Despite it being over a month since I last blogged I can actually confirm that the aliens did not abduct me.  Life is a funny thing, you think you have all the time in the world and then you realise it's July and it's only a few months until Christmas!!

So because I've got no chance of ever catching up I'll use this catch up post to share some photos of recent favourite photos.

These last few images are jointly credited to Jamie Emerson with whom I collaborated (and who is also a wonderful talented friend and photographer) on the Brides Up North Bridal Belles photoshoot if you click on that link you'll get to see the whole collection of photographs.  They really are deserved of their own blog post but who knows if that will actually happen, you might have guessed but blogging hasn't exactly been top of my list over this last couple of months.

As well as all the working we did get to go to and stay in a quaint scottish castle for a mini break,I got to sleep princess like on a huge bed in a Turret!!

Over the next 6 weeks it's the summer holidays and time for me to have fun with the kids while shooting just a couple of weddings, I am available for portraits and if you want to give photographic gifts for Christmas this year perhaps consider having these portraits shot over the next six weeks when the weather will hopefully be better than it is in October, I did say hopefully though....

Mandy Charlton Photography is in the final for wedding photo of the year 2010

It's half past ten on a friday night and I've received the email telling me I've made it to the final 12 for wedding photo of the year 2010.

I'm so proud to have achieved this and thankful for everything that has brought me to this point and I want to say a big thank you to Andy and Rebecca who helped me to create this wonderful moment in time, I know her mummy will be utterly chuffed too, she was delighted when it made it to the final 50!!


So we're not quite there yet, I'm going to be happy that I've got this far but with just a few of your kind votes, who knows what might happen, so until Midnight on March 13th, vote but only if you love it.