07-07-2011

Maria & Nick | English Countryside Wedding

This wedding was special for Katie and I. Yes, flying into the small village of Haslington in the English countryside to take pictures was surreal. But then we met them. You know when you meet someone and you’re just instantly friends? That’s Maria and Nick. In Maria’s words, “sometimes things just have a funny way of working out.”

Katie and I always talk about how blessed we are to have such incredible clients. It’s humbling. For us, it turns “just a job” into something we love. There’s nothing else we’d rather do. To be apart of days like these with people like this.

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Jesse Pafundi - Tyler – I feel bad for these frames because you absolutely crushed them. Keep it up my man

daniel chesnut - un-freaking-believable

Heather - WOW, her dress is by far one of the coolest I have ever seen & the bridesmaids dresses are insane too. The photos are fabulous as well. Especially the portraits!

coler - Wicked. English style. Huge fan.

Jesse Korgemaa - wow, seriously this is so fantastic.

Josh Tilton - Absolutely superb coverage Tyler! I am insanely jealous of this opportunity you got to go to England and shoot this couple. Great, great stuff!

elise - your photos are STUNNING…

David - I don’t even know what to say. Amazing. But the guy with the banjo takes it for me.

Thao - Wow, Tyler…you really killed it with this wedding! Phenomenal shots, loved them all. Really loved the couple with the bridal party circling them…win.

Eric Yerke - Killer work T-bone

Amanda Basteen - Wow, what a gorgeous wedding. The whole thing is just breathtaking.

Aaron Shintaku - GANGSTA! My friend.

lydia {ever ours} - seriously?! jaw dropped to ground. amazing work!!

JOSH ELLIOTT - HOLY COVERAGE! You killed it! Nice work dude… really, nice work.

JonDM - Hey Man, Great wedding, glad I checked out your blog as you’re killing it these days.

Alan Langley – Dover Design Photography - What a stunning set – I don’t know where to start. I love the church, the shot of the guys by the car and looking in through the church doors… oh, I like all the others too.

Andy Barnhart - Spectacular! Love ‘em all!

maria & nick - TYLER & KATIE!!!!!!!!

YOU GUYS RULE – we are truly humbled by your talent, and kindness. you both helped make our day amazing, and most importantly, artistically immortalized. the images look just like us, and when we look at them, we feel the overwhelming love we felt on one of the best days of our lives. we love you both xx

pen - Absolutely AWESOME set of images. I’m speechless.

Blake Burton - amazing opportunity, beautiful photos! all their portraits and the frame photo are awesome.

Nirav - This is insane dude! Wow speechless my friend!!

Andrea Ellison Photography - OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG ….*breathe* ….OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG …love love love love …you get the drift !

Caroline Ghetes - Oh. Em. Gee. Like seriously, Oh. Em. Gee. These are absolutely amazing! The pink house is gorgeous. I am IN LOVE with that shot of the bride alone inside the car. LOVE. I can’t even pick one favorite. They’re all my favorite.

Kat Braman - whoa! every single photos is amazing, she looks like a woodland princess. really breathtaking all around. I particularly love that ceremony shot through those green doors.

lindsey - AMAZING. Seriously, I don’t have words. and that rainbow picture? are you kidding me? LOVE.

Leah Muse - I totally remember Maria from The Shot! She looks absolutely beautiful and you did an amazing job on this day, Nick. Gorgeous!

Leah Muse - And by Nick, I meant Tyler. Yeesh.

otto schulze - brother, UNREAL work!!!

Brian Kraft - Superb! Amazing stuff, Tyler.

jeff ambrose - unreal. this is the one that will launch you into another level. mark my words.

nima - top to bottom bad assery. great work tyler!

Razvan - This is what weddings should be and this is what wedding coverage should be. Out of this world amazing!

Kristi Wright - Damn, these are beautiful. What a gorgeous bride and I love their wedding!! Great work.

Ryan Ray - wow, awesome work!!

Stacia Prygrocki - Not going to lie…I cried…TWICE! I love these people and you captured their day so perfectly! Amazing work!

Theresa Hartman - Thank you for showing Maria’s beauty brightly shining. For a godmother who couldn’t be there, your photos are a treasure! Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

Ryan Morck - As always Tyler, another great post.
Soo much goodness.

J Shoda - Um, wow. This is a homerun if I’ve ever seen one. Can’t even pick a favorite frame, and that’s a good thing.

Toni Polverini - Hi Maria & Nick!,
Congratulations on your marriage and the birth of your gorgeous son. My God.. your wedding pics are spectacular!! They are like a dream. You both look like a prince and princess.
May you find a lifetime of happiness together!! Please let us know if U come to Calif.

Love Toni

Rashmi - Bonkers. Brilliant.

matthew morgan - so freakin epic. this is a whole new level. killin it man!

maria + nick - just wanted to say THANK YOU again!!!!!! we are sooooo stoked, elated, grateful, humbled, and excited!
and thanks for everyone’s nice comments – making our day big time!!!

xx
maria + nick

Nick Radford - What?! Kidding me?! This is re.tar.ded. Wowzerz dude. unreal.

Nathan Gilmer - these shot’s all look like stills from a great indie movie. Love it!

Amari Kenoly - dude, you took advantage of a great opportunity and straight killed it!!! every frame in this set is spot on……congrats to you and congrats to the bride and groom.

shipra - eeep! Fantastic wedding coverage. Love their personal style! That dress is to die for perfect!

Lisa Gratton - WOw….simply amazing. these images are what makes people want to be and dream about doing wedding photography. Pure art here.

Lisa Gresham - Absolutely amazing!! No words do justice.

alex - this whole set is freaking amazing. freaaaaaaking amazing! LOVE that awesome pink church, the yummy light, and all the special moments you captured

Keith Kellett - Tyler, Just want to say the pictures are amazing, the job you did over here was amazing, and the best thing is the pictures look so natural. Thank you for capturing Nikki & Maria’s special day so beautifully!! Ps love the picture of Me, Blake, Nikki & Jax

Sachin - Mad skills yo!

Marty Gresham - Beautiful work, Mr. and Mrs. Branch!

Fer Juaristi - dude, come on! I have just dropped everything & just enjoyed your pics.
Amazing stuff, cheers from MX.

Cathanne (Friend of Andrea Ellison) - Love your photos. What fantastically sylish couple. They would immediately be my friends if I met them and they want me to get married all over again.

Mother of the Bride - Beautiful wedding, beautiful pictures! Thank you.

Nick Welsh - Hey dude,

Great images! I LOVE the processing. Are these edited with an action you bought or made? If you made it, let me know if I can get my hands on it. If you bought it, I wanna know where! I love it! Some really fun reception shots too. Again, great job.

.nick

Johanna {Summer Love} - one of the most engaging and enchanting set of wedding photographs i think i have ever seen!

David Jenkins - Different class! The first shot is something else, just pure art, but the whole thing is amazing. Really inspiring!

Linda Garrett – friend of the bride’s Dad - Stunning. These are art. You are a wonderful photographer.

Hilde Eyckmans - wow all the way to the uk, great job tyler!

aga - super cool wedding! kickass images.

Ulmer Studios - Umm…wow…so yeah can I have the first image as a print? This is seriously going down as one of my fave weddings ever!!! You blew my mind!

-Josh

Nakalan - wow. this is so beautiful. it was photographed so perfectly.

jennette - wow truly amazing photos, breathtakingly beautiful, stunning bride and bridesmaids, you have alot of talent x

Nessa K - I want to move into that pink building, have that weather every day, and I wouldn’t mind having that wedding dress. What I’m saying is… can I move into these photographs?

Kevin - Awesome! Really wish we could have been there to celebrate with you. Can’t wait to see you both. Everything looked amazing.

Kevin

Rog - My brain hurts,…rog was here

Jason - Bro, this ROCKS! Just stunning work, those portraits in particular are spectacular.

Hilde Eyckmans - wow Tyler, how you use the most of the daylight, filtering true those tree’s and your eye for detail…gorgeous!

seesaw - beautiful everything.

Steph - Beautiful bride and stunning wedding photography! Love it

Maya - OMG. I don’t think I breathed from start to finish looking through these photos! Beautiful styling by the couple of their big day, and stunning photography. Congrats to one and all!

michele bowman - wow. all i can say is wow. well, i can also say that it was fabulous coverage too!!

Jared Tseng - Tyler, you have such a gift! Too beautiful for words!

Paul - I can’t quite believe how good this is

Tracey - Killer shots. Just awesome. Found my way here througha bit of searching…can i blog some of these they are just so beautiful? Need to be shared!

Lotta_heylook - Pure perfection! <3

Zoe - HOLEY MOLEY!! I think it should be the law that every wee village/town/city has one of those ADORABLE pink churches, and maybe with you there too, just hanging out, taking AMAZING photos – LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! FAB work!

Aaron Snow - Tyler. Just stop shooting now. You’ll never beat that one! AMAZING!!!

Sheena - Exquisite taste and shots. Saw the video and just had to see the pictures, and they compliment each other beautifully! I would consider myself blessed to have wedding pictures as wonderful and moving as these!

paul von rieter - Just looked at this for the thousandth time… and it is still uber awesome. I am soooooo happy you were there.

Jessica - my jaw was on the ground and my heart in my stomach the whole time I was looking at these pictures. absolutely incredible. wow. I’ve never been mind f*cked by photography before but you just did it. every one was amazing.

Amber - these are amazing.

Reba - After looking through these ABSOLUTELY stunning photos I have forwarded your information to my cousin who is getting married this summer! Congrats to Nick and Maria, may you live a life of happiness and love Don’t know them, but I was incredibly moved by these pictures!

Alex - Some awesome photos!

Bec - wow, i’m such a fan of how you told this story. I love all your candids, I love the way you guys capture the stuff normally unseen. Very cool wedding, with an absolutely stunning looking couple!

AmberLynn - Breathtaking, simply amazing! I would love to shoot something like this, let alone have a clone wedding! haha! much love <3

Hogger & Co. - These are absolutely STUNNING!!!!

Kristian Leven - Why have I only just discovered your work?! Really lovely images – enjoyed looking through these. Those sunset couple shots are gorgeous. Great stuff

Cathleen - This is incredible..along with the video. I wish I knew Maria Nick and Jackson they seem so fun!! ..I would love to have gone to this wedding!!! You did an excellent job !!!

http://tomharmonphotography.com/blog - You really are extremely talented. Your work, especially your ceremony stuff, is amazing. Continue the wonderful work.

Joanna - The way you capture life is so inspiring. These are incredible!

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