Andrew and Lindsey make each other giggle and laugh. They are so easy to get along with, and are not afraid to be silly, which is the best combination!

We went to the Crab and Lobster for their engagement photos. The gardens are quiet and filled with nooks and crannies that are every photographers dream.

Lindsey and Andy are getting married in a few weeks time, they are both very creative and are making a lot of the details for the wedding themselves; I’ve seen some of the paper they are using and I can tell you it’s going to be good!

Not that she needs it, but Dean looks after Liz. It is so obvious how much he cares about her from the way he looks at her, and from the way she looks back, anyone can see she feels exactly the same way.

One of Liz and Dean’s first dates was in Staithes, a gorgeous fishing village near Whitby, so they choose to go back there for their engagement photos. It was an excellent choice, what could be better than sun, sea and sand?!

Liz and Dean, thanks for asking me to take these photos of you both, I really enjoyed meeting you and it sounds as if your wedding is going to be fab! x

Matthew spotted a gorgeous brunette in a Leeds nightclub, and his chat up line was smooooooooth. Anne spotted a handsome bloke, whose chat up line broke the ice.

After a couple of dates Matt left Leeds on a big ship bound East, but could not forget Anne. Valentines day arrived and with it a huge bunch of flowers and a card from Matt. Anne waited, Matt came home, and they picked up right where they left off. Matt is still in the Merchant Navy (sorry girls, I did try, but he refuses to wear his uniform for the wedding ;-) ) and so Anne gets the best of both worlds: independance when she needs it, and a gorgeous fiance to wine and dine her when he’s home.

We found a great allotment for these photos, full of wonderful colours and textures:

Matt liked the kissing photos, but I nearly got run over getting this shot!

Anne has the most amazing sparkly blue eyes:

Anne and Matt, I’m really looking forward to taking your wedding photographs!

Tom was persuaded by a friend to post a profile on hot or not, Anna thought it might be a laugh. As it turned out, they were both hot and it was a laugh. Anna and Tom met up and got on famously, and the rest, as they say is history. Three years later they are weeks away from their wedding day at the Hospitium in York, and Tom still makes Anna (and everyone else!) giggle.

Elin and Rob are into their outdoor activities. Rob rock climbs, cycles, runs; you name it, if you need to be really fit to do it, Rob can do it. I was a bit scared that I wouldn’t keep up with them, but they were kind to me (If I lose Rob on the wedding day, I will check that he hasn’t scaled the walls!). Both Elin and Rob and very warm and open, and very natural with each other. They seem to be a perfect fit.

I’m really looking forward to taking their wedding photographs in August at the Devonshire Arms, Bolton Abbey, I know it’s going to be relaxed and great fun.

The Devonshire Arms grow a lot of their own vegetables in their garden (how cool is that?!), these could the the very leeks and lettuces that Elin and Rob eat for their Wedding Breakfast:

This is natural light I swear. Look how moody the Yorkshire dales can be!

Happy Monday everyone! I like Mondays, it’s a fresh week!

Donna and Michael both have an infectious and wicked sense of humour. They first met at college over 11 years ago and it is very obvious that they are best friends and know each other inside out. We spent most of their engagement session giggling, they are so much fun to be with and are not afraid to be silly, which is the best combination! I’m really looking forward to taking their wedding photographs at the fabulous Newburgh Priory near York.

When you ask Rebecca and Michael what they do and how they met, they look at each other sheepishly. They are the people you are not supposed to like; they both work for the Inland Revenue.

Unfortunately there is no way you can help but like them, they are so caring and warm, and so obviously madly in love with each. Their wedding is going to be relaxed, informal and loads of fun, and I for one can’t wait! If their engagement shoot is anything to go by, their wedding is going to be great to photograph.

I have always loved stationary, and I fell in love with letterpress printing the first time I saw it. It is just so luxurious! I think that if a business card is just so damn cool that you can’t throw it away, then that has to be a good thing. Mine were designed and printed by Sally Ann of Invited Ink and I am so pleased with them. They are almost too nice to give away but I will have to remind myself that that is what they are for!

Sally Ann also designs and prints wedding invitations so brides and grooms, take note. You could hardly hope for a more stylish introduction to your wedding.

Here they are, with my signature colour on the back:

And notecards to match:

Debbie and Gavin are both smart, funny, kind and a perfect match for each other. They are clearly very much in love and can’t wait to get married in just over a weeks time! I had great fun with them shooting their engagement session last week at Solberge Hall,Yorkshire, and I’m really looking forward to photographing their wedding, it’s going to be a brilliant day.

Gavin proving that Debbie is ticklish!