Last week I had the opportunity of photographing a very intimate and private wedding, deep in the Cotswolds, between Anne and Frank.

First we headed to the splendour of Eynsham Hall to catch up with our bride to document the bridal preparations. Anne was in the safe hands of our highly recommended make up artist, Gemma Martin, and our equally highly regarded hair stylist Renee Riley. From Eynsham Hall we head further in to the Cotswolds to one go the most beautiful little churches I have had the pleasure of photographing in. Frank was eagerly awaiting his beautiful Bride, and after a very touching ceremony followed by just a few stunning images of them together, to newly wed couple left to spend the rest of their very private day with family and friends.

A unique wedding, but one that conjured some beautiful imagery and that whilst brief was full of excitement, fun and celebration. Congratulations to you both.

Mothers Day Present Special Offer

Warning… Mother’s Day is on the 18th of March

This year, don’t leave organising a present for Mum to the last minute (with a panic dash to the local BP garage to see if they have any flowers left), we have the ideal present guaranteed to be ready for Mother’s Day. Treat Mum to something very special and personal with a stunning collection of Photographs.

What is involved?

Book one of our Special Mothers Day Portrait Sessions, all held on the 25th February, you will enjoy a fun mini portrait session (approx 20 minutes) from which we will provide you with the fully edited images on CD – at full high resolution, so you can then use the images for any kind of printing large or small. All this is just £75.00 in our first come first served Special Offer for Mother’s Day.

Be creative

With your final edited images, you could give Mum a beautiful framed photo, a canvas or maybe even have a mug made – our CD gives you the freedom to create any kind of personal gift to give to Mum this Mothering Sunday.

Limited Spaces

As we are doing these Special Mother’s Day Portrait Sessions all on the 25th February, sessions are limited, so book now to reserve yours call Adam Hillier Photography on 01635 766066  or Contact Us quoting Mothers Day Promotion

Is your wedding day looming, are you a Bride to be thinking about indulging in some beauty treatments to prepare for your big day?

If so, please do make a visit to Hair and Skin Perfections in Newbury. Their stunning, and newly refurbished Hair and Beauty salon in Newbury, is the perfect haven for any bride and bridal party to enjoy some early preparation Beauty treatments. The team at Hair and Skin Perfections are vibrant and fun, making the whole experience fantastically enjoyable. These beauty treatments are the perfect confidence boost – leaving you radiant and ready to shine in your wedding photographs.

The range Beauty treatments offered by the team at Hair and Skin Perfections is amazing, including some very specialised ones:

Caci Treatments – a combination of slimming and toning applications, the CACI Quantum works to restore and redefine facial muscles, reducing lines and wrinkles while simultaneously tightening and toning sagging body muscles

Microdermabrasion – a treatment that treats wrinkles, fine lines, dull dehydrated skin, sun damaged or acne prone skin

Oxygen Therapy – this treatment replenishes lost oxygen in the skin and the active ingredients in the serum restructure the skin from the inside out, visibly pumping lines and wrinkles while firming the skin around the eyes face and neck.

More traditional and very popular Beauty Treatments offered to Bride and bridal parties leading up to a wedding are:

• Arm, Leg, Bikini Waxing
• Eyebrow tinting and shaping
• Facials
• Manicures and Pedicures
• Relaxation and Aromatherapy Massages

To find out more about Hair and Skin Perfection’s vast range of Beauty Treatments that are are a perfect preparation for any soon bride to be in Newbury Berkshire, visit www.hairandskinperfection.co.uk or call 01635 580900 and speak to Becky or one of her team.

The newly refurbished Salon

The Fun Team at Hair and Skin Perfections

The staff really are an extremely talented team

Some of the Hair Stations at Hair and Skin Perfections

Thank you to everyone who came to our Adam Hillier Photography Special Christmas Evening last night. It was a wonderful evening with some of our closest and highly recommended suppliers exhibiting their services, there was a great turn out of visitors who braved the horrible wet, cold and windy evening – so a massive thank you to those who came along as well.

For those that couldn’t make the evening, below are the companies who came and supported the evening, they really are some of the top wedding suppliers around – and come with our highest recommendations. So if you didn’t get to meet them, or can’t find their contact details please take the time to read below.

For those who visited and wanted information on our NEW Photography Training courses, click here to visit our Improve Photography website

to discuss any of our wedding suppliers then please feel free to call us on Newbury 01635 766066 or click here to contact us.

Wedding Venues

Donnington Valley Hotel

A fabulous venue either at the Hotel or at the Golf Club, beautiful grounds, rooms and really helpful staff – worth a visit for sure

Visit www.Donningtonvalley.co.uk or call Beth on 01635 551199

Bridal Shops

Mrs Jones Bridal Boutique

Make sure you take time to visit Mrs Jones Bridal Boutique, a warm friendly Bridal shop, with stunning dresses and a service to match

Visit www.mrsjonesbridal.co.uk or Telephone Laura on 01635 35113

Alison Pordum Couture

When it comes to having a dress made for you, then look no further than Alison Pordum. 15 years as the Queen’s official dressmaker is one of the biggest accolades you could have globally, but at fantastic prices you wouldn’t believe possible, make sure you speak to Alison – you will be amazed.

Visit www.alisonpordum.co.uk or call Alison on 0786 1657474 

Wedding Hair, Make-up and Beauty

Evoke Envy

Gemma is an amazing makeup artist, having trained and worked for MAC makeup she really knows her stuff, with a fun warm personality she is the ideal person for your wedding makeup. We use Gemma for all of our Studio makeup.

Visit www.evokeenvy.com or call Gemma on 07771 787837

Renee Riley Hair Stylist

With a wonderful manor alongside an amazing talent for creating beautiful styles that will amaze (and importantly stay put) throughout your big day, Renee is a must contact.

Call Renee on 07765 442057 

Wedding Florists

Harrison and Green Bespoke Wedding Florist, Newbury, Berkshire

Really creative wedding florists who have an amazing talent in providing floral arrangements with a wow factor, perfectly complimenting your colour schemes and feel for the day, take them up on their free consultation.

Visit www.harrisonandgreen.co.uk or call Karen on 01635 32705

Table and Room decorations

Beau Events

Bespoke Sashes and great chair covers to dress your ceremony and wedding reception in the ultimate class. They actually make their own products so can tailor to suit you perfectly.

Visit www.beau-events.co.uk or Telephone Fiona on 0844 357 4120

Belly Button Boo

These ladies always add that special wow factor to your wedding day, with everything from your wedding stationery through to your table decorations. A must visit for anyone planning a wedding.

Visit www.bellybuttonboo.co.uk or speak to the lovely Emma or Claire on 07763 764574

Wedding daytime and evening Entertainment

Guy Portlock – Magician

Guy will certainly amaze, frustrate and confuse you – but mostly entertain you and your guests superbly. His close up magic skills are incredible, make an appointment with him to see for yourself

Visit www.guyportlock.co.uk or call Guy on 07883 095661

Moonraker Disco

If you haven’t organised the evening entertainment and you are thinking of a Dj or Disco, then look no further. The guys at Moonraker disco are excellent Dj’s, getting everyone dancing with awesome mix of music to suit you and awesome lighting rigs to create an amazing evening.

Visit www.moonrakerdisco.co.uk or speak to Ben on 0770 266 9408

Squiff and Tell Artistic Duo

If live music is what you are looking for then these guys are really well worth a look, stunning vocals alongside the lovely sounds of the acoustic guitar. 

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Wedding Cakes

My Yummy Mummys Cupcakes, Newbury, Berkshire

Lindsay is the creator and master baker behind My Mummys Yummy Cupcakes. I have said it before – I love cake, but these cakes are something else, amazing taste, simply stunning design and finishing touches – they really would make a wow feature for any occasion, they really are Lindsay’s edible art. Its not only cupcakes but layer cakes, cookies, brownies and many more baked delights.

Lindsay says “I try to make every design unique & special, we all love a bit of eye candy and its even better if you can eat it!”

Visit www.mymummysyummycupcakes.co.uk

Wedding Videography

Peter Cook, Newbury Berkshire

Peter has many years of experience filming a wide range of topics, but Wedding Videography is (in my opinion) his real strength. Peter works in a perfect manor on the day and his video editing is superb so well worth a meeting with.

Visit www.dudleighfilms.com or call Peter on 01635 862413

AHP Shortlisted as “One of the Top 20 Wedding Photographers across London & the South East”

I am not one for normally sounding my own trumpet, but on behalf of the team at Adam Hillier Photography I am so happy, proud and amazed by the events of the last month.

We are a company focused on hard work, beautiful images and a great service – awards have never been a big focus for us. Most of the industry awards are linked to  advertising space you purchase – hence we have never entered ourselves for any awards. These National Awards are different, they are what awards should be, voted for by customers and judged on their feedback and the quality of the products and services provided – nothing else.

This started as a huge compliment of being nominated for an award by some of our Bride and Grooms, it quickly grew into many of our clients beaming with pride that they too had nominated us for this award. Yes it felt lovely, and to the team very well deserved recognition for the hours of dedication and the refining of what is a great wedding photography service. However this sense of achievement was just the start as we have now been informed that we have been shortlisted for this National Award. Wow.

Adam Hillier Photography has been shortlisted in to the final 20 in the most competitive and strong region for photography across the UK – London and the South East Of England. Suddenly the realisation that we are now regarded in the top 20 Wedding Photographer in this vastly talented region is simply staggering.

The final shortlisting for the National Award is announced at the end of November with the awards ceremony in London early next year.

I can honestly say that I would never have entered ourselves for an award, its just not my thing, but to know our wedding clients feel so strongly that they nominate us and to have this result in such success is beyond any of our teams imagination. Thank you so much to our loving and loyal clients, you will probably never truly appreciate what this has meant to myself and the team.

To find out more about our highly acclaimed Berkshire Wedding Photography service, or to have your wedding photographer being one of such a small elite group in our region please call us on Newbury 01635 766066 or click here.

Parkway Newbury – opens to the public – and AHP were the official photographers.

Wow what a week, at Parkway Newbury, for everyone in the team at AHP. A massive Commercial Photography job as the official photographer of the new Parkway Shopping Centre in Newbury Berkshire is nearly complete.

Our task was to cover the whole week, including the final finishing touches on Tuesday, the grand opening day on Thursday and then on Saturday to document the centre full of busy shoppers. Thursday, the official opening day was a great spectacle – only really let down by the poor weather, but 32,000 people still turned out to be part of this special day for the town. We woke this morning to deep blue skies and sunshine, and as a team made the decision to return, unpaid to capture the new centre bathed in beautiful sunshine. Adding a couple of hours, for free, meant we could include some beautiful sunny photographs and really complete a fantastic set of images showing everything the client wanted.

This example of going the extra mile and doing that little bit extra – unasked, is a great example of how we really strive to provide the best commercial photography service and quality of photography to our clients. This is what has helped us create a reputations as one of the leading commercial photographers in the area and results in regular repeat booking as we have already secured from Parkway Newbury management.

To find out more about our work for Parkway Newbury, our commercial photography or any other photography, please visit www.AHPphotography.co.uk or call us on Newbury 01635 766066

Thank you to all of the staff on site who helped make this Commercial Event a very fun and successful week. Below is a sample of the photos we captured for Parkway Newbury so far….. click the images to see them larger

What an honour and great experience, photographing Matt Fiddes and the British Martial Arts Championship 2011, images from the day can be seen by clicking here

Our primary task was to follow Master Fiddes and document this special day – a day made even more special as it included a spectacular first live performance by Matt Fiddes in many years, Master Fiddes was also presented with his 8th Dan degree – an amazing achievement, and finally a guest appearance by Nicola Mclean – who I photographed with Matt before the event started. These great moments really set up a great day for the Martial Arts British Championship.

The second part of our role really put our Commercial Photography skills to its test yesterday, covering the championship itself and capturing the atmosphere of the day. A tough challenge when bearing in mind the very low lighting in the arena combined with hundreds of very fast moving athletes.

There were thousands of people there, spectators, parents, martial arts experts and enthusiasts, trainers and instructors. The competitors were of all ages, both male and female. The competition was hot – fierce at times, but balanced with huge respect, honour and good sportsmanship.

It was a fantastic event to photograph, a complete credit to all involved with the Matt Fiddes Martial Arts schools across the country, I was so impressed with everything I saw and inspired by the people I met. A selection of images from the day are below, more can be viewed by clicking here

What a proud day for everyone at Adam Hillier Photography. Today we found out that we had been nominated by several of our Bride and Groom’s for Wedding Photographer of the Year, an award that with our modest approach we would never have put ourselves forward for.

I have been lost for words all day, I am fully aware that we create fantastic relationships with our bride and grooms throughout the adventure of their wedding photography and create images that will live with them forever, but i have been really touched that our clients have gone out of their way to nominate us for such an award.

Having read about this award that we have been nominated for, it is refreshing that this isn’t about a single image – its about the whole experience of working with us from start to finish – this is something that we are very focused on so the recognition is fantastic.

All I can say is that we are all  simply, very, very grateful. Thank you to those who nominated us and to those who have voted for us as well, for those who may wish to add their testimony to the wedding photography we have done, by voting for us, click here

Adam Hillier Photography has been commissioned to take the official commercial photography of the new Parkway Shopping Centre in Newbury Berkshire, prior to and throughout its official opening on Thursday the 27th October.

Newbury is set in the beautiful countryside in West Berkshire, located on the Kennet and Avon canal, Newbury is historically a small, traditional market town. Over the past years the town has grown in size and significance, and as the residents of Newbury will know, the historical landscape and skyline of the town has been changing over the past 18 months with the development of the new Parkway Shopping Centre . It started with a single crane…….. one single crane

"It started with a crane......"

Our commercial photography service will be used to take the photographs of the new shopping centre in Newbury on Tuesday, capturing the new architecture, landscaping, retail shop fronts and full interior prior to being opened to the public. These images are to be used for all of the promotional material and website for the centre.

Then comes the big official opening day on Thursday. We will be photographing the whole event, including the parade of local school children, the opening ceremony and the entire series of exciting events being held throughout the day to mark this exciting day for the new look Newbury town centre.

We have also been commissioned to cover other events happening in and around the new shopping centre throughout the week. It is a fantastic achievement, a great commission for the team at Adam Hillier Photography. The images will be posted in due course.

For any information on this commercial photography event, or to discuss any other photography please feel free to call us on Newbury 01635 766066.

It is with much excitement that Adam Hillier Photography can now recommend a seriously good Bridal Shop in our own town of Newbury, Berkshire.

Mrs Jones, Bridal Boutique has been opened for a little while now and is fabulous – a must visit for any bride. The shop has a fantastic range of beautiful wedding dresses, it has a warm and welcoming atmosphere and you will be in the perfect, professional and friendly hands of Laura Jones the owner.

The shop is bright and spacious, has a fab changing area that I could see my bride’s having an amazing time with their mum or friends choosing the most stunning dress ready for their big day.

Not only do Mrs Jones Bridal Boutique sell gorgeous wedding dresses, they also have a large range of accessories including shoes, tiarras and much more – so the perfect visit for every bride to be.

I can’t wait to send all of the couples who visit Adam Hillier Photography to discuss their wedding Photography down to Mrs Jones, a recommendation I will make every time with total confidence. Please take the time to visit Laura’s shop in Weavers Walk Newbury and take a look at their website, www.mrsjonesbridal.co.uk. Call Laura on 01635 35113