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Weddings: Abi & Adam: i do ~ Eltham Palace, London

Annamarie — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:40 +0000

Abi and Adam got married…and quite simply everything about them, their families and their celebrations was truly beautiful! They opted for a vintage inspired vibe – with Abi choosing a gorgeous Claire Pettibone couture dress and the wonderfully talented Severin Hubert from Hepburn Collection to create her vintage hairstyle and the lovely talented Katie to create her vintage look with beautiful vintage inspired make up….a real dream team! And Adam wore the traditional Scottish dress reflecting his roots – topped off with the perfect backdrop of Eltham Palace…all just simply stunning!

Abi and Adam it was truly a pleasure to capture your gorgeous day and I’ll remember it always with very fond memories…especially loved the Ceilidh at the end of the night – reminiscent of my own wedding! Best wishes to you both on your new and exciting journey as ‘Mr & Mrs R’ xxx

Styled Shoots: Deco Debutante Inspired Shoot ~ Warren House, Surrey

Annamarie — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:15:43 +0000

Recently I had the pleasure of being asked by the lovely Amelia Barnes from Vintage Floral Teas to be the photographer for a little shoot she had in mind…inspired by the Deco Debutante scene. Amelia gathered together some hand picked suppliers for her shoot, and together I think it created a rather gorgeous inspirational shoot. The back drop for it was Warren House in a quiet little spot in Kingston, Surrey – rather lovely indeedy! In the early 1900s, Warren House was the ideal setting for royal hospitality and society parties. The owners of Warren House – the Pagets – were great friends of King Edward, and featured prominently in both London and New York societies. Lady Paget was the former Miss Minnie Stevens of New York, and was well known amongst fashionable society both in London and across the waters in America. With this in mind, Amelia rightly felt that Warren House with all this rich cultural history would serve as the ideal backdrop for her shoot – and she also took further inspiration from well known style icons from the 1930′s, such as Wallis Simpson and the glamour of the actress Romola Garai in the film Glorious 39.

And finally, I must give a special mention to the other very talented creative wedding peeps who poured their time and energy into creating the wonderful results…

Cake – Daisy Chain Cake Company
Hair – Lucy Hayward Hair
Make up artist – Laura Moss Make-up
Flowers & Broach Bouquets – Muscari Whites Bouquets
Dresses – I do Vintage
Jewellery – J B D London
and the lovely models Fleur De Guerre and Katie

Engagement ~ Jemma & Harry: i heart u ~ London

Annamarie — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:24:58 +0000

Meet the gorgeous Jemma and Harry…oh and of course the star of the show hehe – Alfie the house bunny (I need one…really I do! he is just soooooo cute!!!). After a little cuddle with Alfie, we set off to their local Wimbledon Park….now of course it wouldn’t be right to shoot there and not have a pose on the tennis courts, so we did! hehe And don’t they just look so lovely together….heaps of love and warmth between them…it really was a pleasure to spend time with them and get to know them better, ahead of their super gorgeous quirky fun filled wedding this summer at the rather fabulous South Farm …it promises to be a goodie, full of lots of love and laughter (oooooh and lots of flowers….as Jemma’s mum is a florist! hehe)!

Styled Shoots ~ Oxfam Wedding Shoot: Drapers Hall, London

Annamarie — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:30:31 +0000

I’m sooooooo excited to share this with you today…as you may or may not know, I was lucky enough to have been involved in a truly wonderful cause recently…the ‘Oxfam Wedding Shoot’ – which was created to celebrate the anniversary of the Royal Wedding and also coincides with 70 years of Oxfam and all the awesome work they do.

So, if you’ve not seen it already, then take a look at this super dooper little behind the scenes video and afterwards be sure to mosey on over right now to the wonderful Love My Dress blog to see part 1 and part 2 of this amazing shoot – it’s not just any shoot though, this one is linked to an online auction of all the beautiful items that you see! So, if you’re a bride to be and love all things weddingy gorgeous, then you MUST go here now to find out how you can bid on these beautiful items for your wedding!

And last, but so not least, do come back and take a moment also to check out some of the other tip top creatives who took part in it…! hehe

Creative Team Credits…

Photography – Moi and the super lovely Eliza Claire
the super talented Stylist herself – Tiffany Grant Riley
Film Production – Mintyslippers
Photoshoot Curator – Annabel supported by her Intern, Franky from Love My Dress Blog
Venue – Drapers Hall, London
Models – First Model Management
Male Model – Jack Rooney
Hair Stylist – Severin Hubert, Hepburn Collection
Makeup Artist – Lucy Baker
Nails – Gemma Timms
Beauty & Fashion Retouching by Chanelle Segerius-Bruce at Retouch Me

And below are a selection of some of the images I captured which were selected for advertising and promo of the auction…

Engagements ~ Kelley & Will: i heart u ~ Guildford

Annamarie — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:45:43 +0000

Meet the lovely Kelley and Will…two very gorgeous people I had the pleasure of spending time with last week. When discussing ideas on where to have their eshoot, Kelley and Will who live in Stockport (far far away from me in Sussex!), we agreed on Guildford as Kelley studied at the University of Surrey and so it holds a special place in her heart. It also gave me the opportunity to suggest going to the local Laundromat I’ve had my eye on for ages…and I figured it fitted in nicely with a shoot based around her University days! hehe I particularly love the retro feel of the decor and the old school yellow machines which are quite rare to see today, and so I was over the moon when they agreed to it….and I don’t know about you, but I think they totally rocked it! Go see for yourself, and watch out for more gorgeousness from them soon when they get wed outside (fingers crossed!) at the beautiful Lemore Manor in Herefordshire during the summer! I cannae wait!