Merry Christmas from Jake, mommy and daddy. I thought you might like this awesome photo mommy took today using daddy’s professional camera. Daddy has been tutoring mommy on all aspects of shooting portraits and helped her to capture this picture. Daddy said it was a tad overexposed and mommy should have used some exposure compensation. Daddy is very into his photography and has taken so many cool pictures of us all. Regardless of the exposure I like the photo because I’m wearing my new Santa Claus outfit. It’s my first Christmas so I’m very excited. Hopefully I will get a surfboard for Christmas! I will pass you onto my daddy now. Merry Christmas and happy New Year. Little dude Jake.

Thanks for the intro son, you are the best. Today is my last day in the studio.  I will be out of the studio until January 13th and will not have access to emails or a phone. My brain and body need a break before the 2010 season gets underway. A big thank you to all the readers of the blog for your continued support, emails and comments. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I look forward to catching up with you all in the New Year.

All the best, Crash

My last winter wedding of 2009 was celebrated with Kate and Graham. The day started with bridal preparation and finished with an incredible firework display at Thrumpton Hall. It was the coldest wedding of the year, a beautiful winter wedding that’s for sure! A huge thank you to Kate for braving the elements, -4 degrees is not easy to deal with in a wedding dress.  A big thank you to Debbie Knox at Thrumpton Hall for hosting a flawless event. Enjoy your honeymoon in New York and I will speak to you soon. Merry Christmas everyone!

Note: It has come to my attention again that some of my images have been used without my permission. Please remember that my photographs are protected by copyright laws. Any violations of these laws will be fully prosecuted.

Crash interviews the bride –

Wedding Venue: St Wilfrids Church, West Hallam

Catering: McArtneys

Wedding Breakfast Meal?

Fish and Chips with mushy peas and tartar sauce followed by a duet of puds – Hot chocolate exploding pudding and pavalova with cream and berries.  Had a hog roast for our evening do which went down a treat!!

Wedding Planners and Venue Styling:  We didn’t use a planner as we wanted to try to do it all ourselves, although our good friend Natalie (a former wedding planner) was a massive help! We hired beautiful crystal trees from Joanne at Cakey Wakey www.cakey-wakey.co.uk and our candlearbras on each table were from Sensational Centrepieces www.sensationalcentrepieces.co.uk

Jeweller: Excel (Nottingham). www.exceljewellery.co.uk

Wedding Cake: Homemade cup cakes by our lovely friend Gina

Hair: Brides hair by Chris – Hair @ CNG (Derby), Bridesmaids hair by Lynsey at GLOSS www.gloss-artistry.co.uk

Reception Venue: Thrumpton Hall www.thrumptonhall.com

Wedding Dress: Alan Hannah design, bought from Mimi Toko in Duffield www.mimitoko.co.uk

Shoes: Rainbow club

Florist: Rebecca at Floral Deco – we can’t recommend her enough. Rebecca is so lovely and helpful, she couldn’t do enough for us and the flowers took my breath away they were absolutely stunning! www.floraldeco.co.uk

Transportation: Our friend James Woolley’s spruced up campervan!

Make-Up: Lynsey at GLOSS www.gloss-artistry.co.uk and Nicola at Boutique www.boutiquebynicolaroper.co.uk.  Both are great friends of mine, and were absolutely amazing on the morning of my wedding, they kept me calm and did a gorgeous job!

First Dance Song? I’m Yours by Jason Mraz

Honeymoon? New York New York!

Can you tell us where and how Graham proposed? Christmas day 2008, he took me into our lounge and there on the Christmas tree were the words spelt out in little wooden letters ‘Will you marry me’ – he had the perfect ring picked out for me too.  Best Christmas present ever!

The most memorable moment of the day?

Graham- Catching a glimpse of Kate at the door way and being led down the aisle will stay with me forever.

Kate- Standing in the doorway to the church, so many wonderful friends and family smiling at me – then I peered around a bit further and saw my Graham- that was the moment for me – never forgotten.

What advice would you give to brides reading this who are planning their wedding?

You have to relax – don’t stress about anything on the day –  what will be will be.  If you’re well prepared the day will run itself.  Use your friends talents to help you!, and remember to make it personal.  It’s those little homemade touches that people will remember – those are the things that show your personalities and really make it your day.  Oh – and book Crash Taylor for your photography – he is awesome!! )

A few Crash-Art images

Crash Taylor – Wedding photographer covering Nottingham, Derby and Spain. Wedding Photographers Nottingham.

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Friday was Sarah and Dominic’s wedding day at the beautiful Prestwold Hall. The day started at the family home, which was full of good times. We then headed to the church on the grounds of Prestwold Hall, stunning! After the ceremony, we all walked over to the Hall for a wonderful reception and breakfast. The food was delicious! A big thumbs up to Tillyboo Events for hosting a flawless day. The weather was awesome, cold but just what you want on a winter wedding. Sarah was a champion for braving the elements and she looked beautiful in her dress. I know you will see this on honeymoon, so a big congratulations again and live it up to the fullest. Speak soon.

For the photographers who read the blog. I used two Canon 5D Mark II’s. Lenses Canon 16-35mm 2.8 and a Canon 70-200 2.8 IS. Lighting: Canon speedlites and Lowel video light.

Crash interviews the bride:

Wedding Venue: St Andrews Church, Prestwold

Catering: Prestwold Hall

Wedding Breakfast Meal?

Leek & Potato Soup with a Cheddar Scone

Fillet of Sea Bass on a Spaghetti of Cucumber with a Champagne and
Smoked Salmon Butter Sauce.

Pan Fried Fillet of Aberdeenshire Beef, Horseradish Croquettes & Confit
of Shallots

Assiette of Deserts: Classic Creme Brulee, Dark Chocolate Torte, Tarte
au Citron

Coffee and Homemade Chocolates

Wedding Planners and Venue Styling: Tillyboo

Jeweller: Tiffany

Wedding Cake: Spencer Becks

Hair: Rachel Liney

Reception Venue: Prestwold Hall

Wedding Dress: Shanna Melville, Wimbledon, London

Shoes: Jimmy Choo

Florist: Rebecca at Flora Deco

Transportation: A beautiful white 1949 Jaguar MKV from Gladstone
Carriages

Make-Up: Rachel Liney

First Dance Song? Your Song by Elton John

Honeymoon? 4 nights on safari in Sabi Sabi Sands in South Africa followed by 5 nights on a beautiful private island off Mozambique!

Can you tell us where and how Dominic proposed?
In a fantastic French chateaux on the way to our friends wedding!

The most memorable moment of the day?
Absolutely all of it. We keep remembering and reliving so many parts of the day

What advice would you give to brides reading this who are planning their wedding?
People said to me don’t worry too much about the details – but do!! We had so many little touches which absolutely everyone kept commenting on. It certainly made it memorable for everyone!

A few Crash-Art Images

Crash Taylor – Wedding photographer covering Nottingham, Derby, the entire UK, and Spain. Wedding Photographers Nottingham.

© Copyright 2009 Crash Taylor Wedding Photographer Nottingham. All Rights Reserved.

Here is a cool slide show of some recent images taken this year – enjoy. My Calumet workshop on May 21st 2010 is almost full, there are limited places left. If you haven’t already, make sure to book asap. Here is the link:

Crash at Calumet

I’m working on a two day intensive workshop for March. Stay tuned.

I had the great honour of being interviewed by Catherine Connor at the Annabel Williams Contemporary Photographic Training Centre located in Cumbria. In November, I was invited to the studio by Catherine to attend the Big Picture Course as a guest. The course was brilliant! There was so much valuable information packed into three very inspiring days. If you want to take your business and photography to the next level, I highly recommend you look at the incredible courses on offer. The studio is set in the beautiful Lake District, which makes the whole learning experience that much better. The Taylor family made a holiday out of it and now we want to move to the Lake District. Baby Jake loved the Beatrix Potter museum. Hopefully I will be teaching some wedding photography courses at the CPT studio in the future, so stay tuned.

Click here to read the interview.

Model with attitude. This was one of the photographs I took on the Big Picture course. It was taken in a barn using two off-camera Canon speedlites. I love how the flash illuminates the rain drops.

Crash Taylor – Wedding photographer covering Nottingham, Derby, the entire UK, and Marbella, Spain. – Crash-Art Wedding Photography.

© Copyright 2009 Crash Taylor Wedding Photographers Nottingham. All Rights Reserved.