Kim Hawkins Photography

Sneak peek – Jenny and Matt Rock their Wedding!

kimhawkins — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:51:14 +0000

Starting with one of Jen and Matt’s beloved pusscats, Molly (and I was asked specifically to photograph the felines on the day), here are a few images from yesterday’s stunning wedding…

Amberley

kimhawkins — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:41:19 +0000

I was asked by our neighbours if I would photograph their three-month old daughter recently – here’s my fave shot of the session – please say hello to the beautiful Amberley…

Sneak peek – Claire and James at Coltsfoot

kimhawkins — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:08:25 +0000

Shelley and Kevin’s wedding at Tuddenham Mill, Suffolk

kimhawkins — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:13:35 +0000

Although Shelley and Kevin live very close to me in Hertfordshire, they spent a weekend at Tuddenham Mill last year where Kevin proposed and they both decided it was also the perfect location to have their wedding.

The weather on the day was forecast to be showers but luckily we only had one so it didn’t dampen anybody’s spirits – it also meant we could walk the beautiful grounds around the Mill after the ceremony for some stunning portrait images. Kevin’s sister sang for the couple at their evening reception, which left everyone in the room with a lump in their throat and a glisten in their eye – it was so emotional!

Please enjoy these images from their wonderful day….

Meanwhile, the guys were arriving – this is one of Kevin’s ushers parking Kevin’s pride and joy – a Porsche Boxter – also the name of the couple’s top table for the wedding breakfast!

Shelley’s little nephew – what a cutie! He’s going to be very popular with the ladies when he’s a bit older….

I was taking Shelley’s portrait when her father made his presence known (by saying, “Anybody changing their name today?)” as he came up the steps outside the loft room – I love the expression on Shelley’s face – it says everything!

Sneaky peek – Christine and Tom’s pre-wedding shoot on Canary Wharf

kimhawkins — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:58:32 +0000

Kirsty and Ben get married!

kimhawkins — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:26:10 +0000

Kirsty and Ben chose to get married at the very beautiful Grim’s Dyke Hotel in Harrow, NW London. Fewer words this time – just images doing the talking….

These two images taken by my assistant for the day, Jo Hone

An Indian/English fusion wedding in London

kimhawkins — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:31:54 +0000

I met up with Tanya and James a few weeks ago to do a pre-wedding shoot with them and they chose Teddington Lock, which is near to the venue they were going to be married in – The Landmark Arts Centre. For the wedding day itself, they wanted to do the portrait shots before the ceremony (something which is a great idea – it gives us much more time to capture some beautiful images and there are fewer pressures on the bride and groom). They left me to choose where to do them as they didn’t really want to visit the same location again. So on the day, we found ourselves whisked off to a part of Richmond Park which I had scouted out a few weeks beforehand. Tanya had two dresses – one for the shoot and the reception and a traditionally red-coloured one for the ceremony – both of which were stunning and very heavy!

After the shoot, the Hindu wedding ceremony itself took place inside the Landmark – a former church – beautiful colours, customs and traditions intermingled with fantastic food and dancing made for a spectacular day. Here are some of their images and many thanks to my assistant for the day, Jon Mold.

And James getting ready, shot my my assistant for the day, Jon

And so off to Richmond Park….

One of Jon’s…

After a few formals, time for a couple more portrait shots in the grounds

And then some dancing…

Some music…

And the food!

US Wedding Blog features Nicola and George’s wedding

kimhawkins — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:05:18 +0000

So chuffed! I was contacted last week by American based wedding blog Bridestea (which specialises in multicultural weddings), requesting to use some images from nicola and George’s recent wedding at Hatfield House. I was delighted to send them a selection – ALL of which they used (some by my assistant for the day Annamarie Stepney). I think the images look fantastic – head over there and have a look for yourself – click here http://bridestea.com/?p=4526#more-4526

A beautiful Indian/Greek wedding at Hatfield House

kimhawkins — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:59:48 +0000

Nicola and George are both doctors and as a consequence, their wedding was meticulously planned down to the last detail. Nicola is Greek and George is Indian, so although George had an Indian blessing ceremony beforehand with his family, the wedding itself was all-out Greek Orthodox – and what fun! The wedding ceremony took place at a little church I’ve been driving past for years, imagining it to have a sleepy little congregation- not a bit of it! 150 guests (and a choir) crammed themselves in there on a day when the temperature reached 31 degrees. After the ceremony we all drove to Hatfield House’s Old Palace, where the celebrations really got going!

There was no time to take any portrait shots of the couple before the wedding breakfast so we took some time out from the reception later (when it had cooled down a little) and got some stonking images in the beautiful grounds. Thanks to Annamarie Stepney for assisting and second shooting on the day. Here are some of them….

These are the ‘crowns’ which Nicola and George wear during the wedding ceremony – the guests sign the ribbons…

Nicola’s Maid of Honour from Crete, Stavroulla – Amy Winehouse, anyone?

Pre-wedding shoot with Tanya and James

kimhawkins — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:42:03 +0000

Tanya and James are having an English/Indian wedding at the end of July at a beautiful venue in Teddington called The Landmark Arts Centre, which was originally a huge church. We met a couple of weeks ago to get some great images of the two of them together and for me to do a venue recce at the same time. I loved the dress Tanya was wearing – it was so colourful and elegant and she’s a natural in front of the camera. The shoot itself took place at Teddington Lock and the surrounding areas but come the day of the wedding I’m thinking of taking them a little further afield for their portrait shots – they’ve set aside TWO HOURS for me to capture them together – before the wedding ceremony – heaven! Thanks guys, you’re really spoiling me and I can’t wait….