Those of you who are already married, can I ask “Where is your wedding dress right now?”. “When was the last time you wore it?”. “If you don’t ever intend wearing it again, what are you going to do with it?”. Traditionally a bride would keep her wedding dress to pass onto her daughter, for their wedding. But with fashions changing so rapidly now, very few daughters are willing to wear their mother’s wedding dress. So again I ask, “What are you going to do with your dress?”. Here’s an idea that is fast becoming popular in America and starting to creep in over here in the UK: Why not have a post wedding fashion/contemporary/lifestyle portrait shoot wearing your wedding dress? Here’s the twist, during the shoot let’s not worry whether the dress gets dirty, wet, soiled etc, as are you ever going to use it again?? Not surprisingly the term being used for this photo shoot is “Trash the Dress”. (Read here for more info) The idea is not to necessarily deliberately trash the dress but to get some more unusual shots for your wedding album or just for your wall as art, while doing something that you wouldn’t want to do on the wedding day for fear of getting the dress dirty. So despite the name there’s no pressure for the dress to be actually ‘trashed’, and anyhow dry cleaners can actually work miracles on the filthiest of dresses. This is your chance to be a bit more liberated in your wedding dress and have some fun, and the resulting images can be stunning!!... Click to see more

Last night I attended a meeting organised by the Professional Photographic Qualifying Board (PPQB) on behalf of the MPA and BIPP, for all members wanting to upgrade their qualifications.... Click to see more

As I’ll be again exhibiting at the National Wedding Show at the NEC Birmingham, Fri 12th-Sun. 14th Oct, I thought I give some of you a chance to win a free entrance ticket, as the show is an excellent place to get ideas for your special day since most of the main suppliers in the wedding industry will be attending. While there you’ll also have the chance to drop by Stand F18 to say hello, see my latest work and discuss your plans in more detail.... Click to see more

Anna and Steve chose the beautiful Birtsmorton Court in the Malverns for their exclusive wedding ceremony and reception. During the drinks reception in the sumptuous garden grounds they had a falconry display to entertain their guests.... Click to see more

Alan and Sinda held their reception at The Chase Golf Club. To be different they hired a bouncy castle. “Nothing unusual there”, I hear you say. It was for them to play on, as you’ll see in the photo below!!Yes, they let the children have a go too, but not until they’d enjoyed bouncing around first!! Way to go, Alan and Sinda!!!... Click to see more

Kelly and Stuart got married and held their reception at the Fairlawns Hotel.... Click to see more