Welcome to my blog! I am a full time professional photographer specialising in natural, creative wedding photography and a range of different types of portrait photography including maternity, new born babies, families and pets.

I love my work as, for me, a photograph is a split second in time, which is shaped by the emotions of a moment. Every photograph tells a story and particular images can conjour up strong and sometimes powerful memories. I count myself lucky to really love what I do as I have a passion for taking photographs and finding out what makes people tick.

I am based near Bristol and Bath in the Chew Valley. For weddings, I work mainly in the Bristol, Bath, Somerset and Gloucestershire areas and photograph weddings regularly at some of the best venues in the region including: Hunstrete House, Thornbury Castle, Ston Easton Park, Maunsel House, Kingscote Barn, The Park, The Matara Centre and Guyers House. I am happy to travel to other parts of the country and abroad. To find out more about my wedding photography please click here. For portraits I work either in clients' homes, on location or from my studio in the Chew Valley and aim to offer a relaxed, fun and personal experience, particularly as many of my clients have known me since photographing their wedding and come back to me for their family photographs. For more information about portraits, please click here.

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Somerset Wedding Photography – Jo and Tim’s wedding part 2

July 8, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

It is rare for me to visit a venue I haven’t shot at,  but until I went to see Gants Mill with Jo and Tim a couple of weeks before their wedding, I had not been there before.  Only a 15 minute drive from North Cadbury, it is set in a secluded valley and as you can see from the images has lovely old mill buildings as well as a truely spectacular garden (put my efforts with a few pots to shame!!!).

We managed to dodge the odd shower and get some lovely shots of Jo and Tim in front of the mill and waterfall – you don’t get much better backgrounds than that!  The nice thing about the gardens was also that guests just wandered around them finding a pergola to walk under or a  bench to sit on and enjoy their Champagne. The marquee was decorated beautifully in an English county style ready for afternoon tea – complete with vintage cups and saucers and, of course, tea pots!  Being a tea fiend myself – they looked great and very welcoming at that time of the afternoon. Everyone tucked into a proper afternoon tea and enjoyed the speeches.

Here are a few more favourite images from their day:

  

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Gloucestershire wedding photography – Emma and Dan’s wedding at Kingscote Barn

June 20, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

The one thing couples getting married tend to stress about the most is the weather!  It is really pretty unusual for it to rain all day without stopping in this country, but last Sunday it did!  Not that this made any difference to Emma and Dan’s wedding at the lovely Kingscote Barn in Gloucestershire – a favourite venue of mine.  I headed over to see Emma in the morning, getting ready at her parents’ house and then drove over to the barn to catch up with Dan and the guys.  After the ceremony in the barn, we did manage to take a few shots outside with the aid of a couple of brolleys and it was clear  that, despite the rain, Emma, Dan and their guests had a great time. 

Here are a few favourites:

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Jonathan and Elizabeth’s wedding at Clearwell Castle

June 15, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

I had 3 weddings last week so it has been a busy few days getting them all processed this week, so please bear with me if you are waiting to see pictures from this weekend’s weddings!

Last Tuesday I drove over to Clearwell Castle in the Forest of  Dean for Jonathan and Elizabeth’s wedding.  Elizabeth was getting ready in the lovely top floor bridal suite, which has a goreous view over the castle grounds, when I arrived.  On hand were Elizabeth’s Maid of Honour Agniesca and her niece and nephew Ellie and Alex. Downstairs Jonathan and his best man Colin, were chatting to guests who were entertained by a pianist while they had welcome drinks.

Jonathan and Elizabeth both looked incredibly happy during the short ceremony and guests then headed outside to enjoy the lovely grounds for the drinks reception.

Here are a few of my favourite images:

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Bath wedding photography – Erica and James’ wedding – Part 2

June 4, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

I seem to have been flying around the country over the last weeek so I am a bit behind with blogging.  I will try and get back on track over the next few days so bear with me!  For now, here is part 2 of Erica and James’ wedding last month in Bath.  Erica and James had their wedding reception at a favourite haunt of mine - the George in Norton St Philip.  It has a lovely setting on the edge of the village with views over the village green and the surrounding fields.  Guests enjoyed Champagne in the garden before sitting down to a medieval themed banquet.  Here are a few images from the reception:

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Bath wedding photography – Erica and James’ wedding Part 1

May 25, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

A week ago on Saturday, I had the pleasure of photographing Erica and James’ wedding in Bath.  They had had such a sunny day for their pre-wedding shoot I was really hoping the day would dawn sunny and dry and as luck would have it – it did!  I drove over to Norton St Philip to meet up with Erica and her mum Christine and bridesmaids Mairead, Jessica her Sister and friend Donna.  I have been in touch with Erica since last May when we first met up and it has been great to see all her plans coming together.  She decided on a medieval theme, to fit in with the setting of Bath Abbey and her venue – the George in Norton St Philip which was a 14th century coaching in – so very atmospheric! The girls’ bridesmaids dresses were a medieval style and in a deep red colour – which looked gorgeous with the reds and oranges of the flowers. Erica’s dress and veil had been made for her by her Mother and was a beautiful cream silk gown, also in a medieval style.

I then headed into Bath to the Abbey and met up with James and his best man Dave and ushers Phil and Nick. Although the Abbey is a spectacular building for a wedding it is also surprisingly intimate as they close it an hour before the wedding and it is so peaceful and tranquil inside despite crowds of tourists outside watching the street performers. Erica arriving created quite a stir as all sorts of visitors to Bath were keen to see her and I think she must have felt a bit like a celebrity!

Erica is a musican and had written her entrance music – which was quite amazing. She has quite a musical family as her cousin sang a beautiful aria during the service and at the end, a favourite piece of mine, John Rutter’s The Lord bless you and keep you – after which there wasn’t a dry eye in the whole Abbey!

After the ceremony, Erica and James greeted guests outside before we all headed off to the George.

Here are a few of my favourite shots from the first part of their day:

 

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Bristol Wedding Photography – Greg and Lara’s Wedding pt 2

April 21, 2011 By sarahc View Comments

So after the ceremony, guests headed out to the front of the house to enjoy the sunshine and a glass of bubbly.  All the little flowergirls loved running around the huge lawn - which is such a great space particularly for weddings with lots of children as it keeps them really busy! 

I took Greg and Lara off for a few minutes to take some photographs of them and then it was time for the meal and speeches. I love taking photographs during the speeches as there are so many emotions to watch out for – what wedding photography is all about really.  At the end of the meal, coffee was served for guests to enjoy while watching the sun go down on what had been a perfect day.  Greg and Lara had their first dance and the whole dancefloor was soon jumping around to some old favourites.  There was then a surprise for guests in the form of a fireworks show, which was a real treat and a great end to the day.

Here are some of my favourite images:

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