And when that happens he always asks himself , “Why didn’t I photograph it before it left?”

So when Abbie and Enda’s album arrived, he did. Which is great because we all get to share!

Here’s a few quick shots he took.

Click. Click. Done. Run (me)… Easy he says.

To check out more of Larry’s work click here.

Cheers, Nigel

When their engagement and guest albums arrived at Michael’s doorstep, he took a few quick snaps and emailed them to the couple. They replied within minutes saying, “We’re on our way!”

Here are Christine and Ben’s two albums, designed and photographed by Michael…

To check out more of Michael Soo’s work visit his blog here.

Cheers, Nigel

Then you’ll want to join the I own a Queensberry club.

Tell your friends and we’ll all catch up there.

Cheers, Nigel

Check out more photos of this and other albums on Abby’s blog here.

Cheers, Nigel

Location: Scarborough Beach, Perth, Australia.

Check out several more of Simon’s albums featured here and here.

Cheers, Nigel

Ian recently wrote about what makes certain photographs special. It depends on who’s looking at them.

Looking through our wedding photos, I was amazed at how much of the wedding I’d missed.

Seeing the girls getting ready beforehand, the shots of Kayla just before the ceremony, the expressions and emotion of the guests, how I looked as she walked down the aisle…

It was as though these images completed a puzzle in my mind, a puzzle I didn’t know wasn’t finished.

To me some of the most special photographs are of things I missed, or didn’t even know happened. They add more meaning to my memory of the day.

Cheers, Nigel

Enjoy

Cheers, Nigel

Thirteen months ago an outdoor wedding wasn’t even on the cards. We’d seen several friends’ weddings and engagement parties washed out by rain and we weren’t taking the risk.

Come December 12 though, and there we were getting married in a garden.

But we wouldn’t have done it without a rock solid, easy, indoor option at the same venue.

That way, if it rained there’d be little or no impact on anyone but the venue. And even then, it’d be minimal. There’d be no extra cost, no disruption or confusion for our guests, and most importantly, it meant we didn’t have to worry. Whatever the weather.

But as we’d quickly found out when we were making our plans, the fact a venue has a ‘wet option’ doesn’t mean you would want to, or could, get married in it.

Most venues we saw with an indoor and outdoor option had either or both of two problems:

1) The indoor option was much smaller than the outdoor setting and wouldn’t accommodate all our guests.

2) Or they were just plain ugly (compared to their outdoor counterpart).

As it happens we found a venue with two big, beautiful options.

And with a bleak outlook the morning of, we were glad we’d been a little more picky and realistic about the chances of rain. We could relax and know that, no matter what the weather that afternoon, we’d still be married in a beautiful setting.

Cheers, Nigel

It’s because other people won’t be looking at the pictures through your eyes.

Nigel and Kayla invited Heather and I to their wedding, and I’ve just seen the photos.

What really struck me amongst the hundreds of images – and probably because I work with Nigel and know him so well – were a couple of shots that show the rush of emotion he felt when he saw Kayla walk down the aisle.

I reckon one day someone might look at those pics and think – or say, “Gee Grandad, you really loved her…”

Not every photographer understands that their job is to grab those moments, tell your story and pluck at your heart strings.

Cheers, Ian

PS No, I’m not going to show you!

Exactly one month ago yesterday, Kayla and I reached the end of a 13 month engagement and tied the knot.

I’ve still got plenty more engagement posts to write – and I’m working on the newly engaged Danny to help me out with them – but let me jump forward a little and talk about the day itself.

It was perfect. Truth is, it was always going to be perfect. No matter what happened.

I had my bride, my friends and my family, we had fun, and most importantly, we were happy. On the day, that’s what mattered.

The weather forecast wasn’t looking great. And the morning of, it poured. Come three o’clock though, the lights turned on behind the clouds. Overcast, but not the threatening grey that would have made for a miserable outdoor wedding.

The ceremony was beautiful – our good friend officiated a personal and meaningful service. One of the advantages of having someone you both know well, marry you.

Our amazing photographer Johannes van Kan had the guests, and us, wrapped around his little finger. His manner and presence during the day was outstanding. His poetic and entertaining direction had everyone captured. And the photos… Well, we were blown away.

Guests haven’t stopped talking about how good he was, and most haven’t even seen the photos yet. He added a element of humour, fun and excitement to the day that people noticed. And that’s important because your photographer does spend most of it with you… A third wheel if you like

The food, the speeches, the dancing – all of it was perfect in its own way.

A couple of weeks in the sunny Gold Coast was just what the doctor ordered for some post wedding R&R before coming home late on Christmas eve to a house full of wedding presents. Needless to say we had a busy christmas day opening presents!

Cheers, Nigel