London portrait and wedding photographer Marianne Taylor

Emily & James | Engagement

July 6, 2011 · 10 Comments

Meet Emily & James. They are getting married in a couple of days in Florence. Personally, I’m about to burst with excitement! I absolutely love Italy and used to go there every year, back in the days when the concept of a ‘summer holiday’ was still viable. I got proposed to in Venice and went to Rome for my honeymoon (which is actually the last time I’ve been to Italy). It’s been years since I’ve last been to Florence, and I am over the moon to be travelling there now, especially for such a joyous occasion as Emily & James’ wedding.

We had such a fun engagement session in Southwark, and I cannot wait for Saturday, it will be epic! I hope these two will attract the light in the same magical way over there than they did in London.

It will be a bit quieter here for the next few weeks as I have two weddings to travel to. I will pop back in between and hopefully finish off some weddings that I didn’t quite manage to process yet, so stay tuned. But for now, arrivederci!

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Rachael & Daniel | Engagement

July 5, 2011 · 10 Comments

Everything’s a bit upside down, as I’m getting ready to travel to two destination weddings and trying to finish off as many sessions as I can before I go away. Hence I’m blogging Rachael & Daniel’s engagement session first, even though technically I’ve shot it last… but yeah, there’s logic in there somewhere I promise!

What made Rachael & Dan’s session especially remarkable, was the fact that while taking pictures up in the gorgeous Kensington Roof Gardens, a plastic flamingo shaped garden ornament suddenly jumped up and ran away! I mean, oh my god, I had no idea there were actual flamingoes living it up on a roof top in London! How crazy is that??

In other news, Rachael & Dan are ridiculously cute, wouldn’t you agree?

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Abigail & Simon | Wedding

July 3, 2011 · 22 Comments

It’s a rare treat for me to cover a truly ‘local’ wedding, so Abigail & Simon’s day felt very special indeed, taking place practically just at my doorstep. Abi & Simon tied the knot at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church in Thames Ditton, in a ceremony which was made extra special by the fact that after the ‘I dos’ Abi & Simon’s son Charlie got christened. So this was indeed a huge day for the whole family!

From the church we made a quick jump, via a portrait session in Bushy park, to Kingston-upon-Thames for a wedding reception at the gorgeous Warren House. Pesky rain cut our portrait session short, but not before the deer got a good glimpse of Abi’s beautiful Suzanne Neville gown. Personally I think that every wedding portrait session should come with mandatory deer!

The reception was a true labour of love from Abi’s part. She had handmade most everything, special mention going to the amazing tea cups with wine glass stems for the girls and wineglasses attached to toy cars for the boys. All hand glued by Abi! I also loved the dessert table, which consisted of a variety of cakes, all made by the guests. At the end of the evening, when the happy couple had sampled all the flavours, prizes were given out to the top cakes. Such a fun idea.

I can’t thank you enough Abigail, Simon and Charlie, for letting us share your beautiful day with you. I wish your whole gorgeous family all the happiness for the future!

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Saleema & David | Wedding

June 30, 2011 · 30 Comments

You might remember Saleema & David’s engagement session in Vienna, which was so much fun. Well, the wait is finally over as the couple tied the knot in London at the start of June. Actually, they had not just one, but two weddings! First they had a Ghanaian wedding in May to honour Saleemas roots, followed by this quintessentially English afternoon tea party wedding, which I was lucky enough to capture.

Working in fashion, I knew that Saleema would look nothing short of super stylish on her big day, but her glamorous look still managed to blow me away! How about that gorgeous Temperley gown and the most utterly beautiful Louboutins I’ve ever seen! Swoon. Stunning flowers by the Blue Dove Wedding Company completed the beautiful vision.

Saleema and the girls got ready at the super trendy Shoreditch House (how cool is a private member’s club with a ‘no tie’ policy by the way?), from where we headed to Islington Town Hall for the ceremony. One of the most memorable moments of the day was when, after the ceremony, everyone joined in on a sing-along to ‘It had to be You‘. Uh-mazing.

After the ceremony it was onto a routemaster for a short drive to Farringdon and the Crypt on the Green, where the cutest tea party had been set by Louise from Bow Occasions and was catered Capital People.

Despite the skies opening up and major thunder sweeping over London just when I headed out to this wedding, all my memories of the day are sunny and bright. Happiness trumps weather every time.

Congratulations Saleema & David, I’m so so happy for you! And thank you for having us. x

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Flo & Chris | Wedding

June 28, 2011 · 34 Comments

I can’t stand to wait any longer, and I know that Flo & Chris are about to burst from suspense, so I’m just gonna go and hit ‘publish’ on this gorgeous wedding. I don’t have time to write anything too eloquent right now, but I think you’ll agree that the story is in the pictures in any case.

Flo and Chris got married at St Mary the Virgin Church in Radwinter, Essex and their reception was held in a marquee at Flo’s parent’s garden in Saffron Walden. Victoria Brotherson from Scarlet&Violet had created the most adorable flower arrangements, while Jacaranda took care of catering. I have to say that Flo absolutely glowed all day, and I think she took everyone’s breath away in her beautiful Temperley gown and Jimmy Choos. Just stunning.

I think everyone knows that a garden wedding is my favourite kind of wedding, and Flo & Chris’ beautiful day will definitely stay close to my heart for some time to come. Thank you so much for having us guys, I do hope you like the pictures and that your move down to Cornwall goes smoothly (if you ever need a photographer down there you know where to find me. :P)!

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creative fine art wedding photography