Woodlands Hotel Wedding

Jenny and Mark were one of the first couples to book us for this year after seeing us at the Oulton Hall Wedding Fair back in 2011.  Booking so far in advance were once the norm, but more recently people have been booking at fairly short notice.  Last month we took two bookings for May with just three weeks notice!  May was also an anniversary for Magic Moments, as we filmed our first wedding on 1 May 1993.  It's so hard to believe that Anne-Marie and Andrew Shaw will have just celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary!  Anyway, Jenny and Mark were married at St. Peter's at Morley, before travelling the short distance to the Woodlands Hotel for their reception.  As soon as we started to take the guy shots at the church it started to rain, and as soon as we finished the sun came out - typical.  The sun was still out when we arrived at the Wooodlands and stayed out for the rest of the day.  We have been to the Woodlands many times over the years but it is now under new ownership and there have been many improvements for the better since it changed hands.

Woodlands, Waterton and a Chinese Wedding

Had another busy week-end. Friday was a wedding at the Woodlands Hotel in Leeds, followed by the wedding fayre at Waterton Park on the Sunday. It was very, very busy and we chatted to dozens of really nice couples. Most were getting married at Waterton which is a great venue for their photos and video. Monday took us to Maxi's restaurant for part two of a Chinese wedding. The actual wedding had been on the previous Tuesday when we drove down to Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire for the ceremony and first reception banquet. We have done many Chinese weddings over the years and I just love them - lots of colour, lots of different wedding dresses and lots of food!

Model Portfolio - Chloe

Had a little break from wedding photography this week-end with a trip to the seaside to shoot a model portfolio for the lovely Chloe. It's also a great opportunity to experiment with different lighting set-ups that you can then apply to bridal portraits at weddings. Another portfolio shoot on Wednesday then next week it's wedding videos at Belvoir Castle and the Woodlands Hotel in Leeds.