All at sea ..

Off to the seaside today, but no paddling in the waves for me. Southport is the location for the Wedding of Tish and Simon, and I'll be packing up and heading off there in just over an hour. I'm not saying a word about the weather - not after last Saturday's unbelievable turnaround - but I'm just hoping it stays decent so that we can get some shots on the boating lake. Yes, the boating lake, but I won't be getting my feet wet there, either. There are some pedallo-type 'boats' - in the shape of swans! - that the bride and groom have said they want to be photographed in, and who am I to turn down a great photo-op like that?
Pix on Facebook later, if I haven't been carried out to sea ..

Pin it ..

Phew, I'm all pinned out! I've just spent the whole morning adding over 100 new images to my Pinterest Wedding board. I thought it was about time for an update and I'm really pleased with how it's all looking now. Click on the montage to see it larger ..

So, off we go into the second half of August and I still have another two Weddings to go before the month's out. Next week sees me back at Willington Hall - one of my favourite venues - and then the week after I'm off to Southport to shoot the Wedding of an old friend of mine. It's actually her second Wedding and yes, I did shoot the first one .. way back in the nineties! It'll be odd to be photographing a 'bride' for the second time but hey, despite my rose-tinted slushy old view of marriage, I have to accept that they do sometimes break down! Just don't try and pin this one on me ..

Not my cup of tea ..

There I was, sipping my coffee and wondering about today's blog when I kinda started to focus - ho ho - on the mug in my hand. Bloody hell, I thought, how long have I had that? Hot-Shot Photographer, it says, and look .. it's got a camera on it with two rolls of film! How appropriate after Tuesday's blog.
Quick, call the Antiques Roadshow ..

I'm off to Southport today to check out a hotel where I'll be shooting a Wedding in August. This'll be the first time I've ever photographed a bride for the second time! Tricia's first Wedding was way back in the nineties but I guess things have moved on and it's time for her to do it again with another guy. Obviously, I approach every Wedding I shoot from the viewpoint of 'You've found The One' but I have to hold my hands up and say that, in this day and age, it might be a little bit pretentious to maintain that marriage is forever. Sometimes it's true that that first partner just isn't your cup of tea ..