Weddings at City Hall Cardiff – Wow take a peak at this colourful day!

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Weddings at City Hall Cardiff are always a pleasure to photograph as it’s such a stunning venue and was the perfect choice for this lovely couple’s Wedding day!  Brinder and Trystan were uniting two Nationalities, but also bringing together the families & who are spread all over the world, not just England & Wales but Canada & Spain too!!!  It was always going to be a colourful affair with Brinder’s family and some of their friends wearing Saris, with Brinder’s being the most beautiful incorporating bold colours of pink & orange & adorned with gold embroidery and accessorised with gold & pink bangles, gold earrings, necklace and matha patti (head piece).  We joined Brinder and her family at their rented house in Cardiff Bay where there was a lot of activity with Brinder having her hair & make up applied by Shaz Mani Hair & Beauty, whilst her two young Bridesmaids were getting ready in another room, along with her sister, Mum and family members that had flown in from Canada especially for the occasion!!!  Brinder’s 2 Best friends were on hand to help with completing Brinder’s attire adding the bangles, gorgeous Carvella champagne glitter shoes and the other finishing touches!  The bouquets for Brinder and her two cute Bridesmaids from Sweet Peony Florist completed the look! The friendly drivers from Alliance Executive Cars transported everyone to the City Hall where we caught up with Trystan, his family and Ushers – Dylan his brother was his Best Man – all of the guys looked smart in their navy suits with gold waistcoats and ties from Slater’s Menswear.  The ceremony took place in the Marble Hall, a gorgeous, light room that is very grand with marble pillars and statues and once the ceremony was over and the chairs had been moved in to the banquet hall for the wedding breakfast we utilised the area for the formal family photographs!  The stunning Cathays Park was perfect for their Bridal portraits so we wandered around there with them, it was raining ever so slightly so we got to try out our new heart shaped umbrella from Umbrella Heaven however, it dried up immediately and we were able to capture Brinder & Trystan walking through the park, even getting some natural confetti from the blossom trees when the breeze picked up!  Capturing their every move was the lovely Craig & Abby from Diamond Cut Videos who like us wanted to get beautiful images of them.  The drinks, canapes and wedding breakfast were provided & served by Five Rivers Catering Group once Brinder and Trystan had been led in to the Banquet Hall by two traditional drummers, they had cut their cake – which was made by Trystan’s cousin Deborah, it looked amazing! – and the three speeches one of which was made by Sanjeeta , Brinder’s sister, Trystan and then his brother Dylan!  Compering the events was the DJ from Illusions Roadshow they had everyone up dancing as soon as the First Dance had finished and we left them dancing the night away!  So there it is – as far as weddings at City Hall Cardiff go, I’m sure you’ll agree Brynder and Trystan certainly pulled off something special!

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Pencoed House Wedding Photography Cardiff

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Pencoed House Wedding Photography Cardiff

Pencoed House Estate was the beautiful setting for this lovely couple’s wedding day, a rare sunny day in April as their theme was all about the countryside and wild flowers, befitting of their chosen ceremony venue the gorgeous St John the Baptist Church, in Penhow.  It sits on the top of a hill surrounded by fields, just down the road from Rachel’s parents home, we met up with Michael and his Groomsmen and Family there, his Brother Fergus stepping up to his Best man duties and Rachel’s Brother being Usher.  It was a pleasure for everyone arriving in their own cars or on the bus provided to see Michael and the Groomsmen waiting to greet them in their smart Navy Morning Suits from Austin Reed Hire, with pale blue cravattes to compliment them and the gorgeous Bridesmaids dresses that were from Asos.  The Bridesmaids arrived with Rachel’s Mum, Michael’s niece and nephew joined them looking sooo cute, Lorcan performed perfect Page Boy duties and held a sign to walk down the aisle letting Michael know that Rachel was soon to follow!  She did not disappoint and looked absolutely stunning in her Augusta Jones ‘Jo’ Wedding gown from Clifton Brides, all of the girls and the Church flowers were designed by Deacon’s Florist in Chepstow completed the vision. The church was quite small, but there was enough room for the guests and the Chepstow Male Voice Choir who were awesome and encouraged great singing!!  In keeping with Michael’s Military roots, two of his former colleagues performed a ‘Guard of Honour’ at the entrance to the Church that made for a lovely photograph as the lovely couple were leaving.  At Pencoed House Estate the continued weather allowed us to photograph around the grounds, taking in the front lawn with the stream and bridges, also using the outside of the barn for the group photographs.  EJ Catering provided a delicious Wedding breakfast, once the speeches had taken place, unusually, so that everyone could relax and enjoy the food!  once the amazing cake had been cut – made by a friend of theirs Sophie Beasley, the room was quickly cleared and the band The Cherry Beats set up to kick off the evening proceedings starting with the First dance, we left the Wedding Party with everyone on the dancefloor, clearly enjoying themselves!

If you’d like to get in touch or view more weddings from Cardiff Wedding Photographers Andy & Sacha of A.L.S Photography please visit our contact and blog pages and feel free to have a look around.

Cardiff Castle Wedding Photography

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Cardiff Castle Wedding Photography

Cardiff Castle provided the stunning backdrop for these ‘full of fun’ couple and their 5 Children!  After Dan had proposed to Debra at her home, they decided that Cardiff Castle would be the perfect venue for them and they opted to have the ceremony and Wedding Breakfast there, so the ceremony was the last one of the day at 4pm which was so nice as it was a gorgeous sunny day and the crowds started to thin out and from 6pm they had the Castle to themselves – though some of the visitors provided a giggle for them as they squeezed past to get in to the Castle for their tour wishing them a happy wedding day!!!  We met Dan at the Castle first, he was accompanied by his son Oscar, they both looked dashing in their grey suits and lilac ties from Tickled Pink in Hatfield Doncaster, Dan dressing his with dark purple Dr Martens boots, greeting the guests prior to the ceremony.  Debra then arrived in ‘Annabelle’ from Prices Wedding Cars along with her 2 daughters Seren & Chleo, Dan’s 2 daughters Olivia & Madeleine, her Mum and her Uncle Alan who ‘gave her away’, there was plenty of room for them in the 7 seater, they emerged looking gorgeous Debra was in a beautiful lace gown from Allison Jayne, accessorised with a pretty bouquet from The Secret Garden and white Dr Marten boots, laced up with purple ribbon!  The girls were in pretty ivory dresses and Uncle Alan had made his own jacket matching perfectly with the purple and lilac theme.  After the ceremony in the Undercroft the guests were able to go outside for their drinks and we were able to photograph them in the beautiful surroundings, moving around the grounds to capture many aspects of the Castle.  At 6pm everyone found their seats in the Banquet Hall to listen to the speeches, seated at tables that had been decorated using their favourite theme of Star Trek which Dan’s Best Man, Scott, included in his speech followed by feasting on the tasty Wedding Breakfast provided by the Castle’s Caterers.  They had decorated their M&S Wedding cake complete with robots adorning it, which they cut with the Castle’s ceremonial sword!  The evening light was perfect and we were able to take the newlyweds back out in to the Castle grounds to take some more Bridal Photographs, the sky was gorgeous and the Castle’s Keep looked very dramatic against it, Debra & Dan completed the perfect view!  They then danced the night away to the the tunes played by ‘Mad Mel’ surrounded by their gorgeous children!  A honeymoon to Disneyland Paris, completed this fab couple’s start to married life and continued the fun that they all have together!!

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]

Welsh College of Music and Drama Wedding Photography

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The Welsh College of Music and Drama was the venue for this Wedding and it was no ordinary wedding, it was the marriage of our very close friends Sera & Stuart and we were honoured to be involved in their big day from planning to pre-wedding photographs to attending and photographing on the day and enjoying being guests!  Sera started her day at Jolyons No.10 where Victoria from MAC Make Up expertly applied Sera’s and her daughter Georgia’s make up whilst their hair was coiffeured by Sarah Bonet who is a freelance hairdresser and Harry from Belle Toujours.  Sacha helped Sera in to her stunning ‘So Sassi’ Wedding Gown from High Society, it suited her perfectly, so elegant covered in small sequins and with padded shoulder straps and then Georgia in to her sleek, black Desi Bridesmaid dress, Sera rocked her dress with a fab pair of black Kurt Geiger shoes that were a gift from Georgia!  Sera’s son Sam arrived looking smart suited & booted in readiness to give her away.  Sera had chosen deep purple Cala-Lilies for her bouquet which incorporated a small photograph of her late Dad Tony and white Cala-Lillies for Georgia’s the contrast with their dresses was striking, Karen from The Florist in Birchgrove had done an amazing job.  We met Stu and his Best Man Shane outside the old converted stables at The College of Music & Drama, where both the ceremony and the wedding breakfast were to be held both looking extremely dapper in their Red Herring suits and managed to get a few pics of them before Sera arrived.  the cute Flower Girls Izzy, Lily Rose & Ruby were waiting patiently for Sera to arrive too in their pretty dresses.
Sam proudly walked Sera down the aisle, the ceremony was very relaxed and included a reading by one of Sera’s best friends Sarah!  In true Sera & Stu style they ‘rocked’ back down the aisle to Madness ‘It must be love…’ to which we all joined in to sing them out!  Once we had taken a few photographs the wedding breakfast took place and we enjoyed beautiful food prepared by the college and  the orange cake made by Paul at Happy Occasion Cakes fitted in beautifully for desert, with the wine & prosecco flowing it was on to the speeches!  Sera’s brother Nigel had written an awesome poem about him & Sera growing up which was just hilarious, Stu followed with a heartfelt poem that was completed with a slideshow of photographs compiled from their favourite occasions taken over the last couple of years, including some of their pre-wedding shoot with us!  Shane ended the speeches with some genuine, meaningful words and some funny stories thrown in for good measure. The colour theme for the day was black, orange and white, the button holes were orange Cala-Lillies and Karen had decorated the tables with orange gerberas in tall vases, Emma Hall Designs had supplied the chair covers with black sashes.  After our meal we went back outside where Sera, Stu and some of their family members released huge balloons from Dave at Cardiff Balloons with messages attached to Sera’s late dad Tony, a really moving gesture, then it was time to party!  The main entrance to The Welsh College of Music and Drama had been transformed in to a stylish party venue, with the band The Kiltics set up and the evening guests arrived Sera & Stu made their entrance by walking across the walkway above the room much to everyone’s delight.  Once they had kicked the evening off with their First Dance the dance floor didn’t empty as The Kiltics played all the best tunes!!
If you’d like to get in touch or view more weddings from Cardiff Wedding Photographers Andy & Sacha of A.L.S Photography please visit our contact and blog pages and feel free to have a look around.

Carten 100 Cycle Event 2015

 

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Carten 100!  Cardiff to Tenby, 105 miles, on a bike, why would you?!!!!  To have a great day out with your cycling buddies and to raise money for charity of course!  We followed 1700 riders who started out from the Cardiff City Stadium and arrived in Tenby Town Centre anything from 71/2 to 14 hours later, it is not a competition so a very relaxed atmosphere with plenty of stops along the way at pubs, a harbour, organised water stations and village shops.  The weather was kind to them in the end, though most had got soaked first thing in the morning, the weather improved as the day went on and the sun shone which made the journey slightly easier even though there was a head wind on times – also made it more fun for us spectators too!!  It was an absolutely awesome achievement for everyone who took part and the organisers had done a brilliant job from transporting cyclists kit to laying on food & drink for them at the finish!

 

Pencoed House Wedding Photography

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Pencoed House Wedding Photography

Pencoed House was the fabulous venue for this lovely couple’s wedding.  Emily & Huw had decided to have their ceremony and reception here, but Emily got ready at The Vale Hotel where she was joined by her Mum & Dad, Sue & Ken, Bridesmaids Jeni (her Sister) & Nerys (Huw’s Sister) and Flower Girl Mali-Mai, her neice.  When we arrived everyone had done their make up and Louise McGee was finishing their hair, so we photographed all of the accessories that Emily had like bracelets that Huw had bought for her, that compliment her engagement and wedding rings, all from Tiffany. Continue reading

Hensol Castle, Vale Hotel Wedding Photography

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Hensol Castle, Vale Hotel Wedding Photography

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

De Courceys Wedding Photography

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De Courceys Wedding Photography

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

Cardiff Wedding Photography Pencoed House

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Cardiff Wedding Photography Pencoed House

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

Cardiff Cake Smash Photography

Cardiff Cake Smash Photography

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