Wedding Fair at The Felbridge Hotel and Spa, East Grinstead

We exhibited at a Wedding Fair at The Felbridge Hotel and Spa in East Grinstead at the weekend. We were there last year in March and it was extremely quiet so we weren't sure what to expect this year. On the morning of the Fair the sun was shining and that it always a good sign as it brings people out. It was definitely worthwhile being there and the hotel had made a lot more effort to bring people in, including a fashion show by a local bridal shop. We had some good enquiries which we will be following up on. These are some of the images from the day, including a selection of other exhibitors:

Pure View Photography stand

Tables set up for a wedding

Flowerbug Designs (Florists) stand

Wedding Gowns by Utopia Brides

Balloons and decorations by Balloonability

Rose's Beauty Room stand (bridal make up artist)

If you are getting married and would like to find out more about us please get in touch with Louise on 07595 044252 or email me at pureviewphoto.com. You can also visit our website to see more examples of our weddings: http://www.pureviewphoto.com/.

Wedding evening [blogged by Iain]

Louise mentioned last week that we would be attending a wedding evening hosted by Spires Hairdressing in East Grinstead. We went along on Monday evening and had the opportunity to meet with a few prospective brides and other suppliers in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Karen, the owner of the Salon, was demonstrating various styles on some of the prospective brides, while the rest of us were located around the salon and adjoining office space to talk about the services we could offer. Of course, we couldn't resist the opportunity to take some shots while we were there and I have posted a couple of these below.















The next bit is for those interested in the technology... the rest of you can stop reading now.

All images were shot on the Canon 5D Mk II with 24-70mm f2.8L IS USM. The first three shots were lit by flash - 580EX II with a Gary Fong Litesphere. The remaining images were shot at ISO 3200 under existing halogen & fluorescent lights.

The Black and White conversions were done in Lightroom 2.2 using Mikey G's B&W presets, which emulate a number of different Black and White film styles. The exterior shot emulates Ilford Delta 100, the interior shot emulates Ilford SFX 200 and the head shots emulate Ilford FP4 125 and Ilford Delta 400 Pro respectively. These are great presets and definitely worth having a play around with if you use Lightroom.