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Canterbury autumn pre-wedding – Laura & Pete

22/11/2019

Canterbury Wedding Photographer

Autumn was made for woodland walks

Heading on walks and fooling around in the woods around the city of Canterbury just has to be one of those things on the autumn must-do list. So when the lovely Laura and Pete were thinking of ideas as a possible spot to capture the very start of their wedding adventure, it wasn’t hard to think of the perfect spot. Golden leaves as far as the eye can see, muddy tracks to explore and not a soul in sight. Perfection!! 

Laura and Pete are actually right in the middle of prepping for their incredible wedding day next year, and my word, what a treat they’ve got in the works at Hayne House wedding venue; I mean firstly, Laura is a gardener by trade, so her eye for detail is just incredible. But they’ve also chosen to have it all in the heart of spring, with everything beginning to bloom. I swear being a photographer, you quite literally get obcessed with the different wedding seasons, ha!! They all have so many of their own cool characteristics and are totally different to shoot in, keeping everything super fresh for sure. But I have to say, autumn of 2019 has been a cracker!! 

There are so many awesome things about pre-wedding shoots. Not only getting to hang with such cool couples and have a total blast (my fave!), but, it’s the getting them comfy in front of the camera which is the main aim. And honestly, this shoot was a perfect example of just that. These were going to be their very first non-selfie photos they’ve had taken, and admitted feeling a few of those nerves as we walked off into the woods, which is totally normal. But after using a few photography tricks and mapping the shoot in a particular way that I thought would suit them, those nerves literally disappeared in seconds. To say these guys are a joy to photograph is the understatement of the year, and something I could just do again and again!!

Roll on 2020!! 

 

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  • Ok, wow, how on earth is Christmas only 18 days away!? who am I kidding, I love it; The epic food, the nostalgic sing-out-loud tunes and man, with quite a fair amount of rubbish that seems to have hit my own family this past year, it feels like the perfect time to go all out. And that definitely Includes starting to prepare some pretty epic gifts to send out to my awesome couples to help them get all festive!! (Love this bit) Soooo keep an eye out for the mail in a few weeks folks!!
  • Some workday mornings involve firing up the kettle and knuckling down to emails and editing… last Friday morning however, involved a nice early morning drive to the old/stunning historic port town of Rye on the south coast to capture a gorgeous pre-wedding shoot; Quiet cobbled back streets, Tom & Laura lovin life and the camera, all rounded off with a warm cuppa. If Carlsberg did Fridays…
  • So to build up until the end of the year… which by the way is only 4 weeks away. Wtf? I thought it’d be cool to share five of my fave shots I’ve taken from 2019, a one per week kinda thing, and to explain a little behind the image. The thinking behind it, making it work, the couple, even the camera settings for the peeps that like that kinda thing. No holes barred. And if there's anything you want to ask about it, fire away! :) So here we go, Numero Uno… 
And it just has to be this little number from the Umbrian Hills in Italy with Lizzy & Gregg! After a good bit of hunting the day before, I found this gorgeous spot just a short little drive down from the wedding venue.. (A drive the Fiat 500 hire car didn’t seem to be a fan of, ha). Bursting with small white flowers that I thought would act as a kind of white carpet which would help the couple pop in the image. And alongside the rolling hills as a backdrop, with just the sound of wind through the hills as a soundtrack making it uber relaxing, it really couldn’t get much better… or so I thought, then a small thin blanket of light cloud arrived just five minutes before shooting, making the light absolutely perfect!! It’s safe to say, that this was without a doubt one of my favourite shoot experiences for sure, and one of those spots and couples I could have photographed for literally hours, ha!! Camera settings:
Lens - 35mm
ISO - 125
Shutter Speed - 1/2500
Aperture - 2.0

And there we have the first fave pic of the year, woop!!
  • Autumn, I’m sad to see you disappearing!! Until next year..
  • Sometimes you wake up super early for a sunrise and it never appears ... but holy crap, give me moody tones, a little drizzle and hanging with these guys any day!!
  • Autumnal shades and whopping smiles... still trying to think of what could be better!?
  • Man... what we have to put up with down here in Kent as a backdrop!
  • Well this is a pretty exciting post, and I seriously always have to pinch myself when this happens, but the bookings for 2020 are now totally full, woohooooo! And wait, 2021 is already half full too. Ok this is getting a little nuts! Picking your dream vendors is such a big part of the wedding adventure, and my word I can’t even begin to tell you how much more stress free it all is when you've got your team all locked in and ready to go. To be lucky enough to be part of so many adventures, well, it makes the heart pretty damn full, so an unbelievably huge thank you/high five/massive power hug, you name it! :) Side note…  If you’re wanting to get your date booked in for 2021 or beyond, lets go grab a coffee (and cake...always!).

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