Weddings this year

Well after clearing my back log of work I'm back to the most enjoyable thing, Shooting more pictures. I've had some great venues this year so far. Springhill Barns Pershore for Jamie and Emma's wedding was an absolute delight. The venue itself is over acres of established gardens and a lake. With a manor house tying the out buildings together and then the niche little areas making perfect locations to use for couples, pictures don't do it justice. What makes this a special place to work at is that they only take limited bookings every year. This translates into being booked up till 2020. So if you are planning your wedding and want it here then get booking because the chances are you will have a prolonged engagement. The farm is based at the rear of the manor house and has plenty of scope for photo opportunities . With rustic barns and sheds and numerous of dilapidated doors you can't go wrong. At the side of the main house is a lengthy greenhouse and a tennis court which sprawls out towards the lake. The garden goes from formed recesses lovingly tended to , to wild flowers and small nature reserves dotted around. 

Taking Emma and Jamie around the lake was an absolute breeze, we had perfect sun diffused by thankful clouds and the gentle lapping of the lake. The lake has bucketfuls of reeds and grasses blending into the banks which gives a great contrast to the images I took. After a slow walk round we made our way back to the house and used the gardens to use as some foreground interest and sat Emma just beyond this. The sun gleamed over the tops of the conifers and gave a beautiful sun flare to the images. From here we went to the tennis courts which is where the net had seen better days, (i love anything old school though)  but this just added to the feel of the images. This was such a compliment to Emma's dress and Jamie's attire. Both looked so relaxed and comfortable ,  and effortlessly held each other and made the time seamless.

I really had such a great day here, and with Emma and Jamie's family and friends made me feel welcome and most of all smiled when the camera caught them. This is why I feel so grateful for any booking I take for anybody's Wedding, its one of the most special days you will ever have in your lifetime. To be booked to capture a beautiful day and a couple which outwardly show their love for each other is a blessing.

Adam Hoskins

Emma and Jamie pre Wedding shoot

So the other day was my first Pre Wedding shoot of the year, and what a great one it was. Located at Springhill Barn Pershore just created a flawless backdrop for Emma and Jamie to be captured against. I had not seen the couple in a few months since meeting up to discuss their big day, but it was like meeting old friends. Such a personable pair and joyous in their approach to D Day and the pre Wedding shoot. We went over the venue and timings but the best thing by far was the general chit chat. 

I think it is so important to have a connection with every couple I shoot and even if you don't have common ground and lets be fair we are all strangers until we speak! Its paramount to myself that I put everyone I work with at ease. Jamie and Emma are a fun couple to be around and have plenty to talk about (in a good way) . 

Prior to the couple arriving I did a walk round with the owner of the venue , the grounds were amazing with their own lake and well established farm and landscaped gardens. There was no shortage of shoot locations and I had more hassle deciding which we should do first (more so to save my legs). 

After our meeting we made our way to the gardens which sit behind the venue , in actual fact it is the front of the premise (you get my drift). With the sun shining and a gentle breeze we made our way round picking out spots . They had a beautiful rustic greenhouse attached to the main farm house which gave some sun flared shots inside and then using the glass as a backdrop to the couple just gave another dimension to the images. We took some time walking across from here to the lake side and whilst Jamie didn't like the thought of skipping I still managed to get them both smiling walking hand in hand. The lake its self was vast, flat and a royal blue. Grand is what we like! In the calm lake sat a beautiful worn boat. I was asked by Emma "are we getting in that" I nodded quite stiffly (although looking at the structure a risk assessment should have come first). I happily jumped into the boat to confirm it could hold weight, thinking afterwards maybe that could be the final bit which broke the camels back as they moved into the slightly weakened boat. It was fine a bit of shifting about and Jamie trying to rock to see if he could scare his soon to be wife settled the moment . 

Moving on we used the trees for shade and took some beautiful close up shots of them both embracing, and some key pictures capturing the love for one another. 

We finished off back at the farm house where in one of the hay barns there was a shaft of light coming through. This was not to be missed as the sun had been playing hide and seek all day. The final shot and my favourite was here, back lit with the sun coming through Emma's hair and lighting the profile of Jamie smiling . What a great first pre Wedding shoot and many more to come this year.

Adam Hoskins