My Gallery at Killashee House Hotel

Its not every day your are invited to display your wedding images at a well known hotel. And the fact that the display is a permanent fixture and part of the hotels decor is even more humbling. The hotel in question is the lovely and well known venue, Killashee House Hotel in Naas. I have been shooting weddings at this wonderful hotel for over ten years, from the first days of it opening its doors after its conversion from a day and boarding school. The gallery forms part of a new corridor which leads to the beautiful new orangerie which has just been completed off  the main Thompson suite.

Eighteen images I have taken at Killashee weddings over the years are beautifully printed, framed and mounted along this hallway with their own ornate light fixture allowing the images to be viewed at their best. I have to say that I was very impressed at just how well the finished images look presented and laid out in a very classical manner. My own private gallery! Guggenhiem here I come! If you are in the hotel dont be afraid to ask the staff to direct you to this lovely display which will give you an indication of what I can do with a bride and groom and this wonderful location on a wedidng day.

Horetown House, Wexford.

Horetown House is a lovely country house situated among the rolling countryside of County Wexford.
I recently paid a visit to the house in relation to an upcoming wedding fair been held there on Sunday 29th April from 2-5pm. The house recently featured on the 'Don't Tell The Bride' TV series and although it was exactly what the bride was hoping for, the groom had other ideas! The house has a lovely old world charm about it and its picturesque and private location make it ideal for a couple who want that something special on their wedding day. a few photo from my pocket camera on the day will give you a feel for this lovely wedding location.

Civil Ceremonys

Civil wedding ceremonies are becoming very popular and I have photographed many of them over the past few years. I am often asked by couples if I can show them some photographs from some of these weddings. I can understand why this is a frequent request: the fact that the ceremony is different from a Church ceremony and in a different location is something that may worry the couple when it comes to having their photographs taken. They often wonder how it will look and how their photographs will turn out in different surroundings. While it is impossible to show couples samples of every wedding I cover, I would like to show one example here of a civil ceremony I covered last year. This particular lovely Civil Ceremony took place in the Belling suite at Killashee House Hotel in Naas. The bride and groom on the day were from different parts of the world as were many of the guests that provided a cosmopolitan air to the day. Luis was from Spain and Nivash was from South Africa and they retired to the Original House for their Reception. I hope the following photographs which show a two page spread in a Wedding Book will give you a flavour of just what can be achieved on a wedding day irrespective of the type of ceremony involved.

The Wedding Book-New Covers for 2012

Graphi Studio have been the world leaders in digital albums for over 15 years. They are the original Wedding Book manufacturers and I have been dealing with them for over 12 years now so I know all about their service ethos and the absolute quality of their products.  They are one of the most innovative companies on the market and are constantly bringing new products and technology to the marketplace.  For 2012 they have introduced some new cover materials to their range and some lavish colours. It is almost impossible NOT to be able to match your album cover to your wedding colour theme!

One of the most attractive these new covers is the introduction of Italian Nappa Leather which is available in a great selection of both traditional and vibrant colours. Nappa leather is well known in the high-fashion leather industry especially with quality product designed in Italy. This soft and smooth to the touch leather brings a new level of quaility to the Wedding Book cover options. Also shown below is the very popular Crystal Glance and Varnished Covers. The Crystal Glance cover allows you to use any of your weddings images on the cover. The Varnished Cover is a high-gloss metal varnished cover which is stunning particulary in the brighter colours. All covers can be customised with the Bride and Grooms details and wedding details if required.

Christmas Time...its all go!

Happy New everyone and apologies for not been around for so long! The weeks leading up to Christmas are usually a very busy time for me hence the lack of posts on the blog for some time. It is the time of year where I am normally busy working around the clock to get albums finished in time for Christmas. The newlyweds can spend their first Christmas together as a married couple relaxing over the holiday season while looking through their finished albums. It was also a very busy time of year for me shooting weddings and I only finished up on the 23rd with a wedding in Naas. Normally I would not work so close to Christmas as family life also has to taken into consideration but as the wedding was taken place in one of my favourite locations, Killashee House Hotel in Naas, I could'nt say no! Below are a few shots I took of some albums I finished coming up to Christmas.

 Sinead & Tony choose the lovely traditional Classico album with double aperture cover and classic black pages. Traditional albums never go out of style and manufacturers are always coming up with new modern varients of the classic album.

 Jennifer & Shane choose the Moderno digital album with a  black cover. The Moderno is a large 12x12 digital album available in black or ivory. The cover adds a touch of the traditional to this album with a lovely silver trim finish.

 Linda & Craig choose a Wedding Book by Graphi Studio with a Crystal Glance cover to complement a lovely image taken on their wedding day. This unique cover has a high-fashion look to it and can be customised with names as shown here. This album is in the vertical (book) format.

 Nivash & Luis also choose a Wedding Book by Graphi Studio but with a classic black leather cover and both their first names were embossed on the cover. Simple and timeless. Shown is the landscape format album.