Syon Park wedding Open Day: Hold the date

Sunday 11 April. Be there

Brides who love being photographed

Most brides are rather shy, we find, and don't particularly look forward to being photographed.

It sometimes seems strange to us, as pretty much without exception, all the brides we've photographed look amazing on their wedding day.

They're so happy and excited that they go with the flow and if they've allowed enough time for us, we get some great shots.

And some, like our glamorous Russian bride Ekaterina, love the camera and the camera loves her. It's partly about being relaxed and enjoying the moment.

But some brides just aren't relaxed. Often it's because everything has taken much longer than planned and time has run out. And others are so organised, like the bride who had her day planned by 5 minute chunks, all worked out and on view on an Excel spreadsheet. Nothing was left to chance, and actually a bit of spontaneity is essential on your wedding day.

PTO inspiration from Llewelyn Robbins and Su Kaye

One of the big discoveries at Photo Training Overseas was the pleasure of taking macro photographs of flowers using a pocket camera. Su Kaye was due to give a seminar on macrophotography but at the last minute she couldn't make it and Llewelyn Robbins took her place.

His session was the highlight of the week, as far as I'm concerned. He showed us some of Su's work which was stunning. Each image was a work of art and would look fantastic on any gallery wall.

This Turkish alpine flower was minuscule but makes a great picture against the sky. I found it in the ruins of the ancient city of Perge. It's going up on our wall, together with the best of the images of all other delicate blooms we saw.

Llewelyn Robbins can be found at http://www.lrphotography.co.uk

Su Kaye at http://www.sukaye.com

Romantic Scottish castle weddings

There's nothing more romantic than a wedding in a Scottish castle and Pittodrie House in Aberdeenshire is nothing if not romantic. We flew up for Nadia and Ryan's November wedding

We find that some London based brides and grooms like to work with a London based photographer - it's more convenient for pre-wedding consultations, the pre-wedding shoot and album selection.

And we love to travel for our work. It keeps us fresh and up to date. Pittodrie House is a short drive from Aberdeen airport and only a cheap flight away from Heathrow.

In fact, it could be a more pleasant experience for you and your guests than many a London venue with its traffic and noice.

And you get a great honeymoon destination too.