Last Big Get Together before London 2012

From left to right: UK Sport Chief Executive Liz Nicholl OBE, Lord Seb Coe and Chair of UK Sport Baroness Sue Campbell

UK Sport’s 11th World Class Performance Conference got underway at ExCeL London, last night (14 November). The three day Conference was the last opportunity for coaches, practitioners and leaders from Olympic and Paralympic sports to share experiences and best practice ahead of London 2012. Click to see more photos.

BBC2 Life's Too Short

The paperback of Warwick Davis's life is out in the UK - check out my cover and inside cover photography! And DON'T MISS the first episode of his spoof documentary by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on BBC2 tonight (9.30pm). Click to read more.

Welcome to Hollington Towers!

They said it couldn't be done. They told us to get a surveyor. They said we'd pay over the odds. They were (and I say this with MUCH relief)...wrong. Thanks to my dad as foreman and a brilliant team of builders (VDK Building and Construction Ltd), we are now very nearly ready to move. The boxes are packed (well, stuffed to the brim), the date is set for the end of November and I'm about to be carried over the threshold (properly this time, no steps up to a dilapidated first floor flat).

My Week's Album Round-Up

The amount of times a couple says to me, "we thought we'd save some cash by doing our own album". Then, on their first anniversary, I hear back from them, jokingly admitting that they never did get round to doing it. And, in the meantime, their most treasured memories - be it of their wedding, a big family celebration, their kid's birthday bash or an engagement shoot - are all stored somewhere on a hard drive, tucked away and never really looked at. Now - I do understand the temptation. After all, there's a selection of online suppliers and shops offering photo books. Click below to read on, *rant alert* 

My Big Greek-Nigerian Wedding

These two met at Uni and their love, friendship and happiness came together in two beautiful wedding ceremonies (one Catholic, the other Greek), a cozy ride in one of London's vintage routemasters, followed by a spectacular party at Altitude 360 in the Millbank Tower overlooking London in the last of the autumn sun. Here are just some of the highlights - click below to see more.

Family celebration at Goldsborough Hall

Eek, I've been naughty and not updated the blog for ages and I have so much to tell you about! Watch out for a heap of entries over the next few days, starting with this beautiful family celebration at Goldsborough Hall in Yorkshire. Thanks to Catherine and Andrew for having me document it all! Here a little teaser - click below to see more.

Westminster Kingsway Graduation

 

Shooting this graduation ceremony brought back lots of memories - being excited to "get out there", being nervous to "get out there" and being hugely relieved at not tripping up on collecting the scroll. Graduating is such an emotional point in time and I hope to have captured that sense of one chapter ending and another beginning, of student friendships, of the anticipation and excitement, as well as that feeling of pride. Here's to the Culinary Arts and Hospitality students at Westminster Kingsway College as they celebrate another fantastic year of results!

Cook with Kids

Rob Kirby has produced a wonderful book, "Cook with Kids", and I felt really privileged to shoot the launch - click on the photo to see the slideshow. All royalties from the book go to the Children's Hospital School at Great Ormond Street. Do buy a copy here.

Felicity and Brad's Big Day at Chilston Park Hotel

I absolutely loved shooting this beautiful wedding and Felicity and Brad were beaming all day - hard not to capture the love between them. Thank you for letting me document it all! Click on the photo to play the highlights of the day - MUSIC WILL START PLAYING.

Photography: Nina Hollington Photography
Venue: Chilston Park Hotel
Church: St Peter's and St Paul's in Farningham
Dress: Enzoani purchased from Hayley Elizabeth
Hair Stylist: The Wedding Hair Company
Florist: Butterfly Flowers
Cake: Creative Wedding Cakes
DJ: Discologic
Wedding Cars: Cars4Weddings

The Big 3-0

This girl knows how to party. I was really excited when Chizoba asked me to shoot her big 3-0, especially when I heard it was 80s inspired. It was all quite civilized to start with...but once the costumes came out, it was time to party like it was 1985! Click below to see more.