Jim & Asa

Jim & Asa had a small group of their closest friends and relations in the Great Hall at Bamburgh Castle for their wedding on Saturday. It was a beautiful day but with a strong north wind so we stayed indoors for the ceremony and champagne reception.

Janet Bennet provided the music during the day including a beautiful rendition of Water of Tyne

The ceremony was very simple but very personal with Jim and Asa reading their own vows.

Has "you may kiss the bride" ever been met with more enthusiasm??

Nice to see a touch of local tradition in a NE wedding...

The cake cutting was a lot of fun as was the whole day

Another NE tradition is the horseshoe but it fitted well with Asa's Swedish traditions too.

Jim and Asa were so happy together it was lovely to see - They'll be very happy together if they keep smiling as much as they were on their wedding day!

Thanks for having me there on your special day and I look forward to having the rest of the pictures for you in a couple of weeks.

Andy

Northumberland Photo Training - Teaching the Art of Natural Photography
andy craig photography - Family Portraits and Wedding Photography
one-eyed-hound.com - Dog Photography ...it's a dog's life

Johnny's naming ceremony

A few years ago I decided business was good enough that I needed to make use of professionals to do things that professionals did best. That's how I met Mike who is a very talented graphic designer and he designed my logo and many of my business cards.

Mike repaid me the professional favour by asking me to photograph his son's naming ceremony in Amble.

It was a great afternoon as both Mike and Nickys' families are musical and we were treated to a mini-concert into the bargain.

Johnny's big sister Astrid was having a great time and certainly liked the cakes!

While the boring grown-ups enjoyed the music by tapping their feet, Astrid and her friends let loose on the dance floor - Great fun!

Mike's sister is quite well known in the folkie world as Bill Jones and she'd written a verse for "Johnnie Lad" specially

Mike's Dad on fiddle...

and the kids' songs were so lovely I was quite moved. Singing like that at 6 and 8 - wonderful to see...

Northumberland Photo Training - Teaching the Art of Natural Photography
andy craig photography - Family Portraits and Wedding Photography
one-eyed-hound.com - Dog Photography ...it's a dog's life

Best of June 2011

Here are some of my favourite shots from June 2011. These have all appeared on my other blog Northumberland360.com - The Photographic Diary of a Dog-walker on the Northumberland Coast.

For the story behind each photograph you'll have to visit the other blog and drift through a few pages.

Hope you like them...

Northumberland Photo Training - Teaching the Art of Natural Photography
andy craig photography - Family Portraits and Wedding Photography
one-eyed-hound.com - Dog Photography ...it's a dog's life