Category Archives: Wedding Planning

If the thought of a traditional ‘Hen Do’ makes you cringe, fear not – because Ston Easton Park has created the “Ultimate Girls Night In” package! There are so many options, not least because the beautiful Somerset setting lends itself perfectly to a wonderful weekend away with the girls.

One option is a super hollywood glamour portrait shoot. Our brilliant make-up artist, Vicki Waghorn works with me to create the perfect look for a hollywood glamour photoshoot. The bedrooms provide a great backdrop and with hollywood glamour in mind, the poses leave much more to the imagination than is revealed. Contact us here at Andrew Jackson Photography and we can talk through the details…

But if a photo shot wasn’t quite what you had in mind, how about taking part in Life Drawing Classes with a hot male model, or enjoying a Pink Champagne Afternoon Tea in one of their sumptuous lounges. Alternatively, Ston Easton can arrange dance lessons, hot air balloon rides, vintage hair & make-up lessons or a wine tasting before dinner.  So many options…

Ston Easton offers either a bed & breakfast package or dinner, bed & breakfast package based on eight girls (or more) sharing twin rooms. Bed & breakfast rates from £65.00 per person per night or dinner, bed & breakfast from £102.50 per person per night. For more information and ideas please contact Phoebe or Anna in Events on 01761 240120

Girls, wouldn’t you just love some gorgeous shots of your man on your wedding day? This is the one part of the day that you won’t get to share and so to see your man and his mates getting ready makes for a great chapter in the album. Continue reading »

I’ve been meaning to blog this picture for ages… I love it, but I can’t quite pin down why I like it so much. It might be because I love the body language and the shape of the picture; it might be because Anna & Rob’s wedding at Hotel du Vin, Bristol was such a pleasure to share with them or maybe it is the tone of the stone work that sets off the dress so well. Anyway, I love it and thought it was worth sharing – hope you like it!

Regular readers of this blog (did you notice the optimism of the plural there?) (hello, mum!) will know that I’m a big fan of pre-wed portrait shoots. The pre-wedding portrait session is an ideal opportunity to get to know each other a little better so that on the day, creating wonderful pictures together feels a more natural and easy process. Continue reading »

The sharp eyed amongst you will have spotted a gap in our beautiful website … namely, that there is very little mention of civil partnerships. So right from the start, can I say that if you are planning your civil partnership, we would be delighted to hear from you and that you’ll receive a very warm welcome. Continue reading »

Congratulations to Shelley & Matt, who married at Priston Mill recently. A wonderful day, not least because it was the sunniest, driest day in what feels the last month! Lots of wonderful details (the sweet shop was brilliant!), lots of smiles and a lovely mix of guests too – a perfect day. It was a real pleasure to share your day with you – congratulations to you both!

Reading through one of the wedding magazines (“Unique Bride” – www.uniquebridemagazine.com) (great magazine, BTW!), I came across what could be the best advice I have heard in ten years of capturing weddings… Continue reading »

I’ve been capturing weddings for the past 10 years or more now, and I’m always amazed by just how different every wedding day is, even though by convention, the starting point is pretty much the same. Often it is the attention to detail that help a couple make the day unique – quite simply, it is the details that can become “the icing on the cake” … talking of cakes (did you see what I did there?), the ‘vintage wedding’ themed cake table at the Beechfield House wedding I mentioned yesterday was awesome – best cakes / presentation ever – hats off to Emily – good work! So I’m posting these as inspiration; hope you like them.

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