2012 Wedding Industry Awards - In Your Words...

Yesterday I wrote about my brides and grooms' feedback for the 2012 Wedding Industry Awards. I'm blogging your amazing comments individually. Here's the second one...

“Sarah is an amazing person as well as a brilliant photographer. When I first met Sarah she was so lovely and had a skill of making you feel very at ease. Sarah always does an engagement photo shoot, included in your package, so you can meet, chat and get used to having your photograph taken. I was absolutely dreading this as I'm well known with family and friends for always having my eyes shut or I look like I'm chewing a wasp! Sarah made me and my husband Dave feel remarkably at ease during the whole photo shoot. She personally chose a beautiful garden in a local B&B and knew exactly what sort of look she wanted us to create. She guided us through each pose and photo and gave us so much advice that we both thoroughly enjoyed the session. When I then saw the pictures I just couldn't believe what she had produced. The quality and the clearness of the pictures, all the different poses, and natural looks she'd asked us to do came out so perfectly. The detail of the background of the pictures, all the flowers etc made the pictures stunning. The comments I had from family and friends were overwhelming with praise.

Then it came to the wedding photos, all the way along Sarah was there, always happy to help and offer advice, she structured the wedding day for the photos, which was a great help to me with not really knowing where to start. She was so helpful on the day itself and took pictures of my jewellery, flowers etc. without me realising it as I was getting ready. Again, the quality and the content of the pictures are outstanding; she has a way of capturing the very best of you and bringing it to life in the picture. I can't tell you how happy we are with the photos and wouldn't hesitate in recommending her to anyone.

She truly does deserve this award, especially all the behind the scenes work she does to make your wedding pictures just perfect. Sarah is so easygoing and easy to get on with and that makes you want to do anything you can to help her capture that special picture. I can't praise her enough for what she did and I have no idea of how skilled she really must be to do what she does.”

2012 Wedding Industry Awards - In Your Words...

I was recently delighted to find out I'd been shortlisted for the 2o12 Wedding Industry Awards in the wedding photography category. I was truly overwhelmed by my clients who provided some amazing testimonials with their votes, many of which were incredibly emotional to read! My appreciation goes to every one who voted, I can't thank you enough. I want to shout some of the testimonials from the rooftops! I've decided instead to blog your anonymous comments individually accompanied by an image that may or may not be from the same wedding. So here's the first one...

“To us choosing a photographer to capture our treasured memories of such a special day was so important and the most difficult decision to make, especially when we had no recommendations from which to choose. My Mum spent hours over a period of weeks searching the internet for photographers in our area and chose Mirror Imaging having been very impressed by the very professional website and prompt informative return call. Sarah was the first on our list of three photographers to visit and during that meeting I know we had already made our decision way before we even left the studio. We cancelled the rest of our visits on our return home. From that first meeting Sarah put us at our ease, especially myself who was very nervous of being photographed. Having the photographs of our engagement not only helped Sarah get to know us but really helped us feel at ease in her presence and the following photos let us know we had made the right decision. We truly appreciated how she listened to us and any requests we had. She provided us with inspiration not only for photographic ideas but also with little details and ideas to help the whole day run smoothly.

Having Sarah plan the timings of the morning/day was a godsend and we cannot thank both Sarah and Susan enough for the way they kept us calm throughout the morning. Even when the bridal bouquet was left behind, they kept us on time and delivered the photography in such a personal manner that we felt they had been known to the family for a long time rather that new professional acquaintances. During the day Sarah became almost invisible, but professional when needed to organise groups for us. Sarah’s friendly and professional manner was commented on by many of our wedding guests following our wedding. Our quests also loved the special touch of the contact cards with our engagement photograph for them to view the photos following the wedding and have loved the opportunity to see some of the photos so soon after the wedding on her blog.

For us we cannot thank Sarah and Susan enough for all their care and help on the day. Both Sarah and Susan felt to us that they were apart of our special day rather than a provider and on our visit to see the final photos reminded us of things we had forgotten which made it truly personal. Throughout the whole day Sarah and Susan were exceptionally attentive noticing if I was anxious, from finding someone to take care of my rabbit amongst the morning excitement, to cleaning my dress from accidental spills and brushing my hair before the welcoming line up. She had done research first and found the most wonderful place in the grounds for some of the photos.

The photographic memories that she has provided us with are truly wonderful. After seeing the photographs placed on her blog we were very excited to see the final collection and we were not disappointed they were amazing. She has captured our day in the most stunning but personal way and to see how happy our quests were to share our day is something we will always have to treasure. I can highly recommend her services to anyone looking for a creative and professional photographer in fact my sister was so impressed with how Sarah works, her professionalism, her attention to detail that she has just booked her for the photographer for her wedding next September as she said that she ‘doesn’t trust anyone else to capture our personalities and memories on our special day’.”