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Katie and Georg’s Wedding, St Johns College, Cambridge & Longstowe Hall, Cambridgeshire

Stephen — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:35:01 +0000

A stunning September morning and we travelled to Cambridge for Katie & Georg’s wedding. They met when at St Johns College and as alumni were allowed the opportunity to hold their wedding ceremony at the stunning chapel there. Both Katie and Georg got ready at Hotel du Vin and the boys enjoyed a walk though town to get to the chapel, whilst Katie travelled in a beautiful classic car. The ceremony was stunning, in a beautiful venue and incredible sounds from the choir and Tenor.

After the ceremony we took a short drive into the Cambridgeshire countryside to Longstowe Hall, a beautiful country house. The guests enjoyed drinks on the lawn before photos and we had a brief portrait session with Katie & Georg, after which they headed in for the wedding breakfast and speeches. The speeches were particularly memorable but Georg stole the show with a speech that left the girls with a tear in their eyes and the boys wishing they had written it! Congratulations Katie & Georg!

Katie’s dress: Ian Stuart
Katie’s shoes: Christian Louboutin

To see some images from Katie & Georg’s London engagement shoot please visit here.

Prianka & Jayendra’s Queensberry Album

Stephen — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:23:57 +0000

Here’s a look at Prianka & Jayendra’s beautiful Queensberry 12×12 Duo wedding album. It is covered in lovely soft eggshell micro leather.
You can see more images from their wedding day here

Sarah and Carl’s Wedding, Burghley House, Stamford

Stephen — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:45:24 +0000

A short hop to to the beautiful town of Stamford for this early summer wedding and the marriage of Sarah and Carl. Sarah got ready with her Bridesmaids in a beautiful property on a picturesque cobbled street in the town centre and had even organised a horse and carriage for her and her bridesmaids to travel over to Burghley House. The weather was a little unpredicatable but it held off just enough to allow Sarah to travel most of the way to Burghley with the carriage top open. After a lovely ceremony in the Great Hall and drinks in the Orangery we managed a short time outside for confetti, a group photo and a few portraits of Sarah and Carl in the private gardens before the rain started again. However, being the stunning Burghley, this allowed us a little more time for photographs in the Heaven Room and the Hell Staircase. After the fabulous food and speeches we all continued the celebrations in the Orangery with lots of fun, lively dancing till late! Congratulations Sarah and Carl!

Katie and Georg’s Engagement Shoot, London

Stephen — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:30:59 +0000

Katie & Georg are getting married in Cambrideshire in September 2011 but have lived in London for many years and asked to have their engagement shoot there. So this sunny June morning I took the train to London for a stroll and a chat with Katie and Georg and also the chance to get some great images of them in locations that mean so much to them. Here are just a few.

Emma & Ian – Blenheim Palace Wedding, Oxfordshire

Stephen — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:30:28 +0000

I had been looking forward to Emma & Ian’s wedding ever since I found out about the plans for their wedding at Blenheim Palace. It was obvious from the first time I met Emma that her attention to detail and her organisational skills meant that this would be an incredible day! She had given so much thought to everything (not just the incredible venues!), but her hair stylist, make up artist, florist and dress maker were all very obviously carefully considered. The weather on the wedding day in late March was a welcome surprise too, with a cloudless sky, balmy temperature and low Spring sunshine! A complete contrast to the weather for their pre-wedding shoot in November (link here).

A stunning day and an absolute pleasure to photograph! Congratulations Emma & Ian!

Here’s some more specific information about Emma & Ian’s chosen wedding day suppliers:
Emma’s preparations at: Hope House, Woodstock
Make up by: Sarah Brock
Hair by: Severin Hubert, The Hepburn Collection
Flowers by: Joanna Carter Flowers
Emma’s Dress by: Phillipa Lepley
Videography by: Gorgeous Films

Here are a selection of images from the day….

Queensberry Albums – By Hand

Stephen — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:54:26 +0000

Whenever I meet perspective clients, I really enjoy showing them a selection of Queensberry albums and I enjoy talking about the qualty of printing and quality of materials used in production. I also take time to discuss the range of options available in making each album unique from page types, sizes, cover materials, motifs and titles. The thing I probably don’t stress well enough is the amount of care, skill and pride that goes into making each album. Indeed, it is a key part of making them them, in my view, the best albums in the world.

This film goes some way to giving you a glimpse of how these beautiful albums are made. Each time I look at the film, it makes me proud that I exclusively use Queensberry as my album provider. If you’d like to see a Queensberry album, please get in touch, it would be a pleasure to share them with you.

Or, just have a look at a couple of sneak previews of the client albums we have delivered (here and here)

(The video is well worth a watch, for me the particularly good bits are after 2:23…)

Made By Hand from Queensberry Partners on Vimeo.

Introducing Queensberry Press Books

Stephen — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:22:08 +0000

I thought I’d let you know about a beautiful, new, alternative album product that I’ve introduced into our collections. They are produced in New Zealand by Queensberry, the company I exclusively use for albums and they are known as Press Books. To help you understand what they are like, I could use the words ‘Coffee Table Book’, but that just doesn’t tell you everything about the books, in fact the only common elements with Press Books and Coffee Table books might just be the hard cover and soft pages!

As usual with Queensberry, there are some key elements that set this book apart from other soft-paged books, most importantly the print quality. Where many other manufacturers will print with a four colour system, Queensberry use six, resulting in more accurate colours and smoother transitions in image tones. A bit nerdy, I know, but I cannot stress how important a factor this is for your wedding day images.

There are some lovely touches in the books, such as the options to include translucent pages, textured end-papers embossed with the Queensberry mark, personalised dust jackets and covers and ribbon book marks.

I’ll follow up with a post of a few images of a wedding I’ve photographer presented in a Press Book, but in the meantime, please visit the Queenberry Press Book pages for a closer look and more information.

Our collections including wedding coverage and a Queensberry Press Book start at £1900, contact me if you like to find out more.

Katie & Andrew’s Queensberry Album

Stephen — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:30:15 +0000

Katie & Andrew took delivery of their gorgeous 12×12 Duo Queensberry album yesterday, here’s a sneaky peek…

Claire & Ryan’s Queensberry Album

Stephen — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:30:39 +0000

Here’s a glimpse of Claire & Ryan’s beautiful 14×10 Duo Queensberry Album that they took delivery of yesterday. To see a few more images from their wedding day please visit my earlier post here.

Claire & Ryan – Harlaxton Manor Wedding, Lincolnshire

Stephen — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:35:36 +0000

I have photographed weddings at Harlaxton Manor many times, however, this wedding was my first military wedding and also the first time I had visited Harlaxton Church. The weather was very kind to Claire & Ryan and made for a really memorable day. Claire & Ryan live very busy lives, have incredibly stressful jobs and I got the impression that they didn’t have a moments worry or nervousness during the day. Even when Claire arrived at church and realised that her bouquet was on the kitchen table at her parents house, she laughed and took it all in her stride! A day packed with everything – smart uniforms, classic cars, beautiful venues, good weather, a photobooth, fireworks and of course a beautiful Bride! Congratulations Claire & Ryan!