I’m so excited to finally be blogging Laura & Richard’s gorgeous London wedding! It seems like aaages ago since Laura and Richard booked me, and it feels a little bit surreal that the wedding is now suddenly behind us. It kind of goes to show the importance of photography that even I feel so happy to relive this wedding through the pictures, and it isn’t even my wedding!
First of all, what can I say about Laura’s stunning gown. It was called Fanal and was by La Sposa (bought at Bride and Groom, Bromley) in oyster colour, which I have to say was so so cool. Here’s what Laura told me about finding her dress: ‘It was the first dress I tried on, I then tried on about 30 more but each one was not quite right. I knew I wanted something plain and wanted to go for more of a Red Carpet/Hollywood/Oscar style look rather than a traditional bridal look. I wasn’t going to have a veil initially, but after struggling to find any sort of head piece that was right, I ended up going for a full length veil (by Richard Designs) for a dramatic effect.’ Laura’s glamorous Ted Baker heels complimented the colour of her dress beautifully. My absolutely favourite details must have been the gooorgeous earrings by Mikey. ‘I ummed and ahhed about these for ages as they were so big, but I couldn’t find anything else that matched so well,’ says Laura. The earrings also matched beautifully with her Tiffany pearl bracelet, which was a morning gift from Richard. To finish off Laura’s red carpet look Oonagh Connor did her make-up and Charlotte Dignam from Toni & Guy worked her magic on Laura’s hair.
Both the ceremony and reception took place at the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich. This was the first time I’d ever visited this Victorian pub, and it certainly charmed me with it’s nostalgic atmosphere. Karen Woolven had created the beautiful flower arrangements and Laura’s lovely bouquet, which I thought were all show stoppers, not least because of Laura’s colour choices. In fact, Laura’s strong sense of style was evident in every aspect of the day, especially in all the stationary, which was designed by Laura herself. Sugarplum Cake Company (whom Laura and Richard found through my website!), created the cake – the cake topper (which turned out to be too heavy for the cake) was bought by Laura’s mum and aunt in Zurich, as they both thought it looked like the couple!
This certainly was one stylish wedding, and I really enjoyed being a part of it. One of the highlights of the day must have been when, while taking portraits of Laura & Richard, we stumbled onto the set of Pirates of the Caribbean 4! Sadly (or perhaps luckily, as I’m not sure they could have dragged me or Laura back to the wedding otherwise) Mr Depp wasn’t on set that evening, but I’m pretty sure all of us will be watching the film with a keener than normal eye, trying to spot all the set pieces that are now part of Laura & Richard’s wedding photos!
I love this so much, Marianne! The details are fantastic – love the table settings (and my kids squealed when they saw the kinder egg shot!)
I know the Trafalgar from my student days in Greenwich – it’s a gorgeous venue. I’m shooting there next year and can’t wait!
It was pretty difficult trying to resist the kinder eggs! : D
Great set of images, fab venue – and I love your processing! Also how do you get your page to load so quickly with so many images?
I try to optimise them for web the best I can. I also use a slightly smaller image size than most blogs seem to, partly for speed, but mostly because I think it’s a size that lets your eye take in the images better. I personally struggle when trying to view blogs with huge images, the story gets somewhat lost.
You already know I adore your work, but this just reaffirmed my fandom. Absolutely beautiful shots. =)
Amazing work. I love how ‘light’ the photos feel – really terrific storytelling (and the details :) Well done!
Ahhhhh…..
It looks so good, I want to do it all again!!
Thank you for everything
x
Stunning work!!!! Every shot is perfection. You have fantastic pp, everything is clean, simple & timeless!
you are ridiculous. im jealous of all your couples.
I agree with Gabe – you are ridiculously awesome – you do such a wonderful job of capturing all of the details, big and small.
Nice work! Love the vintagey feel to your photos.
I love, love, love this wedding! So absolutely fantastic!
Gorgeous set. The location is stunning and you photography and processing just amazing.
awesome job, that might be the largest blog post ive ever seen :)
Stunning, as always.
Beyond fabulous wedding! These are incredible!
I am in love with her shoes. I love the detail shoots of the reception. You did an awesome job!
great lighting!
Absolutely beautiful coverage
She looks so stunning, I love that dress on her!! I love the photographs of her with her dad, and the shots of the bride and groom on the outside bench. Awesome work!
I am getting fairly jealous of these venues now :-)
Really impressed with your whole site. Really inspirational
I consider something truly special in this website .
I love these images. Also the slight vintage action you have used.
Looks like you are very consistently good, you have obviously perfected your craft…
Enjoy your web site but my weather stinks. Meh