few photos from recent church wedding in Southern Ireland

July 4th, 2008

wedding shoe and jewellery

wedding rings on wedding car bonnet

cuff links on Groom

wedding cars outside Enniscorthy cathedral

bride arriving outside the church

bride going down the aisle

church wedding candles

church wedding photo

Pugin church wedding

bride and groom about to walout down the aisle together

bride and groom outside church

bride with veil flowing in wind

Reel Life Photos team arrives in Southern Ireland for a wedding in St Aidan’s Cathedral

June 28th, 2008

The ferry crossing from Holyhead to Dublin sent our wedding photographer Julie crashing to her knees, skidding across the spray-sloshed deck like a rag doll, but in the end she made it safely down below: I had to stay on deck though, as didn’t want to waste the recent picnic by regurgitating it for the seagulls!

 Irish roadside friut and veg stall  Our first impressions of Ireland are happy ones, despite the driving rain, as we passed roadside stalls selling strawberries  and potatoes, 

Southern Irish Strawberries

discovered a home from home B&B - Hillside House in Gorey, County Wexford - and found everyone so friendly along the way.

view from Hillside B&B in Gorey Souhern Ireland 

 This dog seemed quite at home in his owner’s cab,

Dog in Irish Truck Cab

Love the colourful shops and houses - so full of personality! 

colourful shops in Gorey Southern Ireland 

Joanne - shop painted Red in Gorey

Its the Strawberry Festival this weekend in Enniscorthy so the wedding in the afternoon will be sharing the celebrations with all the strawberry lovers!

Strawberry Festival in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Southern Ireland

Strawberry stall at Strawberry Festival in Enniscorthy

blue shop front in Enniscorthy colourful shop front in Enniscorthy Enniscorthy

Irish Green Post Box colourful couple outside shop in Enniscorthy delivery at shop in Enniscorthy boy eating strawberries at Strawberry Festival in Enniscorthy

 We rounded off our first full day in Southern Ireland listening  and recording live music of a girl band singing and playing as a quartet at the delightful bar and reastaurant  the BANK in Gorey.

Dar Raider Irish girl band playing at the Bank in Gorey

The Bank - bar & restaurant in Gorey - at night

Blue Sky in Gorey at night

Collage of wedding pictures by Reel Life Photos UK and international wedding photographers

June 21st, 2008

To all our brides and grooms looking for a wedding photographer or combined wedding and High Definition video team: hope you enjoy browsing this blog! We’ve got a wedding next week in Southern Ireland, so may be a bit slow to reply to any info requests. If urgent - try our mobile 07990 867058. xx Elaine, Jorge & Julie

collage of wedding pictures by Reel Life Photos wedding photographers UK

Sydney Opera House, city streets, harbour at night by wedding photographer in Australia

June 21st, 2008

night-lit windows facing onto Sydney harbour

Sydney has many facets and moods. Even without ever having set foot in the city, everyone has an image of Sydney Opera House in their heads; so much so that we have a perceived sense of scale in our minds too. I made a flying visit to Sydney a couple of months ago - on my nephew’s birthday, as it happens - (while in Australia to photograph a wedding in Jacob’;s Creek) so was given a whistle-stop tour of the area - at night, when the streets come alive and the multicoloured glow of lights coats it with a surreal magic that most big cities seem to conjure up out of the blackness, changing its shape and forms.

Boss chrome towers in Sydney at night

illuminated street signs: Boss logo at night illuminated building at night in Sydney Australia windows and more windows at  night seductively lit building in Sydney at night neon signs in Sydney at night

neon signs in Sydney at night blue neon signs in Sydney at night Sydney streets at night

passing woman become a silhouetted shop dummy

Sydney at night Sydney bus at night The oldest pub in Sydney at night

Sydney Illusion

passers by destroy the painted illusion

glass fronted building in Sydney lit up at night

shadowy passers by the colourful buildings in Sydney at night

traditional view of Syndey Opera House at night

Sydney harbour at night

ice cream shop on Sydney harbour at night

buildings around Sydney harbour at night

Sydney bridge and ferry boat at night

Sydney Opera House at night

Sydney Bridge sparkling into the water at night

Sydney Opera House and market at night

International weddings by Reel Life Photos – West Yorkshire wedding photographers UK & HD wedding video

May 27th, 2008

bride and groom Ice Hotel wedding photo Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights - over the Ice Hotel in Sweden Groom in his wedding suit sliding on ice sculpure in Ice Hotel bedroomThe quality of the experience sometimes outweighs the need be profitable every week, so last year Reel Life Photos started accepting International wedding bookings, the first of which was a wedding in the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden http://weddingphotos-video.co.uk/blog/?p=182  where indoor temperature are a static minus 5 degrees Centigrade.

 Bride and groom by chapel in Los Gigantes in Tenerife hotel wedding reception venue in Tenerife romantic rooftop wedding photos in Tenerife At the opposite end of the scale, this was followed by a wedding in Tenerife http://weddingphotos-video.co.uk/blog/?p=24  http://www.reellifephotos.silkstream.org/online/view.php?flag=view§ion_id=800 where the sun shone brightly, adding romance to the sunset wedding pictures. 

outdoor wedding ceremony in Jacobs Creek Australia traditional wedding kiss photo at Jacobs Creek Retreat in Australia sunset wedding kiss amongst Kaesler Wines grapevines in Australia In March this year we had a fabulous location 10,000 miles away – in Jacob’s Creek Retreat in the Barossa valley, Australia - http://weddingphotos-video.co.uk/blog/?p=248 .  We did of course tag on a holiday! 

cavier, cassis, champagne and canapes in French Chateau wedding French Chateau wedding party at Chateau detilly in Loire Valley France French wedding cake and Frenc Chef outside orangerie at Chateau deTillyThis month (May) our overseas wedding was in the Loire valley France http://weddingphotos-video.co.uk/blog/?p=286 and http://www.reellifephotos.silkstream.org/online/view.php?flag=view§ion_id=1045 

Our next overseas wedding is on 28 June – in Southern Ireland.  That one is going to be particularly exciting as it’s the first of 3 wedding days - for the same couple -  as they are having the Catholic church wedding in St. Aidans Cathedral in Enniscorthy followed by the reception at Amber Springs Hotel In Gorey, Wexford, then the following week its back to the UK for a civil wedding at Luton Hoo, in Bedfordshire, followed by the final wedding ceremony the week after - a traditional Hindu wedding – in a marquee in St. Albans!  Phew!

Reel Life Photos wedding story book photo albums

May 21st, 2008

Angela & Simon’s wedding was on 07/07/07 a magical date last year that makes it extra special. This is the cover - all stretched out. The following pages should be in order but I may have added one or two in the wrong place here, but they are correct in the book itself.

It takes about 6 weeks to print a design like this with Graphi Studio (several weeks usually for me to design it unfortunately), or just 2 weeks for a simpler, hard-backed book on high gloss paper. The designs could be laid out however it suits you, and your personality (See our online complete Graphi Studio sample I designed from a wedding at Auchen Castle in Dumfries, Scotland). Angela is a very organised person so when designing this book I tried to match the style to her personality. The choice of images included here is always the Bride and Groom’s personal preferences, as its not based on art alone but on feelings and emotions, so you can include mainly pics of yourselves, or if you have a preference for favourite family photos then those are the images that we use in the design.

Julie, my right-hand photographer, took these lovely photos…

cover of wedding story book album

page1 of wedding storybook

page2 of wedding storybook album

page3 of wedding storybook album by Reel Life Photos

page4 of wedding storybook

wedding story book photos by Reel Life Photos

page5 of wedding storybook album

page 7 of wedding story book album

page 8 of wedding story book album

Angela arrives in a beautiful classic car

page 10 of wedding storybook album by Reel Life Photos

page 11 of wedding storybook album by Reel Life Photos

signing of the register

Bride and Groom walking down aisle & family group inside  Wakefield Town Hall

wedding storybook page 14

wedding storybook page 15

bridesmaids and groomsmen

bride & Groom  in wedding car

wedding story book photos

wedding story book photos

wedding story book photos

wedding story book photos, Wakefield

wedding story book photos - the reception

wedding story book photos - speeches

bride’s bouquet and wedding breakfast delicious desert

storybook wedding reception photos

Groomsmen in wedding storybook and Bridesmaids posed as Charlie’s Angels

bride and Groom lie on the carpet for photos then do first dance

First Dance pictures in wedding storybook album

Chateau Detilly wedding in France with guests from Scotland, Australia and Shanghai

May 21st, 2008

Wisteria on chapel in grounds of Chateau de Tilly FranceThe day was one of the nicest days all week.  While the bride and bridesmaids were out getting their hair done, I busied about taking behind-the-scenes shots and  making the most the the beautiful morning light.

Thierry, the gardener at Chateau de Tilly, rushes round to prepare for the wedding

wedding morning light on archway in grounds of Chateau de Tilly in Loire Valley, France

beautiful morning light on fountain in gardens at Chateau de Tilly, Loire Valley, France

light on tree fronds in garden at Chateau de Tilly in Loire Valley

French Chef Jean-Pierre prepares the food for the Chateau wedding

  wedding co-ordinator talks to house manager at Chateau de Tilly meat cooking for wedding dinner getting ready for the wedding -by spiral staircase in Chateau de Tilly Eglantine Florists arrive with bouquet of flowers from UK work friends

fountain with steady trickle of water at Chateau de Tilly

grand reception room at Chateau de Tilly Loire valley France

baby Ella reaches for her little wedding shoes

Mum and bride’s roles collide Baby Ella on with frilly tutu dress Baby Ella reaches for the wedding bouquet

just arrived in France as have wedding here in a chateau on Wednesday

May 6th, 2008

Chez Christine et PierreFirst impressions count and my first French encounters have all been delightful. The helpful lady where I picked up the hire car at Charles De Gaulle Airport, the chirpy young man in the service station where I ate a large plate of Ratatouille, creamed spinach and cauliflower for the price of a small one - and the lovely couple who invited me in to stay at their place when I stopped to ask for info on nearby chambres d’hotes, all made my arrival in France very special.

Chez Christine et Pierre salle a mangerChez Christine et Pierre sitting roomChez Christine et Pierre - Goose at Shuttered window

The whole event is very special as the bride-to-be-tomorrow found me on the Internet, while I was in Australia doing a wedding there, and she herself happens to be an Australian getting married in France to a Scottish husband, so I have travelled from Yorkshire to share their day at this Chateau.

Chateau de Tilly in Loire Valley, France

Magnolia Blossom at Chateau de Tilly in the Loire Valley

Detail of Chateau de Tilly France

Majestic Arched Gateway in Chateau de Tilly

Contemporary Sikh wedding photography by female wedding photographer Elaine

April 15th, 2008

Sikh bride’s foot decorated with henna and red-gold glitter Sikhs are very exuberant and friendly people, with a zest for life and dancing all night at their 3 day wedding celebrations. Add to that a French Bridegroom and a multicultural marriage with a Sikh bride who has absorbed much of the European culture of her UK upbringing, with guests arriving from all around the world - from USA, Canada and France, in particular - and its bound to be a wedding with a difference! From the wedding photographer it demands a non-stop smile, and whirlwind eye, who easily gets caught up in the excitement and drama of the days - and nights.

Nina & Alexis met in Sri Lanka when doing voluntary work after the fateful Tsunami of 30 Dec 2004. They share the same generous view of humanity, as does Alexis French mother & sister, who were living out there too.

The wedding started with a Civil marriage ceremony at Hothorpe Hotel in Leicester. Two days earlier I had been in Australia, so the sudden plunge into late British Winter was expected to make us all suffer, but as it happened the cold was overcome by the brilliant sunshine and unreal blue skies!

Nina & Alexis by Tree of Life in Garden of Hothorpe Hotel in Leicester with sign saying Grow Old Together

The Sikh wedding celebrations started the following evening at Stage Hotel in Leicester, where traditional Jug lanterns were carried in turn by many of the bride’s key family members - even the French bridegroom’s Mother Agnes, enjoyed a turn - to announce the forthcoming Sikh wedding celebrations to the “Village” (in this case it was just the invited guests…)

women carrying jug lanterns announce the forthcoming Sikh wedding

French Bridegroom’s mother carrying Sikk wedding jug -lantern

wedding photos in Jacobs Creek Retreat & Kaesler Wines Barossa Valley in Australia

March 21st, 2008

detail of wedding rings wedding dress and champaign glass

Well, my stay in Australia is nearly over. Lisa and Andy have their wedding pictures, and I have feasted my eyes on the most amazing trees and plants as well as been fortunate enough to have met with loads of wonderful people on my first ever visit to Australia. I will add more blogs later showing snippets of my eye-feasts but though it more important to share some of their wedding photos here.

little fairy getting ready for the long awaited wedding day

Lisa having her wedding make up done

Flower girl Brooke putting on her pink shoes for her Mum’s wedding

Little Fairy eventually gets her wedding wings

Groomsmen head off to the wedding at Jacobs Creek on a Barossa Trike and Harleys

happy Australian wedding guests travelled from West Yorkshire in the UK

Delighted groom’s Mum Bron in a wide brimmed wedding hat

open air wedding in gazebo Jacob’s Creek Retreat Barossa Valley South Australia

signing the register outside in the hot sun as the bride’s daughter gives the groom a loving look

outdoor big group whole wedding photo at Jacob’s Creek Retreat in Barossa Valley Australia

wedding photo inside pavilion at Jacobs Creek Retreat in the Barossa Valley Australia

bridal wedding photo by chandalier in pavilion at Jacobs Creek Retreat Barossa Valley Australia

bride and groom by fountain at Jacobs Creek Retreat in Barossa Valley South Australia

black and white photo of bride with son by after wedding at Jacobs Creek Retreat in Barossa Valley Australia

bridal portrait at Kaesler Wines in Barossa Valley Australia

bride with veil at Kaesler Wines Barossa Valley Australia

bride puts her feet up!

bride and groom in vineyard at Kaesler Wines Barossa Valley

bride and groom kiss in vineyard at sunset in Barossa Valley Australia