Sunday 28 February 2010

The Lady in Red.....Jane and Gareth get wed!

I am a poet and I don't know it!

Last Saturday was a very special day for Jane and Gareth. They met a few years back online...Gareth moved up from Wales with his son Lewis and a new family was created. Sophia and Helena then came along and the family was complete! All that was needed to finish the fairytale was a fantastic wedding at Rushpool Hall and an amazing dress!!

Gareth had his son and best mate Brian by his side on his big day.

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Some final words of advice from Lewis...

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I was so excited to see Jane and her dress so we bounded up the stairs just in time to see her shimmy into this Hollywood dreams creation and it literally left me speechless.

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Rushpool has beautiful light in the bridal suite


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A special moment with Mum...who look fab too!

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And of course some details....you know i never forget the details!

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And then it was time!!! All the hard work and stress was well worth it when Jane saw Gareth waiting at the bottom of the aisle and the smile on her face literally made me cry.

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Another teaser of the dress...

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Mrs and Mrs Trow at last!!!

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So after a quick look outside and finding that it was sunny and dry I took Gareth and Jane out for their Bride and Groom session. I really have to say I could have photographed these two all day. Jane's dress against the light dusting of snow was pretty special and they looked incedibly happy....which of course they were!

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Jane really enjoyed wearing her dress...can you tell?

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Shortly in was time for the wedding breakfast and this give me a chance to introduce Sophia and Helena who were VERY well behaved little girls.

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A quick kiss in the reception room and the cake...which look amazing!

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The speeches were also a little different as it was Jane who spoke first followed by her Mum


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Then the men took over and it was Gareth and Brian's turn. They also gave cracking speeches and had everyone giggling.

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So you see....it was a fairytale day and I would like to leave you with one more photo of The Trows.

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I wish you every success in everything you and hope you have a long and happy marriage.

www.karenmcgowranphotography.co.uk

Wednesday 17 February 2010

Happy Birthday Lola!

I am blessed with two gorgeous nieces Lola and Bea and this week Lola reached the very grown up age of 4. People who know me will know how much I have been commenting recently on how fast the years pass by. However it does just seem like last week when Lola was born and now she is at school and quite the little madam!

To celebrate her 4th birthday she invited her little friends along to an afternoon at Hall Hill Farm where they were able to cuddle little chicks and bunnies as well as enjoy a tractor ride and feed the animals. Perfect!

Our family has busy February as next on the agenda is my daughters 18th on Sunday....more on that next week....

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Faith

Faith is a very happy 4 month old who is the niece of one of my 2011 Brides. This shoot was a Christening present and included a photo album and canvas....I can't think of a better present to be honest! The gift of memories is very precious.

If you would like to give your loved ones the gift of photography then get in touch and we can arrange a really great package!

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Thursday 4 February 2010

Another album arrives...

This is my last album from 2009 this time I remembered to take a couple of shots before it finds a new home with Katie and Frankie. This was a winter wedding at Slaley Hall with most of the photography taken after the sun had gone down.

This album is the most popular type of album - the digital story book. It has the images printed directly onto stiff pages and comes with an acrylic cover giving it a luxurious feel. The pages lie flat when open, allowing me to design across the whole spread which can look very dramatic!

Usually photographers provide you with proofs of your images and ask you to choose your favourite 50 images for your album. Anyone who has actually had to do this will tell you how hard this is...and very time consuming. From a photographers point of view the client might choose many images from one part of the day making it hard to design the 'story of the day'.

So I do things a little different. When shooting your wedding I have your album in mind and shoot images that I think will make beautiful spreads. I look for colours, details, sequences (like confetti shots) and any other story telling opportunities. The next step is to process all your photos and at the same time I will design your album as I saw it on the day. At the same time I release your online gallery, I will also show you the album design. At this point you can either say 'Karen, that's amazing, we love it, can you order it now please!' or you can let me know which images you want to swap.

This makes it much easier for you as if you are looking at a page that has photos of the groom and the best man waiting outside the church, you only need to look at those particular images and let me know which image you'd like instead. This 'like for like' swapping is much quicker and gives me the chance to design a beautiful album for you.

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Wednesday 3 February 2010

Darcey...only 5 weeks old!

Debbie and Garry are the proud parents to the ultra sweet Darcey and I was honoured to be asked to take her first portraits. She was incredibly well behaved (apart from peeing on my furry blanket!) and I just fell in love with spikey hair do!

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