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Bridal Shoot

May 19, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Here are a few images from a bridal shoot I did with the Trained Eye, a photography company, who hire models for wedding photographers like me, to go along and shoot away. As you can see, the model was quite striking and made for a beautiful bride. When I shoot bridal portraits at real weddings here in North Devon, it's my job to make my brides lo...
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Updated packages, albums and new photo galleries

April 22, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Spring is in the air and I feel it's time for a bit of spring cleaning on my site! I've updated a couple of major sections of my site including changes to my photography prices and packages. I now have a simple three tier pricing structure, Platinum, Gold and Silver, to suit all types of weddings and budgets. Click here to see the new structure. A...
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Louise & Dave Wedding, St Mary's Church, Bideford & The Pier House, Westward Ho!

April 11, 2013  •  1 Comment
The day started with Louise's bridal preparations in Bickington along with her good friend Jules and Louise's mum and dad. I was pleased to find so many mirrors in the room where the girls were getting their hair and make-up done. If you look at my previous blog posts, you'll see I am always drawn to photographing brides and mirrors. Soon it was t...
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Louise & Dave Wedding Preview

April 07, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
This is a sneak preview from yesterday's amazing wedding of Louise and Dave who were married at St Mary's church in Bideford and had a lovely reception at The Pier House in Westward Ho! I'll post a full blog of images next week when the happy couple return from their honeymoon. Enjoy!
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Nicola & Darren, Wedding, Tunnels Beaches, Ilfracombe

March 24, 2013  •  6 Comments
With the kind of dreadful weather we've been having in North Devon recently, it was a pleasant and welcome surprise that we were greeted with such a gloriously sunny day at the stunning Tunnels Beaches wedding venue in Ilfracombe. Always handy for an outdoor wedding! When I first met with the happy couple, Nicola and Darren, I was glad to discover...
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Nicola & Darren's Wedding, Tunnels Beaches, Ilfracombe - Preview

March 18, 2013  •  2 Comments
This is just a quick preview from Nicola and Darren's wedding at Tunnels Beaches in Ilfracombe this past weekend. What a day this was! The weather was beautiful and the setting magnificent. Nicola and Darren are a lovely couple and it was a real pleasure capturing their wedding and when they return from their honeymoon I'll post a full set of imag...
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Come and see MK Collins Photography at upcoming Wedding Fairs

February 08, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Wedding Fair season is about to get underway and I'll be attending a few wedding fairs in the coming months, including Filleigh Village Hall on the 24 February and the barefoot bride fair at the Woolacombe Bay Hotel on 3 March. Entry is free for both and there will be a lot of exciting things going on and some great local suppliers displaying thei...
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Children at Weddings

November 22, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
There are no two ways about it. Children are great subjects for photos at a wedding and here are some of my favourite images from weddings I shot this year.
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Dave & Louise Engagement session, Westward Ho!, North Devon

October 05, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
I arranged to meet Dave and Louise at Westward Ho! earlier this week and as soon as we met near the beach, the heavens opened, so we took shelter in a doorway waiting for the rain to clear which thankfully it did after a couple of minutes. We were soon greeted with an amazing sky and sunset so we got the photo shoot underway. Dave and Louise are g...
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Tom and Debbie Wedding, The Great Barn, Higher Ashton, Exeter

September 17, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
The day started with Debbie's bridal party preparations at a beautiful cottage in Doddiscombsleigh, which is somewhere near the eastern edge of Dartmoor. I then took the short drive to The Great Barn in Higher Ashton where the ceremony and evening celebrations were taking place. This was my first time photographing a wedding at The Great Barn and,...
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Wedding Photography Workshop with Brett Florens

August 27, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
I am a firm believer in keeping my photography skills up to date and this was my reason for attending a recent wedding photography workshop in London with top wedding and fashion photographer, Brett Florens. I have been a fan of Brett's work for a while now and when I read he was running a London photography workshop, the chance to work with and l...
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Steve & Jodie Wedding

August 19, 2012  •  1 Comment
The day started with Jodie's bridal preparations at her Mother's house in Barnstaple. Thankfully the weather was fantastic all day as the ceremony at High Bullen Golf & Country Club in Chittlehamholt, near Umberleigh was taking place outdoors. The ceremony was on the lawn by the side of the Country House with lovely views of rolling hills, quite a...
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Steve and Jodie Sneak preview!

July 31, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
Here are a few images from Steve and Jodie's wedding last Friday at High Bullen Hotel & Country House, near Umberleigh. The happy couple are on honeymoon for a few weeks, so I'll save the full blog post for their return, but for now here are a few sneak peaks at their wonderful day!
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New Packages and Pricing

July 19, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
I have just added a new package and pricing structure to my site. See the full page here. I've had a quite a few enquiries recently from brides to be about the package I previously had on my site which was the only option I offered, so I thought I'd offer an alternative option for the smaller more intimate wedding, which I have called my Silver Pac...
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Matt & Kelsey's Wedding Day/Brayford

June 26, 2012  •  3 Comments
The day began with the bridal preparations at Kelsey's father's farm in Charles, but not before I ventured over to the adjacent field to capture some images of the reception site, dominated by a huge Nordic style tipi. The attention to detail at the venue was incredible with lots of quirky touches, like the tin men, art pieces, hog roast, sign post...
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