Clare & Richard's lovely comments....

"Hi Venetia

Thanks again for being so amazing yeterday. We had the best time. Everyone thought you were fantastic & Elise is totally smitten & was clutching your wedding photography card all night!

Hope you got to Warrington safely & the wedding goes well.

Clare & Richard. xx"

Cornwall was the perfect setting for Clare & Richards wedding and I got some fabulous photographs of their day. They are due to come and see them on Sunday so I will let you know what they think then!

Venetia x

A new wedding photographer.....

Elise & I became firm friends at Clare & Richard's wedding in Cornwall and she was an excellent photographers assistant. She took a photograph of me at the wedding and I promised I would post it on my blog for her. I think we have a budding wedding photographer on our hands.....don't you!?

Venetia xx

Great composition, perfect light and a nice view behind....perfect!

Here are a couple more of the very pretty Elise on the day......

Hannah & Phil's wedding photography

Firstly and foremostly I have to thank Nev for getting me to this wedding. Cornwall to Warrington is a long way by anyone's standards but setting off at 7.30 at night after photographing a wedding wasn't a journey for the faint-hearted. And then, as you other wedding photographers know, there is the crucial task of backing up photographs, clearing memory cards, charging batteries....not to mention the small issue of sleep.

Ah....the ideal solution....employ a driver (well maybe not actually pay him!). He drove, I backed-upm wedding photographs, then I slept and we finally arrived 'up North' at 2am in the morning. The next morning I was a bright eyed and bushy-tailed wedding photographer and ready to start again....I couldn't have done it without him!

Hannah and Phil's wedding was not only another fabulous wedding in another beautiful location with a lovely couple to photograph but an excellent chance to catch up with old friends. Hannah and Phil had seen me 'in action' in the Pump Rooms in Bath as I was the wedding photographer for her sister, Emily. So when the time came for them to tie the knot I was their first choice of photographer (phew!).

They chose the Fir Grove Hotel near Warrington to host both their wedding ceremony and wedding reception. Decorated in a contemporary, boutique fashion with the option to tie the knot in the open air it was a perfect setting for a wedding photographer!

Hannah had really gone to town on the flowers for the wedding and had opted for contrasting colours......it was very dramatic and very beautiful.

It seems that Hannah has 'bagsied' herself a good one too. When I arrived at the house in the morning to photograph her and her bridesmaids getting ready she was almost bursting with excitement. Knowing that she is always late, Phil had secretly sneaked a wedding present of a watch (set 10 mintues fast!!) into the house. And not just any watch. A Gucci watch! I just had to photograph it!

It was a stunning day, with lots of vibrant colours, a beautiful backdrop and lots of lovely people.

Vee xx

Can you guess what it is yet?!?

How's that for thoughtfulness.....

The man himself.....

Hannah had co-ordinated all the wedding flowers perfectly......

With exotic flowers in dramatic, contrasting colours......

The rain held of for the outdoor wedding ceremony....although the registrar looked slightly worried!

Beautiful bridesmaids......

Including Hannah's sister, Emily (I was her wedding photographer!)

Afterwards we nipped off for a few pictures of just the two of them....

He even helped with her wedding dress......this man is lovely!!

Hannah plays in a football team so we couldn't resist this photograph!!

Taunton NCT Pregnancy and Baby Fair

For more about my baby and child photography click here to visit my new blog.

I tend to keep quite quiet about my pregnancy and baby portrait photography as I get most of my work via work of mouth. However, I'm pleased to announce I've been 'persuaded' to be involved in the Taunton NCT Pregnancy and Baby Fair.

The Preganancy and Baby Fair will be the first of it's kind in this area and is being held on Saturday 13th June at King's Hall School, Taunton, Somerset from 10am to 4pm. It will be a great day for all the family with not only lots of exciting exhibitors but plenty of other activities for everyone from mums-to-be to energetic toddlers. The first 200 people through the door will even get a free goody bag packed with exciting information and gifts.

As well as providing all the images for the day, I will be setting up a mobile photography studio offering fun, informal portraits and have donated an all-inclusive portrait sitting plus a host of products for the tombola.

All the details for the Fair are on the poster below but if you want to know more contact Ruth or Beth on tauntonbabyfair@googlemail.com.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Venetia xx

Wow.....

.....the lovely e-mails are pouring in this week....I'm on cloud nine!

"Hi Venetia,

We have returned from our travels at last :o( And I have some crazy jet lag going on so thought I would take the time to write to you!

Thank you so much for processing our wedding photographs, it meant that we could show Jon's sister the full lot before we left Auckland - it really meant a lot to us. We are absolutley delighted with them.

I have managed to show my parents too, before they headed off on their hols, and Sarah and Jo popped round yesterday and they all super-impressed with the photographs!

Next job is to start picking favourites which will be sooooo hard! I am going to give it a go quickly now and see how I get on.....wish me luck!!!

Jx"

Jude and Jon now have the unenviable task of picking any favourite photographs before I start designing their gorgeous, bespoke album. I have a feeling that it will be a task and a half as I struggled with narrowing them down to a few hundred! Good luck guys....!

Venetia x

P.S Here's another one from their day....