Archive for the ‘Vintage weddings’ Category
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
I am so in love with shooting London weddings and it was such a joy to be involved in Leslie and Ben’s cool vintage/rock n roll inspired day. I had a lot of fun at Leslie’s hotel in the morning shooting the getting ready – gorgeous Joanne Fleming frock and Laboutins, heaven! There was a bit of a panic on so I got to fulfill my inner bridesmaid (never been one never gonna be at this rate) In between shots I got to help the bride get beautiful. New girl Jayne did her magic with the groom and we all met again at Marylebone Old Town Hall for the very lovely ceremony. We shot their portraits in the streets around there, you can’t beat a London Mews and we even came across a great vintage Jaguar to ‘borrow’ for some shots. The reception was in an old rowing club by the river, very vintage but the atmosphere was pure Rock n Roll. After the delicious meal, everyone totally rocked out to the awesome band and the bride changed into some converse. I have heard that it all ended in a big moshpit.
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Tags: joanne fleming, london wedding photographer, london wedding photography, Rock n Roll Bride, rock n roll london wedding, vintage london wedding
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Katrina and Alistair are good friends of mine and I was honoured to be the photographer at their Vintage inspired wedding at Brighton’s Pub du Vin. When I arrived at their house, Katrina already looked gorgeous having been made up by Alison Smith and was keeping her nerves in check by doing chores and getting ready with her two sisters. It was going to be an emotional day as sadly Katrina’s lovely Mum had been ill and passed away last year. Before she died she had planted a rose bush in Katrina’s front garden which hadn’t yet bloomed. A couple of days before the wedding, a delicate rose budded and blossomed despite the November frost. The girls knew it was their Mum’s way of being at the wedding so they added it to Katrina’s lovely bouquet of hand-tied roses and herbs from the amazing Miss Mole’s Flower Emporium. It fitted in perfectly and Katrina kept calm by looking at her flowers as she walked by herself down the aisle. I absolutely loved the wedding dress from the amazing Joanne Fleming and the whole day was just so perfect. There were a few tears but really it was a happy and fun celebration of the love between a couple who started as friends and ended up as a family.
Tags: vintage brighton wedding, vintage wedding, vintage wedding dress brighton, vintage wedding photographer, vintage wedding photography, wedding pub du vin brighton
Posted in Pub du Vin, Vintage weddings, Weddings, Weddings in Brighton | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Lucy and Stephen live in the Middle East and know quite a lot about hotels as Stephen works for probably the most luxurious hotel in the world. When they get a break and want to get away from it all, they travel to Rye in Sussex and the very chic but cosy George Hotel. In planning their wedding, it was the natural choice and it is a great venue for a quirky vintage inspired wedding. I loved all Lucy’s ideas from the rosette place names to the vintage crockery and there were bowls of sweets everywhere. When we came out from the ceremony in Rye Town Hall, Mr & Mrs Gee bunting had been hung across the entrance as well as colourful weather balloons. My kind of props so of course we took them off when we went to do their photography around the gorgeous ancient streets of Rye. It was cold and there was some rain but the crisp winter light and the reflections of the cobbles gave the images a romantic feel. Considering the height of her heels and that her beautiful wedding dress had a train on it, Lucy was a very happy to walk around quite a few locations and I found it all incredibly inspirational. While the guests were having dinner, Amy and I set up the Photo Booth (pics to follow), which was perfect for this fun wedding.
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
I almost don’t want to write anything, I love these images so so much. Sophie and Barney found me through the gorgeous Rock n Roll Bride site and this was certainly a London Rock n Roll Wedding. After checking out Sophie’s website and then meeting them both, I pitched the idea to incorporate some quirky animal masks that I have had waiting for just the right wedding. Amy went to their very cool flat to cover the boys while I had a wicked time with Sophie and her six bridesmaids who all wore vintage pieces altered by Sophie. The vintage 1930s silk wedding dress originated from the Victoria and Albert museum via My Sugarland and was altered by the Queen’s seamstress. Though we were running a little late, the very kind registrar at Islington Town Hall let me take a quick shot of Sophie walking up those steps on her own to show off the amazing train. After the ceremony, we walked through the vintage and antique shops of Camden Passage down to their venue which was an old metal works in a cobbled street. Such a privilege to be involved in a wedding day like this and I hope the images do justice to it. Before you ask, the “Till Death Do Us Part” cake is from Choccywoccydoodah.
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Tags: antique wedding dress, choccywoccydoodah, london rock n roll wedding, my sugarland, quirky wedding, quirky wedding photography, Rock n Roll Bride, vintage london wedding, vintage wedding dress, vintage wedding photographer
Posted in London Wedding, Rock n Roll Bride, Vintage weddings, Weddings | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
This simply beautiful vintage inspired wedding in the glorious Sussex countryside was just about perfect. Flo left her parental home out of the front door that she had gone out for her first day at school and went to their local church for her marriage to Jon. She took everyone’s breath away in the dress that she helped to design. Their very lovely friends lent them their barn for the reception where we were all treated to roasted local lamb followed by a cream tea on vintage crockery. There was some quirky touches for the new Mr and Mrs Pepper including chillies as place names and cans of Dr Pepper tied to their car. My kind of day. I love the light at this time of year, there is a warmth to it as Autumn begins its magical transformation. Even though we had already done the official photography, Flo and Jon were very kind to go out into the gardens after the meal as the sun was setting. In the evening a orchestra played for the Tea Dance and the couple took to the floor just as the last rays of light were hitting the barn. These are my favourite first dance pictures ever, so romantic.
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Tags: quirky wedding photography, sussex barn wedding, sussex countryside wedding, sussex wedding photographer, tea dance wedding, vintage crockery, vintage wedding dress, vintage wedding photography, vintage wedding sussex, wedding sussex
Posted in Vintage weddings, Weddings | 9 Comments »
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Apologies for the epic proportion of this post but I just adored everything about this wedding that Amy and I shot last Friday. The couple, Lindsey and Adriano are beyond cool. They are quite possibly two of the most beautiful people on the planet, she is a delicate English beauty and an amazing make-up artist and he is a sultry Italian who writes songs and is in the disco, rock band Raygun. (I might be a little bit in love with them both!) Their quirky, eclectic, vintage Italian wedding was held at the very lovely Farbridge Barn in Sussex. I knew I was going to love everything when I first saw Lindsey’s vintage wedding dress which she sourced from the States. It was handmade in the fifties from lace with beautiful details and a teeny waist. Her fabulous shoes were straight out of Alice in Wonderland and she wore her Grandma’s lace gloves. Lindsey collected everything for the wedding, including retro tins, antique books, little feather birds and kitsch salt & pepper animals. Following the rather yummy meal, the fantastic caterers, Jacaranda brought out a vintage Ice-Cream stand so everyone could put together their own sundaes. The evening entertainment was provided by the very glamorous Shellac Sisters who played retro music on gramophones and taught us all a few moves. I want to do it all again but for now, I just can’t stop looking at these images of a truly beautiful vintage wedding day.
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Tags: farbridge barn, jacaranda catering, quirky wedding, retro wedding photography, shellac sisters, Vintage Italian Wedding, vintage wedding dress, vintage wedding photography, vintage wedding styling, vintage wedding sussex, wedding photographer sussex, wedding sussex
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Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Last Friday, a glorious day, was Naomi and Christian’s wedding day at the stunning Sussex venue of Buxted Park. The fabulous photographer Anna-Marie Stepney covered the boys getting ready, while I went to the bride’s room to cover Naomi getting ready with her lovely bridesmaids. When I saw her beautiful Pronovias lace gown, I thought it would look amazing with some light behind it rather than just hanging on the back of a door. The windows in the Elizabeth Browning suite are about 12ft high but the ever helpful Marc provided a very tall stepladder and even hung it for us. Naomi is a natural beauty and looked amazing considering she hadn’t managed to sleep the night before. For their portraits, we went back to the car park walls, which I am loving right now but also to a gorgeous country lane for a softer backdrop. The whole event was beautifully styled by Jennifer Sue Weddings with a vintage tea party theme and there were lots of gorgeous little touches everywhere. The flowers were by the very talented Nicola at Florian who hadn’t been at Buxted since her own wedding that I shot back in March.
Tags: Buxted Park Wedding, sussex vintage wedding, tea party wedding, vinatge wedding photography, vintage wedding styling, vintage wedding sussex, wedding photographer sussex, wedding venue sussex
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Remember Lauri & Staurt’s gorgeous vintage wedding in Lewes? Well Matt is Stuart’s cousin and last weekend he married the very lovely Bec in the Assembly Rooms just around the corner from where they live in Chichester. The streets all around them are all Sussex flint walls and old buildings that look amazing as a backdrop for the photography. We had some fun doing some jumping shots, though Bec’s dress did break, eeekkkk! Luckily we were just around the corner from a bridal shop who happily helped out with a needle and thread, phew! After pints and scotch eggs in their local, we all headed up to Duncton Village hall for a blessing ceremony featuring some amazing African drummers. We popped up to nearby Petworth Park for some portraits of the Bride and Groom before their vintage picnic reception. The DIY details from this wedding day are absolutely gorgeous – Bec’s Nan did all the flowers, a friend made the ceiling decorations and the couple scoured car boot sales for the hampers and crockery. They even picked up Bec’s shoes for a bargain £2(!) but what made this day so special was Bec and Matt, who are incredibly laid back and seemed to just have the best day ever!
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Tags: diy wedding, duncton village hall, Picnic Wedding, vintage bridal dress, vintage wedding photography, vintage wedding sussex, wedding chichester
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Want a vintage style, shabby chic wedding in the English Countryside? Then you need a lovely Aunt and Uncle like Nina’s who own a beautiful sprawling manor house with plenty of room for a marquee and some quirky ramshackle outbuildings. As Nina and Patrick live in Germany, they left most of their wedding planning to the fabulous Savoir Weddings who also did an amazing job decorating the venue. Our approach to Bramble Park was slightly hairy as we encountered a vintage motorbike rally in a country lane. Once there, things were looking pretty magical as the Marquee was filled with country flowers in old bottles, floral lampshades and vintage lace tablecloths. The ceremony was over at the Archbishop’s palace in Maidstone and we stopped off on the way back in a stunning poppy field with a great view of the Kent countryside. We also had fun in the grounds, which provided an amazing backdrop for the photography. Afternoon tea was followed by an acoustic set by the Groom’s Dad who had fronted sixties band The Flowerpot Men. It was a great wedding and Nina and Patrick who are childhood sweethearts, made us very welcome.
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Tags: english countryside wedding, quirky wedding, shabby chic wedding, vintage country wedding, vintage wedding, vintage wedding kent, wedding photography kent
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
I love it if a bride shows me her dress before the wedding as it gives me a sense of what the day will be like and their style. Most will have it on their phone or in a wedding file but Lauri’s amazingly pretty vintage dress was in a shoe box in the boot of their car! She had picked it up in a retro shop in Brighton not long after they had first got together but it took Stuart a few years to get around to the proposal. This was a DIY wedding done with lots of style but not a big budget, though they did stretch on the photographer as they realised how important it is to have a great record of your day. After the Town Hall ceremony, they had a champagne picnic in Southover Gardens in Lewes where we had been for their cherry blossom e-shoot. The meal was in the super funky Needlemakers cafe in the middle of a vintage market. There was a Morris Minor, balloons, floral mismatched bridesmaids’ dresses, Victoria sponges, vintage crockery and meadow flowers. Just my cup of tea and I had been really looking forward to this one, not least because I knew that Lauri and Stuart would look gorgeous. The best man finished up his speech by leading everyone in a rendition of ‘All You Need is Love’ complete with gazoos. When I left, Stuart and Lauri were taking turns to DJ and dance. This couple are seriously cool and seriously in love.
Oh and before anyone asks me where they got the beautiful bunting from, Lauri’s Nan made it.
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Tags: Picnic Wedding, retro wedding photography, vintage wedding, vintage wedding dress, vintage wedding photography, vintage wedding sussex, wedding lewes, wedding photographer brighton, wedding photographer sussex, wedding sussex
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