Category: People

Scandinavian Beauty Weds Welsh Lad

Turning down an invitation to attend a friend’s wedding in Sweden was not really an option. After 24 hours of non-stop travel via taxi, plane, bus and rental car from Singapore we arrived at Hovs Hallar in the district of Skåne in Sweden. The wedding took place on a beautiful, sunny Monday afternoon at Hovs Kyrka church overlooking scenic farmland and out to the sea beyond.

Duncan scrubbed up well but Anna looked absolutely stunning. The whole event was stringently planned into 5 minute intervals (courtesy of the bride) but the hard work paid off and everyone, from all corners of the globe – Wales, Sweden, Belgium, Scotland, Spain, England, Afghanistan (& of course Singapore), – had a fantastic day.

Anna and Duncan had asked me to take some informal, candid shots throughout the day and here’s a small selection.

Emma & Nic got married

After a successful engagement shoot with Nic and Emma I was asked to assist Annie la Rue as a second shooter for the wedding day.  It was an epic session with more than 6 photography sessions spread across the next couple of days.  I started the day at Nic’s place with the Groom and his groomsmen (and some beers) before Nic & I proceeded over to Emma’s hotel for the ‘First Glimpse’ shoot at Club Street.  After the stunning bride revealed herself (and dress) to her husband-to-be we all headed over to the wedding venue in Rochester Park for some wedding group shots followed by the ceremony. Due to the heat in Singapore and the busy wedding day we had a follow-up shoot a couple of days later in Portsdown Road. This shoot was a great idea as Nic and Emma were relaxed and we had some fun using different lenses which resulted in a great variety of photographs for the happy couple to look back on over the coming years. Below are a selection of shots that I took over the numerous sessions.

Little Lily Scott

Meet little Lily Scott, Lucy Boo’s best friend. Lily is an extreme monkey bar expert! After a morning of negotiating an obstacle course, including monkey bars and trampolines, at ‘Tumbling Tots’ any little girl deserves a hot chocolate with extra marshmallows to wind down. As you can see below, Lily not only enjoys a hot chocolate but she just loves hanging out with her friend Lucy, what a pair!

Lucy Boo

Being back in New Zealand for a holiday gave me an opportunity to spend some time with my gorgeous niece and obviously take some photos of her.  She is the cutest wee thing and sharp as a fox – although she’ll prefer to tell you that today she is a Giraffe or a Zebra, depending on how she feels.  Nothing gets past her and you can see the intense concentration as she processes her carefully thought out reply, which more often than not simply amazes everyone.  I found myself wondering how someone so young knows so much…….scary.  She is a precious little human being and we all love her very much!

Emma & Nic got engaged

One of my good cycling buddies Nic got the answer he was after when he asked the lovely Emma to marry him.  I was asked by my friend Annette of Annie la Rue Photography to be the second shooter for their engagement shoot at Club Street.  Being tasked with shooting candids and shots from varying angles as the shoot progressed made for an interesting couple of hours.  It was an extremely hot day but we had fun and we got some good images for Emma and Nic to look back on.  Watch out for their wedding photos as Annette and I will be shooting the wedding at the end of June.  Annette has a wonderful eye and her blog is worth a look – you can view her recent work at http://annielarue.com/blog/