Category: Commercial

  • Boston Tea Party – Food Photography

    Boston Tea Party – Food Photography

    Boston Tea Party are refreshing their menu for the summer, and we had a lot of tasty dishes to photograph. With BTP producing ethical, honest food, we also like to keep the food manipulation down to a minimum, leaving it to the chef to produce food that’s exactly the same as what’s actually served to customers (everything had been weighed to ensure a precise portion size). We also avoid any food photography ‘tricks’, like PVC glue for milk, or painting roast chicken with brown dye to give it that crispy look (honestly).

    The photography below is of real edible food produced by a BTP chef in a standard kitchen, our job was to make sure it was shown as accurately and in as good light as possible. We think they’ve done a fantastic job with their new menu, and shall be paying a visit to a café soon to try a dish or two out.

    The later part of the day we also photographed the front of two BTP Cafes and some other marketing materials too.

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  • Canon Professional Services (CPS) Shoot Day

    Canon Professional Services (CPS) Shoot Day

    Canon invited us along to a professional services day; part of photographing with professional Canon gear is that we get the occasional invite to join them on a day out to try out new equipment and photograph events we wouldn’t normally get to do. It’s also a no pressure environment to photograph and chat with other photographers and this time around we headed to Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, to photograph canoeists travelling down the impressive artificial rapids there.

    After two excellent talks by Canon Explorers Eddie Keogh & Samo Vidic it was time to head out to the shooting area but not before selecting the equipment to shoot with from Canon’s vast artillery that they had brought along. I grabbed myself a Canon 1Dx mk2 as I’d previously tried a Canon mk4 before release at Canon HQ in London, not too long ago and thought a 1Dx and its 14fps would be great fun (I wasn’t wrong) to try out. I also mated a 16-35 f4 mk2 lens to my 5D mk3 body to grab some clean wide angle shots.

    At the shooting area, it wasn’t long before the Canoeists headed down and the clattering of Canon bodies fired up around me from the other photographers. I joined in the choir, pushing the 1Dx right up to 14fps to capture the fast water and fleeting moments from the guys navigating themselves down the rapids. The 14fps of the 1Dx was really quite something, it shot effortlessly to the point I had to hold back from filling up my poor memory cards with hundreds of RAW files. At one point, as a girl navigated down the rapids, I kept my finger on the shutter button in an attempt to show the camera who’s boss and choke the buffer, but no such luck; it laughed at me as it chewed through my memory card before spitting it out and demanding I put another one in.

    With the mk3 on my right side with the 16-35 f4 attached, I brought it up to my eye to photograph the guys and girls coming through under a bridge, to capture the speed of the water and them being caught up and controlling themselves through the turbulence. The 5D mk3, formidable as it is, after the 1Dx – felt very slow in comparison. You can certainly see why any self respecting sports photographer would take a 1Dx II over anything else, that camera is a beast.

    After an hour or so of photographing and the light having completely disappeared, everyone headed back to the meeting room for a quick chat and a coffee before heading home. Thanks has to go out for the superb support from Canon, they are always excellent and it really gives me the confidence as a professional Canon photographer knowing that every Canon member there knows the cameras inside and out. Their knowledge and expertise never ceases to impress, and it’s always a pleasure to spend a few hours drinking their coffee and eating sandwiches too.

    As some of the canoeists are below the age of 18, and while it’s not a legal requirement for us to refrain from posting their photos, one or two are pro level and I haven’t the time to contact them out of respect to publish the photos here. The below shots have been selected accordingly.

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  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party asked for us to make our way down south to photograph a new location of one of their cafes, and also – on a separate day – a few new menu items ready for Xmas. For the Christmas items, we shot on location in their staff-room which had a table with a similar style to what’s in their cafes. As all around was office furniture and members of staff, choice of angles was limited. I enjoy having to find a solution to a ‘problem’, it often brings new angles, focal lengths, heights (I was up top a full sized ladder for some of these!) and ideas, which is a great way of producing photography that holds people’s attention.

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  • Weybridge registry office wedding with Irana

    Weybridge registry office wedding with Irana

    Irana got in touch to ask if I could photograph her marriage at Weybridge register office in Surrey. As they were having a big wedding day with all their family and friends in 2016, there was just the couple themselves, Irana’s sister and parents. I photographed their ceremony and then proceeded to capture couple photographs and group shots. I was with them for less than an hour in total and it was great fun, plus we even snuck in to their Limo for one or two photos before I left them to their celebration lunch.

  • Gherkin Wedding in London with Kristina and Jack

    Gherkin Wedding in London with Kristina and Jack

    Limeleaf started out as Limeleaf Weddings around 2006. We recently wound down our wedding photography to specialise in the commercial side. However, we’re still sometimes asked very nicely if we can photograph ‘just one more’, and it’s very hard to say no; So without further ado:

    Jack and Kristina married in one of London’s most iconic buildings, 30 St Mary Axe or more commonly known as The Gherkin due to its distinctive shape designed by Lord Foster. They had selected Searcys restaurant and bar on the top floor, boasting some of the most stunning views of London available as their wedding location. This is one of the more impressive locations to be married in London that I’ve experienced.

    Jack and Kristina are humble people, their main concerns for the wedding were that their friends and family enjoyed their time and wanted to provide something special for them all to remember. I think they hit it right out of the park with their choices, from the beautiful ceremony, again with a backdrop that would usually only be reserved for cinematic films along with the evening dancing above the city lights and amazing panoramic glass ceiling.

    The wedding day itself went effortlessly, with Kristina getting ready at the Grange hotel just across the road from the stunning St Paul’s Cathedral and then travelling by black cab to the Gherkin. The ceremony itself was upbeat and heartfelt, and with those views (I will keep mentioning them) it was stunning.

    Searcys themselves were extremely attentive. Their top class professionalism ensured the entire day was the first class affair it undoubtedly deserved to be. Their willing to work as a team with outside vendors, myself included, ensured that everything went superbly well behind the scenes and allowed Jack and Kristina along with their friends and family to enjoy the occasion to its full potential.

    I can’t sign off from this wedding without mentioning the dancing, when you have such an upbeat couple with friends and family who are also full of life you get people enjoying life to the max. I photographed in to the early hours to capture as much of the epic dancing and fun they were having. As a photographer it’s hard to pull yourself away in the fear that you might miss ‘that shot’. Luckily for me, with everyone being so on the ball I had my pick of angles and moments and I couldn’t ask for more.

    As they both work and live in London, I’m sure they’ll always appreciate that almost no matter where they are they can glance in to the sky and instantly see and remember one of the most special days of their lives. It was an absolute pleasure to photograph and be part of their day and I wish Kristina and Jack all the very best for their future together.

  • Rebecca and Jamie’s Wedding in Somerset and Devon

    Rebecca and Jamie’s Wedding in Somerset and Devon

    Jamie and Rebecca married in Somerset in the middle of August. A lovely countryside wedding with the ceremony being held at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, West Buckland, in front of their friends and family.

    The reception and evening entertainment was held at the family farm, where Rebecca grew up in Devon. The farm courtyard was completely transformed from the first time I had seen it, in to a place where they had games, including snooker no less, and a large marquee to hold the wedding breakfast, speeches and dancing.

  • Food Photography with Boston Tea Party

    Food Photography with Boston Tea Party

    Last month we were back with Boston Tea Party in Plymouth to photograph their new menu. Working in their large, newly opened and beautiful Plymouth cafe, we selected a corner to work from that wouldn’t interfere with their customers and got to work, with their chef bringing new dishes up for us to photograph in situ. Making the most of our corner, we used the blue seating and warm brown table to add to each photograph. Leaving large areas for the marketing team to add text too.

    Previous photography by us is now being used throughout the cafes countrywide, the results are great and we’re looking forward to working with them again soon.

  • River Cottage wedding with Kate and Josh

    River Cottage wedding with Kate and Josh

    I arrived to a relaxed Kate, fresh and ready for the day ahead at a lovely cottage placed in the narrow streets of Lyme. The girls were full of life and laughter, chatting and getting ready with plenty of time before having to head over to RCHQ. After documenting for a while at the cottage, I made my way over to see Josh who was staying just down the road, and found him slightly less fresh, carefully working his way through a bacon sandwich and cup of tea.

    Due to the night before maybe taking a slight toll on Josh, his groomsmen fired him up to get down to Lyme Regis beach, right by the famous cob to take a swim in the less than warm water to freshen up and knock some life back in to him. I stayed firmly on shore and photographed as the water shocked the life back in to him.

    Once both parties were ready, they each made their way over to River Cottage for the ceremony. It was held by Josh’s mother who just happens to be a registrar.

    Afterwards, it was out into the nearby River Cottage fields for garden games and canapés, including the famous River Cottage welly wanging. Kate’s bridesmaid also brought along a few other games for the guests to play.

    The wedding breakfast (breakfeast?) was, as usual, superb. The River Cottage chefs being some of the best, they always serve up a mean dish and today was no exception. The freshly made lemon tart was amazing, I can tell you first hand.

    Once everyone was suitably full and their cake cut, it was over to the Yurt for coffee and nibbles and then first dance and drinks! The evening band ‘The Hijackers‘ were really excellent, at one point a friend of Kate and Josh (who luckily is a singer himself) got up on stage and belted out a few songs.

    Henley

  • Sheryl and Jason’s Somerset Wedding

    Sheryl and Jason’s Somerset Wedding

    Sheryl and Jason contacted me from a recommendation of a previous wedding groom (he’s also a wedding photographer) whose wedding I photographed a few years ago now. They were to have a relaxed and intimate wedding at Widcombe Grange in Somerset, a gorgeous country house set in 22 acres of landscaped woodland on the Blackdown hills.

    They needed me for just a few hours to capture the last parts of their getting ready, to capture those pre-wedding nerves and excitement. I photographed through the ceremony to the group/couple photos and up to a speech from Sheryl’s father just before their wedding breakfast.

    It was a beautiful, fun and relaxed day and they really lucked out with the weather. I’d heard from my sources the evening went just as well with some slightly inebriated dancing.

    Sheryl and Jason are both extremely lovely people and documenting their wedding day was a great treat, I hope their wedding photography brings them continued joy and a great family keepsake to cherish.

    Henley

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  • Lorraine and Matthew’s River Cottage Wedding

    Lorraine and Matthew’s River Cottage Wedding

    I met Lorraine and Matthew in a small café in Guildford just weeks before their wedding, it was quickly clear that this couple were foodies through and through but this came as no real surprise considering they had chosen River Cottage for their wedding. Renowned for its excellent food to the point it has its own mainstream TV show here in the UK.

    On the wedding day itself, their ceremony was held on top of a hill overlooking the beautiful landscape of rolling hills and clouds at Cranberries Luxury Hideaway. Luckily for all of us, the weather behaved for the most part, with the sun peeking out from behind the clouds and the wind dropping often enough to bring a really lovely countryside spring feel. After the ceremony, it was a quick trot back to the barns for a drink before heading over to the famous River Cottage HQ by bus.

    I can usually assume that any wedding held at River Cottage will be filled with relaxed, down to earth, fun-loving people who also enjoy quality and the finer things in life too. Matthew and Lorraine were no exception to this; their families and friends enjoyed the welly wanging garden games and after some good hard wanging everyone had built up enough of a hunger to head on in for speeches and food. The River Cottage chefs did not disappoint, especially with the freshly hand-made croquembouche from their specialist in-house pastry chef.

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  • Food and Location Photography in Birmingham with BTP

    Food and Location Photography in Birmingham with BTP

    Having covered a few of BTP’s other cafés previously, I was asked to head up to Birmingham to shoot food photograph for their new dishes. I also headed over to another of their cafés nearby to shoot a few location photos there too. You can see some of my work on their homepage (as of April 2015) with more populating their brochures and marketing in general.

  • Family Photography with Matilda

    Family Photography with Matilda

    Around two and a half years ago myself and Laura photographed Lauren and Steve’s wedding in Wiltshire, and as with many marriages they tend to eventually end up as families. Cue Matilda, born just a few weeks ago, a healthy bundle of joy and source of lack of sleep for her rightly proud and doting parents. I popped over to take some very natural, documentary family photographs while they went about the typical tasks in their new chapter of life.

    I wasn’t looking to capture just smiles, colourful toys or letter blocks spelling out her name. For most, the truth of life and raising a family is one of difficult times, stress, tiredness and uncertainty, done ultimately out of raw love. I look to concentrate on the reality and the emotions of life, so that in twenty years there’s no façade filter, the photos are a rich and deep reminder of those early days with their daughter. In this way, I hope to provide a thoughtful set of photos that are sensitive and personal family keepsakes. Photos that may be brought out at her own wedding to smiles and laughter of her friends (sorry Matilda!) but leave her parents reminiscing the realities of those early days together.

    – Henley

  • Aimee & Ian London pre-wedding photography

    Aimee & Ian London pre-wedding photography

    We spent a few hours with Aimee and Ian in central London the other week, they asked for us to capture very natural and relaxed photography before their wedding early next year.

    The Gherkin is an important location for them as it was where they met on their first date, so we decided to start here. I wanted to capture not only Aimee and Ian at the Gherkin, but also bring London in to the photo by including some buildings in the background and in the reflection on the Gherkin itself. Continuing on from the Gherkin we made our way to Leadenhall Market and then London Bridge to capture the feeling and busyness of London as well as the famous bridge itself of course.

    For the last location, we jumped in to a London cab and arrived at their local wine bar which holds fond memories for both Ian and Aimee. For this scene I made use of passing pedestrians to emphasise that feeling of being isolated in a moment together, with London carrying on around them with its usual frantic pace.

    An excellent day out and I’m looking forward to seeing them both at their wedding soon.

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  • Jen & Jo’s Wedding at the Town Hall in London

    Jen & Jo’s Wedding at the Town Hall in London

    Jen and Jo chose an amazing venue in the east end of London called the Town Hall Hotel. Walking around you’ll come across everything from a moose head on the wall made from carpet to an old dentists chair just sitting down a hallway like that’s ok. There’s a range of artwork and pieces dotted about the hotel, you could almost miss them as sometimes they’re seemingly placed as part of the fitments.

    The ceremony was held in the council chamber, I’ve had to hold back on the amount of photos of the council chamber simply because I loved it so much. With the excellent hanging lights and traditional rows of seating, everyone enjoyed an excellent viewpoint of the emotional ceremony. Both Jen and Jo looked stunning in their beautiful dresses and the ceremony was an intimate and heartfelt affair.

    Cocktails were shaken (and stirred) for the reception and the wedding guests mingled among each other. We took the newlyweds away for a few couple photos before heading back for the wedding breakfast at possibly (definitely) the longest dining table we’ve seen at a wedding.

    After the wedding breakfast and the cake being cut, the dancing ensued. Again, we grabbed Jen and Jo for some alone time with just the four of us to experiment with some of the excellent locations the Town hall had to offer.

    Jen is also a wedding photographer, check out her website. It’s always nerve-wracking when photographing for another photographer but it was nothing but a pleasure, thank you both for such a great day.

    Henley.

  • Daphne & Graeme’s Wedding at the Hillbark Hotel

    Daphne & Graeme’s Wedding at the Hillbark Hotel

    Daphne and Graeme set their Liverpool wedding at the quaint yet grand and beautiful Hillbark hotel, surrounded by a picturesque landscape. They are both very hard-working, full of life and love for each other and they created a fantastic day filled with splendour, lots of beautiful touches and tons of emotion. There were plenty of tears throughout the ceremony and speeches which is testament to the loving circle of family and friends that Daphne and Graeme have.

    One of Daphnes close friends is a wedding planner by day and orchestrated the most important day of her life phenomenally well. The flowers, candles, centrepiece and details all gave a romantic soft feel and really fitted with the grandeur and history of Hillbark. They also organised a black tie and cocktail dress evening reception, fitting with the diamante candelabra and monochrome theme in the terrace room excellently.

    A live band played throughout the evening before a secret fireworks display lit up the night sky, surprising and delighting everyone.

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  • Boston Tea Party Bristol Cafe Photography in Cheltenham

    Boston Tea Party Bristol Cafe Photography in Cheltenham

    Boston Tea Party asked that we photograph some of their drinks and take a few shots of their café in Cheltenham.

    The photography took place at their Cheltenham café whilst it was open and serving customers. I used a few seats in the corner of the café to set up and control our lighting balanced with the large side windows of natural light.

    Here’s a few from the shoot.

     

  • Helen and Alex’s Wedding at Huntsham Court

    Helen and Alex’s Wedding at Huntsham Court

    Having previously met with Helen and Alex at Huntsham Court we knew we were going to love photographing their wedding, the location is stunning and a beautiful backdrop to a classic English wedding.

    The wedding day weather was tentative with sunny spells mixed with the typical english drizzle. I mention this as the ceremony was held outdoors, a first for Huntsham Court. As a result there were a lot of glances through the windows to keep check on the weather. Luckily, the crossed fingers worked and they met beautiful sunshine as Helen walked down the aisle with her bridesmaids and children.

    The whole day was beautifully relaxed and fun, the weather holding on for the most part and with a bouncy castle to keep the kids occupied and a flow of champagne for the adults no one cared about that anyway. Friends and family mingled and laughed in the gardens, while having group shots and catching up with friends, later things moved on to the wedding breakfast for some emotional and fun speeches, along with Alex being suitable embarrassed by his best man.

    A live band played for everyone in the evening while we snuck Helen and Alex out for a couple photo or two before heading back in for more dancing.

    Overall, their wedding day was exactly as they had hoped; Fun, family, relaxed and in a beautiful setting with great people.

    Henley

     

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  • Eleanor and Phil’s Wedding, our first for 2014!

    Eleanor and Phil’s Wedding, our first for 2014!

    The year started off for us with the beautiful wedding of Eleanor and Phil in Chardstock in Somerset.

    El and Phil have had the most fantastic adventure, travelling the world for many months before the wedding, so the table plan and theme of the reception was all about their adventures, as well as celebrating all their loved ones being in the same place (and same country!) for a change.

    Having a big group of close friends, Phil and El wanted to include them as much as possible in the day which made it even more personal and poignant. The church they married in was in the village Eleanor grew up in and a very personal touch was her stepmother conducting the ceremony. They had a good friend playing music during the drinks reception, another playing the guitar for their first dance and a fantastic travel themed cake made by Eleanors good friend.

    The reception being at Forde Abbey where El spent much of her childhood was another personal touch, and the evening party was held in a marquee in the expansive gardens.

    Phil and Eleanor had the fantastic idea of issuing each table during the wedding breakfast with a stack of balloons, a pump, and the promise of a prize for the best hat created. It was a brilliant idea, and you can see some of the excellent ‘creations’ below.

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  • Café Photography for Boston Tea Party in Bristol

    Café Photography for Boston Tea Party in Bristol

    Boston Tea Party is a cool, personal and cosy café environment with each of their cafés having a unique style and feeling that has been lovingly crafted by the owners. I documented two of their Cafés in Bristol, capturing the staff, customers and ambience of the locations in the same day. In addition to the documentary approach, some natural food photography was also on the cards.

    The slideshow has some example photography from the day.

     

  • Amy & Dan Royal Oak Hotel Wedding in Dartmouth

    Amy & Dan Royal Oak Hotel Wedding in Dartmouth

    Another wedding we were privileged to photograph, with brilliant friends and family their day was destined to be a success no matter the location, but luckily they also had that as well. Chartering the Dartmouth Explorer to travel up and down the river, while the reception was in full swing gave an excellent and ever changing backdrop to their day while everyone partied away.

    Rewinding to the start of the day, Amy and Dan had chosen the Royal Oak Hotel for their reception and wedding breakfast. A nautical themed hotel just minutes away from the Dartmouth Explorer which of course fitted the nautical theme perfectly. After the wedding breakfast we all headed out for some group shots before taking the newly weds to a special location where Dan had proposed to Amy.

    Later on everyone headed over to the Dartmouth Riverboat for the reception where everyone partied hard with karaoke!

    Laura

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  • HRH Prince Charles visits Poundbury to celebrate 20th Anniversary

    HRH Prince Charles visits Poundbury to celebrate 20th Anniversary

    Having photographed for the Duchy of Cornwall previously, we were asked to document HRH Prince Charles on the 20th anniversary of Poundbury town on the outskirts of Dorchester. The town is being built according to the pioneering designs and ideals of HRH Prince Charles, creating a living space focused on pedestrians and cyclists and not cars. The development started in 1993, and throughout the build, Prince Charles has been very closely involved in most aspects of the development, hence the importance of the day.

    He visited in November to see the latest developments,  as well as attend a reception holding an exhibition celebrating the 20 years of the build and those involved. Below are a few of the moments of the event.

  • Ian and Laura’s village tea party wedding in Payhembury

    Ian and Laura’s village tea party wedding in Payhembury

    Ian and Laura explained to us when we met that they had planned a wedding around a ‘village tea party’ theme and just wanted to make sure everyone would be able to feel relaxed and have a really fun day. The day also had a strong link to family – Laura grew up in Payhembury in the house where her parents still live, so the ceremony was at the family church and the reception was in the village hall. Laura’s mums wedding dress was brought out, the same one her mother had become a married woman in back in the 1960s. Bridal prep was at Laura’s family home where her childhood bedroom was still filled spectacularly with rosettes and ribbons hanging from the wooden beams, after many years of horse riding competitions.

    The couple spent a year living in and touring South Africa, they then spent eight months driving back in their beloved Landrover (eight months together confined in a car has to be the perfect test of marriage compatibility ever) so it was the perfect choice of wedding car for them.

    After the ceremony lawn games were organised at the village hall, although it took a little while to get going (shout out to the great British weather). As people were waiting to splat the rat, hoopla and play skittles they amused themselves by sipping at the drinks and catching up with friends. Eventually there was a break in the weather and everyone rushed for the games. During the reception there were drinking games and lots of laughter which was the point we knew that we were part of a great crowd.

    Like most, we love a great party and it seems that everyone at Laura and Ian’s wedding did too – once the first dance was over there was practically a rush for the dance floor and nobody was shy of the cameras – just the sort of evening party that Henley and I adore!

    There is a lot of love at Limeleaf for these two, it was so much fun to be a part of such a gorgeous day.

    – Laura

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  • Barista coffee training at the Town Mill Bakery, Lyme Regis

    Barista coffee training at the Town Mill Bakery, Lyme Regis

    The Town Mill Bakery are always looking forward, never resting on their laurels and as part of their continued progress, Rory from Origin Coffee visited and trained everyone at their Lyme Regis bakery in the art of making great coffee. The morning started with Rory explaining the complex world of coffee, from how humidity and temperature can affect coffee right though to grind size, tamping, water temperature and then on to milk and creating the perfect microfoam for lattes. I was there to document the morning, keeping out of everyones way but capturing everything for future internal training and marketing material.

    Being that I’m massively in to coffee, I picked up a few tips from Rory and the first thing I did when I got back to the studio was to grind up some sweetshop from Squaremile and brew myself an Aeropress coffee, before sitting down to process the photos.

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  • Bakery Photography in Poundbury

    Bakery Photography in Poundbury

    ‘Our Bakeries’ are reworking their lunch menu and asked us to come along and document the new menu being made and the final dishes. They are to be used both for marketing and internally so the other bakeries are able to see how each dish should look to keep standards high through all their bakeries.

  • Sarah and Rob’s Dartmouth and Blackpool Sands wedding

    Sarah and Rob’s Dartmouth and Blackpool Sands wedding

    Sarah and Rob are a lovely couple with a great bunch of friends and family. Their wedding day was emotional, fun, relaxed and right by the sea. idyllic! The ceremony was just down the road, in their local church in the beautiful town of Dartmouth. Sarah was even able to look out of her window and see where she would soon be married; you can see the view from the first photo below.

    Once Sarah and Rob had married, we all headed over to Blackpool Sands where they had a marquee erected right next to the beach. As everyone sipped champagne in the warm sunshine while listening to the fantastic Stelar Parov, the day couldn’t have been more charming. We headed out on to the beach for a few photos of just the two of them and then retreated indoors as the sun went down, to the coziness of the marquee and speeches from family and friends.

    After speeches, the music started up again and the drinks flowed, later on Sarah’s brother got on stage to play with his band and rocked the night away, with everyone either on the dance floor, in the photo-booth or at the bar!

    Here’s a few photos to show the story of their day.

    – Henley

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  • Ashley and Alan’s chinese wedding at The Mandarin Oriental in Singapore

    Ashley and Alan’s chinese wedding at The Mandarin Oriental in Singapore

    One of the best things about being wedding photographers is the lovely couples that Henley and I get to meet and build friendships with through our work. You  get to share and be part of their journey to being married, but rarely get the opportunity to work with them again; so it was wonderful to receive and email from Ashley telling us about her second wedding ceremony and asking if Henley and I would photograph it for them.

    Ashley and Alan had originally booked us for their wedding ceremony at the Holland Park Orangery in London back in 2012, and as Ashley is from Singapore, she wanted  a traditional Chinese wedding back home so she could celebrate with friends and family who were unable to attend the wedding ceremony in London. Having never been to Singapore before, we were both struck by the beauty of the city, the iconic and modern buildings mixed with the colonial designs of Raffles Hotel and the symbolic Merlion to give a unique feel and ambience.

    On the day of the wedding, Ashley and Alan prepared for their ceremony together in their suite at the beautiful Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and Ashley got to wear her custom Stewart Parvin wedding dress again and looked just as beautiful and glowing as she did at her London wedding. The Mandarin Oriental is a luxury hotel with a unique oriental design, allowing us to use it as a gorgeous and striking backdrop for couple photography.

    The Singapore skyline is filled with glittering lights and iconic buildings, and as the pool at the Mandarin is near the top of the hotel, we took full advantage of the views. We also knew how much the couple loved the Holland Park fountain shot we tool at their London wedding and wanted to create a Singapore version for them.

    A Chinese wedding has a few different traditions compared to English weddings, firstly there is the tea ceremony where Ashley and Alan presented tea to their family. After the tea ceremony, there was a change into to a traditional Chinese wedding gown for Ashley followed by a cake cutting, champagne toast and  an eight course Chinese wedding banquet. The video and photos of the London wedding were played to all the guests throughout the meal which we were also invited to experience. We were so blessed to have been able to spend a second wedding day with Ashley and Alan, and look forward to catching up with them again soon.

    – Laura

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  • London Fashion Week

    London Fashion Week

    Canon cameras invited us to London Fashion Week to photograph a show by designer Julien MacDonald, with a view to producing a set of photos in our style (although we also took a few catwalk fashion shots for fun). You may remember we shot LFW last year, also with CPS (Canon Professional Services); you can view that by looking at our previous London Fashion Week article.

    After the show we were shown in to a room where Canon had set up a 360 photography rig at the show called Canon Fashion 360˚ Studio. Utilising many Canon cameras rigged up in a circle to photograph at the same moment, causing anyone in the middle of the rig to have their very own personal freeze frame Matrix moment. Of course myself and Laura had to jump in and you can check it out at the bottom of the post.

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    London Fashion Week Canon 360 from Henley Bailey on Vimeo.

  • Sally and Duncan’s Wedding at Shilstone House

    Sally and Duncan’s Wedding at Shilstone House

    Duncan and Sally’s relationship writes like a real life fairytale love story. After independently emigrating to sun drenched Barbados for work, they met, fell in love and spent an idyllic two years together on the island before returning back to the UK together for their dream countryside wedding, and to find and move into their first marital home.

    Duncan’s parents live in the South West and after viewing the magnificent Shilstone House as a potential venue, they fell in love with the rolling countryside views and knew it was the  perfect setting  for their day. They wanted to include as much of nature as possible and Unfortunately mother nature (UK version) got totally on board with this idea and gave them an overcast sky and heavy rain for most of the day; but thanks to the vista of the rolling hills and grandeur of the house it gave a dramatic misty ‘wuthering heights’  windswept feel to the day, especially watching the clouds roll over the Devonshire landscape. Despite the weather not being quite as they had hoped, the day was beautiful with a fantastic crowd so it turned out brilliantly with some great memories to look back on.

    Sally looked absolutely breathtaking in her gorgeous wedding dress, and despite warning us that she would probably be in tears throughout the ceremony, she managed to hold them back amazingly well. She did say afterwards that this was down to knowing that if she didn’t cry and Duncan did, she could remind him of that through their marriage. 1:0 to Sally.

    Both Sally and Duncan have very close friendship groups and it is clear to see just how much they mean to their friends and family, there were plenty of tears as they said their vows and during the speeches. It was very clear that these two are surrounded by so much love and support from a wonderful network of family and friends, we felt privileged being invited in to their fold for the day.

    After dinner and speeches in the Indian Marquee in the grounds,  Duncans close friend Mel wowed everyone in the evening with her fantastic hooping routine, and even managed to get the bride and groom up to have a go!

    – Henley

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  • Dominique and Ed’s wedding at Christ’s College Chapel in Cambridge

    Dominique and Ed’s wedding at Christ’s College Chapel in Cambridge

    Henley and I headed off to Cambridge for the wedding of Dominique and Ed. Although meeting the couple beforehand, it was the first time we had been to Cambridge, and were practically salivating at seeing the beautiful college buildings, gardens and architecture as the whole town is steeped in so much history.

    Dominique is a pastoral assistant at a London church so the ceremony was a poignant nuptial mass in the chapel of Christ’s College. Ed used to be part of the college choir so it was lovely to have his friends sing during the ceremony. All the clergy were dear friends of Dominiques, and it is without doubt, the most beautiful and personal church service I’ve witnessed especially as everything was so personal to the couple.

    After the ceremony had ended we walked through the gorgeous college gardens and the streets of Cambridge for the evening reception at The Michaelhouse Cafe which is set in St Michaels Church in the heart of the city.

    The couple met in Cambridge, so we wanted to not only capture their personalities in the couple photos, but also the surroundings which were so important and personal to them.

    Dominique had hired Mintyslippers to shoot her wedding video so it  was great to catch up with Danny and Julie who we have known for a few years and are both always fantastic and professional to work with.

    – Laura

    “Oh my goodness – we have literally just picked it up from the post office (I am in the car park now!) The cd is so beautiful – that photo is just GORGEOUS. There are not words to say how amazing the photographs are. We are beyond happy. My parents watched the slideshow and I was on the phone while she was in tears because they are so special.

    We will cherish your photographs for ever. (I will send you a photo of our wall when we put them up!!) 

    Thank you SOOOO much,

    Dominique & Ed xxxx”

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  • Jessie and Matt’s London wedding at The Horniman Museum and Gardens

    Jessie and Matt’s London wedding at The Horniman Museum and Gardens

    Jessie and Matt first met and fell in love when the band Matt sang with were hiring to play at Jessie’s bar in Thailand. He also runs a bar in Greece, and with them working at their bars as well as on Jessie’s fashion line based in both Thailand and the UK, they are always on the move. We had only met Jessie and Matt over Skype prior to their wedding, but after chatting, their infectious excitement and energy meant were really looking forward to meeting them in person on their wedding day.

    They are both such positive, outgoing and laid back people, that they wanted a wedding which would show their personalities and relaxed nature. Jessie was brought up in Soho, so they chose the very beautiful St Giles in The Fields church in Soho for their wedding ceremony, and then The Hornimann Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill for their reception which was an apt choice being founded by Frederick John Horniman, a man who travelled all over the world on his quest to ‘Bring the world to Forest Hill’.

    As singing and music are such a big part of Matt’s life, it was very important that they be a big feature of the day. Besides him and one of the ushers singing during the ceremony, music filled the day with another good friend of theirs playing guitar while everyone sang along on the bus. In the evening another friend of theirs filled the Horniman conservatory with some live DJing.

    They have possibly one of the worlds most awesome dog, Mister T, who travels everywhere with them and was their ring-bearer during the ceremony, and joined the couple for their first dance.

    The weather on the day was incredible, so the gardens and the elegant Victorian conservatory at The Horniman were the perfect setting and provided lots of light to work with. We also got to work with the brilliant Tim Fok and his assistant, who were their videographers for the day, and who we can highly recommend if you are looking for a wedding videographer.

    Thank you Jessie and Matt for choosing us to capture your wonderful wedding day.

    – Laura

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  • St Audries wedding of Issy and James

    St Audries wedding of Issy and James

    St Audries is such a beautiful wedding venue, nestled in 100 acres of Deer Park in the Quantock Hills, it is perfect for a summer country house wedding like Issy and James’s. They are based in Godalming in Surrey but after discussing the sort of venue they were after to James’s mum (who lives in Somerset) she pointed them in the direction of St Audries which they completely fell in love with.

    Issy has been married before and had always dreamed of getting married in a classic princess dress but had opted for a more demure gown for her first wedding. When James proposed and they started planning their day, she wasn’t going to pass up the chance to wear the dress of her dreams so set to work with a designer to create her perfect wedding dress.

    Issy lives for music – she is a musical director at a school so it was lovely to see the choir from her school perform during the sun drenched ceremony in The Orangery as well as during the church blessing at St Etheldredas.

    They had afternoon cream tea on the lawn followed by garden games before heading in to the banqueting hall for dinner and some very emotional speeches.

    -Laura

     

     

  • Helen and Chris’s summer wedding at River Cottage

    I met Chris and Helen earlier this year and I dont think they had even sat down before we were chatting like old friends about everything under the sun. Having been together for twelve years, they decided it was finally time to get married (a point which was mentioned quite a lot throughout the day!).

    Being based in London, they wanted a relaxed countryside feel for their wedding day and River Cottage was the perfect location. Their ceremony was at the idyllic countryside church of St Andrews in Monkton Wyld, which was such a lovely setting.

    Helen and Chris are such warm people, who bounce off each other, and their friends and family were all just as lovely and outgoing, which made the day an absolute joy to photograph. The day was perfect – bright, sunny and absolutely roasting! The brilliant staff at River Cottage made sure that the drinks kept flowing and handed out umbrellas to shade everyone as they chatted and enjoyed the canapes.

    You may or may not know that back in February 2012 there was a fire that gutted the 400 year old barn at River Cottage HQ that they had used for weddings. They have been hard at work rebuilding it, and Helen and Chris were the first couple to get hold their wedding reception in the newly finished barn which looks amazing.

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  • Salcombe Harbour Hotel Promotional Advertising Photos

    Salcombe Harbour Hotel Promotional Advertising Photos

    We were contacted by Wildfire whose client, Salcombe Harbour Hotel, was after some teaser photos for the recent refurbishment to attract interest and bookings for their re-opening in August 2013.

    The key image was to have boat styled to reflect the feel and style of Salcombe, styling was done by Holly Keeling.

    Below are the ‘raw’ photos before Wildfire created their posters and literature from them.

     

  • HRH Prince Charles Celebrates the 20th anniversary of Poundbury

    HRH Prince Charles Celebrates the 20th anniversary of Poundbury

    The Duchy of Cornwall commissioned Limeleaf to document HRH Prince Charles, viewing the exhibition at Poundbury for its 20th anniversary. Poundbury town is an experimental town on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England.

    The development is built on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and is Prince Charles pet project. He is known for holding strong views challenging the post-war trends in town planning that were suburban in character.

    Poundbury is a beautiful town with gorgeous architecture and a nice open airy feel. With parks, bakeries and local shops close to almost all houses car use is minimised to create a greater feeling of community.

    Below are a few of the photos we captured for the Duchy of Cornwall.

     

     

  • Somerset Long Barn Holiday Home Promotional Photographs

    Somerset Long Barn Holiday Home Promotional Photographs

    The Long Barn is a beautiful 5 star gold holiday let deep within the Somerset countryside with views of the Quantock hills one way and the blackdown hills the other.

    We photographed the barn, capturing the relaxing and tranquil feel and decor, as well as let prospective clients see the rooms and amenities in an artistic way. The photos are to be used on the clients new website and promotional material.

    Here are just a few of the photos, many more, including ‘standard’ room shots were also included for more traditional uses such as submitting photos to visitbritain.com and other websites.

     

  • Alexandra Hotel Photography

    Alexandra Hotel Photography

    The Alexandra hotel asked us back to photograph their dining room as they have recently had it refurbished and wanted to update their website and marketing material to reflect this.

    We also photographed the gardens with their fantastic views over Lyme Bay and the tower within the grounds.

     

  • River Cottage Easter Fair with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

    River Cottage Easter Fair with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

    We were asked to document the River Cottage HQ Easter Fair so River Cottage would have stock images to use for promotion and marketing of this and other future events on their website.

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall also made an appearance, meeting visitors and signing cookbooks.

     

  • A spring day at the Buttermarket bakery

    A spring day at the Buttermarket bakery

    We spent some time in Poundbury, a new town on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. It is built according to the principles of Prince Charles who is known for holding strong views challenging the post-war trends in town planning.

    ‘Our Bakeries’ have been building a new bakery to open this summer and we have been following the progress of the build by popping back every few months to photograph the current state. It’s shaping up to be a really nice bakery with it’s dome glass top giving some lovely views over Poundbury and the surrounding countryside.

    We not only photographed the bakery but also the surrounding area and the shops local to the bakery, since Poundbury is very much built in keeping with the gathering ethos that Our Bakeries is known for it seemed only right to meet a few of the locals and include them.

    Below are a few photos from the day.

     

  • Leukaemia CARE fundraising event

    Leukaemia CARE fundraising event

    With only weeks to go until the London Marathon, we are stepping up our fundraising efforts and as part of this, came up with the idea to offer our photography for donations. We set up a mobile studio at our good friends, The Royal William Bakery and offered couple and family photography to those visiting; as well as amusing portrait photos which really brings out the characters of people.

    The time we spent at the bakery was really fun and we met some lovely people, with everyone managing to raise just under £300 for Leukaemia CARE. A big thanks to all who donated and took part it’s really appreciated and we hope you love your photos.

     

     

  • Ashley and Alan’s Autumnal Orangery wedding in Holland Park

    Ashley and Alan’s Autumnal Orangery wedding in Holland Park

    Ashley and Alan are such a charming couple, from the moment we met them we slipped into easy conversation and Ashley’s meticulous and extensive planning and research for the day meant her excitement and energy about her wedding day was truly infectious. As the day neared, all the emails back and forth with the details of the day between Ashley and I meant it felt like going to the wedding of dear friends, and on the day it was really exciting to see her vision come to life.

    Both Ashley and Alan got ready at the very elegant Melia White House Hotel in Regents Park. Ashley had this as her base for a few years when she first moved to London from Singapore so it was the perfect choice for the wedding day preparations as it held a special place in her heart.

    I’ve just re-read what I’ve written above and am amazed I’ve taken this long to tell you about how beautiful Ashley looked on the day. As she slipped into her chic custom-made Stewart Parvin gown, there was an audible gasp in the room as it fitted her like a glove and when teamed with her floor length veil, radiated elegance reminiscent of a classic movie star. Alan couldn’t hide his emotion and joy at seeing her.

    The couple had opted for an intimate and cosy day with their nearest and dearest at the very scenic Orangery in Holland Park, acres of beautiful sculpted parkland in the very heart of London. Holland Park is peaceful and beautiful at the best of times, but on a crisp sunny afternoon in autumn, it really is spectacular. Before the ceremony we managed to take some time to walk through the park including the impeccable Kyoto gardens with Ashley and Alan and get some couple portraits making the most of the beautiful golden sunlight.

    The ceremony always is a very poignant part of the day, but with the golden light streaming through the glass walls and ceiling of the orangery, and the autumnal colour scheme Ashley had opted for there was a real feeling of nostalgia and magic in the air.

    After the post ceremony drinks, canapés and group photos, events moved on to the poignant speeches and then dinner lit by candles as the sun set on a truly special day.

    Ashley had chosen some brilliant wedding suppliers, special mentions have to go to Jeff Woods Visuals, Elliot Bassila at Rossano Ferretti  who was Ashley’s hair stylist, Mary Jane Vaughan  for the beautiful flowers, Louis Mariette for the beautiful side tiara and Maggie Hunt who was Ashley’s make up artist.

    Below is a narrative of their day, you may notice there’s two shots of the fountain couple shot. Myself and Henley couldn’t agree on which to include and ended up shaking on adding both. My favourite is the colour, his the black and white. Let us know which you prefer, extra Limeleaf points for saying the colour version!

    – Laura

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    Alan with friend in the Melia hotel.

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    Mary Jane Vaughan wedding flowers

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    Holland Park wedding photo of bride and groom

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  • Dillington House Wedding with Sarah and Nick

    Dillington House Wedding with Sarah and Nick

    Sarah and Nick rarely get to see much of each other with Nick being in the Marines and away more often than not, and with Sarah running her own tea shop they’re never together for long. However, in the time they’ve had together they managed to put together a very grand yet elegant and beautiful wedding right in their quaint English home town of Illminster in Somerset. In fact, even the grand Minster church was just a few minutes walk away. This beautiful building has a lot of atmosphere and a really lovely feel. Dillington House, the reception location and another grand site only minutes from where they live was also superb.

    Sarah has been running around Dillington House for a while now, not just because of the wedding but as she’s a keen runner, she uses the grounds as a place to train. With herds of deer, open grassland and beautiful oak trees we could both definitely see why Sarah would not only love running there but also bring their family and friends to celebrate the love for each other.

    Seeing them on the day, it was great to watch and document them being able to just relax and unwind from their hectic lives as their day sailed along gathering speed, the formal photographs and speeches began to slip away and the reception rolled in like a tiger in a cattery. Sarah and Nick are no wall flowers, owning the dance floor with their fantastic ‘Great Balls of Fire’ first dance choice. With the dance floor heated up for their guests, the party got started and there were few that shied away.

    Henley

    Bride is seen getting her hair done in the hairdressersMilitary groom laughs as his best man inspects his jacket before the wedding ceremonyA Royal Marine is seen with his head bowed in front of old axes at Dillington House in IlminsterBride is seen behind her wedding dress which is hanging up in the foregroundBrides shoes are seen hanging from a light fitting with a window in the backgroundMother of the bride and bridesmaid help the bride into her dress before her wedding ceremonyBridesmaid is seen with only her legs showing under the brides wedding dressIlminster bride looks at her engagement ring and is reflected in a cabinet as she does so before her weddingBridesmaid adjusts the brides dress as she hugs her child bridesmaid who is too engrossed in the TV to hug her backThe back of the brides head is seen under her veilA guest is greeted at the door of The Minster Church by two ushers with wedding ceremony plan of the day sheetsMother of the bride gets emotional as she watches her new son in law stand at the altar in The Minster Church before his weddingA bride is led on the arm of her father down the aisle of The Minster Church in Ilminster as she smiles at guestsThe priest and groom look on as the bride reaches the end of the aisle at The Minster in Ilminster for her wedding ceremonyBride looks emotional as she reaches her soon to be husband at the altarBride looks emotional as the priest starts her wedding ceremony The backs of the bridal party are seen in the foreground as the priest is seen behind them conducting their wedding ceremonyBride and groom hold hands and laugh together during their wedding ceremonyThe bride, groom and priest are seen framed through the balcony of The Mister Church in IlminsterAn abstract photo of a couple getting married from the back of The Minster ChurchThe groom is seen signing his wedding register at the top left, while his wedding car is seen at the bottom right reflected in the glassA young flower girl reads from the order of service as the couple are seen blurred out behind herA young flower girl is seen with only her eyes looking over the wood panelling in churchA young boy is seen framed in the entrance of The Minster Church in Ilminster during a wedding ceremony where he is doing a readingBride and groom kneel during their wedding ceremony in Ilminsters Minster ChurchGlare from the stained windows surrounds a flower girl during a wedding in Ilminster's ancient Minster ChurchA priest blesses a couple at the end of their wedding ceremony as he declares them husband and wifeA bride and groom smile at their guests as they walk back down the aisle of The Minster Church in IlminsterA grandmother is seen contemplating whether to put a donation in the box being held by a smug pageboy at The Minster ChurchBride and groom get ready to head to Dillington House for their wedding reception in their vintage carMother of the bride and bridesmaid hold hands as they watch the bride and groom depart the church in their vintage wedding carPub patrons in Ilminster watch and take photos as a wedding couple drive past themBride smiles at the photographer as she drives into Dillington House for her wedding receptionWedding guests are seen out on the lawn through a window at Dillington House in Ilminster A young girl in a butterfly print dress is seen holding a butterfly while a girl behind her is scared of it at Dillington House in SomersetA flowergirl gets a strict telling off during a wedding at Dillington House in SomersetGroom is doing his wedding speech in the background of the photo, while a guest feeds a baby in the foregroundGuests look on as a guest takes an upset baby out the room during some wedding speeches at Dillington HouseA bride lovingly smiles at her new husband after his wedding speech at Dillington House in SomersetA bride looks on disapprovingly as the best man makes his speech at her wedding, the groom can be seen laughing in the background!A wedding guest laughs and holds her head in her hands while the best man does his speech at Dillington House in IlminsterA very graphic image of a best man doing his wedding speech silhouetted against the long windows at Dillington HouseA wine glass is seen held aloft as a wedding guest cheers the happy coupleWedding guests applaud and smile as the bride stands up to make a speech at her wedding at Dillington HouseThe bride is seen doing a speech while her guests are seen reflected in the glass of a picture on the wall at Dillington HouseBride holds a glass of champagne and looks emotional as she does her wedding speechWedding guests laugh and take photographs as the bride and groom cut their wedding cake with a military sword in the reception hall at Dillington House in SomersetThe two best men are seen downing shots at the bar in Dillington HouseThe bride is seen with her face off camera mid turn as she does an energetic first dance with her new husband at Dillington House in IlminsterVery colourful night photograph of a bride and groom silhouetted by flash with their wedding venue Dillington House lit up behind them

  • First Weekend in the Slaughterhouse Bakery

    First Weekend in the Slaughterhouse Bakery

    As previously posted, ‘Our Bakeries’ recently moved not far from their old location and we covered the photography of the new bakery being built and moving in equipment.

    We were asked to return to photograph on the first weekend they were open, we decided on the Sunday as the local market was on and wanted to get a few photos with this in place. Without even advertising, not even a single sign outside, the bakery was nearing full capacity. With two of us moving around, documenting the ambiance and hustle of a fresh October day we were able to seize the moment and bring it across in our photography.

  • River Cottage Wedding with Emma & Joe

    River Cottage Wedding with Emma & Joe

    River Cottage is such a wonderful venue, we have photographed here a few times now but every wedding feels completely different to the last as it really takes on the vibe of the couples day. Emma and Joe picked River Cottage as the venue for their wedding blessing in the herb garden, followed by garden games and reception in the lodge.

    Emma along with her bridesmaid and father got ready in the beautiful setting of The Chalet in Lyme Regis just below Mark Hix’s restaurant and overlooking the beautiful Lyme Bay. As Emma finished getting ready, her dad sat outside on the terrace overlooking the bay putting the final touches to his speech.

    Joe and Emma had chosen a vintage feel to their wedding and all the time they had spent looking into and choosing the details really showed. The tractor and trailer brought the guests down the long drive to the farm where flags guided the way to the front of the farmhouse into the garden. The herb garden was decorated with big white balloons along with wild flower arrangements in watering cans. They had entertainment by a ‘Gramophone DJ’ playing 1950s records which we’ve never seen before and was a lovely touch. After the crackle of the needle, music filled the air and felt like we had been transported back to a bygone decade as Emma made her entrance into the sun basked herb garden.

    After the romantic blessing, everyone headed over to the lawn for Pimms and the garden games. Emma and Joe had really gone to town and there was a wide choice of activities including hook a duck, coconut shy, skittles, welly wanging, splat the rat and ferret racing! There was a prize for the person who correctly guessed which ferret would win and as you can see below, the lucky guest was extremely happy with his win! The games allowed all the guests to get to know each other in a relaxed manner and the day was so relaxed and fun that even the chef joined in to show off his expert welly wanging technique.

    River cottage is a working farm, and as much of the produce as possible is grown or kept on site or is from producers in the immediate area meaning the food is amazing as is all local or home grown produce. The menu is always chosen by the couple and introduced by the chef. For their main, Emma and Joe had a pig that had been reared on site (her name was Alice, the chef informed us) and had then been been spit roasted for 24 hours, and was absolutely delicious. This was then followed by fruit crumble and salt caramel ice cream.

    The evening entertainment was courtesy of the River Cottage resident band, The Guilty Pleasures who kept everyone dancing until it was time to head home (or to the pop up hotel on site).

    As well as being a really lovely couple, Emma and Joe really put on a wonderful day and one that we were privileged to be part of.

     – Laura

    View of River Cottage HQ and the pop up hotel and beyond over the Axminster valleysEmma's bridesmaid tries on her floral blue wellies before the wedding ceremony on the FarmThe bride, her bridesmaid and father are on the deck of The Chalet in Lyme Regis overlooked by Hix RestaurantEmma admires her wedding dress while her bridesmaid does up the back for herA nervous father of the bride does the final amendments to his wedding speech on the deck of The Chalet in Lyme Regis as his daughter and her bridesmaid finish getting ready inside Emma the bride embraces her proud father while her sister the bridesmaid looks on smilingThe sun lit Lyme Bay is seen through the windows of The ChaletThe bride looks on as her father has hairspray put on in The Chalet in Lyme Regis prior to her River Cottage weddingFlags lead the way to the marquee at River Cottage HQ ahead of Emma and Joe's weddingBridesmaid checks her fathers speech on a balcony overlooking Lyme Bay prior to her sisters wedding at River CottageA nervous Emma holds her veil in The Chalet in Lyme Regis prior to her weddingJoe and his groomsmen check the large white balloon in the River Cottage garden prior to his wedding ceremonyGuests are seen making their way from the tractor and trailer across the field at River Cottage HQ towards the wedding ceremony in the gardenThe bride and her father embrace before leaving for her wedding on the deck of The Chalet in Lyme Regis. Lyme bay is seen beyond them.A balloon is seen against the sky with the River Cottage farmhouse behindEmma the bride alights from the taxi to her wedding ceremony at River Cottage, her fathers smiling face is seen reflected in the cars windowA beaming bride smiles at her groom down the aisle as she walks up the garden path of River Cottage on her fathers arm before her weddingBride smiles at her father as he givers her away at her River Cottage garden wedding while the registrar looks onA friend smiles at the bride and groom while their guests look on as she recites a reading at their River Cottage garden weddingGrooms brother looks on as the bride and groom say their wedding vows in the River Cottage vegetable gardenTwo guests look on as the bride and groom can be seen exchanging rings during their wedding ceremonyThe registrar speaks to a bride during her wedding ceremony, only her heart shaped earring can be seen with the brides face in the backgroundGuests throw confetti as the bride and groom leave their wedding ceremony in the River Cottage vegetable gardenBride and groom smile as they are showered with confetti after their wedding ceremonyA wedding guest pours himself a glass of PimmsFlowers in the River Cottage vegetable garden are seen against the sky with the famous farmhouse in the backgroundMetal sign with the wording 'Live Well, Love much, Laugh often' is seen hanging up at River Cottage during a weddingThe couples initials are spelt in lit wooden boxesThe silhouette of a wedding cake and guests is seen through a marquee windowBride and groom laugh as they cut their Victoria sponge wedding cake at River CottageBride and groom smile as they cut their wedding cake, their guests also look on smilingThe outline of wedding guests can be seen as they knock down skittles which are part of the garden games at River CottageWedding guests drink champagne and chat under the large flags at their friends River Cottage weddingA wedding guest gets a bowling bowl ready to play skittles at River CottageWedding guests are seen in the background throwing beanbags as a coconut shy is seen in the foregroundA coconut is seen being knocked off the stand during some wedding garden gamesA racing ferret emerges from it's tube as wedding guests look on at River CottageWedding guests laugh as they play Splat the RatWild flowers are seen in a Hessian covered jam jar at a wedding at River CottageWedding guests throw wellies as part of the welly wanging at a wedding at River CottageWedding guests look serious as they throw wellington boots as part of the welly wanging at a river cottage HQ weddingA wedding guest looks ecstatic as he wins a toy ferret as part of the ferret racing at a river cottage weddingWedding guests play skittles with hills and scenery behind at River Cottagethe shadow of a wedding guest with a fishing rod is seen reflected in a hook-a-duck poolThe chef at River Cottage looks pleased with himself after he throw a wellyBridesmaid looks happy at her sisters river cottage wedding teaming her dress with a mans suit jacket and blue floral wellingtonsBride and groom pose for their wedding photos at River Cottage Park FarmRiver Cottage chefs smile as they prepare a wedding meal of spit roasted pigFather of the bride laughs as he reads his speech to the wedding gueststhe silhouettes of wedding guests are seen as they clink glasses during a wedding toast in the River Cottage marqueeWedding guests look on, full of emotion as the best man does his speechGroom reads his wedding speech in the marquee at River CottageBrismaid wipes away a tear as the groom addresses his bride in his wedding speech at River CottageGrooms parents look emotional as their son addresses them in his wedding speechAn emotional bride looks on as her new husband reads his speech at their weddingA glass of champagne is seen in the front of the River Cottage Marquee while the outline of the groom doing his wedding speech is seen silhouetted behind.Wedding guests pose while their friend takes a photo of themThe chef at River Cottage talks the wedding guests through the menu for the wedding breakfastThe bride and groom embrace the best man and chat with friendsChefs in the river cottage kitchen prepare the dessert for the wedding breakfastWedding menu dessert of fruit crumble with salt caramel ice cream at River CottageGuests look on and take photos as the wedding couple have their first danceWedding couple perform their first dance in front of the wedding bandWedding couple smile at each other as they danceWedding guests laugh and danceBride and groom are seen through the embers of a fire log at River CottageBride and groom are silhouetted against the sky and colourful flags at their river cottage weddingRiver Cottage staff laugh and joke

  • Sarah and Mark’s Wedding at River Cottage

    Sarah and Mark’s Wedding at River Cottage

    Sarah and Mark got married at the beautiful Alexandra Hotel in Lyme Regis overlooking the town and Lyme bay, and then travelled by vintage bus over to River Cottage HQ for their reception. They wanted a day that was relaxed and fun for their guests, and the day fitted the bill perfectly.

    The ceremony was full of emotion, and then over at River Cottage the welly wanging and ceilidh band gave a great fun feel to the rest of the day. The speeches were very informal (with Sarah also doing a speech)  and owing to her family’s Scottish heritage there were some lovely touches including the black pudding scotch egg canapes and the vodka shot toast. It was such a pleasure to spend the day with Mark and Sarah, below are a few of our personal favourite photos from the day.

    -Laura

     

  • Brympton House wedding in Somerset with Becky and Chris

    Brympton House wedding in Somerset with Becky and Chris

    Chris and Becky picked the beautiful country house of Brympton D’Evercy for their very romantic wedding. Becky had spent ages getting the details just right (she is a designer so the pressure was on!) and the venue looked beautiful, filled with lots of flowers, hurricane lamps and tealights. The beauty of the venue soon paled in comparison when Becky made her entrance, as she looked breathtakingly beautiful as you can see below.

    The sun was shining which meant everyone could relax on the terrace and listen to the jazz band playing,  it really was such a perfect wedding day. A special mention has to go to the lovely guys at Entwined Films who were great to work with on the day.

    Below are a few of our favourites.

    – Laura

    Detail on brides dress with Brympton House in the backgroundGroom laughs while talking to the registrar at the Brympton Dower House before his wedding ceremonyThe brides shoes are seen in a patch of sunlightGuests are seen congregating outside Brympton House from the window of Castle HousePale pink and cream wedding flowersBride steps into her wedding dress in her bridal suiteBride puts her bridal hair clip in her hairBride smiles emotionally at her groom as she meets him at the top of the aisleBride and groom smile as their bridesmaid does a reading in Castle House, BrymptonBride and groom hold hands and laugh during their wedding vowsBride and groom say their wedding vows in front of their family and friendsGroom put wedding ring on his brides finger during their wedding vows Groom looks lovingly at his wife as she listens to the registrar during the wedding ceremonyMother of the bride is emotional as her daughter says her wedding vowsGroom gives the thumbs up to his family and friends as he and his new wife walk down the aisle after getting marriedGlass of pink champagne is seen next to a babies bottle on a wall at a wedding at Brympton HouseGuests gather on the lawn at Brympton D'evercy as seen out of a window from Brympton HouseBride and groom cuddle in front of a lakeGrandmother of the bride smiles at her granddaughters wedding receptionBride and groom make their way up the candlelit staircase to their wedding receptionBride smiles at her mother as she gets greeted into her wedding breakfastBride looks on as her father does his wedding speechWedding guests are seen trying to soothe their baby outside of the wedding reception room as the groom does his speech insideThe top table are seen laughing as the groom does his wedding speechWedding guest gets emotional and dabs her eyes with a napkin during her friends wedding speechWedding guest takes part in the grooms wedding speech gameBest man is silhouetted while reading his speech with the moon seen behind himPhotos of the groom dressed as a female lifegaurd on his stag do are projected on a wall while a life sized cut out of the groom in the same outfit is seen in frontGroom hugs his two best men after their speechWedding couple are silhouetted for a photo in the doorway of Brympton House in YeovilWedding couple kiss against the blue sky on their wedding day at Brympton House in SomersetWedding couple smile as they do their first dance, lit by disco lights in the Orangery at BrymptonCouple embrace during their first dance as their wedding guests look onBride smiles as she does her first dance with her husbandWedding guests dance during their friends wedding receptionWedding guest plays air guitar

     

     

  • Devon guest house photography for the Old Rectory

    Devon guest house photography for the Old Rectory

    After a beautiful hands on renovation of the Old Rectory, the owners wanted some holiday cottage photography that would stand out from the norm, and show all the little touches they had painstaking put in to ensure their guests a luxury five star self catering home from home. They had already completed the standard room shots but wanted photography that would show the details and feel of the property to prospective families and couples wanting a relaxing time away.

    The house is ideally situated close to the Devonshire coast and boasts close proximity to Seaton Tramway, a local family attraction that takes you directly to the beach!

    The guest house photography we provided mainly consisted of abstract and feature shots, ideal for brochures, websites and getting a good feel across.

    Below is a small selection of the photographs we provided.

     

  • Food and Baker Photography For The Town Mill Bakery in Lyme Regis

    Food and Baker Photography For The Town Mill Bakery in Lyme Regis

    We love to shoot food photography and were commissioned by The Town Mill Bakery in Lyme Regis, Dorset to take some photos of their new breads and of their baker, Jorge. Mainly for their website and new signs to be made as well as to add to their expanding library of photos they hold for marketing/brochures and other promotional materials.

    On a more personal note, we would highly recommend dropping in for a coffee and piece of cake, it’s a great experience.

  • AQA exam board photography

    We were commissioned by AQA to create some dramatic photos to be used for the covers of GCSE textbooks as well as being used for marketing material. The brief was to come up with natural yet dramatically lit images of GCSE students engaging in activites within the science curriculum. The images were shot on our white studio backdrop so they could be used on a more dramatic background for the finished artwork produced by the designers.

     

    Biology science boy with pond weed in beakerGCSE Girl looking in to a microscope

  • Food Photography for Fairwater Head Hotel Restaurant

    Food Photography for Fairwater Head Hotel Restaurant

    Fairwater Head hotel who are based close to us in Axminster, Devon asked us to produce  food photography for their menus and brochures. The photography needed to show the various dishes they serve and be bright and vibrant to be as appealing as possible.

    Here’s a few photos from the range of food photography photos we took. If you would like to see more, visit them and try them for yourself!

    Asparagus food dish photoAsparagus dish on villeroy boch wave platesTable shot of food on villeroy boch wave plateCheesecake DessertSorbet with chocolate and mintCod with a beautiful sauceFish dishFish dish with tomatoesSlivers of beefSlivers of beef with potatoes and vegetablesAsparagus with sauceLamb with potatoesChocolate cake with fudge