In our business, you usually get feedback from customers whether it is after a wedding you have photographed or from a commercial assignment. Quite often this is a verbal thank you or more usually, an email or a letter or card of thanks.
It is always satisfying to be told you have done a good job and made somebody happy.
I received an email from a client called Kathy who lives in New Jersey in the USA. She had seen our photographs of the girl band BOND (see the photos here: http://barrieneil.blogspot.com/2010/07/bond-llangollen-2010.html) and wanted a couple of very large prints (24"x16").
She has just received them and this morning I received this email.
Barrie!!!
OH MY WORD!!! The posters are PHENOMENAL!! I could not be happier!! I just received them from the post after a long day back at the office. ( I was out on disability from an operation) What a most welcome return back to life gift!!
I'm so giddy with happiness, I might just sod the frames and hang them up immediately! Really, your work is just beautiful!!
I can't thank you enough and honestly, I really feel like I'd like to order more!! If you are willing, I'd be happy to put in another order in a month's time. You can never have enough bond on your walls!
Thank you so much for the lovely attention to detail in the wrapping and the speedy delivery. I am so, so happy!
Best wishes,
Kathy !!
As you can imagine, I was so happy to receive this email and it really does make all the hard work worthwhile
Showing posts with label professional photographers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label professional photographers. Show all posts
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Hoole Hall ♥ Jill and Nick
We've known Hoole Hall for many years and that is why I find difficulty in using the new name of the Double Tree by Hilton Chester. Let's be honest, what do you think is the better name?
Call it what you will, the venue is lovely and very popular as both a place to have a civil wedding ceremony and for wedding receptions.
The delightful Jill and Nick were getting married at the beautiful church of St Barnabus in Bromborough on the Wirral on the last day of July (31st July 2010). We know the church well having been there many times. It's right in the centre of the lovely 'village' of Bromborough and has a really long pathway leading from the road to the door of the church. Perfect for photographs of the bride supported by her father as she takes those final steps as a single woman.
The ceremony was fabulous and after making an enormous mess with a huge amount of confetti outside the church grounds (don't worry, it was all biodegradable) we headed off to Hoole Hall (sorry, Double Tree by Hilton Chester!) for more photographs and of course, the wedding breakfast.
I hope you enjoy a small sample of the photos from the day.
More photographs from Hoole Hall and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
Call it what you will, the venue is lovely and very popular as both a place to have a civil wedding ceremony and for wedding receptions.
The delightful Jill and Nick were getting married at the beautiful church of St Barnabus in Bromborough on the Wirral on the last day of July (31st July 2010). We know the church well having been there many times. It's right in the centre of the lovely 'village' of Bromborough and has a really long pathway leading from the road to the door of the church. Perfect for photographs of the bride supported by her father as she takes those final steps as a single woman.
The ceremony was fabulous and after making an enormous mess with a huge amount of confetti outside the church grounds (don't worry, it was all biodegradable) we headed off to Hoole Hall (sorry, Double Tree by Hilton Chester!) for more photographs and of course, the wedding breakfast.
I hope you enjoy a small sample of the photos from the day.
More photographs from Hoole Hall and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
Saturday, 17 July 2010
Peckforton Castle ♥ Sarah and Anthony
As mentioned earlier, today (Saturday, 17th July 2010), saw us back at the sumptuous Peckforton Castle for the wedding of Sarah and Anthony.
The day started for us at the bride's parent's home in North Wales where the usual chaos created by so many ladies getting ready in one place at one time was well and truly in evidence. How one bride and two bridesmaids can create such a mess I do not know!
We leave the house in time to be at Peckforton Castle when the groom and the guests arrive and take the opportunity to photograph the arrivals although this is interrupted (as always) by cries of "ask the photographers how to tie a cravat, they are bound to know" or equally common "which side do the buttonholes go".
Eventually, the guests leave the outside bar (thankfully it's turned out to be a lovely day after early rain) and move inside for the ceremony just before the bride arrives in a beautiful vintage Rolls Royce.
She looks absolutely amazing. The dress we saw at the house looked really long when hung up but looks absolutely perfect on Sarah's slim frame, I photograph her in the car with her father and then as she leaves the car. I ask about the flowers... disaster... the flowers have been left behind.
Oh well, too far to go back now and so the bridesmaids flowers become a bridal bouquet and off we go.
Thankfully, the rest of the day went like a dream. It was a great wedding in lovely weather with nice people. What more could you ask for?
More photographs from Peckforton Castle and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
The day started for us at the bride's parent's home in North Wales where the usual chaos created by so many ladies getting ready in one place at one time was well and truly in evidence. How one bride and two bridesmaids can create such a mess I do not know!
We leave the house in time to be at Peckforton Castle when the groom and the guests arrive and take the opportunity to photograph the arrivals although this is interrupted (as always) by cries of "ask the photographers how to tie a cravat, they are bound to know" or equally common "which side do the buttonholes go".
Eventually, the guests leave the outside bar (thankfully it's turned out to be a lovely day after early rain) and move inside for the ceremony just before the bride arrives in a beautiful vintage Rolls Royce.
She looks absolutely amazing. The dress we saw at the house looked really long when hung up but looks absolutely perfect on Sarah's slim frame, I photograph her in the car with her father and then as she leaves the car. I ask about the flowers... disaster... the flowers have been left behind.
Oh well, too far to go back now and so the bridesmaids flowers become a bridal bouquet and off we go.
Thankfully, the rest of the day went like a dream. It was a great wedding in lovely weather with nice people. What more could you ask for?
More photographs from Peckforton Castle and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
Thursday, 15 July 2010
What's on this week
After last weeks exertions (as pleasant as they were) at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod plus 4 weddings in 9 days (phew), this week sees us not running around quite so much but slaving away over hot keyboards instead editing the tens of thousands of images we have taken.
The 4 weddings alone amount to over 4,000 images and each one has to be scrutinised, selected, processed then edited and colour corrected etc. It all takes a lot of time and effort but it has to be done to provide the best quality images we can.
Saturday 17th July 2010 sees us at Peckforton Castle again for the wedding of Sarah and Anthony and then we are off on our travels again, this time to Sitges a coastal resort near to Barcelona in Spain. This time it's part business and part pleasure, just how we like it.
Barrie Neil Photography
The 4 weddings alone amount to over 4,000 images and each one has to be scrutinised, selected, processed then edited and colour corrected etc. It all takes a lot of time and effort but it has to be done to provide the best quality images we can.
Saturday 17th July 2010 sees us at Peckforton Castle again for the wedding of Sarah and Anthony and then we are off on our travels again, this time to Sitges a coastal resort near to Barcelona in Spain. This time it's part business and part pleasure, just how we like it.
Barrie Neil Photography
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Peckforton Castle ♥ Rachael and James
The day of 8th July 2010 saw as back at the magnificent Peckforton Castle for the wedding of the very lovely Rachael to the handsome James. What a fantastic setting for two lovely people getting married.
The weather was perfect (bright, plenty of blue sky but not too hot) and everything was set for a great wedding.
There was the usual last minute panicking, especially as one of the bridesmaids was very late in arriving, but in the end Rachael walked up the aisle almost exactly on time.
It was a dream wedding at a dream location with as I say, two really lovely people.
As always, here are a few of the hundreds of photographs Rachael and James will enjoy upon their return from honeymoon.
More photographs from Peckforton Castle and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
The weather was perfect (bright, plenty of blue sky but not too hot) and everything was set for a great wedding.
There was the usual last minute panicking, especially as one of the bridesmaids was very late in arriving, but in the end Rachael walked up the aisle almost exactly on time.
It was a dream wedding at a dream location with as I say, two really lovely people.
As always, here are a few of the hundreds of photographs Rachael and James will enjoy upon their return from honeymoon.
More photographs from Peckforton Castle and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
One World, One Stage - Llangollen 2010
Almost certainly, the "One World, One Stage" concert is the most colourful and exuberant evening of the week.The wonderful welcoming ceremony and procession of performers of all ages and nationalities through the Pavilion is truly and sight to behold.
It is an evening of truly global music and dance and is a favourite with Eisteddfod regulars and a marvellous taster of the week to come.
Taking part were performers from South Africa, North Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, USA, Philippines, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and North Africa amongst many others.
Earlier speeches were made by David Pender-Richards CBE, owner of Aston Martin and Eisteddfod President, Terry Waite CBE
Terry Waite CBE (Eisteddfod President)
David Pender-Richards CBE (Chairman, Aston Martin)
Barrie Neil Photography
Friday, 11 December 2009
Thornton Manor ♥ Louise and Darren
The week after Joanne and Daniel's wonderful wedding, we were back at Thornton Manor on the 11th December 2009 for the wedding of Louise and Darren.
The wedding this time was a Civil Wedding with the ceremony taking place in front of a Registrar in the beautiful panelled dining room in Thornton Manor.
We had terrific fun photographing the wedding. The girls getting ready were laughing so much, I didn't think they would have the energy to make it to the ceremony (especially with the champagne that was being enjoyed in their room!).
The ceremony was lovely - Joanne was stunning and as she walked down the red carpet in the famous Lyme Walk, she took everybody's breath away. It was a cold and misty day but it has to be said, the mist created a wonderful mystical atmosphere for the photographs and that combined with the always tasteful Christmas decorations inside at Thornton Manor produced a wonderful setting for a magical wedding.
Here is a small selection of photographs from the day.
More photographs from Thornton Manor and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
The wedding this time was a Civil Wedding with the ceremony taking place in front of a Registrar in the beautiful panelled dining room in Thornton Manor.
We had terrific fun photographing the wedding. The girls getting ready were laughing so much, I didn't think they would have the energy to make it to the ceremony (especially with the champagne that was being enjoyed in their room!).
The ceremony was lovely - Joanne was stunning and as she walked down the red carpet in the famous Lyme Walk, she took everybody's breath away. It was a cold and misty day but it has to be said, the mist created a wonderful mystical atmosphere for the photographs and that combined with the always tasteful Christmas decorations inside at Thornton Manor produced a wonderful setting for a magical wedding.
Here is a small selection of photographs from the day.
More photographs from Thornton Manor and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk
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