Featured – Jemma Kidd

Posted on May 2, 2012 by admin

At the beginning of the year I exhibited at the gorgeous Hampton Manor. I took some pictures of the fayre and also of the lovely models that were there modelling the wonderful dresses supplied by Claire at The Wedding Club.

The very talented Jodie Hazlewood was there doing all the make up for them (as well as exhibiting herself) and I got some shots of her in action and of her work.  I’ll be blogging more about the fayre here soon.

Jodie is a freelance make-up artist who teaches at the Jemma Kidd Make-up School and she asked if some of the images I took could go on a newsletter she was putting together for them. Of course I said yes and below is the fabulous newsletter.
This is a link to the article: http://jemmakidd.com/homepage-articles/confetti-and-lace-jemmas-spring-wedding-tips

If you are looking for a make-up artist for your wedding, or any occasion for that matter, please get in touch with Jodie. She is just SUCH a warm hearted friendly soul with HUGE amounts of talent. She will really make you look and feel a million dollars.

Here are the links to her sites: http://jodiehazlewood.com/a-soft-spring-bridal-look/ and here www.makeupbyjodie.co.uk

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Madi and Guy – A Wedding at Hampton Manor

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin

Beautiful Madi and Guy. This wedding makes my heart sing.

They got married at the gorgeous Hampton Manor in Hampton in Arden near Solihull last November. Remember, remember the 5th of November.

Madi looked stunning with a gorgeous vintage lace dress and 2 bouquets, one from the very talented Princess Lasertron and another gorgeous handmade broach bouquet made by her friend as a present.

Guy couldn’t hold back the tears as their sweet, sweet daughter Tilly walked down the isle before Madi.

And then there was the light we had outside, just breathtaking, clear and soft winter light. People ask if the red in the tree is real, it is! Just perfect for all the autumnal colourings of the day. And don’t get me started on the details and the styling! They made 1000 paper cranes out of old wedding magazines which adorned the venue.

Thank you for such an amazing day Madi and Guy, I wish you all the love in the world and can’t wait to meet the new addition to your family when he arrives :-)

I have to say a huge thank you to my lovely friend Hannah Stevenson too who second shot for me on the day. Si was busy making a film which you can see at the end of the post.

Also thank you to the very glamourous and beautiful Annabel over at Love My Dress blog. She was kind enough to feature this beauty, you can see it here.

And here is the beautiful film Si made of the day :-)

Wedding Preview: Madi & Guy 05.11.2011 from Simon Clarke Video Production on Vimeo.

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Claire and Pete – e-shoot in Leek Wootton

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

Meet the lovely Claire and Pete.

I used to work with Claire back when I worked in advertising and we still keep in touch through facebook and friends etc. I was so thrilled when she asked me to shoot her wedding. The emphasis was on family, love and having a good old knees-up to see the new year in, perfect.

We did their pre-wedding shoot in their garden, yes, that’s right, their garden. They have a huge field with trees, goats, cats, old tractors, vans, it was ace! It was one of the shortest e-shoots I’ve ever done, all being finished in about 30/40 minutes but we got such a great variety all in one location! We spent the rest of our time inside drinking tea and chatting about their day. The boys also geeked out talking about video editing too, happy Simon!

Here are some of my favourites from the shoot, hope you like it! The wedding will be here soon too!

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Natalie and Adrian – An e-shoot in Oxford

Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin

I met up with Natalie and Adrian for the first time in Birmingham before Si and I were going to see a show. We got along straight away, they were so funny and easy to talk to. Their wedding plans sounded fabulous: a gorgeous mix of Sri Lankan traditions with the luck of the Irish thrown in!
We met up again in Oxford where they both went to university and found some lovely spots for some photos. We then went for a drink and a natter in the pub (The Eagle and Child) where J.R.R.Tolkien and C.S.Lewis used to meet up, have a drink and talk about their current works as part of The Inklings.

Here are a few of my favourites from the shoot, their gorgeous wedding will be on here soon.

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Nienke and Ben – Married

Posted on March 29, 2012 by admin

Nienke and Ben’s wedding was just gorgeous, in every sense of the word. Such serene beings who have such a positive and caring attitude towards the world and life.

They were married in Nienke’s local church in Leek Wooton and had the drinks reception in the back garden of her family home, only a short walk away. Nienke’s dress was just stunning, STUNNING! She and all her bridesmaids looked so beautiful. Her and Ben also saw each other before the ceremony as they wanted to get some of their photos done then so they could spend more time with their guests once they were married. I have to say this worked out so well and if anyone is happy to ditch the tradition of waiting to see each other at the alter, it’s a really lovely thing to do. We got a few formals in the bag and some ace couple shots. It meant the rest of the afternoon was really relaxing for them and their guests.

This wedding was also featured on the totally amaze-balls Rock My Wedding Blog so you can head over there to read more about how Nienke and Ben planned their beautiful day. Thank you to Charlotte and Adam for featuring it :-)

Here are some (ok sorry, quite a lot) of my favourites, hope you like them!

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Happy Birthday to him :-)

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin

Today it’s my gorgeous husband’s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY bubba!

I just wanted to write a little post saying thank you to you. You are my world, my rock, my soulmate, my best friend, the love of my life.

Thank you so so much for all that you are and all that you help me to be. I wouldn’t be on this incredible journey if it wasn’t for you and I am so proud of you too. You are one of the most dedicated and hardest working people I know and you always do it with a great big smile, endlessly optimistic and positive.

I hope you have a fabulous birthday, I’ll do my best to spoil you rotten!

I love you with all my heart and soul, to the stars and back, for ever and ever.

And now, here are some nice (and some…ok mostly… embarrassing) pictures of you :-)

Thanks to our good pal the lovely Steve Gerrard for our wedding and e-shoot pictures :-)

And here we are as Simpsons :-)

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Madi & Guy – E-shoot at Kenilworth Castle

Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin

Hello!

So I am FINALLY getting around to writing some blogs and here is one that is well over due! The very beautiful and very lovely Madi and Guy, with their gorgeous daughter Tilly. We went to Kenilworth Castle last July to do their pre-wedding shoot and had a fab couple of hours in the warm summer air. I can’t even remember what it is like to be warm and without a coat and scarf! Looking back at these pictures sure does make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside though, they are so in love and just such happy souls.

We’ve since shot their stunning wedding which was at Hampton Manor and the very lovely Annabel featured it on her blog, Love My Dress. I’ll be blogging it myself here soon but please go and check it out on there in the mean time (I also guarantee you’ll be sucked in and on Love My Dress for about 3 hours after, so much prettiness!).

Here are my favourites, I hope you like them!

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Sneak Peeks!

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

Hello! Just thought I’d sneak peek a few of the things that are coming up on the blog soon. Hope you like them, promise I’ll properly blog them soon.

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Rich and Huma – A London Engagement Shoot

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

We took a trip down to Laaandan town to meet up with the gorgeous Huma and Rich. It was ace fun, we rode a bus, looked a weird sculptures, drank coffee and took some pictures too!

I will be blogging their beautiful wedding here soon so keep an eye out for that.

Here are a few favourites from the e-shoot.

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Steve and Sarah – Married

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

Steve and Sarah got married last May. Yes yes, I’m a bad blogger for waiting this long to blog it, apologies for that…. You can see their pre-wedding shoot here.

They got married in a gorgeous church in Cutnall Green and held their reception at The Chequers. The day was warm and sunny, the people were happy and full of laughter and we got an amaze-balls light shot. Good Times. Oh and BOY did they know how to party!

Here are some of my favourites from the day.

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