Natasha Marshalsea Photography

Hurry, only three dates left!

2009-07-03T12:24:00.001+01:00

Because I don't like to spread myself too thin with my clients I have a limit of 24 weddings per year and 21 have already been taken this year. If you would like to book your 2009 wedding, please be warned that there are only three booking places left.

Out of Office

2009-05-22T14:11:00.002+01:00

Just to let you know that I will be out of the office until the 26th May as I am travelling down to Suffolk to actually attend (as a guest!!) our good friends Adrian and Katy's wedding. Its been years since I was a guest at a wedding and I'm thoroughly looking forward to it! Mind you, I'm not going without my cameras, and will be photographing the boys getting ready, but just the thought that I'm a guest is fantastic!

If you need to contact me urgently, please TEXT my mobile 07811431822 and I'll phone back as soon as I can.

Have a good bank holiday weekend!

The results are in!

2009-04-15T11:00:00.002+01:00

At midnight last night the voting ended on our canvas competition and the results have now been calculated.

As people following the competition will remember, it was stopped twice, the first time because people were reporting problems with voting, and the second time because of people round up votes through forums. Because of the second issue, the results were altered to take away the votes coming from the forums directly, and the previous results were added on. If anyone wants to see screenshots and figures to make sure, please email me directly.

So, at last, the results!

The winners of the canvas competion are Katie and Oliver who were married in December 2008.

Katie and Oliver will receive their winning image as a 24x16 box frame canvas. Congratulations you two!

The runners up were Emma and Lee:

and Penny and Mark.

The runners up will receive £25 worth of print credit towards images from their own wedding or any future photoshoots.

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all for entering.

Blushing Brides Special Offer

2009-03-30T13:11:00.005+01:00

As the wedding season is fast approaching I am offering the Blushing Bride's photo shoots at a discounted price. These shoots are great fun and I always get praised by the groom at a wedding when his wife has given him the album on the morning of the wedding!!

Package Details
1 Session either at home or in the studio for up to two hours
10 x 10 Lace Effect or Crocodile Skin Effect Covered album
10 Images on CD with printing rights
5% off any future wedding or engagement shoots (even if pre-booked!)

Was £250 Now £200

To book your session please click the button below and pay the £50 deposit. We will then contact you to arrange a convenient date for your shoot.

Canvas Competition

2009-03-02T22:24:00.012Z

We now have all our entries for our wedding canvas competition. Below are our couples' favourite images from their weddings and all you need to do, dear reader, is vote for your favourite one using our poll to the left.

The most popular image will win the couple a 24x36 canvas and two runners up will receive £25 worth of print credit.

Voting closes on 14th April 2009 at 11:59pm.

How cute is this proposal!

2009-02-25T23:01:00.004Z

I found this on a wedding cake website and it brought me to tears! I thought it was lovely...I certainly would have said yes!

Calling all clients!

2009-01-21T21:07:00.001Z

We will soon be running a competition for all our past clients, for weddings and portraits. We will be asking each client to chose their favourite photo from their wedding or portrait session and it will be put in to a vote for this blog readers' favourite. There will be two categories, so clients who have had both may enter each. The two images that are chosen as the favourites will win their clients a photo canvas up to 24x36.

An email will go out to each client shortly with full details, so keep checking. If you haven't got it by the 31st Jan, please contact us.

Out of office

2008-12-27T22:33:00.001Z

We just wanted to let our clients know that we will be out of contact until the 30th as we are away for a wedding. Please email with any urgent requests. The office will also be closed from the 1st January to the 9th, once again, please email any urgent requests. Thank you and happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T21:16:00.001Z

I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry Christmas!

Sorry for the inconvenience!

2008-12-02T18:39:00.002Z

We're sorry you have been redirected straight to our blog - we're currently in the process of completely redesigning our website so that clients can now have a better experience in viewing and ordering their photographs.

We will be updating this blog with recent weddings (we've been a bit busy since the end of August so haven't had a chance to share recent shoots) and studio sessions so you won't miss out completely.

Please bare with us and the new site will be live as soon as possible.

Please contact us on info@nmphotography.co.uk or 01829 260 664 if you have any queries.

Thank you

Another little cutie!

2008-08-15T18:39:00.004+01:00

I just had to show you this other gorgeous little chap - ok, I'm a bit biased as he's my little cutie. Yes, I'm a proud mum and a photographer, possibly not the best combination in Spencer's opinion, but he doesn't seem to mind too much (at the moment!). Its amazing how much they change in such a short space of time too, I can remember posting on here a few days after he was born and it only seemed like yesterday!

If you're interested in having a photo session for your little girl, or boy, remember that packages start at £80 with prints and £150 including an album.

You may have noticed a change....

2008-08-13T20:32:00.002+01:00

We are currently in the process of making up our new brochures for every package we offer, from babies to marriages, so we thought it was about time that the blog was updates to show off the new look.

Let us know what you think of the new logo and general look, we always like to hear feedback!

So many things to catch up on!

2008-08-10T14:54:00.005+01:00

We are just so busy at the moment! It seems to be that we have a wedding, studio session or meeting every day, hence the blog not being updated as it should be.

So please bear with me whilst I update this blog in seperate portions for each announcement, as I think every couple deserves their own post!

Such a cutie!

2008-08-08T18:28:00.002+01:00

Today we had Tilly come into the studio for a shoot and she was just SO cute!! I was lucky enough to have followed Tilly's parents through getting married and having her as I shot her parent's wedding, Emily and David, then Emily's maternity photos, and Tilly as a new born. Its lovely to see her turning into such a happy and smiley little girl!

If you're interested in having a photo session for your little girl, or boy, remember that packages start at £80 with prints and £150 including an album.

The Wedding of Natalie and Nathan

2008-08-01T16:38:00.004+01:00

I met Natalie and Nathan through their friends Niki and Cheryl, who you may remember I photographed last year. As they were all in the same group of friends there were a lot of familiar faces there and it was just as much fun.

The wedding was held at Mere Court Hotel in Knutsford and its definitely somewhere I would recommend. The grounds were pretty and the hotel staff were courteous and helpful - an asset to any photographer. One member of staff, Vanessa, was very helpful and organised both guests and other staff to make the day run smoothly.

Natalie and Nathan also chose an unusual colour scheme - orange, brown and ivory - which was gorgeous! So vibrant and elegant. It definitely looked like it should have been in a magazine.

I am still in the process of editing the photos for Natalie and Nathan, but I have a feeling they may be checking to see if there are any of their photos on this blog, so I don't want to disappoint!

If you are reading this from your exotic honeymoon, I hope you're having a great time, and I hope some of these photos help bring the day back for you.

Helping out a friend

2008-07-26T16:11:00.006+01:00

Angela and Philip didn't have me booked as their photographer, they were actually booked through Gary Skerratt, a very dear friend of mine and the person who got me going in wedding photography. However, the day before their wedding Gary rang me and asked if I was able to cover the last part of the wedding, which I was more than happy to do. I did take advantage though as they were getting married at Crewe Hall, and went along for the ceremony too!

Firstly, here's a shot of Gary in action:

Secondly, I'd like to thank both Gary for having the faith to have me cover one of his weddings (I idolise Gary, so this was a HUGE thing for me!), and also I'd like to thank Angela and Philip for trusting someone they'd never met before, and for welcoming me on the day.
On another note, Crewe Hall is a fantastic venue that is very well organised. I'd like to thank Simon Harding for helping keep things organised on the day and for also sorting me out a meal - anyone who provides me with some food when I'm on a wedding is someone worth their weight in gold!

The Wedding of Rachel and Dylan

2008-06-20T15:52:00.003+01:00

Rachel and Dylan got married at The Grosvenor Pulford Hotel, and were lucky enough to have the weather break so they could get married in the gazebo outside.

It was a lovely day and as always, their friends and family were a joy to work with. Thank you very much for inviting me to photograph your special day.

p.s. Some of you may remember that the wedding of Andrea and Ben was also held at The Grosvenor Hotel last June.

Such a fun (and growing!) family

2008-06-06T15:41:00.005+01:00

You always hear the saying "never work with animals or children" - why not? Kids are great fun to be around, especially when they are as fun and energetic as these two, Arrabella and Henry:

Originally their mum Alison was coming in for a 'Bumps and Babies' session as their third little one was due soon.However, after we'd done the 'Bump' photos, Arrabella and Henry wanted in on the action and were just a bundle of laughs. Both were so eager to be photographed (not often found in kids their ages!) and the whole session was a right giggle. I'm looking forward to them all coming back with their new bundle of joy.

Arriving in style

2008-05-23T15:18:00.003+01:00

Now most people get invited to a wedding and expect the bride to arrive in style, either in a limo or classic car - but not at the wedding of Lynda and Gary, which took place at Peckforton Castle. Far from it! Gary decided he was going to arrive by helicopter - yes, helicopter!!

Unfortunately I'm afraid of heights and helicopters, but was determined that we were going to get shots from the helicopter, especially some nice aeriel shots of the castle, so I got Richard, my assistant on the case and he did a fantastic job of capturing the journey to the castle.

The helicopter wasn't the only thing that had their guests surprised - Lynda and Gary also secretly hired The Three Waiters to perform their routine during the meal. I have never heard anything like them, they were fantastic! The act was amazing and the singing was out of this world - most of the lady guests (as I did!) had a tear in their eye at the beauty of their voices. I would certainly recommend them to anyone.

There was also a caricaturist doing the rounds, as well as a table magician.
Lynda and Gary's wedding was definitely one that I will remember throughout my career as being both eccentric and elegant. Gary and Lynda were a brilliant couple to work with, as were their friends and family, as they were such genuine and kind people. Thank you for inviting us to photograph your wedding, we truly had a fantastic time!

The Wedding of Sara and Eric

2008-05-16T15:07:00.002+01:00

Sara and Eric got married on the 16th May at Hunter's Lodge in Crewe. Luckily the weather held out and, although it was cold, we were able to get outside for all the formals and some fun photos with Sara and Eric.

Now I admire a bride who wasn't bothered about her dress getting a bit mucky for the sake of a good photo and a bit of a giggle, and Sara was definitely up for that. We took advantage and got her on the swings!

We also had a bit of fun whilst Sara was walking down to the ceremony - the garter decided to make a run for it!! So here's a bit of an action sequence! All in all it was a great day, a lovely location and a lovely couple. Congratulations to you both!

So in love!

2008-04-20T13:16:00.004+01:00

On Friday the 18th I was privileged enough to photograph the wedding of Louise and Nick, who just shone with the love for one another, it was made such a beautiful day because of their emotions, even with the freezing cold and blustery weather! They were even brave enough to get out onto the golf course at Portal Golf in Tarporley to have some romantic shots done! Louise had to keep Nick's jacket on the whole time, but we managed it, even in a bunker - it was helped however by the fact that we were lent a golf buggy by the hotel!

Congratulations Louise and Nick, you are such a lovely couple and so great to work with!

First weddings of the year

2008-04-13T14:00:00.008+01:00

This weekend marked the start of our wedding season with two weddings - not too bad seeing as it was less than six weeks ago that Spencer was born!

Our first wedding took place on Friday the 11th at Carden Park. We were very lucky with the weather, although it was a bit cold, however guests were very obliging and came outside for group photos before retreating back inside to warm up at the bar!

The bride and groom, Lisa and Jason were fantastic to work with as were their bridesmaids and groomsmen. We hope to have their photos live on the website by the beginning of May.

Our second wedding took place on Saturday the 12th at Thornton Hall Hotel, (where Sarah and Andy also celebrated their wedding) and our couple Catherine and Lee were also fantastic to work with. Catherine seemed very nervous at first but her first class bridesmaids soon got everything organised and the day went without a hitch. Once again, apart from being cold, we were lucky with the weather and Catherine and Lee even managed to get the outside wedding they wanted.

Next weekend will be the wedding of Louise and Nick and we really can't wait! Keep checking back here to see our favourites from their day.

Our new arrival!

2008-03-16T17:42:00.001Z

Just to let you know that N M Photography has a new addition - Spencer! Spencer was born on the 4th March and weighed a whopping 8lbs 8oz.

Obviously we are still trying to get into a routine, which Spencer doesn't seem to understand, so getting onto the computer doesn't happen too often so if you need to contact us please be patient, we will get back to you.

Thank you to everyone who has sent their best wishes through, its very kind of you and much appreciated!

New Tracking System

2007-12-08T22:57:00.002Z

We have just introduced a new tracking system for our clients - this allows them to see when their proofs are estimated to be completed and once albums have been ordered, where they are in the development queue.

We have sent out private links to all our clients, but if for some reason you have not yet received yours, please let us know and we will send it out straight away.

Out of contact - once again!

2007-11-27T17:15:00.000Z

From the 28th Novemeber to the 4th December, we will be out of contact both by telephone and by email as we will be out of the office.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and promise to get back to everyone as quickly as we can.

Thank you