Rob Sanderson

Sabbah and Karl’s spectacular wedding at Alnwick gardens

Although I wouldn’t usually spend 4 hours traveling to a wedding on the opposite coast, as soon as I met Sabbah and Karl I knew I had to shoot their wedding! Sab is my self confessed number 1 fan and a regular contributor to my blog,  she will finally get to see and comment on her very own wedding photos.

Sabbah and Karl both left from Blackmoors hotel in Alnwick which gave me the opportunity to spend time with both of them before the ceremony, Sab getting pampered in her room whilst Karl met their guests in the bar downstairs before the short journey to Alnwick gardens for their ceremony.

Alnwick gardens is a wonderful place for a photographer, lots of light and countless cool places for photographs that change every week. It is however still open to the public so photographing there isn’t a walk in the park even though it is actually in a park.

Their ceremony was held in the glass walled visitor center with spectacular views across the lawn to the huge water fountain. The party then moved into the gardens grounds before heading across rope bridges to the tree house within the gardens for their wedding supper. This is no ordinary tree house though, its huge, is lit by fairy lights, filled with cool furniture carved from solid lumps of wood and has a log fire at its heart.

Sab and Karl had put a lot of thought into their unique wedding experience at Alnwick gardens with entertainment throughout the day for their guests including a magician and crooner. They both had a fantastic day and so did I, thank you for sharing it with me.

Here are a few of my favorites from their day…

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Jess and Jay’s striking winter wedding in Halifax…

Last weekend saw me returning to my home county of Yorkshire to photograph Jess and Jay’s wedding in Halifax. I’ve known Jess’s father for several years through my commercial photography work and it was a real honor that he recommended me to shoot something as important as his daughters wedding.

I took in instant like to Jess and Jay they are such a friendly, couple and I share many interests with them so knew Saturday was going to be a blast – I wasn’t wrong! I was made so welcome, I felt like a guest with a camera than a hired professional.

Jess is my first bride with red hair, I do hope she’s not the last, she looked amazing!

Here are a few of my favorite photos from their day…

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Andrew and Sian’s wedding, Rhoscolyn, Anglesey

I really enjoyed shooting Andrew and Sian’s wedding this weekend in beautiful Rhoscolyn, Holyhead, North Wales. A really friendly couple which was reflected in their friends and family too.

The rustic church didn’t have the capacity for all their guests so some had to wait in the local pub instead.

Standing on the beach for the photograph above, Andrew said “Rob, we’d like one of those gold award winning images” so no pressure then

Andrew and Sian had a great live band playing which I enjoyed staying for, you can’t beat great music while you work!

They are currently on Honeymoon in South Africa but said they would be checking my blog when they found an internet connection. Have a great time guys and I’ll see you when you get back.

Here are a few of my favorites from their day…

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Personal work…

Its no secret, I love being a wedding photographer, I get a real high being around people on such a special day, but as a creative person I also like to experiment and my outlet for this is my personal work.

When I first started talking to Fleur about modeling for me, she told me she had a music degree and was in her final year of a degree as an opera singer, this got me wanting to create something theatrical and dramatic. This photograph, inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s Wuthering Heights took shape in my head. When Fleur told me she worked in the costume department of the theatre and could borrow this outfit I knew we were going get something magical.

I chose Saddleworth Moor near the TV mast as the location because it had the right look and is acessable from the M62. This stretch of the M62 is the highest motorway in the UK and as such can be pretty inhospitable – this night was one of those nights…

…As soon as Fleur and I stepped out of the car we were greeted by seriously strong winds. Its not just about being a photographer willing to brave the elements and lug heavy equipment into inhospitable places, its also about having the right model who is willing to go the extra mile (literally in this case). So carrying 30 kilos + of camera equipment and Fleur’s costumes we hiked our way across the moor in search of a more sheltered area. About a mile later we found our spot and I set to work rigging my lights which took a lot of weighting down due to the weather. Once ready Fleur stepped into place and we made our images.

My special thanks to Fleur for her hard work, makeup, costume sourcing, never complaining and sharing my vision – this shot would be nothing without her!

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More investment…

After using my new camera for the last few months I have been so impressed with its performance I decided buy a second one to replace my backup d300. Its an exciting time as a wedding photographer who specialises in a photojournaism or reportage coverage because with this new technology I’m able to take shots that just were not possible before.

Anybody want to buy a well used pro level camera?

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