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On one of the most ridiculously scorching summer days of last year, I shot a really beautiful and chilled wedding day. Charlotte & Phil, who run the fabulous Clippers Catering, got married at East Afton Farmhouse, which is a venue I had been to a couple of times, but had never shot a wedding at until then, and it was such a great first wedding to shoot there (hopefully the first of many)! 
Bay Tree Florist were responsible for the truly gorgeous bouquets, and all the other flower creations throughout the day, so keep your eyes peeled!          There was such a lovely buzzing fun atmosphere all morning when everyone was getting ready, with the help of Jo Lofthouse of Isle of Wight Make Up & Face Paint and Daniella's Hairdressing, who were fabulous as always!                  
                  Phil's mum made the beautiful cheese cake, like a cake made of cheese not a cheesecake! Also the ladies at Proper Vintage did a really beautiful table plan. 
   Instead of a more traditional toast, everyone drank a gin and tonic to honour Charlotte's Nan - a little personal touch I absolutely loved!        As a huge food lover, I loved getting a front row seat to what was going down in the kitchen, and yes the dinner was bloody delicious...  What could be more perfect on a hot AF day than an icecream truck?! So we had time for a cheeky ice cream before the newlyweds and I went off for some couples portraits...             
              I have to say the sunset that night was absolutely beautiful, and it felt slightly more like we were in a tropical climite than an island just off the south coast of England. The evenings antics where helped along by of course by Clippers Catering, Whitby Scampi and the fabulous live band The Rockafellas (who helped me find one of my lenses at the end of the night, LOL cheers lads!)               Wonderful and beautiful weddings like this, with the nicest people (not only the bride and groom, but every single person I spoke to) who just want to get married, eat, drink, chill out, dance and have a great day, makes me love my job soooo much. Thank you both for everything! Holly
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I'm convinced that Hayley should be a wedding planner. Not only was hers and Charlie's wedding such a beautiful day, everything was so well planned and she did so much of the decoration herself; the paper hearts around the wedding cake and the beautifully painted table it was stood on, the intricately drawn seating plan including all the book named tables to name a few.
The day started with Hayley and her mum getting their hair done by Zara Day, and make up by the ever fabulous Lynsey-Marie Lamothe, and after the bridesmaids had popped over to get their hair done at Six Hair Studio & Upper Six they came back to eat some breakfast, finish getting ready and listen to some cheesy 90's classics on the music channels. Oh yeah and Willow and Orion the cats would come out of hiding from time to time for some attention too.
The day started with Hayley and her mum getting their hair done by Zara Day, and make up by the ever fabulous Lynsey-Marie Lamothe, and after the bridesmaids had popped over to get their hair done at Six Hair Studio & Upper Six they came back to eat some breakfast, finish getting ready and listen to some cheesy 90's classics on the music channels. Oh yeah and Willow and Orion the cats would come out of hiding from time to time for some attention too.
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How beautiful are these wedding boots by House of Elliot?! I haven't photographed many wedding boots before, and I had to drag myself away to photograph other things!
Despite the rain that persisted all day (why do they say that's good luck on a wedding day?!), Rachel and Ryan's wedding day went very well indeed.
The pair had a fairly small and laid back wedding at Ventnor Botanic Gardens, most of the guests and myself made our way to the gardens on "The Old Girl" bus, where there was an awful lot of Prosecco and laughter despite the miserable weather. It was the first time I'd been on the vintage bus and it is beautiful and the staff were so friendly and helpful. All the wonderful flowers were done by Doris Pinks Florist, and the ever fabulous Frostbite Bakery did the wedding cake!
Thank you so much Rachel and Ryan for asking Lana and I to photograph your wedding, for the kind words and for recommending us! Also a huge thank you to Rachel's mum for randomly leaving me a beautiful review.
If you'd like to see Rachel and Ryan's poppy and sunshine filled pre-wedding shoot, feel free to look here.
The pair had a fairly small and laid back wedding at Ventnor Botanic Gardens, most of the guests and myself made our way to the gardens on "The Old Girl" bus, where there was an awful lot of Prosecco and laughter despite the miserable weather. It was the first time I'd been on the vintage bus and it is beautiful and the staff were so friendly and helpful. All the wonderful flowers were done by Doris Pinks Florist, and the ever fabulous Frostbite Bakery did the wedding cake!
Thank you so much Rachel and Ryan for asking Lana and I to photograph your wedding, for the kind words and for recommending us! Also a huge thank you to Rachel's mum for randomly leaving me a beautiful review.
If you'd like to see Rachel and Ryan's poppy and sunshine filled pre-wedding shoot, feel free to look here.
holly
xo.
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Hello dear blog reader, I hope you are doing well! I'd like to introduce you a total gem of a person and a talented Wedding Photographer, Nisha Haq. aka. "The best smile in wedding photography", I just call her that to be honest, but it's so true.
Nisha asked me one day if I'd be interested in doing a personal branding photo shoot with her, to be honest it's something I haven't done a huge amount of before but I really like doing them and I really enjoyed my shoot with Nisha.
Nisha asked me one day if I'd be interested in doing a personal branding photo shoot with her, to be honest it's something I haven't done a huge amount of before but I really like doing them and I really enjoyed my shoot with Nisha.
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Weddings are so much more relaxed these days, most things you can personalise to suit you both and people do have more of a choice when it comes to what actually takes place on their wedding day.
So, to dance or not to dance?
If I'm being honest, I didn't really enjoy ours...
So, to dance or not to dance?
If I'm being honest, I didn't really enjoy ours...
I am a bubbly chatty person, but I hate being the centre of attention. So you would have thought given the choice to have a first dance or not, I would have said no thanks.
We'd both had had a few drinks as our wedding party was well underway and getting to that time of the evening, and so somehow I thought it would be a lovely idea and it made sense. I love my husband very much, but my goodness I did not enjoy doing a slow dance, in front of all our guests and having everyone watching us. ARGH!
BUT, I have to say that I've been to a wedding or two in my time, and I know that a first dance really can work for certain couples, and be a great thing to do.
We'd both had had a few drinks as our wedding party was well underway and getting to that time of the evening, and so somehow I thought it would be a lovely idea and it made sense. I love my husband very much, but my goodness I did not enjoy doing a slow dance, in front of all our guests and having everyone watching us. ARGH!
BUT, I have to say that I've been to a wedding or two in my time, and I know that a first dance really can work for certain couples, and be a great thing to do.
Lydia, Miriam, Caoimhe & Ellie are Palisander - The Spice Girls of the world of classical music.
I had so much fun with these four great and talented ladies on their photo shoot with me, first making a visit to The Fighting Cocks and then on to Ventnor Botanic Gardens. Who knew there are so many different sizes and types of recorders, because I definitely didn't, I couldn't believe it when they were first unpacked.
It's always a joy to ask band to play something for a few shots. Mainly for the benefit of the photos themselves, but I do like being able to watch musicians in action, and hearing four recorders played beautifully in the Botanic Gardens (with just me as a solo audience) was such a treat. Because of the type of music and the sound of the recorders, at one point I thought Henry VIII was gunna come rocking up around one of the gardens windy paths with one of his wives or something.
Thank you so much for a lovely morning ladies, and thanks for treating me to lunch.
Keep up with Palisander on Facebook, and on Instagram.
I had so much fun with these four great and talented ladies on their photo shoot with me, first making a visit to The Fighting Cocks and then on to Ventnor Botanic Gardens. Who knew there are so many different sizes and types of recorders, because I definitely didn't, I couldn't believe it when they were first unpacked.
It's always a joy to ask band to play something for a few shots. Mainly for the benefit of the photos themselves, but I do like being able to watch musicians in action, and hearing four recorders played beautifully in the Botanic Gardens (with just me as a solo audience) was such a treat. Because of the type of music and the sound of the recorders, at one point I thought Henry VIII was gunna come rocking up around one of the gardens windy paths with one of his wives or something.
Thank you so much for a lovely morning ladies, and thanks for treating me to lunch.
Keep up with Palisander on Facebook, and on Instagram.
Holly
xo.
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Q: How would you describe your style of photography?
A: If I had to pick three words to describe it, I would say “candid”, "natural" and "fun" .
Most of the time I like to capture people as they are and an event as it really happened, so usually I am not too involved with what’s going on and trying to manipulate it. I take a step back most of the time to let things unfold naturally, don't get me wrong I'm not antisocial I love a good chat and I will with pretty much anyone, so I won't be a scary odd person who is stern and just watching things unfold. Every now and then I will step in and give direction and suggestions, but I am definitely not a control freak or someone who likes to pose people very much.
Q: What does “full day coverage” mean?
A: Every wedding day is different. If you need me to start at 8:30 in the morning, I’m there. If you are planning to have fireworks near the end of the night and want me to be there, I got your back. I have nowhere else to be that day and no other jobs to go to, my day is your day. I do ask for us to come up with a “start” and “finish” time for me though, so there’s no confusion about when I’m turning up and leaving.
A: If I had to pick three words to describe it, I would say “candid”, "natural" and "fun" .
Most of the time I like to capture people as they are and an event as it really happened, so usually I am not too involved with what’s going on and trying to manipulate it. I take a step back most of the time to let things unfold naturally, don't get me wrong I'm not antisocial I love a good chat and I will with pretty much anyone, so I won't be a scary odd person who is stern and just watching things unfold. Every now and then I will step in and give direction and suggestions, but I am definitely not a control freak or someone who likes to pose people very much.
Q: What does “full day coverage” mean?
A: Every wedding day is different. If you need me to start at 8:30 in the morning, I’m there. If you are planning to have fireworks near the end of the night and want me to be there, I got your back. I have nowhere else to be that day and no other jobs to go to, my day is your day. I do ask for us to come up with a “start” and “finish” time for me though, so there’s no confusion about when I’m turning up and leaving.
The Ramblings of Holly Cade:
Wedding and Portrait Photographer - based on the Isle of Wight.
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