Passion, excitement, beautiful dresses and lots of make up and fake tan. Fantastic event and we really enjoyed it.

Here is just a tiny selection of our favourite photos and if you want to dance like the contenders [...]]]> Recently we had a privilege to take photographs at South of England Championships – Dance Competition organized yearly.

Passion, excitement, beautiful dresses and lots of make up and fake tan. Fantastic event and we really enjoyed it.

Here is just a tiny selection of our favourite photos and if you want to dance like the contenders contact our beloved dance school 

Ian Waite – Strictly come dancing star was one of the judges and he also teaches at the school.

Enjoy and share!

In the meantime, don’t forget to register to to be notified once their wedding images are released (instructions how [...]]]> Yesterday we were at Northcote House in Ascot, Berkshire shooting the wedding of the oh-so-sweet couple, Sarah and Paul!  We cannot WAIT to show you all of the images and tell you more about the day.

In the meantime, don’t forget to register to to be notified once their wedding images are released (instructions how to do it are on the little card you’ve received during the day).

Ladies! Don’t forget to book your DOUBLE MAKEOVER AND PHOTOSHOOT. The voucher you’ve received at midnight expires 30th April 2012.

Enjoy the sneak peek and leave your comments below.

Best Easter wishes to everyone!

Laura & Kevin - we were so glad that we were able to be a part of your special day!  A [...]]]> We are so excited to show you the winter wedding of the sweet couple, Laura and Kevin.  Even though it was chilly outside, their wedding was beautiful and this couple was a joy to shoot

Laura & Kevin - we were so glad that we were able to be a part of your special day!  A big congratulations to you both and we wish you the best!!!!!!

Read the story below (written by Laura and Kevin Adams

Introduction:

Me and Kevin had been together for 17 years when we got married, we went to the same primary school and probably passed each other numerous times but never really knew each other until I was 15 and Kev 17 when we met at our local hangout the local bowling alley. Me and my best friend arranged to meet Kev and his friends the following weekend even though we knew we was going on holiday and wouldn’t be there , but we did then end up meeting again a few weeks later (some say was fate) and our friendship started. We were friends for about 8 months when Kev took the plunge and asked me out and as they say the rest is history.

Our Engagement:

I always said that I wouldn’t want to get married but after having our 2 beautiful children I started to change my mind and thought getting married would complete our little family (which it has). We had talked about getting married but just in passing so it was a total surprise when Kev proposed. We decide to go away for a weekend to a health spa, for some much needed relaxation, this was the first time we had left both our children for the night. Unfortunately Kev had fairly serious bike accident the Thursday before we went away and his face was badly cut and bruised so he wasn’t looking his best which he was very disappointed about. When we went for dinner after our day of relaxing he seemed a bit on edge and kept fidgeting and looking around I wondered what was up with him. It wasn’t until we got back to our room I was just taking my jacket off when I turned round to see Kev on one knee with a beautiful ring. He was intending to do it in the restaurant hence the fidgeting but lost his bottle and to be honest I was very happy as I much preferred him proposing the way he did rather than in front of a restaurant full of strangers.

The Wedding planning:

We both said we would like a nice simple wedding nothing too extravagant and as long as our family and friends where there we would be happy. Firstly we did look into doing a whirlwind wedding which is basically a last minute deal where you have around 8 weeks to plan your wedding. I am so glad now we didn’t as I enjoyed every minute of planning our wedding even though I may have had a few Bridezilla moments. We set ourselves a rough budget to begin with and amazingly enough we didn’t really go too much over. We did like the idea of a winter wedding, as everyone seems to get married in the spring and summer and January always seems to be a depressing month the come down after Christmas and Kev had read somewhere 21st Jan was a lucky date so we went for that. We decided it would be better to have direct family and close friends for the whole day and then all other friends and family in the evening. We had 67 day guests starting from a 6month old to an 80year old so we had a variety of people to cater for.

My wedding dress was a bit of a surprise too I had a sort of idea what I wanted and what I didn’t like but that went out the window once I started shopping, after trying around 15 dresses on and a rather aching back (from all the pulling and tying up of dresses) I found my beautiful dress which ironically was one of the styles of dresses I always said I didn’t like.

All Important details:

We decided from the outset we wanted get married at our local church as we knew it would mean so much more to us and our vicar was over the moon to do this so we just needed to find a venue. We looked at one venue but Kev wasn’t too impressed with a marquee in January then we went to look at our next venue The Grovefield House Hotel in Burnham and as soon as we walked in we was like yes this is the place.

At the venue they gave us a number of leaflets of the companies they recommend so we made an appointment with Seventh Heaven the venue decorators and arranged the chair covers etc.

The cake maker Sugar and Silk was recommended by the venue and we also saw them at the Wedding Fayre at our venue, I found a nice simple cake on the internet and emailed it to them and they had no problem with it.

I spent hours looking searching eBay and other internet sites looking for original favours but could find anything we liked until our friend told us their relative had personalised pens so back on eBay I went and found some lovely pens which had our names dates and what went on to be a running theme in our Wedding entwined hearts. I had seen the bouquet I wanted in a magazine but couldn’t decide if I wanted real or faux. My mum told me about a flower company she had visited for her church flowers called Lavenders of London so I went to see them and had a great quote and a great feeling which paid off as our flowers were gorgeous.

We decided to hire our grooms, best man page boy and ushers suits which Kev went and chose by himself as he wanted his suit to be a surprise like my dress would be for him.

We decided to do all our own invites we used various eBay shops to get the bits and bobs, although it was hard work and took a lot of time and patience it was totally worth it as everyone said they how wonderful they were it also put our own stamp on it all. When it came to choosing a photographer we decided to have a little search on the internet and found a site that gave an online quote which we liked as it gave us a good guide to what to expect this site was Wedding Dream.co.uk!! We had a look at the site and liked what we saw so arranged a meeting with Michael and we thought his albums were fabulous and exactly what we was looking for, and again it was one of the best wedding decisions we made.

Wedding Entertainment:

Our venue had a resident DJ which we both agreed was a safe bet as everyone enjoys a good boogie. We also thought we needed something a little more so a couple of weeks before the big day Kev rang up a casino hire company (also recommended by the venue) and did some bartering as it was only a few weeks to go and got a good deal on a Roulette and Black Jack table.

We would definitely recommend the photobooth its a great way of getting some fun informal pictures and all our guests thought it was a great way of leaving their own mark on the wedding.

I really wanted something a little extra too so although it was little bit extravagant we did a little more haggling and got a good deal on a firework display which we kept a secret but it was so worth it as everyone thought it was fantastic.

Looking back at the day:

Nothing prepared me for how emotional the day would be lucky I wore my waterproof mascara, as soon as I started walking down the aisle I couldn’t hold in my tears and I just about managed to get my vows out , but everyone said it showed how important it all was to us both. One of the most touching moments was when my niece read out a heartfelt speech on behalf of my sister which was a lovely surprise

and also our son doing a beautiful reading for us in the church.

One thing we are really glad we both did was throughout the day we took a few minutes here and there just to sit back and look around and take in everything and watch everyone enjoying themselves. Overall we had the most perfect and wonderful Wedding Day which we will remember forever and we are lucky to have such good reminders of our day.

Tips & Ideas

I honestly don’t think there is anything I would do differently.

One of my best decisions I would say was to do exactly what we wanted and not be influenced by or pressurised by anyone my motto was “it’s our Wedding Day this is our one day to be totally selfish and have and do what we want”

Laura’s top tip:

I think my top tip is just enjoy your day and the planning of it try not to get too stressed out and have fun!

Kevin’s top tip:

Kevs top tip is make sure you spend a bit of time to sit back and take it all in what is happening around you.

Possible traps:

I was lucky I didn’t seem to fall into any the only thing I would say is I ordered my bridesmaids dress and maid of honours dress from a Chinese website and although my maid of honours dress was lovely and fit perfectly my daughters bridesmaid’s dress needed totally redoing.

Best buy:

One of my best buys was the children’s party bags I did it kept them all occupied whilst the adults did the boring bits like the speeches and it worked.

Money saving tips:

Money saving tips I would say, eBay is a treasure chest of bargains.

Beauty tips:

I would say make sure you have a few makeup and hair trials before the big day and Clarins fix it spray is fab!

Wedding Vendors Who Helped Make this Day Awesome:

Flowers – Lavenders of London

Reception Decoration and Chair covers – Seventh Heaven

Cake – Sugar and Silk

Fireworks – Jonathan Fireworks

Casino – Lost Vegas

Car – American Limousines

Dress – The Wedding Warehouse

Suits – Perfectly Groomed

Bridesmaid Dresses – Tidebuy

The website will include your own photo gallery, about us section, gift list, wedding day itinerary and many more !

To enter visit: http://www.weddingdream.co.uk/contest.php

The video is a large file so give it a moment [...]]]> This is our rough design of Laura and Kevin’s wedding album – scroll down for video. With so many great photos it was very difficult to pick only a few for the album so we ended up with 37 spreads

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Enjoy and post your comments below.

If you wish to purchase your own copy of the album you can do so by through Laura and Kevin’s private gallery for which you’ve received a password. Alternatively please contact me : contact@weddingdream.co.uk
The album comes in black or white cover.

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souvenir. Many of my clients say upfront they do not like being photographed at all, just because of one simple reason – they think they aren’t photogenic.

On the other hand, can You imagine a wedding without a photographer or [...]]]> Wedding photographs for some people are a curse, while for others they are wonderful

souvenir. Many of my clients say upfront they do not like being photographed at all, just because of one simple reason – they think they aren’t photogenic.

On the other hand, can You imagine a wedding without a photographer or even more likely – without wedding photographs?

Unfortunately many people very often do not know what to do, and how to act in front of cameras. These few points might give you some ideas how to look good, and how to make your wedding photopraphs a great souvenirs, that will bring back good memories even years later!

Do not skimp on the professional wedding photographer!

First of all, you shouldn’t skimp on a photographer. Seeing as weddings

cost a lot, the small difference in price between an amateur photographer and a professional one shouldn’t damage your finances too much, but the difference in effect – photographs taken and professional service, will be huge.

You could also a photographer and assistant, as this will make your photos even more professional and interesting for two reasons:

• first of all, this will allow photos from different angles,
• and secondly, two sets of eyes are better than one.

Simple tips for looking great on your wedding photographs

The other important thing is a way you look and act while posing for photos.

• Brides should avoid using strong, or glittering make-up as this will look bad on most photographs.
• You should remember to hold the bouquet down – you shouldn’t be covered by anything.
• This is your big day, and these are your photographs Avoid overacting when posing, try to be natural.
• Do not be stressed about the way you look, trust me, all the photos will look much better when you are relaxed and cheerful, so keep a smile on your face, it’s your happy day, remember?

Digital processing, or so-called “photoshoping”

The last thing I’d like to mention in this short post is a digital processing. It is something unavoidable nowadays and most clients expect the photographer to do a certain level of post production. We all want to look good, unfortunately we are just people, so often, we make mistakes. That’s where digital processing comes handy. Using graphic programs, such as Photoshop, or Adobe Lightworks we – professional photographers can adjust colours, contrast, or even light on your wedding photos. We can also use the software to remove unwanted things from your pictures, for example pimples on our face etc.

The best idea is to have fun at your wedding, and do not care about the photos too much.

For as long as you hire professional photographer and follow the steps I mentioned – keep being happy, relaxed and so on – all the photos will invoke positive memories in the years ahead…

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