We had a wonderful evening at the MPA/BIPP North West Photography Awards Dinner.  Glenn won Gold and Bronze Medals in the Classical Wedding category, Bronze Medal in the Creative Wedding category, Silver Medal in the Architectural category, together with 14 merits (the merits were shared with Caroline!). 

Missing out on Wedding Photographer of the Year by 1 point, but hey, what consistency.  These awards add to the 250 national and regional awards won since 2004 and we're so proud of them. 

However, the biggest thanks goes to all our clients, without whom we wouldn't have such fantastic competition entries.

Wow.  New Year's Eve was a busy one this year with two weddings.  Glenn shot a great wedding in the Railway Museum in York, whilst Caroline was at Wood Hall in Wetherby. 

It was a perfect day, crisp, clear and sunny.  It seems really strange that we were so near to each other in Yorkshire and yet so far away! 

Today Glenn appeared on breakfast TV as part of a wedding planning series. As well as providing tips for viewers on choosing a photographer, Glenn was also asked to demonstrate how to pose for photographs. At the end of the day, everybody wants to look great in their photographs.

Members of the crew and Nik and Eva Speakman (life coaches to the stars) volunteered to be in front of Glenn's camera live on TV. The image shown was arranged and captured in 30 seconds. It clearly shows the kind of happy, fun group shots which are a trademark of Glenn & Caroline's award winning photography. They don't do stuffy, boring group shots!! 

Caroline & Glenn walked away with 3 trophies, 6 Awards of Excellence and numerous merit awards at the North West Professional Photography Awards. Glenn won the title of Overall Wedding Photographer of the Year 2007. Glenn also won the Classical Wedding Photography Trophy and the Studio Portrait Photography trophy. Caroline received an Award of Excellence for her Fashion Photography. Together the creative duo received 6 awards for their stunning wedding albums. The North West Professional Photography Awards is the most prestigious regional event in the UK and draws upon the best creative talent from the British Institute of Photography and the Master Photographers Association. This year was a record year with over 700 images assessed by the judges Kevin Wilson FRPS FMPA FBIPP and Steve Dodd FBIPP. The Awards were presented on Saturday night at the newest addition to the Manchester Skyline, the Beetham Tower Hilton on Deansgate.

Caroline & Glenn donated their Fashion Photography skills to help raise money for Manchester Children's Hospitals. Over £1,000 was raised from photograph sales from a charity children's fashion show and every single penny was donated to the Children's Hospital Charity.

Commenting on the event Caroline said "We're delighted to be involved with this event for the third year running. We're in the fortunate position of running a successful photography business that means we can donate all of the materials and our time for free to worthwhile events like this." If you are involved with a charity and would like to know more about raising funds through photogrpahy please contact Caroline or Glenn on 080 1075 175 or studio@uniquecreatives.com.

From 25th to 28th February some of Glenn's award winning work will be exhibited at Focus on Imaging @ NEC. Focus on Imaging is Europe's biggest annual imaging show and Glenn's work will be displayed in an exhibition supported by the British Professional Photography and the Master Photographers Association.

From the 15th November you can see a selection of our favourite children's portraits on display at Daisy & Tom's flagship store on Deansgate in Manchester city centre. The exhibition is on the 2nd floor Children's clothing department, Daisy & Tom, 118 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GQ.

The exhibition lasts 6 weeks until Xmas eve and we are giving away a superb art canvas block and photoshoot every week to celebrate winning 'The People's Choice Portrait Award 2006'. To enter all you need to do is tell us why you'd love a family photoshoot in a maximum of 25 words. Entry forms are available in store. No purchase necessary, no strings, no catches!!!

Last night Glenn collected the trophy for the People's Choice Portrait Photography Award. The portrait category is always strongly contested and this year's competition saw a record number of entries. Glenn also won 2nd place in the advertising & commercial category and Caroline was 2nd place in the wedding category.

The competition judge, Roy Wooding FBIPP, was really impressed with Caroline & Glenn's work: "overall quality is very good" and "very strong images". He further singled out Caroline's wedding entry and said "you can see the bride is absolutely in touch with the photographer... great shot!!!"

Commenting on the judges feedback Caroline stated that "it is the personal connection we have with our clients which helps create so many award winning pictures for us."

In the week to 5th November 2006 the uniqueweddings.co.uk website had 597,538 hits. This is the first time uniqueweddings.co.uk has achived more than half a million hits in a week.

Commenting on the milestone Glenn said "This just shows how popular finding a wedding photographer on the web has become. Clients can shortlist their prospective photographers via the internet and then meet their favourite. We're particularly pleased at the milestone as our website is designed in house by our own unique creatives, as are all of our creative projects"

At the British Equivalent of the Photography Oscars, Caroline & Glenn picked up further awards to add to their impressive collection.

Together they won awards in the following categories, including a National Award of Excellence for the second year in sucession:- Fashion, Advertising, Weddings, Architecture & Industry.

Chairman of the judging panel, Kevin Wilson FMPA FBIPP FRPS was delighted with this year’s entries: “The standard was truly remarkable. It is a great honour to win such a prestigious prize - I hope Caroline & Glenn use their Awards to further their careers.”