Getting married in uniform

Every attention to detail is made on a wedding day to ensure that the couples look their absolute best - the bride gets her hair and makeup done before putting on her dress and jewellery. Whilst the groom has an immaculate button hole and wears a suit so much smarter than in daily life!

A few times this year we have photographed couples where the groom has worked in the forces and got married in uniform - it really says something about their personalities and their career plays such an important part in their life that it is a very fitting outfit for the biggest day of their lives. It also looks incredible in photos and we thought we would share a few more photos from Lyndsey and Sam's big day.

They got married in Teffont Magnor on Saturday 17th August 2013, and despite a few showers of rain, they had a fabulous day with family and friends. And the rain stopped for long enough for us to take some wonderful photos to help them remember the day.

Congratulations to the happy couple and best wishes from Jamie and Jackie.

Engagement Photoshoot

One of the latest US trends to arrive in Britain is an engagement shoot. They are a great way for couples to practice posing for the camera and to build up a friendship with us as photographers - as a result they are so much more relaxed on their wedding day and know just how to pose for the camera.

Most couples are not used to standing in front of a camera for a few minutes, let alone all day, so an engagement shoot is a great way for them to feel more comfortable about smiling for the camera and to see that with a professional behind the camera and a little direction they can look great in pictures!

In fact, most couples that we photograph tend to say that they have no photographs of them together, as one or both of them doesn't like having their picture taken. So with an engagement shoot this barrier is smashed immediately as they grow in confidence.

So what do we do on an engagement shoot? We take couples somewhere locally that means something to them as a couple and have an hours photoshoot. We guide them into different poses that they are comfortable with and explain why we setup certain shots in the way we do, so that when it comes to it on the big day they are naturals!

They also bring along props that say something about their personalities, whether it is a bunch of balloons, a picnic basket or some scrabble tiles! And as a result we have a whole host of great photos, which we edit and then send to the couple on a disc in the highest quality.

The photos make perfect wedding invitations, and look great printed large to display on the wedding day. They also make lovely presents as a thank you to your parents, and look great on the living room wall, as well as your Facebook profile picture!

Here a selection of photos from a couple of recent engagement shoots. We photographed the wedding of the first couple last weekend, so will show you a few of their wedding photos in the near future - needless to say they were fantastic in front of the camera thanks to their engagement shoot, and have become good friends!

 

What the happy couples think...

We love hearing from the happy couples who we have photographed and filmed on their wedding day, and it's always a great feeling to hear that they are delighted with the job that we've done and the memories that we have captured for them in the photos and videos. So we thought it would be nice to share a couple of the latest messages here.

Just want to say a massive thank you to Jamie and Jackie for providing a brilliant wedding DVD. It includes all of the special moments and more! We also loved the highlights feature as it captures all of the best bits. We'll definitely be recommending you to all our other engaged friends! Best wishes and thank you once again, Katie and Justin

Oh my goodness!!......What can we say about the dvd?......It is just amazing!! We love it so much and it is just the best reminder of our day and really shows the whole atmosphere of the day so well. Honestly, we cannot thank you enough. You were both amazing on the day and a lot of our guests commented on what lovely people you both are. We have already been recommending you to our friends! Keep your diary free for our first baby's Christening...lol !!

Thank you, thank you, thank you again. We have nothing but fantastic things to say about you both and the final video produced. Many Thanks. Claire and Chalky

No hanging around!

I remember when we got married this Summer, we were desperate to have the photos as soon as possible, so we could see how we looked, could email a picture to friends and family that weren't at the wedding, and could change our profile picture on Facebook! We were lucky, the photographer was a colleague and friend of ours, and we had our photos within a few weeks.

We know plenty of others that are not so lucky and have had to wait 3 months or more to see their photos, and when they did, they had a watermark of the photographers name across them so they couldn't print or use them.

I'm proud to say - we are very different.
With Wiltshire Wedding Photography there is no hanging around! We email you one of the best photos from your wedding day within 2 days, so that you can email it to friends and family, and upload it to Facebook etc. We also prioritise the editing and delivery of your photos, so that they are all edited and sent to you within 2 weeks! And we always give you all of the photos in the highest quality - there is no watermark or copyright on the images. We want you to be able to print your wedding photos as often and as big as you like, after all it's your big day, not ours!

Wedding videos before you return from honeymoon!
Exactly the same applies with the beautiful wedding videos we produce at Wiltshire Wedding Video. Our years of film production and project management experience means we guarantee professionalism, quality and delivery of your wedding video within 2 to 3 weeks. Typically the DVD copies of your wedding video will be in the letterbox when you return from honeymoon - the perfect way to relive the special day when you return from your time celebrating together. The more complex DVDs, programmed with lots of extra films from the big day take longer to edit and produce, but are typically with you in under 3 weeks.

So with Wiltshire Wedding Photography and Wiltshire Wedding Video you won't be hanging around to relive your wedding day!

Photo in Charity Calendar

Jackie McDine not only takes beautiful wedding photos, but also shoots landscapes, portraits and photos of animals. Her photo 'Mini Tiger' which features the Lacock resident with the famous "I Bite" tag has just won a photography competition to be selected for a charity calendar. The calendar will support animal charities and was organised by the Beeches Vet Centre in Melksham. We wish them lots of success and hope they sell plenty of calendars.

We recommend these guys!!

We've got to know lots of people and companies associated with weddings over the past year, what with our production of wedding videos, wedding photos, and getting married ourselves! And there are a few companies that we particular like, because they go the extra mile for a personal customer service and they keep their prices realistic. You can find them on our websites - they are a small handful of links.

The first we'd like to mention are Elite Formal Hire in Trowbridge. They really take care to make sure you are hiring the exact suit you want for your wedding day (and yes they also do fancy dress costumes if you'd prefer to go as Captain Jack Sparrow) and make sure everything fits perfectly and comfortably. They also double check everything when making the order, just to see if there is a cheaper alternative if hiring as a package, or individual items. Very nice people and we are happy to recommend them!
Check them out online: http://www.eliteformalhire.co.uk/

You can check the others out direct from our sites, and we'll be giving a bigger mention to each one soon!

We've got Team Spirit!

The community photography project "Team Spirit" is underway and has got a real buzz of excitement about it from participants in the Westbury area.

Team Spirit is a 2 month photography project being led by Jackie McDine of Wiltshire Wedding Photography and is completely free for people of all ages and abilities to participate. So far the group have been out on location in the eerie Wiltshire ghost town of Imber, at rugby matches, concerts and at various local groups and organisations that embody 'team spirit'. They have also been picking up skills, tips and techniques to improve their shots, or how to edit their photos.

If you would like to follow the project, then please visit the blog: http://teamspiritwestbury.blogspot.com/

And we would love to see you at the exhibition at the Laverton Hall in Westbury on November 12th and 13th, for a free drink and look at the groups work in print.

For more information about Jackie McDine and her work, please visit her website: Wiltshire Wedding Photography
And you can follow us on Facebook. Just visit THIS PAGE and click 'Like'.

What our customers think

We know how important your wedding day is, so we always pay attention to detail and make every effort to ensure you get the best possible service and the best possible wedding film and photos - so you can enjoy the day, and relive it over and over again in the future.

Here are a few testimonials from our customers:

Gemma & Laurence - wedding DVD- fab!!!!!‎‎
We are so pleased with how our wedding video turned out, you did an amazing job! We have watched the highlights several times now, really glad you recommended that we had one. The guest book was a real personal touch as well. If anyone is thinking of using Jamie to record their wedding day, we would strongly recommend him. He listened to everything that we asked of him and made everything really simple and relaxed that you actually forget that he his filming you. The DVD was even ready before we went on honeymoon- What more can you ask!!!!

Kristy and Mark - excellent video, great service!‎‎
Jamie made our wedding dvd in April 2010 and we are thrilled with it!... it's such a beautiful reminder of our special day. During filming Jamie was professional and discreet, we barely noticed him on the day but he managed to get a lot of great footage. The resulting video has been skillfully edited to the music we chose and watching it just takes us right back there. We'd highly recommend Jamie to other couples getting married.‎

Jonathan & Tracey - A Very Happy Couple‎‎
Jackie took our wedding photos and we were so pleased with them. She listened to what we wanted and captured the feel of our special day perfectly. She did not take over, but worked around us, which was wonderful. The only problem we had was choosing which of the many wonderful photos we were going to have printed. Tracey & Jonathan‎

Welcome

Welcome to the official blog for Wiltshire Wedding Video and Wiltshire Wedding Photography. If you are getting married in Wiltshire, Bath, or Somerset, then you have come to the right place to find your photographer and videographer for the big day!
The intention of this blog is to provide you with latest news updates from both companies and to share the latest wedding videos and photos with you.

So follow our blog and you'll be kept up-tp-date when we publish new items. And thank you for your interest in Wiltshire Wedding Video and Photography.

For more detailed information and prices, please visit our websites:
www.wiltshireweddingvideo.info
www.wiltshireweddingphotography.org.uk

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Best wishes,
Jamie and Jackie