I’m a bit behind with my blogging and so it was a couple of weeks ago that I had the most amazing afternoon with Anthea and Hector, walking around Cambridge shooting their engagement pictures.
We’d had to postpone the shoot the week before because of all the snow, and as Hector is working overseas in Japan we had to get them in before he flew back. With all their wedding planning commitments it meant that we had to play in the rain, but that didn’t stop the fun. It’s likely Hector won’t be working in the area again for sometime, so it was important to them that we captured Cambridge in the images as it’s where they met and holds lots of special memories.
These two are so in Love it makes me smile from inside out and then some. They were up for whatever I suggested and that meant lots of laughter and great images.
Rather than post 100’s of images, because I just can’t choose today, which would keep you scrolling down for ever, I am trying out some new formats so that I can show you lots of the fun we had, in shorter posts, let me know what you think and leave a comment.
First off, we had a little romance, Romeo and Juliet style, to set the tone of the day. Of course as it’s Cambridge we didn’t have to wait long to get a cyclist in it either. Well it wouldn’t be Cambridge without one!
This blocked up old window in the wall of Kings College made a lovely seat to shelter from the rain.
Anthea is great fun to work with as she’s not afraid to give it some attitude, and I get the feeling from this photo that Hector has seen it all before, so it doesn’t wash anymore!
We made sure that we included plenty of the stunning architecture of Cambridge, so that they would have a real record of this stunning city.
I just fell in love with the patterns and shades of the wall in this archway. As as it was dry, we able to get coats off and capture the stunning purples against that beautiful old wall.
These are my favourites from the day!
And finally, Anthea had fun giving some attitude against a nice wrought iron gate, and whilst I think Anthea is fierce in hers, Hector had me in stitches when he asked for a go at looking that good, see for yourselves.
Anthea and Hector, thank you for a great afternoon in the rain, I can’t wait for your wedding in January 2011.
Wedding Fayres are great for meeting wedding vendors and finding out all about them without feeling any pressure. You are often able to explore their products and services in lots of detail, speak to them about what you are looking for and actually meet the people you would be dealing with, rather than just getting to know them through their website or email.
I am really excited about my next Wedding Fayre, because it’s a local, beautiful and intimate Venue, hosting and supporting the best local independent wedding suppliers.
The Eight Bells Saffron Walden is hosting its own Wedding Fair
Saturday 30th January from 11:00 am to 4pm.
The team at The Eight Bells have been carefully sourcing the best local independent wedding suppliers, from vintage florists to wedding cake makers and they are bringing them together to The Eight Bells stunning Tudor Barn, on January 30th from 11 am.
Luciana Ferreira Day, co-owner of The Eight Bells explains the rationale behind this idea:
….”we have been thinking about putting this together for some time….we’ve hosted a few weddings at The Eight Bells over the years and the outside catering arm has really taken off over the past 12 months.
We have slowly been building relationships with some great local wedding suppliers and brides to be, often like recommendations, so this seemed the perfect way to showcase what is on our doorstep!”
Some of the confirmed attendees include:
HayleyRuth Photography
Violets and Velvet Bespoke Floristry
Vintage Violets – Vintage china hire
Saffron Patisserie
Pure Tiaras – Bridal Tiaras & Hair Accessories
Cambridge Marquees & furniture hire
3D Events – D.J & Lights specialist
Designs for Loving – wedding cakes and favours
Handmade by Jade – wedding stationary
Burwash Manor Hog roast
Hannah Horton – Jazz Musician
And many more!
In addition to meeting the suppliers, The Eight Bells team will be on hand to talk about their outside catering arm, October Catering, and the various wedding venues they are preferred caterers at, including Barrington Hall & Manor Barn in Harlton. Make sure you taste their delicious complimentary canapés & enjoy a glass of fizz whilst you discuss your perfect day!
Entrance is absolutely free. The fair is open from 11 am to 4 pm. A brilliant opportunity to check out what local suppliers have to offer, all under one roof!
For further information please contact Luciana on 01799522 790 or via email on luciana@8bells.co.uk
Here is a look at the gorgeous barn at The Eight Bells, that they use for their weddings.
Hope to see you there, especially as there is free champagne, provided by Adnams, and Canape’s by The Eight Bells.
Another stunning Kiss Album has arrived, Yipppeee!
This little beauty is not a wedding album but a stunning album of Ellen, Peter and Charlotte’s lifestyle portrait session. It’s always heart warming when clients want to do something special with their images and having a bespoke album created to record these special moments is super cool. It means instead of one or two images in frames or on the wall, you can have more and not only that, but they aren’t languishing on a hard drive rarely seeing the light of day.
There is something really special about having an album that you can take anywhere and share with friends and family, curl up on the sofa looking at time and time again, or displaying proudly on your coffee table.
Here it is in all it’s super cool glory:
These soft kiss albums have softer less rigid pages than the traditional kiss albums, but as you can see the pages are still beautiful made for turning.
Want to see inside? Here is a slide-show of their album so you can have a peek too:
If you would like to have an album of a special occassion or event please get in touch.
It really has been an exciting week in this office, with the arrival of two wedding albums. The first was Emma and James’ Jorgensen album and now Sally and Jon’s.
When an album arrives, I have to admit to dropping whatever I am doing and rushing to open the box, and see the treasure inside. It always makes me stop and think, if I am this excited, just how excited will the couple be. I like to get them out of the box, checked and then packed for delivery to the couple double quick.
With honeymoons, image choosing, design, and then album production it is often several months after the wedding when the album arrives. Usually just after all the cards have been packed away in the memory box, the presents have been used for the first time, friends have shared all their images of the day, and all the stories of the magical day told. Memories and the excitement from the day are starting to fade. Wonderfully, so my clients tell me, the album always brings back all the emotions and reignites the magic of the day for a bit longer and continues to do so every time it’s pages are opened. (I know this from looking at my own wedding album, it really does make me smile every time I open the pages and see those precious memories.)
For Sally and Jon, this is very true. Having moved house 6 weeks after the wedding and then with a host of other commitments, we only finalised their album design in late 2009, some 6 months after they got married. Sally said when we were designing it, how fabulous it was to see the images as they really reminded her of all those wedding day memories and emotions. I love my job, it’s knowing that I have captured those memories and emotions that people treasure that just makes it for me.
Sally and Jon also chose a Jorgensen album, with a plain black leather cover, it’s very simply, beautiful.
And now I have just received another parcel of albums as I write this, yipeee! This time it is the new soft kiss books album for Ellen, Peter and Charlotte’s portrait session so you’ll have to check back next week to see that one.
I love it when wedding albums arrive, it’s like the final chapter in a journey, and it’s always so exciting to open the box and see those happy memories in all their glory. There is nothing quite like the smell of the leather, the feel of the big book in your hands and real prints before your eyes, to bring those wonderful memories back to life.
Wedding albums for me are very personal to the clients, it shouldn’t be full of images I have chosen, but those that my clients love. I work with each client to produce an album they absolutely love and that is full of the images they want, telling their story how they want it to be told.
We usually get together and choose the images and talk about the style of layout. Some people want lots of large images, others a contemporary look. I put together a draft album with the selected images, and using some really cool software, clients can preview the album, seeing how it will look in reality. The software allows comments on each page and then it automatically emails any comments to me so I can make any changes easily and update the online version for final approval. This makes the design process really simple and ensures that all my clients can be involved in the design of their treasured wedding album.
So onto this weeks arrivals. First Emma and James’ album. They chose a beautiful Jorgensen Album, with an oh so touchable black leather cover and stitch detail.
Jorgensen albums are matted albums. What does this mean? It means a real photo mounted onto a page. Matted albums have a timeless appeal, and unlike our parents wedding albums, which invariably only allowed for one picture mounted on each page, we are now able to have many photos mounted in many different ways on one page. This allows for true flexibility in design and with their beautiful thick pages, turns the album into one to be adored.
Here is a sneak preview:
I have recently had a number of queries about producing beautiful albums of peoples personal images. It seems in today’s electronic age we are popping them on the hard drive and rarely taking the time to look at them. Recent queries have shown that people are realising this and are wanting albums to showcase their memories not lock them away on a hard drive somewhere.
If you would like an album creating from your personal images please Get in touch for more information.
Don’t forget to check back later this week to see Sally and Jon’s album.
