ROMANTIC RICHMOND PRE-WEDDING SHOOT - TRACY AND COLM

All my couples are very special to me, but Tracy and Colm are just that little bit extra... Tracy lives in Canada, and Colm lives in London. They have to spend a long time apart from each other, until they can be together again at their wedding in Dublin in December. It was something Michael and I went through a couple of years ago, before we got married. The hardest thing was not seeing one another for five months after the wedding. It's very hard to describe. Phone conversations weren't cutting it... We just wanted to hold each other. Simple things like having breakfast together, doing food shopping and watching TV seemed like a dream! But we've gone through it, and because of that time we love each other more than anything. I'm wishing the same for Tracy and Colm. Guys, you'll be together again very soon! Time will fly! I'm looking forward to seeing you both again on your wedding day!

Below is the selection of images from their pre-wedding photoshoot in Richmond, London:

So cute together:

And then he gave her flowers as a sign of his love... Errrrm, nope! Conkers (chestnuts) are way cooler! :)

Embracing the flare:

ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS IN PARIS - PRE-WEDDING, VIVIEN AND JOE

Vivien and Joe got in touch with me in spring about the possibility of having their pre-wedding photoshoot in Paris. They are getting married in the USA next year, but they love to travel and Paris is one of their favourite cities. When I read Vivien's e-mail and the words 'photoshoot' and 'Paris', I immediately said I'd absolutely love to do it! And when Vivien told me she was going to wear a copy of her wedding dress - that was like a dream come true! We hopped on the Eurostar on Friday and spent almost all Saturday going to different places around Paris and taking lots of photos. Vivien and Joe wanted to incorporate the amazing Parisian architecture into their images, so with its palaces, quiet cobbled streets, noisy streets, bridges, buildings with balconies and parks Paris was a perfect backdrop for their engagement photoshoot. Paris had it's heatwave, it was full of tourists and it was Saturday, but I think we managed  to find some quieter spots :) Vivien and Joe got a lot of attention, as people thought they were getting married - cars were beeping, tourists were taking photos of them, French were smiling and saying 'Belle' and 'Felicitations'. So many random passers-by were genuinely happy for them - it felt great! 

The heatwave also meant that we had some seriously beautiful light that day! We also got some night time images around Louvre and Eiffel Tower. Late evening in Paris on a warm summer day was very romantic)) Here is the selection of images from the day:

Vivien and Joe, thank you for inviting me to Paris with you! It was a pleasure working with you and I wish you all the best for your wedding next year!