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    I specialise in photographing beautiful, elegant weddings.
    I am based in the heart of the Suffolk countryside and privileged to be able to work at some of the most beautiful wedding venues ......from historic churches and stately manor houses.... to fabulous themed garden tea parties and quirky tepee marquees.
    I love to capture the abundant ways my clients choose to celebrate their special day and to show the elegance and detail that make up the quintessential romantic ‘English Wedding’.

    Please have a look through the many weddings I have covered and I hope that if you are planning your own special day, you will get in touch.

    Justine

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Spring Suffolk Wedding Photography

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After a very long and dark winter, I attended a lovely wedding last week for Elizabeth and Mark at Great Tey church. The day brought not only the first glimpse of Spring seen on the Suffolk/Essex borders but also a wonderfully happy and stylish day expertly organised by Chris at the nearby Barn Brasserie where the reception was held.

Just one for now and very often my most favourite image from a wedding day ….. as the happy couple come through a cascade of petal confetti surrounded by their family and friends. To register to see all the pictures from the day, please visit: http://www.everybodysmile.biz/cgi-bin/public.cgi?Id=175842

 

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Creative Lighting for Winter Weddings

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I spent a very interesting day yesterday at a professional workshop on creative lighting techniques, giving me lots of inspiration and original ideas, perfect for my winter weddings. Winter wedding photography is very different from a mid-summer wedding and the light disappears very early on. An experienced wedding photographer will still be able to create stunning, romantic images whatever the time of year.

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Maison Talbooth Wedding

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It was a cold and bright January day for Mary and Adam’s small  Le Maison Talbooth wedding in Dedham. Mary is a talented artist and her eye for design was evident in her beautiful and unusual wedding details. She chose to wear a rather more ‘quirky’ wedding dress than I usually see on a Saturday and she looked absolutely radiant. Both Mary and Adam were lovely clients to work for and great sports when it came to leaving the lovely cosy rooms of the hotel to take photos outside. The guests were later entertained with wonderful music by their friend who was both a pianist and singer! I think the first picture here must have been inspired by the great Australian wedding photographer, Marcus Bell, whose workshop course I enjoyed the week before this wedding!

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Cheshire Wedding Photographer - March 13, 2013 - 10:28 pm

Wow, i love the fist image, the composition in that shot is really good, such a beautiful image, Steve & Sandra.

Mary - March 25, 2013 - 5:17 pm

Thank you for such a beautiful and thoughtful blog entry about our wedding day.

Best wishes,

Mary

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Yaxley Hall Wedding

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A few days after Christmas, I was at one of my favourite Suffolk venues, Yaxley Hall, for Hannah and Laurie’s wedding. The short days of winter suit this fabulous wedding venue perfectly with the warmth of log fires and candles welcoming the guests in from the cold. Hannah got ready at her parents very pretty cottage where the attention to detail throughout the wedding was evident before I even got through the front door.

Hannah made a beautiful bride and showed no nerves at all as she arrived at church in an eye catching vintage bus!

As it was so cold and windy outside, the vicar very kindly allowed the guests to throw their confetti inside the church as Hannah and Laurie came down the aisle, making some very pretty pictures.

Once everyone had arrived at Yaxley Hall for the wedding reception, the champagne started to flow and Hannah and Laurie invited their much warmed up guests to join in and sing Christmas carols around the piano.

I love these atmospheric couple shots which were taken in the main building of the Hall. There are so many quirky, glamorous backdrops to choose from at Yaxley Hall – perfect for photography for a winter wedding!

Hannah had told me that she loved the stylish and iconic films of Audrey Hepburn and the whole wedding exhibited her stylish approach to wedding planning. After an excellent dinner in the marquee, the guests were treated to a Jazz singer as they chatted over coffee. A quick fun shot of Hannah recreated the famous pose from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and then once the evening guests arrived, it was time for the stunning First Dance.

Yaxley Hall was looking amazing in the moonlight as I finally left.

For more pictures from this beautiful wedding at Yaxley Hall, please visit the Client Galleries on my website.

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Friday, January 11, 2013

Stunning Christmas Wedding at Gosfield Hall

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Louise and James chose to hold their wedding just a few days before Christmas at the magnificent Essex wedding venue Gosfield Hall. The lovely building gleamed white in the crisp December sunshine and inside, candles and fires had been lit and there were no less than four Christmas trees to add sparkle to the day.

Louise and James both got ready at Gosfield Hall and they were both wonderfully relaxed and well supported by their bridesmaid and groomsmen. The bridal bedroom at Gosfield Hall is the most beautiful room and made the perfect backdrop to a set of stunning relaxed and intimate preparation images.

The church for Gosfield Hall weddings can be seen just across the fields and Louise arrived in a vintage Rolls Royce with her brother. With a fairly bitter wind blowing, they both quickly made for the warmth of the little church and to where James was waiting for his beautiful bride.

Sadly, there was very limited photography allowed in the church but I was permitted to take these few moments, including the all important, ‘First Kiss’.

James and Louise stepped out into the little churchyard where after some warm and exuberant congratulations from their friends, they walked through a cloud of confetti and set off back to Gosfield Hall in the Rolls.

The guests congregated in the beautiful main reception room of Gosfield Hall with its black and white tiled floor and the enormous Christmas tree setting the scene.

Louise and James willingly braved the cold outside to give me a chance to do their first set of ‘couple portraits’ and what a stunning couple they make!

The upstairs wood panelled dining room at the Hall had been decorated to perfectly complement the Christmas season but avoiding the obvious reds and greens one is used to. The white clothed round tables, were decorated with extravagant floral arrangements of white winter roses and silver, green and gold foliage and looked simply stunning.

The speeches were started off by Louise’s mother and all were very well received with the room filled with laughter and a few tears!

A very ‘enthusiastic’ group of young ladies waited for the throwing of Louise’s bouquet and a big cheer went up as it was caught!

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