What a year it has been, full of joy and of laughter, a number of weddings, a few happily ever afters, some sunshine, some airports, some beautiful times, some singing, some dancing with champagne and wine, three hundred and sixty five days I have seen, a thank you to you, here’s to 2013…
Aside from the weddings, there’s been time to just be, to dust off the Contax and to take photos for me…
What a great year it was and how happy I’ve been, here’s hoping it’s even better, in 2014.
Laura & Andy were one of my very first bookings at the beginning of the year and I knew immediately that we’d get on really well. They’re both into swing dance and wanted something individual for their wedding day, so they chose to get married at Nonsuch Mansion, which is a truly beautiful Surrey venue, if you happen to be looking for one.
I had such a great day with Laura & Andy and their cool bridesmaids, I came away having made some great new friends, with a new addicition to her Frock N Roll Vintage blog. The staff at Nonsuch Mansion are fantastic too. I was served a hot three-course meal and a whole bottle of wine (which being the consummate professional, I didn’t touch!) It was possibly the best venue that I’ve had the pleasure of working at, all year.
This wedding was also featured on Kat’s ever-inspiring blog, Rock N Roll Bride today, so head on over to read a little more about Laura & Andy’s planning and inspiration.
I am always thrilled to see my work in magazines and doubly excited when the bride is as excitable as the very lovely Jo. The Scoones had a very colourful summer wedding in Kent last year and it was an absolute treat to photograph.
You can see their feature in the latest copy of You & Your Wedding, January/February. What a brilliant start to the year for us both!
I am very lucky to have had some incredible support from magazines such as the British Journal of Photography, You & Your Wedding, Cosmopolitan Bride and Wedding magazine over the past twelve months. I’m also very grateful to some truly beautiful blogs too; Once Wed, Style Me Pretty & here on our very own Great British Isles, Rock N Roll Bride, Before the Big Day, Belle Amour & Love My Dress have all been very lovely to me too.
I have another thirteen weddings to blog from last year, alongside a couple of engagement sessions too. I do so love this quieter time of year; spending lots of time talking to my summer brides, booking flights for foreign weddings and wandering around town taking portraits.
My next wedding isn’t until March, in the very beautiful Stockholm; one of my favourite cities in the world, where absolutely everyone is beautiful. It’s absolutely true and I’ll prove it!
Jess & Ludge got married in April this year in Lourinha, Portugal and I was so grateful to have been there. Friends and family flew from Sydney, London and Paris to celebrate and it made for a beautiful reunion.
The evening before, everyone met up for a chat and a catch up, this time in a tiny old village. We stood outside in the street, laughing and talking whilst the sun set and the bar next door sold glasses of wine for 30¢. This is the tiny village that Ludgero grew up in.
Early the next morning, I headed out to photograph Jess getting ready with her mum, in a lovely bright hotel room. My favourite.
Sometimes when life gets busy, it’s easy to forget, the people and the places, the dusks and the sunsets. Those days through the year when you felt your heart beat, huge smiles from new people you were quite lucky to meet. Be still for a moment, just sit and recall, reflect on the absolute beauty of it all. Life is quite frantic and at times it’s quite sad, but these are the memories that make our souls glad.
This year I’ve been invited on a number of days, with camera in hand and finger ablaze, to witness small fragments of love and sheer bliss, a sum of thirty-eight weddings and they looked a lot like this…
An eclectic, summer city wedding at London’s iconic Institute of Contemporary Arts
Two teenage sweethearts fall in love, at fifteen they share their first kiss. They promise to be together forever and pledge to stay true to this. Fast forward ten years, a ring she now wears, a wedding at Sheldon Manor they plan. On the twenty-third of June, another kiss is had and a lady makes a husband of her man. It rains and it showers and umbrellas are opened, as are the hearts of these two. We smile and we swoon because we’re all pretty privileged, to witness Clare & Rich say that they do…
A very pretty year indeed. Beautiful work so full of smiles. Happy New Year to you!
Cannot wait for you to photograph our wedding if these are anything to go by!
Love these. You have had a lot of holidays this year you lucky thing. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with in 2014. Happy new year to you and yours!
Thanks Chloe for being a part of our 2013. We love our photos and can’t wait to organise our album with you. All the best for your weddings this year.
Great summary of 2013! Very much looking forward to see your work in 2014. Happy new year! x
Wowzer Miss Chloe! Just beautiful. What a year. I know your 2014 is going to be just as fantastic!
What a beautiful year, Chloe!
So much gorgeousness. Thanks for sharing your 2013 round up Chloe – a real feast for the eyes. :-)
These photos are so so so good! New follower here in Cornwall!
So lovely to see some of your new work here! You are an amazingly talented lady. I can’t wait for the many more weddings we have to come together and can’t thank you enough for all of the fantastic work you have produced for our previous clients xxx Kerry and the Lavender & Rose girls
Holy mackeral woman. These are insanely beautiful, you ludicrously talented lady.
What a year ladies..! Have an incredible 2014…
Looks like a cracking set of shots, great inspiration for someone starting out;)
What amazing set of images! Trully master of your work!