My second shoot with the Hasselblad H4D-50 and ‘Dream Kit’ from the Pro Centre as part of my Wedding Photographer of the Year Award. I saw some pictures of these two on Facebook dressed in big fluffy bunny suits at a fancy dress party and that sparked the idea for this quirky shoot. Tommy is the singer in the alternative rock band Slaves to Gravity and Katie is a gorgeous 50s chick so we were aiming for something a bit vintage and a bit dark. We shot a day in the life of them as this fantasy bunny couple and had a lot of fun. Well, it is the Year of the Rabbit! I will be showing the behind the scenes images too.
Posts Tagged ‘vintage engagement photos’
London Engagement Shoot
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
Vintage Wedding / New Products
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010So we have been trying to think of ways of using all these lovely engagement images. My wonderful clients Olivia and Mark who are getting married in the Cotswolds in a few weeks mentioned that they were thinking of getting postcards for guests to sign instead of a book as they have a big passion for travel. Lovely, vintagey looking postcards, I LOVE that idea, so this is what we have come up with. Each design needs a minimum of 10 copies but I think they will be a gorgeous keepsake, wrapped up in some lovely ribbon. Get in touch if you want to know more about these for your Vintage Wedding.
First Anniversary Shoot / Rebecca and Pete
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010I am just loving doing engagement sessions at the moment. It is great to get to know a couple before the wedding day and work with them to concept a set of images that sums up what they are about. This, however was my first anniversary shoot and it was for the very lovely Rebecca from Rock My Wedding and her husband of one year, Pete. They had some great photography from their wedding but felt that it was such a busy day, there was actually not very much time for the romance. This set me thinking about how insane it is for us photographers in the UK getting so little time at a wedding to come up with the magic and capture the essence of a relationship with often as little as ten minutes. So if an e-shoot is all about the prelude to a wedding and the excitement of being in love, then the anniversary shoot is all about the marriage. Rebecca and Pete are clearly crazy about each other and put a lot of thought into the props for the shoot, but it is their everyday love and devotion to each other that shines through in the images. We started in a 50s style diner. One of the shots they were keen to get was of the wedding rings as this had been missed, so I put them on the ketchup and mustard bottles. Very appropriate as apparently Rebecca drowns most of her food in red sauce, even a roast! The lovely Mr Casey at Pollen provided an 11th hour bouquet of red roses to match Rebecca’s fabulous prom dress and after a quick change in the back of my car, we went on Brighton Pier. Yes, the weather was rubbish but this is England and what better excuse for a bit of hugging than a blustery stroll by the sea.
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Vintage Engagement Shoot / Stuart & Lauri Part 2
Saturday, May 15th, 2010Gorgeous as I think this Vintage e-shoot is, the real star of the day was Stuart and Lauri’s beautiful son Oscar. He is as cute as a button and twice as bright. He was also very helpful on the day, taking charge of shaking the blossom tree when we needed the petals to fall. He is very excited about Mummy and Daddy’s wedding day and I can’t wait to hang out with him again.
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Vintage Engagement Shoot / Lauri & Stuart Part 1
Friday, May 14th, 2010Lauri and Stuart are having a laid back vintage inspired wedding in July which involves a picnic in Southover gardens in Lewes, Sussex. So it seemed fitting to have a picnic e-shoot and I have been wanting to use the last of blossom that is around, just as it is falling from the trees. In a mission to find a suitable location with just the right blossom tree we ended up in Lewes and set up in the same gardens that they are using for the wedding picnic. It really is very pretty there and it was great to get to know more about these guys. For anyone that follows me on Facebook, Lauri is the Shoebox Bride (!) and I have split this shoot in two parts as there is a whole other, very important part of their story ……..
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Engagement Shoot Sussex / Sarah & Andrew
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010One of Sarah and Andrew’s first dates was on the Pier in Andrew’s home town, Worthing. We rearranged this engagement shoot 3 times as we all wanted lovely early evening light to shoot into. Sarah loves all things vintage and a bit shabby, which really sums up the Worthing seafront. The wedding is later this month at a gorgeous old church near their flat and then the Royal York in Brighton. It has a champagne theme featuring corks that the couple have been saving ever since they first met, can’t wait!
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