

Studio photo shoots.

(Wightphotography) — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 14:21:35 GMT

Family portrait sessions from £20.00

Welcome to my studio, it has been a long time dream to have a dedicated studio for my brides to have the opportunity to see my work in comfort, this has been a huge success.

NOW I can offer family shoots in comfort and in a warm safe environment, to start this off I am offering sessions starting at £20.00.

What do you get for this?

1) 1hr photography session.

2) 1 Printed 12x8 image from the session.

3) Viewing session at a later date where you can see a selection of images fully edited with the option to purchase extra images.

4) A large selection of framed images starting at £35.00

How to book, please use the contact form Here or call me on 07967811585

The Studio

Portraits..

Family Shoots.

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Ben & Natalie Landguard Manor Isle of Wight.

(Wightphotography) — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:23:47 GMT

Natalie and Bens big day started off at St Olaves church in Gatcombe with the rev Marcus who gave them a beautiful wedding service. Adam ( 2nd photographer )and I then headed off to Landguard Manor for a really relaxed afternoon of photographing the family enjoying glorious sunshine, friends and lots of laughter.

Lots and lots of images telling the story of the day.

Thank you for getting this far :-) please leave some love for Natalie and Ben in the comments box and if you would like to see more then have a look at some more blogs or go direct to the Wedding galleries where you will find 100,000+ wedding images.....