Guy Collier | Documentary Wedding Photographer
Where do I start with Nikki and Steve? St Paul’s, Willesden Green, Portland Place, Regent’s Park, open-top bus, Oxford Street, shoppers applauding from the pavements, sun, rain, tears, laughter, eating and dancing. Oh we had a ball. I started with Nikki’s prep at the Grange St Paul’s hotel opposite St Paul’s cathedral. Bridesmaids (tall ones!) and…
What. A. Year. It’s only just finished, so it seemed apt to post a review of 2012. It’s not a ‘Best Of’ as such. That’s pretty much impossible to do in one post. I’ve limited myself to 3 shots from each shoot (and that in itself wasn’t the easiest limit to impose). It’s a thank…
So here we are in leafy Richmond-upon-Thames, at the sublime Bingham Hotel, natch. Scene of previous weddings photographed by yours truly but none, it must be said, quite as wet as this one. Now – ask any wedding photographer what they generally hope for at weddings and ‘dry weather’ will often come back as the reply….
First things first. This post contains an extremely cute dog. It also contains a couple about to be joined by their first baby. That couple is Emmalou and Nick. I already knew Nick, what with him being the founder of a very, very cool clothing cycling company, Vulpine. I can’t actually remember how we met…
And so begins the story of Vicky and Sam. Cards on the table. Sometimes a couple will get in touch about their wedding photography and you’ll meet them. You’ll walk away thinking ‘I really, REALLY, hope they book me’. This is one such couple. We met in London in May and instantly clicked. They are,…
I was in London yesterday, Mayfair to be exact. I left early. I got home late. Somewhere in between a wedding happened and Jasmine was channeling Jennifer Lopez but minus any of the diva. Sometimes a bride just knows how to stand, how to look, how to absolutely radiate joy, elegance and utter beauty. Jasmine…
Finally, SUN! After what seems like 6 weeks of dodging rain at weddings, cancelling and re-scheduling various shoots and general non-drought related mayhem, it was a pleasant surprise to see the sun out yesterday. Vicky and Dave are marrying on the 9th June at the rather lovely Grafton Manor but elected for a pre-wedding shoot near…
Rain? What rain? It was BLAZING in London today. Hell, I was over-dressed with a polo shirt and a light jacket which soon ended up in my camera bag. Windy as a windy thing in Windyville though. I met up with the splendid Sophia and Richard for a pre-wedding shoot that started in Waitrose near…