Janine and Jonathan are a great couple. Was a really interesting day – with Janine being from just up the road, and Jonathan being American. Both are now living in the US. 23Nov was a great day – here’s a few photos, starting at the hairdressers:
Then over to the bride’s house:
Let’s meet the groom:
Love the next one at Belfast Castle:
Love the next one too:
One of the groomsmen was a bit over-enthusiastic 
Now for two first dance photos:
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Great day with Ruth & Alf! Lovely couple, great weather – everyone was in great form!
Let’s start with a verse printed in Alf & Ruth’s invite, words that are always good to be reminded of:
“God can do anything, you know -
far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!
He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us,
his Spirit deeply and gently within us.”
Ephesians 3:20 (The Message)
Ok, so for a few photos!! Starting with the brides preparations:
The flowergirl sure wasn’t shy
Love the next one:
Below – the look says it all!
The Paparazzi
Now to the Dunadry…
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Last week I shared the first of my ‘winter projects’. The first few of these projects are all aimed at delighting our customers – in other words making sure that I not only take great photographs, but that we deliver albums, prints etc in a timely manner. It’s easier said than done, so I’ve decided to take on a member of staff….
Meet Kelly, my new staff member. Kelly will be doing all sorts of things around here, from editing weddings to showing portrait customers their pictures. She’s also a talented photographer, so will be handy for two-photographer weddings!
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Had a bit of a blast at Colm & Grainne’s wedding! Was great..Arrived at the house in the morning and it was properly pouring down – but by the time we got to the Ballygally it had cleared up nicely for some beach pictures.
Here’s a few photos:
Love the next few:
Just keeping an eye on the photographer…
About the only photo Grainne and Colm actually asked me for:
And to finish off with, a few nice bride photos:
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As the wedding season ends, it’s always great to take some time to reflect. 2011 was our busiest year yet – I had a ball doing all the weddings and lots of other fun stuff. It was also the year of the big move into Belfast.
I sat down the other day in a nice wee coffee shop called ‘The Cosy Chair’ and wrote down a number of winter projects – things I want to do to make things even better. Some of the projects are tiny and easy, some are much more time consuming and difficult. Some are very exciting, some are a bit boring! Basically, no area of the business is untouched – so I thought it would be interesting to blog some of the changes – it might give you a good insight into the company and what makes us tick.
One of the biggest things I’m focussing on is customer service. In the midst of all the 2011 weddings, it was really difficult to keep up, respond to emails quickly, get albums delivered on time etc. So my first few winter projects are all about improving that so our 2012 customers have an awesome experience.
The first wee project around this was dead easy – the second one much more tricky (I’ll blog that one later in the week – but its very big for us!).
So this week we welcomed the Peter Thomas whiteboard to the studio. No more lost emails, electronic todo lists – they just don’t work. At a glance we can now see what needs done! Wohoo! As per usual my DIY skills weren’t too good, so it might not be totally straight . I have already found the immense satisfaction of wiping something of it! Feels so good!
So there you go – the first winter project complete. As Tesco say – ‘every little helps’…
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