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New Weight Loss Blog

Just to let you know that I have just started a weight loss BLOG. It will be updated daily (hopefully!) apart from weekends. It will detail the training I have done, what I have eaten and my thoughts on weight loss.

If you feel you would like to shed a few lbs then take a look to help motivate you and give you some great guidelines on what to do.

You can find it at www.dpearce.typepad.com/fitness

Sarah and Paul at Chilston Park

I photographed Sarah and Pauls lovely wedding at Chilston Park on Saturday and am pleased to show you some images here. It was a fantastic wedding and Sarah looked stunning and did not stop beaming all day! Paul was fantastic and showed his emotions especially as Sarah came down the aisle. I love to see this.

My BLOG posts will be changing from now on to just contain photographs from my shoots. I think that everyone want to see the images mainly so it seems to be the right direction to take.

Photographing the kids at a friends house.

Last Sunday we went for a BBQ at a friends house and thought it would be nice to share a few shots with you of the kids.

I am currently offering a special deal on family photography. I believe professional images to be vitally important for every family as it documents who you are and what you are about for future generations as well as yourselves. Imagine having images like these of your own children - how much do you think you would cherish them?

Please call me on 01622 892227 for pricing information. 

Clare and Alex at Felsted Church

I photographed Clare and Alex's wedding on Saturday on her family farm in Essex. The great thing was that she could walk to the church as it was located next door! With such amazing weather the guests were able to mill around the substantial grounds containing stunning individual gardens.

Clare is a passionate horse owner/rider and in particular wanted to have a photograph with her horse. She was incredibly sporting and even mounted the horse for the shot!

I have not had a chance to look through all the photos yet but here are a few from the day:-

Hannah and Wayne

Hannah and Wayne had a wonderful wedding at the Little Silver Country Hotel recently. It was one of those days that went perfectly. The sun shone at all the right times (ie not when I was shooting in it) and everyone enjoyed themselves. 

Just after the wedding ice cream cones with real home made ice cream where served which went down very well - especially with the children!

The tables where all named after sweets and their where bowls of them on all the tables - it was hard not to pick!

Anyway - here are some images...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanessa and Matt

Vanessa and Matt had a great day for their wedding in Faversham with glorious sunshine and a beautifully decorated marquee.

After the service everyone went back to the house to enjoy a drinks reception on the lawn at Vanessa's parents house. It was really relaxed and the wine flowed well. We disappeared to take some photos of them including Vanessa's dads tractor which was pretty cool with Vanessa wearing her wellington boots for the shot!

The wedding breakfast was lovely and a great time was had by all.

Leanne and James at Commissioners House

What a great setting Commissioners House is at the Chatham Historic Dockyard. Country House Hotels are lovely but I always enjoy different locations. Leanne and James got married on HMS Gannet, a 19th century warship which was fantastic and original.

The Dockyard is one of those places where you could shoot all day so it was hard to stop doing the couple shots! Here are a few teasers...

Natasha and Chris - Barham Court

I photographed Natasha and Chris' wedding yesterday with the reception at Barham Court near Maidstone. I started the day at Chris' house, subsequently getting us all locked when shooting outside, but fortunately a neighbour was in and the back door was open...

Natasha looked amazing and the sun shone which was fantastic for them. I had not been to Barham court before so it was great to see it and proved to be a great venue.

I have only backed up the images and not had a chance to look through them yet but here are some highlights from memory.

A Vintage Wedding

I did another shoot recently for www.avintagewedding.co.uk and thought I would share the results. A Vintage Wedding is fantastic and run by a former bride of mine. Sarah has a great collection of genuine vintage wedding dresses as well as more modern used ones. I know that she has some that originally cost £6500 that she is able to offer at £1200... Of course there are lots of other stunning dresses at a fraction of that price.

The business has really taken off and Sarah has all sorts of TV appearances scheduled and magazine articles so get in quick before she goes global!

Natasha and Chris e-shoot.

Natasha and Chris are getting married this Saturday so we went out to do an E-Shoot a couple of weekends ago. Here are some of the images and I am really looking forward to the wedding!

Emma

This is another shoot that I have had back logged and been meaning to post. Emma won a competition in the Wealden Advertiser for a Mothers Day day of luxury with a hair and beauty session at Beauty by Pauline, a bunch of beautiful flowers, dinner at a local restaurant and a photo shoot with me.

Here are some of my favourites.

Allerton Castle - Eliza and Matthew

This was a very special wedding for me as I have known Eliza for some 27 years with us both sharing family friends (The Courtneys) and spending many holidays and Christmases together. 

I have not had time to look through all the images yet as the wedding was in North Yorkshire yesterday and I had another wedding in Kent today. I am a busy man! I have just picked a few immediate images that stuck out to me.

There is no other way to describe how Eliza looked apart from stunning. She wore a Couture dress made by Allison Rodgers, with hair and make up by the beautiful and amazing Anthea Clark. This was a special wedding so the pressure was on to capture images consistent with the day.

The wedding encapsulated elegance and finesse with the pre-wedding dinner the night before being a great success, bringing many people together on the day ensuring a wonderful atmosphere throughout. 

I will be making a slideshow of the highlights in the next couple of days. If you would like to be informed of the address of this please leave a comment at the bottom of this post with your email address. This will not be published. 

Debbie, Martin and Duncan

I little while ago I photographed Debbie and her family. I have been meaning to BLOG this shoot before but have been so busy time has escaped me!

Here are a small selection from the session.

Turkey Mill - Cheryl and Tim

On Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing Cheryl and Tim's beautiful wedding at Turkey Mill in Maidstone. The day started off with us photographing Tim at the Hilton Hotel before heading off to capture Cheryl's final preparations. I love it when logistics allow us to capture the bride and groom before the wedding - it always makes for some excellent photographs.

The ceremony was held outside in perfect conditions which also allowed all the guests to enjoy champagne on the lawns overlooking the lake. There were two of my previous brides in attendance which was fantastic and it was great to catch up with them.

We had a great session photographing Cheryl and Tim up and around the waterfall and have included a number of those shots here. We do this very naturally as most people are not comfortable being photographed and we hope that this approach shines through.

I have not had time to look through all the images yet, but know there are some great ones and that the album is going to be big! 

Caroline and Family in Staplehurst

Caroline and her family had a celebration dinner a couple of weeks ago and asked me to come along for an hour to photograph them before they headed out. It was quite interesting as I went to the same school (Dulwich College Prep School) as her eldest son and even had the same teacher although 25 years apart. I thought Mr Settles was old when I had him as a form tutor.. I wonder if he is still a member of the MCC?

Part of the family had travelled over from Germany  so it really was a special occasion and I think the dinner at Chapel Down winery would have been pretty spectacular!

If you would like a family group photographed me get in touch via my website at www.openleafimages.com