Pre wedding photo scouting at

Next week I’m photographing Frankie and Ollie’s wedding at Catholic Parish of the Most Holy Redeemer Church, Porthmadog, and Portmeirion.

There are large windows parallel to the aisle and a high ceiling.

This means the guests may be well lit, but Frakie and Ollie may be back lit. This means it will probably be a good idea [...]

Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge, wedding photographer look around

I visited the Vic Hotel in Menai Bridge yesterday, in preparation for Lesley and Nicola’s wedding in May.

These are my notes on taking photos there on the big day.

(I do this mostly for my own benefit as it helps me think through what I’m going to do.  I post these notes on my blog so [...]

Pre-wedding photo scout at St David's, Ewloe, near Wrexham

I’m photographing Lucy and David-Marc’s wedding at St David’s in Ewloe on May 22nd, and so went there on Saturday for a pre-wedding photo scout.
The reason I do this is to become familiar with the layout of the wedding venue, to know where there’s good natural light, figure out where I’ll need additional lighting, and [...]