tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275930222024-03-14T08:13:11.041+00:00Wedding Photography in London & BeyondHello and welcome to my Blog.The aim of this Blog is to provide a regular look at the weddings I am covering and, occasionally, to display some of the other photographs I take, whether it be for a client or simply for fun.If you have any comments please email me using the link below. Thanks for visiting!Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-72756581876015070452009-08-06T21:08:00.002+01:002009-08-06T21:11:51.162+01:00Wedding at Great Fosters<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6250.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6250.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This wedding started with a ceremony in West London and then moved on to a reception in leafy Surrey.<br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6028.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6028.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6075.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6075.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6168.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6168.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Rachel and Mark were married at <a href="http://www.stpaulsgrovepark.com/8.html" target="_blank">St Pauls church</a> in Chiswick at 2.30pm. We were expecting the forecasted rain to be with us that point but, thankfully, it held off until later in the day. The wedding ceremomy was enlivened by the <a href="http://www.elysiansingers.com/" target="_blank">Elysian Choir</a> who sang beautifully throughout but really sent shivers down the spine with a rendition of Handel's Zadock the Priest whilst the marriage register was being signed.<br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6229.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6229.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6276.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6276.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />After the ceremony the Bride and Groom were whisked away in a <a href="http://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/lo-band/phantom_exterior_design.htm" target="_blank">Rolls Royce Phantom</a> with the guests enjoying a glass of Champagne on there journey aboard a red Routemaster bus. <br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6508.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6508.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6387.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6387.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6439.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6439.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The wedding reception was held at the 16th century <a href="http://www.greatfosters.co.uk/" target="_blank">Great Fosters Hotel</a> near Egham. As refreshements were served I managed to get some time to photograph the newley-weds around the grounds. Rachel was wearing a stunning dress designed by <a href="http://www.carolinecastigliano.co.uk/" target="_blank">Caroline Castigliano</a> and it was complimented by a beautiful bouquet from the very creative team at <a href="http://www.euphoric.info/" target="_blank">Euphoric Flowers</a>. <br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6571.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6571.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_8334.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_8334.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Euphoric also supplied all the floristry inside the <a href="http://www.greatfosters.co.uk/docs/weddings_tithe.htm" target="_blank">Tithe Barn</a> which is where the wedding breakfast was served. The room looked amazing and no little credit should go to Kelly and her team at the <a href="http://www.thebespokeweddingco.com/" target="_blank">Bespoke Wedding Company</a> who coordinated the whole day.<br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6841.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_great_fosters_6841.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-43646452090904834482009-07-20T07:54:00.002+01:002009-07-20T07:57:16.841+01:00Wedding at the St Stephens Club, London<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0333.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0333.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Kate and Guillaume held their wedding ceremony and the wedding reception at the <a href="http://www.ststephensclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">St Stephens Club</a> in London. Tucked away behind Bird Cage Walk and within a few hundred yards of Buckingham Palace this intimate venue was a perfect backdrop for the Bride and Grooms Anglo French celebrations.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0108.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0108.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0051.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0051.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0060.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0060.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The Bride arrived with her Father at 4pm wearing a beautiful dress made for her by designer <a href="http://www.ritvawestenius.com/" target="_blank">Ritva Westenius</a>. After the ceremony the Groom and his new wife went across the road to St James Park for a stroll to the delight of the amazed tourists.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0219.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0219.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0258.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0258.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0429.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0429.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The wedding Breakfast was held in the Club's dining room amongst some fabulous floral decorations created by <a href="http://markwalkerflowers.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Mark Walker</a> and at the end of the meal the couple cut their cake which had been made by <a href="http://www.patacakepatacake.com/" target="_blank">Pat-a-Cake Pat-a-Cake</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0547.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0547.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0563.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0563.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0586.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0586.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The whole day was organised by Wedding Planner <a href="http://www.siobhancraven-robins.co.uk/wedding-planner.html" target="_blank">Siobhan Craven-Robins</a>. Siobhan and I have been trying to work together for a long time so it was nice to finally be available to photograph one of her weddings.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0733.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0733.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0734.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-0734.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The newlyweds are now off on honeymoon to Greece with their daughter Alice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-1108.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_StStephens_Club_London_D64-1108.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-53814709926047314742009-07-06T15:34:00.006+01:002009-07-06T15:42:23.920+01:00Wedding in Essendon, Hertfordshire<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0171.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0171.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Music, fun and flowers seemed to sum up this wedding. Sian and John named their tables after various music festivals and had signs and invites to match.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0187.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0187.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0676.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0676.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The wedding ceremony was held at the Bride's local family church, St Mary the Virgin in Essendon and as well as the church choir the congregation were entertained by the Christian Meleke Choir who sang 'Amazing Grace' as the Bride arrived, 'Oh Happy Day' as the couple left the church and during the ceremony a number of songs one of which was 'River Deep Mountain High'.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0576.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0576.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0614.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0614.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The reception was held at Sian's parent's farm where one of the fields was set up as a camp site; fortunately we didnt get any of the traditional 'Glastonbury weather' and the day was sunny and dry.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0621.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0621.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0624.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0624.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0625.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0625.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0674.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0674.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />As part of the evening entertainment there were two live bands one of which was a Samba band who played for an hour and had everybody dancing along.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-1256.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-1256.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The happy couple are now on honeymoon in Cornwall.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0252.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_herts_D63-0252.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-59458430392472013642009-06-30T16:33:00.002+01:002009-06-30T16:36:16.332+01:00Wedding in Rome<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0783.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0783.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A June wedding in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" target="_blank">Rome</a> sounds idyllic and this one pretty much was. We started the day with the Bride in her amazing suite at the <a href="http://www.russiehotel.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Russie</a> where her parents watched on as she prepared for her wedding day.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0510.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0560.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0560.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rubia and Andreas held their wedding ceremony in the <a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-sabina.htm" target="_blank">Basilica of Santa Sabina</a> at the top of the Abentine Hill in Rome and, at 11am, the Bride made her entrance looking beautiful in a stunning dress designed for her by <a href="http://www.bruceoldfield.com/" target="_blank">Bruce Oldfield</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0903.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0918.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0918.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0960.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0960.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0976.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_0976.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once the ceremony was over we were driven through the streets of the Italy's capital City to the <a href="http://www.aarome.org/buildings.htm" target="_blank">Villa Aurelia</a> for an afternoon reception for the Bride and Groom and their two hundred guests. The Villa is set within a private park and enjoys spectacular views of Rome and the <a href="http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/homepage.htm" target="_blank">Vatican City</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.champagne.fr/" target="_blank">Champagne</a> was served throughout and, as well as canapés, there was a 'Risotto' bar serving a variety of different interpretations of the dish including asparagus, porcini mushrooms and saffron. Before the guests departed for their hotels for a break there was a cake cutting ceremony and ice cream was served from a traditional Italian cart.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_01415.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_1415.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There was time for a shower and a change of clothes before we resumed the wedding celebrations at the <a href="http://www.villamiani.com/" target="_blank">Villa Miani</a>. Built high up on the slopes of Monte Mario in the early 1900s, the Villa is an even better vantage point to see the city than the Villa Aurelia.<br />Despite a forecast of 'light showers' the sun had shone all day but only an hour before the newly weds were too arrive we could see a very large cloud and the thunder storm it contained heading towards us! Incredibly, however, the storm went to the east and west of Villa Miani and we stayed dry. It also meant that we enjoyed a spectacular view of Rome, illuminated by the evening sun with a dark brooding sky and flashes of lightning as a backdrop.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_2185.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_2185.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_2248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_2248.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After an evening of open air dining there was dancing in the purpose built night club upstairs in the Villa which went on until 6am.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_03173.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_3173.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_3261.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_3261.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_3306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_3306.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The wedding was organised and planned by <a href="http://www.lindacooperweddings.com/" target="_blank">Linda Cooper Weddings</a> who, as always, made sure that the event was run with military precision. This included transporting my team from one venue to another at high speed through the Roman streets which was all great fun and very exciting!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_2532.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/wedding_rome_2532.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-44949008822224368832009-06-02T11:37:00.006+01:002009-06-02T11:43:47.618+01:00Wedding in the South of France<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1358.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1358.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />As you will know if you have read <a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog/?p=486" target="_blank">my previous post</a>, I have just spent a few days in Nice photographing the wedding of Jasmine and Cedric. Being the South of France, the sun shone all day and there was even the comfort of a light breeze to take the edge off the heat.<br />Jasmine and Cedric were married in a ceremony at <a href="http://www.mandelieu.com/" target="_blank">Mandelieu Town Hall</a> which is just a few kilometres from the Grooms parent's home.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-074.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0074.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0143.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0143.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0169.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0169.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />They married at 2pm with around 50 guests present in a simple but intimate ceremony. Although the Bride and Groom live in London, Jasmine's family are Chinese and Cedric's Swiss so the wedding guest list was quite a cultural mix and the speeches throughout the day were in three different languages.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0323.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0323.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0488.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0488.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />After the ceremony the couple and their guests spent an hour at the nearby <a href="http://www.chateau-lanapoule.com/index.html" target="_blank">Chateau de La Napoule</a> where we took some great photographs of the wedding party.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0952.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0952.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1005.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1005.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1035.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1035.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1038.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1038.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1076.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1076.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Then it was off to the beautiful <a href="http://www.eze-riviera.com/" target="_blank">Eze Village</a> for the evening reception held in <a href="http://www.chateaueza.com/" target="_blank">Château Eza Hotel's</a> fantastic <a href="http://www.chateaueza.com/restaurant_and_bar.hotels" target="_blank">Michelin starred restaurant</a>. The restaurant is set high up at the top of the village, has spectacular views over the Riviera and Mediterranean Sea and is a very romantic setting for a wedding reception.<br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1120.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1120.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1266.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1266.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Before the wedding breakfast commenced Jasmine changed into a stunning red evening dress with matching hair clips and earrings.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1276.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1276.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1322.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1322.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1329.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-1329.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The happy couple have postponed their honeymoon until later in the year as they have a party in June for all their friends in London and then a second wedding ceremony in China in August.<br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0934.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/france_wedding-0934.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-70785137312195495232009-05-25T09:53:00.002+01:002009-05-25T09:55:18.697+01:00Wedding in The Orangery Holland Park<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-004.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />A great blend of Indian and British culture was the background to Nina and Finn's wedding day. I started my coverage on Saturday at the Bride's house to witness the <a href="http://travelersindia.com/archive/v6n2/v6n2-turbans.html" target="_blank">Tying of Turbans</a> before setting off to the <a href="http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/venuesforhire/orangeryhire/default.asp" target="_blank">Orangery in Holland Park</a> for the ceremony.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-012.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-012.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-079.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-079.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-093.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-093.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-199.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-199.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The beautiful floral decorations in the Orangery, including the flowers hanging across the windows and the mirrored wall, were created by <a href="http://www.pollen-nation.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pollen Nation</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-277.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-277.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-391.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-391.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />After the ceremony the Bride and Groom and their guests enjoyed drinks and canapés in the sunshine, served by caterers <a href="http://www.partyingredients.co.uk/" target="_blank">Party Ingredients.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-506.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-506.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-791.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-791.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />By early afternoon we were jumping aboard a London Bus and heading off to the reception at <a href="http://www.bombaybrasserielondon.com/" target="_blank">The Bombay Brasserie</a> in South Kensington. On arrival at the the famous restaurant two short Indian ceremonies were performed for the couple after which everybody ate, beginning with a starter of Telicherry Pepper Fish Tikka followed by a fabulous buffet.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-128.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-128.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-094.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-094.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The newly weds were eventually waved off in a shower of rice but headed straight to the nearby <a href="http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/clubs_bars/venue-2567.php" target="_blank">Duke of Clarence</a> pub to continue the celebrations.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-466.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-466.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Mr and Mrs Cornwall are now on Safari in South Africa before heading to <a href="http://www.mauritius.net/index.php" target="_blank">Mauritius</a> to finish their honeymoon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-482.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/orangery_wedding-482.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-7927340102210028112009-05-25T09:50:00.003+01:002009-05-25T09:52:33.192+01:00Wedding in Devon<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-018.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-018.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Natasha and Iain in a very spring like Devon. The reception was held at Natasha's family home in the quiet hamlet of Furley and the ceremony was at the St John the Baptist church in nearby Membury.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-028.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-028.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />As usual I arrived a little early to check out the locations and say 'hi' to everybody. I photographed <a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog/?p=95" target="_blank">the wedding of Natasha's sister, Coquita</a>, last year so I was already familiar with some of the family. As the Bride prepared for her big day the two young bridesmaids played on the swing without a care in the world.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-066.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-066.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-089.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-089.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-127.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-127.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-156.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-156.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />During the ceremony we had a reading from the 'The Little Prince' by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_de_Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry" target="_blank">Antoine de Saint Exupery</a> and sang 'I Vow to Thee My Country' before the Bride and Groom came down the aisle to 'The Liberty Bell'!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-212.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-212.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-235.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-235.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Back at the house, instead of the usual canapés, afternoon tea was served including cucumber sandwiches and cream scones.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-016.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-016.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-020.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-020.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-608.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-608.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The wedding breakfast included a starter of crab meat salad and a main course with barbequed lamb. The Bride and Groom work in the film industry and named all of the tables after different film Directors including Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen. The catering was by the team at <a href="http://gordonsutherlandcatering.co.uk/" target="_blank">Gordon Sutherland</a> and all of the fabulous flowers were created by Natasha's mother, Cathryn.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-468.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-468.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The newly weds are now on their way to Sicily for a weeks honeymoon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-496.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/devon_wedding-496.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-74856739473656761202009-05-25T09:47:00.002+01:002009-05-25T09:49:41.051+01:00Wedding Venues<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/syon_park.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/syon_park.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I've just been looking through the list of weddings that I'll be covering this year and, as in the past, I'm going to be visiting some great locations.<br /><br />Amongst many others, I will be lucky enough to take photographs at <a href="http://www.ststephensclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">St Stephens Club in London</a>, the <a href="http://www.chateau-lanapoule.com/" target="_blank">Chateau de la Napoule</a> near Cannes, <a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog/?p=42" target="_blank">The Orangery</a> in Holland Park, <a href="http://www.theroyalhorseguards.co.uk/one_whitehall_place_about.html" target="_blank">One Whitehall Place</a>, the <a href="http://www.villamiani.com/" target="_blank">Villa Miani</a> in Rome, <a href="http://www.greatfosters.co.uk/" target="_blank">Great Fosters</a> in Surrey, <a href="http://www.alexanderhotels.co.uk/rowhill/" target="_blank">Rowhill Grange</a> in Kent and the <a href="http://www.crazybeargroup.co.uk/beaconsfield/" target="_blank">Crazy Bear in Beaconsfield</a>.<br /><br />They are all very different and I will do my best to feature as many images from the weddings as possible over the coming months here on my blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/manor_house_hotel.jpg"><img style="display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/manor_house_hotel.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-15079073626260277182008-09-29T14:16:00.007+01:002008-09-29T14:29:20.899+01:00This blog has now moved!<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/blog_change.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/blog_change.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />All future postings are now being made at the <a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog/">new location for my blog</a>. It has now become part of <a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/">my main web site</a> and you can either reach it by following the link on the front page of my website or by clicking the link below:<br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog/"><em><strong>Click here to go to the new blog location!</strong></em></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-14959451504882231252008-09-15T15:31:00.011+01:002008-09-15T17:30:23.347+01:00Wedding at Ockendon Manor<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0643.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0643.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Clare and Chris were married at the <a href="http://www.cuckfieldholytrinity.co.uk/"target="_blank">Holy Trinity Church</a> in Cuckfield , West Sussex on what was probably the start of the, now, traditional Indian Summer. Clare got ready at her parents house nearby with her Bridesmaid, Issy, and had her hair styled by Nelson from the <a href="http://www.sejour.co.uk/"target="_blank">Sejour</a> salon in Chelsea.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0107.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0107.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Around 65 guests joined them for the wedding ceremony during which we heard readings from Chris' Aunt, Brenda Tipper and Clare's brother Michael, the latter reciting <a href="http://www.todays-weddings.com/planning/readings/life.html"target="_blank">'The most Wonderful of All Things In Life'</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Walpole"target="_blank">Sir Hugh Walpole</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0199.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0199.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0178.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0178.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Then everybody walked through the village to <a href="http://www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk/propertysearch.asp?location=Ockendon+Manor"target="_blank">Ockendon Manor</a> for the wedding reception. The sun was really warm and the guests spilt out onto the terrace and the lawns to enjoy the weather.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0302.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0302.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0392.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0392.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0406.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0406.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />After the wedding breakfast we had the speeches with an excellent one coming from Chris' Best Man, James.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0711.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0711.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0759.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0759.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Clare's dress was designed by <a href="http://www.suzanneneville.com/"target="_blank">Suzanne Neville</a> and came with a detachable under skirt netting thingy...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0617.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0617.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As night fell the Bride & Groom and their guests danced away to their live band <a href="http://onefootinthegroove.co.uk/home.html"target="_blank">'One Foot In The Groove'</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0862.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0862.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The couple are now off on honeymoon to Italy for two weeks... just as we get some nice weather here :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0822.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C51-0822.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-8537335499688463962008-09-15T12:23:00.012+01:002008-09-15T17:30:45.510+01:00Show Time!<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0638.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0638.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On Friday I was at <a href="http://www.hampoloclub.org.uk/"target="_blank">Ham Polo Club</a> for the wedding of Lucy Moorby and Kim Gavin. The Polo Club is beside the River Thames between Richmond and Kingston and is quite a unique wedding venue.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0110.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Despite it's peaceful setting it is a working polo club and whilst the ceremony and reception were taking place in the Club House the ponies were dashing past outside as they are exercised and trained.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0250.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0250.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy and her Bridesmaids prepared for the wedding at nearby <a href="http://www.warrenhouse.com/"target="_blank">Warren House</a>, a short drive across <a href="http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond_park/"target="_blank">Richmond Park</a> from the ceremony venue.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0488.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0488.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Not for the first time this year the flowers were from my friends at <a href="http://www.euphoric.info/"target="_blank">Euphoric</a> whilst the bride's dress was designed by <a href="http://www.jennypackham.com/jp/"target="_blank">Jenny Packham</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0517.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0517.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0819.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0819.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kim is a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1103357/bio"target="_blank">choreographer and show producer</a> and during the wedding ceremony there was plenty of music and singing. He has worked with many well known names and the guest list included members of <a href="http://www.takethattv.com/page/Home/0,,12359,00.html"target="_blank">Take That</a> and, I was chuffed to realise, the legendary <a href="http://www.kidcreole.com/"target="_blank">Kid Creole</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0987.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0987.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1206.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1206.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1173.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1173.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1199.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1199.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Not surprisingly, the bride and groom's first dance was something special, although it has to be said that the dance floor was definitely the place to be all evening!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1434.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-1434.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0699.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C50-0699.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-66323068275162773492008-09-11T16:48:00.008+01:002008-09-11T17:58:00.821+01:00Beautiful Inside My HeadYesterday I visited the <a href="http://www.sothebys.com/"target="_blank">Sotheby's</a> auction house in New Bond Street to take a look at the items on sale next week in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Hirst"target="_blank">Damian Hirst</a> auction.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m8wZsLXgN-4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m8wZsLXgN-4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Some of the pieces are quite stunning and it really was a unique opportunity to see so many of the <a href="http://www.sothebys.com/app/paddleReg/paddlereg.do?dispatch=eventDetails&event_id=28883"target="_blank">latest works</a> of this artist in one place.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/after_flood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/after_flood.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My particular favourite was a piece called <a href="http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159474055"target="_blank">'After the Flood'</a>, a large tank of sea green tinted formaldehyde containing a white dove which has an olive branch in it's beak. The guide price for this item is between £1m and £1.5m. Unfortunately at over three metres high it's just too tall for my office, otherwise....<br /><br />The sale is next week but if you're quick you can still get along and see the works live!<div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-47790119108227756672008-09-08T13:18:00.005+01:002008-09-08T14:30:34.743+01:00The Wedding of Mr & Mrs Einarsson<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-1124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-1124.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On a showery day I headed down to Wiltshire to photograph the wedding of Nikki and Magnus.<br />The reception was held in the charming <a href="http://www.manorhouse.co.uk/EXCLUSIVE_HOTELS/the_hotel.aspx"target="_blank">Manor House hotel</a> in the village of <a href="http://www.castle-combe.com/"target="_blank">Castle Combe</a> and this is where the couple stayed along with family (Magnus' over from Sweden) and friends before heading off for the wedding ceremony at <a href="http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/WIL/YattonKeynell/StMargaret.html"target="_blank">St Margarets church</a> in nearby Yatton Keynell.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0102.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0142.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Nikki's hair was styled by hairdresser <a href="http://acaciodasilva.com/"target="_blank">Acacio da Silva</a> who had flown over from Berlin to be there and her gorgeous dress was designed by <a href="http://www.suzanneneville.com/flash.html"target="_blank">Suzanne Neville</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0207.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0207.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0239.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0239.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0277.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0277.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The ceremony was notable because as well as two readings there were also a couple of excellent musical performances.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0356.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0356.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />First of all Nikki's cousin, Rebecca, played <a href="http://www.elgar.org/welcome.htm"target="_blank">Elgar's</a> <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=salut+d%27amour&meta="target="_blank">'Salut d'Amour'</a> on the violin accompanied by the Bride's brother James on keyboard.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0391.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0391.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Then, James was again called into action, this time, to play for Magnus' cousin Lars as he sung <a href="http://www.bluevirginisles.com/"target="_blank">Ted Gärdestad's</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs6UFYifZ2E"target="_blank">'För Kärlekens Skull'</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0410.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0410.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0478.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-0478.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The wedding breakfast was an interesting mix of English and Swedish tradition and the newly weds surprised everybody later in the evening with their excellent first dance, which they had prepared for with some secret lessons.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-1298.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-1298.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Nikki and Magnus are now in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania"target="_blank">Tanzania</a> where they will be enjoying a weeks Safari followed by a relaxing week on the beach.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-1168.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C49-1168.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-6955520137697428552008-09-08T11:41:00.005+01:002008-09-08T13:17:02.322+01:00Wedding reception at Leighton House<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0953.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0953.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Simon and Coquita picked two of London's more interesting but lesser known buildings for their wedding.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0198.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0198.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0206.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0206.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />They were married at <a href="http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Council_and_Democracy/Councillors_and_MPs/Mayors_office/84078_Fulham_Town_Hall.asp"target="_blank">Fulham Town Hall</a> in the splendidly ornate <a href="http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Community_and_Living/Birth_marriage_and_death/Marriage/44871_Venues_approved_for_marriages_and_celebrations.asp"target="_blank">Victorian council chamber</a>. With it's wooden panelling and stained glass windows it makes a really unique setting.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0237.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0237.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Around eighty of the couples family and friends joined them for the marriage ceremony after which everybody climbed aboard two <a href="http://www.routemaster.org.uk/"target="_blank">Routemaster</a> buses for a tour of Westminster and the West End.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0577.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0577.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The eventual destination was <a href="http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/LeightonHouseMuseum/general/"target="_blank">Leighton House</a> near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Park"target="_blank">Holland Park</a> in Kensington. Instead of sitting down to a wedding breakfast, Simon and Coquita allowed their guests to enjoy the great artworks on display whilst being served <a href="http://www.champagne.com/en_indx.html"target="_blank">Champagne</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canap%C3%A9"target="_blank">canapés</a> by the brilliant <a href="http://www.bovingdons.co.uk/"target="_blank">Bovingdons</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0717.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0717.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0939.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0939.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />At the end of the evening everybody braved the torrential rain to wave Mr and Mrs Mills off as they headed into the wet night in their eco-friendly <a href="http://www.bugbugs.com/index.html"target="_blank">pedi-cab</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-1068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-1068.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-1081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-1081.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The newly weds are currently honeymooning in <a href="http://www.visitborneo.com/"target="_blank">Borneo</a> before starting their married life together in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone"target="_blank">Sierra Leone</a> where Simon is currently working.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-1081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C48-0774.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-39435947784796443772008-08-24T16:51:00.018+01:002008-08-25T10:02:11.649+01:00Country Wedding in Suffolk<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0159.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0159.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0161.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tom and Melanie were married in the beautiful country <a href="http://www.wickhambrook.org/all_saints.htm"target="_blank">Church of All Saints</a> in the Groom's home village of Wickhambrook in Suffolk. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0374.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0374.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0471.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0471.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Melanie's dress came from <a href="http://www.pronovias.com/"target="_blank">Pronovias</a> who also got a mention in <a href="http://lloyddobbie.blogspot.com/2008/08/wedding-at-caledonian-club.html"target="_blank">my last posting</a>. It looked fantastic with it's understated veil.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0485.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-0485.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As Tom and his best men were getting ready at his parent's house a mile from the church, Mel and her five Bridesmaids were preparing in the <a href="http://www.bedfordlodgehotel.co.uk/"target="_blank">Bedford Lodge Hotel</a> about 10 miles away in Newmarket.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1138.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1138.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The enormous cake came from the <a href="http://www.atasteofvanilla.com/index.php"target="_blank">Vanilla Patisserie</a> who are based in <a href="http://www.visit-suffolk.org.uk/"target="_blank">Suffolk</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1144.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The stationery for the wedding was designed by <a href="http://www.withloveweddinginvitations.co.uk/"target="_blank">With Love...</a> and the whole event was co-ordinated by Bernadette from <a href="http://www.dream-occasions.co.uk/home.html"target="_blank">Dream Occasions</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1182.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1182.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The reception was held back at the house where a marquee had been erected by <a href="http://www.weatherillbrothers.co.uk/index.html"target="_blank">Weatherill Brothers Marquee Hire</a> and decorated with amazing flower arrangements by Beverley and the team from <a href="http://www.jadesflowers.co.uk/"target="_blank">Jade's Flower Design</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1598.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1598.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1916.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-1916.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This week, as this was a 'country' wedding I decided that the b&w photographs would look good with a 'rustic' tone to them. I hope you like it...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-2051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-2051.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Bride and Groom are now on their way to <a href="http://www.mauritius.net/index.php"target="_blank">Mauritius</a> for a two week break.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-2323.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C47-2323.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-19284690590664797042008-08-11T09:16:00.023+01:002008-08-11T13:10:03.986+01:00Wedding at the Caledonian Club<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday we were in a very wet Central London to photograph the wedding of Emily and James.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0058.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />James and his Best Man, Nick, prepared for the day well by starting with a shave at <a href="http://www.gentlemenstonic.co.uk/"target="_blank">Gentleman's Tonic</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfair"target="_blank">Mayfair</a> followed by a hearty brunch with the Ushers at <a href="http://www.automat-london.com/"target="_blank">Automat</a> in nearby Dover Street. The meal, which included Ham and Eggs and American pancakes, was enjoyed by all.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0164.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0164.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Meanwhile, in an apartment overlooking the Thames, Emily and her Bridesmaids were sipping on <a href="http://www.champagne.fr/"target="_blank">Champagne</a> as they got ready to leave for the church.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0175.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0175.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Emily's dress, which was designed by <a href="http://fashionbride.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/1376/"target="_blank">Manuel Mota</a> from <a href="http://www.pronovias.com/"target="_blank">Pronovias</a>, was complimented by a very glamorous pair of <a href="http://www.christianlouboutin.com/"target="_blank">Christian Louboutin</a> stilettos. Her flowers were by Angela Bruce at <a href="http://www.cgma.gov.uk/"target="_blank">New Covent Garden</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0653.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0653.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0818.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0818.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-08927.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0927.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Bride was chaperoned into <a href="http://www.london.anglican.org/ChurchShow_0319"target="_blank">St Saviours church</a> in Pimlico by a barrage of brollie wielding Ushers. The same tactic was employed as the newly weds exited an hour later to head off to their reception at the <a href="http://www.caledonianclub.com/"target="_blank">Caledonian Club</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgravia"target="_blank">Belgravia</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0977.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0977.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0992.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-0992.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-1222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-1222.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The couple are about to fly off on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeymoon"target="_blank">honeymoon</a> to the <a href="http://www.ca.gov/"target="_blank">West Coast of America</a> and <a href="http://www.gohawaii.com/"target="_blank">Hawaii</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-2058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C46-2058.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgravia"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-32169307060239412992008-08-05T10:31:00.010+01:002008-08-05T19:42:44.192+01:00Wedding Drama<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0136.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A Show Biz wedding, Hurrah!<br />Both the Bride and Groom work in the theatre; Tim as an Actor and Emily as a Stage Manager so even if we should <a href="http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/beware-ides-march"target="_blank">'Beware the Ides of March'</a>, we can certainly enjoy the 4th of August.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0191.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0191.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Unsurprisingly, when it came to the vows, the Groom was word perfect and needed no prompting. Emily was also spot on although I think some of the guests may have detected a slight tremble of the bottom lip as she read her lines.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0219.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0219.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/music-food-love-play"target="_blank">If music be the food of love, play on</a><br />The wedding ceremony and reception were held at <a href="http://www.newbury-manor-hotel.co.uk/"target="_blank">The Newbury Manor Hotel</a> in Berkshire which is somewhere I have performed before. The grounds are gorgeous, are bisected by the River Kennet and include a jumbo sized chess set.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0303.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0303.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/friends-romans-countrymen"target="_blank">Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!</a><br />Many of the guests were of a theatrical bent and were given ample room to shine by the presence of a <a href="http://www.shortfilmcompany.com/page11.htm"target="_blank">Message Room</a> which reminded me a lot of the <a href="http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/B/bb5/tour/diaryroom.html"target="_blank">Big Brother's Diary Room</a> (not that I watch such programmes you understand...). This was supplied by the <a href="http://www.shortfilmcompany.com/index.htm"target="_blank">Short Film Company</a>; in ones, twos and sometimes threes the guests visited the room to leave messages for the Bride and Groom.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0551.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0551.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/dagger-which-see-before-me"target="_blank">Is this a dagger which I see before me?</a><br />No, just a silver knife for the amazing looking cake from <a href="http://www.choccywoccydoodah.com/"target="_blank">Choccywoccydoodah</a> in Brighton.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0606.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0606.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/what-s-name-that-which-we-call-rose"target="_blank">That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet...</a><br />the Bride's bouquet and the other flower arrangements were created by local florist, Sumo.<br /><br />Tim and Emily are honeymooning in <a href="http://www.tourism.gov.my/"target="_blank">Malaysia</a> for 2 weeks... after all, <a href="http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/all-world-s-stage"target="_blank">All the World's a Stage...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0181.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C45-0181.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-14137057313387546542008-08-03T08:00:00.006+01:002008-08-03T17:25:11.897+01:00New Wedding Venue<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4929.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4929.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday I photographed the wedding of Ben and Kate at a new wedding venue in Berkshire called <a href="http://www.wasing-weddings.co.uk/"target="_blank">Wasing Park</a>. This wedding was only the fifth one to be held on the 18th century estate and everywhere certainly had a 'new' feel to it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4768.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4768.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4788.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4788.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Bride and Groom spent their first night in <a href="http://www.wasing-weddings.co.uk/honeymoon_suite"target="_blank">the Honeymoon suite</a> which is also where Kate, along with her Bridesmaids and Mum, Sally, prepared for the wedding ceremony. The room was massive and had one of the widest beds I've ever seen!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4837.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4837.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4890.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4890.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kate's gorgeous dress was designed by <a href="http://www.suzanneneville.com/flash.html"target="_blank">Suzanne Neville</a> and the bridesmaids dresses were all made by Ben's mother, Wendy.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4991.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_4991.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_5010jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D30_5010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Although the weather in the morning was really showery by the time the wedding started there was a clear blue sky overhead and the afternoon was pleasently warm.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D20_4349.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D20_4349.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kate and Ben are now off to <a href="http://www.australia.com/"target="_blank">Australia</a> for a 4 week honeymoon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D20_4382.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/D20_4382.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-56650436048235446172008-07-30T09:18:00.006+01:002008-07-30T10:04:36.004+01:00No such thing as a free lunch...Yesterday I went to lunch with the owners of <a href="http://www.euphoric.info/contact.html"target="_blank">Euphoric Flowers</a>, Victoria Taberer-Bond and Simon Nickell. <br /><br />As you will see from their web site they create floral designs for all sorts of occassions but I first came across them <a href="http://lloyddobbie.blogspot.com/2007/12/groom-wears-brides-clothes.html"target="_blank">at a wedding</a> we all worked on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3354flS1KJs"target="_blank">last Christmas</a>, near Banbury.<br /><br />I went along to see their new workshop just off the Wandsworth Bridge Road which they are already talking off expanding. They then took me to their local brasserie where, over Ceasar Salads and a glass or two of Pinot Grigiot we discussed amongst other things, weddings, DAB radios, and blogging. <br /><br />The last subject came up because Victoria and Simon have recently started <a href="http://euphoricflowers.blogspot.com/"target="_blank">their own blog</a> and, like me, are really enjoying posting about their work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSCF0015-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSCF0015-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-70298671040327513292008-07-28T14:00:00.005+01:002008-08-03T22:04:13.366+01:00Syon House - Wedding venue<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00690.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00690.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This weekend I went on a site visit to <a href="http://www.syonpark.co.uk/"target="_blank">Syon House</a> to meet up with Tessa and Jason whose wedding I will be photographing in September.<br />The weather in London is fabulous at the moment and Sunday was no exception.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00680.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00680.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I took a few reference shots as we walked around which you can see here. They were taken on my mobile phone so the quality isn't 'tip-top' but you get some idea of how gorgeouse Syon House is.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00683.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00683.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We strolled around <a href="http://www.syonpark.co.uk/weddings.asp"target="_blank">the house</a> where the ceremony will take place and then over to the magnificent Orangery where the wedding reception will be held. I have photographed a wedding here once before and the light in the Orangery makes taking photographs a joy not just during the wedding breakfast but also later on when the evening celebrations are in full swing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00688.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/DSC00688.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I can't wait for the wedding and hopefully, the weather will be as nice... although to be fair to my Bride and Groom perhaps it would be a little more pleasent if it were a degree or two cooler.<div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-3896912882795829172008-07-18T06:50:00.003+01:002008-07-22T10:08:00.595+01:00A second slide showAs promised, I have created a second slide show of my work. In this one I have used a song from the 1950's which has the distinct sound of 'vinyl'... all crackle and pop! It's a track named A Smile and a Ribbon by an act called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_and_Prudence">Patience & Prudence</a>. Because of this I have deliberately used a 'distressed' effect for the photographs; I have processed the images to make them look a litte faded or aged. I think it is quite effective and suits the music perfectly. I hope you enjoy...<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyMT1RhMzxf9etl9rN-lWit86rLO1JCfQbspejnvUKsx3fkR8dNj6zMscD3jUpHURa-9Ye1Sd9jNw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-27738445558201801292008-07-14T11:29:00.006+01:002008-07-14T12:25:47.544+01:00Wedding at home<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0549.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0549.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a>My Bride and Groom on Saturday were Lisa Potterton and Mike Simpson. The 'ropey' Summer weather didn't interfere too much and we had a fair amount of sunshine.<br />Lisa prepared at Mike's parent's house in Merstham which was also where they held the wedding reception later in the day; in a large marquee set on one of the terraced lawns.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0147.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0147.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />The wedding ceremony was held a few hundred yards away at <a href="http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=701"target="_blank">St Katherine's church</a> where over 120 guests congregated.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0206.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0206.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0252.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0252.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0405.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0405.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />Although a lot of the flower arrangements were created by Mike's Mother, Valerie, Lisa's bridal bouquet was made by <a href="http://fannysfarmshop.co.uk/id8.html"target="_blank">Nelly Maiklem</a> who is based at nearby <a href="http://fannysfarmshop.co.uk/"target="_blank">Fanny's Farm Shop</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0564.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0564.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />The Bride's dress was also sourced locally, from <a href="http://www.amante-bride.co.uk/"target="_blank">Amante in Reigate</a> and was finished off with a pair of Champagne coloured <a href="http://www.jimmychoo.com/pws/Home.ice"target="_blank">Jimmy Choos</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0736.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0736.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />Excellent food was assured as the catering was provided by <a href="http://www.bovingdons.co.uk/"target="_blank">Bovingdons</a>. The menu included slow roasted fillet of beef and home made Sicilian cheese cake!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0908.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0908.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0910.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />After a first dance to <a href="http://rodstewart.com/"target="_blank">Rod Stewart's</a> version of 'Have I told You Lately', the guests danced the night away to the music of the live band.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-1281.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-1281.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />Lisa and Mike have now gone on a two week honeymoon to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States"target="_blank">USA</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0990.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C43-0990.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-22054186240230545552008-07-11T20:00:00.006+01:002008-07-11T22:33:38.773+01:00Wedding slide showI've been playing with a slide show software recently and have got to the point where I'm willing to share some of the results. <br />If all goes well it may be something I can offer to my clients at some point in the future. <br />I'll post another one next week but in the mean time I hope you enjoy my first attempt. All comments welcome.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPJsq2FbQA9lhUvLyydHaPckT7L243FsFiogIRmU3zifRYRUa4BNsj72bVbZwJojbCFGx0GieVc-o' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-49260920719347539352008-07-07T08:57:00.011+01:002008-07-07T16:33:47.159+01:00Wedding at Claridge's<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-424.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-424.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Sharon Foo and Steve Morris at <a href="http://www.claridges.co.uk/home/home.asp"target="_blank">Claridge's</a>.They had an intimate ceremony on the 6th floor with around 30 guests followed by a dinner downstairs in the <a href="http://www.gordonramsay.com/claridges/"target="_blank">Gordon Ramsay restaurant</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-171.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-171.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />Sharon is originally from Malaysia and Steve from New Zealand and many of the guests had travelled from across the globe to be at their wedding.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-127.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-143.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />During the wedding ceremony, the couple's two daughters, Lily and Rosa, both gave a reading to the the Bride and Groom and all the guests.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-358.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-358.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-426.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-426.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />There was music throughout performed by a 3 piece jazz group and some impromptu dancing broke out led by Lily and Rosa.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-494.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-494.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-511.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-511.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />At 7.30pm the wedding party moved downstairs to the <a href="http://www.gordonramsay.com/claridges/privatedining/amaryllisroom/"target="_blank">Amaryllis room</a>, a private dining area within the <a href="http://www.gordonramsay.com/claridges/"target="_blank">Gordon Ramsay restaurant</a> where they celebrated until 2am!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-526.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-526.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-520.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-520.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />The flower arrangements for the Bride and the tables were created by <a href="http://www.philloflowers.com/"target="_blank">Phillo</a> in West London.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-548.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-548.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />The couple are going to be honeymooning in the South of France along with many of their family and friends.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C42-333.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27593022.post-48779704514801753172008-06-16T09:54:00.009+01:002008-06-16T18:03:30.305+01:00Farmyard Wedding<a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0740.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0740.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />Lindsay and Ian held their wedding reception on a farmyard near their home in the Kent countryside.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />The Bride prepared for the big day at the <a href="http://www.eastwellmanor.co.uk/"target="_blank">Eastwell Manor Hotel</a> near Ashford then travelled with her Father, George, a few miles up the road to the <a href="http://www.faversham.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=11971"target="_blank">St Laurence Church</a> in Leaveland for the wedding ceremony.<br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0160.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0160.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />St Laurence's is a small chapel and there was standing room early during the marriage celebration.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0327.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0327.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0340.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0340.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0424.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0424.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />After the ceremony, as the guests looked for the Rolls Royce or Daimler that would be whisking the Bride and Groom away, a very large tractor pulled up outside the gate of the church. It was pulling a trailer with two bales of hay on which was placed an ice bucket containing a bottle of <a href="http://www.champagneuk.com/"target="_blank">Champagne</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0552_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0552_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />The newly weds jumped aboard for the journey through narrow country lanes and on to the farm for their reception.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0762.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0762.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />One of the barns on the farm had been cleaned up and decked out fabulously by the catering team from Venture 2001. As you can see, they created an intimate atmosphere for the 120 guests using hundreds of lanterns suspended from the rafters using chicken wire and hooks!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0631.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0631.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />The evening entertainment consisted of two local bands and a DJ. The Bride and Groom's first dance was to an unusual but really romantic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5axlwCBXC8"target="_blank">'In Spite of Ourselves'</a> by <a href="http://www.johnprine.net/"target="_blank">John Prine</a> and <a href="http://www.irisdement.com/biography.html"target="_blank">Iris DeMent</a>. Later in the evening there was a spectacular firework display that lit up the farm and the surrounding fields.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0978.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_0978.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><a href="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_1184.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.lloyddobbie.com/blog_images/C40_1184.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102945599759194178" /></a><br />Lindsay and Ian are now enjoying a honeymoon in <a href="http://www.andalucia.com/cities/sevilla.htm"target="_blank">Seville</a> with their daughter, Theone.<div class="blogger-post-footer">&alt=rss</div>Lloyd Dobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06389782756890552023noreply@blogger.com0