Wedding Planner
- by Bev Thomas
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- 09 Nov, 2017
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Wedding Planner from The Tenby Observer
Hello and welcome to my recent blog, I have been away for a while and just not had the time to write due to work demands, so today I though I have a spare half hour in between sorting out my new branding , why not write a few lines. So this blog I have decide to write about our local newspaper.
Twice a year The Tenby Observer works tirelessly to produces a supplemented wedding feature to accompany the newspaper in the Spring and Summer. I have been very fortunate to have had the privilege to have my images feature on four of the front covers, which I am super proud of.
Twice a year The Tenby Observer works tirelessly to produces a supplemented wedding feature to accompany the newspaper in the Spring and Summer. I have been very fortunate to have had the privilege to have my images feature on four of the front covers, which I am super proud of.
The newspaper covers the areas in and around the county of Pembrokeshire, keeping us up to date with local news and features. You will often see there stand at the County Wedding Fayre. The company is a family run business based in the picturesque town of Tenby in South West Wales, they employ some amazing staff who have certainly helped my business over the years by enabling me to reach a further wedding audience. I normally send in a wedding report with a few details of the couples big day, sometimes the bride and grooms are asked if they would like to feature in the wedding planner and be able to tell their story.
The couples are asked to complete a questionnaire about themselves and their experiences they faced in the run up to their wedding day and how they felt on the day. There are no right or wrong answers and I am sure the paper do not mind the odd spelling error. They then send it back to the reporter either via email or post and I am contacted to forward the images to support the story. I tend to forward the images that I believe are the most memorable to me from the couples special day.
The layouts are all produced by the talented graphic designer and laid out in a way that that look incredible and well worth completing the questionnaire, as they make a great keepsake.
I particularly enjoy reading what all my bride and groom's have written and I think it is a great opportunity for other businesses to see there input in the day in print.
The layouts are all produced by the talented graphic designer and laid out in a way that that look incredible and well worth completing the questionnaire, as they make a great keepsake.
I particularly enjoy reading what all my bride and groom's have written and I think it is a great opportunity for other businesses to see there input in the day in print.
I do hope that this little blog gives a little insight into why I get so keen for couples to retire their questionnaires, what a fabulous way to showcase your wedding day and read about it again and again for years to come, even more special these features could even be framed and given to each other as your 1st Anniversary gifts, PAPER ;)
On behalf of Beverley Thomas Photography, thank you to all my bride and groom's for taking the time to complete the forms and thank you for allowing the paper to feature your story. Thank you also must go to the Tenby Observer staff for your hard work, amazing layouts and endless support towards my business, I cannot thank you enough and I am proud to be asked to feature a small part of such an amazing team.
The next planner is scheduled for next spring 2018, be sure to grab a copy!
http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/index.cfm?id=homeClick
On behalf of Beverley Thomas Photography, thank you to all my bride and groom's for taking the time to complete the forms and thank you for allowing the paper to feature your story. Thank you also must go to the Tenby Observer staff for your hard work, amazing layouts and endless support towards my business, I cannot thank you enough and I am proud to be asked to feature a small part of such an amazing team.
The next planner is scheduled for next spring 2018, be sure to grab a copy!
http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/index.cfm?id=homeClick
Firstly, I must apologise the lack of updates on this blog but then again who actually reads? Times have been up and down to say the least, and that has played with my mental well being, especially when it has come to my photographic practice. For many years, I have concentrated on giving 100% to my passion and this is my source of income as a professional photographer. However, the pandemic has made me stop and think about sustainability within the photographic industry and just what is it all about and for what?
Photographs are not just images; they are physical artifacts. The physical form of the photographic image, prescribed by prevailing technology, determines what can be photographed, how it can be displayed or published, how it can be encountered by others, how it can circulate through public culture.
I wanted to introduce the toy photography work that I am involved with. This is a collaboration with the wonderful team over at Stuck in Plastic (SiP Link).
Having grown up in the 70’s, I thought I could find some old photographs from this time in my life but sadly, I have been unable to locate any and that makes me recall little moments that stand out in my vivid memory which helps me write this post.
In the search for the ideal image it became evident that I had seen everything before and I wanted to produce something different. My intent was to take image manipulation further away from the real but I was also aware this could come with some critic good or bad.
Having successfully completed my MA, I began to turn my focus on reflecting over my time at Falmouth University’s Institute of Photography. What became very evident is that my work is now informed and my intent is clearer than it was.
Welcome to the very first post of my new blog. On the contrary, I am familiar with writing blogs and I had initially decided to continue writing regular posts on my Photographic Critical Research Journal
, to which I started writing at the beginning of my Masters degree at Falmouth University’s Institute of Photography.
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue ... well there was nothing blue about this amazing wedding, it was pink and full of fun and laughter. I met Kayleigh two years ago when she started wedding planning, turned out that I know her mother and father very well but as the years went by our connections had gone in different directions. But I always knew they were a special couple who if ever my family needed them that they would be there for us, so as you can imagine I was absolutely thrilled to be asked to capture their daughters wedding day.
The Bride & Groom chose a beautiful location, the hotel is called Wolfscastle Country Hotel otherwise known as "All yr Afon" https://wolfscastle.com located just 15 minutes from Haverfordwest, in the heart of the Pembrokeshire countryside and 9 miles from our stunning Pembrokeshire coast. I arrived at 11.30am in order to get some prep photographs of Kayleigh's shoes etc and the bride and bridesmaids getting ready. When I arrived everyone was so calm and ready to go, the bridesmaids hair and make-ups were completed and they were in their dresses ready. Wearing sparkly rose gold gowns they looked stunning. The bride was still getting ready with finishing touches being adjusted. She wore a stunning wedding gown with a cathedral train made from tulle. The flowers were made by Flowers by Quita, they incorporated vintage roses and peonies. Everyone was in high spirits. Not only was it Kayleigh and Mark's wedding day but they were both celebrating birthdays.
I completed what I need to do then myself and Gill, my assistant headed downstairs to capture the groom. I had not met Mark at any of the appointment prior to the big day, so once I found him I introduced myself and to be honest, I felt like I already knew him. He had just finished formalities with the Registra and checking that the best men had the all important wedding rings. The video guys were ready, I was ready and Kayleigh was ready ...
12.20pm Kayleigh was descending down the stairs with her father, that was an emotional moment. She had given him a pair of cuff links which read 'of all the walks we have had, this one is my favourite' such a lovely moment to treasure forever.
12.30pm Mark was patiently waiting for his beautiful bride, and there she was standing in the doorway ready to met her husband to be.
The ceremony was perfect and a kiss seals the the forever moment when the Registra pronounces Kayleigh & Mark as Husband & Wife, Mr & Mrs Williams.
The Bride & Groom chose a beautiful location, the hotel is called Wolfscastle Country Hotel otherwise known as "All yr Afon" https://wolfscastle.com located just 15 minutes from Haverfordwest, in the heart of the Pembrokeshire countryside and 9 miles from our stunning Pembrokeshire coast. I arrived at 11.30am in order to get some prep photographs of Kayleigh's shoes etc and the bride and bridesmaids getting ready. When I arrived everyone was so calm and ready to go, the bridesmaids hair and make-ups were completed and they were in their dresses ready. Wearing sparkly rose gold gowns they looked stunning. The bride was still getting ready with finishing touches being adjusted. She wore a stunning wedding gown with a cathedral train made from tulle. The flowers were made by Flowers by Quita, they incorporated vintage roses and peonies. Everyone was in high spirits. Not only was it Kayleigh and Mark's wedding day but they were both celebrating birthdays.
I completed what I need to do then myself and Gill, my assistant headed downstairs to capture the groom. I had not met Mark at any of the appointment prior to the big day, so once I found him I introduced myself and to be honest, I felt like I already knew him. He had just finished formalities with the Registra and checking that the best men had the all important wedding rings. The video guys were ready, I was ready and Kayleigh was ready ...
12.20pm Kayleigh was descending down the stairs with her father, that was an emotional moment. She had given him a pair of cuff links which read 'of all the walks we have had, this one is my favourite' such a lovely moment to treasure forever.
12.30pm Mark was patiently waiting for his beautiful bride, and there she was standing in the doorway ready to met her husband to be.
The ceremony was perfect and a kiss seals the the forever moment when the Registra pronounces Kayleigh & Mark as Husband & Wife, Mr & Mrs Williams.
Since starting my MA program, I am required to keep a critical research journal in the form of a written document, so I have created another blog on Wordpress which I will continue to update on a regular basis. I have completed the first module and I am now looking at the second module.
This blog at https://beverleythomasphotographydotcodotuk.wordpress.com is being made as part of an accredited educational programme.
This blog at https://beverleythomasphotographydotcodotuk.wordpress.com is being made as part of an accredited educational programme.
