And so it was I made sure my four wheel drive Audi could make it from Aylesbury to Great Missenden on a very snowy December. Even though it was very near Christmas and it was a Sunday the roads were very clear of other cars. The road was slippery, but personally I find that to be a hoot!!

I arrived very early as I didn’t want the snow to cause any delay. I met with Kevin and Jo. I scoped out the venue and took a few snow shots. The view was very pretty! I think I took 20 just of the grounds! Then all I had to do was to wait for when the immediate family were ready to renew their vows.

The vow ceremony was very intimate. Both Jo and Kevin had prepared speeches; both of them had thought alot about what they were about to say. I was very weary to do my job, but also not to be a distraction.

Once the guests arrived I got candid shots of them enjoying themselves. I spent the rest of the doing what I love. Photographing a special occasion is such an honour, I had a wonderful time and I hope 2011 will be just as bountiful as 2010 was.

This is just a quick post as I wanted to share this photo I took at my last wedding of 2010 in Missenden Abbey. The snow on the landscape was breathtaking. More photos to come soon.

I think I enjoy photography because I naturally enjoy being able to tell a story. Combined with an ability to just blend into the background I just LOVE getting stuck in to capture moments like this. Trust me, it’s not easy to blend in carrying to very large SLR cameras!

This was a very special wedding for me, so a photo like this is why I enjoy what I do…I hope you like it too!

At the core of the day I felt a true sense of partnership between Aida and Bob. I am a sentimental fool at heart so when I see two people so in touch with one another it does give me pause every time I have them infront of my camera.

Photographically, even though the weather was not cooperating, it only gave me a few problems when shooting outside. Thank goodness Nikon made their cameras rain proof! Even though I was a little restricted by my environment and movement I didn’t make things harder for me, on the contrary it forced me to think on my feet which got the old blood rushing a bit! Unusually I was carrying a Nikon and a Canon; my main camera will always be the Nikon D3 but I’ve been able to carry a Canon 5d Mark 2 around with me recently so I wanted to know how it performed. Because of it’s large zoom range (24mm to 105mm) I could get some nice shots. Hoever, it was the D3 that saved me a few times when I need to shoot fast; it was the utmost importance to me that I got the balance of great wedding photography with keeping the Bride and Groom comfortable. Not easy when it’s cold, drizzly and windy!

It is just an observation on my part, but I believe you can tell what kind of people the couple are by the people they invite to their wedding and to me it seemed like the have the riches of good people in abundance.

Right now, I’m in the middle of editing a few thousand photos from several weddings in September so I wish I could write more, but I shall leave you with this about Aida and Bob’s wedding day. I just hope all my future weddings will be as indelible as theirs.

I hope you like the sneak peek at just a few of their photos I edited especially for this blog.

Even though the weather didn’t cooperate that did not dampen a very memorable day. Many congratulations to Clare and Craig.

On a serious note, I’ve edited a few of the photos from last Monday’s wedding down in Southampton. Anna is an old friend of mine, we go way back so it was a pleasure to see some familiar faces again in my hometown. These photos were taken at the Southampton Common Park.

The Catering was done by Seasons Catering based in Old Amersham. I have never met them before but I was very impressed with their hard working ethic but also very impressed with how well they worked together. So as a quick nod to them, here’s a group shot of just a few of the outstanding staff.

Check out their website on http://www.seasons-catering.com/

I’m currently editing a wedding I photographed for Charlotte and Paul Holmes. I don’t often do this but I thought it would be fun if I quickly found some shots of the Great Barn and flip them to black and white. I hope you like them! If you do, please click the FaceBook like right at the bottom of this post. Thanks!