Recent Weddings
Wedding Photographer Farm Street Church Mayfair and The Caledonian Club. | Sarah Jane and Alex 17th Dec 2011.
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Wedding Photographer London.
On Saturday Sarah Jane and Alex were married at the famous Farm Street Church in Mayfair, central London. I met Alex and his entourage of ushers at Franco’s restaurant in Jermyn Street after their champagne breakfast. We walked to the church and although Saturday was cold thankfully the rain held off until much later in the day. The three bridesmaids arrived at a little before midday, and Sarah Jane and her father were fashionably late and arrived at the church a little after midday.
Sarah Jane and Alex live and work in Hong Kong and we met up in June this year while they were over in the UK on holiday. They are a great couple and had a very clear idea that their wedding was to be a pre Christmas party as well as a family celebration. It was difficult to imagine a christmas celebration back then in June but they certainly pulled it off on Saturday.
The Caledonian Club is an excellent central London venue for weddings. Many venues like this I’ve found over the years have gone from having a fairly ambivalent attitude to the expectations of a bride and groom to being ‘totally switched on’ to the requirements of a modern couple. The Caledonian Club is such a venue. They were excellent.
I left Sarah Jane and Alex about an hour after their first dance and I really enjoyed my day with them, they have great bunch of friends and family are they are a brilliant couple. They are off on honeymoon to South Africa this week and back in the New Year.
Wedding Photographers The Royal Institute London | Julia and James Friday 9th December 2011.
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Wedding Photographers The Royal Institute London
Wedding Photographer Royal Institute. | Julia and James’s Wedding 9th December 2012.
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Wedding Photographer London
Julia and James are scientists and met at university while studying physics, and James is now working for Microsoft in Seattle. Julia will move over to the states in a couple of weeks to join James. They came to see me earlier in the year to talk through their plans and they were excited, as scientists, that they were able to book The Royal Institution of Great Britain for their wedding and reception.
On Friday at 12.30pm. I met with Julia, her parents, her sister and bridesmaids at their flat in Kennington and drove with them in their cars to the RI. The ceremony was held on one on the libraries upstairs and then drinks were served next door. The RI have only recently started doing weddings and it is a great venue. It’s been refurbished to a very high standard and there is science everywhere to look at.
As the guests made their way down the grand staircase to the reception rooms below for the meal they threw confetti, and Julia and James were covered in rose petals by the time they reached the bottom. The photograph above was taken outside next to one of the cars Julia arrived in with her father.
I stayed until just after the first dance, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with them and their family and friends.
Wedding Photographer St. Giles in the Fields then One Great George Street | Ellie and George 3rd Dec 2011.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Wedding Photographer St. Giles in the fields Church
Wedding Photographer One Great George Street
Wedding Photographer One Great George Street. | Ellie and George, St Giles in the Fields Church, then One Great George Street.
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Wedding Photographer One Great George Street.
On Saturday Ellie and George were married at St. Giles in the Fields Church near Covent Garden in London. I met Ellie with her family in her room at the RAC in Pall Mall in central London at 2pm for some getting ready photographs. George had told me when I spoke to him last Tuesday that the dress was big. Ellie is a tall, very attractive girl, and she looked fabulous. George was right, the dress was big. We were able to use the balconies and the the grand spaces inside the RAC for some great photos before I left at 3pm for the church.
This is the first of my Christmas weddings this year, carols were sung at the ceremony, and the choir in the church made it all the more special for Ellie and George. Two Routemaster Double decker buses took the 120 guests from the church to One Great George Street where the reception was held.
One Great George Street is one of the smartest wedding venues in London. The Toastmaster arranged all of the guests at the bottom of the staircase, I took photographs from the floor above while the staff threw confetti down onto them. When reception venues are ‘tuned in’ to the finishing touches it makes all the difference to the wedding photography.
Shortly after I took the photograph at the top of this post at about 10pm I left Ellie on the dance floor twirling around in her dress with George. They are off to Thailand on their Honeymoon. I really enjoyed my day with them and look forward to designing their album with them in January.
Wedding Photographer St. Etheldreda’s Church and Gibson Hall London. | Becky and Tim 26th Nov 2011
Monday, November 28th, 2011Wedding Photographers St. Etheldreda’s Church and Gibson Hall London,
Wedding Photographer London. | Becky and Tim, St. Etheldreda’s Church, and then at Gibson Hall.
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Wedding Photographer St. Etheldreda’s Church and Gibson Hall.
On Saturday at 2pm Becky and Tim were married at the oldest catholic church in England, St. Etheldreda’s in Ely place in the City of London. I first met them in spring this year to discuss their wedding photography and shortly afterwards they took advantage of my free pre wedding photo shoot. Although they both live very near me they had, for the convenience of friends and family, booked the church and reception venue in central London. They are also regular parishoners at the church.
On Saturday at midday I met up with Becky and her bridesmaids at the Threadneedles Hotel to take some photographs of them getting ready, and then at 1pm I left with the boys in a cab to the church. The bridesmaids were dropped off at 1.45pm and Becky arrived soon after with her father in a white London taxi. The service was one of the most beautiful I’ve been to all year. The rain held off and although it was windy we were able to take plenty of relaxed group photographs outside the church before the three of us headed off in the white taxi for some photographs around some London landmarks. The photograph of Becky and Tim above was taken just as they came out of the church.
The reception was held at Gibson’s Hall at 13 Bishpsgate London. Drinks were served in the Garden Room and the guests moved into the Ballroom for the wedding breakfast. The party was in full swing when I left at about 9.30pm, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Becky and Tim, and their families and friends. They are taking their honeymoon in California and the Hawaii, and return to the UK two weeks before Christmas, “And then on the 23rd of December we’ll be on holiday again” said Tim.
Dear Mark, We just wanted to pop you a quick note to say a massive Thank You for absolutely everything you did to capture the happiest, most perfect day of our lives. We loved every moment of it, and – thanks to you- we now have some fantastic pictures capturing everything that made it so great…. Becky and Tim Lawrence Dec 2011.
Wedding Photographer St. Paul’s Shadwell then “The Pride of London” boat on the Thames. | Rachel and Gordon 29th Oct 2011
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Wedding Photographers St. Paul’s Shadwell, then “The Pride of London” boat on the Thames London.
We first met Mark at the Excel Wedding Show and of all the photographers we saw we both liked him the most because he was relaxed, easy going and took a genuine interest in our wedding plans. It was months before we did more research on photographers online and even there Mark stood out for us. Comparing the quality of his pictures to those of other sites, there was simply no contest. There was no doubt we had our photographer.
Once we booked Mark, we talked in depth about the day itself, with Mark asking all the key questions about people and logistics as well as offering practical solutions to ideas. We had at least three of these conversations with him and that preparation definitely showed on the day. During the ceremony Mark was unassuming and often invisible, he took the lead at chosen moments (signing of the register, group photo outside the Church, official couple photos) before melting in to the background again. He was there throughout the ceremony, tea and reception, taking photos in a relaxed, unrushed and calm way. He was so easy to get on with and really does enjoy being involved.
And after the wedding? Well, there were over a thousand pictures, all of them ready within a month and they were just as we knew they would be, a cut above the rest. He managed to get everyone and to capture the atmosphere of the wedding perfectly. We love reliving the day through his pictures and are so thankful for his help, expertise and good nature. It’s definitely a FIVE STAR rating from us. Thanks Mark.
Wedding Photographer London. | Rachel and Gordon, St. Paul’s Shadwell, then a reception on ‘The Pride of London’ on the Thames.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Wedding Photographer London.
I first met Rachel and Gordon at the Wedding show I did in February this year, and they contacted me in August to book me as their Wedding photographer. Rachel is from Zimbabwe and Gordon is English, and together managed to attract guests from all over the world.
I met up with Rachel, her sister and cousin, parents and little nephews at the Apex hotel very near The Tower of London. I then joined the men down at Tower bridge for some fun photography with The Tower of London, Tower Bridge and City Hall across the river in the background. It gave the guys something to do and calm the nerves at least before they headed off to St. Paul’s Church in Shadwell. I joined the girls back at the hotel and left for the church with the bridesmaids.
The ceremony was intimate as Rachel is a well known parishioner at the church. Tea was served at the church and shortly afterwards Rachel, Gordon and myself took a cab to to South Bank for some more photographs. Newly married brides and grooms rarely have any time to themselves after the ceremony, they are surrounded by their guests and it’s difficult to get good photographs on their own. I always suggest that we spend 10-15 minutes away from the group and with Rachel and Gordon we took a number of shots very similar to the one above. The three of us rejoined the group at Tower pier and boarded the ‘Pride of London’ for the reception.
We finished off the rest of the group photographs on the boat with the London skyline in the background, and the party started. Rachel and Gordon’s carefully chosen playlist had everyone on the dance floor and I think this was the best party I’ve seen all year. I really enjoyed my day with Rachel and Gordon, they are a fantastic couple and I hope to see them again soon.
We first met Mark at the Excel Wedding Show and of all the photographers we saw we both liked him the most because he was relaxed, easy going and took a genuine interest in our wedding plans. It was months before we did more research on photographers online and even there Mark stood out for us. Comparing the quality of his pictures to those of other sites, there was simply no contest. There was no doubt we had our photographer.
Once we booked Mark, we talked in depth about the day itself, with Mark asking all the key questions about people and logistics as well as offering practical solutions to ideas. We had at least three of these conversations with him and that preparation definitely showed on the day. During the ceremony Mark was unassuming and often invisible, he took the lead at chosen moments (signing of the register, group photo outside the Church, official couple photos) before melting in to the background again. He was there throughout the ceremony, tea and reception, taking photos in a relaxed, unrushed and calm way. He was so easy to get on with and really does enjoy being involved.
And after the wedding? Well, there were over a thousand pictures, all of them ready within a month and they were just as we knew they would be, a cut above the rest. He managed to get everyone and to capture the atmosphere of the wedding perfectly. We love reliving the day through his pictures and are so thankful for his help, expertise and good nature. It’s definitely a FIVE STAR rating from us. Thanks Mark.