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A Hot English Wedding {Vicky and John’s Nuptuals}

Nicola Borland — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:16:43 +0000

Wow…this was a really hard one for me. Not in a bad way, but a good way! You may remember Vicky and John from their cool engagement session around Newcastle. They are friends of mine that go way back, and I was honored to be able to shoot their wedding. The only problem was that Vicky is so gorgeous, and the wedding so well thought out, and with such detail that there are just too many images to choose from!

The day started with a trip to the salon for all the ladies, and then they got themselves presentable at a local hotel in Newcastle. The ceremony and reception were held at a beautiful place called The Alnwick Garden, in Alnwick. It was the first day of summer, and a really hot, perfect one. Their close friends and family were gathered in all their best gladrags to witness the ceremony. I found it difficult to keep shooting and not get caught up in the emotions of the service.

After the service, champagne was served and I managed to drag the family and bridal party away for some formal portraits… and fun ones too. I love the ones in front of Alnwick Castle. It makes them look so regal. The wedding breakfast was served in the most excellent Hansel and Gretal styled Treehouse. This place is like a wooden grotto, with lots of hidden nooks and crannies. It was so cool being under the tree canopy and gave the light a little green hue. During the breakfast her father gave a very heartfelt speech, that almost had me in tears, again.

The party bus moved back to Newcastle for the dancing portion of the evening. The Biscuit Factory is an art gallery, cafe, shop and generally cool place to be. John had a friends band play some funky music and everyone got to hang out and enjoy the love of John and Vicky. I had a great time hanging out with all our mutual friends, tasting the cake and of course lets not forget the most amazing and giant sticky toffee pudding I have ever seen. Mmm mmm mmm. I love all these images and am so happy for them both, as well as being super jealous of their honeymoon trip to Italy. I hope you both had a great time and thank you for letting me share in your day!

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Sneak Peek {Vicky and John’s Wedding}

Nicola Borland — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:35:22 +0000

Playing With Seaweed {An English Family Portrait}

Nicola Borland — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:09:18 +0000

Hannah and I have know each other for about 10 years. I know I can’t believe it either! Whenever I go to Newcastle to visit my old friends there, I get to impose on Hannah, and Play, and stay with her. It’s like going to a fully stocked mini hotel. I get all the snacks and drinks that I need, a room to myself, a comfy sofa with all the TV channels, yummy vegetarian meals cooked to order, and the best part is, I get to hang out with the coolest person and a best friend. We go out dancing and have a great time, but I love just hanging out and watching TV with her, chatting about old times, and how cool the guy is that worked at Kathmandu.

When she asked if I could take some family portraits for her I was delighted. Her parents drove up from York and we all went down to the beach. It had been nice and sunny in the morning, but of course as soon as we got there it clouded over and got a bit blustery. But being the no complaining about the weather Brits that we are we soldiered on, and had a great time. Dad, Ian, was finding strings of seaweed as tall as Hannah and having a little munch on them, as you do, while the rest of us were trying to staying warm. I had a great time shooting their portrait and miss them dearly already.

I have your room ready for you here when you make it across the Atlantic and there will be a bowl of soup waiting, not stew, but soup.

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Vicky and John’s Engagement, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England

Nicola Borland — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:11:25 +0000

Vicky and John are good friends of mine from England. John and I used to play Ultimate Frisbee together in Newcastle, where I lived before I moved to California. I still remember the night that Vicky and John officially got together…tee hee hee. That was almost 8 years ago now, and they have been together ever since. I was so excited when they said they wanted to do an engagement session with me. I was looking forward to walking around Newcastle and spending some low key time with them both.

It was an amazing day, the sun was out, and there were just a few clouds spotted around. We met at Grey’s Monument where we started our engagement session. It was great fun walking around and spotting cool locations, dropping everything, then running into position. Vicky was a natural, and so photogenic. It was a dream to be able to capture her beauty. I could tell that John was getting into it after a while, as well as how much in love they are with each other. That was what made it so much more fun or me. Seeing them together, enjoying each other. Thanks John and Vicky for letting me share that time with you. Let me know what you think of these images. I love them!