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Wedding Favours That Won't Get Left Behind.

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So, you've chosen a lovely venue, gowns and suits that make you look $1,000,000, (amazing, that is, not "all green and crinkly", as my own best man quipped), chosen menus to satisfy all your guests, booked photographers, videographers, and all sorts of entertainment, and now you start to think about wedding favours. I've seen a wide range of favours, from sweets to hand-decorated glasses to lottery scratch cards. Of these, the sweets will be eaten, and only winning scratch cards are likely to be kept until they are redeemed, whilst gifts like the glasses, although lovely may get forgotten, or might not survive the partying or the journey home.  Weddings are great occasions where family members who haven't seen each other for a while can get together, so why not have family group photos? You could ask your main photographer* if they are able to provide this service using a second photographer, or if they're happy for you to engage a sepa
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Let's get shooting again

 Hi there, I'm Phil Lewin, and I'm a semi-professional photographer based in Bristol. The pandemic, with its two periods of lockdown in England has taken it's toll on me as it has many others.  I normally shoot weddings and special events, but I haven't shot a wedding this year. My photo booth was well used in February and March, but it's stayed in the garage ever since. I really want to get out shooting pictures again, so I'm looking to get out locally and capture pictures of local houses with their Christmas lights. I've loved night-time photography for many years since attending an evening class in 1984, when we photographed subjects like the Clifton Suspension Bridge, then still lit with thousands of conventional incandescent bulbs. Nowadays not so many buildings in Bristol are lit up at night, so there aren't as many choices currently. But at Christmas, there are lights galore. Shopping areas, public buildings, hotels, monuments, and more private ho
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