sarah's bridal boudoir

so before the wedding comes the boudoir.
not compulsory of course, but it's something i like to offer, and in this instance sarah wanted to have a go at doing the shoot to give the pictures to her brand new hubby on their wedding night as a wedding present (lucky boy!)

it was a fairly quick shoot, i went round to sarah's beautiful home to run over the final details on the wedding (post coming soon!) we did the shoot upstairs as downstairs was rather taken over by place setting cards and grandparents running around looking after her adorable little girl gabby.
sarah relaxed pretty quickly into the shoot and seemed completely unfazed by the whole thing which i loved, we shot for just under forty-five minutes and managed to have a bit of a giggle during which made for a couple of really lovely shots. we went for something simple and romantic and i think that came across really well as personally i think sarah looked completely naturally beautiful.

getting used to having sarah in front of the camera was great preparation for shooting her on her wedding day, and on saturday night as i was leaving the evening reception, i saw tim on the stairs clutching the framed photo of the shoot and looking rather pleased with himself...  mission accomplished  x

ross & sabrina

so this wedding actually took place in july of last year, it was my first go at shooting a wedding, and what a beautiful one to start with!

for starters you couldn't have asked for a better location, the hotel was on a cliff edge overlooking a gorgeous cove in newquay. we were ever so slightly apprehensive about the weather as when i arrived at the brides family home in the morning to shoot her getting ready it was drizzling and overcast, which just wouldn't do! however what i was very impressed with was how calm sabrina was! chilling out in her pyjamas having her make-up done, she looked as if she was getting ready for an extremely glamorous trip down the shops, not about to walk down the isle.
sabs made me feel instantly at home (which was handy as she was marrying my cousin!) and we had a good laugh shooting all the preparations, especially her clambering into the the incredibly beautiful (but incredibly large!) princess dress.
luckily by the time the cars came the rain had gone and the sun was battling to be seen, i raced ahead to get some shots of the groom getting dolled up in full kilt and dagger (in cornish tartan - who knew??) then we all set off to the beautifully lit conservatory room where the ceremony was held. the ceremony was made extra special by the adorable fact that the bride and groom spend the entire time simply beaming at each other uncontrollably, and it was lovely to have the signing of the register at the front so all the friends and family could see.

after the ceremony we headed outside, it was overcast but beautifully warm and the cloudy sky actually added to the dramatics of the cliff top location, not put a dampener on things as we had first feared. i had a lot of fun rounding everyone up and all the family groups were a joy to shoot, a  moment that stands out for me (somewhat unfortunately!) was having to climb up rocks through a car park and onto a higher cliff edge to attempt to gracefully alert the entire wedding party and guests to get together for a group shot, i basically failed at this however and ended up looking like a mad woman hanging off a cliff edge and shrieking at everyone below, which they all found highly amusing... but we got the shots!

the reception room was beautiful, the blue theme bride and groom had chosen worked gorgeously with the seaside backdrop and the tables were laid out so simply but with such vibrant splashes of colour coming from the electric blue floral centrepieces, it was just enough, in short- everything looked perfect.
ross and sabrina had come up with traditional but meaningful gifts for their wedding party, engraved tankards for the best men, and beautiful delicate necklaces for the bridesmaids. after a delicious meal (especially the chocolate torte dessert!) the speeches went down brilliantly and we all moved back into the original ceremony room for the party.

the whole evening was very relaxed with a fantastic atmosphere, the highlights being of course the first dance, where the couple seemed literally oblivious to anything but each other and their song (which was bon jovi - born to be my baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEgOtKPd5iY) and also much later into the night no one could forget the grooms somewhat dubious karaoke performance!

at about 10pm i whisked the happy couple away for some more quirky less formal shots, some against the incredible blue night sky on the cliff edge, then the rest were took when we went for a scamper around the hotel, shooshing each other and giggling whilst trying to dodge the other hotel guests!
my absolute favourite part of the night shoot however, was when i asked sabs if she wanted to go retouch her make-up before we got started and i got the unforgettable response...
"nah it's ok i can't be arsed, i'm too happy"

a perfect way i think to sum up a beautiful day packed with loving friends, adoring family and lots of grins.

thank you to ross and sabs for inviting me to capture their special day, an adorable couple who helped me to realise photographing beautiful people at their beautiful weddings is exactly what i'm meant to do x

here i am!

hello :)

well this is my first ever post, so i should probably use it to explain what on earth it is you're looking at.

as you've probably gathered my name's vikki-kate and i take pictures for a living. i've been doing photography professionally for just over two years now and i absolutely love it, after buying my first "real" camera instantly i knew it was what i wanted to do with the rest of my life. photographing people is probably my favourite part, and there is nothing i love more than people in love, so shooting weddings is a dream come true for me.
i did my first wedding in july last year, was surprised about how nervous i was before-hand but literally the minute i started it melted away and i loved every second. i feel really honoured and privileged that from shooting that first wedding i now have five booked for the coming year and one in 2012 already!
i do a lot of portrait and creative photography which i would say makes the bulk of my work and has helped me a great deal in booking these weddings, but i think actually having one down was really the boost i needed.

i've created this site to keep my weddings as a separate little venture so they can get the attention they deserve, and i hope you all love following me through a years worth of working with beautiful couples as much as i'm sure i'm going to.

p.s. if i am ever fortunate enough to snap your beautiful wedding day this is what you'll be confronted with! (moi)

all my love x