Toni and Lee Dorset Engagement Portraits

We met with Toni and Lee and all we had to go on was their thoughts to include images with woods a castle and beach, luckily all three are within easy driving distance of us in Bournemouth so we met up with them near Sandbanks in Poole and the shoot began!

There's a cool woodland area not far from Wareham called Blue Pool, Teri and I have shot there a few times so know how it has loads of neat areas to photograph within, then on the way to Studland beach we stopped off for a few cheeky shots with Corfe Castle in the background, finally finishing off near the nudist beach (yes we saw some actual live nudists - not that we were watching out for them you understand!).

A fun day and starting late in the afternoon meant we shot through till sunset which made for a neat backdrop to some of the images at the end of the day.

Lisa & Simon Bournemouth Wedding

Lisa and Simon's wedding was at the Orchid Hotel in Bournemouth, the hotel itself has a really funky feel to it and Lisa's choice of wedding colours really matched in well with the decor. The vintage theme of the wedding was carried out in every aspect of the day. The attention to detail from the handmade guestbook, to the brooch on the wedding cake was just beautiful. The bridesmaids wore hairpins and pearl necklaces that were handmade by Lisa herself. The past year spent wedding planning, spurred Lisa on to create her own line of jewellery, Lou Lou Belle Bridal Jewellery I am one of her biggest fans :)

I don't think I am biased when I say that Lisa was a gorgeous bride. She was truly radiant, and I think Lisa would agree that Simon was a dashing and handsome groom. But what really touched me, is that you could just see the love they have for each other, after being together for 11 years, their love is inspirational.

After the drinks reception, and group photographs, we were able to slip off for a short trip down to the beach. The light underneath the pier made for some dramatic portraits. It was great fun to see the reactions of the busy beach crowd, when they saw the happy couple strolling on the sand. Mothers whispering to their daughters about how happy they were because they just got married, lol. It was so adorable.

It was such an honour to be part of Lisa and Simon's big day. Can't wait for them to get back from Hawaii!

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 :)