It was absolutely freezing so we didn`t actually hang around long. Just a few piccies then we ran off to the warm of the cars.

The inside of the castle is such a cool place., but because it is a museum and gallery you are not allowed to take photos. The only exception is on the actual wedding day and then only the official photographer (me) is allowed to snap away

Here are a couple of images we got in the short time we were outside. Jo and Gary were such fun, real kids at heart and I`m sure the wedding will be just as much fun.

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There was eight of us there to be trained last night so we should be OK for a while.

A local company called Medic 1 kindly donated their time to help us with the training. Mainly because I`m good friends with Stephen Knight, the head of human resources at Medic 1. His wife Laurel Knight, the Chief of operations at Medic 1 and the brains behind the company (sorry Steve, it’s true ) also came along to the evening to share her considerable knowledge.

It was a very informative evening and to be honest, a little scary too. Practicing CPR on a baby sized resuscitation dummy really gets you thinking about life. It must be terrifying having to do it to a real baby! With any luck I`ll never have to do it for real.

The four hour lesson absolutely flew by , a real testiment to the teaching skills of Steve and Laurel. I can recommend them to anyone who needs medical training. They also do medical cover for events and sporting fixtures. Their list of clients and event coverage is very impressive. They have secured The 2010 Ryder Cup golfing event this year so they do know what they are doing.

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I took a couple of photos while I was there (with Steves permission). I was so into the lesson I only took about ten shots all night which is not like me at all A few of Stephen Knight do his thing and Robbie, the Chairman of the Friends commitee practicing on “George”. Please excuse the messy background, it`s not a studio

So, on Monday I arrived shortly after 9 o’clock and spent a couple of hours shooting various set-ups that the hotel wanted. I was assisted by Amy, the beautiful bride (really the hard working receptionist in the hotel) and Bogdan, the groom, (really the hotel duty manager).

Getting two work colleagues to look all loved up was a feat in itself. Slightly awkward moments and lots of embarrased giggling by all of us, but to their credit they soldiered on and we got the shots we needed.

Here are a few of the images we created. To see some more , get married in the St. Georges Hotel in llandudno.

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It looks like they are kissing here but I can assure their partners that I carefully arranged their heads so it looks like a kiss but if you look from another angle they are actually quite some distance apart

The wedding went well and the anticipation to see their wedding images was growing.

So, a short time after their wedding their images were ready, and the photographer delivered a DVD disc of images, not in a nice case but in a budget plastic floppy sleeve. The alarm bells were ringing!!!

Sitting in front of their PC, the disc was put in and the first of the images came up, silence from the bride and groom, as image after image of badly composed, badly exposed, massively over sharpened or out of focus, devoid of all creativity, photographs came into view.

To say they were gutted is an understatement.

This lovely lady phoned me, nearly in tears, to ask my advice. Short of saying “you should of had me”, I said I`d have a look at the images and see if I can help at all. I saw her today and took her wedding photography disc to my studio and was shocked at just how poor these images are. It really does show that not just anyone with a half decent camera can be a good wedding photographer. No wonder we are looked down on by a lot of people. I have a good mind to phone this Colwyn Bay company and demand this lady`s money back for her. I feel really bad for her that her big day, the chance for her to strut her stuff and be a princess for the day has been ruined by this charlatan of a photographer.

If I could name and shame them without being unprofessional or being sued I would.

I`m not even sure that I can salvage their photographs for them and create a nice album that I have been asked to do if possible.

Unfortunately, like most things in life, you do get what you pay for. So by saving a few quid this family member has totally screwed it up.

Sorry for the rant, those of you that know me know that I`m the most easy going bloke around but sometimes you have to let it out.

The moral of the tale is, If you have to cut the wedding budget anywhere, cut the flowers, the drinks, even cut the honeymoon from two weeks to ten days, but do not cut the photography budget! It`s THE one lasting reminder of your wedding. The photos that you will show your children and their children in years to come.

Do it right, do it once. Get a good photographer.

End of rant!

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Huw isn`t around much because of his job so it really was the last proper chance to see him and so we made the most of it, regardless of the weather. A real fun couple- lots of giggles and laughs.

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Anyway, Here is Sukie, she was brought up to me by her doting owner to have a few images taken.

She behaved really well and so did Sukie, lol

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I left Colwyn Heights with 3 inches of snow, expecting Wrexham to be worse but to my surprise it was just a bit damp!

Nicola and David took their big brute of a dog, Louis with them for his daily exercise and we spent some time dodging the puddles and mud to get these images for them.

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They have kindly agreed to me photographing their big day for them. With such a great venue, we are sure to get some awesome images.

This was Susan and Michaels big day. A really, really nice couple who are so obviously in love.

After the ceremony, they had organized a casino  and a magician for the guests to enjoy.

Congratulations guys, you were awesome!

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The young lad who was the ring bearer.

I seriously love this shot of Susan.

These three next shots- started off very classy, they then went for a smooch and then Susan said something that I won`t repeat but it was hillarious!

I just had to do this shot! Chips and rings.