Burgess Photography Blog

Kayla was given a lovely, bright play gym by Nana and Grandpa. It has taken her a few weeks to get used to it but now she like to lie on it and kick. She is particularly fascinated by the monkey toy hanging from the bars – maybe an indication of her cheeky character!

I met up with Sarah and Richard at Cockliffe House Hotel, their wedding venue, to get a better idea of their plans for their wedding day. We always try to visit the wedding venue before the big day (unless we have photographed there before) just to get a sense of the place and sow some ideas in our heads of how we can get the most from the venue in the photographs. Where a pre-wedding visit isn’t feasible, normally due to distance, we try to get to the area of the wedding early on the day in order to check out the reception venue first.

After looking round Cockliffe House we headed to Sarah’s parents’ house in West Bridgford for a pre-wedding photoshoot. Sarah and Richard were both extremely easy to photograph and I am looking forward to their wedding in May.

Gemma and Alex were married and held their reception at Shottle Hall in Derbyshire – www.shottlehall.co.uk   Gemma got ready at Shottle Hall in the morning so just had to sweep down the stairs to the ceremony. After the ceremony we headed outside for a few photos but it was quite a blustery day so we also made the most of the interior decor of Shottle Hall, getting some shots inside where it was warmer. The Orangery at Shottle Hall is a particularly lovely, light room and this is where Gemma and Alex held their wedding breakfast.

Gemma’s bouquet was made up of what can only be described as ‘fluffy’ roses. These unusual roses are only in bloom for a short period of time each year but looked stunning in her bouquet.

The ceiling in the orangery is particularly striking.