Saturday 27th June 2009 was a day to remember. After a year of discussions, decisions and drama my mate Kelly O’Brien became Mrs Kelly Louise Bond! I’m so very proud of her. We’ve spent a lot of time together both professionally and as close friends to see her in that dress was breath-taking. She remained calm through the day, didn’t panic or stress. I told her to take her time; no wedding can start without the bride but I wonder if they can start without the photographer? 
Personally, I could have not been happier for her. Of all the weddings I have attending (and there have been quite a few now) this one has to be the most special. I realise I am biased when I say this but there was nothing ostentatious or pretentious about the Wedding. It was by no means simple but it was graceful. I loved it, but I couldn’t take the time to take it all in because Terry the Photographer had a job to do!
Professionally, I arrived a bit earlier at Kelly’s home, it was a little bit crazy downstairs as the Brides Maids were busy doing whatever they were doing with their hair. Upstairs, Kelly was upstairs with another Brides Maid Charli Girl (CG). I didn’t really take time to pause I went straight to work Photographing the Wedding Dress which was breath taking. The light wasn’t perfect, trying to balance the shadows, the sunshine from outside and getting the contrast right was tricky but I came up with a brilliant solution… rotate the dress 45 degress! Hey! I thought it was good 
I have to confess to being a little bit cruel to the bride as I wouldn’t show her the photos on the back of my Nikon, I didn’t want her to focus on the photographs, I wanted her to be the Bride…I mean, how often does a girl get to be a Bride!? She didn’t complain too much as she knew better than to argue with me Professionally, besides she was busy looking fabulous.
Being a photographer, Kelly had slightly different expectations; because she knew what I was capable of and understood the process she wanted specific shots which most brides would not even ask for so it was refreshing to be challenged in unexpected ways.
It was the perfect day for my best mate.
Kelly is on her honeymoon in Italy so I have a bit of time to get through all the photos. In the meantime I have a few photos from other weddings to take care of, and I have another one this weekend. It really is the season to be married!
Kelly and I went over to Oxford yesterday to photography Annie and Chee. We had a great time. It was wonderful to work with Kelly again, we really spark off each creatively so it was a brilliant, fast and energetic experience.
I was honoured to be invited by Natalie and Richard to photograph their wedding. From beginning to end it was joy to be around Natalie, her wonderful daughter Amber and the friends and family. Their wedding had the traditional three venues I am accustomed to; the home, the ceremony in Court Gardens, Marlow and the reception at King’s Stokenchurch. It was a long day but amazing fun.
Wedding Phtoographer has brought me riches in unexpected ways; Natlalie and Richard’s wedding was no exception. I met some very interesting people from all walks of life including a Richard’s best man who races Minis! It seems totally random but that fueled (pun!) my passion for cars and it may lead to other avenues. I love Wedding Photography for it’s diversity and joyful quirkiness. Natalie looks fantastic in her dress, she was radiant throughout the day and I hope I captured some of her personality and radiance in my photos.
Congratulations to them both!
Yesterday was a long day, but I’d do it all again! Natalie and Richard are geniune people who love everything about their lives and that reflects on how they treat other people. I’m in the process of sorting and editing their Wedding Photos but I just had to post this photos of the pieces at the top of their wedding cake. It was custom made for them by a friend and I think it looks really cute!
It has been a while since I’ve posted on this blog, I’ve been so busy with the my other photography site Gigphotographer.com!
It is an honour to present to you the photos from Irina and Mark. It was an intimate wedding which I really enjoyed. A few selected guests was the order of the day because they were going to have the big celebration in Italy the following Saturday.
The first point of call was Irina’s home. I had only spoken to Irina before so we had never meet so when she answered the door I was greeted by a very unassuming and laid back bride. She was very calm and it was very serene. You would not think she was getting married. She looked amazing and I knew immediately the camera would love her. Sometimes, my job is too easy when I have subjects as wonderful as Irina and Mark. Many congratulations to them both.
All the photos can be seen by clicking this link to my main website.
I don’t often go into London so when I do it is always for something very special and this was a very special occasion for me. Just over a month ago a client, who had already booked me for a Wedding, asked if I could photographer the early parts of her Hen Party. I didn’t hesitate and said yes immediately. Fast forward to yesterday and I was among 10 amazing, smart and lovely girls who had the spirit of life!
I only just got back a couple of hours ago having just crashed at a friend’s place so I won’t be uploading them yet, but as a special teaser I did have a quick look and picked out one of my favourite ones.
Come back for more photos later in the week.
I have great news! In the early morning today I am the proud owner of… ta daaaah!!
More photos of the unpacking can be seen on my other blog.
These photos were taken with the Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8 and 10.5mm Fisheye.
I had a lull in my schedule so I did something really random and drove 2 hours to visit Stonehenge.
by Terry Lee
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