March 8, 2010

Rose & Brendan | Engagement

London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography
London engagement photography

Rose & Brendan’s Southwark engagement session was so much fun. It was the first truly warm day of this spring (even if the temperature has taken a turn for the worse since then) and we even had a few rays of sunshine to brighten up our day. After the looooong, dark and cold winter we’ve had in London, it really felt good to be out and about without being dressed for an arctic expedition. I’m so looking forward to Rose and Brendan’s wedding in June, which, with Rose’s fashion designer credentials, is bound to be absolutely beautiful.

Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention, they also get a gold star for being the first couple ever who jumped perfectly on the first shot! :D

March 4, 2010

Lucy & Jeremy | Wedding


















































































First of all, can I just go on record and say that St. Bartholomew The Great is quite possibly the most gorgeous church I’ve ever had the pleasure to visit. Tucked away behind London’s Smithfield Market, it’s so inconspicuous from the outside that you would never guess at the gorgeousness inside. I’m not alone in my opinion either, proved by the fact that St. Barts has been used as a location in several films. It certainly provided a breathtaking backdrop to Lucy & Jeremy’s wedding ceremony.

Mind you, it wasn’t just the church that was impressive, the reception at The Royal Exchange was equally stunning. These amazing venues, and the attention to details, did make me feel like I was lost in a movie or a fairytale for the day.

Thanks Lucy and Jeremy for letting us share your magical day with you, I hope you’re enjoying your kick-ass honeymoon as we speak!

February 28, 2010

Rose & Brendan | Sneak Peek

London engagement photography
Rose & Brendan’s engagement shoot yesterday kicked butt. I really enjoyed traipsing around Southwark with this couple, and we even managed to capture some sunshine! Honestly, it was so very strange seeing sunlight through my camera for the first time in months…

To be honest, I really shouldn’t give you any more sneak peeks of anything until I’ve actually finished editing all the weddings and sessions I need to finish, but I just couldn’t resist testing out my new blogging platform. It’s been a long day of moving everything over to Wordpress, but I think things work more or less normally now – or actually, even better than before. Do let me know if you experience any glitches and I’ll get on it!

Oh and do remember to update your RSS feed for Marianne Taylor Photography.

February 26, 2010

Lucy & Jeremy | Sneak Peek


Here’s a little sneak peek from Lucy & Jeremy’s wedding, which took place in the STUNNING St. Bartholomew The Great, with a reception at The Royal Exchange. Full blog post coming some time next week (I hope!).

I should also mention that my blog is experiencing some technical difficulties at the moment, mainly the categories are not loading properly. I will be moving over to a different blogging platform this weekend, which will hopefully make everything better, but in the meanwhile you can still browse via the archives. Sorry for the inconvenience!

February 25, 2010

Features in Cosmopolitan Bride | Press


It was exciting to see a couple of my brides gracing the pages of the April/May Cosmopolitan Bride. Eleni was featured in the ‘real bride’s beauty’ section…



…and in the ‘real weddings’ section there was a beautifully laid out feature on Magali & Jeff’s wedding. The issue is out now, so go get it! :)

February 22, 2010

Tales from the Crypt


I just had to share this shot from Caroline & Ben’s wedding from last Saturday, as I think it’s one of my favourite pictures I’ve taken so far this year. I still have another wedding to edit before I get to the rest of the images from this one, but I just couldn’t resist having a peek to see whether this came out like I thought it did when I took it.

February 18, 2010

Simona & Dan | Wedding




































































Ooh I do love an Andaz Liverpool Street wedding! Luckily I have quite a few of them coming up, but Simona & Dan’s was the first one this year, which makes it a little bit special. The ceremony of Simona & Dan’s wedding took place in the Bishopsgate Room of the Andaz, while their drinks reception was held at the Gallery and dinner in the gorgeous 1901 restaurant. I have to say that I was blown away by how Simona had planned every little detail SO perfectly. From her gorgeous Vera Wang gown, to the purple colour theme running through the day, everything looked just absolutely sublime!

After the speeches guests piled onto an old London bus, which ferried us over to the St Mary Axe at the top of the Gherkin. Despite the darkness and the fog, the views from up there very pretty spectacular. What a place to dance the night away! Oh and a special shout out goes to the boys from Wedding Smashers who did a seriously good job on the decks. If you’re in search of the coolest wedding DJ’s in town, look no further.

Thank you so much Dan and (princess) Simona! I loved every minute of your beautiful wedding and I hope you will always be as happy together as you were on the day. <3

February 17, 2010

Simona & Dan | Coming soon…


A full blog post on Simona & Dan’s Andaz/Gherkin wedding coming later this week.

February 15, 2010

Katie & Sam on The Wedding Chicks | Feature


Katie & Sam’s wedding got featured on The Wedding Chicks. I love how pretty the images look on there, almost like it was meant to be. :D

February 14, 2010

This one’s for the lovers


I thought this ring shot from Simona & Dan’s wedding was a quite fitting way to wish all of you, whether already hitched or yet to marry, a lovely Valentine’s Day! Remember that love is all that really matters in the end. x

February 12, 2010

Fiona & Peter on English Wedding | Feature

Completely forgot to mention that Fiona & Pete’s wedding was featured on English Wedding this week, accompanied by a lovely write-up from Claire. Thanks so much for the really rather sweet feature! x

February 11, 2010

The Wedding Book | Story of your day










I know it’s been a while! I’ve had a bit of a nightmare week what with getting ill and all sorts, but I’m finally getting back on track. Hopefully I can show you something from last Saturday’s amazing Andaz/Gherkin wedding soon as well.

In the meanwhile, I thought I’d finally share some pictures of the new Wedding Book. In the past few years I have offered a few different types of albums, primarily because I hadn’t found one that ticked absolutely all the boxes. I have offered coffee table books as I really think the album should tell the whole story of the wedding day, not just selected highlights, and with coffee table books that is possible as it is more cost effective to get more pages in. But the quality of coffee table books is not quite up to what I’d ideally envisage for a wedding album, they always tend to feel a bit less substantial. So that’s why I have also been offering the option of a flush mounted album, which really is a beautiful album to behold, but in order to include as many pages as I feel there ought to be, drives the price of the album out of reach for most – besides most flush mounts can’t even accommodate the amount of pages I want to give my clients.

I am so happy to say that I have finally found the one, and it really is a match made in wedding album heaven. I shall just call it The Wedding Book. The book feels really solid and substantial in your hands, the pages are stiff and lay completely flat and have a beautiful matt finish, which I think really compliments my photography. Each book is designed individually for you and tells the whole story of your wedding day. This means that each book comes up a slightly different – but always quite a substantial – length, while the price still stays the same.

Since I’m a big believer in ’simple is better’, I am going to offer this new type of Wedding Book as the only option for 2011 and onwards – I really feel that strongly that it is the 100% perfect way to display my photographs and to tell the story of your wedding day in the most beautiful way. Those clients who have booked me with my 2010 prices will of course be able to order the older types of albums as well.

I have now switched over to the new 2011 prices, but for those still in consultation stages, who have received the old price list, I will hold the 2010 prices for you if you book by the end of February.

January 26, 2010

Fiona & Peter | Wedding



































































Fiona & Peter’s wedding at the start of January kicked off the 2010 wedding season for me. At the time, UK was in the grips of the biggest snowfall I’ve ever seen in my 10 years here, and in the days of snow mayhem leading up to the big day I was more than a little bit worried about how we were going to get to the wedding! In the end, while there were some scary moments on the icy roads where my heart was in my throat, we did manage to get around to everywhere we needed to be. The wedding took place at Stoke Place, which I have to say is absolutely g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s! I really hope I get to go back there again.

Fiona was a gorgeous bride and this wedding was filled with beautiful details, laughter and good food. Thanks for having us guys, it truly was a pleasure!

January 25, 2010

Poppy | Family session












As promised, some more pictures of the adorable Poppy, who was three weeks old when I got to photograph her. Poppy was definitely the most relaxed baby customer I’ve ever had, so relaxed in fact that we couldn’t really get her to wake up at all during the session! But I think her chilled attitude kind of adds some extra cuteness to the proceedings.

January 18, 2010

Poppy | Sneak Peek


Meet Poppy, who defines the term ‘chillax’. :D More later.