Kathy & David Engagement Session

We met Kathy and David over at their house near Verwood so we could start off the session by including their dog Kera. Neither Teri or I knew until later but Kera and the walk we were about to go on was actually a recreation of the day David proposed to Kathy! :)

The second part of the shoot was in the New Forest, it is one of our favourite places and though we tend to visit during the week it wasn't too busy. We got some neat shots making use of the availble light and the giant redwoods made amazing backdrops for some of the engagement portraits.

Jo & Richard Engagement Session

We met up with Jo and Richard at Corfe Castle Railway station on Sunday as Richard is a fan of steam trains and it made for a great backdrop for the start of the engagement portraits session.

Using two locations for the engagement images gives everyone a chance to relax and we were able to fit in a visit to Hardy's cottage near Dorchester not far from where the wedding will be held. Richard and Jo are huge fans of Thomas Hardy, enough so that they are getting married in the same church as Thomas himself, real dedication!














We got a bit arty here, Jo and Richard stood still while the train pulled out of Corfe Castle Railway Station, slowing the shutter speed allowed the train to blur :)

Charlotte & Allan Engagement Session

We met up with Charlotte and Allan at Compton Acres, it's a great venue for photography and since their wedding will be there it allowed us to hear their ideas for using Compton Acres and it's stunning grounds for their wedding photography.

It's April so there was some rain to contend with, between showers we got some beautiful images :)

Charlotte had requested a special image, a nighttime shot set against the backdrop of a lit building. There's plenty of options around Dorset but we suggested Rhinefield House in the New Forest. Rhinefield House is well known to us and is very popular for New Forest weddings so we knew it would be great for the shot Charlotte had in mind.

After Compton Acres we stopped off with Charlotte and Allan at the Cat and Fiddle for a bite to eat while we waited for it to get dark. It was a great opportunity to get to know them both better and by the time we were done eating the light outside was perfect for the second part of the shoot at Rhinefield House Hotel.

A great day and some stunning images :)

Mel & Lee Engagement Session

This April seems to have every seasons weather, some really hot days, some snow and yes a lot of April showers!

Tyneham village between Corfe Castle and Lulworth Castle was the venue chosen by Mel and Lee for their engagement session. The village and chalk downland around the Purbeck Hills, were commandeered just before Christmas 1943 by the then War Office for use as firing ranges for training troops. Approximately 200 people were displaced, these days it is almost a tourist attraction, only accessible when the Army is not using the range.

Normally if the weather isn't looking good we're happy to reschedule but Mel and Lee were adamant they didn't mind a little rain so we went ahead and it brightened up nicely as the afternoon went on :)

Teri and I are looking forward to a less than usual wedding in June, the wedding ceremony will be held in Portland Castle and Mel and Lee will be dressed in full Medieval costume. That's neat but the best thing is all guests will be dressed up as well, I think Teri has promised for us to go in Medieval garb also (let's hope there's no incriminating pictures taken of me!).