• The Friars Court, Calum and Hannah’s Wedding

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      30th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    As promised in my previous post, now Calum and Hannah have had a good chance to look through their wedding day images here are some of my favorites from the day.


    They got married and the fabulous location of The Friars Court in Oxfordshire, it really is a wonderful venue where (weather permitting) you can get married outside in their beautiful gardens, the wooden white chairs they use really do add to the feel of a traditional english country garden.  Of course there are contingencies for the good old british weather, they also have a lovely conservatory you can use for the ceremony that look out onto the gardens.  Calum and Hannah where lucky enough to have the weather in their favor so did manage to have their wedding ceremony in the gardens.

    I was really pleased there was no rain as the grounds at The Friars Court really do make a great back drop for the arty portraits that Calum and Hannah wanted and that I specialise in.

    It was a really lovely day I have no doubt Calum and Hannah will remember the special moments for years to come and hopefully the photographs can help those memories for a long time to come.

    here are my favorite photographs from their wedding day:

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  • Tip’s for writing wedding thank you cards….

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      16th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson
    Being a wedding photographer gives a good grounding for all things weddings, you get to hear and think of all sorts of tips and tricks which I like to share if possible with future brides and grooms, after all there is so much to think about when it comes to weddings that any help is exactly that help!

    So one thing that every bride and groom must do is thank you cards, the long task that can lead to a very achy arm, so to follow are a few tips that may help the job along….

    First things first, get your thank you cards ordered early so they are all ready and waiting when you are.  Or if you want to use an image from the wedding to put on the front of the card let the photographer know before the big day so they can shoot a shot accordingly and get it edited and over to you within a couple of days of the wedding.

    Always send a proper thank you card as opposed to an email, if your guest have taken the time and trouble to get you a gift they will really appreciate you taking the time to hand write their card.

    As son as you get your gifts try to write the thank you, it so much easier to to think what to write when you still have the excitement of opening the gift.  Plus if the gifts don’t come in all at once, you get the thank you cards completed a bit at a time.

    Don’t try to write the cards in too formal a way, write them as you would normally talk / write, that way they feel nice and personal to the recipient.

    Try to say thank you and state the gift in the thank you card, again this makes it nice and personal for the recipient and they won’t feel its just a generated card that is the same as everyone else’s.

    Set yourself a goal to get the thank you cards sent by.

    If you want something unusual for you thank you cards, sending the main group photo as the card is always a nice idea as then every guest gets a copy, alternatively you can pick up lots of postcards on your honeymoon you can then take them home and use them I’m sure all the guests will love to check out what your honeymoon looked like.
    Finally you could put a map on the thank you card with a mark where the wedding was, where you got engaged, where the honeymoon was and where you lived before and after the wedding.
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  • A thank you…

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      12th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    I photograph weddings because I love it, I truly enjoy my job and am privileged that couples book me for their special day so I can indulge my passion.


    However even though I love taking the photos and editing them and all the goes with it, it doesn’t compare to the wonderful feeling knowing that I have done a good job and my clients and truly happy with their images.
    I get many different types of thank you and they all mean as much, but sometimes its the smallest words are so touching, so Calum & Hannah thank you for your kind words it means everything to me.

    The email from them read… “YOU ROCK!”  ”They’re awsome”

    Here is one of the images from their wedding day at the fabulous Friars Court, more images will follow….
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  • It’s wedding fair season again….

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      10th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    Well I can believe how quickly the summer has gone by and the wedding fair autumn season has come round.

    Tomorrow will be my first outing for the autumn and I will be exhibiting at the wedding fair at The Randolph Hotel in Oxford.

    If you in Oxford do come along and have a look at my work, meet me and have a chat about your wedding photography.

    The wedding fair also has fashion shows with wedding dresses and outfits for your groom, plus bridesmaid outfits and mother of the bride outfits, so something for everyone.  There is always a free glass of fizz and some pims floating around so its well worth the trip to enjoy the show.

    I look forward to seeing you there…

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  • Latest Queensbury album..

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      3rd Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    Below is a slideshow of the fabulous album I have just ordered for Mark & Diane, they have upgraded their Queensbury album to a fully digital album which is just being produced.

    Queensbury albums are all handmade in New Zealand and are bespoke to each order; so Im always excited to see the final finished album.

    In the meantime here is a slideshow of the album.

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