Every Wedding is unique and I love to grab the shots for the blog while the couple are on Honeymoon as they always remind me of the fun moments I had or captured, indeed memorable moments I feel that reflect the planning and soul of the day.

A huge thanks to my friend Mike Hetherington who loves a London venue and also to Barbara and her team at Claridge’s whose professionalism and attention to detail was second to none.

The video slideshow link will be up soon the password will be available from the Bride and Groom.

The finer details

The Staircase

The Marriage Room of Claridges

The Iconic Entrance

The Groomsmen

The Room !!

The Confetti Dance

The Girls

The Doorways

The End

Bridal Prep and little vintage and rather funky

Dad and Me

A stolen moment between kids waiting for action

He waits !

Fun Fun Fun

The now regular requested Confetti moment

The Chic of Vintage

Who gets Elvis to serenade them ? A bride

Now that is the only move you can do when Frank Sinatra is Singing

A summer night at Nonsuch Mansion

As ever my thanks to Nonsuch, in particular to Lucy and Chef who look after me and my team with nothing but smiles and service and of course to the couple who made the day.

In the UK, lord alone knows what would have happened taking pictures in a public place and of a building or two !!!

This is the beautiful attitude of the Italian people that no bride should ignore these days. The strength of the Euro in 2010 has definitely seen an adjustment to how many brides are going to Europe to get married, cost being a major factor, but also the complexities of getting married abroad often means a planner of some description is needed, so where do you start.

This year I met My Weddings & More , in particular Bonnie who was a breath of fresh air. Not only do they offer you a full planning service, but also will provide the paperwork only exercise for the DIY bride who has already found all the items that make up the Wedding Day. Look them up and give them a buzz if you are thinking of a wedding in Italy. They can advise on all areas from a full service to simply ensuring the paperwork arrives on time.

Bonnie kindly blogged my services recently in a BYOP style. Click Here if you have 2 minutes.

Thanks Bonnie and see you soon I hope now that European Air routes have opened again.

Tanti Belle Cosi. Antonio

Italy done properly

Yumchaa specialise in loose leaf teas, green, white, red and black in all sorts of great flavours. Passion attracts passion and if you go visit and take in the atmosphere its a cool, relaxed, quirky set of tea rooms full of creative people all with a passion for tea and great sticky toffee fruit cake (sean’s special recipe).

Whilst they have a number of shops, I was at the Camden Town venue which is on the old site of Palmers Pet Store. Apparently Winston Churchill used to buy his pets there. So listed frontage, great character inside and a cool wall for Exhibits meant my hand finished B&W images with their ’shabby chic’ frames from The Framing workshop just looked awesome.

I sat down in the comfy sofa and waited for people to gather and ask questions on photography, Weddings, Tea, Coffee, Italians…. anything really.

I had a great time and hope to be part of a continued series of chats and gatherings. In fact they asked me back to run a few beginner photography classes running through the basics an then perhaps a little local shoot.

My fee is currently a Chelsea Chai Green tea !!! To die for……

So if you are in Camden Town, need to warm up and take in a private tea room with all the trimmings, wander down the back and look at the images hanging, careful you may get spotted as one might be you..