MOLLY & GEOFF | AN ELEGANT COUNTRY WEDDING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
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LOVE My Dress! | Wedding Photographer Luxe Brides
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What bride wouldn’t want to wear her wedding dress again?!
Why not have a ‘LOVE my dress’ photoshoot! We offer brides the chance to do it all over again in the location of your choice: The beach, cobbled streets, luxury hotel, the possibilities are endless.
‘LOVE my dress’ is the chance to get some different editorial style images of your beautiful gown without the pressure of having to get to the ‘ceremony’
To ensure you feel your best our sessions include Makeup with optional Hairstylist.
Get in touch to discuss your dream editorial ‘LOVE my dress’ photoshoot
Southerndown Glam Engagement Session | South Wales Wedding Photographer
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We had such a great evening with this lovely couple. Abbie and Josh decided to have their pre-wedding photoshoot at two gorgeous locations. Dunraven Bay was the backdrop for their ‘glam look’ we love it when our girls get dressed up! Next stop for a more casual shoot was the stunning remains of Ogmore Castle. Here are the highlights.
6 tips for gorgeous engagement photographs
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The aim of this blog is to provide you with 6 great tips for your Engagement session. We have included what we believe to be important advice and things to consider such as, location, clothing, hair and makeup and other tips.
All of the information included will help your session run smoothly and ensure that we are able to produce some wonderful imagery that you can have and hold forever.
Happy reading!
Your Vision
When you think of your engagement session what do you visualise? An open field? Urban brick? A weeping willow tree? What is it that you feel suits the two of you the most? Are there any special locations that might be ideal for your engagement shoot? If not, don’t fret! It is not about where you are but who you are with. A lot of couples leave the location up to us which means we get to scope out spots ahead of time. The way we shoot the focus is on you and your beautiful faces, not the background. However, if there is a place that is special to you, or you would like to include a family heirloom, a pet or something else that is meaningful we would love to incorporate this into your images!
2. Fashion
Don’t feel like you need to go on a mega shopping spree for your engagement session (but if you do more power to you) We want you to be comfortable, we want you to connect with your images. So if you are a jeans and t-shirt kinda girl, then rock it on with full colour. Our couple often bring an outfit change to their session.
Most choose for a dressier option (eg: a flowy maxi dress) and a casual option (eg: jeans and a blouse) We have made a little Pinterest board for inspiration but are always open for chat wardrobe. Don’t feel that you have to opt for plain classics the entire time. Have fun with colour texture and a variety of styles!
This is all so you can remember this special time in your lives, so why hold back!
3. Hair & Makeup
We cannot stress this enough girls, really! Professional hair and makeup make a world of difference. As photographers it excites us to know our girls are spending the day getting pampered before a session. It allows you to relax, feel beautiful and confident! There is nothing like a set of lashes to bring out your inner model. Consider using this time as a test run with your makeup artist and use your session as a time to evaluate your wedding day look and how it will photograph. Ladies, if you can swing it please consider getting your hair and makeup done for your session! We promise you it will make a world of difference and you will look and feel absolutely gorgeous. Oh, and we are right here if you need any recommendations!
4. Timing
Timing is everything for your session. As natural light photographers we plan sessions around the lighting of the day. We usually begin them 90 minutes prior to sunset, which will allow for an outfit and location change while shooting in golden hour. Being on time means we do not cut into your session time. Once the sun goes down there isn’t much we can do, so staying on track with timing and lighting is the best way to ensure gorgeous images. This also means that at times we may have to reschedule your session due to the weather.
5. Trust
This is the whole reason you chose your photographer, right? Because they know the best lighting, the best poses and the best techniques to make you both look and feel like supermodels! Now its time for you to take a deep breath and trust the person you chose to work with you. The more trust you place in us the more free we will be to create the images you will love. You may initially feel uncomfortable and awkward but in-between those moments come little gems of authentic interactions that can only happen when two people really are in love. Relinquish the control, give trust out freely and let go of your expectations.
6. Have Fun
Have Fun! This is such an exciting time in your lives. We know that engagement sessions can seem nerve wrecking but it’s important to go in with an open mind and the ability to laugh. We want you to flirt your brains out, love each other and just have fun, we might even finish the session with a bottle of champagne and we promise that you will love these beautiful images for years to come. Engagement sessions are the perfect time to hang out with your photographer, get comfortable in front of the camera and flirt with your soon to be spouse! What more could a girl ask for?
Wedding Day Preparation is not just for Brides!
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We have put this blog together to inspire all you grooms out there into having your wedding morning preparations documented ……and if you are a bride to be reading this you could use theses images as persuasion to get your finance onside.
We say this because initially lots of you guys out there think the “getting ready’ aspect of wedding photography is solely for brides. Far from it!
When we first meet with our clients a big topic is discussing the elements of their big day that they would most like us to capture. This is a great time for us to show clients our wedding albums. A common reaction from the groom to be is “I’d really like that” referring to our examples of groom preparation.
So yes guys, this part of the day is for you too! Let’s make sure we put some time aside to create some wonderful imagery. We love to capture moments of contemplation, fine details, last minute adjustments or how about you and your best friends at the bar having a casual drink or maybe a cigar.
The images in this blog are a few of our favourites from the weddings that we have documented, we hope that you enjoy viewing them and help to inspire you for your big day.
How to use your Pic-time Wedding Gallery
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Once the cake has been eaten and you return from your amazing honeymoon you will await your wedding gallery. Our online galleries are delivered fully edited within 4 weeks of your wedding day. We believe that your timeless photographs deserve to not only be shared with friends and family on social media but also to become meaningful, lasting, tangible memories as pieces of art in your homes!
For this reason we thought we would put together a guide to talk you through your Pic-time gallery.
This is the platform we use to deliver every single one of our galleries - wedding, engagements & boudoir photography.
We love that it is a fully integrated system that allows you to view, download, share, print and even create a beautiful album all in one place.
You can view your gallery from either your computer, mobile phone or tablet. You can then favourite your most LOVED images, share them with family and friends and order fine art, exceptional quality prints.
Here we will cover:
Accessing and viewing your private online pic-time gallery
Selecting your favourite photographs
Downloading selected images and your entire gallery
Sharing your gallery with family and friends
Printing from your gallery
Using the pic-time shop feature
STEP ONE | VIEWING YOUR PIC-TIME GALLERY
Click on the ‘View Gallery’ button in the email we send you regarding your gallery.
Once you click the ‘View Gallery’ button you will be directed to a pretty home page where you will be asked to enter your email address. (Don't worry - this email address will be used to send you your images when you are ready to download).
Scroll down to view your photographs. These are organised into scenes of your wedding day timeline such as ‘Getting Ready’ ‘Ceremony’ and ‘Reception’
STEP TWO | FAVOURITING YOUR PIC-TIME GALLERY
Once you have chosen your favourite photograph just click on the ‘Heart’ icon.
Click the other 'Heart' icon in the top right corner of the page to view your favourites page. Remember to create a favourites album for your printed wedding album.
STEP THREE | DOWNLOADING YOUR PIC-TIME GALLERY
To start, click the download icon, which is found at the very top of your gallery to download the entire gallery or at the bottom of a selected photograph as shown. This will then bring you to an option to download ‘High resolution’ or ‘web size’ images.
STEP FOUR | SHARING YOUR GALLERY
It's easy! Click the 'Share' button in the top right corner of the page. Share your pretty gallery to your favourite social media platform! Or copy the link to send to family and friends.
STEP FIVE | PRINTING YOUR GALLERY (Yay!)
Printing your images at drugstores can drastically change the colour tones of your photograph and reduce the quality and lifespan of your pictures. Thankfully, Pic-time makes it easy to order professional-grade prints from your gallery at an affordable price.
Printed by Loxley colour lab on professional photo paper with a semi-gloss finish, for the highest quality and longest lasting print. These full bleed prints are available in a variety of sizes.
Select the stunning image that you want to order and the size, then ‘add to cart’
Choose how many of each print and make sure to double check that all your images are cropped the way you would like them.
Repeat.
When you are finished selecting your images, click 'Checkout' and follow the prompts.
Your images are now being printed at a professional printing lab based in the United Kingdom and as soon as they are ready, your gorgeous pictures will be shipped directly to you!
You may also wish to purchase beautiful deckled edge prints. Printed on acid-free archival Matte Cotton Rag paper (310gsm) with a rich slightly textured finish, these gorgeously feathered edge prints create truly timeless heirlooms, with the most exceptional quality.
STEP SIX | PRODUCTS IN YOUR ONLINE SHOP
Your online shop comes with the option to purchase stunning frames, the perfect setting for your photographs, these frames come ready to display and hang on the wall.
Printed on lustre photo paper with full bleed (no borders or mats), framed in a wooden box-style frame with black paper backing and hanging hardware
We believe that timeless, classic memories should be hanging from your walls and sitting on your lounge table to be enjoyed over the years!
FINE ART WEDDING ALBUM
You can either order an Heirloom album with us by choosing your favourite images and we will design it for you or you can creat your own gorgeous fine art album in your online shop.
Using pigmented inks on Art Matte Paper, this lightly textured album provides museum grade printing and is paired with a raw oatmeal colored linen presentation box.
Perfect for those who are looking to have their memories expressed and preserved in the finest way.
Our most loved wedding photographs from 2018
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We have created this blog to exhibit some of our favourite images from our 2018 weddings.
This was by no means an easy task because last year we captured so many great moments that we still love and cherish. So after a long overview of all of our 2018 galleries we managed to choose 20 much loved images.
We selected these photographs based on a number of reasons. It may have been because they captured emotion, intimate moments, beautiful details, fun and laughter or simply just because we love them …..and we hope that you do too!
Royal Overseas London Wedding Photographer | Styled Shoot
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