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April 29, 2010

Sam & Adam | Wedding

I’m so stoked to finally be able to blog Sam & Adam’s stunning Andaz wedding! I know it’s so so wrong to have ‘favourite’ clients, but if I was forced to rank my clients (at, you know, gunpoint or something) Sam and Adam would come way up there. They’re just so cool and nice and super talented, and they really made us feel like we were a part of the celebration.

Sam looked absolutely stunning from head to toe, from her gorgeous Marchesa gown to her cool Nicholas Kirkwood heels, and Adam very dapper indeed in his Dunhill suit. What with Sam and Adam – and a lot of their guests – being fashion designers, the coolness factor was definitely very high in this wedding! :D

No matter how many weddings I shoot at the Andaz, it seems that there are always new spaces to discover. This time, after ceremony in the Fenchurch room, the wedding breakfast was held at the Studio, which looked absolutely stunning, not least because of the gorgeous flowers by Scarlet & Violet (oh and the cake, by Maki’s Cakes, was pretty stunning too).

After dinner the party continued in the Temple. It was really nice to bump into familiar DJs, the Wedding Smashers, once again. These guys really do know how to rock a house!

A million thanks Sam and Adam for making us feel like we were a part of your super cool ‘family’! I know the ash cloud provided you with some extra days on honeymoon, which you totally deserved! :D

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Posted by Marianne at 12:52 pm in Wedding 26 Comments »

April 27, 2010

Rachel & Ben | Engagement

Sooo I finally made it out of Finland last Friday and came back home to a huge backlog of work that had been piling up while I was stuck over there. I’ve hit the editing with a vengeance and can now finally start showing you something new.

Rachel and Ben’s original engagement shoot got rescheduled due to horrendous weather, and even though that meant that we weren’t able to do it until just a week before the actual wedding day, it turned out to be a lucky thing as that was the weekend when all the trees started blossoming! Battersea Park was full of colours, which provided a beautiful backdrop to the very windy day.

Look out for pictures from Rachel and Ben’s beautiful Oxford wedding soon (well, as soon as I get through them!).

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Posted by Marianne at 12:00 pm in Engagement 11 Comments »

April 20, 2010

Grounded

So I flew to Finland for dad’s 60′s birthday bash last week, thinking this was going to be a very quick trip indeed. A certain inconsiderate Icelandic volcano had other ideas. I was supposed to fly back home yesterday, but here I still am, trying to come up with the best guess on what approach will be the most efficient when it comes to getting back to the UK. Currently I’m re-booked on a flight via Stockholm on Friday, but as the days go by, and air space stays closed, it’s getting more and more tempting to start travelling via ground to mainland Europe.

I’ve been in touch with all the clients who are directly affected, and I’m working on getting things covered for worst case scenarios if the situation doesn’t improve. I do appreciate everyone’s patience with delays when it comes to getting your pictures and albums delivered. Crazy days.

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Posted by Marianne at 7:14 pm in Personal, Services 5 Comments »

April 13, 2010

Sam & Adam | First glimpse

I’m almost done editing Sam & Adam’s lovely lovely (no really, lovely) London wedding, but I’m off to Finland tomorrow, so will have to continue on my return next week otherwise I’ll never get packing in time. There’s much more wedding goodness in store as well, including Rachel & Ben’s gorgeous hill top Oxford wedding, but all in good time.

In case you need me during the next five days, I’ll be checking my emails where I can, but most likely, unless your matter is super urgent, I’ll get back to you next week.

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Posted by Marianne at 8:54 pm in Wedding 5 Comments »

April 11, 2010

We love… Chicweddings

When Eva and Clara, the girls behind Chicweddings, a wedding planning service specialising in weddings in Italy, asked me to do a photo shoot with them, I jumped at the chance. Not only are these ladies extremely glamorous, they’re also an absolute pleasure to work with and we had such a fun day shooting around Notting Hill. I just loooove their style, which shines through in everything, from the way they dress to the glamorous weddings they put together.

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Eva and Clara really are the epitome of ‘chic’, wouldn’t you agree? I’d also like to thank all the lovely people who allowed us to shoot in their cafes and shops, especially Alegria Life & Food and Myriad antiques at Clarendon Cross.