Las Vegas | Personal

November 3, 2013December 18, 2013 | SallyT

Last month we had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shoot Kerry and Rob’s wedding in Las Vegas. Kerry herself is a fabulous wedding photographer.. so no pressure there then.. but in the days around the wedding we had time to explore the city..

I knew I’d love Vegas but I never expected to be blown away by it as much as I was. (GO. It’s a playground for adults.) Anywhere that promotes 24 hour casinos, cocktails with breakfast, gorgeous food and a ridiculously good night life is A-OK with me.

We also pulled ourselves out of bed at 6am the day after the wedding to catch a bus to the Grand Canyon and it was completely worth the 4-hour drive with a tour guide who was clearly making it up as he went along. You could sit and take the Canyon in all day. Un-bloody-believable.

A huge thank you to Kerry and Rob for giving us the chance to have a cheeky four days in Sin City, we had a blast. I want to go back… Here are my tourist-y photographs from our trip..

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Italy | Personal

September 30, 2013December 18, 2013 | SallyT

Some personal photographs from Summer.. These past few months have been busy, and I feel awful for forgetting to sort out my own photographs sometimes, so here is a catch up post from our adventures in Italy from July.

We had a quiet few days at a campsite just outside of Rome, ate lots of antipasti, drank lots of beer and prosecco.. visited Rome for the day (in intense heat!) before driving into the hills for Rosie and Jon’s wedding in Arpino. Dav’s family have roots there, and the small town was full of friends and family for the best part of a week – amazing. Lots of time with everyone eating, drinking and socialising in the piazza, and lazy days wandering around the area taking in the scenery. It was amazing to have a family holiday in the middle of the Summer madness, and it came at just the right time. Here are a few favourite snaps from our week away..
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Moving.. Weddings.. Chaos.. AKA Life recently.

August 28, 2013 | SallyT

The past few weeks have been such a blur, which is why it’s been a little quiet around here. Here is a little breakdown of what’s been going on..

Gorgeous couple Sarah and Lee married at Hall Garth in Darlington in an outdoor ceremony.. they smiled like this all day long..

Kirsty and Mark ran away to the Lake District and married in front of a handful of family and friends in a secret ceremony, then we went for a boat ride around Lake Windermere..

I met Harry! I photographed Bryde and Rob’s wedding last August, their maternity shoot a month or so ago and 10-day-old Harry this weekend. Scrummy.

A family shoot within a birthday party.. lots of bouncing and bubbles.. wonderful chaos.

My own not-so-little Vivienne turned four.. I still can’t believe it. She’s a dream.

We moved house and traded Middlesbrough for Leeds. We’ve been in this house for a few years, and although I never particularly liked it, it’s now full of our memories. Vivienne has grown up a lot here and I think she was pretty sad to leave.. especially once we explained we weren’t moving the house..

Boxes, boxes, boxes. Lots of driving up and down between Middlesbrough and Leeds. Last date night in Middlesbrough with Dav. Stolen moments with Vivienne and her cousins. LOTS of food.

It’s been tough but I’m really excited to see how we make Leeds ‘our place’.. the boxes won’t get unpacked for weeks no doubt.. and while we’ve been so busy Vivienne has been having adventures with grandparents in London and the Lake District.. she’s having a wonderful Summer but unfortunately we don’t have a huge amount of time to share as many parts of it as we’d like at the moment. Every time I see her I could eat her, and can’t wait until we settle in and back into more of a (as much as I thought I hated this word) routine. Hope you’re all enjoying your summers.. I have a few more weddings this weekend and a busy September.. but I promise to take more time to blog it all as I go! Happy days xx

Olivia’s Graduation | Personal

July 16, 2013December 18, 2013 | SallyT

Yesterday my little sister graduated from uni. I raced up to Newcastle to get some photos of her in her gown just after the ceremony.. and seeing her looking amazing having received her degree surrounded by our family made all those ‘I-hate-my-tutor-and-don’t-even-want-to-do-this-degree-any-more’ calls totally worth it 😉

Congratulations Liviboo, you’re a graduate!