AN AWESOME AUTUMN WEDDING AT WEST TOWER

LAURA + OLI

The lovely Laura + Oli tied the knot in one of our favourite local venues West Tower Exclusive Wedding Venue, which if your looking for somewhere that is modern and beautiful, this is the place for you, it is in a gorgeous location with beautiful surrounding fields which gives a gorgeous sunset for couple shots. The ceremony/ reception room has floor to ceiling windows which allows lots of light and stunning views. The staff are always super friendly and efficient which really helps your day run smoothly.

Laura + Oli had some amazing suppliers for this wedding, the hair and makeup team were amazing, we all ad so much fun working with each other.

During the time before the speeches and meals there was a fantastic magician that entertained guests, its always a great idea to have something like this if there is a big gap to fill.

The styling for this wedding was so pretty, we love lots of foliage like eucalyptus and white florals, the florist that created Lauras flowers also provided all the lovely venue dressing.

To start the party off in style Laura + Oli hired a band which were brilliant, theres something about a band that just keeps guests on the dance floor!

Laura and Oli are awesome ...so much fun and proper best friends , and omg what a ridiculously gorgeous couple right ? the speeches were some of the best we have seen and it was a very emotional day ..
We nearly got shot by pheasant hunters whilst shooting the couple shots - Laura and Oli thank you for being such good sports and nearly risking your lives on your wedding day 🙂
Here are just a few previews from their beautiful day and their stunning Film Trailer we filmed  🙂

Laura + Oli - thank you so much for choosing us to be part of your day ...we loved every minute and we wish you a lifetime of love, fun and happiness 

Love Lou + Ben Xx

AMAZING SUPPLIERS 

www.themchendrys.com PHOTOGRAPHY + FILM 

https://www.westtower.com VENUE

www.aaronjoneshairdressing.co.uk/contact HAIR

www.facebook.com/JessicaMaeMUA/ + https://www.facebook.com/Rebeccagmakeup/ MAKEUP

www.facebook.com/Blossoms-House-of-Flowers-962015967151125/ FLOWERS + VENUE DRESSING

http://www.bandtube.co.uk/thebwband band

www.morilee.com DRESS

vanillanovacakes.com CAKE

www.thelittleloveco.co.uk DOUGHNUTS

Zander Magic - Magician



JANE + GARETH'S GORGEOUS GOLDEN HOUR LOVE SESSION AT THE BEACH

                                                                                         

PLEASE CLICK PLAY ABOVE TO WATCH  JANE + GARETH'S CINEMATIC FILM OF THER LOVE SESSION!.........

So for a while now, for over a year i have been playing around with filming. Film was my first love, i studied film when i was at college and i somehow fell into this world of photography by accident as life often does.

There is just something so captivating about film, movement, energy. There is something about film that does and always has excited me ( like a kid at christmas excitement). So for this whole year ive studied the film makers in this industry all over the world that inspire me, that move me when i watch what they have created. From them i took inspiration, i already had so many visions of what i wanted my stortelling to look like and feel like and so ive been working behind the scenes for a while to make this vision , this dream a reality. I began filming snippets of the day of my clients weddings which im so excited to share some of these with you, then recently filming my couples Love sessions which i just have had the BEST time doing.

If you would like to know more about having a Love session or adding a Short cinematic film to your wedding package with me, get in touch  here : http://www.louisehendryphotography.com/contact/

I am doing an incredible introductory offer for this at the moment!

Every night im going to bed with my mind and heart racing with new ideas, new visuals and i literally feel so so excited, so inspired and i feel in full bloom, so full of heart and life and all that good stuff! :) Whats more exciting is that im working with my incredibly talented boyfriend Ben, not only is he a music producer, song writer and musician by day but he is now my second shooter/ film maker and editor, and i just cant wait to see where this adventure takes us together! if you would like to follow Ben you can find him on :

https://www.facebook.com/benmcewanmusic/

And please do give him a subscribe on youtube :) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJnGnbdMmo6unvbcg9K1GCw

And so for now im going to leave you with this gorgeous couples love session  Jane + Gareth ... you can watch their cinematic film above and below are some of the images we got from this gorgeous couple who literally have scorching hot chemistry! I had such an amazing time shooting this !

Jane + Gareth

Thank you for choosing me! Thank you for trusting me with my seemingly crazy ( at the time )ideas, thank you for trusting me even though you were so nervous ( especially Gareth ) haha , Thank you for just getting completely lost in eachother and making magic happen infrint of my eyes, Thank you for sharing little parts of who you are, who you are together and letting me into your gorgeous little world for this shoot!........ Love like yours is what i do this for! 

Thank you ! i cannot wait for the wedding this july its going to be incredible!

                                                                                                   Louise Xx

THE MOST MAGICAL, INTIMATE WEDDING IN SANTORINI, GREECE

 

This wonderful, magical santorini september wedding was never featured on my blogs because it was during one of my busiest times and i was a little behind on blogs, i always had the intention of sharing this incredibly romantic wedding, how could i not, it was one of most wonderful experiences and i am truly thankful to Kelly +Gary for giving me that.

I met Kelly and Gary a few years ago when i first started to photograph their beautiful little family, I've seen them grow through the years and it was such an honour to be asked to capture their special day in such a beautiful place. They could have chosen a local Santorini Photographer but as this wedding was so intimate as often destination weddings are, they wanted someone there to be part of the day not just there doing a job, as a photographer, we get to spend so much time with you on your wedding day, we get to see every moment, every emotion, thats a real honour to me  for someone to let me into their lives like that. Because we spend so much time together we get to know one another really well on a personal level so it really feels like on the day I'm not a stranger taking pictures of the most intimate and special day of your lives, I'm more like a guest which makes yourselves and everyone else more relaxed, and as we all know the more relaxed you are, the more you can just let go, be yourselves and thats when the magic happens, thats when your photographs come alive

 With destination weddings particularly i get to spend a lot of time with the couple before the dates planning everything and the actual time abroad with them, i usually go to all the events leading upto the wedding day, meals out with the guests and stay till the very last person has left the dance floor, yes i capture everything even the drunken dancing and as you will see at the end of the images ...the late night skinny dipping in the sea too! :) so what you get when you book a destination wedding photographer who will travel anywhere for a love story is someone being part of your day, feeling every emotion with you every step of the way...only unlike other guests i capture all this with my camera :)

I brought my mum who also often assists me at weddings, and we had the time of our lives. There is something special about Santorini that is just magical, the light there is just spectacular, everything has this beautiful spectrum of blues and whites. There is an air of romance as you sit looking over the ocean high above in the cliffside bars and restaurants as musicians play classical music, it is just breathtaking and i completely fell in love, so much so i plan to go back this summer with my boyfriend Ben.

This magical journey started late in the afternoon, with everyone slightly hungover from the night before's celebrations where were were lots of jagerbombs being passed around.

Everyone was so relaxed getting ready which is one of the reasons i love intimate weddings abroad, everyone and everything is so relaxed and calm. Kelly + Gary said their vows overlooking the ocean, it was so atmospheric, so romantic, so beautiful and so emotional.

After the ceremony we took a few group shots and we walked through the tiny streets to capture some beautiful natural shots.

I then took a taxi ride with Kelly and Gary to meet the rest of the guests  at their evening reception venue which i can only describe as some wonderful secret little beach side hut right next to the sea, i will always remember that drive, i sat in the front of the car, the hazy golden hour sunlight through the windows, the sound of the beautiful classical song Ave Maria on the radio, kelly + Gary laughing with each other sat behind as we drove through beautiful scenery, through the hills of santorini, mountains eachside, it was as if we were on some secret magical adventure and i been allowed to sneak in on, and allowed in on this secret, it was truly magical.

When we arrived at this secret location we were met with guests where we danced all night right by the ocean. It was such an unforgettable experience and one ill never forget. 

Thank you Kelly + Gary for choosing me to be part of this amazing day, thank you for letting me capture  your beautiful story.

If you or someone you know is getting married in Santorini, Greece or anywhere else in the world please do get in touch and tell me your ideas :)

With Love,

Louise Xx

BEST OF 2016!

ITS FINALLY ARRIVED! MY SHOW REEL FOR THE BEST OF 2016! ITS ONLY TOOK ME 7 DAYS TO DO THIS, GOING THROUGH 40 WEDDINGS, CHOOSING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF IMAGES, REEDITING SEVERAL TIMES, DECIDING ON THE RIGHT MUSIC TO CAPTURE THE EMOTIONS AND RELIVING ALL THE AWESOME MOMENTS OF 2016 WAS A LITTLE EXHAUSTING , A LITTLE STRESSFUL BUT VERY HUMBLING TO LOOK BACK AND THINK WOW WHAT A YEAR!

IN MY PERSONAL LIFE  THE BEGINNING OF 2016 WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME, BUT IN MY WORK LIFE 2016 WAS BRILLIANT, AND LOOKING BACK ITS INSPIRED ME TO DO MORE OF THE SAME!

EVERY WEDDING HAS ITS UNIQUENESS, EVERY COUPLE HAS THEIR OWN LITTLE STORY. BEING A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE HAVING A SUPER POWER. YOU GET INVITED INTO PEOPLES LIVES, SEEING SOMETHING SO PERSONAL AND SO SPECIAL. ITS AMAZING AND BLOWS ME AWAY HOW EVERYONE EXPRESSES THEIR LOVE.

TO ALL THE CREATIVE, FUN LOVING, HARD WORKING, STYLISH DREAMERS THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PHOTOGRAPHING. THANK YOU, YOU INSPIRED ME ! THANK YOU FOR ROCKING THE DANCEFLOORS, FOR TRUSTING ME WHEN I SUGGEST TO WALK THROUGH MUDDY FILEDS, INFACT FOR JUST SAYING 'LETS DO IT' TO ANY CRAZY IDEA I SUGGEST! FOR TAKING ME TO BEAUTIFUL PLACES, FOR INVITING ME INTO YOUR LIVES AND FOR MAKING MY JOB SO AWESOME! 

YOU MADE MY YEAR FULL OF LAUGHTER AND ADVENTURE AND ONE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET!

2017 ALREADY LOOKS LIKE IT HAS SO MUCH ADVENTURE IN STORE FOR ME, MY DATES ARE ALMOST AT FULL CAPACITY  FOR 2017 , 2018  AND 2019 ARE ALSO GETTING BUSY SO DO GET IN TOUCH IF YOU WANT ME TO CAPTURE YOUR STORY AND YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO BE PART OF YOUR ADVENTURE! 

LOVE LOUISE X

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