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There is a lovely write up about me, Jesh and Beloved in the August issue of Photo Professional magazine, which is out now. They’ve also laid my pictures out really nicely (even if Jesh’s bit has a picture taken by me as well, sorry Jesh!). I’m very excited that Beloved is getting good, level-headed exposure such as this, and I firmly believe that the future is bright for more fulfilling type of photography.
While down in beautiful Cornwall last month, I had the pleasure of photographing an amazing Beloved session with Kelly & Nik. Kelly is originally from the little village of Fowey in Cornwall, and it is also the place where Nik proposed to her, and where they had the official bit of their wedding ceremony two years ago, before a celebration in Ibiza.
For their second wedding anniversary Kelly wanted to give Nik a Beloved session as an anniversary present, as she felt they didn’t have enough relaxed and natural pictures of themselves together.
I can’t tell you enough how much I love doing these sessions! It’s just so touching to be able to watch two people remembering how much they mean to each other, and I feel immensely privileged to be able to capture those moments for the couple to remember forever.
Thank you Kelly and Nik for putting so much trust in me, and for giving to each other so willingly.
P.s. you can read more about what Kelly & Nik thought about their session over at Kelly’s blog.
I’m so excited to be posting Lisa & Alex’s Beloved session! Personally I think that each and every image in this set represents the kind of work that makes everything about this job worthwhile to me. I’m actually shooting Lisa & Alex’s wedding in August, but since they’ve been together for 13 years (!), they opted to do a Beloved session instead of an engagement session prior to their wedding. So what’s the difference with these two types of sessions? While there are certainly similar elements, and while I’m of course always interested in capturing that authentic interaction and use the same techniques for encouraging it, there is also a fundamental difference. The simplest way to put it would be to say that engagement sessions are more about the external (different locations and outfits or props and rings etc.) and the environment plays a bigger part, while Beloved sessions are entirely about the internal – the setting isn’t that relevant, it’s more about exploring the love that already exists between the couple.
Here’s a bit about what Lisa and Alex had to say about their experience.
“It was so lovely to spend that time really connecting with each other – something that we rarely get a chance to do with such busy lives (and wedding planning!). We hardly noticed that Marianne was there and I think the pictures prove she captured some really lovely moments. I would recommend this shoot to couples who are looking for something a little different, who maybe are already married or celebrating an anniversary, it’s a lovely way to spend some time together and capture the moment for years to come.”
It was such an honour to share these moments with Lisa & Alex. I think you’ll agree that these two are simply adorable!
Patty & Wallace are just the cutest. Fact. Even the fact that I usually ask my couples to refrain from wearing matching white t-shirts, and they’d gone and done just that, somehow added to the cuteness of these two!
I swear I’m getting a reputation for dragging jumping, rolling and kissing couples around the South Bank, but what can I do, I just love the diversity of backdrops around there. And Patty & Wallace certainly lit up the whole south side of London with their energy.
Oh and the absolute cutest thing of all. Because Wallace originally proposed in a helicopter above Hong Kong (which meant he wasn’t able to go down on one knee) Patty decided he ought to do it again properly during our session. A·dor·a·ble. :D
Been feeling a bit blah today so I thought I’d post Emilie & Guillaume’s engagement session on the South Bank in order to cheer myself up a bit. So much colour and laughter! I loved these two, and feel so honoured that they came all the way from France to have a session with me. Thank you Emilie and Guillaume, I do hope your wedding day will be absolutely fantabulous! x
