HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE EVE! Seeing as we’re heading towards a day of festive cheer and overindulgence, we thought we’d celebrate with the ultimate visual feast that left our mouths watering! When Christine at Choccywoccydoodah contacted us about photographing their Christmas window, we never expected to have quite such a surreal morning – taking over the lobby of The Grand Hotel in Brighton, with everyone stopping in admiration at the sight of a four-foot high sculpted chocolate femme fatale, adorned in an incredible marshmallow stole!

With her bellboy and marshmallow poodles in attendance, we gave the patrons at the Grand a spectacular start to the morning, and Christine and the team at Choccywoccydoodah were thrilled that such a glamorous location really set off their fabulous Christmas window display – so stop by at their cake shop in Brighton to see for yourself, and maybe grab some chocolate while you’re there!

And maybe we’ll be on TV again too! ; )

Merry Christmas everyone!

We went to a friend’s birthday party the other night, and he rather unexpectedly cut his cake with a  karate chop – utterly brilliant! Let’s face it though, who hasn’t wanted to demolish a cake at some point in their life?! Well a few months back we were contacted by Joyce of Brides and Beauty and Georgina of Ruby Weddings about an incredibly exotic shoot they were planning together with Paula of Paula Rooney Weddings and Events, dubbed ‘The Anti-Bride’. You might already have seen it featured on Boho Weddings and on Ruby Weddings, but we thought we’d show some of our favourite shots here too.

Heavily influenced by Hammer House of Horror films, the styling was dark and moody, with blood red gothicness everywhere, and a storyline involving multiple infidelities and their repercussions! One of these was the outpouring of the Anti-bride’s rage on the wedding cake, stunningly sculpted by the team at Choccywoccydoodah cake shop, and filled with a blood-red raspberry coolie, ready to burst out when demolished with her axe. We can’t really think of a better way to cut the cake to be honest! Oh, and if you’re ever think of hiring some Butlers in the Buff, be prepared – Martin wasn’t, and received a rather cheeky surprise when he looked through the viewfinder for a test shot!

Hair & Make Up : Brides & Beauty
Event Stylist & Florist: Paula Rooney Weddings & Events
Bride: Georgina Webb
Venue: Thornbury Castle
Cake: Choccywoccydoodah
Bridesmaids: Joanna Dickinson & Francesca Hodge
Groom: Lee Broderick
Butlers: Butlers in the Buff
Brides Dress: Veromia
Bridesmaids dresses: Fairy Gothmother
Grooms outfit: Angels
Fascinators/hats: Esemee Fascinators
Jewellery: Models own & Kloof and Kandy
Umbrellas: Love Umbrellas

We were recently involved in a wonderfully edgy alternative wedding photoshoot, styled by the fabulous Joyce of Brides and Beauty and filmed by the Choccywoccydoodah camera crew for their mouthwatering TV series! We will tell you all about the experience (and the awe inspiring cake), and of course show you loads more pictures in due course, but in the meantime check out this feature on The Boho Wedding Blog, which describes the ideas behind the shoot. Click on the screenshot below to see the full article…

We have been the regular commercial product photographers for multi-award winning Bridal Jewellery and Accessories Company, Chez Bec for some time now (see our blog features here and here), but felt somewhat privileged to be invited to photograph Rebecca’s very luxurious new bridal boutique, ‘Isabella Grace’, in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, prior to it’s opening on Tuesday 6th September at 10am.

Isabella Grace will stock a hand-picked stunning collection of wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses from some of the best designers around the world including wedding gowns from Sophia Tolli, San Patrick by Pronovias, Sottero & Midgley and Paloma Blanca and bridesmaid dresses from Alvina Valenta by JLM. Alongside these fabulous gowns there is a beautiful collection of jewellery, hair accessories, shoes, veils and other bridal accessories from leading bridal designers including Chez Bec, Emmerling and Filippa Scott.

Isn’t it simply exquisite?! The pics make for a lovely home page slideshow too…

We know it’s been a little quiet on the blog recently- we’ve been hidden behind our cameras over the past few weeks! We’ve put together a few sneaky peaks to give you an idea of what we have been up to and the beauties we have in store!

Clare&Tim’s Treasure The Dress Shoot:

Andy&Nicky’s Wedding & Treasure The Dress Shoot:
Brighton Bandstand & Seafront, East Sussex

Jillian&Henry’s Wedding: London Eye

Louise&Jim’s Wedding: Oaks Farm, Shirley, Surrey

Katie&Rob’s Wedding: Bishopstone, East Sussex

Monique: Count The Kicks Charity Bump Shoot

Isabella Grace Bridal Boutique: Tunbridge Wells, Kent