{Married} - David & Claire

At the beginning of June I travelled down to Southampton to photograph David & Claire's wedding.

They wanted a fairly intimate, low key affair, as getting married was the most important part to them. The ceremony took place in the Southampton Registry Office with only 30 guests made up mostly of family and very close friends.

After the ceremony I took them away for 20 minutes to go and take some photos by the old Southampton City walls and in a derelict building adjacent to the walls (I'm not sure what it was, and I can't find any reference to it either).

The weather held out beautifully until very late in the afternoon and the rain only started when everybody was safely inside the Hedge End Social Club - where the reception was held.

I had a lovely day doing my first Southampton Wedding and felt honoured to have spent such a special day with David & Claire.

Here are a few of the images from the day.

PS: The last image is of my friends Mike and Leontyne and I want to say a special thanks to Mike for referring me to David (his brother) for their wedding ;-)

{Baby} Freya - a 3 month old Cutie!

A few weeks ago, on what's turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far, I went to photograph little Freya in Chalfont-St-Peter.

She has a gorgeous head of hair and enormous eyes and I think Dad will have to get a shotgun license for years to come because she's going to be a beauty!

We started off the shoot inside and was planning to go outside later. Dad had put a gazebo up in the garden to provide us with the necessary shade, but the best laid plans don't always work out as planned.
- As I said above it was a scorching hot day and the little munchkin just didn't cope very well with all that heat. It was her first experience of it after all.

So needless to say she soon got tired of all the handling and just wanted to chill out with Mum in front of the fan. We ventured outside a couple of times, but within a couple of minutes she made it absolutely clear that this was not where she wanted to be ;-)...

Who could blame her, I preferred it in front of the fan too!

She wanted lots of feeding and even tried to have a little nap, but the heat was just just too much for her and she couldn't settle down.

I still got some lovely images of Freya, Mum & Dad, and Mum wants to do some more photos at 6months and again before she turns 1, so there will be loads of other opportunities to go outside.

Here are a few of my favourites from the shoot...

My little Ryan at 2! (Not so little anymore now)

Two years ago today my youngest, Ryan, was born and believe me it does not feel like two years at all!!

A lot has happened in our lives over the last 2 years, most of which I am very happy with, but the time with my little "Chunky Boy" has gone too quickly.

He has a proper little personality now and he has recently discovered that he can be funny. I love that he is now independant and that he can do most things for himself, but I miss my little baby boy.

I loved our cuddles, kisses and closeness, and I treasured the time we had, just the two of us. I'm not saying it's all over now, because let's face it - You are a bit of a Mummy's Boy, and you do love your cuddles and kisses - it's just that I'm not cuddling my baby anymore, instead he's been replaced by a big boy.

Happy Birthday my big "Chunky Boy", Mamma loves you!

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Thanks to Nikki Hill for the image. (Yes even photographers let other photographers take photos of their children.) ;-)