Wedding in Cyprus

                         Last Friday (10th June 2011) I was in Cyprus shooting a fabulous wedding.

Caroline and Tom have planned this to the last detail for the past 12 months and it showed, everything went to plan and it was perfect.
There is no doubt it helps that the bride is so laid back she is almost horizontal and the groom is mesmerised by her.
They were a joy to photograph as their personalities totally shone through (as you can see on the photos below).

When they booked the wedding, Caroline assured me that her and Tom were up for anything, and that (as a surprise) they were thinking of jumping into the pool as soon as they had finished the wedding breakfast, I couldnt believe my luck.. a trash the dress on the day... whoop woo.

The plans only changed slightly so that Caroline was going to be thrown into the pool by the best man and her new husband, as the groom was concerned about his suit.

I told the guests that Caroline was having some posed photos taken if they would care to watch as they were finishing desert, everyone  laughed and smiled and then ... OH NO...

3 ....... 2 ....... 1   

In she went... the guests couldnt believe it and were laughing and shaking their heads until they realised that Caroline loved it, then they were hysterical...
LETS ALL GO IN went the cry.. sure enough, most of the guests ran to the side of the pool, took off belts, shoes, bags, emptied pockets and ...

 3 ....... 2 ....... 1  

In they jumped (photos to follow).

The guests, bridesmaids, best man, groom... erm groom...what about your suit????? ha ha.. no worries Ill just change...

Caroline dried her dress off in the sun and put it back on later to go to the beach.. WOW!!

Off to the  50s style diner for a strawberry milkshake and some more photos.

What a fantastic wedding... Thank you Caroline, Tom and all your family and friends for making this one of the most exciting weddings I have ever been to, oh, and for inviting me and Jonathon to Cyprus to be your photographers.

Sheila & Jonathon

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Beautiful Red Spanish Wedding Dress

Well, I've finally got around to blogging about my lady in red... Janine.

Janine and Jamie got married in November 2010. What a fab young couple, they arrived from Spain to celebrate their wedding with family and friends. When I got to the hotel, Janine ushered me into the bedroom with strict instructions not to say...             WOW!!! 

I must say, I thought, Ive seen lots of beautiful dresses and they are all wow, so what is different about this one...

I went into the bedroom and immediately said...WOW... ha ha... Ooops sorry Janine, I couldn't help myself!! She had kept it a secret from everyone except her mum, not even the bridesmaids knew about this gorgeous red wedding dress.

Needless to say, Janine looked amazing, and with her fabulous bubbly personality she totally suited the red, I couldn't have imagined her in any other colour. Both Jamie and Janine are entertainers, and entertained us all on their wedding day. Everybody enjoyed the whole day, and by the end of the proceedings, I felt that I had made new friends. Thanks Janine, Jamie and both of your lovely families

Sheila.x

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Wedding Fayres in Blackpool 10% off Wedding Photography

This weekend is soooo busy... I am attending a wedding fayre at The Devere Hotel Blackpool, and The Villa in Wrea Green with The Wedding Place of Blackpool http://www.weddingplaceuk.co.uk/ .

For those of you who dont know, The Wedding Place is Blackpool's One stop wedding shop, we supply virtually everything you need for your wedding except the clothes (and there are plenty of Bridal Dress shops nearby).

Dove Photography _ Contemporary reportage & traditional Wedding Photography at its best.. (As seen on TV's Michell Roux's service)

Me helping The bride on Michell Roux's Service programme

Wedding at The De-vere Hotel Blackpool

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Kerry Blu                      Tiaras and bespoke Wedding Jewellery
www.kerryblu.co.uk

Weddings by Design  Table decorations, chair covers

Flowers by Sonje      Amazing Wedding Flowers individually designed for you.  

Peri Designs              Scrumptious wedding Stationary for your special day

Gees Cakes                Beautiful Wedding Cakes at a price you can afford

Little House Of Cupcakes Gorgeous cupcakes for your wedding

Wedding favours are available and lovely pressies for your bridesmaids and ushers

Why not tell your friends and everyone you know who are interested in weddings, come and see us at The Wedding Fayres, we would love to meet you.

Sheila

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Merry Christmas

 Well, its Christmas Eve and Santa is on his way, I hope you have all been good, and get exactly what you want and deserve.

Dove Photography (me) has had a fab year and will be putting together a years slide show for New Years Eve, I just thought it would be nice to tell all my family friends, clients and future clients how much you mean to me, and how fab it is having you all in my life.

All that is left to say now is Merry Christmas from Sheila @ Dove Photography.

I sincerely hope its your best and happiest ever.

Night Night Everybody

Sweet Dreams

xxxx

PS, meet the newest member of my family... Charlie Morris... 

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Blackpool Boudoir for REAL women.. 2nd blog!!

In my earlier blog, I mentioned the Boudoir Party held by Rachel, and showed a few photos of her, now I'm moving on to Gemma!!!

Gemma brought all sorts of props, Anne Summers must have had a field day...
gorgeous underwear, a pair of fluffy handcuffs, we had a beautiful fan and a fab feather Boa, long gloves & amazing shoes wow... fantastic!!


We had a great time, and Helen my lighting assistant (a good Catholic girl) was lighting all sorts of poses, ... the quote of the night had to be...
"perhaps we could handcuff her to the bed"? lol... (followed swiftly by 2 Hail Marys ha ha).

Boudoir Parties are all about having fun and enjoying yourself, they are also an amazing confidence booster as you actually have to face up to the fact that you DO look good (nearly) naked.
Gok Wan had the right idea with his How to look good naked series, I think every woman should have a Boudoir shoot and see herself as others see her.. Beautiful!!!

Anyway, enough of the chat, lets get down to some of the photos.

Gemma is more than happy for me to show her pictures, so here goes.

When you have your Boudoir party, or individual Boudoir shoot, you can bare as little or as much as you dare. There is no pressure at all, its how comfortable you feel that is important!!

PS. For a fabulous Christmas present for yourself or your partner book your Boudoir party today, or if you prefer, you can book an individual shoot in the privicy of your own home.

Enjoy the build up to Christmas

Sheila :-)


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Boudoir and Pin up Photography for REAL women, recent photos.

Oooh, so many things to blog about today, I thought I'd start with the fabulous Boudoir Party hosted by Rachel in Blackpool last week. 
The party was a combination of a virgin vie and a boudoir party and attended by 8 guests, all real women, most without the confidence to participate in the boudoir party. However, after the photos of the 3 ladies wanting their photos taken had been shown to the rest of the group, 2 women wished they had had theirs taken, and decided that it would be better for them to have a private session at home.

My Lighting assistant Helen and I prepare the room with gorgeous bedding and sumptuous materials, and the girls prepare what they are going to wear...
and then the big question..
WHO GOES FIRST.. always a big debate!!

Rachel decided to go first and soon got into the swing of things, we played music from her I pod and once I'd shown her some of the photos on the camera, she knew she looked amazing and she gained her confidence.

Here are a few photos of Rachel (with her permission of course).

 As these are to be a gift to her husband I have had to delete him from my facebook page, I'll add him again after Christmas... Bless...

The next blog will be about Gemma, who is 23 and gorgeous and took to Boudoir like a fish to water... She was only self conscious for a couple of minutes then, wow, did we have some fun. Poor Helen was running around with all sorts of different lighting effects to get just the right pictures... What a fab Job..

See you soon

Sheila.

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Recent wedding photographs in Blackpool

Just a little Dove Photography photo blog of a wedding I shot earlier this year.
Jo and Chris were such a lot of fun, and didnt complain when I was singing to them to get them to dance in the local park, though I suspect they thought I was a little crazy ha ha. They have just chosen their album photos and Ive been designing all day.

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Blackpool Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer Phone Sheila. 07932685241 Phone Dove Photography for your Portrait sessions, Wedding Photography in Blackpool and Bristol, Commercial Portraits; Baby Bump/maternity portraits.... Special occasions like Parties, Christenings, Birthdays. Getting Married abroad... I will come to your Evening Reception and record your Wedding Celebration for you...