Jo & Dan’s Wedding at Hensol Castle and The Vale Hotel was a bit alternative to usual, very relaxed and without many traditional aspects, just how they wanted it! We started at Jo’s parent’s house where Annie was completing their hair and Rachel had completed all of their make up! It was all very calm as Jo & her Bridesmaid Lydia (Dan’s Sister) got ready with 3 of Jo’s friends to help and we photographed her accessories starting with her silk flowers, beautifully designed by Emma Hall Designs, complimenting the Burgandy colour theme. Jo’s Mum helped her in to her beautiful Wedding Dress from Perfection with Lydia adding her jewellry and Annie securing the veil. All of the Suppliers are either local or family members – Jo’s cousin provided transport int eh way of his VW Campervan.Continue reading
West House Country Hotel Wedding Photography Llantwit Major
This wedding at the West House Country Hotel had an international feel to it, as Lizzy & Richie live in Australia! Richie was ‘coming home’ to get married, bringing Lizzy, Dee, the Maid of Honour and some close friends and family with him! Including their florist Matthew Landers, who provided the most amazing displays and Lizzy’s bouquet. We met them all at St James’s Church in Wick, where Lizzy was waiting in the Rolls Royce from Illtud Wedding Cars with Barrie, Richie’s dad who gave her away as Lizzy’s parents were unable to make the trip.Continue reading
Another gorgeous day photographing at De Courceys Manor for the fabulous wedding of Hazel & Mark! We were delighted when they asked us to photograph their wedding as Sacha knows Mark from School (a long time ago!!) so it was always going to be a lot of fun catching up with old friends and making new ones! We arrived at their home in Radyr where Hazel was getting ready with her Mum, Dad, Sister, Bridesmaids and Flower Girl! Haddy Beathom from Urban Decay was applying make up and Taryn was completing the dos, there was a lot of laughter and fun going on – which pretty much set the scene and that is how it remained for the rest of the day.Continue reading
Pencoed House was the chosen venue for this Scottish/Welsh wedding! Rachel and Simon had a great day, it was dry and everyone was able to enjoy the grounds! We arrived at Rachel’s home that they share with her parents and Sister Helen, where Lauren & Emma were finishing the Make Up and hair respectively – here was where the proposal took place too!Continue reading
Sooo honoured to be asked to photograph this little cutie’s First Birthday cake Smash! We met her parents Claire & Jamie when we photographed their wedding 2 years ago at The Court Colman Manor, it was lovely to catch up with them again and to meet Nia.Continue reading
The stunning venue of Cardiff Wedding Photography Clearwell Castle was the venue for Nicola & Andrew’s wedding and the sun was shining! It was Christmas day 2013 when Andrew proposed in front of all of their family at their home, so it was fitting that all of the key members of the Bridal party were either family or very good friends and even Sue, Andrew’s Mum made their four tier cake!Continue reading
Only 9 and a half weeks to go baby Chloe was still comfortable inside her Mummy, when we photographed Rachel & Jos for their Maternity Shoot at home and the beach at Llantwit Major! At 8 days old (having been two weeks late) she was quite lively, definitely not a sleeper, however, very cute and loved being wrapped in a blanket the best.Continue reading
We were extremely honoured and feel very privileged to be asked to photograph Angela Gray, an amazing chef who runs a fantastic Cookery school at Llanerch Vineyardcovering a multitude of cooking skills and incorporating cuisine from all around the world. Our remit was to photograph the kitchen side of the venue, highlighting the brand new NEFF appliances from Sigma3 and capturing the overall ambience of the school, which included photographing Angela herself demonstrating how to create several dishes using collections of ingredients representing several countries, such as UK, Italy, Morocco and Thailand to name but a few! The perk of photographing food is that we get to eat it, it was the most amazing lunch! It is no wonder that Angela is in the Top 10 UK Cookery Schools! Andy has had the pleasure of being one of her pupils on one of the many different types of courses she offers, Angela is a really lovely lady, very calm and the food he cooked under her supervision was absolutely delicious! We are looking forward to photographing the ‘Lunch Club’ later this month!
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Our second time photographing at Oldwalls in the Gower and as with the first one, an honour to photograph a family that we know well! Lydia and her cute daughter Fifi and gorgeous Bridesmaids, Rhiannon (her Sister) Daniella, Desta & Helen all got ready at The Gower Hotel in Bishopston, where we photographed the detail that accessoried Lydia’s stunning dress Sincerity from Perfection in Cardiff and the girls in their matching silk kimono dressing gowns! Lydia was lucky to be able to call upon friends to help her to create her perfect day, from the beautiful Bridal bouquet, Bridesmaid’s hand corsages, button holes, decorated hearts and candelbras etc. all expertly arranged by her Sister-in-law Rebecca, to her own hairdresser Katie and Alison a friend who is a make up artist. A pleasant surprise, to Lydia, arrived in the form of a pale blue VW Campervan to transport Lydia and the girls to Oldwalls supplied by Colin at Lovebug, kindly ordered by Rich’s Mum, Dee, knowing that Lydia loves them!!! We travelled across the common to north Gower, arriving just before the Bride where she joined her remaining bridal party of their nieces as Flower Girls and her son Alex who was a handsome Page Boy! Rich and his Best Man wore smart navy suits, complimented by his 6 Ushers in grey suits matching the Bridesmaids from Slater Menswear! Lydia’s Sister Rhiannon walked her down the aisle, a very emotional moment, following Fifi & Alex. After a beautiful civil ceremony, where Alex played his guitar for his Mum & Dad and the guests, everyone lined up outside in the courtyard to throw confetti as Lydia & Rich walked through the shower of lavender! The weather was stunning and we were able to use all aspects of the venue for all of the family, friends and Bridal photographs! The lovely Dawn from Venus videos captured everything and got everyone involved in contributing to the Marryoke, which kept guests entertained. Rhiannon started the speeches and made such a good job that it was hard to follow, but Pete the Best Man and Dave, Rich’s Dad did a grand job! Another surprise was Lee (aka Trigger) had written a short song for the gorgeous couple, which was hilarious! Once the First Dance had taken place, The Supernaturals kept everyone on the dancefloor with their amazing renditions of Motown & Soul tracks, only stopping for everyone to go outside to see the fireworks!
Our style of wedding photography is a mix of documentary photography, unobtrusively capturing moments, personality and emotion with natural, fine art style Bridal Portraits at a variety of wedding venues in and around Cardiff, South Wales and the UK. For a further look at our images of our Cardiff, South Wales Wedding photography, please have a look at our Gallery or other Blog Posts and if you have any questions about our services don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or contact us. Also if you would like to arrange your own Family, Child or Couples Portrait Session please email [email protected]
Here are a few images from a recent trip to West Wales. As I was in the area I was able to have a look at a new wedding venue, Roch Castle located between Haverfordwest and St. Davids. A luxury heritage hotel with a contemporary feel, if you feel like a treat check out the link. I then moved on to Porthgain just outside St. Davids and shot some black and white images around the harbour and the headland. You can’t go to Porthgain without calling in at either the Shed or the Sloop Inn – take your pic!
For a further look at our images of our Cardiff, South Wales landscape photography, please have a look at our Gallery or other Blog Posts and if you have any questions about our services don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or contact us. Also if you would like to arrange your own Family, Child or Couples Portrait Session please email [email protected]
