Fairfield Photographic - Lancashire Wedding Photographers

Kate & Jonathan's Wedding at Arley Hall, Cheshire

2010-08-20T14:39:00.001+01:00

I'm pleased to report that the web gallery for Kate and Jonathan's wedding is now online at: http://fairfieldphotographic.nextproof.com/galleries/KandKwedding . As normal, the gallery password is the groom's surname in lower case, with an exclamation mark at the end - e.g. smith!

We had a lovely day at Arley and we hope you enjoy looking at the photographs as much as we did taking them :)

A brief selection follow.

Laura & Neil's Wedding in Stockport, May 7th 2010

2010-05-15T09:45:00.010+01:00

I'm pleased to be back blogging again and to announce that Laura & Neil's photographs are now online for them to view here. As usual the gallery is password protected using the groom's surname, in lower case, with an exclamation mark at the end - e.g. smith!

Anyone wanting to view the photos has to register, but don't worry, it's free and only takes about a minute to do so. If you don't have an email address feel free to make one up in the format of yourname@yahoo.com, but please be aware if you order any photos you will need to choose what you want, send the payment by post and let me know by telephone where to send them!

Elaine & David's Wedding & Pam & Paul's Wedding

2009-12-09T21:40:00.003Z

Photos from Elaine and David's wedding are online and can be viewed here.

Photos from Pam & Paul's wedding are also online, this time here.

The password for each gallery, as normal, is the groom's surname in lowercase plus an exclamation mark, e.g. jones!

More on each wedding to follow as soon as I've finished designing wedding albums for everyone!

Thanks
Alex

Three new wedding galleries now online!

2009-10-06T12:56:00.003+01:00

It's been the busiest time of year for me and as a result the blog hasn't been updated for a while...however I've added 3 new galleries in the past month, for the weddings of :

Matt & Nicola at Eaves Hall on 14th August - http://fairfieldphotographic.nextproof.com/galleries/nicandmattwedding
Gavin & Olivia at Farington Lodge on 22nd August - http://fairfieldphotographic.nextproof.com/galleries/oliviaandgavin
Fran & Iain at Eaves Hall on 29th August - http://fairfieldphotographic.nextproof.com/galleries/franandiain

As per usual the password to enter the gallery is the groom's surname, in lower case, followed by an exclamation mark. e.g. jones!

Fuller blog posts for each wedding will hopefully follow in the next few days...

Alex

Adrienne & Ben's Wedding at Stirk House, Gisburn.

2009-09-01T22:28:00.005+01:00

The first day of August say me head back along the M65 to photograph the wedding of Adrienne & Ben at Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle and then Stirk House, Gisburn, nr Clitheroe, after a brief stop at the ruins of Sawley Abbey.

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

Adrienne and Ben were a lot of fun to work with and I think we got some great stuff in the Abbey ruins - some photos from their wedding follow below!

The Wedding of Alex & Chris at Eaves Hall

2009-09-01T21:29:00.004+01:00

At the end of July I was lucky enough to be the wedding photographer for Alex & Chris' wedding, which took place at St John's, Crawshawbooth and the scenic Eaves Hall near Clitheroe.

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

The wedding went like clockwork from start to finish and whilst the great British summer didn't really materialise we were really lucky to have much better weather than was forecast! Some photos from the day follow:

Kirstin & Daniel's Wedding at Shaw Hill Hotel, Golf & Country Club

2009-08-20T18:43:00.003+01:00

A while ago I was lucky enough to photograph Kirstin & Daniel's wedding, held at Euxton Parish Church and Shaw Hill Hotel, Golf & Country Club.

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

It was a great day and we were really lucky to have some sunshine after a rainy start. Here are a selection of photographs:

Catherine and Rob's Wedding on 27th June at the JJB Stadium

2009-08-01T15:39:00.010+01:00

As Catherine and Rob are massive rugby fans, so it seemed quite fitting that they celebrated their wedding at the JJB stadium.

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

The couple opted for a small and intimate wedding which began with a service at St. John's Church in Atherton. The 3 adult bridemaids wore an unusual, but very attractive shade of teal and this was echoed in the mens cravats and waistcoats by Slaters.

Catherine herself wore a beautiful beaded dress from Brides of Leigh, that was decorated with tiny seed pearls and her veil was edged with tiny crystals. She carried a bouquet of white tulips by Hannah Simons and was delivered to the church in a blue Beauford by Memorable Journeys (not dissimilar from the car we had for our own wedding - 5 years ago next week!).

After the service, the couple stopped at Mesnes park in Wigan for some extra photos.

The reception was held at the JJB stadium, a very special place for Catherine and Rob. We took photos of them next to the pitch, in the tunnel and even in the changing rooms.

We have been lucky to work with some really lovely couples this year so far. Catherine and Rob have been really fab and we wish them all the best.

Pam and Mark's Wedding on 20th June at Barton Grange

2009-07-31T16:29:00.023+01:00

Pam and Mark were married on 20th June this year at Euxton Parish Church followed by a reception at Barton Grange in Preston.

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

We love shooting weddings at Euxton Parish Church. Aside from the fact that it's our local church where our daughter Siena was christened a few weeks ago, it has a really lovely atmosphere, a friendly vicar and is stunning for photos.

Mark and the guys were taken to the church in style in the most enormous limo we have ever seen.

Pam looked beautiful in a strapless embroidered and beaded gown. She was accompanied by three bridesmaids in claret dresses and carried a stunning bouquet of orchids.

Her transport to the church was a little more traditional as she opted for a vintage car. however, she did join Mark in the limo after the service as the wedding party travelled to Barton Grange for the reception.

Pam and Mark's wedding cake was really something special. It had been designed by one of Pam's friends and was covered in sugar orchids that matched Pam's bouquet perfectly.

Entertainment was provided by the Master of Ceremonies who encouraged guests to play games during the Wedding Breakfast.

We wish the happy couple the very best in their married lives together.

Talitha and Paul's Wedding at Haighton Manor

2009-07-30T15:17:00.060+01:00

Talitha and Paul were married on 6th June at Haighton Manor, a historic 17th century country house situated just outside Preston.

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

Paul and the guys were getting ready at the manor itself and Paul got to arrive in style in a silver porsche.

Meanwhile, Talitha and the bridesmaids got ready in Preston. Talitha was wearing a stunning beaded gown with full train and carried a lilac and white bouquet of freesia and roses. Her bridemaids were her two sisters and two best friends who wore dresses in a rich shade of lilac.

Paul proposed to Talitha at the top of the Eiffel Tower. As a tribute to this, all the tables had model Eiffel Towers, which Paul had made himself, as their centrepieces.

Despite some precarious weather at times, it was a fantastic day and Talitha and Paul are a really lovely couple to work with. We wish them the very best for the future.

Kerry and Ben's wedding at Samlesbury and Ribby Hall

2009-07-28T17:47:00.055+01:00

We had a great time shooting Kerry and Ben's wedding on 30th May. The weather was absolutely scorching and it helped to create the perfect setting for some beautiful photos. Kerry had opted for a fairytale horse and carriage ride to the church, so it was a great relief that the weather was so lovely!

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

We started the day in Blackburn with the guys who weren't nervous in the slightest when we arrived. Kerry had instructed us to ensure we got pictures of them with her hanging baskets outside that she had got specially for the occasion.

We then moved on to Samlesbury where Kerry and the bridesmaids were getting ready. Kerry's chief bridesmaid was Ben's sister, Vicky, who was accompanied by three beautiful little girls, her own daughters Molly and Poppy and Kerry's little girl Abby. Kerry's son Alex was a very proud page boy.

Kerry wore a stunning beaded dress which was from Dan Kerr of Preston and her veil was trimmed with swarovski crystals. The bridemaids' dresses were from the Glass Slipper in Chorley. Her bouquet was red roses and cala lilies and was by The Enchanted Garden in Blackburn.

Kerry chose to make a grand arrival at the church by horse and carriage, which really added to the fairytale atmosphere. She did arrive a little late, but it kept Ben on his toes!
The ceremony took place at the church of St.Leonard the Less Samlesbury, which was particularly relevant as Kerry went to school at the primary school next door.

After a short drive in a mercedes, Kerry and Ben climbed into the horse and carriage again where they were safely delivered to Ribby Hall for their reception. This was the first wedding we had photographed at Ribby Hall and we were extremely impressed with the staff, who were very accommodating.

We managed to take lots of photos around the venue and got some particularly lovely shots by the fountain at the front of the hotel. It was so hot at this part of the day!

Alex returned in the evening to take photos of the cutting of the cake and the first dance. The couple chose "Don't want to miss a thing" by Aerosmith for this special moment.

We wish Kerry and Ben every success for the future in their new lives together.

AGCTS Prom - Gallery online!

2009-07-06T11:09:00.002+01:00

Photos from the AGCTS prom are now online here.

The gallery password is the first two words of your school name, in lowercase and with no spaces. e.g allsaints

Thanks
Alex

Vickie & Morgan's Wedding at Crabwall Manor

2009-06-17T19:27:00.016+01:00

On 23rd May, our good friends Vickie and Morgan got married! I've known Vickie since we were at sixth form together, and Morgan ever since they both got together. We're looking forward to them becoming godparents to Siena later this summer! So, as you may imagine, it was really pleasing and also a bit more nerve wracking than usual to be the official photographer at their lovely wedding.

Family, friends and guests can access an online gallery of a selection of wedding photographs here. The password is their married name in lowercase, plus an exclamation mark e.g. smith!

Back to the day itself. We started off by meeting up with Morgan and the guys looking very smart in suits from Slaters and getting his reaction to his surprise from Vickie - a ride in a nifty 2 seater Morgan sportscar supplied by Silverline Cars, to the church! He also showed off his monogrammed cufflinks and beautiful pocket watch, all bought for the occasion!

After leaving Morgan and the guys, it was over to Crabwall Manor to meet up with Vickie and her beautiful bridesmaids Fiona, Kathy, Lucy, Lydia and Chloe. Vickie's dress was by Papilion and the bridesmaids' Alfred Angelo, all from Cardiff Bridal Centre. Vickie's bouquet and other flowers were by Ivy Florist, of Thingwall.

Running a little later, Vickie and the bridesmaids left for the Church in a Vintage Model A Ford, supplied by Heritage Motors. The cars looked fab, and they seemed to go pretty fast too, as I left before them and had only just got my camera gear out of the car when the bridal party arrived at Holy Cross Church (which looked just beautiful adorned with flowers). Inside, Morgan was looking cool and just ever-so-slightly nervous...

The ceremony was lovely, vows made, bride and groom conratulated by family and friends and confetti thrown at the lych gate, and then it was back into the bridal cars!

We headed back to Crabwall Manor and an afternoon of photography of bride, groom and guests enjoying a rare dry (and occasionally sunny) Saturday.

We just had time to pretend cut the cake (beautifully made by Daisy Hill) and then everyone enjoyed the lovely wedding breakfast. Siena didn't cry too much and I was able to get fab photos of guests enjoying the speeches from Chris, John, Billy, Fergs, Morgan and Fi.

We just had time for some more pictures in the beautiful setting sun behind Crabwall before it was time for the first dance with music and lights by David Summers...and then a nice rest!

It was a great day and from myself, Beverley and Siena, thanks to all!

Jennie & Rob's Wedding at Shaw Hill

2009-06-10T10:37:00.014+01:00

A few weeks ago I was lucky to be photographing Jennie & Rob's fab wedding which took place at Shaw Hill Hotel, Golf and Country Club near Chorley on 22 May.

If you are a friend, family member or guest and want to see photos from the wedding you can click on this link. To enter you'll need to register, which only takes a few seconds, and to enter Jennie & Rob's surname in lowercase followed by an exclamation mark, e.g. jones!

The day began, as weddings seem to this year, with me dodging rain as I headed to get photos of the groom in his suit before he left for Shaw Hill in a funky stretch limo.

After that it was a quick dash up to Shaw Hill to get photographs of Rob arriving, the ceremony room set up and dressed for the wedding, and Jennie getting ready, helped by her mum and bridesmaids. Jennie's beautiful dress was by The Brides Gallery and the bridesmaids' from The Glass Slipper in Chorley.

All the flowers and the lovely bouquets were made by Jennie's very talented sister Joanne!

The ceremony was held in Shaw Hill's "gold room" with bride and groom lit by natural light flooding in from the windows - great for photography.

Afterwards we were able to get some photos outside before the heavens opened again and everyone took shelter. It rained on and off for the rest of the day, but everyone had a great time and it didn't spoil a thing.

After a short break whilst everyone enjoyed the wedding breakfast, I was back photographing the speeches and the cake cutting - I love getting natural reactions and informal reportage style photography.

I'd like to thank Jennie & Rob's DJ from Superb Functions - he was the first I've ever known who asked me what sort of lighting I'd like for photos and tried different things... really helpful!

As for the dancing - well, everyone had a great time - thanks to all for letting me share it.

Looking for galleries?

2009-05-31T22:53:00.004+01:00

(NEW) gallery update:

1. Jennie & Rob's wedding at Shaw Hill - this gallery is now live via this link . Blog post to follow soon!

2. Vickie & Morgan's wedding at Crabwall Manor - this gallery is also live here. Blog post will follow.

Passwords - the password for each gallery is the married surname in lowercase plus an exclamation mark, e.g. jones!

3. Kerry & Ben's wedding at Ribby Hall - gallery will appear in approximately two weeks.

Kate & Joel's Wedding at Hollin Hall Hotel

2009-05-29T13:23:00.018+01:00

I'm pleased to at last blog about Kate & Joel's fab wedding which took place at the very beautiful Hollin Hall in Cheshire on 15 May.

If you are a friend, family member or guest and want to see over 300 photos from the wedding you can follow this link. To enter you'll need to register, which only takes a few seconds, and to enter Joel and Kate's surname in lowercase followed by an exclamation mark, e.g. smith!

Anyhow back to the day itself...the day began with me a bit stressed about the wonderful British weather! I headed over to Joel and found him looking very smart in black and white and then very happily surprised as he got a present from Kate - a very impressive Audi stretch limo to take him to the Hotel. The Limo was provided by Style Limousines.

After that I headed off to Hollin Hall in time to capture Kate and her bridesmaids getting ready and looking great!

Kate's beautiful dress was by Blush Designer Bridalwear and her beautiful sunflower bouquet and the other flowers that adorned the stairs and other rooms were by The Wild Bunch.

The ceremony itself was really beautiful with Bride and Groom looking very much in love and incredibly happy. Live music was provided by the talented Caldara String Quartet throughout the service, and indeed during the whole day.

After the ceremony it was time for everyone to dash outside as the rain had temporarily let up! After photos of Mr &Mrs M we had just completed the confetti shots when it begain raining once more and everyone headed for cover!

Luckily for me, Hollin Hall is a lovely venue to work in on a rainy day, and I was able to take some fab photos throughout the rest of the day and during the wedding breakfast speeches and cake cutting. The exquisite cake was made by Trifles in Ashton - and matched Kate and Joel's theme perfectly.

The Bride and Groom danced their first dance to "Heaven" by Bryan Adams and afterwards Joel took his place behind the drums as the guys rocked out, performing a really great version of the Otis Redding/Black Crowes song "Hard to Handle".

It was a great day! Thanks to all the guests and the Hotel staff for making my job easy.

Baby Siena's first photoshoot (of many!!)

2009-05-06T18:16:00.004+01:00

I had a few spare hours last week whilst Bev was out to spend with the lovely Siena. After some quality cuddle time I decided to celebrate her 1/3 year birthday by setting up the high key white background and baby posing cushions... The results are below, hope you like them!

Whilst I'm here posting (and watching England disappoint on the cricket pitch yet again) I'd like to announce the expansion of our photography business to cover babies, children, families and pets!
Contact us today - we're doing some free shoots whilst we build up our portfolio!

Sarah-Jane & Aidy's Wedding at Shaw Hill Hotel, Golf and Country Club, 18 April 2009

2009-04-30T16:17:00.007+01:00

I'm a little bit late getting this blog entry up but I'm glad to have done it at last!

Sarah-Jane and Aidy had a really lovely wedding at Shaw Hill Hotel, Golf and Country Club, enjoying a perfect spring day.

Guests had a great time, and I really enjoyed taking some fab photographs - just a few of which are posted here.

Guests who picked up a business card on the day can access a gallery of photos on our proofing site from Friday morning (1st May). Please note that the link to the gallery will appear here then!

Thanks

Alex

Gallery link:

http://fairfieldphotographic.nextproof.com/galleries/sarah-jane-aidy

Papa's got a (fairly old) bag!

2009-04-15T13:43:00.004+01:00

Every so often at Weddings I come across guests who comment on the fact that I lug around for hours and hours a fairly huge photography bag... I guess it may seem pretty odd as most of the time I'm only using one camera, one lens and sometimes a flash....so why do I carry such a huge bag?

Well I thought I'd show just why it's so big and why at the end of the day my shoulders want to be bionically replaced!

In the photo are 3 Canon DSLR's, two longer range telephoto lenses (used for ceremony shots from the back), a fisheye lens (for reception tables, groups), a wide angle zoom (big group shots), a macro (close up) lens (for details), three standard zooms (the workhorses),two prime lenses for low light/portraits, two flash units, a light meter, sewing kit, off camera flash extension (stops red eye), battery grip for my newest DSLR and about 80gb worth of memory cards! Phew.

As you may expect, not all of this fits in one bag, and for most weddings I tend to leave out the longer of the telephoto zooms and one or two of the other lenses - but this still leaves rather a lot of stuff!

MUFC Wedding Fayre

2009-04-15T13:39:00.002+01:00

Thought I'd put a quick post up about the Wedding Fayre we're doing on Sunday. If you are interested in us and want to compare us to other photographers (we're confident you'll like us best!) then come to MUFC and find us there - Sunday 19th from 11.30am.

Click the photo for more info!

Favourites from 2008

2009-03-11T20:12:00.006Z

I'm sitting here next to Beverley who is cuddling our (very well behaved tonight) lovely baby Siena, and we are both watching Relocation, Relocation. Ha! House programmes just don't seem that relevant at the moment with the economy and banks in such disarray!

Anyway to lighten my mood I've been looking back at some of last year's weddings. What follows over the next few days will be a list of our favourite locations and photos. (A quick caveat - these are our faves (not a best of) and not necessarily the choices of our clients!

Well, here goes:

#1 Stanley House, Mellor, near Blackburn.

We really enjoy working at this venue. Staff always seem attentive and well trained, the wedding coordinator is a great guy, and the hotel and grounds really lend themselves very well to our style of photography. The buildings are built of a fabulous warm local stone, the gardens are beautiful and as it's on a hill, you can get amazing skies without any clutter.

So thanks to John & Leanne and Victoria & Gareth for booking us, and above and below are a few photos:

New website! £50 off special offer!!

2009-03-11T19:37:00.003Z

We are pleased to announce that we now have a new website.

It's online at http://www.fairfieldphotographic.com/

Please have a look at it, and leave feedback for us -

- does the site display well on your PC
- do the colours look ok?
- does the menu work properly?
- anything else you think of!

We'd be really grateful for some in depth feedback, and as a thank you, the first 5 people who comment and who haven't already booked us, can save £50 off the price of parent books purchased with any album!

In the next few days we'll be announcing some cool new features for 2009 so check back soon!

Thanks
Alex

More Siena!!

2009-02-14T18:38:00.016Z

Well, we were going to be really organised and update our blog very few days, but we completely underestimated the effect a new baby has on both normal free time and "thinking" time!

Siena is now almost 6 weeks old - or 1 week past her original due date - and has grown well to weigh 6lb! She's growing so well after her very early beginning to life that we couldn't be happier. Plus she's beautiful!

Anyway, enough of our blurb, click on any photos to enlarge...

New year, new baby, new blog!

2009-01-20T13:00:00.003Z

Well, we've been really bad bloggers over the past 6 months and as a result we've decided to start afresh using "blogger" from google rather than the old blog tools we had before and which were a bit clunky.

Our new blog will not only be centered on wedding photography but will also occasionally feature our first baby, Siena, who was born on January 4th 2009. She was 5 weeks early, and is very small, but is doing really well and is gorgeous!

Our wedding season really starts this year in May (and from then one we're pretty booked up into September), so as something a bit different we are going to add some of our favourite images from last year!

We'll *try* and be better bloggers in 2009!!

Alex & Bev