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The Fairy Godmother Project are creative and talented wedding photographers ...our aim is to give you confidence and creativity on your big day. The Fairy Godmother Project is casting a protective wand over your perfect day. We are here to create timeless memories with an elegant, fun and trustworthy approach. Based in West London, serving London, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and beyond...
Saturday, 17 May 2014
Sunday, 4 May 2014
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Chess River Valley, Hertfordshire Engagement: Rebecca & Aaron
I
was honoured to join Rebecca and Aron in Chess Valley, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire
for their engagement photos and I couldn't have been happier working with such
an amazing couple! And spending the day in most picturesque British
country side for their engagement session was the perfect start to what’s coming
very soon - their perfect wedding day! Rebecca and Aron are marrying in July and
I couldn't be more excited to work with them again soon.
One of my favourite
things about Rebecca and Aaron is their readiness and commitment to create and
capture those memories of lifetime in photographs to cherish for a lifetime.
I felt in love with
this gorgeous couple and the Chess Valley’s amazing views.
I returned there already
twice to enjoy the beauty of British country side to share with my family… This
is the type of place that makes a photographers fall in love. Each and every
step provides the photo opportunity and the perfect weather was just a cherry
on the top.
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
A Very Personal Signature Book For Wedding Guests To Sign And Enjoy
Have a look at Nikki & Lewis Wedding Signature Book,
made from images taken at their engagement photo session. There is an
album for their wedding day and an album for their parents to enjoy... We
made two versions of the book - a signature book with 48 pages (with 20 blank pages
for guests to sign) and a 26 page book without the empty pages for their parents...
Nikki & Lewis Wedding Signature Book
| The Fairy Godmother Project
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Thursday, 20 March 2014
Real Wedding Planning...
There are 3 essentials you need
to decide in order to begin planning and organising your perfect wedding day:
The budget
The wedding date
The guest list
Once these are sorted, the
wedding planning can commence. These 3 essential details all
play off each other to start your plans: Without the budget you can’t chose
your venue, dress, accessories and so forth; Without the date you can’t plan
the venue; Without the guest list you don’t know how big your venue needs
to be, how many people you have to cater for or how far you have to stretch
your budget! So get these three
organised and your on your way to becoming Mr & Mrs!
The wedding budget can be managed
in a number of ways, with savings, cash gifts from generous parents and
relatives and salary/ wages in the lead up to your wedding day. Don’t forget you rarely have to pay for
everything all at once or as soon as you decide to get married, you do have
time to drip feed the expense of your wedding, but it’s essential to plan…
Here’s a helpful budget-planning
checklist to get your exciting wedding plans underway:
Registrar/ church fees
Wedding rings
Bride’s dress
Bride’s accessories
i) veil
ii)
jewellery
iii)
shoes
iv)
lingerie
Hair & Make-up
Groom’s outfit
Groom’s shoes
Best man/ ushers outfits
Bridesmaid dresses
Wedding photographer
Wedding cars
Stationary
Flowers
Cake
Reception venue hire
Table decorations
Table favours
Chair covers
Catering
Drinks/ bar
Band and DJ
Thank you gifts
Honeymoon
Handy tips:
1) When I was planning my wedding I found that I became dependant on lists, they were indispensable. It was really helpful having lists from favourite venues and prices, the best wedding dress shops in the area, weekly checklists of things to be sourced and paid for and in season flowers. As you work on each section of your wedding plan, having the lists to refer back to is invaluable and saves time revisiting (and trying remember) previous ideas.
2) Unless you have a clear idea of theme, or favourite flowers or era it seems it’s a case of going through all available magazines, blogs, wedding fairs and websites for ideas. This can be not only confusing but also overwhelming!
I created a digital mood board by
copying my favourite photographs, themes and colours from all of the websites I
was traipsing through. It didn’t take long for a colour theme and style to
emerge through the images of weddings, dresses, table decorations and flowers.
3) There are many resources available for advice and up to date themes.
Just for starters have a look at:
Top wedding bloggers:
Top wedding magazine websites:
Top stores to grab a wedding bargain:
Monday, 10 March 2014
The true value of wedding photography...
But what is real? According to stats given by Which
Magazine 2011, the average wedding cost is around £20,000, so unsurprisingly
the happy couple are constantly trying to make savings where-ever possible.
The bride imagines those dreamy,
stylish images of her perfect day, taken by a confident and professional photographer
and as a confident and professional photographer I can deliver this dream. However, it comes at a price, the price
of my hourly fee for all of the additional work undertaken after the 5 to
9-hour wedding shoot.
Photography falls under the “service”
category, and yes you may get digital files, prints or an album at the end of
the process, but it’s still a service.
The outlay for a wedding photographer, on average between £2,000 and
£4,000, may seem a bit hard to swallow, but it still amazes me when clients
balk at that expense and yet barley flinch when a venue charges more than
double that price. Why does the
venue seem so much better value?
Is it because it’s more tangible? You can see the building, touch the
walls and feel the luxurious parquet flooring underfoot… Why does my photography service and expertise seem less value?
Just to run through some costs
that not every bride and groom appreciates, to explain what you get when you
hire my services as a wedding photographer:
My photography experience,
education and training.
My professional standard equipment
costs; camera, lighting, editing software, printer etc.
My professional insurance and
other business costs.
The average 5-hour wedding takes
20 hours to edit.
The average 9-hour wedding takes
35 hours to edit.
To produce a wedding album takes
a further 5 to 20 hours.
Not to mention venue visits and
first edit show cases.
So to be honest I think to have
lifetime keep sakes from the happiest and most important day of your life, the
£2k - £4k price tag is more than worth it… The wedding dress you only wear
once, the wedding venue you only use once, the flowers you use only once, the
pictures are there to remind you for a lifetime. Would you want someone untrained
to capture your day with a camera from Argos, even if your favourite Uncle says
he can.....! What do you think?
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