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Rachel & Ben | Wedding

Marianne — Sun, 09 May 2010 16:24:06 +0000

When Rachel got in touch with me originally, she booked me for a few hours to shoot her and Ben’s engagement party in Oxford. They were planning on getting married in Switzerland, but wanted to throw a party for their friends and family in the UK prior to that. Three weeks before the party Rachel phoned me and asked whether I would be available for a longer coverage, as they had just then decided that they were going to change their engagement party into a wedding! The short notice was a bit of a shock for everyone involved in the planning, but it did make sense since Rachel and Ben had already put so much time into the preparations, and since all of their loved ones were going to be under the same roof.

Rachel and her bridesmaids got ready at the beautiful Old Bank Hotel in central Oxford, but from there on things got a bit more adventurous. The unusual, and beautiful, ceremony took place outside on a hilltop in Shotover country park. It was a bit of a new situation for us as photographers logging our stuff across a huge hill, but the setting sure was worth it! I really loved the idea of guests hanging wishes onto the branches of the three underneath which the ceremony was held. In fact, there were lots of lovely details to this wedding, not least Rachel’s beautiful flowers from Daisies, and the gorgeous cars, which came from London Legend.

After the hilltop ceremony, it was back to central Oxford for the evening reception at Gee’s Restaurant, which was the perfect setting to for eating and dancing the night away.

Thank you Rachel and Ben for giving me the shock of my life by changing your plans at the last minute, it really did result in one of the prettiest weddings I’ve had the pleasure to attend this year!

Emily & John rockin’ all over UK

Marianne — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:21:00 +0000

I was pretty chuffed when I was asked whether my pictures from Emily and John’s awesome wedding could be used in a double feature between two rocking UK wedding blogs, Rock’n Roll Bride and Rock My Wedding. As a photographer, I tend to tell stories via the pictures I post. The thing I really like about being featured in wedding blogs is that I then often get to read the other side of the story, as told by the bride herself. You can check the features out here: Part I & Part II.

Emily & John | Wedding

Marianne — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:44:00 +0000

After my little break, I couldn’t have wished for a nicer wedding than Emily and John’s to get me back into the swing of things. Winter weddings are always a bit of challenge when it comes to available light and the weather in general, and this one certainly wasn’t an exception. The ceremony of Emily & John’s wedding took place at Woodstock Town Hall in Oxfordshire, at 3pm. The sun set at 3.35pm. And let me tell you, when the sun sets outside of London, it actually gets dark. Like really dark. :D Despite the darkness, and the constant rain, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed recording the warm atmosphere of this wedding. The reception, at The Great Barn in Aynho, had such a joyous and christmassy feel to it that I felt compelled to put my own Christmas decorations up the very next day!

Thank you so much Emily & John for letting us share your gorgeous and fun wedding day with you!

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Emily & John | Teaser

Marianne — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:05:00 +0000

A little teaser from Emily & John’s wedding in Oxfordshire last Saturday. A girl can’t help but drool over Emily’s Louboutins…