Alison's & Rob beautiful rainy day in Harrogate

Such an amazing day! Alison and Rob's day increased my love of rainy weddings ten fold... Stunning moody light which complements my documentary eye perfectly!

After getting ready at the Yorkshire Hotel in Harrogate we drove over to Alison & Rob's village church in North Rigton before coming back to Harrogate (chauffered by a fab vintage bus!) to the Sun Pavilions. You couldn't get a more perfect venue for a rainy day - the outside terrace is covered so you can still get lots of fab natural light shots without worrying about soggy guests! The main reception room is flooded with natural light - and don't get me started on that roof - love it!










The table decorations were so cute - beautiful mis-match vintage china with each cup and saucer acting as name places too. Each table was named after an Elvis track.




To view more wedding images please do visit my online portfolio. If like me you loved Alison & Rob's vintage table theme please do check out The Vintage China Cupboard which is a North Yorkshire china & prop hire service.

Final Countdown to the UK Weddings Show in Harrogate

I'm a busy bee this week getting everything ready for my stand at the UK Weddings Show in Harrogate this weekend... It's been great to hear that lots of couples I've recently met will be visiting with their friends and family to get lots of planning ideas.

Complementary tickets are available through the show website....

Do come and say hi if you're planning to visit...

Introducing George...

It was lovely to meet George last week for a really fun baby portrait session. George was an absolute star and was full of smiles and fab expressions...




Rather than the often time pressured experience of visiting a photography studio I like to visit clients at home so that everything is really relaxed. This is so important for tiny people as it means we can work around feeding / changing and just take time out when needed! There are lots more examples of my baby portrait work on my website - do get in touch for further info.

As a little warning and I'm so sorry to mention the "C" word - but sessions over the next few weeks are quickly getting booked up so do get in touch as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Photography is such a unique and personal present - and rather than many of the quick fix throw away gifts that are starting to appear in our high streets - is something that will be treasured for years to come...

Katie & Mike's wedding at Rudding Park, Harrogate

Another beautiful day at Rudding Park in Harrogate. Had loads of fun hanging out with the girls getting ready before travelling on a fab vintage coach provided by Yesteryear Cars with the bridesmaids and family to the church.






An example of the beautiful flowers created by Carol & Jenny at The Mulberry Tree in Yeadon.



Best synchronised dancefloor skid I've ever witnessed - good work boys!



If you'd like to find out more about my wedding photography services please visit my website...

Donna & Neil - Ripley Castle, Harrogate

The celebration at Ripley Castle was the 2nd part of Donna & Neil's wedding following their official marriage in New Zealand. They held a glamorous black tie dinner at Ripley Castle with all the wedding trimmings for their friends and family in the UK.








A raffle was held after dinner to raise funds for The Spinal Injuries Association. The raffle was lots of fun and raised £700 for an amazing charity.

Think Business - new commissions

Earlier work with the Think Business scheme at Bradford University is featured within a previous blog post. Here are some of my favourite images from the latest commissions. The collection includes portraits of Gemma who teaches street dance to young people and Zahra who designs beautiful jewellery.



I also enjoyed a fantastic day with Jason Burnett who is the World Natural Body Building champion. Alongside his competition work Jason now works with schools and young people looking at healthy lifestyle and positive self-esteem issues.




I accept a varied number of commercial commissions each year - please do visit my online portfolio to view more work - OLIVIA BRABBS COMMERCIAL PORTFOLIO

Bridesmaid Duties!

Apologies for the lack of new posts - it's been a busy summer packed to the rafters with lots of wonderful weddings - I promise to share some of my favourite images really soon...

I've also been really busy moving into my new studio space in Rawdon, Leeds - it's starting to take shape and am looking forward to welcoming clients old and new to come and say hi in the near future.

I'm very excited to be on the other side of the camera this weekend as bridesmaid for my best buddy Miranda - she was my bridesmaid last September for my wedding so I'm very chuffed to be returning the favour... Pics to follow...