Abby Phillips Photography

29/10/2022

Hi all! My books are currently closed as I am taking a break from the business. Once I am back I will let you know!
Thanks for all of your support 😊

07/09/2021

I just can't resist a photo in front of big colourful doors!!
Congratulations once again to MR and MRS Blake! They had the most gorgeous day celebrating with family and friends at Gileston Manor ..this venue really delivered on colourful doors and stunning photo ops! I'll share more from this beautiful wedding soon!

17/08/2021

How cute is this gender reveal from MR & MRS Purton's wedding? This was such a special moment to share with family and friends in the most fitting way at a golf course!

17/08/2021

Hi all!

I’m not sure what’s going on with Facebook at the moment, but it’s making uploading photos/new posts impossible! It’s also deleted a few of my lastest posts.

I’m desperate to share some shots from recent weddings with you guys! If anyone has a business account and can help me with this problem, please send me a message!

Thank you!

08/08/2021

• HALLELUJAH FOR RESTRICTIONS COMING TO AN END! •

It’s the little things during the day that make me feel so lucky to be doing what I love!

Buttoning up the brides dress because it’s too fiddly for the bridesmaids with their fake nails..

Pinning on button holes because no one’s ever really sure where they go!

Seeing the father of the bride’s face when they see their beautiful daughter in the dress for the first time.

The exciting butterflies I get walking over to the ceremony with the bride and bridesmaids.

Seeing the groom hold back the tears at the top of the aisle!

Making best friends with the flower girl knowing they’ll give you the heart melting cute photos.. then getting led by hand to the bouncy castle, because that’s what besties do!

Whisking the bride and groom away for photos after the ceremony and seeing them take a breather, relax and let it sink in that they’re married!

Not to mention.. jumping to catch the brides veil as it lifts off and literally flies off in to a near by field!!

Countless wedding dress fluffing to show off the insane trains!!

My eyes filling up at the toasts for absent family and friends that I’ve never met but the heartfelt speeches make it impossible not to

Listening to some seriously talented musicians finally back to filing dance floors and belting their hearts out!

Congratulations once again to Mr and Mrs Macey and Mr and Mrs Blake this weekend! I can’t wait to get your photos back to you!

24/07/2021

MR & MRS PURTON
I've been so slow at posting new weddings recently so I thought I'd start with this lovely couple who got married recently at Ridgeway Golf 4 All . Even with the covid restrictions, they had the most amazing day with their closest friends and family!
Many more photos to come from this wedding day, including the cutest gender reveal!
But for now, I'm off to photograph a wedding in Bristol!
Get in touch to enquire about booking and I'll get back to you asap!

27/06/2021

I can't get enough of naked cakes! What about you, naked or iced?

26/06/2021

Please take the time to sign this petition! Not only is the industry, full of small sole traders struggling. But how many more times do Brides and Grooms have to re plan their weddings?! Planning a wedding is stressful at the best of times, but it’s almost impossible with the current tight restrictions.
With sporting events of 1000s going ahead, surely we’re at the stage where Brides shouldn’t need to choose which grandparents or childhood friends to cut from their guest lists.

I did not start this petition but I am in full support of it!

Weddings are significant life events for many couples who are looking to begin their family lives. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, many couples have had to postpone their wedding plans several times as they do not want to lose the weddings of their dreams. This has subsequently put many lives on h...

03/06/2021

PINK PINK PINK! Here's a mini photoshoot from a few weeks ago with my beautiful sister and adorable niece! What a pair of cuties!

01/05/2021

I recently did a photoshoot with to get a few new shots for my website. He was geeking out about the the difference in how things look depending on the focal length of the lens, which I found interesting due to how many of my clients experience photos to be one of THE MOST INTENSE body image triggers.

To demonstrate, he took these two photos of my face, and explained how a wide angle lens leads to distortions, which makes faces look kinda weird (L) but also makes bodies look thinner so photographers will sometimes use it to get “more flattering” body shots.

A telephoto lens on the other hand leads to compression, which makes faces look more or less “normal” (R) but has a widening effect which can make bodies look bigger, wider, or fatter. (Notice how much thinner my neck is on the left than on the right? Also I have no ears on the left.)

I found this all fascinating.

Essentially, photos aren’t a perfect representation of how we look, and there are dramatic differences in how we’ll appear depending on the equipment being used.

And yet, so many clients have been triggered by a photo, either hating how it looks (ie: “my arms look huge” or “I look so wide”) or expressing confusion (ie: “I think I looked one way and then I saw a photo and now I feel like I have no idea how I actually look”).

Photos have a way of triggering body hatred and for this exact reason: it shows a different image than our eyes see, and calls into question your own perception of how you look.

Maybe you think you look ok, then you see an “unflattering” photo and realize you were wrong. When we can’t trust our own perceptions, we often dive into obsessive body checking/ministering to figure out the truth. Am I actually fat/big/wide, or no? Am I pretty or do I look weird? Am I ok?

But photos are NOT objective facts, and they don’t capture you the way other people will actually see you.

For example, no matter the angle, my face will never look exactly like *either* of these two photos to the naked human eye.

Did you know this? Have you seen this?

And more importantly, what has your relationship been between body image and photos?

22/12/2020

Throwback to sunnier times with these cuties!
These photos were taken in the first lockdown of my sister and niece. We were all living together and we made the most of family time and take some photos in the garden 💛

Keep an eye out for more photos from this shoot that I’ll be sharing soon!