Upcoming Wedding Fairs

If you are getting married this year or 2013 and still looking for your perfect wedding photograper then come along to one of the following wedding fairs during May where you will be able to meet me and have a chat about your photography requirements whilst looking through a selection of albums. There will be lots of fantastic professional wedding suppliers present for you to see all of whom will be happy to help you plan your big day.

Thursday 17th May 2012:

Kilhey Court Hotel, Chorley Rd, Standish, WN1 2XN

The wedding fair is open 6pm – 9pm

Sunday 27th May 2012:

The Last Drop Hotel, Hospital Rd, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9PZ

The fair is open from 11am-3:30pm £1 admission fee for Bolton Hospice.

Photo Parties at Lindsay Ashton Photography

If you’re looking for the perfect party idea for your daughter and her friends then look no further. We have a selection of party options depending on age – choose from our Princess Party (6-10yrs) Teen Model Party (10 yrs+) or our deluxe Teen Make-Over Party (14 yrs+). We can also offer parties for adults which prove really popular for the start of your Hen Nights or 30th birthdays etc.

We will provide sweets or snacks and soft drinks during the party and everyone gets a copy of one of the group pictures free of charge. The birthday girl/host chooses her favourite picture to be framed and gets a slideshow of the images that she can enjoy at home. The images go online to a password protected website for everyone to view and select their favourites from.

Prices start from £150 for 6 people, additional guests can be added for £15 each to the Princess/Teen Model Parties.

For more information please give us a call on: 01204 413459 or check out the website: www.lindsayashton.co.uk

Helena Celebrates Her Birthday.

Our second party of the weekend was on Saturday 28th April when Helena and her friends celebrated her 12th birthday with Teen Model Party. Another three outfits each which included a casual one, PJ’s and a dressy one meant we had plenty of shots to do of the girls. Whilst mum grabbed a coffee the girls really set about posing and having fun using all the feather boas, hats, flowers, balls and balloons – have to say the studio looked like a tornado had ripped through by the end of the party but it was fantastic and all the girls were great fun to photograph. Think it really got them all giddy and ready for the sleepover they were having back at Helenas afterwards – sorry mum.

Faye’s Teen Model Photo Party

Faye decided to celebrate her 11th birthday with us at the studio with one of our Teen Model Photo Parties last Friday evening. Bringing along 8 of her friends and three changes of outfit each we had a great time doing various group and individual pictures of everyone. It looked so good we even had younger siblings and cousins joining in for a few poses between outfit changes. We got some great pictures and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves on the night.

Becki and Warren at Bolton School

April 14th 2012 saw us at the wedding of Becki and Warren. Whilst I arranged to meet with Becki and the girls at a local hotel where they were getting ready for the day, Andrea headed off to meet the Warren and the lads at his parents house before they headed up the road for a quick drink at the local pub meeting up with old friends. Their son, Nathan, came to the hotel to escort his mum to the wedding ceremony but before leaving they released a balloon in memory of Becki’s mum.

The ceremony was held in the gorgeous Great Hall at Bolton School and with a choir of Becki’s friends singing them in the wedding was off to a beautiful start. 8 year old Nathan proudly walked his mum down the aisle to Warren with a few hugs, kisses and tears when they got there.

After the ceremony there was time for the couple to say ‘Hello’ to their guests before heading down to the Arts Centre where drinks were served. We stole a few moments with Becki and Warren to get their photographs done using the Hall and the staircase as backdrops, with beautiful lighting coming through the windows.

The wedding breakfast was preceded with a screening of the Grand National at 4:15pm, on arrival all the guests had taken part in a sweepstakes laid on by Becki and Warren as an alternative to wedding favours. The first 4 winners of the race all netted themselves a nice little prize – not bad getting a gift when you go to someone elses wedding!

A beautiful day in a stunning venue. Becki looked amazing in her dress and Warren was a natural poser!

Becki’s dress was purchased from Brides of Leigh and the flowers were from The Flower Butler in Horwich.

Leanne & Kris’s Wedding Day

First wedding of 2012 and time to get back into the swing of things. Leanne and Kris woke to a wet and cold morning on the 24th February but by the time I met up with Kris and the guys at Horwich Parish Church  that afternoon the sun was just beginning to make an appearance. Leanne looked stunning when she arrived and after a quick replacement of her veil by mum was ready to walk down the aisle to Kris. It was the first wedding I’ve photographed at this church but I have to say it took me back 12 years to when my husband and I were married here – it has changed a little inside over the years.

After a few pics inside after the service and a shower of confetti at the gates we headed the short distance to Rivington Barn where drinks were served on the lawns as the sun shone – still a little nippy but it was February. With all their family and friends around them Leanne and Kris had a lovely afternoon before a receiving line to enter their wedding breakfast.

Sat editing the pictures a few days later with my daughter looking over my shoulder and she pipes up ‘that’s my teacher’ as a pic of Leanne came on the screen, ‘oh and thats my other teacher’ as Kris appears on screen. Hope they love the pics.

Anyway here’s a sneak peek at their day.

Love is in the air…

As the 2012 wedding season gears up we will be exhibiting at two fantastic wedding fairs over the next couple of Sundays. With lots of suppliers and plenty of great ideas for your wedding on show why not come on down and see us all. There will be catwalks, cakes, photographers, videographers, florists, handmade cards and invitations, entertainers and beauticians galore. For full details check the following website: www.littlewhitebooks.co.uk

Sunday 29th January: The Thistle at Haydock 12pm – 4pm

Sunday 5th February: The Tickled Trout at Preston 12pm – 4pm

Come see a selection of our work and have a chat about your wedding photography. We will be having a free prize draw for an engagement portrait session and framed picture and should you decide to book us for your wedding whilst at either fair we will offer you a fantastic 10% discount and set of complimentary Thank You cards.