Today I arrived in New York City ahead of Natasha & Marc‘s wedding which takes place in Central Park this Wednesday.

It’s great to have a few days down time before the main event so that I can get back out into this amazing city and meet up with a few friends.

When I arrived, I quickly checked into my hotel and then headed out into the streets of the Big Apple. I left the cameras in my room this time….

All photos taken within a few blocks of my hotel using just my iPhone and then processed using Instagram.

Recently I got to see her three times on her UK tour and for the London gig was the only photographer given permission to shoot the whole show.

Here, for your viewing pleasure, are a few of my faves….

We’re only just into May and I already know Kelly & Ian’s wedding will be one of my highlights of 2012.

They were married at Millers of Netley in Shrewsbury, which is a fantastic venue, the weather was great, their guests made me feel totally welcome, and the whole day was relaxed and totally fun!

This wedding was also unusual for me because I shot the whole day solo. No 2nd shooter. No assistants. Just me and a couple of cameras. And I have to say I loved shooting on my own for a change.

And after such a great day, I received this lovely message from Kelly’s mom…

“Steve, I already know that the end result to your art work at my daughter’s wedding will be beyond spectacular, from the moment you walked in we could all see your eye for detail, imagination and caring direction, you met all of our guest’s requests with respect and good grace. I, in all of my 52 years, coming from a very large family and therefore attending many weddings, have never seen a photographer work so hard for more than 12 hours none stop. The reason you are so successful is due to your amazing personality traits which then transfers into your amazing focus in perceiving specific differences others can’t see, thank you so much Steve I can’t praise you enough, a true and dedicated professional.”

Things like that make this job such a pleasure.

Thanks to Kelly & Murph for asking me to cover such a brilliant day.

We took our Fun Booth to this wedding too. Those photos deserve a post of their own… here soon…

OUR NEXT PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Say hi to Amy & Ped.

This Friday they’ll be getting married at the supercool Dodmoor House in Northamptonshire and I’m really looking forward to spending the day with them.

For their engagement shoot we met up in Camden Town and enjoyed some rare good weather down by the canal and markets…

But we started in the pub!

Many of you will be aware of Rock N Roll Bride.

It’s one of the biggest and best wedding blogs on the planet, so I was really pleased when its creator, Kat, asked me to write a guest post for her.

I chose to talk about how my passions for photography and music have helped to develop my style and find my place in the wedding photography market.

Check out the full article by CLICKING HERE.

Cath & Dave were married a couple of years ago and we loved shooting their day for them.

So, I was chuffed to be asked to take photos for them when they welcomed their new baby boy into the world recently.

Say hello to Thomas…

*** THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW SOLD OUT ***

Thanks to everyone who came to our February workshop. It was a full-on day but plenty of fun was had and our models totally rocked it!

Our next one-day wedding photography workshop will take place at the end of May on Steven Gerrard‘s birthday. I kid you not!

Here’s the stuff you need to know…

When?

Wednesday 30th May 2012 – 10am til 7pm

Where?

Our studio at The Custard Factory, Birmingham

How much?

£250 + VAT – Places are limited to 12 people

What will be covered?

As much as possible! I’ll go over the following….

- My photography style

- How I find the right clients without spending too much money

- What’s in my bag.

- How I work on the wedding day.

- How I use natural light, off camera flash and a little wizardry

- Live shoot. A regular couple in cool wedding outfits on the urban backstreets of Birmingham. How to get a varied and creative set of images in a short space of time.

- Post-production using the images from the day’s shoot. How I give images the look I’m after.

- Workflow – Don’t let work take over your life!

- Lunch will be provided.

Below are links to some of our previous attendees’ images and some great reviews of the workshop.

Gemma Williams

Clare West

Lisa Fellows

Saol Photography

Shepherd Photography

Helen Howard

Bryony Claire

Some of you may remember Emma & Adam from their engagement shoot in Ipswich.

Exactly a week later we were down in London for the main event. And what a brilliant day it was!

They were married on St. Patrick’s Day at the very cool Old Marylebone Town Hall before heading to The Trafalgar Tavern on the bank of the Thames River.

The night ended with a great band, chinese lanterns and plenty of freaky dancing.

Thanks to the lovely Jen O’Neill for 2nd shooting with me on the day.

And big congrats to Emma & Adam. Their wedding rocked!

** Special prize for added effort goes to Emma who hand-made the 1000 paper cranes! **