Marianne Taylor Photography | Portrait & Family Photographer in Cornwall
On-location portrait and family photography in North Cornwall. Siren of the Sea sessions, couples, families. Soft, romantic, coastal.
I know, I know, it’s a leetle bit late, and not even sure if this is all of it, not quite on top of the publication schedules of magazines at the moment. But anyways, in April/May, at these lovely couples graced the pages of the following magazines.
Rachel & Nick’s gorgeous marquee wedding was featured in the May/June issue of Wedding Flowers magazine.
And Sophie & Jonny’s cool burlesque wedding in the first ever issue of Unique Bride. I really loved the unusual format of this new magazine!
A couple of recent tear sheets. Lisa & Alex’s uhmazing Preston Park wedding was featured in Wedding magazine.
Flora & Ben’s beautiful French wedding appeared in Signature Weddings magazine…
…as did Emily & James’ wedding in Florence, Italy.
The year has barely got going, but it seems like so many amazing things have already been happening. My couples have also been busy prettifying the pages of many a magazine. Here’s a round-up on the latest coverage.
Isla & Ewan’s Scottish wedding was featured in the January issue of Wedding Flowers magazine.
Alexis & Jack’s glamorous Bath wedding can be currently seen in the Feb/March issue of Wedding magazine.
Christian & Phil’s civil partnership at the Gherkin was featured a while back in the summer issue of Pink Weddings, but I only got my hands on the magazine now.
Irene & Benn’s gorgeous London wedding graced the pages of Wedding Nouveau magazine‘s winter issue.
Sarah & Will’s London engagement session was featured in the brilliant Dashing magazine. Although this was technically an engagement session (purely because it took place before the nuptials, rather than a few years after), the article talked about Beloved sessions. I’m always happy to raise awareness of Beloved, so this was perfectly fine by me.
Blush magazine chose a picture from Alexandra & Billy’s Maunsel House wedding (top right) as one of their ‘favourite photos’ in the latest issue…
…while You & Your Wedding ran a feature on Alex & Billy’s wedding in their March/April issue.
And to end on a different note, also in the latest issue of You & Your Wedding, a pretty little pink & turquoise flower shoot we did with the lovely Steph (will tell you a bit more about this shoot later on).
As some you might already know from facebook, earlier this week my mind was blown by the news that a picture of mine was chosen for Junebug Wedding’s Best of the Best 2011 list. Junebug is known for promoting the highest quality of wedding photography and their annual ‘Best of’ list consists of 50 of the finest wedding images from all over the world. Below is my image (from Niki and Steve‘s wedding), chosen from 5000 entries. It’s such an honour to be listed alongside some incredible artists!
And as if that wasn’t enough, today I got the news that another one of my images (of Clare & Dylan, below) had gotten an ‘honourable mention’ for emotional content, which, to me, feels like an even greater achievement. All in all, Junebug has made this week pretty special. Thank you so so much!
I haven’t done a press round-up in a while, so I thought I’d better fix that. Here are some pages from magazines from the last few months starring my couples. It never gets less exciting seeing my weddings in print, it’s just somehow very satisfying for an ex-magazine designer to see beautiful layouts with your own images.
First up, Katie & John’s beautiful Northbrook Park wedding was featured in the November issue of Wedding Flowers.
Saleema & David’s cool London wedding is currently gracing the pages of the
January (yes, as in next year, funny how that works) issue of You & Your Wedding.
Abi & Simon’s whimsical Surrey wedding was featured in the December Wedding Ideas Magazine.
And last, but not least, Rachel & Ben’s Oxford wedding with an outdoors ceremony
was featured in the October issue of Perfect Wedding.
So I was away on a blissfully lovely long weekend to Venice when I found out the news about me being a regional winner in The 2012 Wedding Industry Awards. My little mind was pretty much blown. I can’t begin to tell you what an honour it is to achieve such a title, especially seeing how high the standard was among the shortlisted photographers.
I don’t generally take part in many competitions, mainly because I never seem to find the time, and also because it always seems like trying to win something for ‘myself’ rather than for my clients. The Wedding Industry Awards struck me as being something different, partly for being completely independent, but mostly because the first round of voting was done by real life wedding clients. That was a huge factor in me deciding to take part, as it felt like it was something we were doing together with the people who are the reason I do what I do.
I’m so grateful to all of you who took the time to vote, you seriously rock. This accolade is as much for all my couples as it is for me – I couldn’t have achieved it without you making the decision to choose me to be your wedding photographer – I will be forever grateful for that! Thank you also to the esteemed judging panel, I am properly humbled and still quite gobsmacked.
Now we’ll have to wait until January to find out the national winner, but honestly, being called ‘Best Wedding Photographer, London and South East’ is (way) more than enough for me! Head asplode.
I still can’t quite believe that the current October/November issue is the last ever issue of Cosmopolitan Bride. Cosmo Bride was the first magazine to feature pictures from the weddings of my lovely couples, and it is really really sad to see it go. Flo & Chris’ beautiful farm wedding is gracing the pages of the last issue, and with that, I will bid my farewell to the prettiest bride on the block… it has been an honour and a pleasure to share column space on your beautiful pages. x
While I was travelling, my lovely couples kept popping up in magazine features all over the place. I finally had time to read through all the features and it was so much fun revisiting good times! Here’s a little round up of the latest glossy coverage.
Jane & Michael’s wedding in Botleys Mansion is featured in the Sep/Oct issue of You & Your Wedding.
Elodie & Vianney’s wedding in France, and Becks & Andi’s in Cornwall, are gracing (the super pretty!) pages of the ‘destination issue’ of Signature Weddings magazine.
Amanda & Mike’s Soho wedding is featured in the August issue of Perfect Wedding magazine
Emily & Owen’s London wedding made it all the way to the exotic pages of Cosmopolitan Bride China.
And finally, Jessica & Alexander’s Finsbury Townhall wedding was featured in the July issue of Wedding Ideas Magazine.
There is a lovely write up about me, Jesh and Beloved in the August issue of Photo Professional magazine, which is out now. They’ve also laid my pictures out really nicely (even if Jesh’s bit has a picture taken by me as well, sorry Jesh!). I’m very excited that Beloved is getting good, level-headed exposure such as this, and I firmly believe that the future is bright for more fulfilling type of photography.
On the pages of a special photography supplement inside the latest issue of You & Your Wedding I, alongside a few other UK photographers, had the pleasure of answering some questions about wedding photography. Also in the supplement there was a lovely feature on Daphne & Rom’s Manchester wedding. If you want to take a closer look, the issue is available at newsagents now.
Elodie (or Eleanore as her public persona is called) & Vianney’s beautiful French forest wedding got featured in the May/June issue of You & Your Wedding magazine, which is available at newsagents now. Seeing the pictures again really suited the lovely sunshine and my summery mood today.
It was quite exotic to see Anna & Chris’ wedding featured in the March issue of Cosmopolitan Bride in China. I’ve only seen the layout in pdf form so far, but am looking forward to browsing through the whole magazine once I get my hard copy of it – even if I’m not going to understand a word of it. :D
Laura & Richard’s gorgeous Greenwich wedding is currently gracing the pages of the April/May issue of Cosmopolitan Bride, and lovely it looks too, I think Laura’s purple colour theme looks right at home on the pages of a magazine! Do pick up a copy at your nearest newsagents if you want to take a closer look.
2011 started with a bang, with lots of my lovely brides (and grooms, obviously!) prettifying the pages of magazines in news agents all over the UK. Emily & Owen‘s rockin’ London wedding got featured in the Feb/March issue of Cosmopolitan Bride, while Lucy & Brandon‘s elegant Andaz Liverpool Street wedding currently graces the pages of Wedding magazine, plus you can also find Sarah & James‘ beautiful countryside wedding in the newest issue of Wedding Flowers.
I hope you all had a brilliant New Year’s and are getting used to the new decade. I’m still slightly confused about where 2010 went, but I’m starting to get super excited about the amazing weddings ahead of me. I have to say it, I just love my job!
If you’ve had a chance to take a peek at the December/January issue of Wedding Flowers, you might have spotted Jacqueline & Simon’s beautiful Somerset wedding on its pages. Seeing this pretty feature really took me back – oh summer where did you go!
Rose & Brendan‘s intimate garden wedding is featured in the Dec/Jan issue of Wedding magazine. I do apologise for the crappy scans, not sure why, as a photographer, I haven’t thought of just taking a picture of the spreads! Hey ho. :D
Both Sophie & Henry‘s and Anna & Chris‘ weddings have the honour of gracing the pages of the December/January Cosmopolitan Bride, which is out now.
Coming from a magazine design background, magazines have always played a huge part in my life. When I changed careers to photography I was wondering how much I would miss the publishing world, but luckily I haven’t had to miss it all really. Having my work published in magazines has enabled me to experience the process from the other side of the fence, and I have to say it has been thoroughly enjoyable, not to mention a huge honour. Every time I get a new issue featuring my photos in my hands it feels like Christmas, and I can’t wait to see what the designers have come up with! :D
Phew! It’s been a busy old week! Moving house and wading through a gazillion cardboard boxes isn’t really all it’s cracked up to be…
Now that I finally have my office (well, a temporary one at least) up and running again, I’m trying to get back on track with all the stuff I’m supposed to really be doing instead of moving boxes full of mysterious stuff from place A to place B. But until I get more organised, here’s a little something to distract you.
My copy of the November issue of Photo Pro Magazine, for which Kat from Rock ‘n Roll Bride interviewed me for her column, finally made it’s way over to the new place after a slight redirection detour. I have to say, it’s more than a little bit weird reading about yourself in a magazine you subscribe to…
Somehow the timing of this magazine feature is so very fitting, as just last week I was reminiscing over Becks & Andi’s cliff top wedding in Cornwall in June. It seems impossible that we’re now suddenly in October – it seems like it was just yesterday when we were listening to the sounds of this amazing party mixing with the sound of the waves rolling against the Cornish cliffs. How time flies! The Nov/Dec issue of You & Your Wedding, with Becks & Andi’s wedding feature, is out now.
It seems like forever since Emily and John’s winter wedding in Oxford last December. Seeing the wedding featured in the October issue of Perfect Wedding magazine brought back a lot of memories. It also got me in the mood for the next winter wedding season which is just around the corner – bring it on!
