Kevin Watkins Photography

The Wedding of Lindsey & Anton

2009-07-04T16:14:00.002+01:00

This weekend (Friday 3rd) I photographed the wedding of Lindsey & Anton at Our Lady of Ransom Roman Catholic Church in Eastbourne. I began coverage with Lindsey getting ready at her parents house, along with her 7 bridesmaids! The service was great, with Lindsey & Anton facing the congregation pretty much throughout the ceremony along with uplifting live music too. After the ceremony and a couple of shots outside we all went on to the reception at the Hydro Hotel. We didn’t have much time before the meal so I stayed with them through to the evening, allowing me to do the speeches, main group of everyone and some more ‘paparazzi’ shots too. All of the shots from the day will be online in a week or so.

Clearance Sale - Bielle Wedding Album

2009-07-02T17:20:00.003+01:00

Here is a lovely traditional style wedding album. The cover is simulated black leather with an aperture for your chosen photograph. It is has 30 cream pages providing 60 sides to mount your prints. Pages are 30x30cm (12”x12”). It also has tissue interleaving. Ideal for those looking to make their own album from the prints included with their wedding package. Prints are simply mounted onto the pages with photo corners or adhesive. These retail between £50 and £80. I only have one and it’s an absolute bargain at just £25; so if you want it please get in touch!!

The Wedding of Karen & Steve

2009-06-30T11:44:00.002+01:00

On Friday 26th June I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Karen & Steve at Amberley Museum. We had a great day, the weather was just fine and there was a really nice relaxed atmosphere throughout the day. I began coverage with Karen getting ready at her parents house in Felpham, near Bognor Regis before heading to Amberley Museum for the pre wedding shots of Steve and guest arrivals. After the ceremony, guests were treated to a ride on a vintage open top bus, which was really cool. I stayed with them just beyond the barbeque later in the evening. The wedding will be online soon.

The wedding of Kimberley & Paul

2009-06-23T13:35:00.006+01:00

On Saturday the 20th of June I photographed the wedding of Kimberley & Paul at St James the Less in Lancing followed by reception at The Dome Cinema on Worthing. I think it was the first wedding that I have done at this church (including my own!) when there was no rain at all! It did get a very cloudy at one point and I thought ‘oh here we go again’ but no, it was fine. After a few family groups outside the church, we headed to the reception and to the beach for some romantic shots.

The NEW Reportage Album

2009-06-23T10:34:00.005+01:00

I am now offering a new ‘Reportage’ album. This album replaces and upgrades the previous model and I think it is a major improvement. On the outside the album is covered with luxurious heavy grained leather. On the inside the album contains book bound pages with 50 mixed size prints, mounted behind matching overlays. Here is a shot of my new demo album, which I have just finished mounting.

The Wedding of Kerri & Chris

2009-06-15T14:11:00.004+01:00

On Saturday 13th June I photographed the wedding of Kerri & Chris at St Pauls Church, East Molesey followed by reception at The Carlton Mitre Hotel, Hampton Court.

Faye & Graham at Upwaltham Barns

2009-06-09T12:44:00.004+01:00

On Saturday 6th June I photographed the wedding of Faye & Graham at Upwaltham Barns. We had a fabulous time, from Faye getting ready through to the first dance and evening celebrations. Upwaltham Barns is one of my favourite venues in Sussex, there is always such a great atmosphere there that I cant put my finger on. The light was perfect all day (just like a giant softbox!) although it got a bit chilly in the evening. Faye & Graham are a great couple; both them and their families were a pleasure to work with. I am a very long way from having all the images processed, so I have just picked three at random to go on here for now. The rest will be online when they return from honeymoon.

The Wedding of Rebecca & Daniel

2009-06-08T23:30:00.002+01:00

On Thursday 4th June I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Becca & Dan at Amberley Castle Hotel. We had a lovely sunny day and a great time. Here are a few shots from the day.

The Wedding of Debra & Andrew

2009-06-03T14:04:00.003+01:00

Last weekend I photographed the wedding of Debra & Andrew at Bailiffscourt Hotel, Climping. Once again a very sunny one! Here are a few shots from the day; the rest will be online when they return from their honeymoon.

A few ‘Thank You’ messages

2009-05-28T20:38:00.003+01:00

Just received a lovely email from Becca & Ollie Eldin who’s wedding I photographed back in April. I feel privileged to have photographed their wedding as Becca is the wedding coordinator for Bailiffscourt Hotel and has obviously seen a lot of photographers (and their results) so being her first choice was great!

Hi Kevin,

I am sooooo sorry I haven’t contacted you sooner to say thank you so much for the photos on the 4th April – they really are so much better than we could have dreamed and have had almost everyone say that they are the best Wedding photos they’ve seen! Down to you rather than us obviously! We are starting to come back down to earth now and settle into married life, so we will be going through the photos properly soon and will let you know which we’d like printed – it’s a very daunting prospect! I have to keep holding myself back from telling people to look at the website at my gorgeous photos when I recommend you!! Not very professional!

Anyway, catch up soon and hope you are well.

Kind Regards

Becca Edlin

Plus a few lines from Claire & Mike from Saturdays wedding:

Hi Kevin,

Many thanks for yesterday, we had a fantastic day and you made the photo's as painless as possible :-).

Many thanks again.

Mike & Claire Llewellyn

Another from Susan & Steve who got married on the 3rd May:

Hi Kevin

Many thanks for the DVD - we were really blown away with the quality of the photo's. You really did an excellent job of capturing the day! Needless to say this is making it very difficult for us to narrow our selection down to 50! We will hopefully get back to you next week with our choices.

Thanks again

Steve & Susan.

And finally a thank you card from Nicola & Barry to thank me for their Storybook album that I delivered last week:

Dear Kevin,

Just wanted to say a big thank you again for our superb photo album. We can’t stop looking at it!

Thanks again
Nicola & Barry

Thanks to everyone, makes it all worth while!

The Wedding of Claire & Mike

2009-05-25T11:55:00.002+01:00

Saturday saw the wedding of Claire & Mike at Careys Manor, Brockenhurst in the New Forest. As usual I took a generous helping of sunshine along with me (only joking - but it does seem to follow me to weddings!). I covered their special day from Claire and the girls getting ready in the morning, right through to the evening guests arriving and the celebrations that followed. I shot in my usual style, taking a few formals and a good number of candid shots immediately after the ceremony, and then taking some romantic portraits after the wedding breakfast. Careys manor lends itself well to wedding photography, with plenty of stunning trees offering a little relief from the bright sun when needed. Claire & Mike were a pleasure to work with and I cant wait to start processing all the images later this week. The full wedding will be available when they return from honeymoon.

Saturdays Wedding.

2009-05-21T13:39:00.007+01:00

As promised, here are a couple of shots of Victoria & Paul taken from Saturdays wedding at Goodwood Park Hotel.

The Wedding of Victoria & Paul

2009-05-19T20:59:00.001+01:00

On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Victoria & Paul at Goodwood Park Hotel. I have photographed several weddings at this venue, but never seen it so beautifully decorated with pink flowers, drapes and bows. The weather was great, allowing us to get outside for some groups and candid shots before the meal, and then some romantic shots of them on their own later in the evening. I have only just started sorting through all of the RAW images prior to processing but it’s looking like there are some cracking shots there. I will have them online (and some here too) by the end of this week all being well.

Brinsbury College Open Day

2009-05-11T09:34:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I was asked to do some shots for Chichester College at the Brinsbury campus open day. I was primarily taking shots for the floristry department but found myself tempted to shoot a couple of other things there too...

The Wedding of Susan & Steve

2009-05-04T13:29:00.006+01:00

On Sunday 3rd May I photographed the wedding of Susan & Steve at Ghyll Manor in Rusper. A lovely couple and wonderful venue made for a very pleasant Sunday afternoon wedding. I will be starting to process the photographs later today and they will be online soon - been so busy this week!

Phone Fault Yesterday

2009-04-30T13:25:00.005+01:00

Due to a technical problem in the last 24 hours I have been unable to receive some calls and also retrieve voicemail messages. If you called yesterday or early this morning and couldn’t get through or if you left a message I won't be able to listen to it so please call me back. I promise I haven’t emigrated! And all is back to normal today.

The Wedding of Michelle & Mark

2009-04-27T22:01:00.006+01:00

On Saturday 25th April I photographed the wedding of Michelle & Mark at St Giles Church, Coldwaltham followed by reception at Fitzleroi Barn.

The Wedding of Adele & John

2009-04-20T09:27:00.004+01:00

On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Adele & John at St Mary’s Church, Caterham followed by reception at Stanhill Court Hotel, Horley.

The Wedding of Gillie & Robert

2009-04-14T16:39:00.003+01:00

Today I photographed the wedding of Gillie & Robert at Bailiffscourt Hotel in Climping. Gillie & Robert had a civil wedding ceremony in the music room followed by a blessing in the chapel. I spent a few hours with them, covering arrivals through to the wedding breakfast. Photos online soon.

The Wedding of Shara & Sean

2009-04-12T17:07:00.004+01:00

On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Shara & Sean at The Preston Cross Hotel in Bookham, Leatherhead. The rain stopped at just the right time and for just long enough for us to get some nice shots outside in the grounds of the hotel. The full wedding will be online in about 10 days time.

The Wedding of Becca & Ollie

2009-04-05T14:08:00.005+01:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Becca & Ollie at Lancing College followed by reception at Buxted Park.

The magnificent interior of the chapel is simply breathtaking.

A shot of Becca as she arrived in the car.

And a few more of them both together at Buxted Park.

The full wedding will be online in a week or so.

The Wedding of Sarah & Paul

2009-03-28T19:40:00.005Z

Today I photographed the wedding of Sarah & Paul at the Lancing Tabernacle (so local I could have walked there!). We were really lucky with the weather, staying dry for long enough for a trip to the park for some of the two of them together. All of the images will be online in a week or so.

Rossetts Commercials

2009-03-27T09:36:00.004Z

On Wednesday I was back at Rossetts Commercials to photograph the management team celebrating their recent 'Dealership of the Year' award.

The Wedding of Hayley & Richard

2009-03-21T16:41:00.005Z

Yesterday I photographed the wedding of Hayley & Richard at Shelleys Hotel in Lewes. Wow what a lovely sun drenched day and a great couple too. I covered their special day from the arrivals to the evening celebrations. Here is one I have processed so far; the rest will go online when they get back from their honeymoon later next month.

Afternoon in the park

2009-03-21T11:15:00.001Z

After a busy week and a wedding on Friday, I spent a relaxing (for me anyway) few hours in the park with my two children. Naturally a camera in hand at all times! Here is a snap of my little girl Aimee.