Wedding ceremony rehearsal – Rowena and Nathan – Dorset wedding photographer
Posted on June 1, 2012
by Ian Hamilton
Last night I popped over to St. Ambrose Church in Westbourne to watch the rehearsal for Rowena and Nathan’s wedding …. wherever possible I always try to get along to the rehearsals because it gives me the chance to talk to the vicar/priest about any restrictions on photography and it also means that I get to meet the couple’s parents and the other key members of the bridal party before the day. It really helps to break down any barriers with the bridal party and over the years I found it to be invaluable.
Today I checked out the preparations for the wedding reception at a lovely venue on the edge of the New Forest and I know that whatever the weather holds for us, we’re going to have a terrific time tomorrow!
Wedding photography in Bournemouth and across Dorset by ianH photography
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Special offer on engagement and wedding rings courtesy of ianH photography
Posted on May 31, 2012
by Ian Hamilton
Choosing a wedding ring’s a very important decision, so it’s always good to get some advice and look at the options that are available. Here’s something that might interest you ….
Bournemouth and Dorset brides can save £150 off their engagement, wedding or eternity rings with our special offer.
The Perfect Ring Company is a unique jewellery firm that offers a free no obligation home visit where you can try on up to 200 gorgeous ring designs, with the help of a friendly style advisor, at a time to suit you.
They have advisers in Bournemouth, Southampton and beyond so phone up today and book your appointment.
Why not design your own ring at no extra cost? The Perfect Ring Company specialise in bespoke shaped rings, engraving or the option to add diamonds or gemstones, sparkle by sparkle, to create your dream wedding ring. You can spread the cost interest free up until six weeks before your big day, too.
Friends of ianH Photography can save £150 off a pair of wedding rings when booking a free no obligation home visit. Call 0800 292 2890 today or email info@theperfectringcompany.co.uk and quote ‘BESPOKE109’ to receive your money-off voucher.
Sound good? Give them a call today and don’t forget to quote the code to get your terrific discount – all courtesy of ianH photography, the Dorset wedding photographer!
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Intimate beach wedding in Bournemouth
Posted on May 29, 2012
Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting a very intimate, and discreet, wedding ceremony on Bournemouth beach in Dorset. Through my work with Beach Weddings Bournemouth I’d been asked to photograph the ceremony for a lovely couple who wanted something distinctly personal that reflected their characters – so it was down to the beach in glorious sunshine (thankfully with a light breeze and slightly cooler temperatures than we’ve had recently!) and to the delight of the holidaymakers who gathered to watch the Bride and Groom make their way to the wedding hut from the cliff lift.
I’d also been asked by the couple if I’d be a witness, which I have to admit was a first for me – the Registrar even joked and asked whether I was paying attention to the words whilst I was shooting! 
I’ll post a few photographs once the couple are back from their honeymoon ….
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Hampshire eShoot on the beach – Niki and Duncan
Posted on May 24, 2012
by Ian Hamilton
A few weeks ago (well, quite a few actually) I met up with Niki and Duncan down at Hordle beach in Hampshire for their engagement photo session (or eShoot). It’s a really special place for them as it’s where Duncan “popped the question”, and I guess we all know what Niki’s answer was! It wasn’t a particularly nice start to the shoot with a bit of drizzle, but the same made an appearance and we had a great time.
They’re getting married in June in Brockenhurst at the same Church that I photographed her Sister’s wedding last year, and I’m really looking forward to seeing them soon.
Here are just a few sneak peeks from the shoot …
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gets married
Posted on May 20, 2012
It’s been a hectic week for Marc Zuckerberg …. on Friday the IPO for Facebook was launched on the New York Stock Exchange and he became a billionaire, then, just 24 hours later he got married!
According to reports this morning, he married his girlfriend of 9 years, Priscilla Chan , in a very simple ceremony in his back-yard …… the wedding took place in front of 100 invited guests, who apparently thought they were celebrating Priscilla’s graduation from medical school!
Image courtesy of Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook
Mark announced the wedding by … yes, you guessed it, updating his Facebook status – how else? As you can see, over half a million people have already “liked” the photo with 530 comments …… if only all wedding photographs brought that sort of feedback!
Ian
Dorset wedding photographer
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ITV Beach wedding Bournemouth – Dorset photographer
Posted on May 10, 2012
After the really early start to the day we moved towards the wedding ceremony itself, which was to be broadcast LIVE on ITV Daybreak sometime around 8:15am! Considering that everyone had so little sleep the night before the atmosphere was really buzzing, with interviews being done to camera and then edited back in the studio before being used as links on the build-up.
It was quite a bizarre state of affairs, because the wedding photographer’s usually pretty much in charge of how things flow on the day, but this time I was restricted by the TV crew – I could only stand in certain places, I would only move into my spot when the Floor Manager said it was OK and that I wouldn’t be caught on camera and once I was in place for the ceremony I’d had to stay there until the cameras had been turned off …… which slightly restricts your creative abilities a bit!
I managed to catch some shots of Kate as she made her way from the cliff-lift down onto the beach, followed by the final preparations behind the curtain of the marquee – the local TV crew managed to catch me quickly a couple of times on film!
Nipping around the side of the marquee and in through the catering area (so glamorous my life!) I waited for the Floor Manager to give me the nod that I could move into position by the wedding hut itself – which, considering I was sharing it with two huge TV cameras and a large HMI light meant I didn’t exactly have a lot of space to work with!
The bridal party was led down the aisle by the couple’s neice and nephew, who looked so sweet and did a great job bearing in mind they were being watched by over a million people!
Kate looked stunning in her Amanda Wakeley dress as she arrived by Frazer’s side and the ceremony started …. it was obvious that they’re a couple very much in love, and the tenderness really showed in the looks that they gave each other as they took their vows.
After the nerve-wracking part of exchanging vows broadcast live on TV there was time to relax and let out the tension with some gentle words and a laugh -
With the formalities of the signing of the Register completed, some final interviews with the TV studio, it was time for the cameras to leave Kate and Frazer to enjoy the rest of their day with family and friends.
So, to round off with one of my favourite images from the day – another moment of tenderness and quiet reflection as Kate and Frazer prepared to be announced to their guests at the wedding breakfast, held at the Marriott Highcliffe ……
This was a fabulous day that even the unseasonable weather couldn’t dampen, and it was a real privilege to be a part of the team for this first wedding on Bournemouth beach …… congratulations Mr & Mrs Seed.
Ian
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May 11, 2012 at 5:15 am -
Thanks Melanie – it was a pleasure, such a lovely couple!
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Bournemouth beach wedding – sneak peeks
Posted on May 2, 2012
I had the privilege of shooting the official photographs for the first beach wedding ceremony in the UK last week, and as if wedding’s aren’t stressful enough for photographers I also had to contend with around 20 crew from ITV as it was televised LIVE on their Daybreak programme!
Beach Weddings Bournemouth is run by the fabulous and very talented Melanie Kiani, who also runs her own highly successful wedding planning business Bellissimo and Bournemouth is the only place in the UK where you can have your legal wedding ceremony on the beach – such a great idea!
I’ve been involved with Beach Weddings Bournemouth since it was launched last year, and shot the PR and advertising images for them so I wasn’t exactly “green” when it comes to beach shooting, but having a TV crew dictate where you can stand and when you can move cramps a photographer’s style slightly!
Because the wedding was being broadcast live on their morning programme, ITV stipulated that the ceremony had to take place between 08:00 and 08:30 – now, as anyone who’s been married knows, it’s not exactly a 5 minute job to get yourself ready for what’s possibly the most important day of your life! Plus, the interviews you watch on TV are the result of very precisely-timed rehearsals, which often meant 5 or 6 attempts to get everything right – and with me being pushed out of the way because I couldn’t appear in the shot!
Kate and Frazer’s families and friends came down to Bournemouth the day before the wedding and we had a rehearsal so that everyone knew what they were doing and where they’d be during the ceremony. Cables were run around the site, satellite dishes were set up for the broadcast, camera positions and lights were agreed and adjusted (then re-adjusted), the floor managers did their stuff directing people and everything slowly fitted into place.
On the morning of the wedding I photographed the bridal preparations as usual, but a first for me was having to do this at 5am – now I know I’m an early riser but that was just a bit too early! Never mind, it was great fun! Kate’s hair was styled by celebrity hairdresser Richard Ward, who styled Kate Middleton’s hair for last year’s royal wedding and she wore a dress designed by Amanda Wakeley.
With the preparations done, the TV interviews completed, spliced and broadcast it was time for the main event on Bournemouth beach – but that’s for another Blog post …….
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Ian
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Bournemouth wedding: Stevie and Byron
Posted on April 23, 2012
A lovely wedding last Friday, with the lovely Stevie and Byron – we had a great time and managed to miss the showers (although we were a little worried by the hailstorm before we left Stevie’s Mum’s house for the ceremony at Bournemouth Registry Office!). After the ceremony we took off in a beautiful VW splitty down to Boscombe beach for some photographs in the sun and then back to the Piccadilly Hotel for their reception.
Received a lovely text from them on Saturday before they jetted off on their honeymoon ….
“We had an amazing day & couldn’t have picked a better person to capture our special moments, so excited to see all the photos! Thank you again, Stevie & Byron x”
Being a wedding photographer carries a huge responsibility, but it’s also such a privilege to be part of probably the couple’s most important day of their lives – and I have to admit that the emotion often gets to me as well!
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April 23, 2012 at 3:42 pm -
Sounds like the life of a wedding photographer is a good one!
My girlfriend is thinking of becoming a photographer for weddings for this reason.Do you have any tips for her to help kick start her wedding photography campaign?
Thanks,
Nathan
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Catch up time!
Posted on April 15, 2012
Ooh, the Blog’s being neglected again! The trouble with marketing nowadays is that it takes so much time to keep your social media updated and things inevitably get dropped (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Blog, website, LinkedIn) … and it’s been the Blog’s turn recently, but I’m going to be re-working the website over the next week or so hopefully things will improve as we go along!
That said, it’s been pretty hectic over the past few weeks, with portrait shoots, an engagement shoot with Stevie and Byron ahead of their wedding this week, plus lots of planning for the forthcoming wedding season and of course, the first wedding on Bournemouth beach … LIVE on ITV Daybreak in just 2 week’s time!
It promises to be quite a hectic time, what with not only the bridal party, but camera crews, technicians, support crew and everyone else around ….. definitely a lot more people than I usually have to contend with at a wedding! I’ll be shooting “behind-the-scenes” coverage for my Blog and for Melanie from Beach Weddings Bournemouth so keep an eye on the Blog for some interesting shots!
The competition entries have been narrowed down from around 1000 to just 3 couples, and you can catch up with them tomorrow morning (16th April) on the Daybreak show, and then vote for your favourite on the 19th – the winner’s going to be announced on the 20th.
One thing’s for sure – weddings in Bournemouth will never be the same again!
Ian
Wedding and portrait photography in Dorset
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Highcliffe Castle Dorset eShoot with Byron and Stevie
Posted on April 2, 2012
Had a great shoot with Byron and Stevie the other week when we went to shoot their engagement photographs at the gorgeous Highcliffe Castle, just outside Christchurch. The sun was definitely shining on us, and so warm for March – who’d have expected T-shirts and sunglasses and to be able to sit on the beach without getting frostbite?
Highcliffe Castle’s one of my favourite wedding venues in the Dorset and Hampshire area, and although they’re not getting married here in April it’s a lovely place to be photographed.
Here are just a couple of sneak peeks from the shoot, and I’m looking forward to photographing their wedding in just under 3 weeks time!
Ian
Dorset wedding and portrait photography
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