The last in the series "The 7 Biggest Errors Brides Make When Hiring a Photographer for Their Wedding and How to Avoid Them" MISTAKE Number 5 - You don't give the photographer enough time to get the job done properly on the day! Mistakes happen when you rush! Or when there are not enough instructions. You concentrate so much on getting all the details organised, you forget to tell the photographer. Be organized! Be organized! Be organized! And communicate all the details to your photographer, and also let him know any special needs, shots or relevant details, so you will not be let down. Before To View More >>

I recomend that all wedding couples buy "Wedding Insurance". We don't sell it but it easily found on the net. It's very inexpensive £100 will cover a wedding up to £25,000. Why do I recommend this? Well in these increasingly difficult trading conditions many wedding suppliers are closing and because they are bankrupt people are losing their deposits, booking fees, goods that they have paid for.  As a Newcastle and Durham wedding photographer I have become aware of several instances - a couple of years ago a   hotel that was very popular with wedding receptions closed and To View More >>

I haven't gone all the way back to 1955, but over the last couple of weeks I have got out my Nikon F4 camera. This was a top of the range, very expensive camera when it was launched; it cost over £2000 in the nineties, withou a lens. It is auto focus and uses 35mm film. I cleaned it and found a manual online so I knew what the dozens of buttons did, charged the batteries, obtained a replacement focussing screen and bought a couple of rolls of Kodak Tri-X film. Opening the film canister took me back in time, the aroma of the film hit my nostrils and that was what took me back in time. I loaded To View More >>

Mr & Mrs Robson - their album A terrific couple, both are teachers. They married in Great Lumley and had their reception at Lumley Castle, in the Garter Suite. A super day, we really enjoyed their wedding, we wish them all the best for their life together. The album was a Graphi in genuine leather and was included in their wedding package. They also recieved two parent copies of the album. To View More >>

Robert Bedson won a Gold Award from the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers for a fashion image. Robert who is the main photographer at Northlights Photography shoots many fashion assignments. He then uses many of those techniques in his wedding photography. The image was one of a set for Designer Joey Bevan who is stylist for the Sky TV Production Britain and Irelands Next Top Model. Robert has worked with Joey for several years. To View More >>