Evening summer sky

This was my first weekend without a wedding in a while, which meant I got to chill out at home. It's sadly rained all day today, but last night was a cracker - this was the view from my bedroom window. (You'll like this mum!)

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Best wedding photographer in Cheltenham !!!

Another day in the world of Matt Davis revealed someone had searched Google, with the following key words.... "best wedding photographer in Cheltenham" and happened upon my site. I regularly see searches for my site with key words such as "Matt Davis Photography", or "Wedding Photographer Gloucestershire", but this one made me laugh. It made me realise, am I including the correct search words in my site and more importantly, could this be considered an award for photographic excellence & acheivement?

So to find out, I had to do the search myself - hey presto, there I am, page one of Google. Wahoooo!

HOWEVER......, to consider this a fair test I decided it was only reasonable to search "worst wedding photographer in Cheltenham". I nervously hit search, wiping sweat from my brow as I flicked the multiple pages of google, thankfully not to find my site listed. Wahoo (again)!

I therefore MUST be the best wedding photographer in Cheltenham and this afternoon, with the help of Daisy, we made this trophy to celebrate. Here's Daisy prersenting the award.

I'm now off to improve my skills, as this title clearly needs to be maintained.

Anyone with a 1yr old child or anyone who simply wishes to make themselves a trophy, here's the kit Daisy and I used, followed by 'how to' pics.

1 x Empty toilet roll
1 x Empty squash bottle
1 x Old flower pot
2 x Empty milk carton (4 pint ones are best - we had a 4 pint & six pint, hence the odd handles!)
Short length of ribbon (left over from something your wife probably wrapped up nicely once)
Parcel or masking tape
White sticky labels
Silver tape (now this was the special bit I just happened to have!) - Tin Foil may suffice.
Tool Kit - Scissors, black marker pen

Heres how we made it....

Gemma & Jonathan's Wedding - 7th July '07 - Ashleworth Church / The Verzon, Ledbury

With an eary mention of Jimmy Choos I knew this wedding would have some nice touches. Gemma & the bridesmaids were fab; it was a great start to the day spending time with them. Jonathan however, was much more of a camera dodger! None the less, he did make an appearance! Ohh and the weather was superb - summer is back everyone!

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It's hard to find a fresh perspective on a shoe shot but hopefully this elegant photo does the Jimmy Choos justice.

I think Gemma may have shed a little tear on the way in.





I like this photo, so dreamy and Gemma just gives it the look!

Here's Jonathan - found him!

Pretty hey. I don't normally shoot ring shots, but the opportunity presented itself, and out of the Matt Davis creativity bag came this. Maybe I'll do it more often.

Right ladies - I've put this up under the proviso of 6 more friends on Facebook. That's gonna triple my current count of only 3 - cool!

Sian & Steve's Wedding - 30th June '07 - St. Peters Church, Goetre / The Newbridge

A beautiful story to kick this wedding off as it was the brides parents wedding anniversary too, having said their vows at this same church 34 years ago to the day. However, as fairytale as this sounds, my luck of fine weather came to an end and ohhhh yeah.... it rained!


Sometimes this shot REALLY works and this was it! The brides expression was perfect, dad looked on proudly and the groom watched her arrival - I just love it.... and as if that wasn't enough I even had great light to boot - I couldn't ask for more.




The scenery around the reception was very picturesque and made the perfect backdrop to some formal shots. Even the rain held off for us too!

Praise is always well received.

Today I had a lovely e-mail from a recent bride (Claire), with complementary words about her wedding photos. Not wanting to 'big myself up' too much i'll let Claire's words do the talking.

"Thanks for sending us the CD of photos - they're amazing! We've shown lots of our family members and friends and they are very impressed! You were certainly a big hit on the day - thanks for coming back for the evening, some of the night shots are great and some very funny!"

.......... and the bit that made me laugh the most.

"We've had some great feedback about you - some of the guys thought you looked like Christopher Eccelston when he was Dr Who - haha!"

Now clearly I don't watch enough TV, and certainly not Dr Who, but a quick google search found me hanging out with Jo Wiley... how apt since it's her birthday today too (happy birthday Jo). So here we are together.

And the real me........

Clearly this blog has now gone very off topic, but hey, don't Jo and I make a great couple!

If you'd like to see any of Claires beautiful wedding photos just see the blogs beneath.

Maria & Rob's Wedding - 23rd June '07 - St. Aldhelms Catholic Church / The Great Tythe Barn, Tetbury.

This British summer weather keeps you guessing on a wedding day! This was no exception.... but yet again (and it can't keep happeneing) my luck remained and the black clouds blew off in the opposite direction - wahoo, a dry day! A great little wedding at the Catholic Church in Malmesbury, then off to the reception with the bride & groom in their wedding car.

Just a few of my fav shots (and it's always so hard to decide!)





This photo is out of my 'odd' composition box, but I love it. The couple are signing the register with their brother tucked round the corner playing guitar.


Group shots can be cool too.

So I got to ride with the married couple for the trip between church and venue. This always allows for some cool shots - above is a classic with her fab dress and below a wide angle shot with me more or less out the window to capture it!


Not a spot of rain in sight.