I have some packages that you can use as a guideline but I can amend and adjust them all to suit your requirements.  All packages include the time spent with you on your wedding day, a means of proofing and production of the final album. Proofing is done via a password protected website so that friends and family can see the photographs at the same time as you. You choose which photographs go in your wedding album and in which order and position in the montage albums. Or if you wish you can give me a list of the images required in the album and I create it for you. So do call me in order to discuss your specific requirements.

Traditional:

A post bound album (like the sort your mother probably has) with 20 prints (8×6 inches), one photograph per page, overlays (these cover the edges of the print and finish off the page nicely), photography at the ceremony and the reception.

£549.00

Traditional Hand made:

A post bound album with a beautiful leather cover,  with 36 prints (8×6 inches), one photograph per page, overlays (these cover the edges of the print and finish off the page nicely), photography at the ceremony and the reception.

£799.00

Canterbury:

A book bound album with a beautiful leather cover,  with 50 prints (10×8 inches), one photograph per page except 2 pages which can have up to 4 photographs on them, overlays (these cover the edges of the print and finish off the page nicely), photography at the brides home, ceremony and the reception.

£1020.00

Roma:

A book bound album with a beautiful soft suade effect cover,  with 24 pages (A4 size (approximately 8×12)) montage, up to 70 images per album, no overlays but there is a one inch border around each page, photography at the brides home, ceremony and the reception.

£1059.00

Madison:

A book bound album with a beautiful white cover with a magnetic clasp and 3×3 inch photograph on the front,  with 20 pages (10×10 inches) montage, no overlays and no border a square format, a completely free format in terms of image layout, up to 60 images per album, photography at the brides home, ceremony and the reception.

£1029.00

Aurora:

A book bound album with a beautiful soft suade effect cover with space for 2 initials on the front,  with 30 pages (approximately 14.5×12 inches) montage, overlays, up to 100 images per album, photography at the brides home, ceremony and the reception. Includes 2 free blank mini books (take 24 6×4 inch prints stick to the pages no overlays or borders).

£1499.00

CD only:

Coverage from the bride getting ready (about 2 hours before the service) to the point you sit down to eat with a mixture of formal and informal photographs all provided as a high resolution jpeg file on a CD/DVD.

£850.00

If you require something a little different then please do contact me to discuss your options.

Every Picture Tells a Story so Let me Tell Yours

Great day on Sunday lots of brides through the door and a couple deffinitley seemed interested in me as their wedding photographer so lets hope the phone rings in the next couple of days.

The Hilton is a lovely modern hotel, some can be a bit cold and soleless, but the Hilton at Newbury is lovely, a nice chandalier as you come in the main door and lots of wood panelling give a warm cossy feeling. THe main room used for weddings is light and airy so good for indoor photogrpahy as well.

outside the Newbury Hilton Hotel

Newburys’ registry office is in Shaw House, the inside of which is small but beautifully decorated. The registrar is very friendly and makes the ceremony mean something (they don’t all achieve that). It is fairly light and airy inside. the outside has a small patch of grass that can be used for photography with shrubs as a back drop but the sun glares into this space at certain times of day and the rest of place is grey rendered walls, not very pretty from a photographic point of view.

I have a new website that will be up and running soon specifically aimed at boudoir and maternity photography. Boudoir photography can make you feel so special and provide you with a gift never to be forgotten or bettered. Maternity photography records that very special period at a time when you are growing a new life inside you, nothing can beat that feeling, so it really should be recorded in the most amazing, fun and relaxing way possible. I can now offer a service which includes a day in a gym with a suana, swimming pool and spa all included in the cost of your photographic session, so why not pamper yourself for the whole day and then receive an album of beautiful photographs of you as you have never been seen before, beautiful, sexy and stunning. The new website is at www.desirephoto.co.uk please take a look shortly it should be operational by the end of this week (6/1/09).

boudoir photograph

The Apollo Hotel in Basingstoke is a nice venue with a small area round the back with a pagoda for photographs and in the event of inclement weather there is a large cover in front of the entrance and a nice bright reception area that can be used instead of getting wet outside. THe photogrpah below shows the entrance canopy to the hotel, they usually lay out a red carpet as well for you to walk up feeling like a million dollars on your special wedding day.

photograph taken at the Apollo Hotel Basingstoke

A very beautiful old church near the centre of Alton, this is a beautiful place for a wedding with lovelly flint walls and a great arched doorway for photos.

entering St Lawrenc's Church Alton

Dummer church is a lovely ancient church in the centre of Dummer village, it is small but perfectly formed, with a balcony from which to get a birds eye view of the proceedings.

photograph taken inside Dummer Church from the balcony

Basingstoke Registry Office has been decorated in the style of the building and is quite beautiful inside. It is light and airy and the registrar is friendly and calming. Below is a photograph taken inside the registry office, the posed signing of the register.

photograph taken inside Basingstoke Registry Office

When taking portraits make sure that the person you are photographing has their head tilted very slightly to one side so that the eyes are not level. This helps to make them look more friendly and less austere. So below:

corporate portrait showing eye not level.

I have have made several trips to London and each time I take photographs they always look different. The last trip I got there about 20 minutes after sun rise and so had some amazing light (with clear blue skies). I managed to see the London Eye with the most beautiful soft organge light on it and took this photograph.

photograph of the London Eye 1st thing in morning