Amy and Joma are now married!

I'm going to keep this short and sweet: Amy and Joma are a top couple, the wedding was good fun and a pleasure to shoot.

My day with them started at Amy's moms where Amy and the girls were getting ready, a whole two blocks away from where I live! Then it was off to Stockland Green Methodist Church and finally off to grade II listed Highbury Hall in Moseley.

I won't go into the typical four seasons in one day thing, the fact that Joma got an Everton FC cake as a surprise, and that I'd like to thank Joma's dad for the dessert.. so I better stop rambling and show you my highlights:

Mr Eric Roberson keeps it friendly in Brum.. his "second favourite city"...

Mine too ;)

Seriously, that's what he said.. Birmingham is his second favourite city. See.. not just locals can see the charm we have!

Anyway.. this was his second time playing in Birmingham and after a packed night at the Jazz Cafe in London, the turnout was a little smaller than expected but it didn't stop Eric Roberson blitzing the crowd with soulful, humourous, good positive energy for a nice long set.

Unlike other artists that have come and gone this guy and his band took time to chat with the fans, have photos.. never a problem. They were chilled and the crowd later repaid him with dancing, singing, good vibes.

I wasn't that familiar with his music before this gig but yep.. this guy can sing and entertain.. ably backed by a good band. Check his site at this link www.ericrobersonmusic.com

He has written for and collaborated with the likes of Dwele, Slum Village, Jill Scott (amazing live show), and so on.. and now for your eyes.. here he is. Oh first up is the support act.. (name to be added in a moment when i get the link..)

Seriously... don't pass the singer on the stage your bag... Sorry but Eric's face says it all!

I guess the main man singing into your camera phone whilst it's recording the show isn't so bad...

Aleena +Richard make Monday weddings cool!

A wedding on a Monday - that's a rare treat for a Brit like me... Mondays are usually full of editing the weekends weddings.. blogging (ok, ok, not that often)... admin'ing... houseworkin'... (yes I do!) and study...ing.

So check how it turned out when good friends Aleena and Richard got married a couple weeks back at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham:

Edit - This comment was sent to me on facebook today, from the bride above: "Monday weddings are made cool by close family, loads of friends and one brilliant photographer. Thanx babe!!

Hayley and Andrew are now married!

Slightly busy.. slightly slow to post this and the next two blog posts.. so without further messing about here are a few images from Hayley and Andrew's wedding earlier this month (It's just about still September I think!)

I'm in the middle of school season as well as wedding season as well as EXHBITION season (get over to the Drum in Birmingham to see real photos, photos in real life.. not internet renditions!)

Enough chat, here are some photos:

The Exhibition has landed! B There!

As the regular readers and anybody who has had to endure my whinging knows...

I was recently asked by an arts centre in the City to shoot their exhibition which is funded by the City Council and to be archived by them.

The exhibition will run for three months in it's initial location (The Drum | 144 Potters Lane | Aston | Birmingham | B6 4UU) then after that I'm hoping to grow the project through further funding. A website is almost ready and possibly a book via blurb (to keep it simple)... The exhibition has it's launch night tomorrow.. I have to speak about it, answer questions etc etc.. come support me if you can, it's last minute and in Birmingham, UK so no worries.. it's on until mid December.

Anybody interested in the future of the project, who should be included, who wants to help with funding, and so on.. get in touch!

*last minute edit.. here's a shot by my friend Clive Blair (another great photographer) of me at the launch:

If the Bride wants fairytale... she gets fairytale!

Everything was spot on... the weather, the venue, the dress, the shoes, the car, the golf buggies, the duke of marlborough ... hold on! Golf buggies? the duke? the weather?! Yes!

Had a great day shooting the wedding of Nicky and Mark on Saturday, starting out at Nicky's house in Warwick, then the ceremony at St Mary's in Warwick and onwards to the reception at the one and only Blenheim Palace , a world heritage site that is home to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough (they live in the wing next to the wedding reception venue) and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.

Golf buggies were hired to zip around the Palace grounds, and the weather was just amazing. Honestly I could spend hours in those grounds taking photographs of beautiful brides and grooms! Really looked forward to it and really enjoyed the time I spent there. Wedding photography is definitely a privilege, I don't care how corny that sounds!

Big thanks to everybody on behalf of the couple and myself. Both venues were stunning and the fairytale wedding was one to remember!