Rock 'n'roll bride!

A recent hen shoot in the Pillo hotel  Galway turned out to be a rockin experience. Our bride to be Elaine was surprised with the 'cosmo makeover session' by her friends. They even went to the trouble of making the ultimate soundtrack for her and bringing it down so we could have a bit of craic during the shoot. As Alice cooper and Metallica were blaring the ladies all had their makeup applied by Theresa Danaher and there was plenty of banter between them in the hotel room! (yes we did a group in the hotel bedroom believe it or not!)
Seeing as this was planned to be done in the  room we opted for the pyjama party look and the girls all had a lovely set each for the photo shoot. Firstly  we did the glam one to one shots for a different look followed by some shots of the bridal party and different scenarios of family etc.
On went the Pj's and all hell broke loose - pillows flying and plenty of belly laughs! We did some tongue in cheek shots in the bed also just for fun. Here are some snippets!
I have visions of them all at Elaine's Halloween wedding moshing up a storm!!

Thoughts of the morning after creeping in!

                                                                       The Gang! 

Mel and the gang!

Mel booked a hen party photo shoot with me recently in Galway at the Imperial Hotel. These girls were well up for the craic and had a selection of devil accessories with them all prepared! We tried out a few
looks and fun scenarios including the popular Boudoir Girls ' Dishy Housewives' theme! Well done girls on surprising the lovely bride to be and on the posing!

Cheeky devils!

Havin a laugh!

Caroilin's Hen!

Caroilin's hen group had booked into the stylish Western Hotel apartments in Galway for a night of fun. The girls had organized a cake for her followed by a beautiful slideshow of her youth! It made for great shots as they laughed wholeheartedly at their prevoius teenage 'fashion faux pas' and crazy weekends! I took some nice candid shots indoors followed by some outdoor ones on the rooftop. The girls were all ready for road (as they booked the mini-cosmo they already had makeup on) After persuading some of them (you know who you are ;)))))) to stand in front of the lens for photo's, they turned out lovely despite their reluctance! Some went in two's and three's for back up!!All in all we had a great giggle between shots while the girls sipped on champagne and ate yummy strawberries.

aww!

Cutting of the cake!

slideshow!

Fun group shots!

Sarah's Hen!

I had the pleasure of meeting a lovely bunch of girls recently who surprised Sarah with this fun 'mini-cosmo' shoot at the Carlton Hotel. I was greeted with a lovely gang all dolled up in killer 'LBD's' except for Sarah who wore a beautiful pink dress. I supplied the props except for the flowers who were brought by Miss 'M' her sister. With Rhianna blaring we got to work posing and giggling and as you can see the girls turned out fabulous in their shots. Big thanks to The Carlton who are an ideal hen venue and always accommodate us 'Boudoir Girls' on our shoots. xxxxxxx

Marie Antoinette in the Boudoir!!

It's always fun to team up with other photographers on shoots for mutual benefit. Myself and John Mc Mahon teamed up on a Boudoir shoot Marie Antoinette style! As I have a little obsession with her and all things Baroque/Antique/ Gothic I could not wait to unleash this vision in my head. Costumes and props and a menagerie of camera equipment were dragged to Sharon's house and the fun began! Makeup and hair was done by the amazing Yvonne Meenaghan for this shoot. John was fantastic at giving direction to us both during this shoot as he recorded some HD snippets of us in action!! Lighting was also a little different to accentuate the look in different ways.  We all had a blast doing the shoot and well done to Sharon on her modeling - GET THIS : she is not a 'professional model'. We wanted to prove that you don't have to be to achieve stunning photographs. This kind of photography is ideal for a pre- wedding gift for the groom  or a romantic Valentines/Birthday/Christmas gift for your other half!! We offer coffee table Boudoir Books that will guarantee to catch his attention! Calendars are also available with various fun themes if you prefer something more tongue in cheek!! You choose your shoot - we deliver the fantasy! For Boudoir or Hen party bookings contact:  (087) 6332611
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He delivers beautiful wedding photographs at an affordable price with a selection of top quality albums to choose from.  For wedding queries contact John on (087) 2496571

Behind the scenes footage to follow soon...................xxxxxxxxxxx