As with all our wedding couples we start off with a pre wedding shoot or getting to know you shoot, usually 4-6 weeks before the big day, either in the Studio or on location, this is a great way to get used to having professional images taken by your photographer, and a good time for us to see what you likes or dislike in various image styles.

We started of at the home of Nia’s parents, with the beautiful Nia & her mother & 2 sisters, everything was going to plan, the weather was dry the sun was out, what more could you want for this time of year

The ceromony was at the waterfront community church in Swansea, what a lovely place, lots of very friendly people.  Dan was waiting nervously and looking very handsome, Andrew took Dan and the boys outside for the usual shots of the groom with the best man, ushes and of course his dad.

After the Beautiful service there was tea & cake for the guessed to enjoy, they looked so delicious, everybody enjoyed them, i have never seen so many different cakes at any one time.

Dan & Nia had some of their photo s taken at the Oxwich castle  what a really nice place,  we  would recommend this to anyone getting married at the Oxwich Bay hotel.

The Reception was held at the Oxwich Bay hotel, due to the time of year , the reception was held in the hotel and not the marquee . Every body loved the Band what was playing while they were having food, only a young band , they played from various erra s so there was something for everyone to enjoy & listen to…..

It was nice to catch up with Dan & Nia, only a few weeks before their wedding !  As the nights were drawing in we decided that the pre wedding shoot should be in our studio, where it was nice & warm.

Nia is a pretty girl so we had some gorgeous images, the camera loved her, Dan took to having images taken like a duck to water.

Filed under: Wedding Tagged: gorgeous pre wedding images, Jenkins photographer swansea, Pre wedding potography, pretty girl, studio photographer swansea ]]> http://blog.jenkins-photography.co.uk/2012/02/18/dan-nia-pre-wedding-shoot/feed/ 0 Jenkins Photography Nia & Dan pre wedding http://blog.jenkins-photography.co.uk/2012/02/01/welsh-surf-awards-2011/ http://blog.jenkins-photography.co.uk/2012/02/01/welsh-surf-awards-2011/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:36:55 +0000 Jenkins Photography Ltd http://blog.jenkins-photography.co.uk/?p=950 ]]> This time we were off to the Towers Hotel for the Welsh Surf Life Saving Awards dinner 2011.

All images taken on the night were available to view on screen, with the option of us print on- site  in a few minutes, photographs are placed into a strut mount ready for you to take home.

for family & friends unable to attend events  all our  images are loaded onto our customer galleries for view with the option to purchase.

A big thank you to Liane John for looking after us on the night.

All prints will be ready to give as christmas gifts.

Need more information give Andrew or Joanne a call 07875412357.

The start of the day saw us covering the bridal prep at Katie’s parents house in Birchgrove , we arrived to a nervous mum and dad rushing around making sure that everything was going to plan!

Katie had 3 Bridesmaids who wore purple dresses accompanied by a flower girl in a beautiful white dress.

The bride wasn’t nervous, but we think the nerves started to kick in around about the time when she put her dress on.  Lots of tears from everyone as she looked like a princess, simply beautiful!

We headed to the church in Llansamlet a little earlier than the bride to get some shots of the groom and best man, plus a couple of the page boys in their suits.

Steve was a little nervous by the time Katie walked down the aisle, but it all went to plan with no hiccups!

As the weather was a little damp and the rain started whilst we were in the church we covered some of the shots of the family inside the church.

We headed to Neath Abbey for the post ceremony shoot.  A very popular place for wedding couples! As it was quite damp underfoot Steve carried Katie to where we were taking their images.  It was quite a fun shoot with lots of laughter!

Luckily the rain stopped by the time we arrived at Manor Park for the reception.

We stayed to cover the speeches and the first dance where the best man final job was to burst a huge balloon filled with smaller balloons and confetti!

Although Katie & Steve only got married on the 10th September this year, they have already chosen their images and taken delivery of their beautiful album with 14 x 11 inch prints from Mario Acerbonie Italian wedding albums “Made with Love”

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Another event which we love doing each year is the Golf & Archery Tournament at the Grove Golf Club organised by Joanne Popham  for the  James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer.  We’ve been their preferred photographer for their events now for 2 years!  (We also covered the half marathon last weekend, so we’ll get some photos up from this too!)

At the end of September we photographed the Pre-wedding shoot of Lowrie & Barry who were getting married at the beginning of October at St Mary’s Church in Pontyates.  We did the shoot at Paxton Tower , it was a dry day but quite blustery .  It was a beautiful location with the Paxton Tower and the amazing views over carmarthenshire.  On the big day, although the weather wasn’t great we managed to get to the tower for the post ceremony shot – luckily Lowrie was equipped with her pink umbrella and pink wellies!  (images to follow)

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We’d visited the venue just days before for the pre-wedding shoot which also doubled up as the rehearsal too.  And an interesting one that turned out to be… a little different to the ‘norm’.  We don’t usually do the pre-wedding so close to the wedding itself however Emma and David had busy diaries so it seemed the best option to go with!  It was an evening rehearsal but the sun was still shining!

As the Best Man was late turning up  I was his stand in… they even used our wedding rings!  We didn’t mind!

On the big day we headed up to Penderyn, Aberdare  a popular location for weddings and even thought we are based in Swansea we are quite happy to photograph weddings outside the area – we’re even doing a wedding in Scotland towards the end of the month too we’ll they are a local Swansea couple!

The bridal prep took place at Emma’s mums house, just a few miles away in Hirwaun.  A busy bridal prep with 6 Bridesmaids but a great atmosphere.

When all the bridal party arrived at the church after keeping the Groom on the edge of his seat for 40 min he looked relieved to say the least!   St Cynog’s church was packed with not a spare seat left!

After the ceremony the guests walked to the marquee  in the grounds of the Red lion Inn, Penderyn, where Cwmbach Male Choir were in full voice, there were not a dry eye left in the room, mine included.  This was quite emotional for the family as David’s dad used to be in the choir so it meant so much to them.  We took some lovely shots capturing not just the images but the emotions of Emma, David  and guests with the choir.

Some of our favourite pictures are of the Groom, Bestman and Grandad who all wore their top hats and threw them into the air – we managed to get about 10 action shots !

As there were beautiful views over the Brecon Beacons we couldn’t resist getting a few shots with them in the background!

We visited the venue approx 2-3 weeks before for the pre-wedding shoot and unlike previous years in July, the weather was quite nice and sunny!  With most couples having their photos taken professionally for the first time it can be quite daunting.  Nicola was a little apprehensive however after we’d taken a few shots she soon became more comfortable.  It always helps these days having the digital camera to show the couples what the photos look like… we think Nicola liked them.  We certainly did!

The big day finally arrived and we pulled up to the Norton House on a sunny but windy.  Not bad conditions for a wedding!

The bridal prep took place in the rooms at Norton House which really are beautiful!

The ceremony was lovely… and quite emotional too.

After the ceremony had taken place we headed down to Oystermouth Castle which had reopened just the week before as it had some major refurbishment done. Although the Castle was still having some construction work done we managed to make sure that no scaffolding were in the photos!

More photos were taken back in the grounds of Norton House including those of the guests.

An overall very chilled and relaxed wedding!  And we have to include these couple of shots we got…. there seemed to be a ‘Men in Black’ or ‘Blues Brother’ feel to them don’t you think?!

They employed an event company to decorate the Marriott and it has to be said, they did an amazing job of incorporating the Cowboy & Indian theme in the function room including a bucking bronco too!

There were some great efforts with the fancy dress from the staff!

Macmillan Books had used our pre payment option and  required of 75 prints  at 9 x 6inch, asking us to pick the 75 images to print from all that we had taken, Ready for the MD to present to the staff,  we printed the images, put them in mounts and sealed them into clear bags all ready for them by 10pm.