The Sam and Steve Podcast

In this episode Steve's meets Steph Jones, Wedding and Event's Manager at Magnolia Park Hotel, Golf and Country Club. Steph tells Steve about weddings at Magnolia Park, and their up coming wedding fair on February 23rd from 11am to 3pm. 

Links from the show:

Sam and Steve Photography https://www.samandstevephotography.com

Magnolia Park Hotel, Golf and Country Club https://www.magnoliaparkgolfhotel.co.uk/

Exhibitors at the wedding fair at Magnolia Park on February 23rd:

Rebecca Herd Events https://www.rebeccaherdevents.co.uk/

Brill Photography https://www.brillphotography.co.uk/

Gladys Doris Flowers https://www.gladysdoris.co.uk/

Tracey Mann Cakes https://www.traceyscakes.co.uk/

Cakes by Kit http://cakesbykit.com/

Deans Chair Covers and Events https://www.deanschaircovers.co.uk/

Ellis Elite Events http://elliseliteevents.com/

Brides Boutique Buckingham https://www.bridesboutiquebuckingham.co.uk/

Body Shop Wedding Favours

Jonathon Toastie Toastmasters

Aspire Enhancements https://www.aspireenhancements.co.uk/

Greenfield Entertainment http://greenfieldentertainments.co.uk/

Plus, The Wedding Lens, Karoake Disco Experience,  Hair and Make Up By Zoe, Jonathon Toastie the Toastmaster

In this episode Sam and Steve interview Ray Sawyer, Durham based photographer and fellow Loxley Colour/Photography News Award winning photographer. He taks about:

• How he has gone from starting in 2018 to photographing over 60 weddings per year;
• His approach to his beautiful images
• Why he moved from Canon DSLR's to Sony mirrorless cameras
• Why he believes elopements are the next big thing.

Sam and Steve also talk about recent visits to Scotland and London, and to the Fujifilm House of Photography. And their wedding fair schedule for the year. And curry. Lots of it. 

Sam and Steve Photography www.samandstevephotography.com 

Sawyer and Sawyer Photography https://www.sasphoto.co.uk/

Loxley Colour/Photography News Wedding Photographer of the Year competition https://www.loxleycolour.com/blog/who-is-the-wedding-photographer-of-the-year-2019-56993

Fujifilm House of Photography http://www.fujifilm-houseofphotography.com/

Music by Peter Spacey from Artlist. 

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In this episode, Sam and Steve discuss all things wedding planning. If you are newly engaged, this episode is for you! Based on their experiences of photographing over 200 weddings, Sam and Steve talk about:

• Why you need to effectively budget for your wedding and stick to it!
• Choosing your wedding theme
• How long before the big day you need to order your dress
• Different types of wedding venues; hotels, barns, marquees, and their pro's and cons
• Why having a videographer is a really good idea
• Different types of wedding photography and why some images you may see on websites are not from real weddings
• Are photo booths still a thing?
• Why wedding insurance is a must.

Links to topics discussed:

Sam and Steve Photography https://www.samandstevephotography.com/

Guides for Brides https://www.guidesforbrides.co.uk/

Wedding Fayres at the start of 2020 that Sam and Steve will be attending:

Ashridge House Feb 9th https://www.guidesforbrides.co.uk/wedding-fairs/hertfordshire/wedding-fair-at-ashridge-house/22155

Mallory Court Feb 23rd https://www.guidesforbrides.co.uk/wedding-fairs/warwickshire/wedding-fair-at-mallory-court-country-house-hotel-spa/22156

Magnolia Park Feb 23rd https://www.magnoliaparkgolfhotel.co.uk/

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In this New Year's Day Episode, Sam and Steve's guest in Vikki Heath. Vikki runs the lovely Oxfordshire barn wedding Venue Manor Farm Barn. She also grew up there, and got married there herself. She tells Steve:

• How her venue has become one of the top Oxfordshire Wedding Venues over a few short years
• What makes weddings at Manor Farm Barn special and why she has so many great reviews
• How a wedding at Manor Farm Barn runs from start to finish
• How dealing with a poorly puppy was all in a days work for her and her great team!

Sam and Steve talk about their upcoming trip to Loxley Colour, near Glasgow,  canals, a recent Buckinghamshire village wedding and how Steve broke a golf club!

Links mentioned in the show:

Sam and Steve Photography https://www.samandstevephotography.com/

Manor Farm Barn, Marsh Gibbon http://www.manorfarmtythebarn.co.uk/

Loxley Colour https://www.loxleycolour.com/

Black Boy, Oving http://theblackboyoving.co.uk/

In this episode, Sam and Steve get in the Christmas Spirit, with the Sam and Steve 12 days of Christmas.  

Amongst the topics they discuss:

• Why they ran a pub for a year!
• Steve's camera and lens choices on a wedding day
• Their 5 grown up children
• 7 new (to them) venues they photographed at in 2019
• The 11 lenses they can use at a wedding
• 3 awards they have won in 2019

Steve also discovers sound effects, much to Sam's amusement. 

Links from the show:

Sam and Steve Photography https://www.samandstevephotography.com/

The Abingdon Arms, Beckley https://www.theabingdonarms.co.uk/

Primrose Hill Farm Wedding Venue https://www.primrose-hill-farm.com/

Old Luxters Barn https://www.oldluxtersbarn.co.uk/

Bodelian Library Weddings https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/venue-hire

Dodford Manor https://www.dodfordmanor-venue.co.uk/

Swan at Streatley https://www.theswanatstreatley.com/

Blackwell Grange https://www.blackwellgrange.co.uk/ 

Plas Dinam Wedding Venue https://www.plasdinamcountryhouse.co.uk/country-house-weddings/

Neale James https://www.nealejames.com/

Kevin Mullins https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk/

Neale and Kevin's Fujicast https://www.fujicast.co.uk/

Christmas Music from Artlist: Christmas around the World by Be Still The Earth 

In this episode Sam and Steve have Danny Reeve of Affordable Wedding Videos of Bicester. Danny tells us:

• How he got started as a videographer, having studied film making at University
• His approach and why he works hard to be unobtrusive
• Why he uses Panasonic Lumix cameras
• Why he always wears a suit at a wedding
• How he works with photographers like us on the day!

Sam and Steve also discuss the new Fujfilm House of Photography in London, and their plans for a Christmas Special episode!

Links to topics discussed this week: 

Sam and Steve Photography: https://www.samandstevephotography.com/

Affordable Wedding Videos: https://www.affordableweddingvideos.net/

Fujifilm House of Photography: http://www.fujifilm-houseofphotography.com/

Waiters that Sing: https://www.waitersthatsing.co.uk/

Waddesdon Dairy Wedding Venue :https://weddingsatwaddesdon.co.uk/dairy/

Manor Farm Barn, Marsh Gibbon: http://www.manorfarmtythebarn.co.uk/

In this episode, we talk to Robert Peckham, the owner of a brand new photography and print store in Bicester, Oxfordshire, called Imagex.

He tells us:

• Why he is opening a new store despite the decline in the high street, and why camera manufacturers want you to buy from traditional camera shops
• His experience of working in London camera stores and famous photographers that were his customers
• Why printing photos in the digital age is more important than ever
• Plans for the future including event photography and videography

Sam and Steve feel sorry for themselves on the back of both having heavy colds..... we also talk about perhaps our last wedding at Eynsham Hall and why Christmas has come early to their street. 

Sam and Steve Photography

Website: https://www.samandstevephotography.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samandstevephotography/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BicesterPhotos

Imagex, Bicester https://www.imagex.co.uk/

In Episode 3 Sam and Steve's guest is Jay Farrell.  

 Jay is a Nashville, Tennessee based documentary wedding photographer and fine art photographer. He loves street photography and documenting the natural energy and mood of people. More recently, Jay has taken up photographing abandoned buildings in various regions of the United States. This creative release unexpectedly turned into him into a  published book author in that genre. Like Sam and Steve, Jay is a committed user of Fujifilm X Series cameras and lenses

Sam and Steve also talk about:

Wedding venues they have photographed at, including the lovely Primrose Hill Farm, Near Banbury;

X Weddings Conference 2019, attended by 60 plus wedding photographers using Fujifilm Cameras;

Steve's visit to Loxley Colour, Scotland for the Photography News/Loxley Colour/Fujifilm Wedding Photographer of the Year competition dinner

Links to items mentioned in the show:

Sam and Steve Photography www.samandstevephotography.com

Loxley Colour https://www.loxleycolour.com/

Photography News https://www.photographynews.co.uk/

Primrose Hill Wedding Venue https://www.primrose-hill-farm.com/

Come From Away Musical https://comefromawaylondon.co.uk/

Jay Farrell:

Weddings: http://www.jayfarrellphotography.com/

Abandoned Building Photography https://www.facebook.com/jayfarrellauthor/

Jay's Books on Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jay-Farrell/e/B07TDFNJKT/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

In this episode, Karen Thomas of Cakes by Kit is the guest interviewee. 

Karen talks about:

• How she has built a business that provides over 80 wedding cakes a year across the Thames Valley and Northamptonshire
• Why her business is called Cakes by Kit
• How she makes and designs her cakes
• Foods Safety requirements for a professional cake maker
• Her most unusual wedding cake
• Mentoring and training

Sam and Steve also (kind of ) celebrate their wedding anniversary, talk about attending this year X wedding conference in Bath, and Sam tells Steve off for being too negative!

Sam and Steve website www.samandstevephotography.com

Cakes by Kit http://cakesbykit.com/

X weddings conference 2019 https://www.x-weddings.co.uk/

Loxley Colour https://www.loxleycolour.com/

Music Spiky Chin by Peter Spacey from Artlist. 

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The first episode of the Sam and Steve Podcast. Meet Sam and Steve Vaughan, owners of Sam and Steve Photography, as they discuss all things weddings and photography. In this episode:

• Who are Sam and Steve
• Scope of the show and future episodes
• What is documentary wedding photography
• Why some vicars seem anti photography
• Why they use Fujifilm mirrorless cameras

To find out more about Sam and Steve, visit their website at www.samandstevephotography.com

To ask Sam and Steve a question, you can email them on [email protected].

Thanks to Neale James of Neale James Photography and Loading Zone Productions for the inspiration and the podcast coaching.

Intro and Outtro music Spiky Chin by Peter Spacey from Artlist.