All weddings are different. Each has it's own nuances and little touches that make the day personal and special for the bride and grrom. Often this makes for great photographic opportunities and Gemma and James' wedding was such an occasion.

Proceedings commenced down at the farm and the bridal party made their way to the Church at Monyash by horse and carriage.

What James didn't know is that Gemma had arranged a completely different mode of transport to take them to the reception. We were in on the secret and had arranged to get some pictures an the farm which conveniently, was on the way.

To round things off we got some great images of the first dance. I had set up my remote flashes for some dramatic backlighting and James led Gemma onto the floor. The photographs are really brought to life by the bubbles - courtesy of the DJ's bubble machine.

Just one week before this wedding I had walked with Di to the Palace Hotel to see how another wedding photographer was coping with strong winds and driving rain. The poor fellow had to shoot all the groups in the lobby of the hotel - a far from ideal arrangement!

However one week later and Buxton was bathed in glorious warm sunshine and the poor photographer (me) had to cope with harsh bright lighting and found himself scratching around to find some nice shade for more flattering photography. Where was God's great diffuser in the sky when it was needed?

It was however, a perfect day for the Bride and Groom and the best weather we have had all year in Buxton. Here are some images from the day.

The most amazing and decadent chocolate wedding cake you have ever seen. (tasted good as well).

We stayed for the evening dancing and had a good play with some swanky new wireless flash triggers. This is one of the more successful attempts.

Later in the evening Lucy and Russell invited all the guests back out onto the Lawns to see a display of lanterns being launched. These lanterns are like miniature hot air balloons and yes! they are lit with real fire. Amazingly, the Palace Hotel did not burn down (although we were there with cameras poised just in case). The lanterns drifted harmlessly over the market square bringing traffic to a standstill as revellers stood and stared and motorists got out of their cars to see the spectacle.

Not all weddings demand an album that will hold 100 plus images. For smaller weddings we can offer a great quality, British made digital album that is available with either 10 pages (20 sides) or 15 pages (30 sides) and is ideal for up to around 50/60 images.

This video shows the quality construction of the album and how it is put together. The images are all printed on Kodak professional paper and the albums are assembled by what is considered by many to be the UK's top pro-photographic lab.

Here's the video:

Here are a few images from Kerry and Darren's recent wedding. The wedding took place in the bandstand in the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, with the reception held at the famous Old Hall Hotel.

In the first photograph Kerry looks like a movie star I think!

Kerry's beautiful wedding dress is supplied by Bebra Designs in Buxton.

A stroll around Buxton's Pavilion Gardens - a very nice place for wedding photography.

A romantic image using the soft lighting beneach the arches near No 6 Cafe.

Luke and Nathen, two of the nicest kids you could wish to meet, realise there's good fun to be had jumping in and out of the window during the reception - totally un-abetted by the photographer of course.

The wedding of Roz and Phil was held at the at Chinley Independent Church and we were lucky enough tto be there to photograph the happy day. The Independent Chapel nestles below the arches of the viaduct and is a fabulous historic church. It's particularly unusual because the pews running along the length of the church.

To see more images from the wedding click on the "read more" link below.

One advantage of digital photography is that you can easily have any image you like supplied in either colour or black and white (or both!).  Personally, I love black and white pictures.  It's not everyone's taste of course, but I think that some images just seem to work better.

What sets black and white photography apart from the range of other special effects that are possible with digital techniques is its timeless quality.  Black and white photography has never been out of fashion and in years to come when you look back at your wedding photographs, they will still look fresh.

A great idea is to  mix in some black and white images amongst the colour photographs in your album.

As a small gesture towards making the world a greener place, this website is now carbon neutral!

To do this we have made a contribution to a carbon offsetting company (COCO2) who use the donations to offset carbon generated by the servers that host the site.  The contributions are used to help fund projects such as planting trees, creating wind farms or investing in renewable energy projects throughout the world.

It's probably not the most pressing consideration when you choose your wedding photographer, but a very important detail is what happens to the digital image files of your wedding after you've received your album and prints?  What happens say if something terrible happens to your wedding album and you need to replace it in years to come?

We take the matter of backing up and storing our images very seriously.  Click the "Read More" link to find out how we go about it.

Yesterday we did a rather unsual Wedding Fayre held in the grounds of the Sycamore Inn Hotel at Birch Vale, High Peak. What made the event unique was that it was held in a giant tipi. And even though it was blowing a gale outside, the tipi remained sturdy and was warm inside. The tipi acted as quite a draw, attracting couples from as far away as Worcestershire. The event was organised by Carolyn of CQuinn's Events Organisation, and the tipi supplied by Urban Tipis.

Wedding fashion in the Tipi