Hello, are you all still out there? It’s been absolutely ages since we caught up with you all!! So, what have you all been up to? Us?! Well, let me tell you where we have been.
So do you remember way back in February we told you about us moving studio? Well, here we are, in our new home, our forever home, our new Stalybridge photography studio. We moved here in late February but it’s been a hard job to get us to this point.
Our old studio was amazing, it was a great creative space, but over time we outgrew it. With tons of props, backdrops and our ever-growing collection of dresses, it was time to find a new home. The big question is, where? Somewhere else in Stockport maybe? Or somewhere a bit closer to our new home? We thought it was time for a new start, a fresh audience, a new challenge.
So we started a search for spaces and found the perfect studio in Stalybridge. If you ask a photographer what sort of space they would like if they could have anything, our new space is what they would describe. A beautiful old stone mill, large open space, high ceilings and large windows to let in lots of natural light.
Well, we saw the advert and popped along, the space was being used by an engineering company and had been divided up and was filled with huge machines, but we looked through all of that and visualized what could be! We both knew that this was our space, and we got the keys a couple of weeks later.
Fast forward to lots and I mean lots of cleaning, stair climbing, packing and unpacking and it was time to make the space our own. It took some painting, scraping, wallpapering and carpet laying, but here we are. I’m sat writing this from our new reception area, looking out onto all of our hard work and it feels amazing! We are now ready to open our doors and welcome all our wonderful clients, old and new. It’s time to start new relationships in a new community and we can’t wait.
But, aside from all of this, we have been so busy in other ways too! For those of you who don’t know, I’m Elizabeth. (Hi) I’m the other half of Laycock Photography. Most people know Sam, he is a larger than life character who is the Laycock, in Laycock Photography. A couple of years ago we met and ultimately Sam proposed to me one Christmas Eve!! It was super romantic and one of the best moments of my life.
We decided to get married in July of this year and that snuck up on us whilst moving studios. Yes, you read that right, a studio move, a wedding, a honeymoon, oh and the six week school holidays. Our four children have been amazing in helping us move and we are so grateful for them. Oh, did I mention we bought a house? Yes, we did that too (insert head in hands here).
Well that’s us, we’ve been the busiest we have ever been. However, we are done, settled and ready to start our next chapter. That being said, we are starting with our opening night. Keep your eyes peeled for details coming soon. 🎃 We are so looking forward to seeing you all again and making new memories.
So if you’re looking for professional photographers in Stalybridge, and want to capture beautiful heirloom memories of you or your family, then get in touch, special moments pass us by all too often and we look back and wish we had the memory in front of us to smile upon.
Pop over for a brew, the kettle is always on, we are in Cheethams Mill, nr the Labor Club. Come and have a chat about your ideas, we can’t wait to see you. For now, enjoy the snuggly nights that are drawing in!
Sending love
The new Mr & Mrs Laycock xx