WEDDING: Vicki & Pete - Honiton, Devon

Vicki & Pete were married at the stunning venue of Deer Park Country Hotel in Honiton. It was a beautifully sunny day, the rooms were decorated wonderfully and the colour scheme couldn't have been more complementary.

The cake was decorated by Vicki herself, while her very talented mum did all of the flowers!
All of the decorations, signs and hearts were made by Vicki & Pete themselves - they had put so much hard work in and it really did show.

A wonderful couple, so obviously in love. I wish them all the best!

Berry Cupcakes

Homemade with fresh blackberries and raspberries, both in the icing and the cakes themselves.

This was one of those 'make it up as you go along' recipes! They had a real punch of flavour to them and needless to say, they didn't last long!

WEDDING: Natasha & Scott - Plympton, Plymouth

Here are a few from Natasha & Scott's wedding in Plympton. They had a small wedding in beautiful surroundings at St. Elizabeth's Hotel. My first glimpse of Natasha was as she walked down the stairs and she looked absolutely stunning.

Natasha & Scott had chosen a very rustic theme, with wooden favour boxes tied with twine, a stunning cake and colourful, poppy boquet.

While it is lovely that family and friends want to take photographs, please bear in mind that it really can impact on your wedding photographs. You can see an arm behind the bride in the 'first kiss' photograph with a camera phone and it really does distract the viewer from the bride & groom. 

The Registrar will always dictate whether your photographer can move and often where we are placed during the ceremony, so it is always worth considering wether you would like your guests to take photographs during your wedding ceremony or just your photographer.

Family

Here is one from our holiday at Centre Parcs -  this is my sister, brother-in-law and their 2 children. It was a bit 'off the cuff' with far too many distractions around and my niece had only just woken up.
We had a fantastic week & it was lovely to spend more time with them as we live just over 2 hours apart.

Dartmoor Bluebells

Having missed the bluebells on Dartmoor last year, I was adamant that I wouldn't miss them again this year. I kept a close eye out and kept going back up to various places on Dartmoor until they were out in full force, and spectacular they were...

WEDDING: Barbara & Dave - Newent, Gloucestershire

I don't blog every wedding or photoshoot that I do in order to give my blog a bit more variation. But this is one that I have been meaning to share for a while and just haven't got that far!

I had the pleasure of shooting Barbara & Dave's wedding in Newent, Gloucestershire a while ago. It was a beautiful day and they had chosen to have a small service in the church at Newent and head over to the lake behind afterwards. It was a lovely service (with the cheeriest Vicar that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting) but what made this so special, is that it was so obvious to everyone, just how high up in the clouds this couple were together.

Cake, Cake, Cake!

I like to think that I'm quite a creative person - I don't just take photographs, I make things too!

I absolutely love baking so I thought I would make a little montage of my Instagram snaps to make you all hungry.
Included in the montage below are a variety of cupcakes, cakepops, chocolates, cake toppers, brownies, doughnuts and of course, the pigs in mud cake made for my brother in law.

I have been asked more and more recently to make cakes for events and parties, so watch this space - there will be more cakey-goodness coming soon!