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To be honest I haven't shot many weddings that have a proper theme really running all through the day. So to shoot that was great in itself, but because Cara and Dan's 1920's themed wedding was done so well, with all the guests getting into the spirit of things too, ahh man it was even better. Firstly I want to highlight the fact that Cara made her and Dan's wedding cake and all of the cupcakes as well, because she's the very talented lady who runs Gladys May Cakery! On the day unfortunately there was rain all day and so there wasn't really an opportunity to enjoy the grounds, until it did stop raining for I kid you not around 15 minutes before the sun set. So we madly ruched back outside after Cara swapped her heels for her flats and managed to get some lovely shots outside without having to use umbrellas that time - yay! The band, The Southside Fizz, did not only add an extra gorgeous sprinkling of 20's fun and glamour to the evening, but I have to say are easily one of the best wedding bands I've ever seen. They beautifully set things off for Cara and Dan's first dance, and got everybody dancing at some point which also included a random and epic dance off with Dan and one of his brothers! Thank you both for asking me to photograph your beautiful day. Cara and Dan's Pre-wedding shoot with their two dogs (who are absolute sweethearts!) can be seen by clicking here. Holly |
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On a particularly warm and very sunny day in July last year, two lovely people tied the knot, and I am so glad I was there to document it for them.
Lawrence and Nick's wedding was such a wonderful mix of being really laid back, yet full of energy and fun. I'll be honest I hadn't been asked to do photos of a groom getting ready before, and it was something I got to do twice on their wedding day which I really enjoyed. Nick got all suited and booted at The Royal Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton, and after we'd arrived at the venue I met up with Lawrence and his groomsmaids to also photograph them getting ready at Moorhill House.
Tales and jokes about baths, vaseline and red jogging bottoms were mentioned in the ceremony and in the reception speeches, Lawrences mum even went the full hog and brought along cheese sandwiches for him to add to one particular story in her speech. We were all treated to a performance from singing waiters out of nowhere between dinner courses, hilarious photo opportunities were all around me! Hearing the live string quartet at the ceremony and through cocktail hour, playing classical music along with cover versions of modern hits just made the whole thing feel even more special and incredibly summery.
This wedding was an absolutely joy to photograph, and I want to give a huge thank you to Nick and Lawrence for hiring me, and for the really wonderful review they gave me.
If you'd like to have a butchers at Nick and Lawrence's engagement shoot in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, feel free to click this link.
Lawrence and Nick's wedding was such a wonderful mix of being really laid back, yet full of energy and fun. I'll be honest I hadn't been asked to do photos of a groom getting ready before, and it was something I got to do twice on their wedding day which I really enjoyed. Nick got all suited and booted at The Royal Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton, and after we'd arrived at the venue I met up with Lawrence and his groomsmaids to also photograph them getting ready at Moorhill House.
Tales and jokes about baths, vaseline and red jogging bottoms were mentioned in the ceremony and in the reception speeches, Lawrences mum even went the full hog and brought along cheese sandwiches for him to add to one particular story in her speech. We were all treated to a performance from singing waiters out of nowhere between dinner courses, hilarious photo opportunities were all around me! Hearing the live string quartet at the ceremony and through cocktail hour, playing classical music along with cover versions of modern hits just made the whole thing feel even more special and incredibly summery.
This wedding was an absolutely joy to photograph, and I want to give a huge thank you to Nick and Lawrence for hiring me, and for the really wonderful review they gave me.
If you'd like to have a butchers at Nick and Lawrence's engagement shoot in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, feel free to click this link.
Holly
xo.
2018 went by so unbelievably quick for me. It was chock a block with great clients, working alongside talented wedding vendors, awesome weddings and fabulous moments. The amount of work I did on weddings, other photo shoots, throughout my business and for me on a personal level, is actually if I'm being honest an insane amount. It's only because it's now winter and things have calmed down from the madness of summer and autumn, that I'm only really just starting to realise all of it.
This is purely a collection of my personal favourite 100 photos that I took at weddings this year. For weddings alone I gave my couples over 19,000 edited photos. Soooo I think it was wise of me to force myself to narrow it down to just 100 photos.
Thank you from the bottom of my nerdy heart to everyone who hired me this year to do photography for them, and to people who have supported me and cheered me on in lots of different ways.
I hope you all had a truly wonderful Christmas, new year and 2018 overall. Here's a brand shiny new year for us all, let's give 2019 our best shot and have some fun along the way.
This is purely a collection of my personal favourite 100 photos that I took at weddings this year. For weddings alone I gave my couples over 19,000 edited photos. Soooo I think it was wise of me to force myself to narrow it down to just 100 photos.
Thank you from the bottom of my nerdy heart to everyone who hired me this year to do photography for them, and to people who have supported me and cheered me on in lots of different ways.
I hope you all had a truly wonderful Christmas, new year and 2018 overall. Here's a brand shiny new year for us all, let's give 2019 our best shot and have some fun along the way.
holly
xo.
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During Leanne and Sam's wedding day Alan Partridge was mentioned in one of the best men's speeches, an Einstein quote was featured in the ceremony along with a Tolkien reading, and the ceremony was kicked off with a beautiful cover of the Queen song You're My Best Friend, all things that made me so happy to hear!
I think it is the windiest wedding I have ever shot at and the ceremony had to stop a couple of times because the wind was so strong, but it all went very well, and it was a little bonus for me that a couple of times Leanne's very long veil got caught up in it which was great to photograph, there was even a little confetti tornado at reception!
Hair & Makeup: Style Sisters.
Ceremony: Island Celebrants.
Wedding Rings: Serendipity Diamonds.
Flowers & Arrangements: Inspired Island Events.
Venue: Albert Cottage, Isle of Wight.
Band: The Rockafellas.
Cake: Boudewijns Bakery.
Thank you both so much, you were a dream to work with, and thank you for the lovely review you wrote for me.
I think it is the windiest wedding I have ever shot at and the ceremony had to stop a couple of times because the wind was so strong, but it all went very well, and it was a little bonus for me that a couple of times Leanne's very long veil got caught up in it which was great to photograph, there was even a little confetti tornado at reception!
Hair & Makeup: Style Sisters.
Ceremony: Island Celebrants.
Wedding Rings: Serendipity Diamonds.
Flowers & Arrangements: Inspired Island Events.
Venue: Albert Cottage, Isle of Wight.
Band: The Rockafellas.
Cake: Boudewijns Bakery.
Thank you both so much, you were a dream to work with, and thank you for the lovely review you wrote for me.
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So two Hollys, two Bens, an Ed and a Dan went to Ryde one evening in a taxi and a van, with a load of instruments, a floor lamp, a sofa and a few cans of beer. The result, was this shoot.
I can’t remember the last time I did a shoot for a band, I think it might have been back when I was still in college, and it was so great to shoot something a bit different, although I do absolutely love shooting weddings it did break up the season a bit, and it allowed me to try different things because it wasn't the normal kind of thing I'm used to shooting.
The guys even played my request of Three Lions (back when there was still a crazy chance that England were going to win the world cup!) and other songs that they play as a live band, which was really lovely actually, apart from the odd dog walker or two I felt like I was watching a live show alone on a summers evening in what felt like the middle of nowhere.
Thank you to all five of you for being so great and asking me to shoot with you in the first place, it really was a great evening.
I can’t remember the last time I did a shoot for a band, I think it might have been back when I was still in college, and it was so great to shoot something a bit different, although I do absolutely love shooting weddings it did break up the season a bit, and it allowed me to try different things because it wasn't the normal kind of thing I'm used to shooting.
The guys even played my request of Three Lions (back when there was still a crazy chance that England were going to win the world cup!) and other songs that they play as a live band, which was really lovely actually, apart from the odd dog walker or two I felt like I was watching a live show alone on a summers evening in what felt like the middle of nowhere.
Thank you to all five of you for being so great and asking me to shoot with you in the first place, it really was a great evening.
Love & Stuff
xo.
Osborne House is one of the most beautiful venues I have ever shot at. It helped even more that Jazz & Emma's Wedding was a gorgeous day filled with love, laughter, attention to detail and a stunning wedding dress, what more could anyone want? The Myrtle growing at Osborne House was planted by Queen Victoria and the flower from that same plant has been used in every Royal Wedding (including the recent wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle), and it was also featured in the bridal and bridesmaid's bouquets and in the bridal parties hair, pretty cool ei?
Hair & Makeup: Style Sisters.
Flowers: Flower Garden.
Cake: Frostbite Bakery.
Thank you both so much for asking me to photograph your wedding, and for the kind words you gave me in my facebook review:
" ***** - We booked Holly for our wedding at Osborne House in July after she was recommended to us by another photographer. From the first enquiry we sent Holly to even after the big day she has continued to impress us with her professionalism as well as friendliness!
On meeting Holly for a coffee to see her work we decided to book her then and there as really liked the photos she showed us as well as her as a person and felt like we were in good hands. Our next meeting was at our engagement photoshoot which I really recommend if you decide to book Holly! She managed to take some great photos of us and our dog in Ventnor and it got us used to being in front of a camera.
On the day itself, Holly was great and a lot of out guests commented on how lovely she was. She managed to get the formal photos done really quickly so the guests could go back to enjoying themselves, and then we went on our professional shoot with her. She managed to take us to some areas of Osborne House to take some really unique photos which we really appreciated.
Holly then sent us the file copy of the images within a week of the wedding! The photos are stunning and we couldn't be happier with them. Some of the photos taken were a surprise as we had no idea she had been there at the time as she managed to be so discreet!
We're so happy we chose Holly to be our photographer and would recommend her wholeheartedly to any couple looking for a relaxed, professional, kind photographer to be part of their big day!"
Hair & Makeup: Style Sisters.
Flowers: Flower Garden.
Cake: Frostbite Bakery.
Thank you both so much for asking me to photograph your wedding, and for the kind words you gave me in my facebook review:
" ***** - We booked Holly for our wedding at Osborne House in July after she was recommended to us by another photographer. From the first enquiry we sent Holly to even after the big day she has continued to impress us with her professionalism as well as friendliness!
On meeting Holly for a coffee to see her work we decided to book her then and there as really liked the photos she showed us as well as her as a person and felt like we were in good hands. Our next meeting was at our engagement photoshoot which I really recommend if you decide to book Holly! She managed to take some great photos of us and our dog in Ventnor and it got us used to being in front of a camera.
On the day itself, Holly was great and a lot of out guests commented on how lovely she was. She managed to get the formal photos done really quickly so the guests could go back to enjoying themselves, and then we went on our professional shoot with her. She managed to take us to some areas of Osborne House to take some really unique photos which we really appreciated.
Holly then sent us the file copy of the images within a week of the wedding! The photos are stunning and we couldn't be happier with them. Some of the photos taken were a surprise as we had no idea she had been there at the time as she managed to be so discreet!
We're so happy we chose Holly to be our photographer and would recommend her wholeheartedly to any couple looking for a relaxed, professional, kind photographer to be part of their big day!"
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It all started with a random conversation between Jordan and I when we were setting up another wedding themed photo shoot. As we unpacked the gorgeous floral creations Jordan had made out of the boot of her car, we were talking about how much we both love dogs and how we wished people would take them along to their weddings more. Then she said "Do you fancy doing a photo shoot with dogs sometime?" to which I nearly shouted back "OH MY GOD YES! YES LET'S DEFINITELY DO THAT PLEASE!"
The result was this shoot. Featuring Ruby the Golden Retriever, Winston the Jack Russell, Alli the Fox Terrier, and my dog Scampi who is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
I am a huge dog lover and obviously I enjoyed taking photos of all four of my gorgeous models (and chatting to the humans that were there as well), but it was so lovely to give them cuddles and praise in between shots. Most of the time when I sat on the floor taking photos of the other dogs, Scampi (who is in the first few photos) came to sit on my lap, I think maybe to remind me of who my dog was and to maybe send a message to the other dogs, silly pup!
A huge thank you to all the canine models and their owners for taking part.
The result was this shoot. Featuring Ruby the Golden Retriever, Winston the Jack Russell, Alli the Fox Terrier, and my dog Scampi who is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
I am a huge dog lover and obviously I enjoyed taking photos of all four of my gorgeous models (and chatting to the humans that were there as well), but it was so lovely to give them cuddles and praise in between shots. Most of the time when I sat on the floor taking photos of the other dogs, Scampi (who is in the first few photos) came to sit on my lap, I think maybe to remind me of who my dog was and to maybe send a message to the other dogs, silly pup!
A huge thank you to all the canine models and their owners for taking part.
Love & Stuff
xo.
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A year to the day since they booked me to shoot their wedding day (totally unplanned and so quite freaky actually!), Erika & Justin hit Ventnor Botanic Gardens with me, which they chose as the location for their pre-wedding shoot because that's where they're getting married this week!
Whist making our way around the gardens, we talked about their wedding plans, their beautiful new home that they've put so much hard work into (I've been admiring it and following their progress on Instagram), about running your own business and even badminton. Maybe we talked and shot for a bit too long because we got locked in and had to find our way out along with a small group of elderly men and women! So we moved onto the Spyglass Inn for a bite to eat and to go over last minute plans and paper work.
Thank you both so much for the meal that was a lovely treat! Also thank you for choosing me as your Wedding Photographer, you are such a great couple and such great people, I'll see you in a few days - eeeeek!
Whist making our way around the gardens, we talked about their wedding plans, their beautiful new home that they've put so much hard work into (I've been admiring it and following their progress on Instagram), about running your own business and even badminton. Maybe we talked and shot for a bit too long because we got locked in and had to find our way out along with a small group of elderly men and women! So we moved onto the Spyglass Inn for a bite to eat and to go over last minute plans and paper work.
Thank you both so much for the meal that was a lovely treat! Also thank you for choosing me as your Wedding Photographer, you are such a great couple and such great people, I'll see you in a few days - eeeeek!
love & stuff
xo.
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