Oh me oh my. I’m delighted to post a few shots from the recent Wedding Journal Ireland Magazine shoot!

We went for a seventies glamour shoot this time with a wintery twist. It was shot in the Four Seasons Suite at Galgorm.  What a fantastic venue and it is so suited to the theme with the white leather retro seating and funky lighting. It was wonderful to work on an idea that was completely different from the current vintage theme that seems to be everywhere.  We pulled together ideas  and inspiration from old magazines, LP covers, vogue covers, newspaper clippings, wedding photos from the 70s and more. The girls were taking pictures of my ideas boards which I thought were pretty feeble. Apparently not though so I’m going to do a blogpost on inspiration guides soon. That’s if you would like it!

I am so lucky to work with an amazing team on the Wedding Journal shoots.  Sarah Jayne Cassells always brings the accessories and dresses that pull it together.  I had the very talented girls with me – Jennifer Ireland on make-up and Lynette Ball on hair.  Lynette was recently part of the team that worked on Rihanna’s hair for the ‘We found Love’ video. She is super talented. And of course our model, Kristen Gillespie – you are a star Kristen!  Watch this face. I expect big things for this girl. She is impossibly gorgeous with a great sense of humour. The magazine always get to feature their favourites. But here on this blog, you get to see a few of mine.

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Just one frame from the Wedding Journal shoot. Lots more loveliness from this shoot soon.

This weekend I will be mostly editing Weddings. But tomorrow evening I have a very special date in the mountains with Alise and Conor.

Have a wonderful weekend wherever you might be.x

Look what’s sitting on my desk this morning -  only the Autumn issue of the Wedding Journal!!!

I photographed the front cover for this and the 12-page photshoot inside. I’m really delighted that I got asked to do this! It was an amazing creative opportunity for us and we enjoyed every minute of it. The night before the shoot we were all sitting around in our room at Huntington castle,  pyjamas on, glass of wine in hand, discussing the shoot (and the big scary spiders), surrounded by gorgeous accessories, tear sheets and 12 beautiful dresses. There was Lynette Ball (hair), Jennifer Ireland (make-up), Sarah Jayne Cassells (assistant editor and stylist), our stunning model Jamie O’Connell and myself. It was definitely a “Pinch me, is this real?” moment. We had so many ideas for this and luckily the team at the Wedding Journal were on the same wavelength about how it should look. They gave us alot of creative freedom and were brilliant to work with from start to finish.  Also, the people at Hungtington Castle were so welcoming and helpful. I would highly recommend this location for Weddings.

This feature was all about vintage lace. The girls did a great job as usual on hair and make-up. And it wasn’t easy in the rain! Obviously not all the photos that were took can be featured in the magazine. Here are a few more of my favourites.

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