YouDidntDidYou wedding news

After a kindly donation from the newly weds and being told to buy ourselves a few drinks and an old Oscar Wilde saying came to mind…”We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

kids having fun at Rushpool Hall wedding reception

This wedding photograph is from Lee and Tracy Mentier’s (nee Ward) wedding day at Saint Mark’s Church near Redcar…is this was about the only time the weather broke it had been raining for much of the day, so summer weddings are no guarantee but a good day was had by all…

Wedding couple photogaph from local Redcar wedding

Also a quick welcome to Stephanie one of our new wedding photographers, she has just returned to Teesside (Hartlepool) after a short spell down in London . Rebekah also joins us in Middlesbrough and is getting off to a flying start with some excellent photos already and hopes to be progressing up the wedding photographer’s ladder…

…and here we have an official myspace pose *as suggested by the wedding photographer*, these Redcar brides maids were only to happy to oblige…umbrella et all!

Redcar brides maids giving the "myspace look"

These wedding cuff links have a bit of a plumbing theme, not to sure what the hot and cold is suppose to signify…but they were worn by the groom Lee Mentier a local plumber for his wedding at Saint Mark’s Church in Markse…

Wedding cuff links of Redcar groom

More and more of our coupes are taking advantage of our pre-wedding photo shoots. It’s  great way to get to know your future wedding  photographer and also it great fun!

This is from Kerry and Stewart’s pre-wedding shoot ( part of their”York” wedding photography package)….they are getting married in Yarm in October 2008

Pre-wedding photo shoot for fortchcoming wedding at Judges, Kirk Levington

This photograph from a recent Middlesbrough wedding was shot in a tableau style (olden day theatrical….makes you feel like like you’re sitting in the audience)…early films from the 1900-20’s were often shot in this style.Very dramatic feel to the photo…

Tableau wedding photography style

Think more couples should do this (where they are allowed) as many couples see their pets as part of the family…as long as they don’t upstage the bride and groom!
Let me know your thoughts or your wedding pet plans by emailing us at weddings@youdidntdidyou.com or by leaving a comment…

Our wedding clients often ask us what is the difference between our “Gretna Green” and our “York” and “Paris” wedding photography packages…Well one of the main differences is how we can shoot your wedding, with our budget package(the GretnaGreen) we just bring one camera with one lense, whereas with our York and Paris packages we will bring two cameras and 4/5 lenses and we will literally change lenses for individual shots as we see them happening.
The shot below was shot using an 8mm fisheye at a recent local Gisborough Hall wedding…

Ansmann of Germany had just launched a compatible battery grip for the Panasonic DMC L10, I’ve been reliably told that we can expect in the UK in late July/early August 2008.
The main benefits is to make it far easier to shoot in portrait mode and the increased energy supply, it should be good for about 1000 shots ( I currently bring my battery charger with me to weddings and re-charge it during quieter moments!).There is a link below to Ansemann’s website

Photograph of  the Panasonic L10 battery grip

Annesmann’s website…

Was getting some funny looks from our other wedding photographer who couldn’t work what I was about to shoot.
I will explain…
I had noticed the waiters at this Gisborough Hall wedding were exiting the kitchens at short intervals and from a certain vantage point I would be able to line them up, next the tricky part was to work out which table they would visit next (without asking them as this would spoil the moment).
Having worked this out I adjusted my shutter speed to add motion blur to the shot and took up position, after 2-3 mins they came out to deliver the food to the waiting wedding guests, for a split scond I had them lined up in the frame and the shutter goes down…and the moment is captured

Sometimes the decisive moments is awhile in the waiting…