On Sunday I went to Campbell College for an engagement session.  There are only a handful of weddings held here every year for past pupils and I’m delighted that I will be joining Jenny and Graham  for their’s later in the year. I call this my ‘Harry Potter’ wedding Campbell is Belfast’s answer to Hogwarts. You will see more of what I mean in August!

I thought we weren’t going to get our shoot because of the rain and snow. But, like most location photographers working in this little wet part of the world, we hate being beaten by the weather and can be very determined. The same can’t be said for our couples though, and most will do anything to get out of doing their engagement shoots – especially the men. I’ve had sick notes and everything. Seriously! I think its just a case of fear of the unknown. Chances are most of us will only ever do one engagement shoot in our lives and, lets face it, we aren’t very French about displays of public affection in NI are we?

At the end of sessions, couples are really surprised at how easy it actually was. It’s the people that make the photos gorgeous, just by being themselves and trusting their photographer. It definitely helps remove any camera phobias that might be lurking. It makes a huge difference on your big day having already had a shoot with your photographer. And most are pleasantly surprised at how great they look together!

So we went for coffee and a huge scone at Bell’s. The rain stopped. For about 25 minutes. Thats all I needed.

I love how the colours in their scarfs match. Little things

I did not touch Jenny’s skin in photoshop. Or her hair. Or her eyes for that matter. Porcelain perfection.x

Love.x

The snow was melting on the trees and leaving little sparkles of light.

‘straight out of camera’ photos make me a very happy girl indeedy…

A little fun.

This was only supposed to be a short post. I might have got a little carried away! Can’t wait for the Wedding now. In fact I can’t wait for my Wedding Season to start but I have to wait until April. Then it is going to go a bit crazybusy for a few months. Anyway, lots more engagements to come before then!

Paula x