Marianne Taylor | Creative Portrait & Family Photographer in Cornwall & London

Creative, emotive portrait photography for couples, families, and individuals who want images that actually feel like them.

Katie & Sam | Engagement

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Sam hates being photographed. I mean really hates being photographed. So his and Katie’s engagement session certainly required some cunning methods on my part in order to try to capture some of the relaxed and loving interaction they fell into when ever the camera wasn’t pointing at Sam. Katie and Sam are a thoroughly lovely couple, and we did have a lot of fun, but boy did Sam make me work for my pictures! :D Having said that, he did swear that he’ll be on his best behaviour on the wedding day in December. I’m holding you to your promise Sam! :P

We started our shoot at Borough Market and then made our way over London Bridge into the City. Ever since Carolyn & Marc’s wedding, when ever I’m doing a shoot in the City I just cannot resist going back to Leadenhall Market! I went to see The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus recently, and was so excited to see that Leadenhall featured quite heavily in the film – so cool!

















Heather & Mark | Engagement

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Heather is an American and Mark is a Londoner, which means their idea of what constitutes ‘real London’ differs greatly. Heather was all about double deckers and red phone boxes, which Mark had banned as ‘touristy’, while wanting to have The City as the backdrop. I think we did manage to find a nice balance for the pictures in the end, and even if I didn’t manage to sneak a bus into any of the pictures for Heather, we did get some with underground signs and with St Paul’s in the background!

Heather and Mark are getting married in Georgia next spring. And while I would love to capture a wedding at such a beautiful place, amongst all the lovely hanging moss from the live oak trees which I fell in love with when over there, it will actually be Heather’s friend who will be in charge of the wedding day photography. I for one can’t wait to see the pictures! I could put money on you guys having a beautiful wedding, and that Heather will look absolutely drop dead gorgeous on the big day!














Asko & Matt | Engagement

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Asko & Matt are getting married in June, in the middle of a busy schedule of travelling in Italy and in South America, before relocating back to Matt’s home country of Australia. They wanted to get some pictures in their wedding suits, that would also remind them of the two years they’ve spent in London.

So last Sunday we headed into the City on the lookout for some suit-appropriate backdrops. The boys told me that they definitely didn’t want any ‘shmaltzy’ pictures, which ruled out my usual methods of trying to get people to kiss as much as possible in front of my camera. :D I think they look very dapper in their suits, and I’m sure after seeing the evidence, they can now rest assured that they will look damn handsome on their wedding day!






Bridie the bridesmaid | Wedding

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While going through the pictures from Lucy & Richard’s wedding it became quite obvious that there was a star emerging… Yes, I have to admit that a certain someone called Bridie stole my heart completely! So I just had to dedicate a whole blog entry to her, the cutest bridesmaid ever!








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