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AboutAmy Hi ,I ’ m AmyMo r t i me r ,apr o f e s s i o nal we ddi ngsandpo r t r ai t spho t o gr aphe r bas e di nRugby,W ar wi c ks hi r e . Ihave o ve r7ye ar so fpho t o gr aphi ce xpe r i e nc e andaBA ( ho ns )de gr e ei nP ho t o gr aphi c P r ac t i c e .
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Mys t yl ei snat ur al ,c r e at i veand r e l axe d. Iwo r ki nado c ume nt ar ys t yl e andc apt ur et her e als t o r yo fyo urday asi thappe ns . P ho t o gr aphyi save r ype r s o nalt hi ng ande ve r ywe ddi ngpho t o gr aphe rhasa di f f e r e nts t yl e . S oi ti si mpo r t antt o c ho o s eawe ddi ngpho t o gr aphe rwho s e s t yl ef i t st hevi s i o nyo uhavef o ryo ur bi gday,i fyo ut hi nkt hat ' sme , f ant as t i c ! P l anni ngmyo wnwe ddi ngatt he mo me nt , Iunde r s t andho w o ve r whe l mi ngwe ddi ngpl anni ngc an be . Ho pe f ul l yt hi swe ddi ngbr o c hur e i nc l ude sal lt hei nf o r mat i o nyo une e d abo utwhatIo f f e r ,buti fyo uhaveany que s t i o ns ,pl e as ege ti nt o uc h.
Weddi ngs Co ngr at ul at i o ns !Yo u’ r ee ngage d!Thankyo uf o rge t t i ngi nt o uc h andf o rc o ns i de r i ngmeasyo urwe ddi ngpho t o gr aphe r . Yo urwe ddi ngday-t hedayyo us pe nds omuc ht i mepr e par i ng f o r ,dr e ami ngo fandi nve s t i ngi n,wi l lgobys oqui c kl y. That ' st he mai nr e as o nt oi nve s ti nawe ddi ngpho t o gr aphe rwhoc anc apt ur e yo urs pe c i alday. Yo urwe ddi ngi sao nc ei nal i f e t i mee ve ntand yo ude s e r vebe aut i f uli mage st oc he r i s hf o r e ve r . Mys t yl ei sc r e at i ve ,nat ur al&r e l axe d!Capt ur i ngt r uee mo t i o ns , r e als mi l e s ,l o ve&l aughe r-butmo s ti mpo r t ant l yt hes t o r yo fyo ur day. Ipr i demys e l fo nbe i ngabl et obl e ndi nt ot hebac kgr o und, c apt ur i ngmo me nt sast he yhappe n. Iam s t i l lhappyt ot aket r adi t i o nalgr o upf o r malpho t o sasIkno w t he s ear ei mpo r t antandwi l lt akepr i deo fpl ac ei nf ami l ypho t o al bumsando nmant e l pi e c e s ! Il o vede t ai l s-f l o we r s ,t hec ake ,t het abl es e t t i ngs ,t hatbe aut i f ul dr e s s&s ho e s . . . al lt ho s el i t t l ede t ai l syo us pe ndho ur spe r f e c t i ng! The s ear et hede t ai l st hatmakeyo urdayuni que !
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Ti mel i ne Br i dalPr epar at i ons Iar r i veatyo urpr e par at i o nsl o c at i o nac o upl eo fho ur sbe f o r et he c e r e mo ny. Ius et hi st i met oge tde t ai l so ft heyo urdr e s s ,s ho e s , f l o we r sando t he rs pe c i ali t e ms . It he nc apt ur eyo uhavi ngyo urhai r &makeupdo ne . Fi ni s hi ngwi t hs ho t so fyo uge t t i ngi nt oyo ur dr e s s ( i ft i meal l o ws )be f o r ehe adi ngt ot hec e r e mo nyl o c at i o nt o pr e par ef o ryo urar r i valandc apt ur et hegr o o m wai t i ngf o ryo u.
TheCer emony Iwi l lpho t o gr apht heke ymo me nt so ft hec e r e mo ny. I ti si mpo r t ant t ono t et hats o meve nue shavedi f f e r e ntr ul e sr e gar di ngwhat mo me nt sIc anpho t o gr aphandwhe r eIc ans t and,butwewi l l di s c us st hi sbe f o r et heday.
Gr oupPhot os Ino r mal l yt akef o r malgr o ups ho t saf t e rt hec e r e mo ny. I ft he c e r e mo nyi si nadi f f e r e ntl o c at i o nt ot her e c e pt i o n,i ti syo urc ho i c e whe r ewet aket he m. The r ei sno t hi ngwo r s et hant hegr o uppho t o s t aki ngf o r e ve rs oi t si mpo r t antt opl an&l i s tt heke ygr o uppho t o s yo uwo ul dl i ke . I t sal s ohe l pf uli fyo uc anpr eas s i gnabe s tman, us he ro rf ami l yme mbe rt ohe l pr o unduppe o pl ef o rpho t o s .
I nt i mat eCoupl ePhot os Oneo fmyf avo ur i t epar t so ft hedayi sas mal li nt i mat es e s s i o n wi t hj us tt hec o upl e . I fyo uc anf r e es o met i meawayf r o m yo ur gue s t s ,abo uthal fanho ur ,Ic ange ts o mer e l axe dandc r e at i ve po r t r ai t so fyo u. Thi sdo e s n’ tme anc he e s ygr i nsandawkwar d po s e s ,j us tnat ur al&r o mant i cpho t o so fyo ubo t ht o ge t he r .
Ti mel i ne TheRec ept i on Thel i t t l er o o m de t ai l sandt abl es e t t i ngswi l lbepho t o gr aphe d be f o r et hegue s t se nt e r . W hi l eyo us i tdo wnt oe atyo urwe ddi ng br e akf as t ,Iwi l lhaveas ho r tbr e akmys e l f . Ius et hi st i met ohave s o mef o o dandbr o ws et hr o ught hepho t o sI ’ vet ake nal r e ady. ( Do n’ t wo r r yabo utf o o df o rmeasIwi l lbr i ngapac ke dl unc h. ) S o mepe o pl edot he i rs pe e c he sbe f o r ee at i ng,o t he r sdur i ngyo ur me al , butmo s tdot he m af t e r-i t sc o mpl e t e l yupt oyo ut ho ugh. We wi l ldi s c us st hee xac tpl anf o ryo urdayi no urpl anni ngme e t i ng.
Magi cLi ght I ft i meal l o ws ,Il o vege t t i ngaf e w mo r es ho t so fyo ubo t hi nt he s o f te ve ni ngl i ght-al s okno wnast hemagi cl i ght . Thi si swhe nt he s uni sbe gi nni ngt os e t ,c r e at i ngabe aut i f uls o f thaz eands unf l ar e s . I tmake spho t o sl o o ks upe rr o mant i c !P l usIf i ndyo uar ebo t hmuc h mo r er e l axe dbyt hi spo i ntandi ts ho wsi nyo urpho t o s . Iwi l lo nl y ne e dabo ut1 5mi nut e swi t hyo uawayf r o m yo urgue s t ss oi fyo u f i ndt i mei t sr e al l ywo r t hi t !Ofc o ur s et hi si sal lwe at he rde pe ndant !
TheFi r s tDanc e& CakeCut t i ng If i ndmo s tc o upl e sc utt he i rc akeandt he nmo veo nt ot hedanc e f l o o r t odot he i rf i r s tdanc e . Iwi l lpho t o gr aphyo urf i r s tdanc eands t ay f o ral i t t l ebi tt oc apt ur et hepar t y!It he nl e aveyo uandyo urgue s t t oe nj o yt her e s to ft hee ve ni nganddanc et heni ghtaway! ________________________________________________________ Al lwe ddi ngsar edi f f e r e nts ot hi si sj us tane x ampl e-wewi l ldi s c us st hee x ac t pl ansf o ryo urdayi napl anni ngme e t i ngaf e w we e k sbe f o r et hewe ddi ng!
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Pr eWeddi ngShoot Io f f e ral lo fmyc o upl e saf r e eandc o mpl e me nt ar ypr e we ddi ng s ho o t( al s okno wnasane ngage me nts ho o t . )Ikno wi tc anf e e l daunt i nghavi ngyo urpho t o st ake n, butt hati so neo ft hemai n r e as o nsf o rdo i ngt hes ho o t . Thel as tt hi ngyo uwanti st ol o o k unc o mf o r t abl eo rawkwar di nyo urwe ddi ngdaypho t o s ,s oby do i ngt hepr e we ddi ngs ho o tyo uc anr e l ax,kno wi nge xac t l ywhat t oe xpe c to nt hewe ddi ngday!Ont heac t ualdayo ft hewe ddi ng we ’ l lbel i mi t e di nt het i mewehavet o ge t he rf o rpho t o so fj us tt he t woyo u. Thepr e we ddi ngs ho o tgi ve smeano ppo r t uni t yt os e e ho w yo uar ei nf r o nto ft hec ame r aandwo r ko utwhatpo s e swo r k we l l , andbe c aus et hee ngage me nts ho o thasgi ve nyo uan o ppo r t uni t yt okno w whatt oe xpe c t ,wec anj umps t r ai ghti nt o ge t t i ngc r e at i vepo r t r ai t so nt hedayo ft hewe ddi ng. P l usi t ’ sgr e atc hanc ef o rust oge tt okno we ac ho t he rt o o !I twi l lbe r e l axe d, i nf o r malandf un!
I de alpl ac e sf o rt hes ho o tar eyo urwe ddi ngve nue ,as pe c i alpl ac e t hatyo ul i ket ogo ,whe r eyo ume to rs o me whe r es c e ni ci nt hec i t y o rc o unt r ys i de . Ic angi veyo us o mel o c at i o ni de a' si fyo u' r eno ts ur e whe r ewo ul dbebe s t . Thes ho o twi l ll as tf o rabo utanho uro rs o andIno r mal l yar r anget hes ho o tt ot akepl ac eabo ut2mo nt hs be f o r et hewe ddi ng. Yo uwi l lr e c e i ve5pr i nt so fyo urc ho i c ef r o mt hes ho o t . I fyo uwi s h yo uc anpur c has eal lo ft hepho t o sf r o mt hes ho o to nadi s cf o r£35. Ial s ohavepho t ogue s t sbo o ksands i gni ngbo ar dsavai l abl et o o r de raf t e rt hes ho o t . Ir e al l yl o vedo i ngpr e we ddi ngs ho o t swi t hmyc o upl e sandt hat ’ s whyIo f f e rt he mf o rf r e et oe ve r yc o upl et hatbo o ksmef o rt he i r day. Ho we ve rt hes ho o ti s n’ tc o mpul s o r y,s oi fyo udo n’ tt hi nkt hi si s s o me t hi ngyo uwo ul dl i ket odot he nt hat ’ sno tapr o bl e m.
Pr i c es Toke e pt hi ngss i mpl eIhavet woal ldayc o ve r agepac kage s . I l o vebe i ngt he r ef o rt hewho l edayast hatwayIc apt ur et he who l es t o r y. Buti fyo uar ehavi ngas mal l e rwe ddi ngo r l o o ki ngf o rl e s sc o ve r ageIam al wayshappyt oame ndapac kage o rc r e at eabe s po kequo t ef o ryo u-j us tge ti nt o uc h. ------------------------------------------------
Al lDayDi gi t al-ÂŁ64 9 *Al ldayc o ve r agef r o m br i dalpr e par at i o nst hr o ught o t hef i r s tdanc e *A c o mpl e me nt ar ypr e we ddi ngs ho o twi t h5pr i nt so fyo urc ho i c e *P o s twe ddi ngpr o c e s s i ng,e di t i ngandr e t o uc hi ngo fi mage s *P as s wo r dpr o t e c t e do nl i negal l e r yt os har ewi t hf ami l y&f r i e nds *Al le di t e di mage sf r o mt hewe ddi ngdayo nape r s o nal i s e dUS B s t i c kwi t hpe r mi s s i o nt opr i ntandus eo ns o c i alne t wo r ks i t e s
PLEAS ENOTE S mal lt r ave lc o s t smayappl yf o rwe ddi ngsmo r et han40mi l e saway. P r i c e sandpac kage sar es ubj e c tt oc hange . I fyo uhavemadeane nqui r ybut haveno tbo o ke dt he nt hepr i c ec anno tbeguar ant e e dunt i lt hebo o ki ngi s madeandc o nf i r me dwi t hade po s i t .
Rat he rt hanl e avi ngyo urpr e c i o uspho t o ss i t t i ngunl o ve do nyo urhar d dr i ve , whyno ti nve s ti napho t oal bum t o o ?De s i gne dbymys e l f , i t ' s l i keas t o r ybo o ko fyo urdayands o me t hi ngyo uwi l lc he r i s hf o r e ve r .
Al lDayAl bum -ÂŁ899 *Al ldayc o ve r agef r o m br i dalpr e par at i o nst hr o ught o t hef i r s tdanc e *A c o mpl e me nt ar ypr e we ddi ngs ho o twi t h5pr i nt so fyo urc ho i c e *P o s twe ddi ngpr o c e s s i ng,e di t i ngandr e t o uc hi ngo fi mage s *P as s wo r dpr o t e c t e do nl i negal l e r yt os har ewi t hf ami l y&f r i e nds *Al le di t e di mage sf r o mt hewe ddi ngdayo nape r s o nal i s e dUS B s t i c kwi t hpe r mi s s i o nt opr i ntandus eo ns o c i alne t wo r ks i t e s *A 30pageA4f i near tpho t oal bum ( addi t i o nalpage sc anbeadde datas mal lc o s t ) Thef i near tal bum i sal uxur yal bum yo uwi l lwantt oc he r i s h f o r e ve r . De s i gne dbymys e l f ,i t sl i keas t o r ybo o ko fyo urday. Thi s al bum hasas upe r i o rf e e lt oi twi t has mo o t hmat tpape rf i ni s h. Bo t ht hei nkandpape rt hatar eus e dar ear c hi val , guar ant e e i nga l i f e t i meo fc o l o ur . Theal bum page sl aype r f e c t l yf l atwhe no pe n. The r ear et woc o ve ro pt i o nst oc ho o s ef r o mi navar i e t yo fc o l o ur st o mat c hyo urwe ddi ngt he me . Thel i ne nc o ve ri sl as e re t c he dwi t h yo urname sandwe ddi ngdat eo rf o ral i t t l ebi tmo r eyo uc anhave age nui nel e at he rc o ve re mbo s s e dwi t hyo urname sanddat e .
Smal l erDupl i c at e Fi neAr tAl bums W hyno ts har et heme mo r i e swi t hyo urf ami l y! Addo nt oyo urpac kagewhe nbo o ki ngo ro r de raf t e rt hewe ddi ng. Dupl i c at epho t oal bumsar epe r f e c tt ogi vet of ami l yme mbe r st o c he r i s h-par e nt s ,gr andpar e nt se t c . The yge tas mal l e rdupl i c at e pho t oal bum i nt hes amede s i gnasyo ur s . Yo uc ano nl yo r de r dupl i c at epho t oal bumsi fyo uhaveo r de r e damai nf i near tal bum f o ryo ur s e l f . The yhavet hes amec o ve randl o o ko fyo urmai n al bum t heo nl ydi f f e r e nc ei st hepape r . Li ne nCo ve rDupl i c at e s A5s i z et woc o pi e s-£1 00
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Ial s oo f f e rt hankyo uc ar ds , pr i nt s ,c anvas ’ ando t he rwal lpr o duc t s t hatc anbeo r de r e daf t e rt hewe ddi ng. P r i c e sar es ubj e c tt oc hangeatanyt i me
Whatt oEx pec t 1 . Co nt r ac t&De po s i t Onc et hede po s i ti spai dandc o nt r ac ti ss i gne dt hedat ei syo ur sYo uhaveyo urwe ddi ngpho t o gr aphe rbo o ke d! 2. Pr e we ddi ngs ho o t&pl anni ngme e t i ng Thepr e we ddi ngs ho o twi l lbeabo ut2mo nt hsbe f o r et hewe ddi ng. W ewi l lar r angeapl anni ngme e t i ngt o o . To ge t he rwewi l lf i l lo ut ac o upl eo fmypl anni ngf o r ms . The s ei nc l udet hede t ai l sand t i mi ngso fyo urdayandal i s to ft hef o r malgr o ups ho t st hatyo u wo ul dl i keo nt heday. 3. Payi ngt her e s to fyo urbal anc e Ther e mai ni ngbal anc ei sduet wowe e ksbe f o r et hewe ddi ng. 4. Thebi gday Yo uge tmar r i e dwhi l eIc apt ur et hes t o r yo fyo urs pe c i alday! 5. Co ngr at ul at i o ns-Yo u’ r emar r i e d! Af e w daysaf t e rt hewe ddi ngIwi l ls e ndyo uaf e ws ne akpe e ks . Iwi l lt he nbe gi nt opr o f e s s i o nal l ye di tandr e t o uc ht hepho t o gr aphs us i ngt hel at e s tve r s i o nso fP ho t o s ho p&Li ght r o o m. Yo urpho t o swi l l ber e adywi t hi n45we e ks . Iwi l ls e ndyo ut hel i nkt oyo urpe r s o nal o nl i negal l e r y. Yo urpho t o swi l lt he nbepr o vi de do nape r s o nal i s e d US Bs t i c kt oke e pf o r e ve r . I fyo uwantt o ,yo uc ant he no r de rpr i nt s &pr o duc t si nc l udi ngpho t oal bumsf r o m me . I fyo uar epur c has i ngapho t oal bum,Iwi l lmakeadr af tal bum ands e ndyo uapr e vi e wt os e ewhatyo ut hi nk. W ec ant he nwo r k t o ge t he rt omakeasmanyt we aksandc hange sasyo ul i ke-o nc e yo ut hi nki t spe r f e c t ,Iwi l lo r de rf r o mt hes uppl i e randi twi l lbe wi t hyo uwi t hi n23we e ks .
FAQ’ s Wher ear ey oubas edandhow f arwi l ly out r av el ? Iam bas e di nRugby, W ar wi c ks hi r e , ho we ve r , Iam happyt ot r ave l ar o undt het heUK. I ft hel o c at i o ni smo r et hana40mi l e sf r o m Rugby, as mal lt r ave lf e emayappl y. I ft hel o c at i o ni smo r et hana2ho ur dr i vef r o m RugbyImayal s one e dani ght sac c o mmo dat i o n. Co nt ac tme andIc anl e tyo ukno wi fat r ave lc o s twi l lappl y. How l ongwi l ly ous pendatourweddi ng? Wi t ht heal ldayc o ve r agepac kageIwi l lbet he r ef o rupt o1 0ho ur s , us ual l yar r i vi ngac o upl eo fho ur sbe f o r et hec e r e mo nyt oc apt ur et he pr e par at i o nsands t ayi ngt hr o ught ot hef i r s tdanc eandal i t t ebi to ft he e ve ni ng. How manyphot ogr aphswi l ly out ake? Idono tl i mi tt heamo unto fpho t o gr aphsIt akedur i ngyo urday, It ake asmanyaspo s s i bl et oc apt ur ee ve r yde t ai l . It he ne di tt hr o ught he pho t o sandpi c ko utt hebe s to ne s . Yo uwi l lge t400+pho t o swi t haf ul l dayc o ve r agepac kage ! How l ongwi l lweneedt owai tt os eeourweddi ngphot os ? Iwi l ls ho w as ne akpe e ko fc o upl eo fi mage saf e w daysaf t e rt he we ddi ng. Ipr o f e s s i o nal l ye di tandr e t o uc hpho t o gr aphsandyo ur i mage swi l lber e adyf o rvi e wi ngwi t hi n5we e kso fyo urwe ddi ng day. Yo uwi l lbet hef i r s tt os e et he m!Yo uri mage swi l lbepl ac e di na pas s wo r dpr o t e c t e dgal l e r yf o ryo ut ovi e w ands har ewi t hf ami l y. Doy ouhav ei ns ur anc e? Ye sIam f ul l yi ns ur e df o rbo t hpr o f e s s i o nali nde mni t yandpubl i c l i abi l i t y. Ial s ohaveabac kupc ame r abo dyt hatIbr i ngwi t hmeo n t hewe ddi ngday, pl usl o t so fme mo r yc ar dsands par ebat t e r i e sandI t akee xt r ac ar et obac kupyo urwe ddi ngpho t o gr aphs .
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I fyo uwo ul dl i kemet opho t o gr aphyo urwe ddi ngandhave c he c ke dt hatIam avai l abl e ,Iwi l ls e ndyo uac o nt r ac tandr e que s t ano nr e f undabl ede po s i to f£50. ( c anbepai dbybankt r ans f e ro r c he que . )Onc et hec o nt r ac ti ss i gne dandbo o ki ngf e ei spai dt he dat ei syo ur s . I fyo uwo ul dl i ket ome e tmebe f o r eyo ubo o kt he nwec anar r ange t hi s . ( Iwo ul dl o vet ohe arabo utyo urwe ddi ngpl ans ! )I t ’ saf r e eno o bl i gat i o nme e t i ng!W ec anus et hi sasac hanc et ome e te ac ho t he r , di s c us syo urwe ddi ngpl ansands e emywo r k!I fyo uar eal i t t l e f ur t he rawayf r o m meaS kypec al li sal waysus e f ult o‘ me e t ’ o ra pho nec al lc hat !
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