Sarah Aires Photography

Testimonial - Claira and Paul

2009-07-05T13:38:00.003+01:00

We are so pleased that we asked Sarah to take our wedding photos for us, we really appreciated the time she took to get to know us and find out exactly what we wanted on our wedding day - the engagement shoot was a great success, what a marvelous idea! On our wedding day Sarah blended in with our guests effortlessly, and took so many great photos it's been difficult to choose our favourites. We wanted minimul fuss, and Sarah was so relaxed and easy to work with that we had great fun, she really made the day that much more enjoyable and truly did her best to ensure that she captured us and our wedding at its best. I would highly recommend her to any future bride.

Claira Bannon

Testimonial - Family Tree Photograph

2009-06-26T21:29:00.007+01:00

'As this was an unusual event - creation of a family tree with real people in a field - I needed a photographer who was up for it! Sarah proved to be just that person! She was very ready for the challenge, turning up with her step-ladder, and her assistant, who went up in a cherry picker.
Lots of fun and laughter and positive energy was contributed by her to make the event a great success. And the photos are great too!'

Sarah Westcott

Off to Spain for Suzi and Dean's nuptials!

2009-06-10T13:44:00.003+01:00

I am getting excited as later in the Summer Suzi and Dean have their three day wedding celebration with friends and family in Spain, and I'm their photographer!

We had Suzi and Dean's Engagement shoot way back in July along with a quirky session for a truly original invitation design dreamed up by Suzi. We had fun in the evening sun in their back garden and took some pictures that are firm favourites of mine! I know there's going to be so many beautiful pictures I'd better stock up on more flashcards to make sure I don't run out of memory as I am bound to get carried away!!

Testimonial - Sarah and Ollie's wedding

2009-05-29T14:21:00.007+01:00

We were so pleased we picked Sarah Aires to be our wedding photographer. She had already come highly recommended and we were certainly not disappointed - she exceeded all of our expectations.

Sarah is very friendly and relaxed and listened to what we wanted and also made suggestions taking into consideration what we liked and what we were comfortable with. She put 100% effort into our day with detailed contracts, a practice photo shoot and visiting our venue; Wotton House. On the day, Sarah got all the shots we wanted and took such breathtaking pictures of the chapel and us. She took pictures that truly captured the emotion of the day and how we were feeling.

Sarah has such a keen eye for detail and takes shots that other people might miss and also has a very good technical grasp on lighting and angles! The result is so original and unique and really illustrates her style and identity.
Sarah and Ollie Wood

(Thanks again Sarah for creating such a beautiful collection of memories for us.)

Testimonial - Sue and Nick's Wedding

2009-05-29T00:48:00.001+01:00

Really enjoyed capturing the wedding day of Sue and Nick who had their relaxed reception for family and close friends in the dreamy village of Peaslake near Guildford - another wonderful sunny May afternoon. The children had free run of the hotel garden and I was in my element taking pictures of them having fun while they grown ups were taking their time over the Wedding Breakfast. Here are a couple of the kind messages I've had..

...Just to say a huge THANK YOU for all your help on our big day - whether it was organising me, making me drink, helping with my last minute make-up or some friendly "directing" at the reception. You fitted in so well and your whole approach to the day was exceptionally thoughtful and very helpful. We're really pleased with our photographs and they show your special talent for taking pictures of children.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

All the very best

Sue and Nick

Dear Sarah

Just a quick note to say what a fantastic job you have done with the photos for my sister's wedding, we were absolutely delighted with them. It was a pleasure to meet you and wish you all the best from bonny Scotland.

Regards

Nick and Rhona Garrad

PS - Now the whole world will see what an Englishman keeps in his sporran!

Ed and Pip - Wedding warm-up session

2009-05-27T23:27:00.001+01:00

It really looked like we were going to get rained off on the Bank Holiday Monday morning we'd earmarked for our 'wedding warm-up portrait session' but we were blessed with the most fantastic weather (bright but cloudy). And although we had a plan to wander round the nearby Goldsworth Park Lake we didn't get further than the back garden! Pip and Ed are a terrific couple, so at ease with each other and naturally fab for the camera! Without masses of space to move around the photographs turned out to have a gentle and intimate feel to them. A result I am very pleased with!

I am so thrilled that it'll be me taking the photos of Ed and Pip's Woking wedding in September. It's going to be a great day....

Sarah and Ollie's Wedding at Wotton House

2009-05-25T22:23:00.002+01:00

We had the fun task of photographing Sarah and Ollie's purple extravaganza of a wedding a few weeks ago at Wotton House in Dorking.

These two were so clearly besotted with each other and that shone from their wedding throughout....a highlight for us was their releasing two 'love birds' from the temple in the house grounds... (this is one of Sarah and Ollie's favourite images)

I especially enjoyed the challenge of trying to capture the care that Sarah had so obviously taken planning every last ornate detail of her day in the various regal hues - and not forgetting the elaborate floral displays and bouquets by Lily and Myrtle.

Testimonial - at home family session

2009-05-02T18:14:00.003+01:00

Thank you so much Sarah, for the material you sent - an excellent portfolio of varied shots. Everyone concerned was suitably impressed both with the shoot and with the results.

Hope business continuing to be buoyant, and wish you and yours every success in the future.

Once again, thanks again for your flexibility and proactivity with my original request, and for the superb pictures of my grandson and his family . . . .

Kind Regards,

Richard Thomlinson

If you go down to the woods today...

2009-04-29T21:02:00.004+01:00

We race to the Bluebell Woods when we know the flowers are out. Apart from the lovely little (scented) walk that delights my two little princesses (they were, this time, convinced it's Hundred Acre Wood and that Owl and Kanga might be found lurking behind a tree) its just too photogenic for words. We took our great friends from next door and the girls' cousins too... A fab afternoon out!

Testimonial - at home family portrait session

2009-04-15T21:49:00.004+01:00

We loved our experience with Sarah. She made us feel us so relaxed.  We never felt self-conscious and Sarah is WONDERFUL with children. A big plus! She uniquely captured our afternoon for all time because of her willingness to listen and learn about us before she even took out her camera.  Although we'd just met, she managed to discover and capture our family spirit that we will treasure forever.  Thank you!!  Christina C.

Testimonial - at home family portrait session

2009-04-03T21:00:00.002+01:00

We appreciated the friendly and relaxed manner in which Sarah mingled in with the family and took natural shots making us all feel comfortable including the kids. The photos were really well displayed on the website and this was an easy and effective way to chose and order. The final prints were fabulous and a lovely quality.

Anna B.

Church website relaunch

2009-03-16T00:01:00.002Z

We blogged a little while ago that Kevin went out snapping in Woking TC to get local pictures for our church's website revamp. The new website launch is this week - a great website with loads of resource links and nicely presented information in an up to date whizzy format. Smashing!

Testimonial - The Leason's at home family session

2009-03-02T19:07:00.003Z

We felt self conscious about having our picture taken but Sarah helped us to relax. Sarah was very friendly and didn't mind the distractions caused by two young children.


We are thrilled with our photos and friends and family have already commented on how fantastic they are. We would highly recommend Sarah.

Katie and Jim Leason

Out and about in Woking

2009-02-25T09:00:00.002Z

The Coign Church are in the process of updating their website, so Kevin went out and about in Woking to take some general "townscape shots" for them. Really a bit late in the day for these kind of shots, and a little bright, but we were on a tight schedule, and the low sun provided some interesting effects.

Testimonial - The Dabbs' family portrait session

2009-02-23T22:00:00.000Z

Rob and I really wanted some photos of the boys but are very camera shy ourselves. Sarah instantly put us at ease, in fact we almost forgot she was there. This resulted in very natural photos which we are thrilled with - and no pushy sales pitch! We will definitely go to Sarah again if we need a photographer.

Emma Dabbs

Surrey Vinvolved (YMCA)

2009-02-22T00:49:00.005Z

A volunteering initiative, incorporated with the ‘Superhero Week’ Promotion for Surrey vinvolved, (Volunteering for the 21st Century: we do it because we want to & because we can!) took place this half term week ending on 21 February 09 with A Superhero Fashion Show
in the Peacocks Shopping Centre. Young people designed, created & modelled outfits with a difference! Materials were provided by one of our favourite charities Woking Hospice.

Covering this meant that Kevin was on double duty in Woking with the kit bag on Saturday as he had some Town Centre photographs to take for website images.. more blogging later.....

Testimonial - Chris and Helen's wedding

2009-02-20T09:13:00.002Z

We really enjoyed the Sarah Aires Photography experience, from the first time we met Sarah, we found her very warm, friendly and personal, and she did more then meet our expectations with the shoots. We had a practice shoot before our big day, which really helped as it gave us an idea of the photos we wanted on the day.

We have recently received our wedding photo collection, and are extremely delighted with the outcome. We will recommend Sarah to any of our friends and family. We also felt the price for the whole experience was very reasonable.

Welcome to the World - Baby Surrey Spring 09

2009-02-18T18:18:00.004Z

As the photographer for the Welcome to the World feature of the recently launched glossy info magazine for Surrey parents I thought I'd do a plug here that the Spring edition is out now! You can buy from Boots, Smiths, Waitrose & Sainsburys etc.

It was such a pleasure to photograph these three fab families and their new additions; Jake, Elana and Jemima. Thank you.

Jemima

Elana

Jake

New Ad campaign ;)

2009-02-11T18:01:00.003Z

Oh if only!!!!

courtesy of http://ruletheweb.co.uk/b3ta/bus/.

Pre-wedding shoot with Sarah and Ollie

2009-02-11T12:28:00.004Z

A great relaxed morning was had outside Sarah's parents' lovely place beside the Thames.... we missed the snow (sadly??) but I do love all the soft greys and the silvery winterness. Its really a pleasure to
photograph a couple who are so up for having fun. Its a countdown now to their wedding in Dorking at Eastertime... Can't wait - they have an especially challenging/exciting shot or two for us to get - all will be revealed!

Ad Campaign for Electus part 2

2009-01-31T09:00:00.002Z

We've finished our run of ads for Public Affairs and Public Relations recruitement company, Electus. (see here for our first two). Electus have had great feedback on the ads so far and we've had fun learning how to toast e's on to bread, not getting chucked out of town centre coffee shops, and eating a LOT of eggs. :)

Google Adwords

2009-01-29T15:29:00.004Z

Thanks to a promotion from Google, we're trying out Google's 'AdWords system. It will be interesting to see how much the traffic to our website and 24/7 personal phone answering service increases.

New Baby Surrey Ad

2009-01-29T09:00:00.000Z

As readers of this blog will know, Sarah is official photographer for 'Baby Surrey' magazine. We've given our ad a Spring theme and added more images. Let us know what you think...

Now accepting credit cards!

2009-01-29T01:41:00.003Z

Wow, it's all happening here! As any growing business knows, success = paperwork. As the geek boy in this outfit, I've been trying to get all our processes tickedy boo so that Sarah can spend more time on what she does best - taking great pictures (and of course feeding us all)! To that end, we've just set up the processes needed to accept secure credit or debit card payments through our online ordering system. This is really important as recent customer feedback indicates many people don't even have a cheque book!

Also the professional photo development lab we use now automagically integrates with our website too. What does all this nonsense mean.... it means you can get your hands on your photos much more quickly and easily without waiting for the Aires household to process the paperwork! That's a win-win :) Hurrah!

Congratulations to Helen and Chris....

2009-01-20T00:02:00.013Z

It was such a privilege to be part of this great couple's wedding day last week. Some especially emotional moments- its best not to cry when you're holding the camera! Rain as forecast meant we didn't get to jog around the lake like we did for the practice session but it stopped so we could make the most of the beautiful setting sunlight!