Author: naomilloyd

Emma and Nick’s wedding day was sunny and dry in November- what more could you wish for for a beautiful Autumn Wedding? It seemed a shame to stick to only a confetti shot and a recent play in the park throwing leaves around with our children gave Julian and I the inspiration to get the ushers to play too -and the result was some great colours and expressions. An alternative confeti shot using Autumn Leaves. The key to this was to make sure that the leaves didn’t actually fall on top of the bride and groom of course! Guess you have to make sure the ushers are not the super cheeky type!
Goodwood hotel is a beautiful venue and Emma and Nick are such avid racing car fans that we had to chase the afternoon sun in between the church and reception to get to the race track for some fun photos. I love it when you find a hidden treasure of a background – this time it came in the form of a blue/green coloured air hangar – a wonderful backdrop for some contemporary romantic photographs.[slideshow]

This July I was lucky enough to photograph my first handfasting wedding ceremony in the beautiful surrounding of Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield in Hampshire . Anji and Jesse were married first in pretty Petersfield Registry Office and then moved their family friends to the real celebrations at the remote Bbq Site where they could make their wedding ceremony their own.
There was certainly mud after the previous weeks of rain but the wellies with dresses and shorts made the informal gathering even more special.[slideshow]

Emma and Rich are possibly the smiliest people i have ever met and their country wedding at Potters Heron Hotel in Romsey was perfect for their warm and relaxed style – the room looked stunning and Emma’s bridal and veil photos are some of my favourite wedding bridal preparation photographs yet. What stunning eyes! It was also a real treat for us to stop off on the way between the Church and the Potters Heron to meet their lovely pupy Roxy for some family photographs of the bride and groom with their special friend.
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Katrina and Steve are getting married in July at the stunning Southsea Castle and we are the lucky fortunate photographers they have chosen to capture their wedding day. As they already have two beautiful little girls, it was a no brainer that their pre wedding shoot would also double up as a family portrait shoot.

We only had a very short amount of time to capture them together as the rain storms were looming over us in this ever changing June weather and their youngest daughter is only very small and understandably an advocate of the idea of a full hour model shoot!

However, a lot of quick work and lots of crazy peekaboo games( and embarrassing dancing) and we got some lovely results.

I love make use of the dusky natural light in summer and i was lucky enough to capture this beautiful 15 year old a couple of weeks ago when the sun was still out in force. We spent an hour exploring the Old Portsmouth beach area – what a natural she is!

There has been a lot of rain recently but i was lucky to capture some lovely evening shoots in the early April sunshine before the showers began.
I love capturing families together and an outdoor lifestyle shoot is always the best way to capture a family where the children are a bit older and want to feel more natural in their surroundings. I was aware of the difference in the ages of the children(teenagers) in this shoot and this kept me on my feet for keeping it relevant for their comfort and fun zones.
The Foord family are very affectionate and mum and dad are still very romantic yet all were happy to have some fun – great for capturing a variety of shots – even the kids looking disgusted as their mum and dad shared a kiss!

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David and Sam had a gorgeous sunny day for their Marwell Zoo wedding and with so many young children present with lots of space to run and around and explore it was an active and fun wedding to photograph. Julian and I were fortunate enough to be invited to photograph the moment when David and Sam were taken into the caged enclosure to watch the tigers during feeding time as their guests watched on. The male took offence with Julian at one point and we got quite a few growls up almost too close for comfort.
A hog roast on the beautiful lawn and children blowing bubbles made Marwell Hall a perfect setting for this elegant but family focused wedding which was lovely to be a part of.
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