Hannah and Joseph are Married at Wiston House

Last week saw me working again at one of my favourite venues, Wiston House in West Sussex.

Hannah and Joseph were married at the beautiful church within the grounds and enjoyed a fabulous day with their friend and family.

As this was the third time i had worked at the venue is as many months i made it my mission to try and create some images that were a tad different from those i had captured before at Wiston.

Here are a few moments from the day.

Moto GP at Silverstone

I took Jacob and my nephew Taylor to the Moto GP at the revamped Silverstone Circuit on Sunday.

Originally the idea had been to finally see my hero Valentino Rossi in action for the first time, but unfortunately he suffered a compound fracture of his leg at the previous round and missed his first grand prix of his long career.

Despite this disappointment we set off at 4am and had a fabulous day out. The highlights being Scott Redding's recovery from a bad start to end up 4th in the Moto 2 race, Bradley Smith's third in the 125s and Espagaro's amazing save at Brooklands on the last lap (pictured below).

Lorenzo's master class in the Moto GP race was amazing and the race long dice for the podium between 5 riders enthralling. It was great to see Ben Spies get on the podium for the first time but i was gutted for spectacular Nicky Hayden, who ended up fourth for the fourth time in five races.

The only downside was the time it took to get out of the car park. When we returned to the car, there wasn't an official to be seen and it took us 90 minutes to drive the 150 yards from our space to the gate. There was a free for all to get out onto the road and i feel that this is inexcusable at such a terrific event.

Here a few images of the day.


Redding's Burn Out after a great fight back to 4th place.



Moto 2



Moto GP Start



Melandri Crashes at Brooklands in Lap 1



De Puniet on the Edge



Last Lap and Spies is through to third.



Mixed Emotions at the end.





Espagaro's Amazing Last Lap Save



The View from Luffield C

Portraits of Baby Lucy

A couple of days ago i was privileged to be asked to photograph the beautiful Lucy.

I had photographed the wedding of her parents, Karen and Tim in 2008 and it was great to catch up and meet Lucy in person after a brief the brief glance i caught of her at Brands Hatch at Easter.

Now 5 months old, i had to work quickly before she was worn out.

Here are a couple of my favourites, shot by available light.

Testimonials and Nice Words

Wow!
Over the past couple of weeks we have received some lovely words from some of our wonderful clients after they had seen their wedding photographs. It always a huge boost to hear such uplifting comments about my work as i put everything i have into ensuring i produce the very best story telling photography that i can.

I thought i would share a few with you.


Dear Peter

Just a quick note initially to say thank you so much for being such a special part of our wedding. We could not have asked for a more sensitive and generous photographer - thank you. And we LOVE these initial photos. They are incredible and we are so excited to see the rest!

With our very warmest wishes
Angharad and Antonio


Hi Peter,

Just a quick email to say how lovely the photos are! We can't stop looking at them! I've circulated the link to every one who came, so you should have received some orders already. Everyone thinks the photos are really wonderful!

We'll be in touch properly soon to arrange to meet up!

Best wishes,
Helen


Hi Peter,

Firstly I would like to say thankyou for the photos you did for our wedding back in March last year - they were absolutely stunning! We get so many lovely comments about the wedding album and so many people are surprised because they didn't see you taking lots of photos! Many thanks

Jacqui


Hi Peter,

A belated ‘thank you’ for all you did at Philippa and Ben’s wedding. We enjoyed having you there and felt that you did everything ‘right’ as they say. We can’t wait to see the results of your efforts!.

With our best wishes,

Peter and Kate Gibbs.

Angharad and Antonio's Wedding at Berwick and the English Wine Centre

It was lovely to have a local wedding for once.

Angharad and Antonio were married at the stunning St Michael and All Angels Church, Berwick. This surely has to be one of the most beautiful churches in Sussex!

Angharad entrance with her father was by walking over the Downs behind the church giving a breathtaking view of the valley behind. The full mass was very special indeed and was followed by a reception at the equally lovely English Wine Centre near Alfriston..

These idyllic settings were blessed by a very hot and sunny day, perfect for a drinks reception in the countryside.

Here are few highlights of the day.

Susannah and Andy's Wedding at the Harvest Church, Alton and the Tithe Barn, Petersfiled

I was very excited about photographing the wedding of Susannah and Andy at the Harvest Church in Alton, Hampshire.

I was recommended by both of her sister's Naomi and Lydia as i had been fortunate enough to be the photographer at their weddings in Southsea and Northamptonshire a few years ago.

The day was, shall i say a very hot one which only added to the stunning location of the reception which was held at the Tithe Barn, near Petersfield , a venue that i had shot at about 5 years before.

It was lovely catching up with the family again and i really enjoyed being apart of the their big day.

Here are a couple of highlights of the day and the whole wedding will soon be live on my website

Let the fun begin.....

















Susannah the stunning bride



What a setting!

Tracy and David's Wedding at Orchardleigh House, Frome

Last Sunday saw me drive 150 miles to Frome in Somerset to cover the wedding of Tracy and David at Orchardleigh House. I love shooting in Somerset and have to say that Orchardleigh House was one of the best venues i have been privileged to work at.

It was the hottest day of the year by far, with the temperature gauge on my car saying that it was 35 degrees outside. The harsh sunlight can cause problems for the inexperienced wedding photographer but this a challenge i love to work with.

The ceremony was held at the beautiful All Saints Church in the picturesque village of Lullington before eveyone was driven back through the gatehouse and stunning estate to the house.

Throughout the day i was fortunate to be helped by Toastmaster Peter Craft who was superb and Nikki Burbudge the coordinator at Orchardleigh. Together they helped to make my life very easy indeed and this was certainly one the my favourite weddings of the year, so far.

Here a few favourite images of the day.

A stunning venue; i would love to work here again.