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Mel & Rabin: A Sri Lanka Wedding

January 29, 2013

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With a destination meeting, and an international courtship, it was only fitting that Mel & Rabin would choose an exotic location for their wedding. They met at the Monaco Grand Prix when Mel had gone to meet some mutual friends, and Rabin turned up early to join them. A few drinks later and they had a head start on getting to know each other. This soon blossomed into romance, and both growing up in Singapore meant the couple already had a lot in common.

Planning a wedding from afar wasn’t an easy task as Mel will attest….the culture in Sri Lanka is very different to the UK, and things tend to happen rather last minute….but I think you’ll agree it was all worthwhile in the end. The wedding took place at the Lighthouse Hotel on the South West Coast of Sri Lanka in the ancient Dutch outpost of Galle.The Jetwing Lighthouse Hotel hugs the coastline and stands atop a rugged stretch of rocks. It was designed by the famous Dutch architect Geoffrey Bawa, and is minimal, spacious, and grand in a modern way.

You can actually marry legally in Sri Lanka if you have a British passport, and you only need to be there for 4 days prior to your wedding. Personally I adore outdoor ceremonies (I had one myself last year), and the setting by the beach under a beautiful canopy of leaves and tropical flowers was an absolutely picture-perfect setting for Mel & Rabin to say their vows.

Mel had her heart set on an elephant and I absolutely loved seeing her perched upon the top in her dress! Add into the mix some Kandyan dancers and drummers, fresh coconuts for refreshment and a absolute feast of a banquet (laced with chillis! Chilli hiding in everything….)….and then in the evening some traditional Singaporean brandy toasts…..fireworks and a ton of dancefloor action, and you have one BIG party. The merriment was assisted by the Marryokes (‘marry-o-key’) team from Ireland who make wedding day pop videos with a lot of audience participation…. this was just hilarious to watch and a lot of fun for the guests. Almost as much fun as watching steam come from American Billy’s ears as ate his way through a mountain of food…. and tried to temper the heat by adding some of that ‘cooling’ coconut chutney….which turned out to be laced with extra chilli….

Another memorable moment was turning round in the midst of shooting the couple’s portraits on the beach and seeing my colleague Aneta out at sea with water up to her knees, but our beloved cameras held safe and dry…that tide sure did come in fast. Thanks for going that extra mile & keeping the kit dry whilst you got wet!

Palm trees, coconuts, fun guests, dancers, sunshine, great speeches, a meaningful ceremony……chatter, laughter, a feast of food, music and dancing, good friends and family….the recipe for a fine wedding.

To Mel & Rabin, congratulations & may you have a lifetime of happiness together….. xxx

Bride’s Dress: Jenny Packham, Bride’s Shoes; Jimmy Choo; Venue: The Lighthouse Hotel Galle; Wedding Planning: Janice at Kairos Events; Wedding Logistics & Travel: Dipan at The Barefoot Traveller; Videographer/Wedding Film – Marryokes;

 

 

 

Filed Under: Summer Weddings, Travel Tagged With: film wedding photographer, Galle, Jenny Packham, Lighthouse Hotel Galle, Marryoke, Sri Lanka, wedding photography on film 13 Comments

Sri Lanka Post Wedding Shoot

January 22, 2013

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A couple of days after Mel & Rabin’s wedding, we jumped in a tuk tuk, and headed out to a few different locations for some more portraits…… a post wedding shoot is a great chance for some intimate beautiful portraits of you together without the time constraints of a wedding day. When you have travelled tens of thousands of miles for a wedding, it makes sense to capture some images of you outside the wedding venue…..and that’s exactly what we did……

Come back to see the main event on my blog later this week….

Filed Under: Summer Weddings, Travel Tagged With: Destination Wedding Photography, Sri Lanka, wedding photography on film 3 Comments

Garters

April 11, 2012

Can’t decide which garter to wear? Choose them both…..

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Things I Love: Hitting the Waves and Lying on Deck

January 16, 2012

So in 2011 holidays kind of fell by the wayside, bar a few days…. it was all so excited with moving part-time to Ibiza, and the arrival of Lolo, and the Ibiza portrait shoots. Then there was all the beautiful weddings I was commissioned to cover, the travel to beautiful places, the love and the celebration, and then alongside that the sadness of the sudden loss of my dear mummy.

By the end of September I was worn out. And what better way to restore the body and soul than by spending a day at sea. One of my favourite ever things to do is to charter a boat for the day, and cruise around the coast of Ibiza, or head over to Formentera to Juan y Andrea for lunch. There’s something about being out at sea that soothes my soul…the sound of the waves, the clear turquoise waters, the white foam of the surf behind the boat. It’s seeing the land from the sea. Do you know what a different perspective that gives you? Experiences like this are food for my soul and candy for my eyes.

I make no bones about it, I have no aspirations to be a sailor. Oh no. The boats that best suit me are the ones where someone else does the hard work and I can lie back and admire the view, drink the champagne, listen to the music & document my day. Apparently the boat we chartered is actually owned by a photographer. I can but dream 😉

The monumental and wild cliffs of Formentera looked down on us keeping us in our place. The sea was cool and refreshing. We swam underwater in secret caves.

A lazy lunch in the shade, clear turquoise waters. A bottle of chilled rose and a round of hierbas to finish off.

The feel of the breeze against sunkissed skin. Chats and excitement. The feeling of freedom.

Flying back to the port of Ibiza at sunset, a glass of champagne in hand, and music pumping out over the roar of the engines and the waves.

Bliss.

If you are coming to Ibiza in 2012 for a pre-wedding or portrait shoot with me, how about doing this for a day? And if you don’t plan to come out, couldn’t this seriously tempt you?

And if you really persuade me, I could come on the boat with you, and document your day. Although as I found out, manual focusing on a moving boat isn’t for the fainthearted….

Boat by Boats Ibiza, Dog Sitting by John.

Filed Under: Ibiza Photography, Personal Tagged With: Ibiza boat charter, wedding photography on film 9 Comments

Featured in the New Reverie Magazine

January 13, 2012

I am thrilled to have one of my weddings in the new Reverie magazine. A beautiful wedding lifestyle online magazine, and the first of it’s kind in the UK, Mary and Kate have excelled themselves in producing a visually stunning publication with beautiful and interesting features.

A wedding I shot last August at The Bingham in Richmodn, Karina and Dan’s soft and beautiful dusky pink affair, is in the debut issue, and it’s wonderful to see it laid out like this.

I definitely recommend taking a look, it’s proper eye candy! Here’s a taster of what it looks like….

 

 

Filed Under: London Weddings, Press Features Tagged With: bingham wedding photographer, bingham wedding photography, film wedding photographer, real wedding in reverie, reverie magazine, wedding photography on film 3 Comments

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