July 27th, 2010
Candles for twins Aamori and Africa at their Christening
It was great to be invited to cover Aamori and Africa’s Christening photography in Huddersfield. Christchurch in Deighton was absolutely packed and the vicar warm and friendly – a truly lovely atmosphere. This is the second Christening we have done at this church, and would happily come back here again!
Africa in her Mum's arms wearing a Baby Dior Christening dress.
Twins, baby Africa and Aamori sitting on Bouncy Castle in Christening dresses
Girl waiting to be face-painted at Christening party in Huddersfield
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July 21st, 2010
bridesmaid twirling on red carpet outside the marquee
laughing bride and groom
Sally & Jon's wedding day portraits
kiss under the veil and blue night sky
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July 21st, 2010
Quaint wedding tradition at Wensley Village church
The village children wait at the gate of Wensley church to receive coins as a wedding gift from the Best Man on behalf of bride and groom before they cut the string and let the newly-weds out of the churchyard.
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Children waiting outside Wensley Church gates for bride and groom
Best Man with coins for the children outside Wensley Church
Best Man hands over coins to eager children's hands
children scrambling for coins handed out by Best Man at Wensley Church
Child cutting the string on church gate so releasing the bride and groom
Detail of girl cutting open the string that binds Wensley Church gate
free to leave the church at last!
wedding gifts of decorated spoons and confetti outside Wensley Church
Just beautiful!
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July 20th, 2010
Two brides show their love after Civil Partnership wedding
Julie covered Caroline and Sarah’s Civil Partnership wedding at Barden Tower near Skipton with their wedding reception at the Priestshouse Restaurant on Saturday 17 July. We’d have loved to have stayed all day, as we usually do but in this case only had a couple of hours to capture the essence of their special day.
Raindrops on wedding car windscreen
Sun a showers more typical of an April wedding day blessed this couple.
Sweet Kiss on the shoulder from Sarah to Caroline
Newly-wed girls look back together through the wedding car window
They look so happy together – all smiles!
Female Couple after Civil Partnership walk hand in hand beneath blue skies
The big group shot!
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June 12th, 2010
Kath against the red wall on the staircase coming down from the bridal suite
Kath & Simon’s wedding reception at Carlton Towers
Light pours in through the grand windows during wedding reception at Carlton Towers.
wedding speeches
all the kids taking pics of Kath & Simon cutting the cake
Kath rushes down the grand staircase to rejoin the rest of the wedding party!
Kath and her friends a thoroughly enjoying themselves listening to their friends play music
See more pictures inside Carlton Towers here. and more photos from the Kath & Simon’s wedding at Kippax church and wedding reception at Carlton Towers.
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June 1st, 2010
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Title Page for Denise and Bax's wedding in The Gambia
Bride's Father, Rings, dress and shoes ready for Gambian wedding
bride with father on way to wedding in the Gambia
Gambian "Boys" arrive at Sunset Beach Hotel for the wedding.
Denise arriving at Sunset Beach Hotel for outdoor wedding
Denise and Bax's outdoor wedding ceremony at Sunset Beach Hotel
Exchange of rings in outdoor wedding ceremony
signing the register
The kiss: romantic wedding couple in The Gambia
Denise and Bax are married! Their happiness overflows...
The "boys" and band, pile into the official Gambian wedding pictures
family wedding photos by hotel pool
family wedding pictures
time for a quick kiss by the lush African vegetation
bride, groom and friends on the beach in Gambia
The boys, Denise and Bax
family wedding photos on the beach in Gambia
Denise and Bax by the Bougainvillea before going off in wedding car
wedding cars in The Gambia!
arrivals at the beachside restaurant for Gambian wedding reception
beautiful bride Denise by colourfully decorated wedding reception restaurant
Denise and Bax with some of their Gambian family
Top table at beach-side wedding reception in The Gambia
bride and groom photos on the beach in Gambia
romantic wedding photos of Denise and Bax on the beach
Sunset wedding photos on beach in The Gambia
wedding breakfast at beach restaurant in The Gambia
Cutting the wedding cake: end of first day of Denise and Bax's Gambian wedding
Gambian wedding celebrations at Denise and Bax's compound.
The newly-weds in colourful Gambian wedding costumes
happy smiles for the bride and groom on the Gambian wedding day
Denise on her Gambian wedding day
Muslim prayer time at Denise and Bax's Gambian wedding
Denise and Bax's Gambian wedding day by their great gates.
Gambian family wedding pictures
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Traditional Gambian wedding gifts
Gambian traditional wedding celebrations
The beads are like the hanging mango - carefully nurtured
Dancing for the New Wife
Denise tries her hand with the drumstick on the makeshift drum
traditional Gambian wedding drink - mmm - delicious!
The two families unite
I wonder what the joke was... great fun anyway!
More Gambian wedding dancing pics!
New family united as one: lovely!
- Lamin plays with flashing light strips Denise has handed out
Denise and Paula hand out Glowsticks to the children
Denise and Bax in traditional Gambian wedding costume
Happily ever after...
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May 26th, 2010
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- Black and White wedding photos
- Winter Wedding Album Cover
Album pages 1-2P3-4
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bridal preparation pictures
Bridesmaids in the Mirror
Cutie bridesmaids and Groom
wedding chairs with purple sashes
Groom's parents and brother
Winter wedding with bride and bridesmaids ready for ceremony
Bridesmaids and bride ready for actionbride with her father and bridesmaids
entrance to the wedding ceremony
Walking down the aisle
Marriage Vows: black and white wedding photos
Exchange of rings: wedding at Castle Green Hotel in Kendal
Hayley and David are married!
Sunny February wedding at Castle Green Hotel: wedding photos of all guests
Confetti and wedding kiss
Good luck wedding horse shoe and little bridesmaid
Hayley and David outside in grounds of Castle Green Hotel in Kendal
Winter wedding sun shines on family group photos
groomsmen outside Castle Green Hotel
Sunny winter wedding pics in grounds of Castle Green Hotel
Ivory and lilac wedding bouquet
Hayley and David in the little alcove room outside Castle Green Hotel
Just the girls!
Hayley and David
time for the wedding reception!
table art!
black white and purple: cutting the cake
cutting the cake
wedding speeches
flowers for the Mums!
Wedding speeches bring smiles!
something must have been funny!
Glad we could nip out between speeches to get these sunset shots...
Madam Chocolat - YUMMY http://www.belgianchocolatefountain.co.uk/
Hayley's friends by choccie fountain
all smiles by the choccie fountain!
Sunset wedding pictures
evening wedding pictures
first dance
First dance
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April 14th, 2010
Gambian wedding pictures of UK bride to Gambian Groom in West Africa
- Denise and Bax’s wedding in The Gambia
Denise and Bax’s wedding was great fun – sand, sea and sun as well as African percussion, happy chaos, and beautiful Gambian headdresses/costumes and DANCING!
I (Elaine - a UK based international wedding photographer) travelled all the way to The Gambia from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire to cover their wedding photography, and was introduced to a whole new world in West Africa – where a bucket serves as a shower and rags knotted together become a rope for a well – yet there is a smile on every face.
One of the ladies in my compound was up before dawn everyday, pounding beans to powder, which they then fried to make a crisp fluffy fritter and sold along with spicy beans for local people’s breakfasts.
Other enterprising families made Baobao juice – from the dried fruit of the tree shaken with water and flavoured with banana and coconut with milk – which they put into re-used plastic bottles from banana milk and sell from home.
Will be uploading more travel pics from The Gambia soon too, as these pictures tell a story of the real Africa!
Denise met Bax while working out there a few years back, and she fell in love with The Gambia, and all her people.
Denise gives a twirl on beach after Gambian wedding
Now got a summary of both the wedding ceremony in The Gambia and the full Gambian wedding celebrations the following day online as well as a selection of travel pictures.
See the wedding ceremony pics here
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April 2nd, 2010
We’ve all been looking forward to Denise and Bax’s exciting wedding in Africa for months, and now the time has nearly come for all the Northern guests to board a plane from Manchester to fly to Banjul. Denise found us on a lovely website run by a talented guy called Jim. He will be covering the run up to the wedding as well as publishing pics from his site that we send him so to avoid duplication initially please have a look on his site here: http://www.weddingphotographyworld.co.uk/#/reellife-photos-africa/4539836158
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March 16th, 2010
cover of Graphistudio wedding album
Title page
pages one – two showing four-poster bed with bride and bridesmaids getting ready
wedding dress, tiara and shoes
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