Lloyd June 14th, 2010
The weather held out on Saturday as I photographed a wedding at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London. Anna and Miso held their ceremony and reception at the Grade II listed building which is located in Portland Place just up from Broadcasting House.
The ceremony itself took place on the marble steps that link the reception area with the first floor and the stairs were decorated with rose petals and glass vases containing candles. Miso is Slovakian and Anna from Cardiff so a lot of the guests had travelled from overseas or over the Severn Bridge from Cardiff.
During the reception a plate was smashed on the terrace at RIBA after which the bride groom swept the pieces into a dust pan. This is a Slovakian tradition and symbolises how the newly weds will cooperate in their new life together.
The Bride’s dress was made for her by
Augusta John with accessories from
Luella’s Boudoir. The flower displays and bouquets were supplied by Silver Ivy.
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Lloyd June 1st, 2009
As you will know if you have read
my previous post, I have just spent a few days in Nice photographing the wedding of Jasmine and Cedric. Being the South of France, the sun shone all day and there was even the comfort of a light breeze to take the edge off the heat.
Jasmine and Cedric were married in a ceremony at
Mandelieu Town Hall which is just a few kilometres from the Grooms parent’s home.
They married at 2pm with around 50 guests present in a simple but intimate ceremony. Although the Bride and Groom live in London, Jasmine’s family are Chinese and Cedric’s Swiss so the wedding guest list was quite a cultural mix and the speeches throughout the day were in three different languages.
After the ceremony the couple and their guests spent an hour at the nearby
Chateau de La Napoule where we took some great photographs of the wedding party.
Then it was off to the beautiful Eze Village for the evening reception held in Château Eza Hotel’s fantastic Michelin starred restaurant. The restaurant is set high up at the top of the village, has spectacular views over the Riviera and Mediterranean Sea and is a very romantic setting for a wedding reception.
Before the wedding breakfast commenced Jasmine changed into a stunning red evening dress with matching hair clips and earrings.
The happy couple have postponed their honeymoon until later in the year as they have a party in June for all their friends in London and then a second wedding ceremony in China in August.
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Lloyd December 23rd, 2008
My last wedding of the year was at Cain Manor in Hampshire where it was a case of déja vous all over again. We photographed a wedding there last year on exactly the same weekend!
This time around it was the turn of Sarah and Ben to tie the knot, with a very festive ceremony and reception.
Sarah’s gorgeous dress was from Hollywood Dreams and her shoes from Pink.
The Bride and Groom are flying to Canada on Boxing Day to visit Sarah’s relatives.
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Lloyd September 29th, 2008
Finally some great weather, huh?
On Friday I was at Syon Park for the wedding of Tessa Kottler and Jason Capra. Whilst Tessa was getting ready at her parents house with the help of Kate from It’s All about You, Jason and the Guys were tucking into a hearty lunch at The London Apprentice, a short walk from the venue.
The ‘first’ wedding ceremony was held in the Great Hall which is a fabulous room with lots of natural light and high ceiling.
We were then fortunate enough to witness a second wedding ceremony this time a Jewish one led by Rabbi Guy Hall. A Chuppa was held over the couple in the courtyard of the main building as they performed the traditional rituals including the breaking of the glass.
Tessa’s beautiful dress was designed by Sassi Holford and came from Surrey Brides in Weybridge.
The wedding Breakfast was held across the park in the Great Conservatory where the room was dressed with some fabulous flower arrangements from Carter Cherrill. The guests enjoyed food served by caterers William Norris and, later in the evening, wedding cake from Cakes 4 Fun.
The new Mr & Mrs Capra and currently honeymooning in Brazil. If you would like to see some of the guests photographs from the day then take a look at Tessa and Jason’s web site set up especially for their wedding.
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Lloyd September 24th, 2008
Clare and Chris were married at the Holy Trinity Church in Cuckfield , West Sussex on what was probably the start of the, now, traditional Indian Summer. Clare got ready at her parents house nearby with her Bridesmaid, Issy, and had her hair styled by Nelson from the Sejour in Chelsea.
Around 65 guests joined them for the wedding ceremony during which we heard readings from Chris’ Aunt, Brenda Tipper and Clare’s brother Michael, the latter reciting ‘The most Wonderful of All Things In Life’ by Sir Hugh Walpole.
Then everybody walked through the village to Ockendon Manor for the wedding reception. The sun was really warm and the guests spilt out onto the terrace and the lawns to enjoy the weather.
After the wedding breakfast we had the speeches with an excellent one coming from Chris’ Best Man, James.
Clare’s dress was designed by Suzanne Neville and came with a detachable under skirt netting thingy…
As night fell the Bride & Groom and their guests danced away to their live band ‘One Foot In The Groove’.
The couple are now off on honeymoon to Italy for two weeks… just as we get some nice weather here 
Tags: dresses, honeymoon destinations, readings, venues
Lloyd September 15th, 2008
On Friday I was at Ham Polo Club for the wedding of Lucy Moorby and Kim Gavin. The Polo Club is beside the River Thames between Richmond and Kingston and is quite a unique wedding venue.
Despite it’s peaceful setting it is a working polo club and whilst the ceremony and reception were taking place in the Club House the ponies were dashing past outside as they are exercised and trained.
Lucy and her Bridesmaids prepared for the wedding at nearby Warren House, a short drive across Richmond Park from the ceremony venue.
Not for the first time this year the flowers were from my friends at Euphoric whilst the bride’s dress was designed by Jenny Packham.
Kim is a choreographer and show producer and during the wedding ceremony there was plenty of music and singing. He has worked with many well known names and the guest list included members of Take That and, I was chuffed to realise, the legendary Kid Creole.
Not surprisingly, the bride and groom’s first dance was something special, although it has to be said that the dance floor was definitely the place to be all evening!
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Lloyd September 8th, 2008
On a showery day I headed down to Wiltshire to photograph the wedding of Nikki and Magnus.
The reception was held in the charming Manor House hotel in the village of Castle Combe and this is where the couple stayed along with family (Magnus’ over from Sweden) and friends before heading off for the wedding ceremony at St Margarets church in nearby Yatton Keynell.
Nikki’s hair was styled by hairdresser Acacio da Silva who had flown over from Berlin to be there and her gorgeous dress was designed by Suzanne Neville.
The ceremony was notable because as well as two readings there were also a couple of excellent musical performances.
First of all Nikki’s cousin, Rebecca, played Elgar’s ‘Salut d’Amour’ on the violin accompanied by the Bride’s brother James on keyboard.
Then, James was again called into action, this time, to play for Magnus’ cousin Lars as he sung Ted Gärdestad’s ‘För Kärlekens Skull’.
The wedding breakfast was an interesting mix of English and Swedish tradition and the newly weds surprised everybody later in the evening with their excellent first dance, which they had prepared for with some secret lessons.
Nikki and Magnus are now in Tanzania where they will be enjoying a weeks Safari followed by a relaxing week on the beach.
Tags: dresses, honeymoon destinations, readings, venues
Lloyd August 24th, 2008
Tom and Melanie were married in the beautiful country Church of All Saints in the Groom’s home village of Wickhambrook in Suffolk.
Melanie’s dress came from Pronovias who also got a mention in my last posting. It looked fantastic with it’s understated veil.
As Tom and his best men were getting ready at his parent’s house a mile from the church, Mel and her five Bridesmaids were preparing in the Bedford Lodge Hotel about 10 miles away in Newmarket.
The enormous cake came from the Vanilla Patisserie who are based in Suffolk
The stationery for the wedding was designed by With Love… and the whole event was co-ordinated by Bernadette from Dream Occasions.
The reception was held back at the house where a marquee had been erected by Weatherill Brothers Marquee Hire and decorated with amazing flower arrangements by Beverley and the team from Jade’s Flower Design.
This week, as this was a ‘country’ wedding I decided that the b&w photographs would look good with a ‘rustic’ tone to them. I hope you like it…
The Bride and Groom are now on their way to Mauritius for a two week break.
Tags: cakes, dresses, flowers, wedding planners
Lloyd August 11th, 2008
On Saturday we were in a very wet Central London to photograph the wedding of Emily and James.
James and his Best Man, Nick, prepared for the day well by starting with a shave at Gentleman’s Tonic in Mayfair followed by a hearty brunch with the Ushers at Automat in nearby Dover Street. The meal, which included Ham and Eggs and American pancakes, was enjoyed by all.
Meanwhile, in an apartment overlooking the Thames, Emily and her Bridesmaids were sipping on Champagne as they got ready to leave for the church.
Emily’s dress, which was designed by Manuel Mota from Pronovias, was complimented by a very glamorous pair of Christian Louboutin stilettos. Her flowers were by Angela Bruce at New Covent Garden.
The Bride was chaperoned into St Saviours church in Pimlico by a barrage of brollie wielding Ushers. The same tactic was employed as the newly weds exited an hour later to head off to their reception at the Caledonian Club in Belgravia.
The couple are about to fly off on honeymoon to the West Coast of America and Hawaii.
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Lloyd August 3rd, 2008
Yesterday I photographed the wedding of Ben and Kate at a new wedding venue in Berkshire called Wasing Park. This wedding was only the fifth one to be held on the 18th century estate and everywhere certainly had a ‘new’ feel to it.
The Bride and Groom spent their first night in the Honeymoon suite which is also where Kate, along with her Bridesmaids and Mum, Sally, prepared for the wedding ceremony. The room was massive and had one of the widest beds I’ve ever seen!
Kate’s gorgeous dress was designed by Suzanne Neville and the bridesmaids dresses were all made by Ben’s mother, Wendy.
Although the weather in the morning was really showery by the time the wedding started there was a clear blue sky overhead and the afternoon was pleasently warm.
Kate and Ben are now off to Australia for a 4 week honeymoon.
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