Blog - Mike Plunkett Photography

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"Just be yourself, everyone else is taken"

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Two grooms on stage at Crewe Lyceum Theatre during their wedding service

Crewe Lyceum Wedding Photography

I had the privilege of shooting the wedding of Adi and Stuart at the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe, Cheshire. There is no doubting who is centre of attention when you get married on a stage! A picnic and ...

Bride and Groom hand in hand in front of Castle Menzies

Castle Menzies Wedding Photography

I headed up to Scotland for the beautiful winter wedding of Jess and Joe at the imposing Castle Menzies in Aberfeldy, Perthshire. The scenery in this part of the world is truly breathtaking and it pro...

Browsholme Hall Tithe Barn Wedding Photography

A magical day was had by all at Jen and Rob's wedding at Tithe Barn, part of the Browsholme estate. Browsholme Hall and Tithe Barn are situated in the stunning and picturesque landscape of the Forest ...

Manchester Museum Wedding Photography

Helen and Dave's winter wedding at the grade 2 listed Manchester Museum was a magical day filled with fun, laughter and plenty of animals. The Manchester Museum is part of The Chancellors Collection,...

Moments from 2017

2017 for me will be remembered mostly for being my first full year as self employed as a wedding photographer. It was a bumper year too and I ended up shooting more weddings that I had hoped and I tho...

Philippines Travel Photography

Travelling through the Philippines has been an incredible experience. We’ve been here for a month and have hopped around a little bit. We only saw a fraction of the country as it does take a while to ...

Philippine Engagement Photography

So if you hadn’t gathered already John and I are on a really long holiday! We’ve been to Hong Kong, Taiwan and now we’re half way through our month in the Philippines. I’d arranged couples shoots in H...

Taiwan Pre Wedding Photography

Kaohsiung is just as big as Taipei but seemed to us a lot more laid back. I had the pleasure of spending some time with Hsaun and Tautu and doing some photos for them. Tautu is from Tahiti and Hsuan f...

Taiwan Travel Photography

Taiwan has been incredible! We came for the food and boy did we eat the food! ALL the food. I came prepared though with an elasticated belt, no seriously I did! As such we spent our 10 nights just aro...

International Wedding Photographer

Taipei Engagement Photography I had a couple of glorious hours with T-Y and Sofia in Taipei during my stay there. We headed up to a beautiful heritage centre north of the city and then down into the h...

Hong Kong Travel Photography

It's been 13 years since my husband John has been to Hong Kong. He's mentioned it weekly though in the 11 years we've been together, saying it's his favourite place in the world. He'd been 3 times bef...

Love in Hong Kong

Andrew and Nancy are from the UK but have been living in Hong Kong for the last three years. Like a lot of people they only headed out for a short time and just ended up staying. It seems Hong Kong ha...

Best of 2017

Best of 2017 Highlights might be a better description than best of. 'Best of' suggests the ultimate opinion and photography is so subjective. Some like my creative portraits but opinion may even be sp...

couple taking their first married dance together

Elmore Court Wedding Photography

Did you manage to enjoy the rare bit of Autumn sunshine we had yesterday? I did and I was certainly in the mood to celebrate. That's because Rachel and Huw tied the knot at Elmore Court in the Cotswol...

Moissac, France

Moissac in France is where my parents have settled for their retirement. It's in the south west, sort of in between Toulouse and Bordeaux. I love to visit when I can, it really is a beautiful part of ...

Band on the Wall Wedding

Band on the Wall I got really excited when Carole and Andy told me about their wedding plans. Their wedding reception was going to be in one of Manchester's much loved live music venues, Band on the W...

couple leave the stucco ballroom after their wedding ceremony

Knowsley Hall Wedding Photography

Hidden Treasure Many wedding venues try hard to look the part, going for a particular look or style, but they don't need to try hard at Knowsley Hall. It's owned by, and has previously been the home o...

couple walking on the beach after their wedding

Destination Wedding | Raana & Richie

Raana and Richie chose to tie the knot in a far away place with a very exotic and intimate beach setting. The whole thing was sublime and I already long to return to Lombok and the luxury of Hotel Tug...

Mount Rinjani & Gili Air

Travel Photography I flew all the way to Lombok in Indonesia to shoot the gorgeous destination beach wedding of Raana and Rich. It seemed a no brainer to try and extend my stay a little to explore the...

first dance with bride and groom inside the tipi

Tipi Wedding Photography | Richard & Charlotte

Festival Wedding I had the absolute pleasure of shooting some very laid back tipi wedding photography on Saturday. Relaxed and with a sort of festival style, it was a lot of fun! I just had to have a ...

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