Tom & Alicia's Wedding at St Marks Church, Highcliffe & Parley Manor, Christchurch

Tom & Alicia got married in April 2011 at St Mark's Church in Highcliffe, and then held their Wedding Reception at Parley Manor, Christchurch.

Alicia didn't have any preparation shots taken, so I went straight to church to capture Tom and his Groomsmen, both little & big!

Tom didn't want a big 'photo-shoot' Wedding, so I kept things as relaxed as possible, and was able to get some nice natural shots.


The Bridesmaids arrived at Church first, followed by Alicia with her Dad in a beautiful open-topped classic Wedding car.

The Wedding ceremony was lovely, and afterwards, as the weather was perfect, we were able to spend a good amount of time outside in the Church grounds taking some of the requested group shots, and also a number of the more natural, reportage images.



The Newly Weds then headed to Parley Manor, where they were able to have a bit of time and few shots together, before the Wedding Party arrived.

Again, the good weather made it possible for everyone to mingle outside in the grounds of this fabulous venue, and gave me plenty of opportunity for capturing the guests.








Congratulations Tom & Alicia!

Thankyou for choosing me as your Wedding Photographer, and may you have every happiness in your future together!


I am a Parley Manor Partner Photographer.

Andy & Claire's Wedding at St John's Church, Boscombe and The Royal Bath Hotel

Andy & Claire were married in April 2011 at St Andrew's Church in Boscombe, and held their reception at The Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth.

I arrived at Claire's parents' house in the morning to capture the Bride & her Bridesmaids getting ready, and then headed to St Andrew's Church to meet up with Andy & the Boys.

Claire then arrived at Church in a classic Wedding car with her Dad.



The Church of England marriage ceremony was lovely, and afterwards I was able to capture a good amount of natural shots of the Newly Weds and their guests.

A Red London Bus had been hired to transport the guests from Church to the reception venue, which looked fab! I love this shot of Claire & Andy hanging off the back!




It was amazing weather, with plenty of hot sunshine and blue skies, so we were able to get most of the group shots that Claire & Andy had requested outside, either at Church or in the grounds of The Royal Bath Hotel.

You can see just how warm the day was by the amount of people on Bournemouth beach behind Andy & Claire.








Congratulations Andy & Claire, and I wish you all the best for your future together!

Andrew Millard

Chris & Abbie's Wedding at The Chine Hotel, Boscombe - May 2011

Chris & Abbie got married in May 2011 at The Chine Hotel in Boscombe. This is a great venue as it allowed us to walk down through Boscombe Gardens to the pier for some photographs after the Wedding Ceremony.

I took preparation shots of Abbie & the Bridesmaids, who got ready at The Chine, and also met up with Chris & the Boys for a few shots before the Civil Marriage Ceremony. Afterwards, we headed down to Boscombe Pier and got a few different shots of the newly married couple.

I stayed to capture the speeches (during which there were both tears & much laughter!) and then through to the First Dance.

A great day, and a big congratulations to Chris & Abbie!!

Wessex Cancer Trust 2011 "Business Come Dancing" Charity Event at the Hotel Piccadilly

The Wessex Cancer Trust, together with the Hotel Piccadilly in Bournemouth, hosted the "Business Come Dancing" charity event on 30th June 2011. Seven local business men and women took to the ballroom floor to compete with their professional dance partners for the 2011 trophy. Companies that participated included Savills, Coles Miller Solicitors, AFCB Bournemouth, Princecroft Willis, HSBC, VS Club, and Inkwell.

The contestants danced for a packed audience and a panel of judges – Peter Scott of the Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Susanne Hancock, dancer and qualified adjudicator, Lizzie McManus from The Coast & Breeze radio station, and special guest actor Stefan Booth who plays Greg in Eastenders.

The event was a huge success for the Wessex Cancer Trust, raising over £6000 for local cancer patients and their families.

This is the second year that I was asked to support the event by taking photographs of the competitors whilst dancing, and also afterwards during the awards. The photographs are to be used by the Charity in their literature and press releases.

Congratulations to the 2011 winners, Pippa Leech from Savills and her dance partner Daniel Murrell from Debut Dancing, Christchurch, shown below pulling some fantastic moves!

For further information on the Wessex Cancer Trust, and details on the 2012 Business Come Dancing Event, please contact Karen on karen@wessexcancer.org, or check out their website at www.wessexcancer.org

The event has been covered in several press & company articles, including the following: -
The Business - independent magazine for Dorset, West Hants and Salisbury
Coles Miller Solicitors

Wedding Blogs Coming Soon!!

Apologies to all the Newly Weds whose Weddings I have recently covered and have not yet posted on my blog - it has been a crazy month!! I will do my best to get on top of this in the next couple of weeks! Hope everyone is well! Andrew.

First Holy Communion at Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church

Congratulations to all the children who received their First Holy Communion earlier this month at Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church in Southbourne.

I attended to take photographs of the children and their families before the service, and also as they were receiving Communion for the first time.

We had a spell of good weather for the day, so all was good on that front, and the service was lovely.

Images are online for viewing & ordering through my website www.millardphotography.co.uk