Congratulations on your Engagement!

Christmas and New Year are traditionally very romantic times for marriage proposals to be made.  

"Congratulations" if you are recently engaged! 

Copenhagen Main Square

In this post I'll reveal some of the reasons why Pete and I love doing Wedding Photography and why it means so much to us to be involved in capturing the special moments, the shared joys and the love of family and friends.

If the ring were real it would have a name!

I remember getting engaged in December so well.

It was a wonderfully romantic setting with snow gently falling outside the restaurant as Pete proposed. We walked to the main square after a beautiful meal in Copenhagen where the Christmas Tree was lit with fairy lights.  I knew that this was one of the happiest days of my life.

And yes, it is a very, very large ring! It it were real it would probably have a name - Kohinoor or something...

I like to think that he proposed with this ring for dramatic effect but also because if I'd said "No" he would only have invested £30 in a piece of costume jewellery from the airport!

We replaced it after Christmas a few weeks later with a beautiful engagement ring from the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter that we chose together. 



Within a month we were planning our wedding and within two we were married. 

The setting was Seven Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands where I had worked as a scuba diving instructor. It had special memories for me and it was a beautiful backdrop as the sun set. My best friend was my best woman and we were married by the Reverend Meghoo! 

As photographers we spent a lot of time researching the top wedding photographers in the Cayman Islands. In the end we spent more on our photographer than we did on our hotel! That probably says a lot.

Our final choice was Rebecca Davidson. She is a superb photographer based on Grand Cayman and is quite an inspiration. We loved her style and her approach. She made us feel like movie stars and we instantly relaxed in front of the camera. 

When we came home we had a Blessing and a big marquee party in the summer - it was the perfect combination for us.

Rebecca inspired us and we loved the process. We often look back on the photos or play the slideshow set to romantic music. We love to help couples enjoy their wedding day as much as we did.

These are a few things that we worked out - 

• Every engagement is different. 
• Yours will be as unique as you are and as your wedding will be.
• Enjoy each moment as you plan your future lives together. 
• Be authentic and true to yourselves.  
• Work out what is important to you - it's a great starting point for your plans.
• Check out different photographers' websites and get a feel for the styles on offer - Instagram is great for this. 

Please visit our website and view our Wedding Portfolio Selection.   Get a feel for our images and see if you like them. If you do, feel free to call us to discuss. We can arrange to meet (or Skype) and talk through your ideas and answer any questions.

We'd love to be part of your day in the way that Rebecca was for us.

Here are a few of Rebecca's images which we absolutely love.  

West Bay, Grand Cayman

West Bay, Grand Cayman

West Bay, Grand Cayman

Seven Mile Beach

Cayman Islands Photos by Rebecca Davidson

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Congratulations to our December Prize Draw Winner!

Congratulations to Tom and Jemma who were delighted to receive the news that they had won our December 2016 Prize Draw Competition. 

They won 50% off the cost of their booking! Yay! 

Jemma and her Mum visited our stand at the National Wedding Show in October 2016.

The Photo Cart on our stand at the National Wedding Show

The Pinhole Images Photo Cart at the National Wedding Show

Sunglasses 

Having tried it out at the Show they decided to book Pinhole Images for their wedding at The Nash, Kempsey, Worcestershire in July 2017. It's an amazing venue - an Elizabethan manor house which we had to visit to ensure we could set it up (there's only one 13amp plug in the hall!). There could be antlers as a backdrop along with some Jacobean linenfold oak panelling. 

Jemma said - "Tom and I are  delighted and very excited to have the Pinhole Images Photo Cart at our wedding next summer - we were always keen to have a photo booth but were concerned we wouldn't find anything that fitted with our period venue, so the cart is perfect!"

You can see the Photo Cart for yourself on our stand at the next National Wedding Show at the NEC, Birmingham from 3-5 March 2017.

Jemma and her Mum at the National Wedding Show Birmingham

St Richard's Snowdrop Ball 2016

What a great night! There were some absolutely epic photos from guests at the Snowdrop Ball. 

The Pinhole Images Pod Photobooth was busy all night. The largest number of guests in one picture was 18! 

The Roaming Photos can be found on this link to the St Richard's Hospice folder.

Visit our Photobooth gallery to see the Photobooth Photos. These photos are designed for sharing and downloading. Share the photobooth love!

If you would like printed photos as 6" x 9" or as a JPEG (without our website logo) please follow the instructions on the gallery pages.

Part of the proceeds go to St Richard's Hospice

St Richard's Staff getting into the photobooth groove in style

Shark!

Merry Christmas!

Creative!

Maybe there are 18!

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Photo Booth for Team Building Evening - Casino Royale

The customer, Tavistock Financial plc, in conjunction with an event management company had designed a Team Building event at an hotel in Cheltenham. Pinhole Images were a asked to provide the Pod Photobooth for over five hours as part of the evening entertainment. The theme was "Casino Royale". The customer planned to transform a room that had been used during the day for presentations into a casino for the evening complete with poker tables and croupiers. In the foyer the Photobooth would provide entertainment for guests.

Pinhole Pod Setup at Cheltenham Hotel

The key points were:

  * Short setup time within the constraints of the event timings

  * The evening theme to be a surprise for the delegates

  * Themed props

  * Fun and entertaining photobooth

The client did not require any logo or wording on the photos. They wanted high quality 6" x 4" output with a dark background.

Lots of Props - Casino Royale Themed including a shark (stuffed)

The Pod in action

The event was a great success and the feedback from the Director who organised the event summarised our Pod Photobooth with a glowing recommendation:

"Excellent service from @pinholeimages on Thursday evening. If you are looking for a fun way to capture your evening, look no further!"

and from the administrator of the event -

"The photos look amazing! Everyone had a marvellous time – you and Peter did an amazing job! We’ll definitely be in touch for future events."

The Pod is really fast but demand was very high!

If you are looking for a way for capturing photographs of your customers or clients, the Pod Photobooth can provide a focal point for the evening entertainment. On screen images of the photos that have been taken, re-printing and sharing to email via a second screen add to the "entertainment" value of the Pod, beyond that of the standard photobooth.

The Pod is fast too so queues are minimised. Instant prints can also be used to capture guests as they arrive with or without props. Compared to a normal event photographer, it is faster for customers to get their prints and generally preferred by customers as they can check their pose before the photo is taken, unlike with an event photographer.  

Instant prints give everyone a wonderful memento of your evening.

We've been nominated! Three Counties Wedding Awards!

We were chuffed to bits to find we'd been nominated for the Three Counties Wedding Awards for Best Photobooth for Worcestershire.

We need your vote! So, if you've used our Photobooth or Photography and liked it please follow the links below.

Pinhole Images Nominated for Three Counties Wedding Awards

VOTE FOR US HERE. Use the code for Pinhole Images WR19 - PI2017

Just a few reminders of our Photobooth Highlights - follow this link for a selection of our Pinhole Photobooths Photos from 2016.

Thank you from Pete and Liz

St Richard's 1920's Ball at Malvern College

As a result of the Business Breakfast event, we were invited to the St Richard's 1920s Ball to feature our Photobooth and do some roaming photography. 

What a great event.

Malvern College is located on the side of the Malvern Hills. We were blessed with a fine evening. The setup was fabulous and the College had generously supplied the marquee and interiors for the event on the back of their Leavers Ball the night before. The staff were working throughout the day to clear up after the teenagers (!) so it was impressive that by the time we came to set up in the afternoon it looked amazing.  There was plenty of space for everyone including a Casino and our Photobooth in the marquee.

Bubbles in the marquee

Tescos donated the champers

Striking Black and White theme

Malvern College

The Pavilion and Marquee

The Black and White theme was striking. 

Our Pinhole Pod was centred in the marquee and with its colour-changing LED lights it looked great. We had sourced some additional props for the event to fit the 1920s theme although some of the guests really didn't need any props at all! 

As well as our Photobooth with props, we did some roving photography and produced a short video of a selection of the photos. The ragtime, 1920s theme seemed appropriate.

More Roaming Photos can be found on this link.

The Pod Photobooth Photos are on this link.

 

Following the St Richard's Ball our Pod was called into action for Bank House Hotel who hosted a Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust event to raise funds for the purchase of a Prostate Cancer Machine. Rory the Robot.

Pinhole Pod Photo Booth 

Again, such an important cause. Friends who have had need of the service of Rory in different parts of the country, makes you realise how vital these pieces of equipment are.

Guests had the option of purchasing a 6" x 9" Colour or Black and White Photo including mount as a memento of the evening. 

We also ran a "Most Fun" photo competition to win a bottle of Fizz - the winning photo was this one!

Guests arriving at the Bank House Hotel Elgar Suite

You don't have to use props - the quality of our Photobooth Photos is very high

You can read more about The Rory The Robot Appeal here.

It was a really fun event with lots of lovely guests who really enjoyed using the Photobooth. Musical entertainment was by the excellent Paul da Vinci. A popular singer from the 1960s, the musical selection was perfectly suited to the evening. Paul has an amazing vocal range. It was great to hear him live. He performs concerts all over the country and is a super nice guy. Paul Da Vinci website.

Charity Raffle for Rory the Robot Appeal

A charity auction, raffle, last man (or in this case, woman) standing bingo all made the evening go very quickly. 

Again, we did roving photography as well as Photobooth. Our Pod was well-visited and reached a record number of people in one shot - 15!

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Loving the Photobooth

They can't mask the fun factor

Putting lots of props on is just the start

Rory The Robot!

Paul da Vinci

We're looking forward to the next St Richard's Event - the Snowdrop Ball in November at Sixways Stadium...watch this space!

Charity Events Summer 2016

Pinhole Images have certainly been busy over the summer months.

Charity Events were always something that we were going to be keen to be involved with. Having had some experience of the Hospice provision both at Marie Curie in Solihull when I took round tea and cakes 40 years ago as part of my Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award to more recent experience of an excellent hospice near Bristol for my Father-in-law, we were always keen to work with a local hospice  in Worcester.

St Richard's Hospice has no public funding. Raising over £8m a year for the operation of the hospice per annum is no small task.

We were delighted when we made contact through Twitter to find ourselves setting up our Pinhole Portable for the St Richard's Hospice Business Breakfast.  It only takes 15 minutes to set up the screen and printer with all the great software which  enables us to scan Twitter or Instagram for tweets. The tweets get downloaded and printed. It always seems to surprise people the first time they see it, having only just taken a photo. There it is. In colour. Coming out of our printer. Shazam! 

We took roving photographs of the event. It was a thank you to the Corporate Sponsors and volunteers from various organisations who help to ensure that St Richard's provides the excellent and essential service that it does.

Business Breakfast

Tesco's Staff Volunteers Do a Great Job

Essential Danish Pastries

Fundraising Director Tricia Cavell

Rachel Jones Fundraising Manager Thanking Sponsors and Volunteers

Photos from St Richard's Hospice Business Breakfast