So now we move into ‘Show Season’, starting with The Wedding Event Company biggie at the Brentwood Centre this weekend, 3rd and 4th September – we’ve not exhibited at this event before so let’s hope it lives up to the hype!. We’ll be over to the left of the stage as you face it so stop and say hello if you’re there.

Graphistudio have continued to produce our wonderful books which I can say with all honesty,  no customer has ever been anything other than deeply satisfied with. Blown away would be a more accurate description! We’ll continue to use Graphi next year (or until someone can do better) and hope to find a chance to visit their fabulous Ceconi Castle HQ. Not far from the Alps – could be a firms outing at ski time!

So, we’ve had men wearing dresses, men carrying oars (no, not a pun!), a bride on a boat, a bride on a horse, and a bride who fell off a swing.

We’ve had old cars, new cars but best of all red cars! An E type Jaguar and a Ferrrari – both spectacular but in different ways. The same applies to us ‘The Photographers’, two differing but complimentary styles to give you the very best coverage of your day. I’m obviously the Ferrari by the way!

We also picked up some new names this summer. John and Ian, aka Baz and Eebi, happened to point out that in a dodgy stag weekend photo one of our grooms looked remarkably like John Luke Picard – ‘Let it be so’ we exclaimed! His retort was that one of us was a Phil Collins lookalike and the other the dead spit of Theo Paphitis. Well I said, “There’s something in the air tonight’ and John said. “I’m out”! The groom  was obviously delusional with pre-wedding nerves!

We only had a couple of ‘diplomatic incidents’ this summer. The consoling arm around the shoulder of the grumpy granny – who had just had rotor cuff surgery! The posing a  family group shot including two brothers .’”Too gay”, and ‘Far too gay” we said whilst adjusting their stance. of course it turns out they weren’t brothers but partners but were kind enough to roll with it! And to finally I had to try and kerb jovial John’s favourite term, ‘That’s the money shot,” for a wedding that was more religious that the average – but of course it slipped out and I had to explain why it was so called! Had it been a winter round up I could of mentioned the man at an event in Sheffield who went nuts when ‘Ruche your tie sir’ John ruched before asking . “It was how I beep beep like it and I can beep beep dress my beep beep self you beep beep beep.” Bit of a grumpy sort in general we we informed, but a lesson learned.

So enough about us  here are just a few snaps from the summer.

So hard to choose these pics – not hard for you to choose us.

What a great bunch of guys! The dresses all belong to the bride too – fortunately she’s used to such antics.

Now at The photographers we don’t use the term ‘second shooter’ because we are a team of two ‘proper’ photographers all the time. On this occasion we split for the preparations so both the bride and groom had great coverage of their preparations.

So, whilst all the antics are going on with the boys, everything is progressing smoothly with the girls – apart from dad’s little whoops with the champagne.

So enough pics for now – time to chill and update Facebook!

And then party into the night.

Congratulations to Gemma and Ray and thanks for making our job so easy!

Elaine is of course available for weddings (if you’re booking far enough ahead to get her) as well as Proms, Parties, etc.

This location portrait in the middle of a blazing hot, bright sunny day, could have been a lighting nightmare, but with the right approach and some simple kit great results can be achieved in spite of the conditions.

So, for a while we were lulled into a false sense of security thinking that the C of E was modernising its approach – only to have our faith (no pun intended) blunted at St Michael and All Angels, Roxwell. No photography during the service what so ever. Shoot on the way in, during the signing and on the way out – but that’s your lot! Not just a ban on flash but total. Not what the couple were led to believe and frankly, in this day and age, astonishing.

Some clergy really do need to get it into their heads that all though it’s their house – they’ve effectively rented it out for an hour!

The videographer was allowed to film the whole thing incidentally – but the ‘given’ positions were next to useless.

All was not lost though because we cheated a bit – especially during the hymns! But still no rings going on fingers, first kiss or other special little moments – so sad.

So, little moan over and glad to say that it didn’t spoil Kerry and Jamie’s day.

We had lots of fun and met lots of lovely people – both customers and other exhibitors, and will be seeing many of you over the next year or so! Indeed, we had such a good time that we’ll be presenting our wedding photography at many other shows in Essex in the future.

Eve, pictured here, was recently placed in a national competition and photographed by us in a local factory in Basildon, Essex.

This type of photography requires precise lighting to highlight the muscle tone and show the curves and natural shape of individual

body parts.  Eve is trained and coached by friend and mentor Jeff who is a local Personal Trainer.

Well done Eve and Jeff and good luck in the future.  Ian and John  “thephotographers”

Eve photographed by The Photographers in a local factory in Basildon Essex.