Our pre-wedding photoshoot

As you know I get married at the end of June, and an engagement shoot - or 'pre-wedding' shoot as they're also known, was included in our photography package.

Finding a photographer was quite easy really, I scoured wedding blogs such as www.rockmywedding.co.uk and www.lovemydress.net for recommendations. I knew I wanted natural, reportage style photgraphs, with an emphasis on couple shots, something soft and romantic that will also look timeless in years to come.

Hannah-May came up a few times and her clients gave her amazing reviews so I enquired and found her package prices to be extremely reasonable compared to some quotes we had received.
After a few emails back and forth with Hannah-May, I found her so friendly and totally understood what we were looking for. The Boy doesn't necessarily work well with a camera, so natural, non-intrusive shots were our priority. If someone puts a camera to his face, he goes all Chandler like (from Friends - you know the episode right?!) and he doesn't look like him in the photo. I know, it is funny.

Here are some of our pre-wedding shots we got back last week.

Hannah-May suggested we go to Capstone Country Park in Gillingham to meet her and have the photos done. I'd never been there before and was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the spot. Lots of open fields, pretty blossom trees, people taking their dogs for long strolls on Saturday mornings.

I was really happy with the outcome.

Hannah-May suggested that we stand in the blossom tree, as the flowers would be out of focus and it creates really great pictures, I completely agree with her. Plus, it was slightly unusual too, I liked that it may be something people haven't really seen before.

After meeting Hannah-May and then seeing these photos, it has really assured us that we have made the right choice and we wouldn't want anyone else to take on the task of capturing our special day. If you want to take a look at Hannah-May's work, or read her blog - its beautiful, then you can do so here. Who captured your wedding or who have you booked to do so?

I'd love to know what you think of the pictures!

Chloe x