Last week I was lucky enough to shoot some portraits for Debbie & her family. As the weather was glorious in Wolverhampton we headed out to a local park in Codsall and captured some stunning images of her and her family.

This is my favourite shot of the day.

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Two weeks ago I got to cover a wedding at a great local venue, Himley Hall. It’s a great, imposing venue surrounded by park land to the west of Dudley. I have covered weddings there before but not since it has been renovated. If you’re considering a wedding venue in this area it’s well worth a look.

I was the photographer for Rachel and Andrew; I had shot the wedding of Rachel’s best friend last year (images here) and after they saw our slideshow that we display on a large projector in the evening, Rachel cancelled the photographer she had already booked in favour of us, a compliment indeed! Its always great working from a referral as it reflects not only that my past clients were more than happy with their photographs but also how we conduct ourselves on the day. This was actually the third wedding from this friend group and we have another already booked for next year!

As with a lot of weddings in the UK, the threat of rain was never far away but the few spots that we did have timed themselves very nicely and never caused a problem; in fact they seemed to make the entire group enjoy the sunny spells even more. I would also like to mention the church where the ceremony was conducted, I had never been inside the church at Burntwood before but both the layout, lighting and indeed the Vicar were a joy to work with. It seems almost unusual these days to be given a free rein as far as photographs inside the church are concerned but its always a nice surprise. I can see why some Vicars are restrictive with photographs as the few who take advantage spoil it for the rest of us but I don’t think it would hurt to at least ask us what we would like to do and then make a judgment from there. Even with free rein we want to be as unnoticed as possible so we always use long lenses and never use flash, this way we do not draw attention to ourselves and let the ceremony progress naturally.

The images I have chosen for the blog are more stylised than normal, mainly due the the standout image taken at dusk outside of Himley Hall with our remote flash system. This is a technique we have been working on a lot this year and I think the results speak for themselves.

bridesmaids await the arrive of the bride, outside burntwood church bride and groom exchange vows inside burntwood church bride and groom are surrounded with confetti outside burntwood church bride and groom pose with car outside of himley hall, dudley black and white image of the bride and groom beside the lake at himley hall table decorations before the wedding breakfast bride and groom portrait at dusk in the grounds of himley hall bride dances during the evening party

Two weeks ago I covered Bal & Derricks wedding just down the road from me in Codsall. It is always nice to have such a local wedding as very often I am booked by couples several hours drive from my home in Wolverhampton.

We were graced with fantastic weather for the wedding, brilliant sunshine, high temperatures and a nice summers breeze, anyone would have thought I was shooting a wedding in the Med! From beginning to end both Bal and Derrick were great to work with they allowed us a lot of freedom on the day to shoot what we saw instead of covering a long list of images. I don’t mind having ‘must get shots’ from Brides and Grooms but I think the freedom given to us at this wedding will really show in the album.

The reception was held just down the road from Codsall church at Chillington hall, one of the venues that recommend me as their photographer. I have said it before but I really do enjoying working closely with the guys at Chillington Hall its such a friendly atmosphere, I think due in part to it still being a family home.

Images have been processed in Aperture 3 with some extra touches in Photoshop.

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A couple of weeks ago I got to cover another wedding up in Leeds. This time we were at the fabulous Oulton Hall in Rothwell. The hall is set in a pristine golf complex and has some of the most amazing rooms that I have photographed in for a long time.

We covered both Bride and Grooms preparations and it would appear that Jess and Durham are perfectly matched as they were both laughing and joking from the moment we got there until we left at midnight. Its wonderful to see a couple so in love and it always seems to be infectious  as the dance floor was covered with happy couples, both young and old.

I have featured more portraits than usual, I always like to include a few from the day but the ones Bryn and Myself captured in the evening were too good not to show here.

I hope you enjoy them.

Once again these images were processed in Apple’s Aperture 3 and I am continually impressed with the colours coming out of this software.

Bridal portrait before wedding Bride walks down the isle Close up bride and groom portrait Groom hold bride close in portrait Confetti shot 1st dance Bride and groom relaxing portrait bride looks into the camera

I had the opportunity to shoot some location portraits on Friday in Cannock chase.

I really enjoy getting out of wolverhampton for a few hours especially when I end up in such a great location with some great people.

These images incapsulate the everything that makes location portraits so much better than studio shots. The girls had family ties to the area and the chase was very special to them we also got to shoot in these fantastic locations.

You can book your own location portrait in the location that is special to you by contacting via this blog or from my website greswolde.com

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I covered Anna and Stephen’s wedding two weeks ago at one of my regular venues, Chillington Hall in Brewood, Staffordshire. I have more information on Chillington here.

I met Anna and Stephen at one of the venue’s ‘Open days’ and we got on straight away so I was very happy when they booked me for their wedding. Anna got ready in one of the bedrooms of the historic house whereas Stephen got to fly-in via helicopter, he certainly made quite an entrance.

The ceremony was beautiful with the light streaming in from the side windows, I really do enjoy shooting at Chillington as there are so many locations to take wonderful photographs. I was only with Anna and Stephen for a few hours so we had more of a focus on group shots and portraits. We got some fantastic shots on the great staircase.

Both Anna and Stephen were great on the day, both were bubbly and determined to enjoy the day, we left them as they sat down for their wedding breakfast and I’m sure they partied long into the night!

Here are some of my favourite shots from the day.

Fancy some nice portraits but can’t afford the high street prices?

We have a great special offer for you, for a limited time we are offering you the chance to get your portrait taken by a professional photographer and receive all of your images on a CD. You will be free to use the images however you like, print your own photographs, get that canvas you keep promising yourself, email them or even get a photograph printed on a mug! The choice is yours.

If that wasn’t enough it gets better, we will banish the boring “shot on white” portraits forever by taking to a local Wolverhampton park and capture stunning, personal images for you and your family. People look their best when they are enjoying themselves so just say no to props and staged backdrops, enjoy our studio without walls and take home some memories you will cherish forever.

Normally you would be looking at hundreds of pounds for a sitting fee and images but for a limited time, all we are asking is £75.

I am so confident you will not find this offer anywhere else locally that I will be happy to give this guarantee, if you find the same deal locally within 7 days, I will refund the difference, not only that, if your not totally happy with the images, I will give you a full refund.

So what are you waiting for? Places are limited so take advantage of this 100% risk free offer please call us or email ASAP to avoid disappointment.

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