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Valentines Mansion wedding photographer

Valentines Mansion wedding photographers

By London Wedding Photographer, Wedding VenuesOne Comment

Getting ready for Valentines wedding

Wedding couple in garden Valentines Mansion

Well as we sit here recharging various batteries, cleaning lenses and generally getting ourselves ready for this weekends weddings, it is that time of year when romance is in the air in a big way, namely Valentines Day. This Saturday we are celebrating our own Valentines as a couple by photographing another couple’s very special day at Grovefield House. February 14th this year falls of course on a Saturday and has been one of the most requested dates of the last three years for us. We are pretty certain many people may well use this famous time to pop the question to their loved ones, that is because many times in initial wedding meetings that exactly what we have been told was the day their engagement started!

Wedding ceremony at Valentines Mansion

This make us think now of a day we photographed as Valentines Mansion wedding photographers that somehow didn’t make it to the blog at the time, but was probably one of the most romantically named venues we have encountered. Shilpa and Helson had an intimate civil ceremony with close friends and family in one of the splendid grade two listed drawing rooms of the imposing building. This was followed by a drinks and nibbles reception downstairs, and a little alone time with David and Joanna around the beautiful grounds of the wedding venue.

laughter between wedding couple at Valentines

Valentines Mansion is over three hundred years old and was built in 1696. It has been extensively restored with money from the National Lottery fund and Redbridge Council, and is surrounded by beautiful gardens.  Take a look at their website here and see that their blog features some of our images: Valentines Mansion

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London Southbank Engagement Shoot

By London Wedding Photographer, Wedding Venues3 Comments

Engagement couple on the Thames

Claire and Simon are getting married in April this year with the ceremony in Bermondsey and reception at the Amadeus Centre in “Little Venice” Maida Vale. When we initially met we had a naturally good rapport, which is so important, and an often underestimated factor when choosing a potential wedding photographer.

Photo shoot by the Thames

Wedding photography itself is generally classed as “social photography” and for a people orientated couple like ourselves it is a tremendous part of the enjoyment of capturing someone’s special day.

London southbank engagement shoot

If you care about the couple you are photographing above and beyond your natural professional level then your wedding photography will reflect this. Couples will look happy and relaxed, and your settings composition and direction will set you apart.

graffiti couple at Southbank

wedding couple at London southbank

A London engagement shoot isn’t for everyone. Although we have offered them for quite a few years, it is only about twenty percent of couples that decide they would like to do one. Simon and Claire had a special affinity with the Southbank of the Thames, so a shoot there made perfect sense. Sometimes we are hired purely for a London Engagement shoot when the wedding plans are a little different. This happens for instance when a couple are getting married abroad but want special memories of their time in the capital.

kissing behind snouthbank centre Londo

Other times for example a Chinese couple may come over specifically to get their engagement shoot done with a London flavour before returning home to marry. See our related post on this here: London Engagement Shoot and also here: Hertfordshire Engagement Shoot If this is the case please get in touch for a bespoke quote.

We are very adept at relaxing people on the big day in terms of having themselves photographed, and of course they are often blissfully unaware of many of the shots we take. However an engagement shoot can be useful for some to get used to our personalities and way of working. Often we will hear familiar feedback afterwards and during the shoot, which is how enjoyable and easy the whole process was. Well great! Now imagine that for your wedding day, because that is exactly how it is going to be.

Update: 3/2/15 just got this email through from Claire and Simon regarding their London engagement photography as follows: “The style of the pictures from last weekend are exactly what we’d hoped for! We just wanted to say we love them and are even more excited for the big day now!”

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Clerkenwell wedding dress in the wind

Islington Town Hall Wedding

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Reception at The Peasant Pub Clerkenwell

Islington Town Hall Wedding

We are always motivated by an Islington wedding, not least because two of our children were born there, and of course we have many happy memories of life in N1.

Marraige ceremony at Islington Town Hall

For Claire and Chris having an Islington Town Hall wedding it was a day that created abundant and of course joyous memories for the future too.

Aisle shot at Islington Town Hall

The area had a special resonance for them as they met on a journalism course at City University nearby in Clerkenwell. It was also a major reason for choosing the Peasant Pub a gastro gem for their reception. More about the fantastic Peasant pub later.

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Laughter at Clerkenwell wedding compilation shot

The main chamber for an Islington Town Hall wedding is both beautiful and dramatic, and we used three different lens and camera combinations to do it justice. A great registrar can make a real difference to the feel of a wedding ceremony, and we have always had the best of experiences with them in Camden and Islington borough. This Saturday was no exception, they were enthusiastic yet reverent too.

Islington wedding photographer image

Claire and Chris wanted a documentary style photographically for their big day, but still covering the bases with some more formal friends and family shots on the internal and external steps of the town hall. Taxis buses and good old fashioned walking then got everyone the short distance to the Peasant Pub Clerkenwell. There are many reasons Nick and his team at the Peasant pub are incredibly popular for weddings. They are friendly, efficient and nothing is too much trouble for them. They are staffed by the kind of people that when a smile comes to their face it comes quickly and then takes a long time to leave, and for us it has always been a good gauge of sincerity, especially in the hospitality industry!

Photo fun collage Peasant pub wedding

As so many couple are interested are interested in the wedding venue at 240 Saint John Street EC1 we may feature it in a separate post. After a champagne welcome the couple spent twenty five minutes with myself and Joanna around the nearby streets of Clerkenwell. Although the weather stayed dry we had lots of fun dealing with the very windy conditions! Claire’s homage to Marilyn Monroe’s famous skirt lifting shot on an air vent image was a completely random windy moment caught.

Peasant Pub London wedding shot

Although we used our experience to gently direct the couple at the time, the day was about natural reactions and events well photographed and anticipated, and we believe the balance was well struck with Claire and Chris.

See our related post here:  Peasant Pub Weddings Clerkenwell

For information on booking Islington Town Hall for your wedding take a look at their website here: Islington Town Hall

For a reception to remember give the Peasant a call and visit their website in this link: The Peasant Pub

Claire’s wonderful wedding dress was made by Judy Mott Bridal Couture and you can find them here: Judy Mott Bridal Couture and here: Judy Mott Facebook
holding hands in Clerkenwell

 

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Peasant Pub Weddings Clerkenwell

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Clerkenwell Peasant pub wedding

Peasant pub view of wedding reception room

Every now and then we like to focus a blog post on a venue that we have been particuarly impressed with. We have shot weddings from St Pancras to St Tropez in the last ten years, from small and humble weddings to the most oppulent and lavish affairs. What always impresses us greatly though, wherever a wedding reception may be, is the staff, their manner and the attention to detail they put in to creating a memorable experience for their couples. What’s to say about Peasant Pub weddings in Clerkenwell? Well it’s a Victorian boozer through and through with many period and charming features that’s also a pretty trendy Gastro pub. It has cool and iconic posters everywhere from the world of music and film, and a charm and atmosphere that words alone are difficult to describe.

wedding couple dancing at the Peasant pub

Kissing shot at Farringdon wedding

The biggest assest though is it’s staff. As we’ve mentioned in our related Islington wedding post, nothing was too much trouble for Nick and his team. Great enthusiastic attitude, fast service and brilliant food, well cooked and in generous portions too.

Peasant pub reception shot 1

Photo fun collage Peasant pub wedding

As the photo collage above shows, people just have a great time at a Peasant pub wedding.

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holding hands in Clerkenwell

Our brides and grooms for this feature were Claire and Chris and Nicky and Dan, all married at Islington Town Hall, with their receptions at The Peasant. See our related post.

smiling chefs at the Peasant

Pouring wedding champagne shot

Even the chef’s look happy.

Take a look at Nick and the team’s website here: The Peasant Pub

wedding reception at the Peasant pub Clerkenwell

Confetti thrown at Islington wedding

Clerkenwell wedding dress in the windkissing near Peasant Pub London

Aisle shot at Islington Town Hall

Marraige ceremony at Islington Town Hall

Islington Town Hall Wedding

Islington wedding photographer image

Islington bride and groom by red London phone box

another wedding pose from London couple image

You can see the original post here:  Islington Town Hall Wedding & Peasant Pub Clerkenwell Reception

and Islington Town Hall Wedding

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