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Engagement Photo Shoot, Tabley House Cheshire

Well this is the second time I’ve photographed at Tabley House in Cheshire but this was the first time that I had been there with Jo and Anthony who will be getting married in August 2013. Tabley is an amazing place, filled with priceless paintings yet retaining a certain ‘shabby chic’ that is very appealing…

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Tracy & Chris, Sandhole Oak Barn Cheshire

For once my incredible luck with the weather didn’t help us but, like I always say, it’s not the venue, it’s not the weather – it’s the people who make a wedding great! Tracy & Chris shrugged their shoulders and partied on regardless – my kind of people Here’s a handful of photos, enjoy!

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A selection of photographs from recent Engagement Shoots

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Some of my favourite wedding images from 2012

These photos, for one reason or another are some of the images that stand out from the previous 12 months’ weddings. Most of the photos are natural, unplanned moments which allows for a more meaningful picture.

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Emily & Rob, Family Portrait shoot

I photographed Emily & Rob’s wedding at Sandhole Oak Barn a few years ago and we recently got together again for a family photo shoot, here’s a few of the photos taken in our Manchester studio.

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March 1, 2013 - 7:47 am

Margaret Louise Lowe - These pictures are stunning!

Becci & Mark, Manchester Town Hall Wedding

Becci & Mark chose Manchester Town Hall for their wedding for one reason only – the beautiful architecture of the building. I’d already looked around the Town Hall for inspiration and knew that with a little subtle off camera lighting and and my trusty D3s low-light capabilities that we might just pull off something really…

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Weddings at Thornton Manor

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Lucy & Stevie, Thornton Manor

A few from last night’s superb wedding at Thornton Manor on the Wirral, one of my favourite venues! Had the privelage to be working along my good mates Tom Harrington from Silk Wedding Videos & Gavin Jones with The Coolers – also lovely to work with Sian from Disbury Flowerlounge again and the brilliant Rob…

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December 13, 2012 - 7:56 pm

Giovanna Matarazzo Mandel - Absolutely LOVE a man in a kilt! Glad he sat properly as well:-) These are all fantastic…I especially love the image of the bride in the mirror and friends at the window. Wonderful work!

December 13, 2012 - 9:23 am

Isabelle Hesselberg - WOW! amazing body of work! Gorgeous wedding!

December 12, 2012 - 6:14 pm

Hans - Great work! I love how you captured so many candid moments throughout the day. It’s wonderful to have photos of how your wedding REALLY was, without posing!

December 12, 2012 - 4:44 pm

Ben Watson - Love how you captured these moments…amazing!

November 12, 2012 - 11:56 am

Sue Buchan - I am reliving the whole day again Rick!
Thanks so much for taking the most amazing photographs.So many wonderful moments captured forever.You truly are such a professional!
Can’t wait to see the completed albums.

Sue

Sarah & Phil, Cheshire Wedding, Mellor

A quick look at Sarah & Phil’s beautiful wedding in Mellor..

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December 12, 2012 - 4:46 pm

Ben Watson - So good! Love the sunset images! Such a great location…I need to jump the pond and shoot in the UK!

Jac & Mark, Sandhole Oak Barn Wedding

Wow! What a fantastic wedding we had today at Sandhole – the first of two military weddings this weekend for me and one of the most amazing, lovely groups of people you could wish to meet! This wedding was a blast from start to finish and I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute of…

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Portraits, a selection of sports, fashion, music & personal portraits taken throughout 2012

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Laura & Peter, Sandhole Oak Barn, Cheshire Wedding

LAUGHTER is the first word that springs to mind when I think back to Laura & Peter’s wonderful wedding at Sandhole Oak Barn in September. Laura and her family made me very welcome and we shared a laugh or two in the morning before the wedding, we also share a love for Abersoch as it…

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Bonfire Night

Images of Bonfire Night in Bowdon, Cheshire, an exercise in multiple exposure & dragging the shutter..

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December 13, 2012 - 3:43 pm

Catherine Rhodes - Love that first and middle image of people walking under street lights, fantastic work!

Lucy & Stevie Engagement Shoot, Black Brow Farm, Cheshire

Lucy & Stevie are getting married at Thornton Manor in November (and yes, I’ll have a tan by the, hooray!). In the meantime we got wellied up and headed down to the farm for an engagement shoot along with my Profoto Acute B kit and Max the puppy. Piglets, horses, cats & dogs – just…

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December 12, 2012 - 4:49 pm

Angela Powell Woulfe - LOVE this whole shoot! That location is to die for, and what a sweet couple!!

Horses in the mist, Black Brow Farm

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Gemma & Johnny, Grosvenor Pulford Wedding, Chester

Another military wedding yesterday at The Grosvenor Pulford Hotel in Chester, Johnny serves in the RAF and the colour theme was good old red, white and blue – most of the guests were from Manchester, so there was something for everyone Here’s a handful of photos, yet again the Profoto Lighting kit means the group…

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Black Brow Farm

One of the advantages of keeping our horses on a working farm has to be that there’s never a dull moment, all I need is my trusty Nikon, a lense to suit the occasion (my macro in this instance) and an hour or so to potter around the farm, noseying into barns, stables and other…

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Portrait session with actor Will Finlason

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Kay & Andrew, Cheshire Wedding

Another beautiful wedding in the heart of cheshire! This is also why I use ProFoto, the world’s best lights at weddings, straight out of camera, no photoshop, no editing, just one click! Only the very best for my brides

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Dani & Paul’s Destination Wedding

I first met Dani & Paul at the Quarry Bank Wedding Fayre in Cheshire and we immediately hit it off, they were so excited about the possibilty of booking me for their wedding and the chance to travel to Gibraltar, the place where my Grandfather was stationed during the war was a fascinating prospect for…

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