West Sussex Wedding Photography by Nicki Feltham

We’re members of the Wildfowl and Wetlands trust and I love it up at the Arundel centre – our toddler Elijah is in his element there, he really enjoys feeding the ducks and there are plenty that will come up and actually take seed from your hands!  I love the photo opportunities so I’m in my element too – I mustn’t grumble about the kit I own but I do get lens envy when I’m there!  Oh to own a mahooosive zoom lens and a camera that fires off 9 frames per second!  I would love to sit in a hide all morning with the professional wildlife photographers snapping away but I think my kids would disturb the peace a bit too much!  Did you know they did weddings there though?  Please someone book me for a wedding at Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands trust!

Anyway here are some pics – if I had a spare pair of hands when I’m out and about I would make a note of all the different breeds!  So answers on a postcard if you know any 😉

Seth spent 5 minutes in the pushchair before he decided enough was enough and I popped him in the rucksack – we’d be lost without the pushchair though, it carries all the bags around!  What will I do when my kids don’t need a pushchair anymore – where will I put everything?!

This pair of geese were so funny, they were shouting at us and following us till we gave them more seed!

Watch the birdie!

We stopped and watched the staff trying to round up some ducks and move them to a different enclosure – the Benny Hill music would have been good to listen to at this point!  They got there in the end though.

There’s always one pic that steals the day though – love this one!

If you’d like a family photoshoot or if you’ve got plans to get married up at the Wildfowl and Wetlands centre in Arundel please get in touch via email – or telephone 01243 587517, thanks 🙂

OK so what am I on about?  A new camera bag of course!  In an attempt for any prospective clients to get to know “me” a bit better I’m having a go at writing some personal blog entries.  I can’t promise they will be funny and witty or even remotely interesting but at least you get a little insight into my life as you’re letting me into yours to capture your weddings, babies, families etc…!  If no one else enjoys these posts at least my lovely Grandma on the Isle of Wight will! 🙂

So I needed a litte cheer-me-up and as I’m on a diet what else is a girl to do but buy a new bag or some shoes?!  Only thing is, I don’t really do handbags (my lip-balm and purse squeeze into Seth’s changing bag that comes everywhere with me!) and I just bought myself a new pair of shoes in the sales so a camera bag it was! 

When I was looking I originally wanted a shootsac but couldn’t stretch to one at the moment so I searched for Crumpler on ebay and this beauty came up!

Those who know me already will know I LOVE green (on accessories and clothes for the boys, I don’t wear much green myself, maybe the odd scarf!)… and I am also a bit of a Twilight Fan so the name of the bag being Pretty Bella was very appealing!  (Just need my Edward Cullen now…!)  It also fits the majority of my favourite gear in its well protected pockets; my camera, 4 different lenses, my flash, spare battery and memory cards.  No room for my zoom lens sadly but that’s soooo heavy anyway I will keep that in my mahooosive rucksack for when I need it!

So was everyone else in my family as impressed with my new purchase as me?  Nah… Seth was more interested in the lens cap whilst I took the photo!

Hope you have a lovely weekend – got a wedding blessing on Sunday evening so please all cross your fingers for some dry weather as we’ve got plans for some fab photos afterwards!

I am so excited as there is a an aricle about lil’ old me in the Dec/Jan issue of  Your Sussex Wedding magazine.  The title is “Going from Strength to Strength” and it’s all about how I started up and caught the wedding bug and how pleased they are for me that the business is going well after such a short time.  Yipppeeee!

(Niki & Gary if you see this, you’re both famous now!)