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Cardiff Wedding Photography St David’s Hotel

At St David’s Hotel, the wedding breakfast tables were named after landmarks in Paris, the location for this romantic couple’s proposal! On their wedding day we started at Kate & Rich’s home where hair was being done & Kate, her Mum and her Bridesmaids applied their own make up. Kate then stepped in to her beautiful St Patrick Hannela Wedding dress from High Society Bridal Shop in Cowbridge helped by Mum & Bridesmaids – whose dresses were from the Dessy range & also from High Society. We just had to drive a couple of minutes away to the Baptist church to meet up with Rich, his family, Best Man & Ushers, who looked so smart in their grey suits also from High Society with cravats to match the Bridesmaids. The church has a real affection in Kate’s family’s hearts as it is where her late Grandfather attended, the ceremony date was also his birthday, the service was lovely. We experienced a little shower just after the confetti had been thrown outside the church gate but luckily the skies brightened up on our way to Cardiff and we were able to photograph the gorgeous couple and their families and friends outside in the sunshine! Des Johnston was on hand helping to organise the guests on behalf of St David’s Hotel, we are always spoilt for choice of options of locations in and around the hotel to photograph from the grand foyer, to the grounds in front and to the side of the hotel, to the board walk surrounding it, to the tasteful & luxurious bedrooms. The guests enjoyed a slide show of photographs from Kate & Rich’s lives as children and growing up, including images taken by us on their pre-wedding shoot! After the tasty wedding breakfast, the hotel looked after us with lovely food too, they cut their stunning cake made by Emma Jane and soon after the hotel prepared the reception room for the evening proceedings, Kate & Rich took to the dancefloor to perform their First Dance, with a surprise for Rich, Kate had recorded the track ‘How long will I love you’ by Ellie Goulding. She has an amazing voice and it brought a tear to many guests eyes as well as Kate’s Mum! Can’t wait to catch up with them upon their return from their honeymoon to Dubai & Mauritus.

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]

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Wedding Photography

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Wedding Photography

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Wedding Photography

Linda & Rachel’s Civil Partnership at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama was the perfect venue for this gorgeous couple’s special day! The sun shone, their 26 guests arrived in good time and Rachel’s cousin drove them to the ceremony that was being held in the converted stables, in their very own VW Campervan, complete with blue ribbons! They both looked elegant in LK Bennett dresses and shoes, complimented by single ‘felt’ white roses. Their roses also matched the table centres that were very cleverly created by Sarah Jones from The Mustard Pot. The ceremony room was adorned with wicker and wooden hearts, one each for their guests who were lovingly invited to share their big moment! It was a beautiful day for walking in the park which is exactly what we did with the wedding party and took them in to Bute Park at Cardiff Castle for some natural and a couple of formal family and friends photographs. They headed back in to the Anthony Hopkins Centre for their Wedding breakfast which was prepared and served by staff from the college. Once the heartfelt speeches were delivered we headed off to the main entrance of the College for the evening party where a further 150 guests joined them! Linda & Rachel made their entrance across the walkway above their guests to the sounds of ‘Here Come the Girls’ by the Sugababes much to their guests delight! Once they had danced their First Dance they then cut their cake, suitably adorned with a campervan, made by Rhiannon Parry’s Cake Kitchen. The main aim of the evening was to keep enjoying and everyone definitely did that, dancing the night away!

Our style of wedding photography is a mix of documentary photography, unobtrusively capturing moments with natural, Fine Art style bridal portraits. For a further look at our images of our 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.

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Cardiff Family Portrait

A location family portait with Castell Coch as the backdrop, in celebration of Clive’s 80th Birthday! (Not that you would believe he was 80!) Ceri and her two brothers Mark & David and their Mum Pam wanted the family all together and to create some lovely memories with them and the grandchildren. They braved the cool weather to wander around the Castle grounds, making the most of fallen branches in the woodland area and the lovely Castle itself.

Our style of portrait photography is a mix of documentary photography, unobtrusively capturing moments with natural, fun, location portraits. For a further look at our images of our South Wales Portrait 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]

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Newborn Twins Photography

Newborn Twins Photography Cardiff

We had a great time last week photographing these adorable twin sisters Evie & Avie. It was great to catch up with Kellieann after photographing her and Ian’s wedding last year. We much prefer to shoot newborns in the comfort of their own home as we find this much less stressful for both babies and parents. All these images were taken using natural light. With newborn photography it is very important to capture them within the first two weeks, preferably within the first week. Patience is definitely the key with newborns as you really have to ‘work around them’! However we had no problem photographing Evie and Avie, they were the perfect models for their very first photo shoot!

Our style of portrait photography is a mix of documentary photography, unobtrusively capturing moments with natural, fun, location portraits. For a further look at our images of our South Wales Portrait 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 or Child or Couples Portrait Session please email [email protected]

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Civil Partnership Pencoed House

Pencoed House Cardiff and South Wales Wedding Photographer

Civil Partnership Pencoed House

Here are a few of our favourite images from Andy & Paul’s Civil Partnership that took place at Pencoed House Estate. We arrived a bit earlier than planned and the boys were already virtually ready and the sun was shining, so we wasted no time in getting some fab photographs of the both of them in their ‘bridal’ cottage and the beautiful grounds prior to the ceremony! Andy looked extremely smart in his black suit which was complimented by a silver waistcoat and purple tie & handkerchief which went perfectly with Paul’s equally smart black and purple kilt attire that was from Dyfed Menswear! Both of their immediate families were getting ready in the cottage close to theirs so we captured family photographs, champagne toasts and more than a few emotional tears! The colour theme for the day was black, white, silver & purple, the ceremony/reception room had been decorated accordingly and looked stunning, only outshone by the magnificent cake that was displayed from the beginning of the day, made by Happy Occasions Cakes (aka Paul!) The beautiful flowers from Lisa at Bella B in Penarth added the final touch. Once the guests had been seated Paul was walked down the aisle by his Mum, Mary closely followed by Andy and his Mum, Ann. Once the Civil Partnership was completed and whilst the register was being signed a singer stood up to serenade us, however, she sang Abba’s ‘I do, I do, I do , I do, I do’ ….and before long all of the guests had joined in too!! We managed to get everyone outside for a big group photograph and confetti before the rain finally came, but the families and friends were happy to be photographed under umbrellas. Chrissy Marshall of Sensible Pencil entertained the guests by sketching their Caricatures, whilst Shelley Fairplay played beautiful background music on her harp. The food provided by Spiros Catering was excellent. The speeches were fab from Paul & his Dad, Andy and his best friend Heidi. The whole day was kept smooth running by MC Jim Young who added messages from absent friends and family. The grand finale to the day was Andy & Paul doing their first dance which they had added their own twist to and had rehearsed a routine to perform to Shirley Bassey’s ‘get this party started’! It was amazing! The resident DJ made sure top tunes were played to keep everyone dancing!

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Cardiff City Hall Wedding Photography

City Hall, Cardiff and South Wales Wedding Photographer

Cardiff City Hall wedding Photography

The fab wedding day of Stacey & Stephen started at The City Hall, Cardiff for an intimate Civil Ceremony in front of their close family & friends. Stephen, looking very smart in his Ted Baker suit and their son Rhys, their Page Boy in a matching suit and waistcoat. They arrived along with his family including his Grandad and his Best Man, Craig. As it was raining initially we managed to take a few photographs under cover just outside the entrance to the City Hall. Shortly after which Stacey and her Dad, Terry, arrived, driven by a close friend Mike. Stacey looked gorgeous in her dress from Berkertex Brides and she was joined by their daughter Jennifer who, with Jessica were the Flower Girls and her best friend Katie was her Bridesmaid. They all looked stunning in white & red, the colour theme for the day. It was an emotional ceremony, with lots of cheers for the lovely couple! The rain had stopped and the sun was even trying to shine so we walked over to the fountains and took some family & friends photographs before whisking Stacey & Stephen over to the picturesque Museum steps for some photographs of just the two of them. The reception venue in Rhiwbina Recreational Club was almost unrecognisible as it had been decorated beautifully with organza and fairy lights and was the location for a gorgeous wedding breakfast and fab speeches. The magician kept the children entertained before the disco started and the dancefloor didn’t empty after Stacey and Stephen had taken to the floor for their first dance! It was a very relaxed day, just what they wanted!

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Wedding Photography New House Country Hotel

New House Country Hotel, Cardiff and South Wales Wedding Photographer

Wedding Photography New House Country Hotel Cardiff

Katy & Mike travelled from their home in Oxford for their lovely wedding in St Isan’s Church, Llanishen and The New House Country Hotel, Thornhill. Since the romantic proposal on Swyncombe Down in Oxfordshire Katy and her Mum, Sheila, had arranged the wedding contacting local suppliers to enhance the day. Such as the beautiful flowers from The Flower Lodge in Rhiwbina which had the added touch of sprigs of Rosemary in them! It was very calm at Katy’s parent’s house when we arrived, hair had been done and Katy was applying her own make up before getting in to her stunning Bridal gown from High Society in Cowbridge with the help of her Mum and 2 Bridesmaids. Two cars from Kennedy Classics transported the Bridal party to the church where we had gone ahead to photograph Mike with his family, his Best Man and Ushers (all of the Ushers were family members too!). It was at this point that we met the gorgeous Flower Girls and Page Boy. It was a misty, damp day but everyone was smiling and it didn’t stop the guests enjoying themselves. After the lovely ceremony there was an array of umbrellas and lots of photographs. We even managed a confetti shot under the litch gate. At the New House Country Hotel we photographed the families in the Wyndham suite where the reception was and took some fab shots of Katy and Mike in their Bridal Suite. Luckily it then had time to dry up outside so we went to the amazing Sequoia tree in the grounds – one of the tallest of its kind in Wales! We were lucky enough to be able to enjoy the delicious wedding breakfast with the guests before taking some more photographs of them during the speeches. The evening was started by the band, Undercover, who played their first dance and got people on the dance floor immediately with their excellent set. Katy & Mike are now enjoying their honeymoon in Sicily, lucky things!!

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Cycle tour of Britain

Cycle Tour of Britain

Managed to get out of the office yesterday afternoon and capture some shots of the Tour of Britain as the riders went through the pain barrier at the summit of Caerphilly Mountain. Congratulations to Irish leg winner Sam Bennett – first two shots of rider in green!

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New House Country Hotel Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography New House Hotel, Cardiff and South Wales Wedding Photographer

New House Country Hotel Wedding

The New House Country Hotel was the fab setting for Kellieann and Ian’s intimate wedding! Kellieann went to the hairdresser and then got to the New House Country Hotel to have her make up done by Siobhan and to get dressed in to her gorgeous wedding dress with a pretty lace neckline and her white converse ‘bling’ daps! Her daughter Melanie and one of her bridesmaids were there to help out. The theme was bright and colourful with the flowers designed by Rob & CJ at The Village Flower Studio, Rumney, Cardiff. When the other 3 Bridesmaids arrived they got into their individually coloured dresses one orange, one yellow, one purple and one pink! Gerberas were the chosen flower that made up the bouquets, button holes & table decorations, with the added touch of a ‘Freedom Rose’! Ian and his Groomsmen, their Dads and Sons were all in Morning Suits with smart top hats. Kellieann’s proud teenage Sons Connor & Cameron walked their Mum down the aisle to Ian, with 2 ring bearers leading the way! After the ceremony we all went outside. We took a photograph of the whole wedding party from above with the stunning views of Cardiff in the background. Once again, the weather was lovely and so we were able to take all of the photographs outside, utilising the beautiful grounds from the huge Sequoia tree to the landscaped gardens with the house as a backdrop! The speeches were fab from the Bride’s Dad to the best Man who was Ian’s brother, who along with other family and friends of Ian had travelled from Liverpool for the occasion! The evening got under way with their DJ Alan playing their First Dance and then playing some more top tunes that got everyone on to the dancefloor!

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Llanerch Vineyard Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography Llanerch Vineyard Hensol Cardiff and South Wales Wedding Photographer

Llanerch Vineyard Wedding Photography

Here is a first look at some of our favourite images from Charlotte & Andrew’s wedding, the first wedding reception to be photographed from the present owners at Llanerch Vineyard! Charlotte & her parents and Bridesmaids got ready at the vineyard in the beautiful Cariad room and their theme for the day was very appropriately sage & ivory which was very befitting for such a countryside venue! Charlotte’s dress was from Timeless Elegance and was just that, she looked extremely elegant and the Bridesmaids who were all wearing sage coloured dresses really complimented her. The Groom and his Groomsmen, 2 young nephews and both the Dads wore tartan kilts so we were all glad that the temperature had dropped for the day!! The wedding had been two years in the planning since the proposal in Lindos, Greece and we were honoured to be asked to photograph the wedding as we have already photographed another member of the family’s wedding. The ceremony took place at St Isan’s Church in Llanishen where Charlotte arrived 15 minutes early in her beautiful Beauford hired from Perfect Day Wedding Cars along with the vintage bus that transported the bridesmaids and both Mum’s to and from the vineyard. We were able to photograph in so many areas at the reception venue, from the Woodland Pathway to walking through the vines in front of the farmhouse that is now the restaurant, shop and some bedrooms. The delicious food was provided by EJ Catering and the day went very smoothly thanks to the co-ordination of Emma Butler from Sylvie and Joan Creative Weddings and Events. The evening entertainment was provided by the really cool band The Somebodys who had everyone up dancing straight after the First Dance! The whole day was captured on video by Accesi.

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