We're still a fair few months away from Claire & Rob's wedding - a christmassey one at Sopley Mill - but we'd long ago arranged an engagement shoot at place very special to them: Durdle Door, that famous and majestic archway of rock on the jurassic Dorset Coast. I'm not going to get too wrapped up in the geology of the landscape here, inspiring as it is (although if you're interested, I can't recommend the film Nuts In May highly enough!), but it's most certainly an absolutely stunning part of the county. And happily, when the rain's coming in horizontally while you're stood on the top of the cliff peering out into the clouds it means it's going to be much quieter down there than on a blazing-blue-skies-and-sunshine kind of day.
Well, troopers that they are Claire and Rob soldiered on down with me and, lo and behold, down at sea level it was all rather lovely. Great fun to chat away to and to photograph, and very willing accomplices, we're going to get some absolutely gorgeous photos in that magical wintry December light - can't wait!
Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyBlack and white portraits of couple alone and together on beach Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyBride portrait Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyCouple together Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyEngaged couple portrait Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyBlack and white couple photo with Durdle Door Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyCouple together on coastal viewpoint Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyCouple colour portraits Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyGroom portraits Durdle Door Dorset engagement photographyDurdle Door coastal scene with couple Oh, and we even managed to find the step that Rob was intending to propose to Claire on all those months ago - the very reason that this little stretch of coast means so much to them. Turns out that however rotten the weather was today when we were stood on the top it still didn't come close to that which faced them when they were last here, but happily one way or another the proposal was both made and accepted, and now it's full steam ahead!
Roll on December...
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Hope you enjoyed the photos, and thanks as ever for reading,
Stephen
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