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Sarah & Oli – Wedding Photography at Claridges Hotel, London

April 20, 2012

Oh my. What a utterly stylish and wonderful wedding this was….To be the photographer for a wedding at Claridges is always lovely, but I especially love working for creative clients like this bride. Shortly before her wedding, Sarah had just taken the plunge and left her job as a magazine designer to start up her own stationary company, Brown Paper Design, with her close friend & cousin Juliette, so she brought that creative talent and eye for beauty to the styling of her wedding day. But this was a day that was not just beautiful to the eye, but also beautiful for the warmth and joy of sharing it with their families, to whom the couple are very close. In the Jewish faith, family is very important and Sarah planned the wedding closely with her parents, especially her mother, who herself has a great eye and interest in art and design.

Sarah met Oli as a friend of her brother, and then friendship blossomed into romance over time and it became obvious the couple were the perfect match. On the wedding day we started at Sarah’s parents home where her mum so sweetly covered the outside of their home with little teddy bears wearing customised ribbon neckties. Sarah’s father accompanied her to the synagogue in her uncle’s beautiful vintage car, and in Jewish tradition he walked her down the aisle to the huppah, decorated in white roses. I love shooting Jewish weddings for their sense of celebration and joy in the ceremony itself, not the mention the vigorous dancing…and all before you’ve even sat down to eat. Sarah & Oli’s friends ensured this was particularly lively! (I think the grooms friends were mainly responsible for the wild celebratory chaos at this point & definitely for the hoisting up on the couple on chairs in the air, despite the bride’s reservations!). Sarah designed beautiful notecard sets as favour/placenames, with each guest’s name printed at the top. She also made gorgeous escort cards in a chic grey stripe and the most beautiful gold foil embossed invitations. I highly recommend checking out her new website.

Sarah loved both the grainy black and white look of my documentary work and the soft palette of my colour photography so I combined the two by capturing the details and portraits in natural light in colour film, and the evening’s events in my trademark grainy black and white film. My goal was to create a portrait of the wedding that was at once elegant, natural and beautiful.

Wishing Mr & Mr S both many sweet years together, and perhaps even a lovely family of their own one day…..

Ceremony Venue: Western Marble Arch Synagogue.  Reception Venue & Catering: Claridges Hotel, London. Bride’s Dress: Peter Langner from Browns Bride. Bride’s Shoes: Rupert Sanderson. Jewellery: Tiffany. Hair & Make Up: Daniel Galvin. Bridesmaid’s Dress: Gucci. Grooms Suit: Nick Tentis. Stationary by the Bride’s Company, Brown Paper Design Flowers: Paul Thomas Cake: Peggy Porschen. Super 8 Film: Mariage a la Mode. Wedding Cars: Sarah’s Uncle.

Thank you to Kate Rossin from Depict for some second shooting (not shown here)

 

Filed Under: Claridges Weddings, Jewish Weddings, London Weddings, Summer Weddings Tagged With: Brown Paper Design, Claridges Hotel, Claridges Wedding Photography, film wedding photography, london film photographer, Western Marble Arch Synagogue Wedding Photographer 6 Comments

Comments

  1. Becca says

    April 20, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Beautiful as ever. Sigh. Love the colour and blank and white mix. It captures the feel of the day as if we were there.

  2. Christina Brosnan says

    April 22, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Just so pretty! Love the simplicity and natural beauty of your photos!

  3. louise | b.loved says

    April 24, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Unbelievably stylish! The perfect match for your elegant & light images. Truly beautiful! xo

  4. Plum Tree Weddings says

    April 25, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Stunning! Such a stylish bride and such inspiring images.

  5. shelly says

    May 4, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    As usual, absolutely, gobsmackingly wonderful work… and a beautiful couple too. x

  6. Erika says

    October 3, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    Another stunning one, Polly!

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