Sometimes, special circumstances prevent me from letting you be part of a special photoshoot which I did. This is one of them.

Still, this wedding was very special and Slebech Park is slowly turning into my favourite location for wedding photography here in Pembrokeshire. It is always fun being there, the people are very nice, the service is excellent and the food is fantastic – everytime! Do you know that they grow their own vegetables for the restaurant there? They do and their head gardener has created a lovely spot to the back of the gardens, he brought the old walled gardens back to life!

When I did the last wedding in Slebech, I was fortunate enough to capture not only great wedding photographs but also some images of the place itself and the vivid flowers which bloomed everywhere. This, I thought would be nice to share with you.

I know I know I have been M.I.A. for a long time. Sorry, this year has been incredible busy again so far. The wedding season is in full swing and I am trying to catch up slowly. Make sure to check back here often as I have a few posts coming in the next few weeks.

First of all – Kim & Simon – we met up a few weeks back and did their e-session at  Saundersfoot waterfront in the loveliest weather. You know this happy couple from Kim's bump shots and also their sweet baby girl Hazel, which newborn photographs I was invited to take. We had a great afternoon again and you will be able to see their wedding photographs here soon too.

Kim & Simon, here are your shots!

St. David’s Day is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. The date of March 1st was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David on the day in 589 and has been celebrated since then. The date was declared a national day of celelbration within Wales in the 18th century.

To celebrate this day, people wear a symbol of either a leek, spring onion or a daffodil. The leek is patriotic, arising from an occasion when a troop of Welsh were able to distinguish each other from a troop of English enemy dressed in similar fashion by wearing leeks. An alternative emblem developed in recent years is the daffodil, used and preferred over the leek by the British Government as it lacks the overtones of patriotic defiance associated with the leek.

Dewi Sant – St. David was born towards the end of the fifth century, less than a hundred years after the last Roman legions had marched out of Wales. He was a scion of the royal house of Ceredigion, his mother was a Non, daughter of Cynyr of Caio, remembered by numerous churches and holy wells in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. Educated at Henfynyw (Old Menevia) in Ceredigion where he ‘learned the alphabet, the psalms, the lessons for the whole year, the Masses and the Synaxis’, he founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosin (The Vale of Roses) on the western headland of Sir Benfro, at the spot where St. David’s Cathedral stands today. The spot may well have been the site of a very early religious community, for it is also associated with St. Patrick the patron saint of Ireland, who may have been born in Wales and is said to have spent time at Glyn Rhosyn before embarking again (this time voluntarily) for Ireland from Porth Mawr nearby.

St. David’s Cathedral is also the place were my may wedding will take place. I am so very exited! This year I will be doing only one wedding in may – I have to go and celebrate my dad’s 70th birthday straight after this wedding! The lucky couple are Delyth and John and I just know that their wedding will be absolutely wonderful. Look out for their e-session at easter! Oh, I totally forgot to mention their little one – Willow the cutest little Jack Russel you can imagine. She will join us of course at easter and I can’t wait to do some photos of her. It was lovely meeting you today Delyth and John and I can’t wait for easter! See you then!

So, you see I haven’t gone lost I was just so very busy. I have chosen and prepared some new albums and other products which I am extremely exited about. As soon as I get around to take some pictures of the goddies, I will post them here for you.  There are also a lot of other changes coming up in the next couple of months – I will be busy that is for sure!

Last week I had a wonderful relaxed afternoon at the seaside with Katie and her boys. We were so so lucky that the weather was playing nice and even though the harsch sun made my life hard in capturing some images, we were all just happy to get outside and enjoy the good weather.

We went to the nearby old fort on top of the cliffs and the kids had a great time running around and releasing some energy. Katie’s sons are great fun, they surely make me run around get up and down and round again. While Mr. K. and Mr. L. are great posers and enjoy the camera at times, Mr.C. was camerashy just like last time. He was desperate not to get cought, so I just had to sneak and take some images while he was having fun and not noticing me with the camera.

Your gallery is up Katie and I have emailed your details to logg in. Here are a few more teasers from a lovely day.

This is especially for Rhianon and Chloe – "Hi girls, I haven’t forgotten about you and will be in touch soon!"

Since I photographed a lot of babies and families recently, I was over the moon when these two girls got in touch with me to take their portraits. I think now I have found the perfect location and tried some shots with the help of my daughter Hanna. She is always there to help me out and I just have to say a little thank you to her.

So, here we got some photographs in a different style – fit to suit two lovely young models.