THE LUDLOW CATERING CO

Hi Everyone

I thought I would just do a quick blog today about a catering outfit we encountered yesterday at Delbury Hall near Craven Arms.

The Ludlow Catering Co. Martin and I had the privilage of enjoying the whole Wedding Breakfast yesterday and we thought the quality and presentation of the food was tops! We thought it was delicious and the team led by Willem was efficient and friendly. If you are looking for a caterer for your Wedding [or event] we strongly recommend The Ludlow Catering Co.

I will be blogging in a couple of days about a great venue which is offering an 'all in' price for a Winter Wedding. So watch this space. Bye for now.

Warm regards. julia
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/

THINKING OF A WINTER WEDDING?

ARE YOU PLANNING A WINTER WEDDING?

Choosing what time of the year to have your Wedding is a decision which can be made for many reasons.

A Winter Wedding Day is very different from a Summer Wedding Day – however – I have to say that both are at the mercy of the weather!

One other consideration is the light on a Winter’s Day. What has surprised Martin and me over the years is that we can have a blue sky – no clouds – day in January just as easily as any other time of the year.

Adaptability is always the answer.

We pride ourselves on being totally flexible on any Wedding Day – we have taken the precaution of buying some lovely white wedding umbrellas and they do get used every now and again!

Also from November to March – we have darkness falling that much earlier than the rest of the year. It is always very romantic to have candles and the Church [if a Church Wedding] and the Wedding Breakfast venue can very romantic aspects for Winter Weddings!

Also flowers – especially around Christmas time and the New Year – can be sumptuous – e.g. deep red roses and golds in the colour scheme for instance. We have two fabulous florists on our website - they are just what you need!

Wedding Dresses also tend to steer towards a little more warmth [and even red] – or utilise a lovely warm wrap for any outside photos. Hayley J of Shrewsbury is a top talent for the most unique wedding dresses. My best advice with regard to the Wedding Dress is to always have it made for you - it will then fit in all the right places - you will have full confidence in it on the day - and I will say that that shows in the photographs - if some aspect of the dress bothers you - you will be ill at ease and that shows!

Hayley - who made my Wedding Gown - knows what suits you - can advise and consult with you and then you have the most fabulous experience associated with your Wedding Dress [top tip - a made to measure dress does not have to be much more in price than one off the peg - we have heard that when an off the peg dress is altered to fit - this can come to almost the same price!]

So if you are in the early stages and still pin-pointing a date. Don’t pass over the winter dates. One of our favourite venues – Rowton Castle, Shrewsbury – is just perfect for a Winter Wedding and we are there a great deal in that season.

Also The Albright Hussey Manor, Shrewsbury has a fabulous marquee style banquet room which is lovely for the summer – but if the room is dressed well with deep coloured flowers and loads of candles – it is just perfect for the Winter Season!

Other venues we think would be fabulous in Winter are:
Walcot Hall, Mellington Hall, Weston Park, Sweeney Hall, Mytton & Mermaid, Davenport House, Delbury Hall, Lake Vyrnwy Hotel, Curradine Barns, Packington Moor, The Bringewood, Albrighton Hall, Leighton Hall, Fishmore Hall, Loton Park and Combermere Abbey. Look on our website.

All very romantic. So with these things in mind – the weather – the light and the romantic atmosphere of a Winter Season Wedding – you then need Photographers who can make the very most of such a day – us!

We were booked for two weddings in 2005 and 2006 – one in Tenbury Wells [December Wedding] and one in Abergavenny [November Wedding] – both Brides told me that they had had a real problem finding a photographer who would even do the wedding – they were told the light would be bad! Well we thought how un-creative! We booked both Weddings and had fantastic days.

So if you would like to talk to me about your Winter Season Wedding give me a ring 01938 570069. We travel anywhere we are wanted – we were at Rowton Hall, Chester and Moxhall Hotel in Birmingham last year and have been to Worcester this year and will be in Leicester this month too. We are in Llandrindod Wells tomorrow! So distance in the West Midlands and into Cheshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh Borders to the coast is never a problem.

We are at Packington Moor Farm and Curradine Barns this year too.

One other thing before I close - we do have specific [lower] prices for November to March - so get in touch and ask me about them! Although not peak wedding season - it is a lovely, romantic and memorable time of the year to get married and we would take great pleasure in making sure that all your plans come to fruition - as we do with our all Weddings - and that you have the time of your lives!

Hope to hear from you soon.

Warm regards. Julia
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/

TRENDS IN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

Hi Everyone

I thought I would just talk about Wedding Photography Trends today because I want to get over to you what Martin's and my approach to our Wedding Photography is all about - we always ask at first meetings what kind of photography our couples want and they do describe - quite often - what they don't want!

Anyway below is a short description of the trends and the last one I mention might be of interest as this is the up and coming trend and I am happy to report that Spinning Your Dreams has been doing this for a while - it has been a microtrend - and of course like all good things it will become mainstream with creative/fun wedding photographers. Let me explain....

One of the more popular trends is wedding photojournalism, which has been gaining interest for well over fifteen years. With wedding photojournalism many of the moments and events of the wedding are captured by the photographers without any input or direction from him or her. Thus the pictures are as natural as they can be, and therefore tend to capture the aura of the special day. In some cases all the photos of the wedding are done in a wedding photojournalism manner, hence no posing of any kind will be seen in the resulting pictures.

Another wedding photography trend that is rapidly becoming popular is the mixture of the traditional and journalistic approaches. Here the wedding photographers will concentrate on getting as many pictures of the wedding day in a photo journalistic manner and also do a session where formal poses are done. These formal poses will normally involve the couple, their family and their friends.

One of the more recent directions in wedding photography is the adding of a bit of 'fairytale fantasy' to the picture. This trend seems to have had its advent in fashion magazines that cater to high-end customers and many wedding magazines. Many wedding photographers have used these 'fairytale fantasy' trends to offer couples unique and creative ways of doing their photographs. With this trend the photographers' main goal is to bring out the couple's beauty, and add a bit of glamour to their captured interactions. Couples who take advantage of this approach should be looking for creative/fun photographers.

So three approaches - we have been using traditional and journalistic styles together for years now - and in the last year or so the newer trend of 'fairytale fantasy' - in essence what this come down to is that the Bride and Groom - who look fabulous on their Wedding Day - will spend a little time with us getting a few romantic photographs which will just 'take things to a new level' - not groups shots with friends and family - not inaction shots with guests - all of those we still accomplish - but a few that reflect a special time together away from everyone - taking time to absorb the totally awesome day that a Wedding Day is and not forgetting your love for each other on that day - it is our pleasure to capture those moments and we take great pride in guiding our couples. Our style is all three trends above woven into a chilled and relaxed day! The perfect approach to Wedding Photography.

Get in touch to talk to me [01938 570069] or email me about your forthcoming Wedding - I will be delighted to chat with you about your thoughts.

Warm regards. Julia
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/
julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk
martin@spinningyourdreams.co.uk

We are looking forward to Weddings at these venues over the next few months:

Albright Hussey Manor, Delbury Hall, Walcot Hall, Albrighton Hall, Rowton Castle, Sweeney Hall, Leighton Hall, Park House Hotel, Curradine Barns, Hadley Park Hotel, Hawkstone Park Hotel, Mytton & Mermaid Hotel - we always have a site meeting at a venue we may have not been to so please get in touch and tell us about your venue - we work Nationwide!

WONDERFUL WEDDING VENUES!

Hi Everyone

We are at Ruthin Castle [northwest of Wrexham, North Wales] this week and we are so looking forward to it. We have already had a site/briefing meeting with our couple at the venue - as we always do - to talk about the day and the time schedule and the photographic opportunities. This is part of our personal service and it always means that on the day of any Wedding - we know our couples quite well and they have full confidence in us!

EMAIL FROM OUR 31 MAY 2008 COUPLE AFTER THEY HAD RECEIVED THEIR PRINT-READY DVD OF ALL THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS! This couple feature on our new home page in the middle!

From: Bxxxe, Tammy [mailto:Tammy.Bxxe@xxxx.com] Sent: 24 June 2008 15:59To: julia@spinningyourdreams.co.ukSubject: WOW!!!!

Hi guys- just a really quick note to say we have looked through the photos and WOW!!!! I don't think either of us ever thought we could look like that! You have captured the day so perfectly and I can see that we're going to have a real job picking which ones we want for the album! That's the beauty of having the print ready disc too though- we won’t feel like we're losing any!
They really are so beautiful and the family and friends we have shown so far are as gobsmacked as us. We can't thank you enough- not just for the beautiful photographs that you have achieved, but all the time, care, attention and support that you showed to us on the day too. We can't recommend you enough to friends- mum said you felt like part of the family on the day!
We'll get cracking and make sure that we have picked pics for the album and website in the next couple of weeks!
Lots of love, Mr and Mrs W xx

You will see if you look at our venues page that we work all over the region and some of our favourite venues are featured - this Wedding at Ruthin Castle will be the first one there for us - so not only are we looking forward to it - but also we will feature it later in the year on our venues page.

If your venue is not featured on our website yet - just get in touch and tell us all about it - we will be happy to meet you there - no obligation - and we can have a good look at the venue from all aspects. We have worked in Essex and up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne - so distance is no barrier to having us there to capture your Big Day!

We are only about 10 minutes from Rowton Castle, Shrewsbury and 25 minutes from The Albright Hussey Manor, Shrewsbury - we are at both those venues numerous time a year. About 30 minutes from Delbury Hall and Walcot Hall, Shropshire - where we are very regularly. Strangely about 30 minutes from Lake Vyrnwy Hotel too! We are very well placed for the whole of Shropshire and The Borders.

If your Wedding Reception is a marquee at a private residence - we specialise in advising on all aspects of the planning for this type of venue. We often have a site meeting [at the parents' home or a private venue] and we can help with the logistics of it all. We do know Weddings inside out!

We love to have couples come and see us - here at The Mews - about 15 minutes from Shrewsbury. First meetings can be an evening or sometimes a Sunday [or weekdays] - no obligation - just have a chat - look at our work and have us explain what we offer and a chance for you to explain what you have in mind for your Wedding Photography.

So if your Wedding is coming up this Autumn/Winter or 2009/2010 and beyond - just get in touch and we will tell you all about Spinning Your Dreams!

Warm regards. Julia

What is the difference between a missed moment and one that you keep forever?

Well, I would have to say US! We will capture those moments and they will live with you forever!

Hi Everyone! Well a momentous day today! We have relaunched our website and our good friends at http://www.caffeinate-it.co.uk/ have done a totally fabulous job! Thank you so much Laura and Mark!

We are having the most wonderful 2008 Wedding Season and as each week goes by and we enjoy weddings with our lovely couples - we have great memories of the ones that have gone and look forward to those still to come!

As I have said above - we are the missing link! The difference between a missed moment and one that you keep forever!

We are booking fast for 2009 and 2010 and I would say just find out if we are available on your date - a quick email or phone call to me and then we can find out if we are what you need! I love to chat to Brides and Grooms - find out what they have in their minds for their photography and the style and feel for their Wedding and then I can put their minds at rest.

Five minutes in the planning of your Wedding and it could be the best five minutes you spend. Why?

Well, we as photographers we simply direct your day - we feel this gets overlooked sometimes - and we are with you most of the day - you need to feel happy with that!

We also have a relationship with your guests and this has to be relaxed and always keeping them in the loop - they feel included and then you feel relaxed and you have what you are supposed to have on your Wedding Day - the time of your life - and fun all the way!

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Warm regards. Julia

julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk

http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/

Frequently Asked Questions

Hi Everyone

I wonder if I can enlist your help? I am compiling a Weddings FAQ page on our website and I would be delighted if you could contribute questions to the page. They can be about wedding photography and our service and in fact about Weddings as a whole - as I will have an Ideas for Brides & Grooms page too!

Feel free to email me your questions at julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk - I will in fact answer your question and it will be added to the draft list for the new pages on our website.

So go for it - I know Weddings inside out - so if I can help you with a pressing question - just ask!

We do not have pricing on our website - but if you email me I can send you that information straight back - with no obligation of course.

Hope to hear from you soon. I hope that the weather is good for this coming Bank Holiday weekend - it is looking as though it will be lovely!

Warm regards. Julia
www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk

Wedding Season and Warm Spring Weather!

Hi Everyone!

Although I gave some Wedding Tips on many Wedding Venues which are very close to us, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Flowers - and for flowers we highly recommend Sue Cotterill - Sue's number is [01743] 353924and most certainly Wedding Photography last year - click on the highlighted words here and it will take you to the archived blog - I thought I would just give a tip at this stage as the Wedding Season kicks in for this year and also we seem to be enjoying some well earned warm weather!

We enjoyed a fabulous Wedding at Packington Moor Farm near Lichfield last Saturday [3/5/2008]- having also had a fabulous day at Rowton Castle the day before! Both gorgeous Brides had taken my advice about their hair! I do advise that there are not too many little curls or little strands of hair around your face! I know that it looks fabulous in the salon or at the hotel before the Wedding - however - generally much of your time will be spent outside with spring and summer weddings - and the smallest of breezes will blow the small curls over your face and will definitely irritate you. Whilst Martin and I take photographs we are always looking for these things and will always notice if the Bride's hair is across her face - of course! It is just so much more simple to have either no curls/straight pieces of hair or just a couple which will stay well away from your eyes! Both our beautiful Brides this last weekend had taken this advice and they were comfortable and - may I say - very classic and highly photogenic with their hair up and a sparkly tiara! Just a tip!

I highly recommend a great young guy called Ashley at SY1 Salon on Dogpole, Shrewsbury for your special Wedding Day hair. Have a consultation with Ashley and he will advise you about the way your hair will look best for your Wedding Day - look on our resources page for other suppliers you will need!

Well wishing you all happy Wedding Planning and do get in touch - email julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk or phone 01938 570069 - about your Wedding be it this Autumn or next year or even 2010 - we are booking that far ahead!

Warm regards. Julia

www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk

Hi Everyone - 22 April - it finally seems to have decided to warm up and start Spring! Long may it last!

This is an excerpt from an email I sent to a Groom this morning who has taken the leap of faith and booked us following a phone call and emails - the couple live in London. The Wedding is a Church Wedding in Shropshire followed by a Reception at a local hotel and then there are further celebrations in Leicester the next day - we will photograph both days! They had been considering relying on friends and family taking photographs as they felt that a wedding photographer might detract from the day - these were some of thoughts I emailed the Groom:

"Let me say from the outset that we would be delighted to photograph both days' proceedings and you have a great deal going on that weekend! Our feedback about friends taking photographs is that it disappoints every time – they are not professionals and they photograph the people they know not everyone! It’s not worth taking that chance – investment in professional wedding photography really needs to be high on the list – although we do understand that it is not tangible until after the wedding – when everything else is tangible before and during the wedding – this is why we feel some people overlook the photography.

However - and this is the most important bit – friends do not know how to direct a wedding – especially a church wedding – it takes direction after your vicar has married you – we take over and make everything run like clockwork with care and consideration and empathy – your weekend needs this input and your fiancée would be incredibly disappointed if things did not go well and then she also did not have photographic memories either! Good wedding photographers are worth their weight in gold! We are both tall too so that is a lot of gold!

Martin and I will be part of your support system on the two days and we carry a little kit of everything you might need – down to sewing kit and safety pins and sellotape etc and you would not believe it but I use it every wedding. At a summer wedding we have a cool box of drinks as you are very dry in the mouth after the ceremony and also on a warm summer’s day! Bottom line – we care! We are very worth having there – I think you may well be getting what we are all about! More than just photographers – we are a husband and wife team who love to help couples and guests have the best time ever and we do not detract from the day but enhance it – we know that because we have been told!"

I am getting many phone calls now for weddings this year and it is quite frustrating to say we are already booked. I do think that in some cases photography is an after thought and not invested in at the outset of planning. If you are planning for 2009 onwards - please get in touch - have a chat - let me find out what you want from your wedding photography and Martin and I will make those dreams come true! Never too early to just give me a call!

Warm regards. Julia

http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/

01938 570069

We work all over The Midlands, Cheshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Mid-Wales - in fact anywhere we are wanted!

The UK's Best Selling Book on Weddings!

Hi Everyone

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Martin and I got married at Easter a few years ago.

Any couples booking us for 2009 and beyond are receiving either The Wedding Bible or The Wedding Bible Planner - signed by our friend Sarah Haywood. The advice in this best-selling book and planner is really the finest advice around covering all aspects of your Wedding and they would make wonderful mementos of such an important day!

We are busy working this Easter - so in closing - please get in touch if you are looking for a photogapher for 2008 - we have some Fridays and Sundays available and also do get in touch about 2009 and beyond - is not too early at all!

Wishing you all a Peaceful Easter!

Warm regards. Julia

LUDLOW WEDDING FAYRE 16.3.2008

Hi Everyone

LUDLOW WEDDING FAYRE AT LUDLOW CASTLE - SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2008
10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Martin and I will be exhibiting at The Wedding Fayre at Ludlow Castle on Sunday, 16 March 2008 - hope to perhaps see you there? We will be in The Castle House Ballroom.

You can find out more about The Fayre at: www.ludlowweddings.co.uk

We are bringing with us The Wedding Bible and The Wedding Planner written by Sarah Haywood - a nationally renowned Wedding Co-Ordinator and friend of ours - one of which we are giving to all couples booking us for 2009 and beyond and if anyone books us having seen us at the Ludlow Wedding Fayre - they will get both!

If you are embarking on planning your Wedding - please get in touch to talk about your Wedding Photography ideas! Have a chat with me on the phone and I will briefly explain why we are more than just wedding photographers.

Warm regards. Julia

Something Special from Spinning Your Dreams!

Hi Everyone

Well we popped over to Liverpool to the Confetti Wedding Show to see Sarah Haywood - “Sarah Haywood is the Wedding Planner extraordinaire.” Matthew Wright, Channel 5 TV - last Sunday. Sarah was hosting a demonstration about aspects of wedding planning and her advice was much enjoyed by Brides embarking on planning their Weddings.

We also collected from her a number of her Wedding Bible Books and Wedding Planners which she had kindly signed for us. We are offering couples booking for 2009 and after the choice of The Wedding Bible or The Wedding Planner as a remarkable aid to planning your Wedding and something which will also become a treasured momento of the planning.

If you are planning your Wedding - come and see us for an hour or so [no obligation] and chat with us about your Wedding and your thoughts on your Wedding Photography. There are a few Saturdays left in 2008 and we are booking strongly for 2009 and even 2010!

Warm regards. Julia
julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/

My shortest blog!

Hi Everyone

A very short blog to say that if you subscribe to my blogs at the bottom of our home page [click this link] - you will get all my new blogs sent directly to your email address!

Warm regards. Julia
www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk
julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk

Feedback!

Hi Everyone

I thought I would share something with you - the feedback we get from our couples is that they did not really notice the photography [it was not in their faces] - it did not hassle them - they were relaxed and happy all day and that they felt like we had looked after them and their guests as if they were the most important people to us.

Well there is a reason for all that feedback - we do care - you are important to us - we take time to get to know you - we care about your memories on that special day not just the photography. It all works - if our couples are happy - relaxed - having the time of their lives - result - fabulous photography!

Wedding Days are costing more and more - the news today is that the average cost is £21,000. We guarantee that we capture that expensive and momentous day for all time - it's got to be done - make sure your photographers deliver and know what you want from the biggest day of your lives! We take a full brief and as always it's all in the planning!

Warm regards. Julia
julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/
www.weddingsinshropshire.co.uk

Tips to all those Planning Weddings

Hi Everyone

Just a reminder to have a look at the new revamped www.weddingsinshropshire.co.uk

It launched on 28 January 2008 and soon will have the log in for brides, grooms and anyone planning a Wedding to download planning tools! Have a look!

This year seems to be a very busy one again - but what is great is those with 2009/2010 weddings are being pro-active and getting in touch if they have the date fixed. We are booking well for 2009 - please just email me with your date and I will email back with our Information Pack which includes pricing.

julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk

www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk

Warm regards. Julia

New Supplier Directories for Shropshire and the UK

Hi Everyone

The very well established and highly respected Wedding Supplier Website www.weddingsinshropshire.co.uk is now under new ownership - the running of the Website has been taken over by Laura Clarke. It launched today and has some fantastic new features including wedding planning tools for Brides and Grooms and for anyone planning a Wedding. There is a free login for all those planning Weddings to access those planning tools.

Also the Website is very friendly towards Suppliers - who can also have a personal login to edit and change their ads whenever they like. www.weddingsinshropshire.co.uk is already a great place to start planning your Wedding and Laura expects it to become the premier interactive site in the County.

In fact she has a similar website for most counties in the UK and is also running www.weddingsingreatbritain.co.uk - the original format was so well established and very popular that Suppliers in other counties have asked for a weddingsin for their County!

Spinning Your Dreams is of course on the new http://www.weddingsinshropshire.co.uk/ as it was on the old one - and I wish Laura every success with this new Website. I think that this new revamped Website looks fabulous! It is easy to use and very contemporary and more than anything else very useful and effective for both people planning a Wedding and the Suppliers of Wedding Services.

I am very happy to endorse Laura's website and wish her every success - and I am happy to blog about the re-launch of www.weddingsinshropshire.co.uk today!

Happy Wedding Planning Everyone - Warm regards - Julia

THE START OF A GREAT YEAR!

Hi Everyone

A little late but Happy New Year!

Our new website has been live for about a month now and the feedback and response has been amazing!

We'd like to thank Laura and Mark at http://www.caffeinate-it.co.uk/ for creating such a terrific new website for us - we've loved working with you and are so happy that you will be maintaining the site for us too!

We are receiving so much interest and in fact have nearly booked all the Saturdays in summer 2008 and are fast booking up the Saturdays for 2009.

I would suggest that if you have firmed up your date – then just get in touch with us by email or phone – and I will within 24 hours send you our Information Pack with pricing. Then when you have both had a good look through all the information and the testimonials – you can come and see us if you would like. Evenings and some Sundays are OK as well as weekdays.

If you spent some time with us here at our home – informally with no obligation – then you would see that we are something very different in the Wedding Photography World!

I guarantee that you would have the day you are both dreaming of. That is always our aim and our pleasure!

I hope to hear from you soon and if you have any queries, please just ask. We will within about 2 weeks have the facility to pay online securely with cards – just being set up!

We now have a Client Management System on our new website and should you book us you would have a username and password just for your Wedding and post-Wedding your gallery would be hosted there. This is where friends and family can view your photographs and if they want buy prints securely online.

Although our Album Creator Partners are Queensberry of New Zealand [all our Albums are made from your approved draft in New Zealand] – and they are not far short of the best Albums in the world – you do not have to have an Album. You can have a print-ready DVD of all your photographs – high resolution files – and then you can handle your Wedding Photographs yourself. The DVD can be copied to pass to family and friends if you wish – your choice.

So we are – when all is said and done – led by what you want – we take a full brief from you about your Day and have a Briefing Meeting for an hour or two prior to your Wedding when we talk about timings – family dynamics – and the photographs you definitely want on the day. We do not say ‘this is what we do – this is what you have’ we say ‘what do you want’!

We will also have a site meeting at your venues if we all think that will help in the planning.

Again – wishing you all a fabulous 2008 and if your Wedding is this year – 2009 or in fact 2010 – it is not too early to get in touch – I assure you. Don't leave it - prioritise - Martin and I can make sure all those plans come to fruition and that you have fabulous memories of the best day of your lives!

Warmest regards. Julia

P.S. Over the last 2 years I have blogged about all aspects of planning a Wedding - if you have time - please look at my PREVIOUS POSTS AND THE ARCHIVES and you will find loads and loads of tips and advice about planning your Wedding!

New website is live!

Hi there

Our new website is live! We are thrilled! We hope that you enjoy having a look around it.

Please get in touch if you are planning your Wedding - your photography will be the lasting memory you have and is worth a high degree of investment!

We have a fabulous new gallery which will be updated regularly and also a few slide shows of our photographs at some favourite venues! All well worth a browse!

Our Website creators are www.caffeinate-it.co.uk - we highly recommend them!

We hope to hear from you soon!

Warm regards. Julia
http://www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk/

Hi Everyone

I have not bogged for a while and before we get on with a total revamp of our website [coming soon] - I thought I should blog now!

Firstly – if you are embarking on planning your Wedding please look back on my directory of blogs where I have given specific advice and even a time table of things to do.

We are booking quickly for 2008 and a quick – no obligation – call to me to check we are available on your Wedding Date would be time well spent. I say this as at our Wedding last Saturday, the Bride said to Martin and me that we were the best decision they had made about their Wedding Day. This is music to our ears – we adore being at Weddings and making sure all goes to plan – as the way the day pans out is mainly down to us – be it a civil or church wedding – and the hugs we get from the whole family when we leave after the first dance goes to prove that we are doing everything right!

We are based 15 minutes from Shrewsbury – on the Welshpool Road – and 8 minutes from Rowton Castle. We are 30 minutes from Oswestry and about an hour from Chester. We are 45 minutes from Telford and an hour from Birmingham. We love where we live in the Welsh Borders – beautiful countryside to come home to after a busy Wedding Day. We travel to Weddings all over The Midlands, Cheshire, The Borders and Mid-Wales and across the UK in fact.

We welcome couples to come and see us in Trewern [Post Code SY21 8DS] and often see couples in the evening and on some Sundays as well as weekdays. It’s easy and a couple of hours spent with Martin and myself talking about your Wedding – as the Bride said on Saturday – will be one of the best decisions you make about your Wedding Day – if you come to see us – we will tell you why!

Give me a ring or email me 01938 570069 or julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk and let me know your thoughts on your Wedding Photography. We follow your Brief for your Wedding Day - we are not on our own agendas.

I will happily send you all our information with an email or post our folder to you – just get in touch and add our information to your Wedding Folder – which I know can get quite full!

We are dedicated to fabulous Wedding Days and timeless, perfect memories! What more can we guarantee?

We look forward to hearing from you – be your date in 2008 or 2009 or 2010 it will never be too soon to be in touch. Don’t miss out on having caring, supportive, fun, passionate, creative and lovely people photographing one of the most important days in your lives.

We’ve just been booked for 10 May 2008 by a London couple getting married in Shropshire – the Groom’s email to me today reads:

“From what we've seen from your emails Julia - we can't anticipate there being any problems and we don't want to risk you getting booked by someone else.”

They are coming to see us when they are next in Shropshire. This was in response to my email with all our information and reviews. If you email me I will send you the same information and we would hope that your response would be the same! Of course if you are more local you can come and see us straight away!

Warm regards. Julia Webb
www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk

WONDERFUL WEDDING VENUE IN SHROPSHIRE - IN A HURRY?

Hi Everyone

One of our favourite wedding venues in Shropshire has a few dates still available this year. I highly recommend this totally private venue - if you need a venue for a Civil Service this year in Shrophsire - consider Delbury Hall - if a Church Wedding - the Church at Diddlebury is just round the corner. Then of course consider us for the Wedding Photography - and you are what they call 'sorted'!

We photographed the first Civil Wedding at Delbury last year and we think you would have to go a long way to find such a romantic, exclusive and beautiful venue in Shropshire. We live 30 minutes from Delbury Hall - so it is very convenient indeed to meet couples there for a first meeting and talk about the Wedding in detail. We would always be happy to do that if it was more convenient for you when you are visiting Delbury.

What we are impressed about at Delbury is that - unlike some Private Venues who have temporary catering facilities - Delbury has a state-of-the-art professional kitchen for caterers to use - which is fabulous!

As a Wedding Venue it definitely has WOW factor! Don't overlook it!

Just a quick blog!

Warm regards. Julia
www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk

ARE YOU ABOUT TO PLAN YOUR WEDDING?

Hi Everyone

Yet another Friday – these weeks seem to go by so quickly during the busy Wedding Season!

I have mentioned before the great book the “Wedding Bible” by Sarah Haywood and you might be forgiven for thinking that I am on a commission arrangement with Sarah – but that is not the case! I just think that it is such a wonderful book to have by your side when you embark on planning a wedding and at £25 – it is a big book – it is worth its weight in gold really! Sarah has published her Wedding Planner now and it is worth buying to keep all your Wedding Documentation in order. Sarah has us on her 'people we like page' - have a look!

Sarah says that “there is no right or wrong way to plan a wedding. But it could be stressful and time-consuming when it doesn’t have to be”. Sarah has a Wedding Budget Checklist in her book and also these tips to ‘survive and thrive as a bride!’

Wise Money Management - plan only for the type of wedding you can afford

Be Organised – the biggest sanity saver

Present a United Front – create the day together and present a united front to families – leave a little room for family in-put

Respect and Compromise – be sensitive to the desires and expectations of your families and respect their views – even if you reject them. Be prepared to negotiate and compromise - especially if they are offering financial assistance! Delegate – behind every beautiful bride and gorgeous groom there is a fabulous and efficient team!

Bridesmaids and Best Man Selection – have a reliable Best Man and Chief Bridesmaid – if your closest friends are not reliable [!] – give them something else to do on the day!

Hiring and Firing – do not hire anyone or anything until you have seen or sampled their wares. Get every detail in writing – before signing a contract ask “is this your best price?”

Keep cool, calm and collected – be especially tolerant of your nearest and dearest. Don’t alienate anyone you’ll need later on!

Wedding Free Zones – have wedding free zones in your home and wedding-free evenings with your intended!

Planning Your Wedding - I have compiled below an outline list of things you need to do – there is a very comprehensive phase-line for each aspect of a Wedding in the “Wedding Bible”. If you are beginning to plan your Wedding - I hope that the list below will inspire you! Please get in touch with us to see is we are available on your Wedding Day - it is never to early to do that!

Have a great Bank Holiday weekend. Warm reegards. Julia

ACTION TO LIST TO GET YOUR STARTED!

12 months before or when you get engaged

• Decide upon your wedding date

• Decide on your budget

• If you are getting married in church you will need to agree on the arrangements with your local minister

• If you are getting married in a register office, you will need to give notice to the Registrar – only possible 12 months before your chosen Wedding Date

• Decide on the number of guests and make a list

• Book the wedding reception

• Book the marquee suppliers – if required

• Book the caterers – if required

• Book the photographer

• Book the florist

• Book musicians, band or DJ for the wedding reception

• Book the wedding transport

• Book the toastmaster if you intend on having one

• Book the honeymoon and apply for a new passport

• Order the cake

• Start looking for your wedding dress. Decide whether you want it to be a designer dress or an 'off the peg' dress

• Decide on your bridesmaids and ushers

• Decide on your ‘Best Man’

• Confirm all bookings in writing

6 months before

• Order the wedding invitations and other stationery

• Attend initial fitting for the wedding dress

• Choose the bride’s wedding shoes and accessories

• Choose the wedding attire for the groom, best man, bridesmaids, fathers, mothers and ushers

• Choose the bride’s and groom’s wedding rings

• Order your wedding favours

• Notify your bank, Building Society and relevant authorities that you intend on changing your name and as of what date it will take affect

• Take out wedding insurance, if required – check what the exclusions are

• Arrange to see your hairdresser or barber about what hairstyle you want on your big day. Brides should take along a picture of the dress and veil or headdress and other accessories to help the hairdresser create a hairstyle that will compliment and finish off the look• Book a beautician for your wedding day, if required

3 months before

• Send out the wedding invitations – you may have sent out ‘keep the day’ cards earlier

• Decide upon your wedding list, and make it available to all your wedding guests

• Advise your guests to book any overnight accommodation now while there is still availability• Confirm your ceremony details with either the registrar or the minister

• Decide upon your chosen wedding music or hymns

• Arrange for the ‘Order of Service’ sheets to be printed

• Buy gifts for the best man, ushers and bridesmaids

• Discuss the seating plan with the caterer/hotel

• Arrange to have any vaccinations done, if required

• Start to plan your hen and stag parties1 month before

• Arrange for a final fitting of your wedding dress

• Reconfirm the wedding arrangements with the reception venue

• Reconfirm the wedding arrangements with the caterer

• Reconfirm the wedding arrangements with the photographer

• Reconfirm the wedding arrangements with the florist

• Reconfirm the wedding arrangements with the company supplying the wedding transport

• Reconfirm the honeymoon arrangements

• Have the hen and stag nights

• Finalise the seating plan with the caterer/hotel

• Arrange a date for a wedding rehearsal, if required

• Telephone any guests who have not yet responded to your invitation

• Organise a date when you can pick up your wedding outfits

• Write the wedding speeches (groom, best man, father of the bride)

• Collect Orders of Service, menu and place cards

7 days before

• Have the wedding rehearsal

• Pack for your honeymoon

• Wear-in your wedding shoes. It will give brides who are not used to walking in high heels a chance to practice

• Organise with a close friend to have an emergency wedding kit, just for the bride, containing makeup and a repair kit for the wedding dress, so you can be ready for any minor hiccups through the day

• Order your foreign currency and /or travellers cheques

• Give the best man a list of all the wedding services involved in your wedding day, in case they need to be contacted

A RECENT REVIEW FROM A GROOM!

Hi Everyone

One of our Groom's Shaun has very kindly written this review for us - thank you Shaun!

In a word? Truelyfantasticallybrilliant!! Reviewer: shaun from Shrops

Jacqui and I were astounded by the brilliant photographs Julia and Martin took of our special day, they truly are fantastic! When we first saw Julia and Martin at the Shrewsbury wedding fayre, we both thought that they seemed very professional, yet very personal too. We both looked at other photographers at the fayre, yet once we met, Spinning Your Dreams were the only photographers that both Jacqui and I were going to be happy with, putting together memories of our special day in an album.

From the first meeting with them, we had no hesitation in booking them to do our wedding album, as it was then that we realised just how passionate they both were about making the day a very happy, memorable and stress free one. On the day itself, what can we say! It was a lovely warm day. They both showed just how much they love their work, and how much they care about their main couple. Julia and Martin weren't at all intrusive, bossy neither did they rush us about like a lot of other photographers we've seen.

The after care they both give their couples is second to none. We must say the mints and water as soon as we came out of the church took us both aback! That was just what we needed - we were parched! The whole day was a memorable one, and one of the most precious memories Jacqui and I will never forget is the kindness, professionalism, and complete understanding of our requirements they both showed us, this also goes for the after care with the utter patience they showed us.

The album was second to none! We are continually getting comments from people on how good it is. We recommend all who ask to Spinning Your Dreams. We also regularly look through the album, can’t get enough of it really!

If you are planning your Wedding - be it 2007 or 2008 or 2009 and we are getting enquiries for 2009! Please just give me a ring or email me! julia@spinningyourdreams.co.uk 01938 570069
Hoping to hear from you soon for a chat about your Wedding.

Warm regards. Julia
www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk

BESPOKE BRIDAL/WEDDING DRESS DESIGNER LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

Hi Everyone

Small reminder that we are booking fast for 2008 and if you do not want to miss out on having Spinning Your Dreams photograph your Wedding - Martin and I would suggest a quick call - just to see if we are available - we are disappointing couples already - especially for 8 August 2008 which is a hot spot! I am afraid that we do not have that date available. Don't leave it to the last minute or even to later this year - if you have your Wedding Date - ring me!

NEWS RELEASE - Hayley J - the Shrewsbury based bespoke bridal designer - has launched a fabulous new website - well worth a look. I have blogged about Hayley before and I have no hesitation in blogging again about Hayley!

How Brides want to feel on their Wedding Day has to be one of the 'dreams that must come true'. I can confirm that Hayley does deliver this dream as she designed my Wedding Gown back in 2003. Total perfection! What more can I say!

Make an appointment and go and experience that feeling all Brides relish - knowing that you will be wearing a unique - exclusively designed and beautifully made Wedding Dress on their Wedding Day. Worth any Bride's time to see what Hayley would suggest for your figure and colouring and make real your dream for how you would like to look on that Perfect Wedding Day!

Well, Easter approaches - Martin and I got married on Easter Sunday in 2003 so it is an anniversary for us but so is 20 April when we did get married!! Any excuse for a celebration!

Martin and I both hope that you have a peaceful and happy Easter - and although we have a Wedding on Saturday - you can always email me about your Wedding Photography and I will reply after Easter - or please give us a phone call and leave a message - I will phone you back!

All the best. Warm regards. Julia and Martin Webb

FABULOUS WEDDING VENUE

IF YOU HAVE TIME CHECK OUT THE DIRECTORY OF WEDDING BLOGS I HAVE PUBLISHED IN THE PAST FROM THE LIST OF ARCHIVED BLOGS. IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE LIST THEN PLEASE LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE AND THE LIST IS AVAILABLE IF YOU CLICK ON WEDDING BLOG

THE POST BEFORE THIS ONE WAS ABOUT OUR NEW ROWTON CASTLE ALBUM!

www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk

- IF YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THE ARCHIVED LIST ON THIS PAGE

- CLICK ON THEM!

ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS FROM SOMEONE WHO IS

PASSIONATE ABOUT WEDDINGS!

Hi everyone

We are very pleased indeed to recommend a very lovely Wedding Venue to you. We are about a 30 minute drive from Delbury Hall and once booked always meet our couples there for the in-depth Briefing Meeting nearer the Wedding.

We photographed the first Wedding in The Coach House at Delbury Hall back in June 2006 and found it to be a really great place and a very private venue for a Wedding.


WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS: The photographs on the flyer - which is used for the venue - are ours!

MORE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS: More of our photographs are included in the downloadable brochure on the Country House Wedding Venues website.


We know that any couple choosing this venue would be very pleased indeed with the whole atmosphere and we know that guests are impressed because they have told us!

If you are still at the stage of looking at venues - don't miss out Delbury Hall. The first Wedding we photographed there was for a London couple and I know that they adored the place!

Phone the contact number 0845 200 5243 and go and see it. There is a lovely Church close by in Diddlebury!

Warm regards. Julia Webb part of the photographic team called Spinning Your Dreams - other part is husband Martin Webb!

www.spinningyourdreams.co.uk