Highbury Hall wedding - Zoe & Neil (& Charlie :)

When I went to visit Highbury Hall before Zoe and Neils big day, I have to admit I drove straight past the entrance the first time. I am a trusty sat nav follower (my sense of direction is POOR!!) so wasn't using my peepers probably as much as I should have to find the place myself. 

The fact the Highbury is tucked away, with a sharp turn up the little entrance driveway really is one of its assets. You turn up a small hill leading to green and gorgeous laws, beautiful blooming rhodedendrums (I can't spell that sorry!) and a stunning arts and crafts house inviting you in through its heavy oak doors.

Zoa and Neil were such a pleasure to deal with in the run up to their big day. They were chilled out, full of laughs and always offered a cuppa when I popped round. I think we knew we were all on the same wavelength, wanting relaxed, informal reportage style photographs to document their day.

Here is just a quick little mini edit of their day, full of fresh greens and crisp whites, happy peg people and bunting, laughter, light and a healthy dose of photobooth fun! Hope you enjoy :)

Thank you Zoe and Neil (and Charlie!) for being such stars and so much fun to hang out with on your big day. Wishing you all the luck and love together in the future.

Bethan xxx

Under the vintage Veil feature and more sneak peeks......

Morning peeps!
Aaaaah, the sun is shining and all is looking good outside, I've been tied to the computer editing all week so I might just break ranks and have a cuppa in the garden this afternoon whoop. Oooh, I'm such a rebel aren't I?!! Ok, it might progress into a few beers in the local pub later but that is another story........

Just a quick little post today, I've very nearly finished editing Zoe and Neils beautiful wedding at Highbury Hall, so can't wait to share the results with you, here are just a couple more pics to whet your appetite....

A beautiful couple no??! Just wait till you see their little boy, he is GORGEOUS!! And one of the best behaved, smiley kids I've ever seen at a wedding!


Other news, if you haven't already had a nosey through Simon and Louise's totally blow your pants off Mad Hatters tea party wedding, grab a cuppa and head on over to Under The Vintage Veil. This is a gorgeous blog brimming with great advice, real weddings, inspiration and lots of pretty pictures. Sara was kind enough to feature this wedding I shot last year, I warn you though it might make you want to eat cake!! Simon and Louise themselves were such a totally fab couple, as soon as I met them I knew their wedding was going to be on hellova ride and I wanted in!

Well me hearties, that's all for now, have a great weekend y'all! Lorra luv Bethan xxx

A personal project......

Hello lovely peeps and peepettes. I know, I know, I keep rabbiting on about exciting times but do you know what...I AM excited ha ha! Life is good, and without wanting to tempt fate or anything, I seem to be in an extraordinarily good mood most of the time at the moment. I have even found myself walking about with a bit of a weirdo smile on my face for no reason really!

I think in life it is so important to count your blessings while you have them. I don't want to sound like I'm preaching or anything, but seriously, life is short, and it is up to us to enjoy it RIGHT NOW!!!! Every now and again you hear some sad news that bumps you back to reality of actually how pretty damn good you have it, so get off your ass and have a good time baby! This week, I have heard a couple of those kind of sad stories so I'm on the up to enjoy what I have.

In the spirit of all things good, I'm undertaking a little personal project at the moment. All the pics above are the start of it, they are all my belongings photographed in my home. It is weird to look at my own house and things in a way I would usually approach photographing other peoples, it really freshens the eyes to perspectives! I have also realised it is in need of a good clean eeeep! As with many personal projects, when you put your heart into something, it is easy for it to get a bit bruised, so I am quite nervous about the end result. Fingers crossed you will love it, and I will be able to reveal the whole set of pics in a few weeks time! Nervous!!

Have a great end of the week all and super fab weekend, loads of love to you all

Bethan xxx

Zoe and Neil - Hitched at Highbury Hall - Wedding

Zoe and Niel - Highbury Hall wedding

Aahhhhh, a super fab venue, Highbury hall is a total gem of a place. It oooozes with arts and craft gorgeousness, black painted walls, art nouveau floral designs, imposing portraits all around and a stunning, light bright central hall.

Yeah, I had quite a good time shooting the wedding day of Zoe and Neil!!

Thanks so much guys for having us a long, what a brilliant day with so many gorgeous little touches. Here is just a mini taster of what is to come, hope you enjoy :)

Emma and Scott- South Farm Wedding

Aaaaah, I am a bit rubbish at this blogging lark no? It has been ages since my last post, but I hope to fix things now and be much more of a regular poster woohoo!

Honestly, there are so many flipping exciting things coming up this year, I'll be jumping at the opportunity to bore the pants off you all with my tall tales and adventures ;)

But before we begin on adventures a new, I wanted to blog about Emma and Scotts super gorgeous red, white and black wedding from December last year.

I woke up on the morning of the wedding to a small, but totally beautiful layer of snow covering all you could see. I was pretty excited as I have always wanted to shoot a wedding with a beautiful snowy backdrop, but equally a bit nervous about the logistics of now getting to the venue. Although I wasn't very far away, even the shortest of journeys in the snow can turn into long laboured travel events in the UK, with us always being told to take blankets, water, food etc even for short journeys!

So it was a quick get ready and an earlier star than planned to make sure we made it to the Church, sorry barn on time!

The odd british weather ha more in store though, and as we sailed up the motorway passing snowy field after slightly less snowy field, the white started to turn back to green and the delicate snowflakes falling back into mushy drizzle. By the time we had reached the venue, there was sadly not a scrap of snow left, just some very soggy puddles and a thick grey sky!

Never be deterred though as we set to work straight away shooting all the gorgeous details Emma had loving put together. Who needed snow anyway huh??! :)

The farm was soooo pretty, with baby piglets, an old farmhouse, tumble down gypsy caravans and old farm machinery dotted about the place. So many great shots to be had.

Emma had a gorgeous vintage dress and red shoes that really just did pop! 

Such a brilliant day to be part of, congratulations Emma and Scott!!