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Ashley & Jacky | Together

July 14, 2014 · 8 Comments

How about a little bit of summer magic? Ashley & Jacky came all the way from Hong Kong to have their engagement, or pre-wedding shoot, in the UK where they used to study. In some places, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, it’s quite common to have your wedding portraits done before the big day. Mainly because the weddings tend to be so big and busy with hundreds of guests, and often held at hotels with no access to wilder locations outside, plus it’s customary to have the portraits on display at your wedding.

We had such a lovely time traipsing around the Hampton Court & East Molesey area, and charming some deer in Bushy Park. I’m personally a little bit in love with these images, and I hope you’ll see why!

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Sarah & Boris | Wedding

September 24, 2013 · 6 Comments

I do love it when I get to photograph a wedding in my local neighbourhood, so Sarah & Boris’ wedding at Hampton Court Palace was a real pleasure. After getting ready at their (gorgeous!) home, Sarah slipped into her Caroline Castigliano gown and headed to the Little Banqueting House where Boris was waiting. The rainy weather couldn’t dampen the spirit of the beautiful ceremony, and lunch among close friends and family that followed. Rhubarb caterers were in charge of the amazing food on the day, and Buds and Bloom from Esher created the flowers.

When the evening fell, the party moved outside into the most incredible marquee, where The Chandeliers and the Wedding Smashers kept the evening guests entertained.

All in all, Sarah & Boris’ day was a blast, and the beautiful mix of Russian and English touches symbolised the coming together of two people and cultures brilliantly. Thanks so much for having us be a part of it!

Marianne Taylor creative fine art wedding reportage photography

Marianne Taylor creative fine art wedding reportage photography

Ling & David | Wedding

May 8, 2012 · 17 Comments

I’m going to have to start this blog post with a fist pump. Living just around the corner, I’ve been hoping to photograph a wedding at Hampton Court House for what seems like a lifetime. Thank you so much Ling & David for finally making that happen!

But let’s go back to the beginning for a bit and start the story from Craven House, where Ling and David got ready surrounded by family and friends. Evan Huang created not one, but three different hairstyles for Ling (that is most certainly a record!), which all complimented her beautiful gown from Blackburn Bridal and Repetto shoes by Gina. The beautiful stationery, carrying the Chinese horoscope theme throughout all the little touches on the day, was by messme.

When it came time for the ceremony at Hampton Court House itself, I must say I was completely bowled over by the beauty of the place. I had an idea in my head of what to expect, but my expectations were completely smashed by the gorgeous, grand but slightly shabby chic, character of the house. The cloudy day was brightened by the beautiful flowers created by my beloved Steph from Fairynuff Flowers, that girl is a flower magician! Just to put it out there, I think I’d be quite happy if all my weddings from now on took place at Hampton Court House (with Steph at the flower helm of course), could we make that happen yeah? :D

The ceremony itself was the first Buddhist ceremony I’ve witnessed, and there was a grace and elegance about the proceedings that was very touching. Afterwards Ling & David performed a tea ceremony with their parents and siblings, another first for me.

The reception room had an air of drama with it’s red walls and impressive ceiling hight. There were more gorgeous flowers, and lots of cute touches, such as little origami animals and (yummy!) cake-pops by Cake by Sugar, while Acclaim Food took care of the catering.

What a lovely, lovely day. Thank you so much Ling & David, for your kind and beautiful spirit, and for letting us be a part of your gorgeous day. May you be forever happy wherever your adventures take you in the future! x

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Elizabeth & Steven | Beloved

November 9, 2011 · 14 Comments

I think I’ve made it pretty clear by now how much I love doing these Beloved sessions. As much as I adore photographing people getting engaged and all the happiness of their wedding day, there’s just something very special about photographing a couple who’s been together for longer. It’s comforting to find those roles and routines that keeps a relationship ticking, but as years go by we tend to forget to take the time to really have fun with each other like we did at the beginning. Beloved sessions are such a lovely way to reconnect and spend some quality time together. It’s like they give a permission to forget our busy lives for a while and just have a giggle and remember all the things we love about our chosen partner.

This Beloved session with Elizabeth & Steven was such a joy. Despite the threat of rain when we headed to Bushy Park, amazingly, when we got there the sun came out to play with us and made the gorgeous colours of the autumn shine. Watching these two was so very lovely, I got to laugh along with them, I got to feel moved, and when I got home I just felt incredibly grateful to be able to do a job such as this. At it’s best it can be pretty amazing. Thank you Elizabeth & Steven. x

P.S. do also check out Elizabeth’s photography blog.

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Corrine & Tony | Wedding

October 10, 2011 · 21 Comments

Corrine & Tony’s wedding day started in a pretty usual way when we joined Corrine at Richmond Gate Hotel where she got dressed into her amazing (as in properly oh-my-god sparkly gorgeousness) Jenny Packham gown, complimented by the most beautiful bouquet by Veevers Carter. But from there on, the first half of the day was very painful for me indeed. The reason for that was the fact that I was one of only four people who knew what the wedding day would actually entail, and I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone! All that the guests knew was that the ceremony was to take place at the beautiful Octagon Room at Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham, and once there the programmes (designed by Bijou Woo) revealed that afterwards everyone would walk ‘around the corner’ for the reception, but the rest was a mystery…

Well, after the laughter-filled joyous ceremony, all the guests did indeed take a stroll following Corrine & Tony. We ended up at the riverfront where Queen Elizabeth, a boat hired through Colliers Launches awaited. Lots of excitement ensued when people got on board the boat and into what they thought was to be the wedding reception on the river. The cruise along the Thames was very lovely indeed, but I was still having to bite my lip as I knew that we weren’t yet at the final destination…

When we got up to Hampton Court Palace, people were taking pictures and excitedly pointing out the impressive buildings, while speculating that this was probably where we would turn around for a cruise back down the river. I of course knew better and was literally about to burst at this point! When we finally slowly docked, and it started to dawn on everyone that we might be getting off the boat, the atmosphere got beyond giddy. And when Corrine and Tony finally led everyone to The Little Banqueting House at Hampton Court Palace, where Urban Soul Orchestra greeted people with their beautiful renditions of the best songs ever, the mood was pretty much the same as if you’d actually caught Santa red-handed leaving presents under the tree!

What an amazing venue, what an amazing day and what an amazing couple. I have to say that this must have been the most nerve-wracking, exciting, amazing roller-coaster of a wedding day I’ve ever been a part of. Corrine and Tony really and truly managed to create a day that no-one present will ever forget. Thank you so so much letting us be a part of your extraordinary day, and thank you for being the absolute loveliest couple ever! x

creative fine art wedding photography

creative fine art wedding photography