Lush stationery!

Well, its been a very busy time for me. My weddings for the year have finished and its been a period of intensive album design for my fab clients! The deadline for Christmas is this weekend so it was high pressure but I'm happy to say the designs are gorgeous and the albums will be even more gorgeous - can't wait to see them!

Anyway, apart from that I've also been busy designing a new website which will be unveiled in December. I'm very excited about it but don't want to say too much at this time. It does involve a lot of work and I hope I can get it all done and launched this year - I'll Blog about it nearer the time of course.

My lovely friend Emma, who owns www.twenty-seven.co.uk and makes the most delicious wedding stationery has also been busy making a new website. She felt her current site wasn't making the most of her designs and wanted a more visual website where her brides and grooms could see just how beautiful and unique her work was. She has also been beavering away designing new ranges to add to her current portfolio so it made sense that I photographed everything for her new website so we had a day together a couple of weeks ago photographing all her new stuff. I felt very privileged to be the first to see her new designs and I was wowed when I saw what she had come up with! Not only has she built on the success of the signature style of her stationery, she has come up with all sorts of little extras to make the day look even more special.

I am really loving the sweetie jars with the gorgeous little tags round them...after all the horror stories about chocolate fountains, sweetie bars are big news at weddings right now. Guests just can't resist a flump or a Vimto lolly you know! http://www.moodflowers.com/ do an amazing colour coordinated sweetie bar. I've seen one in pinks and purples and it was fabulous. Really well done and visually stunning. I think the little favour jars are a fab idea too and would look gorgeous on any table. And check out the little Lego guy on top of the name card - so original!

Well, I'm so so pleased for Emma and wish her all the best with her new website and her new designs. I have posted some of my favourite pieces below and hope they inspire and excite you as much as they did me! Please visit her at http://www.twenty-seven.co.uk/

Fxxx

Gillian and Geoff

Well some weddings are wet, some are dry but all are happy and when Gillian and Geoff got married beside The Bridge Over the Atlantic it was no exception...despite the rain putting in an appearance halfway through the ceremony!!!! The happy couple and all their guests were a marvel and stood in the rain quite happily while the vows and the rings were exchanged! I'm not sure how many other wedding guests would manage such staying power!!

The day started with the girls getting ready at the house...hair and make up were well under way when I arrived and Gillian looked very glam in her huge rollers! While the girls supped a mug of tea, I went for a little nosey about to see what I could find! I was so excited to see Gill's dress - a two piece! I haven't had one of those for so long and it was gorgeous! You can't beat a two piece for understated style and elegance and Gill's dress was just that. She told me it was what she had wanted before she'd even set foot in a dress shop! All her accessories were beautiful and matched her Gran's necklace that she was going to wear. After the dress was on and we were all wowed, I sped off to The Isle of Seil to catch up with the menfolk! They were already at the venue under the guise of 'last minute things to do' but I could see right through them...especially when they suddenly disappeared into the pub!!!! I suppose Geoff did deserve one small drink while he was waiting!

The guests arrived by bus and soon after the girls were there and the sun was shining! The Humanist ceremony was lovely and I guess nobody cared that it started raining...I know that I hardly noticed it and I am a real rainophobe!!!

Typically the rain stopped after the ceremony so champagne and beer was consumed al freso. I don't think anyone noticed us sneaking away for a ten minute photo session - I like to keep it to a minimum so brides and grooms enjoy their day more! We got some stunning shots on and around the bridge. The bridesmaids were in the most amazing peacock blue and the flowers were bright yellow sunflowers so the shots with the girls were so striking! I like a lot of black and white photographs but these colours were too wonderful to change.

The Royal hotel in Oban was the next stop. Gillian's Dad's microbrewery in Glenfinnan supplied the ale and the guests relaxed in the lounge while the speeches were on. Gill and Geoff wanted everything to be relaxed and informal and it was. After dinner, the band started and the first dance was a fabulous Strip the Willow! Six brave souls joined Gillian and Geoff for a very lively session! I got some amazing shots of them all whirling round! I have posted some of my favourites from the day below and I know Gillian is eager to get a sneaky look so I hope you enjoy!!!!!

I loved my rainy west coast adventure and the fish and chips in Oban weren't bad either!

Fxxx