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Cheshire wedding photography Smallwood Church
Cheshire wedding photography Smallwood Church Penny & Lewis were one of my 2021 couples who were forced to make changes to their wedding due to Covid restrictions. They had originally planned to have a wedding at a West Midlands Barn wedding venue. The uncertainty...
Family photoshoot in Sutton Coldfield
How's everyone's January going so far? It’s typically a quieter month for me, so I've been enjoying looking back at the family photoshoots I had in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham last year. It felt great to be back out there photographing families laughing and having...
West Midlands wedding photography review of 2021
2021 was a funny old year wasn't it? After a year of what felt like endless lockdowns, restrictions and no weddings in 2020, I was hopeful that 2021 would be better. It was a slow starter but boy did it deliver! It felt like an explosion of joy! With ongoing...
Tips for rain on your wedding day
"What happens if it rains on my wedding day?' is one of the questions I get asked the most, by couples, so I thought I'd put together a post giving my top tips for rain on your wedding day. Tips for a rainy wedding Let's be honest, everyone would prefer the sun to be...
10 Best barn wedding venues West Midlands
If you've found your way to my little corner of the internet, you're probably looking for a barn wedding venue in the West Midlands. Have a look through my guide to the 10 best barn wedding venues in the West Midlands to help you find your perfect barn wedding venue....
Small and Intimate Wedding Photography
Small and intimate wedding photography Long before Covid made sure that only small weddings were allowed, I was lucky enough to photograph this lovely small and intimate wedding at Eckington Manor in Worcestershire. Roisin and Johnny didn't feel like a big wedding and...
Marquee Reception at home with Eddison light bulbs
This lovely country wedding, had a marquee reception at home, with Eddison light bulbs and lots of hanging foliage. The Bride, Olivia looked so elegant in a Suzanne Neville gown, which was complimented by her full length cathedral veil. After a moving ceremony and...
Family Photography Birmingham
I've been offering family photography in Birmingham and the surrounding areas for over ten years now, it's something I'm really passionate about. Now my children are older, I can't emphasise enough, how quickly the years fly by! Before you know it, they're teenagers...
Ingestre wedding photography with relaxed farm reception
A relaxed reception on the family farm, near Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire was the order of the day for this lovely farming couple. The day started with the Lowri and her Bridesmaids getting ready at Tixall Gatehouse. The gatehouse is just a few minutes from pretty St...
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Jo Hastings is a Birmingham Wedding Photographer, offering creative, relaxed, natural wedding photography in the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Cotswolds and throughout the UK. She is also sought after for her natural, colourful family photography.

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