The little girl was absolutely gorgeous and a joy to photograph – loved the little kiss-curl too!

The portrait session took place at the family home using my portable studio set-up. As you may have seen from a recent post, I will be offering studio sessions at premises in Ruddington Thursdays and Fridays each week which are ideal for babies and young children if you do not want a lifestyle portrait session. I do still have a 2 free sessions available to launch the studio sessions and if you would like to find out more about these, please read the post here. Alternatively, please contact me to make enquiries about booking a portrait session, studio or lifestyle.

Here a few of the photos from her portrait session.

Alex and Mark booked me for their wedding about a year ago and I first met them at the engagement portrait session at Rufford Park.

Upon arriving at Bestwood Lodge the heavens opened but immediately after the service the rain stopped and other than a very small shower, the rain stayed away which was a miracle considering the weather in the morning.

I would like to thank Alex and Mark for choosing me to be their wedding photographer. It was a pleasure to be part of their day and wish them all the best in their future together.

Below are a selection of their bride and groom portraits from their wedding day.

The studio portrait sessions will last 30-45 minutes and will cost £25.00 (rather than £50.00-£75.00 which is the fee for a lifestyle portrait session). If you have a newborn baby, the session is likely to last longer but you will not be charged anymore.

To launch the studio portrait sessions, I will offer free sessions to the first 5 people who contact me. As mentioned above, the studio sessions will be for babies and younger children only at this stage.

These free sessions will take place on the 24th or 25th May between 10.00-2.00 p.m and all that I ask is you “like” my Facebook page.

All sessions must be booked in advance. To book a free portrait session, please email me at alison@alisonedwardsphotography.co.uk or by telephone on 07977 499473.

Below is an example of my style for studio portrait photography:-

I know Diane from The Dress Agency in Radcliffe on Trent and have also photographed a fashion show which she held for charity just before Christmas. The Dress Agency is a great place to buy and sell nearly new designer and high street labels and is worth a trip if you have not already been there.

Diane contacted me for some lifestyle portraits of her 3 children and we decided to go to Wollaton Park which is a great place for portraits. All three children were great to photograph and very photogenic. I was very surprised when Diane told me that her younger son didn’t like having his photograph taken as he was extremely co-operative, as were they all.

I had some lovely feedback from Diane and the children too. Diane’s daughter said ” Mummy I look like I’m a girl in a book” and the boys were “well chuffed”.

Below are a selection of my favourite photos from their portrait session. If you would like to book a lifestyle portrait session, please contact me on 07977 499473 or via the contact form on my website.

Thank you Diane for choosing me for your family portraits.

I first met Katherine and Matt just over a year ago when they booked me to photograph their wedding and I then met up with in earlier in the year for their engagement portrait session at Elvaston Castle in Derby. If you would like to view their engagement session, click here.

Katherine and Matt’s wedding photography began with Katherine, her mum and bridesmaids in the bridal suite at Norwood Park. Katherine was really relaxed and there was a lovely atmosphere in the room whilst everyone was getting ready. I then went to see Matt and his groomsmen for some pre-ceremony photos. We had only been outside a couple of minutes before a downpour hit us. The rain being something which we are all familiar with at the moment, especially during April. I then returned to the bridal suite to continue with the bridal preparations photography.

The ceremony was beautiful and there was some laughter when Katherine couldn’t get Matt’s ring on his finger without a few pushes.

Following the ceremony, champagne followed whilst the guests enjoyed the celebrations. It was then onto the speeches and Matt’s best men put together a great speech which involved Matt getting dressed up – one outfit being a blonde wig and sarong which I recall was a take on David Beckham!

Following the wedding breakfast meal everyone moved into the courtyard for the evening celebrations which commenced with Katherine and Matt’s first dance followed by plenty of dancing from their wedding guests.

As you will see from the photos below, Katherine looked stunning in a beautiful lace dress and Matt’s attire was pretty cool too.

I would like to take this opportunity of thanking Katherine and Matt for choosing me as their wedding photographer. It was a pleasure to be part of their day and I wish them all the best in their future together.

Please feel free to share this post with friends and family via the link at the end of the post and if you would like to discuss your own wedding photography, please contact me via the website contact form or by telephone on 07977 499473.

It had been a while since I had visited Clumber Park but it’s such a beautiful place to walk around and I have arranged a few more photo sessions here this month.

After taking some photos of all of the family together I took photos of the children individually who were all great to photograph and lots of fun.

I have received some lovely feedback from Claire and below is an extract of an email I received:-

“We are so pleased with the photos. We have had so many compliments and a couple of people have noted your details because they are so impressed with your styling and how natural the images are and would like the same for their next family portraits.”

I would like to thank Claire and her family for choosing me for their family portraits – it was a pleasure to meet you all.

Here are a selection of photos from their photo session:-

Lizzie and Dean booked me a year ago after being recommended to me by one of their friends whose wedding I photographed in 2010. I then met up with Lizzie and Dean for their engagement portrait session at Swinfen Hall in March which can be viewed here.

Swinfen Hall is a beautiful venue for weddings and, despite the awful weather we have had throughout April, we managed to escape the rain.

Lizzie and Dean’s wedding photography started with Lizzie, her bridesmaids and family in the beautiful bridal suite at Swinfen Hall. We then went to meet Dean, his groomsmen and family who arrived at Swinfen Hall in a stretch Bentley. After taking some photos of Dean and the groomsmen we headed back up to Lizzie to continue photographing the final stages of her bridal preparations.

Following a beautiful ceremony, champagne flowed with the wedding party celebrating Lizzie and Dean’s marriage.

As you will see from the photos, Lizzie looked beautiful and I would like to take this opportunity of thanking Lizzie and Dean for choosing me to be their wedding photographer. It was a pleasure to be part of their day and I wish them all the happiness in their future together.

A big thank you also to Emma for assisting me on the day.

Music was played during the ceremony and the wedding breakfast meal by the talented Christopher Langdown at Romantic-Piano.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography or check availability, please contact me via the contact form on my website or by telephone on 07977 499473.

Please check back next week to view the full post.

The first is the wedding of Jamie and Aga which took place n the 31st March at the stunning venue of Colwick Hall. I first met Jamie and Aga a year ago when they booked me for their wedding and met them again earlier in March for the engagement portrait session which you can view in my last blog post below.

Their wedding day photography started with Aga who was very relaxed during her bridal preparations at their home in Radcliffe on Trent. We then headed to Colwick Hall to meet Jamie and his best man for some pre-ceremony photos and it wasn’t long before Aga arrived at Colwick Hall in a cool white Range Rover with her sisters.

Following a beautiful ceremony, we were very lucky that the weather was dry (albeit a little chilly later on in comparison to earlier in the week) so everyone headed into the gardens to begin the celebrations.

Following the wedding breakfast meal, the evening celebrations started with a casino which I thought went down extremely well with their guests, especially the children! Check out the photos below. The evening reception got into full swing with lots of dancing and it was great to see so many guests having a good time on the dance floor.

As you will see from the photos, Aga looked absolutely stunning and Jamie looked very cool too. Colwick Hall is a stunning venue for a wedding and I loved the Spring colour scheme which Jamie and Aga choose.

Jamie and Aga were a great couple to work with and I would like to take this opportunity of thanking them for choosing me to be their wedding photographer. Thank you also for making me feel very welcome by yourselves and your families and friends.

A big thank you also to Emma for assisting me on the day.

Below are a selection of some of my favourites from their wedding day.

If you are looking for a wedding photographer and would like to check my availability, please contact me.

The moment when they make eye contact:-

Getting into a Range Rover in a wedding dress proved quite difficult for Aga but Jamie was close by to help….

and much to the amusement of Jamie’s best man…

I wonder whose handbag the boys were gambling with here:-

A tense moment for this little girl as she waits for the spin of the roulette wheel:-


I would like to confirm Aga was not hurt during this photo:-)

For their engagement session, we went to Nottingham’s Trent Embankment where I faced my personal fear of walking on bridges over water!

I’m looking forward to photographing Jamie and Aga’s wedding this weekend at Colwick Hall in Nottingham which is a stunning venue for a wedding.

I will be blogging their wedding photos so please keep checking my blog for updates but, in the meantime, below are some of my favourites for the engagement session.

If you would like to discuss your wedding photography with me, please feel free to contact me on 07977 499473 or via my website using the contact form.