Lytham Hall Wedding Fair

Lytham Hall Wedding Fair Sunday 28th March

We are going to miss the lovely Lytham Hall Wedding Fayre this year due to other commitments, but you can see how wonderful the hall photographs from the images of Peter and Kelly's wedding Last July

If you would like further information on our service or wish to know availability please e-mail challinormike@aol.com and we will try to reply to your request within 2 days

thank you

New Wedding Albums 2010

Just returned from the annual trade show in Birminham and discovered some lovely new ideas .firstly the choice of colours of the albums is much wider that expected
RED is everywhere
Acyrlic Suede
with space for pictures under acrylic on the front


Black leather with a narrow
vertical photos on the front is lovely

New look for suede album having a metal insert taking your initials


Shown to you here in pink although
available 6 others colours


and finally


found a company that offer a album with a matching carry box



and the same design of album front can be carried through to parent and guests books

All in all a really worthwhile visit and I hope you like the new ideas i have brought back for you

Will be getting some samples in soon

Wedding Day Packages, Home or Away

At Thursdays wedding Fayre at The Savoy Hotel Blackpool I spoke to 3 brides two getting married abroad and one at a local hotel. all 3 brides told me that they had photography included in their package, although knew nothing of what the package included . Wedding photography is a personal service, we are going to record a very special day in your life, and our images are your memory of your dayWhen a family come an see me, at the Fayre or in our viewing studio at Lytham they clearly want to view past wedding albums discus all aspect of the service we can offer, and usually have a list of questions requiring answers.

I find this very hard to understand the acceptance of any package with no details given and I would urge you to ask question and try to see examples of the photographer work.

From experience,of seeing images from weddings abroad, it would seem that the photographers time is limited and thus reflects on the number if images captured. although the quality can be excellent.more often that not you will get offered your photographs on a high res disc sometimes with a printed version but rarely have I seen a completed wedding album.Our design only service is popular , as we can design a wedding story book form your images and if you wish combine with photographs from your honeymoon, and from a party back in the U K thus giving you a book reflecting your whole wedding story
As they say on Blue Peter heres one I did earlier have a look Wedding design service

Hotels All inclusive wedding packages inc. photography

It is always good to know that this is the end cost, there are no hidden extras and vat is included.
but questions do need to be asked especially about the photography.e.g.
Do you get to meet the photographer beforehand, to discus your prefered style of photography?
Can you see a sample of a previous wedding at this venue,Is an album included ? is there a choice ?
Finally try asking what the cost of the packages without the included photographer,you may be surprises to find how little of the budget is allocated to the photography.therefore the photographer would have to make compromise to be made either in time, quality or number of images available for your album

As experienced wedding photographers , on your day we follow your wishes as to the style of coverage you prefer placing no limit to the number of formal photographs and yet still always seem to surprise you with the number of relaxed informal images attained over your wedding day

Following your wedding day several days are allocated for editing to ensure that we attain the best set of images to reflect your special day.

Approved Photographers!

It came to our attention recently that a local prestige venue where strongly recommending to the bride and groom to use their approved photographer . I have also discovered that some venues have a financial interest in getting you to engage certain services.
We do not pay a commission to any supplier as we feel that our work should be judged on its merits alone . Many venues do recommend us but that is based on our professional service, bride and grooms comments ,and the finished wedding album . So being approved may not guarantee the best service for you on your day .
Incidentally we are approved by the B.I.P.P. ( "British Institute of Professional Photographers" )and thus our work has been approved and checked, awarded one of the highest standards attainable in our profession, and the seal of approval of a first class quality service.

Simon and Nicola's wedding day at St Chads Poulton le Fylde and reception at Shaw Hill Golf and Country Club

Last Saturday ,The Lancashire Evening Post choose our wedding of Nicola and Simon for their Valentine Wedding Page Specal. It gave a lovely story of their courtship including a selection of photographs from their wedding day

Nicola and Simon wedding at St Chads Poulton and reception at Shaw Hall

please view their Story Book Album

We offer this service -free submission to any local paper- to all our brides and grooms

Some tips for the groom

Your bride is going to look her best,
so ensure you do also.before your big day
1/Try on your outfit in advance
2/ Check your shirt sleeves they should be just a fraction longer that your jacket sleeve,
3/find out how to do your tie/cravet ensure all you groomsmen know also
4/ check your trousers make sure they are comfortable and adjusted to your waist .
5/ your buttonhole goes on the left
Buttonholes or boutoniere date back to medieval times when a man would wear the ladies colours as a declaration of his love usually the same flower would be incorporated into the bridal bouquet,

flower have their own language
here are some of the popular and well know wedding flowers

Calla Lilly - Magnificent Beauty
White Lily - Virginity, Purity
Orchid Love- Tulip - Passion
Pink Rose- Perfect Happiness
White Roses -Innocence
Red Roses - True Love
Ivy- Love,
For ideas and to see a wonderful selection of buttonholes please visit this
Buttonhole blog

we now have a facebook page.

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Wedding Photograhphy of Our Beautiful Seaside town Lytham, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire

A slide show of images from many weddings in Lytham St Annes
our seaside is beautiful- take a look
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Another LEP scoop

THREE out of FOUR

out of the many wedding photographs that are submitted to the Lancashire Evening Post from all over the area THREE of our weddings chosen for this editionx

Will and Rachel Smith

(Clifton Arms Lytham)

Jamie and Debbie Cantrell

(St Joseph's -FRC)

Robert and Louise Townsend

(St Pauls Warton- Lytham Hall)

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all three choose the very popular Wedding story books see their complete album on our main site

Girls and Boys

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Just to show how every wedding is different

take a look at the slide show

De Vere Wedding Fayre

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Highlights from the show

If you enjoyed this slide show we would appreciate your comments