Langtry Manor business mother of the year awards 2012

I am very honoured to have been nominated for The Langrty Manor Business mother of the year award sponsored by the Daily Echo. I was quite surprised to have been selected as a semi finalist from the 97 nominees. We had to do a one minute presentation to video about ourselves which was a little nerve wracking to say the least ( I do smile sometimes in real life I promise!!) The finalists will then be up for a public vote.

Their are some amazing mums out there working their socks off running their own business whilst juggling family life, many of whom are doing it single handed, hats off to you all. It means alot to me to be recognised for all my hard work and perhaps even to be an insppiration to someone somewhere that it is never too late in life to reinvent yourself and follow your dream. I couldn’t have done any of it with out my husband and amazing kids. 

Beach Weddings Bournemouth

The end of October saw the launch of beach Weddings Bournemouth, a very exiting new service allowing couples to legally marry on the beach for the first time in this country. The venue has been featured on ITVs Daybreak this week. 

The licence was finally approved for wedding ceremonys  to take place on Bournemouth beach, the first licensed beach venue in the UK. This is a really exiting new option for couples looking for something a little bit different and as a photographer I can’t wait, especially as I am one of the recommended photographers for the new venue.

The booking and planning of the weddings will be undertaken by “Beach Weddings Bournemouth” under the very cable Melanie Kiani from Bellissimo Weddings a very established local wedding planners.

Dorset Wedding Photography ~ Horton Village Hall

Congratulations to Gemma & David  on a beautiful Christmas Wedding on the 23rd December. They choose to have a humanist ceremony at Horton Village Hall with a marquee attached. The whole wedding was very personal and unique and there were some lovely touches. 

Gemma, her bridesmaids and her beloved Grandad (Paps) arrived in style on a steam engine, very fitting for such a lovely rural location even if it was a little chilly!

Dorset Wedding Photography ~ Christchurch Harbour Hotel

Congratulations to Kimberley and Craig on their Autumn wedding at the beautiful Christchurch Harbour Hotel.

Considering the wedding was at the end of October the weather was very kind, it was a really lovely day with a stunning theme of Fuchsia pink and black and as always the Christchurch Harbour pulled out all the stops to make sure the day ran smoothly.

Surrey Wedding Photography ~ Marquee Wedding Photography

Congratulations to Katy and Guy for their wedding on 10th September at Katy’s family home near Dorking, Surrey

An email from Katy on honeymoon  ”Just a little note from malaysia to say thank you so so much for doing such a great job on our wedding day, Guy said he thought that you & Paul were fantastic and very sensitive to his stage fright!  Thanks so much – the photos are wonderful, everyone loves them…..Thank you once again, we are so grateful of all your hard work and the amazing result.”

New Forest and Hampshire Wedding Photography ~ Balmer Lawn Hotel

Congratulations to Rachel and Daryl for their wedding on 3rd September 2011.

It was a beautiful day that started at Daryl’s family home in Boulder in the New Forest where Rachel and the bridesmaids were able to get ready in the beautiful in house beauty salon courtesy of Alison. Rachel arrived at church in a glass carriage drawn by 4 magnificent horses. The ceremony was in St john the Baptist Church in Boulder, in the heart of the forest.

Bournemouth Wedding photography ~ The Orchid Hotel

Congratulations to Zuzana and Russell who got married at The Orchid Hotel in Bournemouth on 23rd July 2011

Dorset Wedding Photography ~ Athelhampton House

Congratulations to Emma and Jason on their wedding on the 2nd July at Athelhampton House.  It was a glorious summers day ( not seen many of them since April! )

Bournemouth Wedding Photography ~ Hallmark Hotel

Congratulations to Ricky and Jemma who got married at the Hallmark Hotel in Bournemouth on the 11th June . Here are some highlights of their wedding….enjoy!

Ricky and  Jemma  don’t come from this part of the world but decided quite rightly it would be a lovely place to get married so they shipped all their friends and family in from Daventry and  all over England to stay at the Hallmark Hotel and celebrate their wedding with them.

Dorset Wedding Photography ~ Moreton

Congratulations on the wedding of Victoria and Chris on 4th June 2011. Here is a slidehow of some of the many highlights….enjoy!

Vic and Chris and their 160 guests took over the sleepy village of Moreton in Dorset, starting with preparations at the local B&B where the 11 bridesmaids and their partners,parents and other family members got ready. The bridesmaids all walked to the church to the interest of a coachload of passing tourists.