Tomorrow at 5am, I leave for Portugal to photograph these two love birds who are getting married on Saturday. Aren’t they just gorgeous? They’re so very much in love and their wedding day is going to be of internationality, with friends from all over the world. It’s also 27 degrees which should mean a welcome return of my freckles. I really can’t wait.
This here is Miki. On the day of her wedding, she got dressed on a boat and it was bright and fresh and the view was so incredible. It was at this moment that I got a little bit awestruck. Isn’t she just beautiful?
I’m not sure that there is a better place to get ready for your wedding, than right by the sea.
I had a 4.30am start this morning for my first ever sunrise session and I’m up again at 3am for a flight to Mallorca. I am tired and I better get packing.
One sunny weekend in summer, Lisa & Rory got married in the tiny little village of Hurley at the beautiful Olde Bell Inn. They started the weekend with a picnic and rolled out the blankets for an evening bbq for all of their guests. It was quite the occasion.
It was a dream to photograph a wedding on the Cote d’azur and I was so lucky to have met these two lovelies and to have shared a very beautiful weekend with all of their important people. Elegant, sophisticated, a day full of friends and laughter, Miki and Tom held their wedding on the French riviera at L’Ecrin beach restaurant in Cannes. I think you’ll agree, it was a little bit gorgeous.
Here’s a sneak of what I’ve been doing over the past twenty-one days.
Some portraits in Paris…
Back to London for some pre-wedding photos on Columbia Road…
A walk along the river after a wedding at St Paul’s…
And a weekend in Portugal.
It’s been a very busy three weeks, but the next two are a little calmer with portraits and engagements and a lot of editing to do, before a wedding very close to my heart. I’m also going to be photographing this little beauty, our very own London Bride.
I was really thrilled to have been asked to contribute some advice to You & Your Wedding’s photography special and especially honoured to see that my thoughts were sat alongside some very highly esteemed UK photographers too.
Wedding photography is obviously hugely important to me, but whether I’m photographing your wedding or not, I still want you to have beautiful photos. Those are heirlooms you’ll frame and hang and share, so they should be beautiful. Over the past 50 weddings, I’ve learnt that every single wedding is different, but having guidelines to work with for your photos certainly helps. The article covers all sorts of aspects like deciding on a style, choosing your photographer, allocating a budget and most importantly, timings. Pick up a copy of the most recent You & Your Wedding for some invaluable advice.
I’m heading to Edinburgh at the end of the week, for a very lovely country wedding at Lennoxlove House. I returned home from Crete this morning fresh off an Easyjet red-eye, to a huge mountain of editing and emailing but it’s always so good to be home.
Earlier on this year whilst on holiday in California, I travelled home via San Francisco for a meeting with these two. Nancy works with textiles and has an incredible eye for design and all things beautiful and when you talk to her, she gives you the impression of always being on the verge of bursting into laughter. Chic, cheeky & in my eyes, utterly amazing.
I was so happy to have met them both before their wedding in Crete in June this year but even happier that the next place we met, was the night before their wedding, with all of their guests, for dinner by the sea…
Cute couple!!!
Really lovely. I love the black and white shot of them laughing. Bet the wedding will be amazing, have a great time. X
Oh.My.Goodness. My absolute ABSOLUTE favourite shoot you have ever done!!! Gorgeous couple. This is so natural, so sweet and tender, it flows beautifully. Like a gorgeous editorial shoot. Beautiful colors too! LOVE!!!
Beautiful and they look so relaxed in front of the camera. Hope you have an amazing time. Can’t wait to see the wedding pictures.
Beautiful Photos! I love your Black and White portraits. Especially the last two. They’ll be a joy to photograph in Portugal in all that sunlight. The bride to be has the prettiest smile. Can’t wait to see the wedding pictures!
What a sweet couple-such lovely photos. Have fun in Portugal I bet their weddding will be fabulous-looking forward to seeing the photos.
Amazing pics darling one as always, you really captured the magic Paris light!
Have a blast in Portugal cant wait to see their wedding ones!! xxx
Emma Jane
Lucky you! I could use one of those strawberry drinks about now. Delicious!
Ahh…to be in Paris! Romantic couple and photos! :)
Chloe! Simply gorgeous, beautiful captures. Can’t wait to see the wedding pics!
Minouche
I have always loved Paris but I love it even more after seeing these. Beautiful!
Keep on falling in love with these shots over and over, thanks heaps Chloé xx
I will never get tired of looking at your pictures. You made us feel so relaxed! Loved every bit of it! Thanks! x