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Winter Wedding Tips
Winter weddings are so different from summer weddings, they come with their own advantages and challenges. Here are some things to consider to make the best of your cozy, winter wedding.
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4 creative uses for your pre-wedding portraits
So you’ve had your pre-wedding portraits and you LOVE the photos but now what do you do with them? Rather than keeping them stuck on a computer, here are a few creative ways to use them throughout your wedding.
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Engagement photos at the beach
Colchester has lots of great beaches nearby that provide beautiful settings for engagement portraits but Cudmore Grove on Mersea Island is one of our favourites. With unique cliff walls, sandy beaches and open fields available, this location is great for photography.
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The best place in Colchester for pre-wedding portraits
Colchester has lots of great places that provide beautiful settings for engagement portraits but Highwoods Country Park is one of our favourites. With woodland, open fields and even a large lake available, this location is great for photography.
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4 reasons to get outside for your pre-wedding portraits
Choosing a location that is special to you as a couple is going to mean much more to you when you look back at your photos in the future. Perhaps there’s a beautiful park that you like to walk the dog often, or the beach where he proposed, or it might just be that you love animals and want to go to a farm!
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Choosing a location for your pre-wedding portraits
Do you have a preferred location; perhaps your favourite place to relax and unwind, somewhere significant… It is important that you choose the appropriate location for you as a couple, as it plays a big part in the overall atmosphere of your images.
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3 Reasons to have a pre-wedding portrait session
We know it is a busy time planning a wedding and having an engagement shoot could feel overwhelming but it’s just the opposite. Here we explore the advantages of having a pre-wedding photo shoot.
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4 Tips: What to wear for your pre-wedding portrait session
What you wear for your engagement photography session can make or break the photograph. Here, we will take you through a few things to think about in order to create a complimentary portrait.