Bristol Wedding Photography Blog - Rosie Parsons

Link to new blog

2009-02-28T21:23:00.004+00:00

New blog now online!

Thanks for stopping by - I've now got my new look blog up and running! I won't be posting here anymore so to see all my latest work head on over to here:

http://www.rosieparsons.com/blog

Hope you like it, and see you on the other side! :)

Email bouncebacks

2009-02-24T00:22:00.001+00:00

Sorry I've been having a few problems with my email! If you have tried to email and it has bounced back you can also use my personal address - oxfordpromise@gmail.com

Thanks!

Sage Inspired by Life : Recommended Wedding Vendor

2009-02-21T14:22:00.004+00:00

Last Monday I had the delight of discovering amazing boutique Sage Inspired by Life on Bristol's Gloucester Road which is run by the lovely Becky Sage. An amazing little gem of a shop, it is filled with the most unique and individual must haves!

All of the products she stocks are hand chosen by Becky herself and some of my favourites include heavenly cinnamon and orange scented love hearts, giant wooden games (perfect for summer garden weddings), vintage storage boxes, marry me candle votives (ideal if you're planning on a romantic surprise proposal!), knitted tea cosys and gorgeous old fashioned wicker picnic baskets.

I highly recommend an enjoyable hour browsing around their lovely store picking up some pre-wedding treats or getting inspiration for your gift list! Or if you can't make it down to Gloucester Road in Bristol where her shop is based, you can still buy many of Becky's beautiful hand-picked wares from her website at www.sageinspiredbylife.co.uk. You can also visit her store at uber chic shopping bohemia notonthehighstreet.com

Wedding magazine features

2009-02-18T07:44:00.001+00:00

I've been really pleased that three of the weddings I covered over the summer have been featured in leading bridal magazines this month! Esther and Lance are in the current issue of You & Your Wedding, Camille & Basile are in Wedding Magazine and Ian & Laura are in Wedding Flowers. It's really lovely to see work in print, here are some low res scans to give you an idea!

New blog coming soon

2009-02-18T00:06:00.004+00:00

No, don't worry I haven't fallen off the face of the planet! :) I am working on a new and improved version of this blog and all the new software is taking a bit of getting used to! I'm hoping to get that all online and changed over in the next week, so keep your eyes peeled here and I will be posting the link very shortly!

Saved for my new blog will be my visit to Sage Inspired By Life, a fantastic little boutique down the Gloucester Road in Bristol that is crammed full of gorgeous love and wedding related goodies. I'll also be sharing some very exciting photography related news that I have coming up, I can't wait for that!

Brr it's cold!

2009-02-06T19:37:00.003+00:00

I'm so sad! I was planning a funky bridal fashion shoot for Monday in Bristol, but with the crazy snow and my car skidding everywhere I think we may have to postpone! I dropped hubby Lee off at his work this morning and a car on the opposite side of the road slid on some ice and did a full circle almost right into my car - yikes! Also been seeing lots of slipping and sliding from other places around the country on youtube.

Bit annoyed about it because I have a beautiful dress on loan... Maybe we'll just have to get out in the snow - brr, would feel bad for the model though!

Google is fixed!

2009-01-31T15:22:00.003+00:00

Wow - I'm lucky to have seen the glitch in google's search engine - it is now fixed and your search results are now reported as safe for your computer!

Well done google and happy web surfing to the world!

Where would we be without google?!

What happened to Google on the afternoon of 31 January 2009?!

2009-01-31T15:12:00.007+00:00

Hmmm - I was surfing the web today as you do on a Saturday afternoon only to find that there was something wrong with the search results in google.

All sites were coming up with warnings that they may harm my computer, then I noticed my own site was reported in google with this warning too!

No matter how hard I tried I could not access any site without this warning! What would the world do without google - where would we go to search for information on the web? Thankfully I remembered Yahoo! and Microsoft also provided search results and so I searched for any related news about this terrible occurrence.

No news of it, except Google's share price had decreased by only just over 1%.

So - experts say this is just a small glitch and expect google to be up and running again within several hours, allowing people to see their search results from google without warnings!

In the mean time, feel free to use yahoo! and microsoft search engines!

Find me on Twitter!

2009-01-30T23:25:00.002+00:00

I just joined Twitter (and I only just got the hang of Facebook!) - I don't know if I'm doing everything right on it yet, but it does seem strangely addictive! If you want to follow me my profile can be found at http://twitter.com/RosieParsons - hope to see you there!

New family member!

2009-01-20T21:23:00.000+00:00

Over Christmas we got to meet the latest addition to the family down at my Dad's house in Exeter - wonderful Cavalier King Charles puppy Jasper. These photos were taken on a walk near Exeter - I love the winter colours and he is so cute!

Huddersfield family photos

2009-01-18T19:51:00.001+00:00

Over Christmas I had the great chance to drive around the country a little bit and visit relatives who I haven't seen for years. We also had my cousin Dave's wedding up in Newcastle on January 2nd, so en route we were able to pop by Huddersfield to see some other members of the family for a well earned pit stop. Of course I also had my trusty camera with me to capture everyone, which was great as we don't get to see our oop north lot that often!

Behind the scenes shots!

2009-01-17T05:22:00.001+00:00

Some fun shots of other photographers during my trip to Phoenix - and even one of me (and that doesn't happen too often!) - thanks to fabulous roommate and American wedding photographer extraordinaireMelissa Rudick!

More photos from Arizona

2009-01-16T18:12:00.000+00:00

Here are a few more photos from my photography trip to Arizona!

On the road! Phoenix, Arizona

2009-01-15T03:39:00.003+00:00

So I'm over half way through my first trip to Arizona - I'm here for a wedding photography conference with the world's leading wedding photographers, so it's been an amazing trip!

Most days seminars start at 8:30am and run all day, so I've been pretty tired but have certainly gained a lot of knowledge!

I also had the chance to pop along to ImagingUSA, a huge photography trade show in Phoenix on Tuesday morning which was really interesting.

Here are some highlights - I'll post some more tomorrow!

Arizona

2009-01-08T09:02:00.000+00:00

Lucky ol' me will be off to Phoenix, Arizona tomorrow (Friday 9th) for a week long photography conference, so if you have any queries please email as normal and I will get back to you on my return (Friday 16th Jan)!

Christmas highlights - Bristol, London and Dartmoor

2008-12-28T21:19:00.006+00:00

Hope you've had a good Christmas break! We've been all over the place so far this Christmas!

The big day itself was spent in London in North Finchley with all my cousins, then it was down to Bristol to see Lee's family on Boxing Day. We had a great time with a completely full house, standing room only so many people were there!

Right now we are in Exeter, loving the beautiful weather which has been perfect for country Devonshire walks with my Father's gorgeous new Spaniel puppy Jasper, and today we headed up to Dartmoor and met with some very friendly ponies! The sun was really low in the sky and gave a beautiful warm light, so I was very glad I had my camera with me!

Here are some photographic highlights so far! I especially love the one of Lee's aunt dressed up as Santa - hilarious!

Dodmoor House wedding

2008-12-22T08:56:00.007+00:00

Finally another blog update! It's been a bit quiet since November, as I've been catching up with album designs, print orders and marketing.

Last weekend I helped out fellow photographer Sarah Vivienne at one of her weddings at the lovely Dodmoor House in Northamptonshire. I love working with Sarah - we have very similar styles, but manage to get really different perspectives on the same event and she is great fun to be around.

The wedding was Chris and Helen's, and they had some wonderful Christmassy touches including mulled wine being served, which made the room smell absolutely amazing. I also loved the vintage bridal car - check out the fun photo of the male congregation members having to push it when it got stuck in the mud!!

Here are some of my shots from the day...

Dulwich wedding - Gavin & Charlotte

2008-11-25T21:21:00.003+00:00

Gosh what a blustery afternoon for Gavin and Charlotte's big day! Yes it is November, but I think even Charlotte was a bit shocked at seeing the sheets of rain coming down horizontally against the backdrop of a thunderous sky!

The wedding was held at Ascention Hill in Balham, London with the reception to follow 3 miles down the road at Dulwich College, which is such a gorgeous building!

I loved the little cakes that were served after the ceremony, and the hen day music video with all the girls had everyone in stitches. The girls evidently had a huge amount of fun making it!

The reception was decked out beautifully, and I really liked the little touches like the postcards on the tables and the heart shaped favours with the word love stitched onto them.

Here are some of the highlights - enjoy! The rest of the images can be accessed with the password here.

England Rugby Team - Training Session Photographs

2008-11-18T19:47:00.004+00:00

Last week I had every girl's dream mission: go and photograph the England Rugby Team during their training session!

Amid copious banter from plenty of female photographer colleagues about whether I'd be allowed to photograph the team after the session in the showers (and whether I'd mind them coming along to assist) I headed down to the team's training grounds in Surrey.

Sadly the most famous player - the one I'd actually heard of - Jonny Wilkinson - wasn't there due to injury, but the new hot man of the moment Danny Cipriani (Kelly Brook's new beau) was there and I got a few shots of him in his woolly hat (it was a bit cold, bless).

The images were commissioned by Universal Poster, a rather cool new merchandise company where fans can create digitally autographed and personalised posters in their favourite star's handwriting.

Here are a few of my favourite shots:

Baby photos in Aylesbury!

2008-11-18T09:00:00.000+00:00

I love babies! It was very exciting to go over to my Aylesbury friends Jo and Alan to see their new baby daughter Lily on Sunday. I of course took my camera and got these rather lovely shots of beautiful Lily at 14 weeks old, which I hope she will treasure forever!

One of the best things about photography is knowing that photos you take today will always tell the story of a moment in time that can never be recaptured. It might sound cheesy, but I find that idea really exciting - in 30 years time Lily's own children may be looking at these photos seeing what their mum was like as a baby! :)

Sad News

2008-11-14T09:12:00.000+00:00

Just wanted to post on here to let those of you who were praying for my friend Jason Boas know that sadly he lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer this week.

He will be very missed by many friends and colleagues.

Featured in this month's Professional Photographer Magazine

2008-11-10T20:14:00.001+00:00

Hurrah loyal readers! The Forever After Images blog is famous!

Check out the latest issue (November) of Professional Photographer Magazine where this here lovely blog is used as an example of how to inject a bit of personality into a wedding photography business.

I love chatting away about the weddings I shoot on my blog. Not only is it a great way to show some of my favourite images from each wedding, but I get to tell a bit of the story behind each of the photos and about the wonderful people I photograph. Hopefully it is also interesting for you to keep coming back and seeing what I've been up to as well!

Perfect Wedding Magazine Feature - Rob & Michelle

2008-11-10T20:10:00.000+00:00

Rob and Michelle's fab wedding from March earlier this year is featured in the current issue of Perfect Wedding Magazine - the top selling wedding mag in the UK.

Sadly the magazine did manage to get my business name completely wrong - which wasn't so bad until I noticed that the website address they'd given was also wrong. Argh! Never mind, it was still nice to see some of the pictures in print! :)

1st birthday party photos!

2008-11-10T20:05:00.001+00:00

Had a wonderful time yesterday afternoon with my Dad's side of the family, for my cousin Phillip's first birthday party!

I know people say it all the time, but I just cannot believe how fast time has flown. It seems like yesterday he was a couple of weeks old and I was popping round to meet him for the first time. Now he's a fully animated little fella! How did that happen?!

The party was really fun, and Phillip loved his Thomas the Tank Engine cake, although the biggest smiles were saved for when we all started clapping. He loves that!

Here are some of my favourite memories from the afternoon!

Byzantium Bristol wedding - Kate & Tony

2008-11-07T21:39:00.008+00:00

The party was going all night a couple of weeks ago for Kate and Tony's fabulous and imaginative wedding at Byzantium restaurant in Bristol.

Kate wore the most incredible bespoke handmade dress by Alison Miles Couture. Alison even turned up in the morning to help Kate into the dress, and to sew on "something old" - a cute little button. Really special!

I also really liked the fun pumpkins around the venue, which were all carved with different designs - including my favourite which was one with the initial K for Kate. Sweet!

The wedding cake was similarly beautiful (and decorated by Kate's very talented mum no less!), with gorgeous autumnal leaves painted on.

The wedding was lots of fun, with dancing continuing til 1:30am - it was a few cans of Red Bull for me on the way home! :)

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