Rachael & Simon were married in the picture-postcard perfect setting of Kingston St Mary Church in Dorset, with their celebrations taking place at The Walnut Tree in nearby North Petherton. Rachael’s father is a firefighter so appropriately Rachael arrived in a vintage fire engine! The whole gallery can be viewed here.
The 2008 wedding season really took off at the weekend with two great weddings. The first was Sarah & Tom who were married in St Peter’s church in Burnham followed by the wedding breakfast at Stoke Place. I photographed Sarah’s sister Caroline’s wedding a few years ago, so it was great to catch up & see everyone again. Here a a few images from the day or you can view the whole gallery here (but only if you know the password which is Sarah’s maiden surname!)
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting Carron & James’ wedding at two of the most beautiful venues in Dorset. Firstly, the picturesque Bradford Peverell Church and then a quick drive to the stunning Chantmarle Manor. The day was simply perfect! If you were a guest at the wedding you can view the full gallery here.
Here are a few pictures just before & after Noah’s arrival early on Sunday morning. We had expected a completely normal birth, so if I look a little shell-shocked, it’s because I really didn’t expect to find myself decked out in ’scrubs’ standing in an operating theatre watching Rebecca have an emergency caesarean-section. The bottom picture is courtesy of one of the fantastic theatre team at Salisbury District Hospital and is the first of Rebecca & I with baby Noah..
after many months of deliberation we’ve decided to call our lovely little boy “Noah James Stratton-Anderson”. The name ‘Noah’ is of Hebrew origin and means ‘peaceful’, ‘rest’, ‘comforter’ and ‘long-lived’. Rebecca & Noah are still hospital & are expected to be there for a few more days while Rebecca recovers from a ‘not-so‘ straightforward birth. They’re both now doing really well & Noah seems to be happiest asleep or feeding - what a great life! Here’s a pic taken during during his Monday afternoon nap!
Very proud to announce that Rebecca gave birth to a healthy baby boy at 12.24 am yesterday (30th March 2008). The baby weighed in at 9lb 30z, his name is still to be decided. Pics & name to follow!
… our new baby is due any day now & how excited am I!!!? He’s officially due on Saturday, but I’m told that babies aren’t normally good timekeepers - only 5% actually arrive on their due date, so the bags are packed, Betty’s staying with her dog-grand-parents & we’re ready to go! News & pics of our new arrival to follow…. soon!
Here’s a pic of Betty looking very sorry for herself after she was spayed last week. She’s wearing the latest in doggie couture, a plastic ‘elizabethan’ collar to stop her from getting at her stitches, which she absolutely hates and has now learnt to remove herself! After her operation she cried just about non-stop for 24 hours, but is now back to her normal self, and just can’t understand why we keep putting the uncomfortable collar on her… 
