January 15, 2018 by vickyjanephoto

Wedding Photography at Swallows Nest Barn | Lisa & Adam’s Wedding

I love photographing at wedding venues across Warwickshire and all over the Midlands & it’s nice to get the opportunity to go to a new venues. I hadn’t photographed a wedding at Swallows Nest Barn before so I was looking forward to exploring around the venue 🙂

Lisa & Adam had booked Stuart & I to photograph & film their wedding. They had chosen to get married at St Alphegs in Solihull. St Alphege’s is not only a beautiful 800 year old Grade 1 Listed church but it also holds a personal significance for myself as it was my grandparent’s parish church.

After a beautiful service, a number of more traditional small family group photographs Lisa & Adam had asked during our pre wedding meeting if I would photograph & edit a special confetti shot – like an example they’d seen on my website from another wedding. Of course I was more than happy to oblige 🙂

Lisa & Adam’s wedding reception was being held at Swallows Nest Barn, which is a reinstated 19^th Century barn – steeped in character and set in a valley of private farm land in the heart of the beautiful Warwickshire countryside.

Although a tad windy the sun was shining and with a quick change for Lisa from her beautiful bridal shoes into slightly more practical white wellies :-). Lisa, Adam, Stuart & I went off to explore. After spending a little bit of time photographing some lovely couple shots using the pretty backdrop of the wooded area, green fields & little brook we headed back to the barn for the remaining group shots.

Lisa & Adam had asked Stuart & I to film & photograph their wedding from the bridal prep through until the 1st dance. The speeches encompassed every emotion & I don’t think there was a dry eye in the room!

The evening kicked off with the cutting of the cake straight into Lisa & Adam’s 1st dance.

At the pre wedding meeting Lisa & Adam had also asked if I would mind going out with them, early evening, to the corn fields at the front of the Swallows Nest Barn. With some ideas in mind, a little entourage of inquisitive children in tow & my camera bag of random lights, umbrella and sparklers, we headed off down the lane. As the evening drew to an end my head was already excitedly buzzing with the photographic edits, particularly the confetti shot & night time images.

Below are just a few wedding photographs captured from Lisa & Adams special day. Their full gallery of images can be viewed in the Client gallery. Please ask Lisa & Adam for their password.

Warwickshire wedding Photography by Victoria Jane Photography

St Alphege wedding photography

swallows nest barn warwickshire wedding photography

If you or anyone you know is getting married at Swallows Nest Barn, having a Warwickshire wedding or special event you need photographing around the Midlands please do not hesitate to get in touch.

For more details please also take a look around my full site : Victoria Jane Photography

January 11, 2018 by vickyjanephoto

Coombe Abbey Wedding photography | Marie & Julian’s Wedding

Julian & Marie had chosen to have a Coombe Abbey Wedding, holding their special day in Coombe’s Marque on the beautiful East terrace.

I’m always very grateful when i receive a personal recommendation for my wedding photography 🙂 & after been given my details from his friend, Julian had called to talk about booking me as their wedding photographer.

The first thing I remember about Julian was his infectious laugh & how easy it was to chat with him. I knew this would be a lovely wedding to be part of. After we had gone through what he was looking for he also mentioned that he and Marie had wondered about having a wedding videographer.

As well as being Married, Stuart (kettell video productions) & I have worked together for years. Filming & photographing hundreds of weddings together throughout the whole of the UK including many Coombe Abbey Wedding’s. To have another wonderful opportunity & to both be chosen to be part of Julian’s & Marie’s wedding was great 🙂

What a lovely day -as Stuart & I arrived at Coombe Abbey the Sun was shining, the weather was great & Julian didn’t stop smiling from the moment I saw him step out of the limousine. Marie & her ladies were equally as smiley. 😀

Julian & Marie has chosen to have their entire day filmed & photographed & afterward had asked me to produce a beautiful wedding album.

Below are just a few pages from the gorgeous wedding album I designed for then… & going by the bottle of champaign & very delicious box of choccies that they brought us as thank you gift… they were delighted by their wedding images, album & video.

If you are having a Coombe Abbey wedding or are getting married in Warickshire, the Midlands or even further afield then I would love to hear from you.

I can be easily contacted by filing out my contact form or by calling me on 07739096632.

September 1, 2017 by vickyjanephoto

A very busy summer of weddings

Oh my, I barely know where to start other than to say yet again my poor old blog has been very sadly neglected in order to keep up with a very busy summer of weddings. As well as all of my wonderful corporate work around warwickshire & the midlands I have had the privilege of photographing 15 weddings during the summer holidays. I absolutely love love then going back through each bride & groom special day & editing their photographs. Often when I take a shot my head is already whirring with how I might create a final image 🙂

Below are just a few of my favourite photographs from some of the weddings Ive edited so far over the summer. Can’t wait to create more 🙂

First Dance wedding photography

Spencer Park Coventry Wedding Photography

Ettington Park Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography- Chapel at Ettington Park

Night time wedding photography at Ettington Park

Wedding photography at Mill Gardens, Warwick

Wedding photography at Ardencote Manor

Wedding photography at Hitchen Priory

Wedding photography in Hatton Warwickshire

Wedding photography at Nailcote Hall

Wedding photography – confetti outside St Alphege, Solihull

Wedding photography Great Barn, Ayhno

wedding photography at Swallows Nest Barn

Beautiful bridal photography at Great Barn, Ayhno

wedding photography at Great Barn, Ayhno

Wedding photography at The Chace Hotel, Coventry

Wedding Photography at Hitchen Priory

Colourful Confetti at Hitchen Priory

Wedding Photography at Stratford Upon Avon Town Hall

Wedding Photography at the Pavillion, Warwick

Bridal party at Swallows Nest Barn, Warwickshire

LOVE sparkler wedding photography at Swallows Nest Barn

…. & finally just for fun 😀 (Nathan, the groom had gifted wonderfully individual cufflinks to all his groomsmen – each cufflink was a superhero’s symbol from either Marvel & DC) … I really couldn’t help myself !! 😀

If you are getting married in 2017, 2018 or later please get in touch with us today. I can’t promise I can turn you into a superhero but I would love to be part of your special day too x

August 31, 2017 by vickyjanephoto

Sophie & David’s Ettington Park Wedding

Sophie & David’s Ettington Park wedding

Sophie & David had chosen to get married in the beautifully grand Neo-Gothic mansion of Ettington Park Hotel, in Stratford. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing at Ettington on numerous occasions & its always lovely to be back here.

I had met with Sophie & David few weeks before their wedding to chat through what photographs they would like and what was most important to them, for me to capture.

Stuart was already booked to film at an alternative event that evening however I managed to twisted his arm & asked him to come & photograph part of their wedding with me, in order to capture some lovely reportage images & alternative angles.

The day of their wedding arrived & the weather was near perfect, always a good start 🙂

After spending the morning with Sophie & her girls getting ready, we met up with David & his groomsmen & a very Red very beautiful E Type Jag provided by Grooms on time. David was certainly in his element 🙂

After a lovely service & photos around the grounds, including the wonderful onsite chapel & of course not forgetting a quick spin in the E-Type (well it would have been rude not to ! :-D), we moved the celebrations in side for the wedding breakfast.

The wedding reception was held in a superbly decorated long gallery with speeches to follow.

Sophie & David & all of their guests had made me feel so welcome & their bridal party had been more helpful than you could have wished for. It really made their wedding such a pleasure to photograph.

Not one to miss an opportunity, after staying to photograph the evening celebrations & first dance I asked if the best man, Ben would help me with one more photography. As strange as it may sound, when I click the button of my camera Im don’t just producing an image. I want to create a lasting memory, a moment thats may be preserved as an image but when look at brings back the feelings of enjoyment/elation & happiness that was felt at the moment it was taken. So this is what I mean…

Ben came out side to act as my assistant to capture this final beautiful nighttime shot. Apart from Ettington being lit it was pitch-black so I’d asked Ben to shine a torch on to the area I’d wanted to focus on. I set up the shot & then brought Sophie & David down for the photograph. Ben did his shining of the torch perfectly & then I’d asked him to run & hide, which he did behind the pillar, joking away as he did. Now in the shot you don’t see Ben but when Sophie & David saw this image as well as loving it as a photograph Sophie jokingly recalled how Ben had had to run & hide. Yes, may be it does sound silly but I don’t just want to create great photographs, I want to also create great happy memories behind those great photographs 🙂 ! I know from David & Sophie’s reaction that I had certainly achieved this for them 🙂

Below are just a few of the images captured at Sophie & David’s wedding. Their full gallery can be found within the client area. All galleries are password protected so please see David & Sophie for the details x

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Ettington Park Hotel night time Wedding photograph

January 8, 2017 by vickyjanephoto

New Years Eve Wedding at Coombe Abbey, Coventry – Laura & Steve’s Wedding

After photographing probably one of my longest weddings to date which spanning a whole year ! yes – a whole year !! (well ok technically 9am 31st Dec 2016 – 1am 1st January 2017 😉 ) I Just couldn’t help myself by skipping right to the very last image I photographed & editing it first. Why? because I knew it would be one of my favourites & I was so excited to have a play with this sparkly night image.

I will be editing the rest of Laura & Steve’s New year’s eve wedding images taken at their recent wedding held at Coombe Abbey, a beautiful & unique country house hotel which I have had the pleasure of photographing at on numerous occasions.

Can’t wait to share some more when Laura & Steve have had chance to view them 🙂

Laura & Steve beautiful New Year’s eve wedding at Coombe Abbey Hotel

January 8, 2017 by vickyjanephoto

Wedding Photography at Walton Hall, Wellesboune – Laura & Ben’s Wedding

Stuart (kettell video production) & I, again, had the pleasure of photographing & filming another wedding together. Laura & Ben had chosen the lovely Walton Hall in Wellesbourne. Nestled in 65 acres of picturesque countryside in Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel charming hotel & a perfect setting for Laura & Ben to hold their wedding service & then their reception. The day had started off a little drizzley but this definitely didn’t put a dampener on things! & as luck would have it by the time we went out side to photograph, the weather was just perfect.

Ben & Laura had asked if we could an arial heart shape group shot & walton hall has a perfect balcony for such a shot :-). After fairly quickly organising all of their wedding guests in to probably the best heart shape I’ve done to date, with lots of pointing & arm waving from up high, Ben & Laura proudly took centre stage in order to capture their stunning group shot.

Group shots & games on the lawn followed & while guest were making the most of the beautiful grounds & the entertainment, we took Laura & Ben off for a little while to capture their couple shots.

We walked out to the far side of the lake & carefully negotiating a route around the duck poo! allowed us to photograph my favourite two images or Laura & Ben from their day.

Here is just a sneaky peek of some of their images from their day

All of their images are now available to view on my main website. If you are a friend or family member please ask Laura & Ben for their password.

Laura and Ben’s Wedding at Walton Hall

August 24, 2016 by vickyjanephoto

Wedding Photography at St Thomas’ Church, Keresley & St Mary’s Guild Coventry – Amy & Adam’s Wedding

Stuart & I had the pleasure of photographing & filming Amy & Adam’s Wedding a few weeks ago. Amy & Adam had chosen to have their service held at St Thomas’ Church, Keresley followed by their wedding reception at St Mary’s Guild in Coventry.

Here is just a sneaky peek of some of their images from their day 🙂

All of their images are now available to view on my main website. If you are a friend or family member please ask Amy & Adam for their password.

Wedding at st Thomas’ Church Coventry

Wedding photography at St Mary’s Guild Coventry

Congratulations again to you both & I’ll look forward to seeing your image choices for your wedding album x

March 27, 2016 by vickyjanephoto

Wedding Photography Wethele Manor Warickshire- David & Ilsa’s

Stuart & I have know Dave for a number of years after being privileged enough to photograph for the Peugeot Citroen DS Group for years. So to be asked to photography his & Ilsa’s wedding was simply the icing on the cake 🙂

Dave & Ilsa had chosen to get married at the idyllic 16th Century Wethele Manor Hotel .

Wethele Manor is a wonderfully family run exclusive wedding venue located just 2 miles from Royal Leamington Spa in the heart of Warwickshire. After photographing weddings there on numerous occasions I have always been impressed at the level of service offered by Simon & his team.

After spending the morning photographing Ilsa & her children in their preparation we then moved to Wethele Manor to meet with Dave & his best man.

Bridal Preparation

Wethele Manor Groom & Best Man Photo

As always, the setting had been beautifully decorated in preparation for the Wedding breakfast & after spending some time photographing all the small details which makes each wedding unique Stuart & I got ready for Ilsa’s arrival.

Wedding ceremony Photography wethele manor

After a lovely emotional service, group & family photos we took Dave & Ilsa off around the grounds. Wow what a truly fun couple! Not only did their joy & complete Love for each other shine through but it made it such an overwhelming pleasure to photograph them both together. Some people & destined to be together & it was obvious that Dave & Ilsa certainly were 🙂

Above are just a few or the hundreds of images Stuart & I capture during Dave & Ilsa’s wedding.

If you are getting married at Wethele Manor or another Warwickshire/ West Midlands Venue please do not hesitate to contact me as I would love to chat to you about photographing your special day 🙂

March 18, 2016 by vickyjanephoto

Dance Show photography- Twirling Toddlers 2016

Twirling Toddlers Lets Groove Dance Show

Michelle Venter is the Owner & Founder of the award winning Twirling Toddlers, a fantastic fun dance school offering dance and movement classes all around Coventry, Leamington Spa & Warwick to little ones from the age of 9 month upwards. They offer Movement & sensory for babies, Ballet, Tap, Modern and Gymastics based classes for toddlers and upwards.

Twirling Toddlers

Michelle had asked Stuart to film her 2016 “lets Groove” dance show, at the Albany Theatre in Coventry,& had ask if I would photograph all of her children in their various outfits before the shows & then the dance shows themselves.

Michelle had said that she’d expect at least 120 children and some would have more than 1 costume … I packed all my essential photography kit … but unfortunately forgot the most important extra … the knee pads & lol!

Most of the 120 children were under 4 and so I wanted to make the photos as fun & as unintimidating as possible … so for 3 1/2h I would get down on my knees to show the toddlers how to sit or knee, get up to photograph them, smile at them, pull funny faces at them etc etc & repeat this over & over again, on a very hard stone floor, approx. 200 times … Well to say I ached from head to toe the next day (or 5!) would be an understatement lol. Honestly I looked like I had done a 3 hour intense zumba class followed by a quick marathon all while smiling slightly insanely lol… All I can say is it was a good job the little ones were such cuties & the show so adorable as it made the pain all worth while 🙂

All the images are now available to view on line via my main website. www.victoriajanephotography.co.uk

If you are a parent or guardian of one of the children photographed then the password is on the order form handed out on the day … lost it or didn’t get one … don’t panic! Michelle has an electronic copy which can be email to you, so please let her know.

If you are a Dance teacher & would like your show professional photographer & or Videoed please do not hesitate to contact us.

March 11, 2016 by vickyjanephoto

Wedding Photography Knowle Parish Church & Nuthurst Grange – Annette & Daniel

Annette & Daniel had chosen to get married in the the picturesque Knowle Parish Church followed by their reception at the beautiful Nuthurst Grange Country House Hotel in Warwickshire.

I was really looking forward to their wedding as not only did Annette and Daniel seem a lovely couple, but I hadn’t photographed at Knowle Parish Church for a while, so it would be nice to go back. I was also a little apprehensive as their would be a lot to capture, which wouldn’t normally faze me, however I was nearly 8 months pregnant ! … Not to worry though as I’m fortunate enough to have a number of 2nd photographers as well as a fabulous friend – Lisa, who is also a professional photographer, and on this occasion she had very kindly offered to come along with me to save me racing around too much :-).

Annette and Daniel had asked me to cover their wedding from Bridal Prep through to their 1st Dance. They had also opted for a bespoke digital story book album. I love creative beautiful wedding albums as not only do I really get to show the best of my creativity but I know that the Bride & Groom will have a stunning keepsake to hand which then can look through & reminisce over at any time 🙂

After Annette and Daniel had had chance to look through all of their images they whittled it down to just over 100 they’d like in their album. I was then able to create a beautiful personalised design, which told the story of their special day.

Once I’ve created the designed, I use the leading UK based album crafting company, who hand make every album to order and although not cheap they are simply stunning & definitely worth every penny! It was great to be able to catch up with Annette a few weeks later to go through their design with her before getting their album made.

Here are a just a few images from their wedding.