With the return to work after the festive break, I finally got around to reviewing all the photographs I took over the holidays. I really liked the surreal look of this picture taken out of the front window of the house on 23 december. With the inconvenience caused by the snow, it was easy to forget how beautiful it looked.
(that means “Merry Christmas” in Dutch by the way)
Last Saturday (5th December) saw my final wedding of the year, with Desiree and Adrian married at Pittodrie House.
Desiree had chosen the date , because for most children in Holland, the most important day during the Christmas Celebrations is 5th December, when Sinterklass (St. Nicholas) brings them their presents!
Traditionally St. Nicholas would hand out presents to good children, while it fell to Black Peter, (Zwarte Piet in Dutch) to dole out coal (and sometimes knocks on the head) to children who misbehaved.
Sinterklass and Zwarte Piet
Saturday saw the wedding of Isla and David at Norwood Hall.
It was a terribly dull rainy day, so photography in the grounds was out of the question. Lucky for me, Norwood has some wonderful locations for photography inside the hotel.
Who could have predicted the great excitement which followed our “trash the dress” session? First there was an article printed in the “Evening Express” on thursday. Then we were approached by two news agencies who wanted to submit features using our pictures to the national press, with one feature printed on friday in the “Sun“.
Unfortunately both features seemed to concentrate on the “trashing” of the dress, instead of the concept of creating some unique images without concern for spoiling the dress, and free from the time pressures of the wedding day. Maybe I should have used the other popular name for these sessions – “Rock the Frock”.
welcome to my first blog entry.
You may not have heard of the “trash the dress” idea before. Opinions are certainly divided, with most people either loving or hating the idea. The concept seems to have originated in Las Vegas in 2001, with the idea being to mix an elegant dress, with inappropriate surroundings, where the dress may get wet, stained, torn, or otherwise damaged.
Love it or hate it – I was delighted with the pictures we took. The weather was the best we could have hoped for with brilliant sunshine for our session on Saturday morning. Special mention must also go to Laurie, who never complained, despite the fact that the temperature was close to freezing.
Enjoy the pictures. You can see the rest of the session listed under “recent weddings” on my website www.rubislaw.com
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