Hull, East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Wedding Photographer – BIPP Associate Panel

Last year, I was delighted to put together a set of wedding photographs that formed my qualifying submission to the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP). BIPP is an internationally recognised organisation with qualifications that offer a benchmark for excellence for professional photographers. Each qualification represents a level of expertise, skill and achievement in a given field. There are three levels of qualification each reflecting an increased level of experience and ability; Licentiate, Associate and Fellowship. I joined in 2014 as a provisional member with a requirement to submit a successful, qualifying portfolio within twelve months. The submission required a minimum of 25 images that had been taken at real weddings, with real fee paying clients. With the support of my mentor Kevin Wilson, the cooperation of my clients, and after a great deal of hard work, my panel was ready for submission early 2015. To my surprise and joy, I was awarded the Associate level! I share with you here, the images that achieved the Associate qualification in wedding photography. My thanks to the couples, throughout Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, who choose me for their wedding photography as without them I would not have been able to put together this panel of wedding photography. I am now working towards achieving the Fellowship, one of the most coveted qualifications in wedding photography.

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Hull Wedding Photographer at Lazaat with Leigh & Marc

Congratulations to Leigh and Marc who were married yesterday at Lazaat Restaurant. We had a really lovely day with them and their family and friends despite the rain. Leigh looked stunning in her dress from Elite and her bridesmaids burgundy dresses looked beautiful against the golden autumn leaves on the trees. Marc and his groomsmen were kitted out by Greenwoods and looked super smart. We started the day at the brides parents house and were made very welcome by John and Michelle. Following the usual photographs of the bride and her attendants, we headed off to meet Marc at Lazaat. Despite the persistent drizzle, the boys braved the weather, and we managed to get some photographs before the ceremony. There were a few laughs during the service when Marc struggled to understand what the registrar was saying (she wasn’t from Hull!), and also a few tears from the little flower girl, Lydia, who was a little overwhelmed by the occasion. Guests enjoyed Bucks Fizz following the service, and were happy to dodge the rain showers to make sure we got the much needed photographs. Our bridal coat came in handy for Leigh, as she really felt the cold, but was wonderfully brave, posing outside for us. Just when we thought the rain had us beaten, having not had chance to throw the confetti, there was a brief respite, which allowed us to dash outside once again to get our shots! Leigh and Marc are a really lovely couple and it was a real pleasure photographing their wedding for them. We wish them every happiness in the future.

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Katie & John’s Wedding Photography – Hessle, East Yorkshire & Lazaat

I am delighted to share with you the wedding photography for Katie and John who were married at All Saints Church, Hessle and held their wedding reception at Lazaat, near Cottingham in East Yorkshire. I first met Katie when she was a bridesmaid at a wedding I photographed and was delighted when she choose us for her wedding photography! I think that Katie wins the prize this year for the most bridesmaids (who were all absolutely gorgeous) and we had great fun working with, Kerry, Lucy, Laura, Rachael, Kimberley, Hannah, Becky and Sophie, not to mention her adorable flower girls including daughter Lila, Isabelle and Madeleine! The bride looked totally stunning in her dress from Samantha’s and the ladies from the shop did a wonderful job of looking after Katie whilst fitting her dress. Katie’s sister-in-law Krysti and Becky, weaved their magic with the bride and bridesmaids hair, and Katie’s make up was done by the very talented Victoria Farr. As as always with Victoria, it was just perfect and lasted the whole day. The groom, the bestman and ushers looked very cool in their suits from Greenwoods and the transport was provided by Silver Lane Cars and the bridesmaid arrived in a fanfare of colour on Andy Lane’s Yorkshire Party Bus. The beautiful flowers were done by Linda at ‘A Perfect Wedding’, and their fragrance was just divine, and Rachel’s Cakery provided the stunning colour coordinated cake. Despite a couple of heavy thunderstorms, it was a really fantastic day, and we thoroughly enjoyed working with Katie & John and their wonderful friends and family. As always, we find that rainy days offer us a bit of a challenge in looking for new ways to do our photographs, and this day was no exception and we made very good use of the light curtain at Lazaats. Special thanks go to the wonderful team at Lazaats who were kind enough to give us 20 minutes outside with the happy couple, once the rain had ceased. Thank you, it made such a difference to Katie and John, but also made our job just a little easier! I am very much look forward to sharing the rest of their wedding photography with Katie and John soon and wish them both every happiness together.

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