Reportage Wedding Photography in Westminster at One Great George Street

What a wedding! Sandra and Nabil's wedding was absolutely sensational, their ceremony took place at the beautiful Sacred Heart church in South West London and reception at One Great George Street in Westminster - a breathtaking Edwardian building just off Parliament Square.

The attention to detail during the entire day was inspiring and it was a privilege to be their London wedding photographer.

After their wedding ceremony, Nabil and Sandra made a fairly swift exit from the church due to the bitterly cold weather! Their vintage wedding car took them to One Great George Street in Westminster where their classy drinks reception took place. This Grade II listed building is spectacular, from the outside it could easily pass as offices, however, venture into the rooms and you soon begin to realise just how special it is. Such a great central London wedding venue.

During the drinks reception, Nabil and Sandra commissioned two professional dancers to perform from inside a transparent cube, essentially a life-size snow globe. And it was amazing! I've never seen anything quite like it, everyone was completely captivated.

I documented this wedding alongside my talented colleague Andy Rapkins. Andy is an exceptional wedding photographer working throughout the UK, Australia and Europe, in my opinion, he's up there with the very best wedding photographers that the UK has to offer. I also run our tuition and mentoring company with Andy and his advice to students is always invaluable.

Our documentary style of wedding photography suited this day perfectly, we still do the odd group photograph and typically spend between 5 and 10 minutes with each couple but predominantly we observe the day. Our aim is always to produce authentic and believable London wedding photography for our clients.

Enjoy!

Next steps:

In This Moment | The Walk

It has to be one of the most emotional points at any wedding - the moment the bride enters the ceremony room. Some grooms show absolutely no emotion whatsoever during this brief 30 second period, others, like Andrew, struggle to hold back the tears. I always try and take this position during the ceremony as it gives me a great perspective to be able to capture the bride and groom's reactions, as well as a few close family and friends.

What I like most about this particular frame though is the contrast of expressions between the two of them!

Camera and Lens Info:

Camera ● Nikon D700 Lens ● 24mm Aperture ● F4 ISO ● 3200 Shutter ● 500th

North Cadbury Court Wedding | Luci & Alan

Luci and Alan had their intimate little wedding at North Cadbury Court in Somerset, a picturesque venue I've wanted to work at for quite some time. Their traditional service took place in the church on the grounds of Cadbury Court and just a short walk from the main building. The vicar was thankfully (and refreshingly) very pro-wedding photography and allowed my associate and I full and unrestricted access during the service. This was swiftly followed by a classy drinks reception in the main hall at Cadbury Court, before some great speeches and evening entertainment.

It was pretty dark inside the venue, very dark in some of the rooms but I'm continually impressed by the high ISO, low light ability of the Canon 5D Mark 3 cameras we're using. I'll be posting a comprehensive article on my current kit and the reasons behind why I use it (and how I use it) very shortly.

Here are just a few of my very favourites from this fantastic day.

Hi Al

Just wanted to say a big thank you for our wedding photos! They are all breathtaking and so natural.

Many of them are true works of art which we can frame without looking too weddingy if that makes sense. They really are beautiful.

I also realise how happy I was that day as I never normally show my teeth (well in photos anyway)! You clearly captured the love and happiness perfectly.

Luci and Alan

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