Hannah Millard Photography

Vicky & Martin - Wedding Preview

2012-01-04T02:48:00.000-08:00

Here's a little look at the totally adorable Vicky & Martin's vintage Christmas inspired, musical and totally loveable wedding in Hull. I had an absolute blast with these guys, can I please go back and live it over again?

Wedding Preview - Holly & Gareth

2011-12-12T08:32:00.000-08:00

Totally gorgeous, full of attitude and bags of creativity, Holly and Gareth's wedding was ACE. Here's a little look at some of the photos!

Hitched Breakthrough Awards 2011

2011-11-17T03:14:00.001-08:00

So, you may have seen on Facebook/Twitter that I was lucky enough to win Best New Wedding Photographer on Hitched. Getting shortlisted was amazing and overwhelming enough, but to win has been amazing. If any of you lovely people reading this voted, I'd like to send you the hugest of thank-yous. Just in case you don't believe me, here's me and Hitched MD Dean Yardley when he came all the way to Wirksworth to present me with my award/listen to me babble inanely for a while.

Yes, my beauty regime ahead of this photo opportunity mainly involved eating all the pies.

The thing with starting a business is that you are constantly looking ahead. Wondering which direction to take next. Worrying about the future. Creating goals. Planning, planning, planning. I am really glad to have had the chance to take some time to look back over the last few months and appreciate what a mad and wonderful journey (yes, I just used the word "journey". If it makes it's any consolation it made me sick in my mouth a bit and it won't happen again) starting this business has been and how brilliant and humbling it is to have won this award. I love my job so much and while I look forward to seeing where it takes me, I'm going to get a bit sentimental for a moment and have a look through some of my favourite experiences from the past few months while I have a cup of tea.

Engagement - Owen & Rebecca

2011-11-13T05:44:00.001-08:00

When it comes to engagement shoots I have a whole list of ideas and locations stowed away of things I'd love to try. A dawn photoshoot has been on that list for about as long as the list has existed. The next step is matching up the right couple with the right idea. After meeting Rebecca and Owen and taking some time thinking about what might suit them (because it's so important for the shoot to suit the couple, I cannot stress this enough) I decided to suggest a sunrise photoshoot up on the gorgeous Curbar Edge. Undeterred by a 7am start and unpredictable weather (cannot believe how jammy we were with that by the way - it was a gorgeous morning!) we ventured out yesterday morning and here's the results!

Wedding Preview - Ian & Jennifer

2011-11-02T13:14:00.000-07:00

Skulls? Naughty bridesmaids? Sparkly shoes? Pumpkins? Tattoo cake?

Must be Ian & Jennifer's freaking awesome Day of the Dead-inspired Halloween wedding. Preview time!

George and Emily

2011-10-24T07:04:00.000-07:00

These two are absolutely adorable! They were married at the beautiful church in Baslow and threw a ruddy marvellous party at Hassop Station Bookshop & Cafe. The venue had never been used for a wedding before but it was so perfect and right next to The Monsall Trail which made for some lovely, balloon-filled photos while bemused ramblers and cyclists passed by and shouted congratulations.

Child portrait session - Josh & Jem

2011-10-24T05:26:00.000-07:00

Adorable but cheeky brother and sister Josh and Jem popped up to Wirksworth with their lovely mum the other day to get some photos of them playing in the lovely Autumnal countryside. I love doing child portraits outdoors and we were lucky enough to get some gorgeous light. Here's some photos!

If you're interested in booking me to take photos of your children, drop me a line and we'll get adventuring!

Ali & Paul

2011-10-24T04:37:00.000-07:00

Ali & Paul were married in the heart of Dublin. I'd never visited the city before and fell a little bit in love, especially with the fab nooks and crannies we explored when we were looking for locations to take pictures of just the two of them. From tea and cake at The Pepper Pot to rifling through records in the market, it was so much fun.

Congratulations Ali & Paul! Thanks for letting me be part of your day and lots of love to your friends and family for being awesome and welcoming.

An impromptu photoshoot with Shigure X Core

2011-10-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

There are no words for how fab to work with this girl is. It was all very last minute and opportune, we managed to get the best half an hour's light I've shot in for quite some time and I am so pleased with the results.

Baby & Toddler Portrait Session - Pi & Xanthe

2011-10-22T05:17:00.000-07:00

My oh my! Xanthe and her little brother Pi are just far too adorable!

An autumnal family & bump shoot

2011-10-17T01:45:00.000-07:00

I met Sam and her gorgeous family at a recent wedding and was really excited to be able to take some photos of them at this special time. It was grey and dull and a bit chilly in Markeaton park but we still managed to get some cute photos. Can't wait to meet the little one in a few weeks time!

Wedding Preview - Emily & George

2011-10-08T15:51:00.000-07:00

Wowsers! I just got home from Emily & George's beautiful wedding in Baslow church and Hassop Station Bookshop. It was utterly adorable and brilliant fun and I'll tell you more about it soon but for now, here's a preview!

Lise, Rich, Rory & a very disgraceful photoshoot

2011-09-26T03:19:00.000-07:00

Lise is the achingly witty voice behind the brilliant How To Be a Domestic Disgrace and when she decided she'd like some family photos, I instantly thought "food fight".

A few weeks and emails and messages and cake baking sessions later we were laying out a beautiful picnic in the Wirksworth countryside. I fiddled with the plates, arranging and rearranging them so that they were just "so" before inviting them to get stuck in and pull the whole things to pieces. It was ridiculously fun and there were times when I could hardly take photos because I was laughing so hard. I'm really pleased with the results and totally chuffed to bits because it seems like Lise and her family are too, which is what it's all about.

Oh and HOW ridiculously gorgeous are they? It makes me sick.

Maternity - Charlotte

2011-09-18T15:38:00.000-07:00

So, you might remember that I put out a call looking for pregnant ladies who would like some shots done, in turn for giving me the chance to have a go at maternity photography. Charlotte got in touch and so off I ventured on the train to Goole, excited to try something new. Have a look and let me know what you think in the comments below, or on my Facebook page.

If you are thinking of getting some maternity photos done, or know someone who might like a maternity shoot as a gift, pop me an email.

Congratulations Charlotte! Can't wait to meet Olivia when she arrives - not long to go now at all.

Lisa & Ric

2011-09-15T08:09:00.000-07:00

When Lisa and Ric emailed me about their wedding I was at my friends' house and I was so amazed I had to read it out loud:

"World War 2 jeeps"
"Oooooh!"
"Cricket club"
"Ahhhhh!"
"Candy Anthony Dress"
"Ohhhhh!"
"Vintage crockery and Pimms reception"
"Wow!"
"Old fish and chip tram"
"Ooooh!"
"Gramophone DJ!"
"You're kidding, right? Is that even a thing?"
"For real!"
"Best. Wedding. Ever."

And it was amazing!

Ali & Josh

2011-09-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

When Ali & Josh first contacted me about shooting their wedding at Peterborough Cathedral, I must admit that while I was very excited, I was also pretty terrified about doing it. I worried about how I would cope with the light, the traditions and the sheer scale of a cathedral wedding. But I accepted the challenge, because when you shoot a wedding there's always a bit of fear involved. Before I shot my first I worried about whether I could do it at all: I didn't sleep, I couldn't eat, all I could think about was f-stops and worst case scenarios but when it came to the day itself, I took a deep breath and I got on with it and it turned out that I loved it more than I could have imagined it the height of my "can I do this?" panicking.

Ali & Josh's wedding was wonderful, not just the epic cathedral ceremony but the warm, handmade village hall party and barn dance that followed. Everything was thought through and there was always something for guests to do, from feasting on fish and chips to table football to trying their luck on the coconut shy. Even the bus they hired was the same number bus they used to catch to get home in London. It was beautiful, not just because it looked great, but because it all meant something.

Becky & Dave

2011-09-14T02:54:00.000-07:00

Becky & Dave's wedding was the first of my big summer adventures this year. An epic billion (rough estimate) hours on the train and I found myself in unchartered territory for me: Cornwall. It's somewhere I've always wanted to go there and to get the chance to photograph Becky and Dave's cliff top wedding was too good to be true. It was the combined efforts of their friends and family that made it an exceptional wedding. Practically everything was either handmade or sourced locally and, when they found themselves with a marquee to decorate a whole 12 hours later than they expected, everyone pitched in in the pitch black (plus a little head lamp light) to get it done in time. It was definitely a sign of how well loved (and rightly so, for they are lovely) Becky and Dave are. I think I spent most of the time just stood gawping at the detail, the weather and oh, that landscape but I did remember I was there for a reason! So, here's a selection of their photos: