September, 2011

Last updated by Chris Giles at February 20, 2012.

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Sep 11

Mark and Lea’s Roaring 1920′s themed wedding

Totally Rock and Roll, 1920's style

The Roaring 20′s

Mark and Lea were married a few weeks ago and from the offset they wanted a 1920′s themed wedding.

As you might expect a few things were different from your normal wedding. For starters there was no Wedding Breakfast, more of a High Tea with cucumber sandwiches, cherry scones, tea in fine china and biscuits. Mark was in a Tuxedo and Lea was in a long Flowing Marilynesque wedding dress.

Everyone was dressed beautifully in the 20′s theme and it carried really well throughout.

Wedding Bouquet made of Brooches

Lea and Mark inside the Red Room of Brighton Royal Pavilion

I say old chap...

A lot of the guests were from the USA and unfortunately Jet Lag took hold of a couple of them. I did take pictures of them asleep and for that I’m eternally unapologetic.

Another nice touch was that random old photos had been spread throughout the reception area along with old copies of the Times from the 1920′s.

Lea and Mark (Music Room Brighton Royal Pavilion)

One Choccywoccydoodah cake

High Tea

The ceremony was at the Brighton Royal Pavilion with a short walk to the Royal York hotel which acted as the reception venue. The Royal York has been recently renovated and is the perfect venue, really lovely inside.

Lea’s bouquet was beautiful and made out of brooches for her by a good friend. a really nice addition to the day. It wasn’t thrown!

Many suffered from Jet Lag

After High Tea myself, Mark and Lea went for some more personal portraits on Brighton seafront, it was very windy but sunny and we got some fab shots. A really lovely day!

Mark

Lea

Putting the Bandstand to good use

A new type of shot for me at West Pier

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The really big shoot at the Daniel Galvin Hair Salon in London

holly higgins, joey bevan and amy prifti

Joey Bevan, Holly Higgins and Amy Prifti

Getting me to do fashion shoots…

…usually involves a bit of arm twisting if I’m honest. I’m primarily a wedding and portrait photographer so unless it’s a big shoot with professionals throughout I tend not to touch it.

With fashion and commercial shoots in particular the whole shoot is only as strong as the weakest component. The make up artist, stylist, models and location, not to mention the photographer have to know what they are doing or else it can all fall apart.

With the Annabelles Wigs shoot we were at the Daniel Galvin Salon in London. This is the biggest salon in Europe with celebrity hairstylist Lino Carbosiero sorting the hair, Joey Bevan handling the styling, Amy Prifti on Makeup, Holly Higgins (Uk and Irelands next top model 2011 finalist), Katie Green (Special K girl plus many others), Claire from Annabelles Wigs (overseeing everything) and myself on the Camera we made a great team.

lino carbosiero with katie at the daniel galvin salon

Lino with Katie

katie green outside daniel galvins hair salon in london

Outside the Daniel Galvin hair salon in London, on the fire exit to be exact

Holly Higgins

The day started early, 5.30am to be exact, finishing at 6pm but you know what? It was amazing. We all got on famously well and nobody fell in the way of anyone else. Claire bought Pizza (thanks Claire) and we pretty much had the whole downstairs of the salon to ourselves.