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Willy Wonka’s wedding cake Woburn

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Bit of fun post…

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We’ve often thought over time it would be a good idea to write a post devoted to wedding cakes. After all we have seen, photographed and sometimes tasted literally hundreds. We imagined picking a mix of our favourite and unusual cake designs with the best and most interesting shots of couples cutting them and perhaps reacting and messing around afterwards. Never did we quite imagine the “pièce de résistance” of an unusual or interesting cake shot would be what was behind it! Often we have to contend with less than ideal placements of the cake table with some venues seemingly delighting in placing them near distinctly un photogenic red fire extinguishers!

wedding cake in alcove wedding

At Nicola and Guy’s wedding I had been outside doing some family shots with the newly weds while Joanna was in the wedding breakfast room taking photos. I broke off when I had chance to see how she was getting on only to find her with a large grin on her face and pointing at the interesting placement of the wedding cake in an alcove in front of a classical statue.

willy on a wedding cake photo

There was no moving this around at Woburn Sculpture gallery. From all angles this ancient gentleman’s pride and joy was pointing at the wedding cake. Of course we could have taken all shots from a low position but that would have distorted the couple. We never asked if the placement was deliberate as everyone was enjoying the juxtaposition so much! I don’t think I’ve ever seem so many guests paparazzi trying to get the moment. Pretty sure than facebook and twitter soon had more than a few versions of these shots. Full post on this lovely wedding soon, and one day we will write a serious piece about cakes…honestly!

willy wonka wedding cake

guest paparazzi shot at woburn

For an interesting read on all things wedding cake related take a look at Wikipedia’s complilation of history and info on them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_cake

By David Green.

 

 

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Landmark Hotel wedding photographer

By London Wedding Photographer, Wedding Venues4 Comments

The other weekend as a Landmark hotel wedding photographer, we had the great pleasure of not only working with a lovely couple and all their friends and family but also some great wedding related suppliers. There are some fantastic people working in the wedding and event industry, and we wanted to highlight a couple that we have worked with recently, namely Perry’s the Wedding Company, a high quality long established planning and event management team (links at the end of the post) and a great cinematographer in John of De Rienzo Films, who we’ve worked with previously.

Italian wedding London preparation shot

This particular celebration was a very Italian affair as both bride and groom Giulia and Antonio were of Roman descent. We had got to know these love birds (more on love birds and doves later…) a lot better for doing an engagement shoot with them a few months before. In fact we were delighted to see all those shots reproduced in the main signing book for guests at the reception.

St Peters Italian church wedding

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Speaking of wedding receptions this was held at the world renowned Landmark Hotel in Marylebone for three hundred guests, impeccably handled by Errol and the two Tony’s from Perrys, and of course the hotel itself. The Landmark used to be called The Great Central Hotel and was opened in 1899. It boasts a fantastic inner courtyard and three hundred rooms and suites.

Doves at St Peters Italian church

The wedding ceremony was at St Peters Italian Church in Clerkenwell which was built especially for the Italian immigrant population of the time in the mid 19th century. A grand affair befitting a grand Italian Landmark wedding. Newly married and showered in rice, Giulia and Antonio then released two white doves followed by a whole basket full released by all the bridesmaids.

Italian wedding Regents Park London

London Bride in Regents Park

Before travelling to the reception we went for a short trip to Regents Park, and shot some classic couple shots which is what the couple wanted and valued. We never forget that wedding photography is a service industry and we must give people what the want, and then exceed their expectations.  As we mention in other parts of the website: David and Joanna whether it is quality reportage, quirky or more traditional, or a little bit of everything we love to get it the way our couples want it.

Landmark Hotel wedding photographer

Italian Bride and groom in Regents Park

Find out about Perrys Wedding Company here: Perrys and De Rienzo Films here: De Rienzo Films

See Giulia and Antonio’s London engagement shoot here: Engagement Shoot Trent Park North London

Outside Landmark hotel wedding

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By David Green

 

 

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Devonshire Terrace wedding photographer

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To be a Devonshire Terrace wedding photographer is to experience a great deal of what is so special to photograph weddings in and around London. For Naomi and Stephen who’s reception was set there, it was the perfect setting to share their day with friends and family, and was only a relatively short walk from Bevis Marks Synagogue where they had their ceremony. Bevis Marks itself is the oldest place of Jewish worship in the country, beautifully lit only by candles, and as we have photographed there many times it is going to be the subject of a seperate blog post in itself.

Hilton Tower of London wedding shots

Devonshire Square wedding steps image

Both Naomi and Stephen elected to prepare themselves at the Hilton Tower of London with a beautiful roof top terrace to relax in, not that there was much time for them to relax with all their preparations! They smiled throughout with the happiness and anticipation of their special day though.

Devonshire Terrace London wedding

After a beautiful and touching ceremony at Bevis the entire wedding party walked through the streets of central London past Liverpool Street station and on to the very impressive Devonshire Terrace. Built originally in the early eighteenth century as warehouses for silk, mother of pearl and ivory products, it was remodeled in 2008 to include an incredible glass roof and now makes it a fantastic all weather venue.

Jewish dancing at Devonshire Terrace

As you can see from the photos these guys were naturally in love i.e lots of very heart felt kissing – and who are we to say stop?!

wedding kisses at Devonshire Square photo

For drama and spectacle it’s hard to beat as a London wedding venue, and we can understand why London loving couples like Naomi and Stephen would choose to celebrate there. The courtyard can take 160 seated and 350 standing. We were very happy to receive this email from Stephen yesterday regarding the wedding. So lovely to have the feedback:

“Dear both, just wanted to say a big thank you for sending the pictures to us. They are fantastic, you have captured the day so well.Thank you again and I will make sure that I  like your Facebook page. Best regards, Stephen.”

wedding balloons at Devonshire Square

Here is Devonshire Terrace’s official website: Devonshire Square
To find out more about ourselves and our approach to weddings you can take a look at this page on the website: David and Joanna

By David Green

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Langham Hotel wedding photographer

By London Wedding Photographer, Wedding VenuesOne Comment

It’s a great place to visit as a Langham hotel wedding photographer, but the very first time I went to this fantastic hotel was with my accountant some years ago. On that day we had lunch in central London and the book keeper extraordinaire wanted to arrange a weekend break for himself and his wife at the hotel. We stood and chatted while he booked himself a double room as a romantic surprise, well, to my surprise and my accountant Richard’s horror the receptionist then wished us both a lovely stay when we were due to come back for the weekend together! It made me laugh at the time! Anyway it’s always great to be back, and here are a few shots from Layla and Sean’s wedding there.

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Outside London Langham Hotel wedding banner

Langham Hotel wedding photographers

Both live and work in Norwich as dental doctors but they wanted to come down south and have a classic London wedding to remember. The Langham close to BBC headquarters has been temporary home to stars of film radio and television for generations. When the Langham was built in 1867 it was the largest and most modern hotel in London with England’s first hydraulic lifts, and bathrooms and water closets galore for the time.

BBC London wedding image

The London Langham Hotel is not just rightly famous for it’s luxury and service, but also the fact it was heavily featured in two Sherlock Holmes stories and has accommodated some very famous guests. Well Sean and Layla of course on their wedding day to name two, but also the like of Napoleon, Oscar Wilde and Princess Diana.

Triple London phone box wedding shothot

For the wedding itself the ceremony was held in the hotel itself as it’s licenced to do so, and it was an interesting and emotive fusion of civil, Catholic and Persian ceremonies. Afterwards while the very many guests enjoyed their champagne and canopies, Joanna and I took twenty five minutes with the newlyweds to shoot some shots one hundred yards around the hotel, and then back for some images around the reception area.

Bride getting ready at the Langham

While twenty five minutes is not a great length of time we are used to this amount and always mange to achieve way more in the time than we should!

For such a prestigious hotel it’s important to choose your wedding planners and co-ordinators carefully, and we would recommend taking a look at Perrys the Wedding Company for their experience professionalism and personality here: Perrys The Wedding Company

Groom gets ready Langham hotel

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Wedding vows at London Langham

Langham Hotel lift wedding image

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Chelsea Old Town Hall wedding photographer

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Well musician Elvis Costello famously sang “I don’t want to go to Chelsea”. Much as I like that song I’ve always been delighted to be a Chelsea old town hall wedding photographer. At the moment with two to three weddings a week I have to admit writing weekly blog posts is lower on my list of priorities. Editing wedding shots and communicating with couples new, past and present is always going to be number one. However as I sit here with a laptop and frothy cappuccino in our favourite local Italian cafe I’ve just received the following email from Chloe and Daniel who’s short Chelsea wedding I photographed seven days ago:

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“I’ve received the photos and just wanted to say a big thank you. You only had a short space of time and I think did a fantastic job. The pictures of the children are just beautiful and I’m happy Daniel and I have some good shots of the two of us (you even managed to make both of us look good at the same time in some of them which has always been a challenge for us ;). I wanted to also say thank you for being so good with the kids on the day- especially at the points they were getting bored- you employed some excellent distraction techniques which we may use ourselves in the future!
I’d like to post a review (highly recommending you of course) but couldn’t figure out how to do it through google plus. Happy to post something on facebook? Or write something for you to post on our behalf?
Thanks again and best wishes,
Chloe”

Chelsea old town hall wedding photographers

Daniel hailing from Canada and Chloe originally from Liverpool decided on an early morning ceremony to start at 10.30am. I suspect so they would have plenty of time for lunch! I was hired on my own for two hours, sorry Joanna, but of course no matter how short a wedding is it is still one of the most important moments in a couple’s life, and this was reflected by the attendance of close friends and family who had flown in to be a part of their special time.

Chelsea park wedding photos

One of the lovely things about getting married at Chelsea old town hall is that the registrar conducting your wedding ceremony may well be Roger who I’m told has been working there since 1962! In my opinion he is the most charming and charismatic registrar I have ever encountered and can only add to your sense of occasion. You are undoubtedly the star of your own day, but Roger has married a fair few public stars in his time too.

wedding couple laughing in Chelsea

After documenting the preparation. arrivals and small intimate ceremony we all walked around the block for some couple photos. Family photos were done in a small but beautiful park that I like to use when I can near by.

getting ready in Chelsea shot

Of course your Chelsea old town hall wedding photographer would do well to be aware of the fact it has always been a consistently desirable place to get married. Judy Garland tied the knot there, David Niven, Roman Polanski, in fact more famous people than that other old town hall I find myself at all the time: Marylebone.

By David Green

Chelsea pub wedding photo

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