The next six weeks are going to be very busy in Surrey and London for Baby Photography! We had an amazing response to the offers we ran in Baby Surrey Magazine and Baby London Magazine. We have something like 14 baby photography shoots coming up, so the blog is going to be nappy-tastic!

So, the first of these shoots was with the adorable Charlotte, whose arrival to the world was full of drama. In early February last year, Guildford was covered with a blanket of snow and ice. On one particular morning Paul, dad, had decided to not attempt the journey into work, which was just as well, because Charlotte decided she’d start the ball rolling that very day. Luckily their trusty 4×4 was at hand and got them all safely to hospital where Charlotte was born later the next day. It was all a little worrying at first because she had picked up a Strep B infection, something from which one in eight newborn babies do not survive … thankfully the midwife at Royal Surrey Hospital had noticed something wrong, and it was probably that insight which saved Charlotte’s life.

One year on she is now a beautiful, healthy & thriving little baby, as you can see in the images from yesterday’s shoot:

Well … what a show! An exhausting setup and breakdown (thankfully all under cover) and three full-on and hectic days, but it was all so worth it! There was something a little different about the atmosphere this time round and the staff were all on overdrive, and all as helpful as usual, if not more-so!

I was lucky enough to meet and hang out with some of the event staff on the very eventful Saturday night – all good fun! (Mostly!)

Congratulations to Vicky and Dan from Maida Vale, who were the lucky winners of our wedding photography competition. Dan was thrilled when we spoke earlier today and said, very excitedly, “I’ve never won anything before!”. They’re not getting married until December, so their pre-wedding shoot images will be up sometime late summer.

Thank you to the couples who booked us at the show, and those who have called and booked since. We’re really looking forward to meeting you all again !

None of my shows would be complete, or possible, without the help of some very special friends … this time around, i’d like to say a huge thanks to The Wedding Community, namely Kim for her wallpapering expertise, and Dave for his lifting and van packing expertise.

Thanks also to my little helpers for the weekend; my trusty, cheesecake-loving assistant, Isabelle, my lovely bride, Kate (who helped out for the final time this show) and my good friend Binky.

So, below are some images from the stand setup. The first was taken on my little compact camera, but the remaining gorgeous shots were all taken by Binky.

The beautiful furniture and wallpaper were kindly supplied by Laura Ashley.

Well, it’s been a very busy few weeks indeed. With the new year comes the National Wedding Show at Olympia in London, and this time around it’s all change for Matt Pereira Photography .. well, almost all change.

We will be in our usual spot on stand C69, but this time there will be none of those horrid white walls or dull lights that everybody gets as standard. We’ve pulled out all the stops this year, and it’s promising to be a smashing one indeed.

Everything is under wraps for now, but i’ll be posting pictures once this weekend is over.

Better than that though, why not come and see us in person, grab a bag of home-made cookies, and have a chat about your wedding plans ?

Once again, we’re on Stand C69 – the show runs from 12-7pm on Friday 19th February, 10-6pm on Saturday 20th and 10-5pm on Sunday 21st.

Opposite me will be my lovely friends Kim and Dave from The Wedding Community. If you’re not registered yet, you have no idea what you’re missing! Pop over to their website and put your details down – it’s Free!!

You can find them at : www.theweddingcommunity.com

We’ll see you there!

I took a morning out today, with a friend of mine, and visited Surrey’s Wisley Gardens for the first time. In the past I have often wished I had taken my camera out with me on occasion, so made a concerted effort to do so this time around.
There was not much out and blooming, in terms of flowers, but we did happen across a couple of very friendly robins! So friendly, in fact, that the first one kept hopping so close (just 6 inches away) that he was too close, and inside the minimum focusing distance of my lens! I’ll be taking some mealworms next time round …

Here are a couple of shots that I was lucky enough to get.

This morning I spent a smashing few hours with the lovely Kerrie, who was in need of some headshots for the new website which will be promoting her counseling service.

Like many girls I meet, Kerrie was very nervous about having her photograph taken – certain photo frames around the house depict her quite literally hiding her face behind someone else in the shot! There’s nowhere to hide when you are the only person in front of the camera though, so after feeding her some of my home-made banana bread we got to work …

No idea why on earth she hides though, looking as lovely as this: