David Islip Photography Blog

Wedding at Layer Marney Tower, 25 July 2008

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More wedding photography in the heart of Essex! Sarah & Lee experienced a lovely warm sunny day at Layer Marney Tower. We created them some great wedding photographs in the Essex barn, together with some relaxed pictures of the guests enjoying themselves and some traditional group pictures in front of the tower.

Wedding at Parklands, Essex, 24 July 2008

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Another pleasant day photographing a weeding in the Essex countryside. Leslie & Iain were married at Parklands, Quendon, Essex. They enjoyed a relaxed day with their Friends and family. Our photography comprised a mixture of candid, reportage type photographs together with a couple of traditional group pictures and some informal pictures of Leslie, Iain and their children around the venue.

Wedding at Seckford Hall, Suffolk 26th July 2008

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Sue & David held a relaxed wedding day at Seckford Hall in Suffolk, with their beautiful daughters Poppy & Maisie. On such a hot & humid day we (and the guests!) were really pleased to be doing a minimum of formal family groups. This was another wedding where Sandra's children skills enabled her to gain their co-operation

Ruby wedding

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A quote from Lin & Harry "Thank you for the beautiful photo album of the party that you gave us, it has captured the party so well and is such a lovely reminder of our day that we will cherish for many years"

A thank you message!

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"You have managed to capture our day perfectly. It was a pleasure to work with you both on our wedding day. You certainly exceeded our expectations with such great photos"

Clare & David were married earlier this year at Spains Hall, Essex

Magic Photography!

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While photographing the wedding at Crabbs Barn this weekend we had the pleasure to meet Daniel Reed and see him performing his magic. Very entertaining and recommended!
Visit our links page for his details.

Wedding at St Mary's church & Pontlands Park, 19 July 2008

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Lydia & James were married at St Mary's Church, Woodham Ferrers, where the Vicar kindly allowed us to take a single picture to record the scene in church. The ceremony was followed by a reception at Pontlands Park Hotel. The weather was reasonably kind with a mixture of sun, cloud and wind. Pontlands Park has some fantastic grounds for wedding photographs, which we managed to utilise within the time available. Lydia's list of family groups then kept us busy until the time for the wedding breakfast.

Wedding at St Peter's Coggeshall & Layer Marney Tower, 18 July 2008

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Charlotte & James picked a great day for their wedding despite their fears about the weather! The ceremony took place at St Peter's Coggeshall in the heart of Essex. This was followed by a reception at Layer Marney Tower, where we created most of their pictures. We managed to capture some great reportage type pictures of them and their guests as well as the traditional family groups.

Wedding at St John's Church & Smeetham Hall Barn 12 July 2008

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Nikki & Steve were married at St John the Baptist Church in Little Maplestead on 12th July. The formal family pictures were taken quickly outside the church so that everybody could relax and enjoy a drink at Smeetham Hall Barn, while we captured some fun and relaxed pictures of the happy couple and the Bridal party.

Wedding at The Fennes, 6th July 2008

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We have been wanting to get a shot on the new bridge at The Fennes, the wedding of Ruth-Anna & Dafydd solved this for us, despite the afternoon being a complete wash-out. The Fennes has some spacious indoor rooms which enabled us to photograph the family groups despite the rain. Booking us for photography right through to the First Dance, ensured we were there when the sun finally came out just after the wedding breakfast.

Wedding @ Holy Trinity Church & Down Hall, 4th July 2008

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Sophie & Mark married at Holy Trinity Church in Bishops Stortford and then held a reception at Down Hall Hotel. Using our previous experience of weddings at Down Hall, enabled us to work quickly and ensure Sophie & Mark could enjoy some time with their guests as well as creating some great pictures.

Wedding @ Leez Priory, Essex, 3rd July 2008 Gemma & Mark

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Gemma & Mark enjoyed a classic Leez Priory outdoors wedding. The weather was kind to them and allowed them to take advantage of many of the indoor and outdoor locations. For us, any wedding at Leez Priory is definitely not "just another day at the office," Gemma & Mark's wedding proved to be no exception!

Wedding and reception at Bury Lodge, 28 June 2008, Kelly & Mark

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Our last wedding during June 2008 was for Kelly & Mark. The ceremony took place at St Theresa of Lisieux at Stansted Mountfitchet followed by a reception at Bury Lodge Hotel. Kelly & Mark enjoyed a very warm day and had great fun with their guests and the Bridal Party.
The gardens at both the church and at Bury Lodge made a fine backdrop for their pictures.

Wedding at Layer Marney Tower 21 June 2008

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Sara & Simon were married at Layer Marney Tower , located in the Essex countryside. We have some lovely relaxed and fun photographs of them enjoying their day.

We worked as a team with Richard Palmer as Toastmaster & Pauline from Bouquet Garnet Caterin g to assure the day ran smoothly and on time.

Wedding Photography at Creeksea Place

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Creeksea Place is another venue we have been asked about, so we have uploaded the album from our last visit here.

Wedding Photography at Braxted Park

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A potential client asked recently if we had photographed any weddings at Braxted Park in Essex as there was not a sample on the website. Problem solved Braxted Park album here! More venues coming soon.

Babies

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As well as weddings we do photograph a number of babies. Young Ferdi shown here, had been photographed by another photographer and his parents were almost at the point of not using a professional again! Thankfully they found us and we have a grateful new client!

Regional Print Awards

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David was awarded three Certificates of Excellence for wedding photography from the Brentwood Group of the MPA & BIPP this week. The competition was open to photographers from London, Essex and the South East of England.

Wedding in Colchester, 14th June 2008, Wendy & Wayne

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Wendy & Wayne had a stylish and fun wedding. Wendy arrived at Colchester Town Hall in a red London bus. The wedding ceremony took place in the council chamber which provided a fantastic setting for the ceremony photographs. The whole wedding party was then transported in the bus to Castle Park for some family groups and a few shots of the happy couple. Despite there being hundreds of people in the Park we have managed to make it look as if they had the park almost to themselves! The next stop for the bus was at the Abbey Gate to drop off the guests for a reception at the Officers Club.

Wedding at Crabbs Barn 7th June 2008

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Despite heavy rain Laura & Ed kept up happy smiling faces all day during their wedding at St John's Church, Layer-de-la-Haye and reception at Crabbs Barn, Kelvedon. We made use of the covered areas for the family groups, while the rain was coming to an end. Although the ground was wet Laura wanted to brave some outdoor shots and we were happy to oblige.

Photography at Stockbrook Manor

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The unfortunate tale of Nicola & Ian who booked a part-time ‘professional’ photographer to take their wedding pictures in February this year. The ‘photographer’ had a good digital SLR and a great DVD presentation (possibly shot at a training day with models?) but he had regrettably, no clue about real life wedding photography. Thankfully the couple managed to get their money back and were advised to contact a member of the BIPP about re-staging some more pictures. When we last spoke to Nicola she was excitedly going through the pictures that we have just provided.

To para-phrase John Ruskin ‘sometimes you can pay too much but by not paying enough, you risk losing everything’.

The only organisations that represent full time professional photographers who are qualified and properly insured are the BIPP & MPA

Wedding at Polstead, Suffolk. Sophie & Alex

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Sophie & Alex created themselves a wonderfully relaxed wedding at Polstead Church and a marquee in the grounds of Polstead Hall. The Suffolk sunshine put the final touch on the day.

Wedding at Gosfield Hall, 25 May 2008

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To complete our weekend, Clare & Lee were married at St. Catherines Church, Gosfield and then on for a reception at the magnificent Gosfield Hall. The rain from the morning cleared to leave a slightly damp & grey day which was not a problem to us, especially with a venue like Gosfield Hall. Clare & Lee picked a great team to enhance their day, the Bridal Party, the Vicar, the video, the Toastmaster, the staff at Gosfield all made the day go well, right through to the fireworks.

Lee is the second Dagenham & Redbridge FC player we have photographed - we are now looking for promotion up the football leagues.......

Wedding at Gaynes Park, 24 May 2008

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Saturday took us to St Alban's Church, Coopersale
and then on to the beautiful Gaynes Park for the wedding of Nicola & Paul who proved to be a great fun couple and open to most of our suggestions! We had to work hard to prevent the strong wind from making a mess of the pictures. Nicola & Paul can look forward to a good selection to choose from.

Wedding at The Fennes Estate, 23 May 2008

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Sarah & Paul were married at St Mary's Church, Bocking followed by a reception at The Fennes Estate. Sarah & Paul had a fabulous sunny day and were lucky enough to have some pictures with the new bridge over the lake. The flowers were supplied by W.Flowers who yet again excelled themselves.