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WEDDING // Rach & Paul’s Lovely Little London Wedding

Rach and Paul moved down to London a few years ago and, when they got engaged, they decided to have their wedding here. I’m SO glad they did, because they had such a lovely little London wedding and yay I got to be part of it in a small way! :)

I’ve got to know Rach really well since she and Paul first booked me all those months ago and it’s just been so ace to be able to hear about the planning as it happens.  Rach was so super excited beforehand, I knew that the day would be full of love, laughter and (the photographer’s holy grail) a happy tear or two.  These two didn’t disappoint and honestly, when we shot their first look I could have carried on snapping for hours…just you wait until you scroll down and see how they look at each other. It was so brilliant.

A big, big thank you to Rach and Paul for just being ace. For being SO excited and happy to be getting married that the smiling was infectious. For being so brilliant to work with and for listening to my suggestions for photography (TZ! x). For putting on such a great wedding and for being genuinely lovely, lovely people. Love you both! xxx

Ceremony : Islington Town Hall
Reception : Oyster Shed
Rach’s Dress : Justin Alexander
Florist : Scarlet & Violet
Rach’s Make up : Amalie Russell
Shoes : Dune
Bridesmaid’s dresses: Jenny Packham for Debenhams, Flowergirls : BHS
London Bus : Alphabus
Invitations : A Story Called
Paul’s Suit : SuitSupply

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Ciara - Oh wow, these are even more beautiful that I imagined they would be! Rach you look absolutely gorgeous – you and Paul are just beaming in every picture! An excellent job Kat! xxxJune 24, 2013 – 8:41 am

Jenna Carpenter - WOW – these are amazing! I love the one of the bride and her father walking across the road and the random guy looking out the car – well captured! Your photographs are truely beautiful Kat! xxJune 24, 2013 – 8:47 am

Heather Downham - Every single 1 of these pictures are just amazing! Love the 1 of Rachel laughing! Fantastic day all captured by a fantastic photographer! xJune 24, 2013 – 1:53 pm

Theresa Smith - Fantastic pics.. Rachel & Paul obviously having the time of their lives. . All captured perfectly. . . Excellent photographs taken by an excellent photographer xxJune 24, 2013 – 5:37 pm

Rach - Kat….thank you so much for your kind words – brought a tear to my eye! Thank you for the amazing photographs, Paul and I are over the moon with them and couldn’t have asked for better pictures that capture what was the beat day of our lives. We are incredibly happy you were there to photograph it. Thanks for the guidance throughout the build up from answering our questions to the engagement shoot and of course on our wedding day. Finally, thank you for being you, totally ace! xxJune 24, 2013 – 5:49 pm

Ann Downham - Utterly, utterly fantastic pictures of a fantastic day….I’ve looked at the blog about 50 times already…Kat, you’ve captured the pure joy and love between Rach and Paul perfectly, beautiful memories forever through your amazing photo’s… Thank you, love Ann xxxJune 24, 2013 – 6:50 pm

michelle waspe - ahhhh gorgeous work Kat, they must be so pleased with these. It looked like such an ace day, well done, lady! xxJune 24, 2013 – 7:07 pm

Sally Beard - Kat, these are devine. What a lovely cute couple. Amazing images xxxJune 24, 2013 – 8:26 pm

Cristina Rossi - Absolutely gorgeous photos! :-) xxxJune 24, 2013 – 9:05 pm

Kelly Spence - Beautiful wedding, beautiful bride and of course amazing photos! Gorgeous! xxJune 25, 2013 – 11:36 am

Charlotte - The perfect example of how a wedding doesn’t need to be huge or extravagant to be great! Made me smile :)July 3, 2013 – 1:36 pm

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ENGAGEMENT // CAESARA & JAMES

I could photograph these two all. day. long.

Luckily I get to soon.

 

 

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Ciara - Gorgeous pictures and a gorgeous couple. I have a feeling their wedding is going to be amazing!June 7, 2013 – 7:24 am

Charlotte Wilden - Ciara, this is another Wilden Bride!! :)June 7, 2013 – 6:14 pm

Caesara - Wow Kat these are so lovely! I can’t believe that’s us! Fabulous job as always. Can’t wait for the next chapter now! XxxJune 8, 2013 – 11:29 am

liz inigo jones - Beautiful, soulful photos Kat, and they would have beautiful babies !July 7, 2013 – 9:47 am

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WEDDING // Lexy & Sarah’s Provence Wedding

 

This one was always going to be a little bit special.

A few weeks ago, Lexy and Sarah got married in the South of France, under the shade of the trees, surrounded by their friends and family.  The sun came out for them and the ceremony gave me goosebumps – it was so beautiful, so heartfelt.  So personal.   But yeah, I’m getting ahead of myself.

I headed down a couple of days before with Hannah & the other fab girls of The Tea Set (having spent a couple of days with them haggling in markets and speaking spurious Frenchlish to a baffled Provence population, I’m absolutely convinced that everyone needs The Tea Set at their wedding.  You really do. I think I might do a little mini post later of our market day so I can introduce you properly).

The wedding itself took place in a beautiful terracotta villa owned by Sarah’s family (complete with a pool and a view across the valley that takes your breath away) and the day before the wedding I headed down to scope it out. I was there in time for the ceremony rehearsal and for a lot of it, I wasn’t paying much attention to what was being said. I was umm-ing and aaah-ing about angles and light and shade and shadows under the trees, like us photographers tend to do.  Then I remember looking up, and seeing Sarah when she thought no one was watching, her face absolutely choked up with emotion looking at Lexy with so much love and excitement about the day ahead.  And Lexy was the same, standing with the biggest smile on her face despite a crazy week of wedding set up. So happy, so excited.  And that was just at the rehearsal.

And so, to the day itself….

A big, heartfelt THANK YOU to Lexy and Sarah for being amazing people, for knowing how to throw a party, for having such a beautiful wedding and letting me be part of their day.  You two are just ace together xxxxxxxxx

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Camera Hannah - Amazing amazing wedding and perfect photos Kat. Congratulations Alexa & Sarah!!! :)June 4, 2013 – 9:37 am

Lisa Devlin - Awwwhhhhhh, these are just so utterly gorgeous. Looks like the most amazing wedding day ever…. Wow!June 4, 2013 – 9:44 am

Anna - OMG i dont know these people and your photos Kat made me well. What a beautiful wedding, beautiful couple and I am so loving the “best girls” they looked amazing!I love the photo of Lexy and the girls paddling in the pool. Beautiful details, oh wow and the south of France is one of my favourite places!
Just beautiful KatJune 4, 2013 – 9:51 am

Ellie Gillard - This is stunning – so, so, so pretty and just wonderful. Alexa and Sarah look so happy too! Congratulations xxJune 4, 2013 – 9:58 am

Lydia Stamps - Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. You’ve captured it perfectly. Looks like the best day ever.June 4, 2013 – 10:02 am

Karen Flower - So much love and so much joy. Lexy and Sarah looked besotted with each other and you have captured the whole fabulous day beautifully Kat. Love the pic of the girls in the pool and the shot of Mum (?) squeezing Lexy’s arm – just brilliant.June 4, 2013 – 10:09 am

Stephanie - Looks like a wonderful day and so beautifully captured. Well done Kat!!June 4, 2013 – 10:10 am

Emma Lucy - These are beautiful, make me feel like I was there! Lovely! xJune 4, 2013 – 10:26 am

Lel Hurst - Oh Kat, your images take my breath away, these are simply beautiful and how in love do these guys look? So many brilliant moments captured here xJune 4, 2013 – 10:29 am

jessica Roberts - One of the most beautiful weddings I have ween. Just WOW. Kat you are one talented lady.June 4, 2013 – 10:30 am

Johanna ~ SummerLove - Um seriously – just wow! Love the emotion, the moments and how you seem to have captured the whole atmosphere. Gorgeous. Jo xJune 4, 2013 – 10:44 am

Teresa - Beautiful! Both the wedding and your work…absolutely gorgeous!June 4, 2013 – 11:07 am

Alexa Loy - Massive congratulations to Lexy and Sarah – these photos are beautiful, absolutely stunning. xxxxJune 4, 2013 – 11:35 am

louise | b.loved - WOW! What an amazingly beautiful, stylish, fun and emotional day. Your photo’s totally transported me there. LOVE!!!! xoJune 4, 2013 – 11:48 am

Cristina Rossi - Well this is just an awesome wedding! Fabulous images Kat! Just fabulous :-) xJune 4, 2013 – 3:04 pm

Heidi - How beautiful do these ladies look? Stunning. I LOVE very single photo, fabulous. Esp the spinning dress shot and the happy smily swimming pool image. Ah so cool. It looks like a totally amazing day. Such love xJune 4, 2013 – 3:11 pm

Hannah best - Beautiful photos of a lovely couple and a fab wedding. We had so much fun. You made a great honorary tea set girl. XxxJune 4, 2013 – 3:32 pm

Kirsten Mavric Photography - Oh Kat, you did SUCH a perfect job of this wedding. It’s glorious :)June 4, 2013 – 4:06 pm

Becky Male - wOW, I loved sooooooo many of these, the shot with them all sat dipping their feet in the pool is just so lovely, Kat you have done such an amazing job photographing this wedding. It looks like such a brilliant day.June 4, 2013 – 4:07 pm

michelle waspe - oh my goodness!! beautiful beautiful beautiful.. not only have you captured all the scenery and details beautifully, but you’ve captured some amazing emotional moments too… well done, Kat! xxxJune 4, 2013 – 7:18 pm

Sarah Clarke-Kent! - Dear Kat – well what can I say? These photographs are wonderful, Lexy and I have really enjoyed going through them. It was such a perfect day and you really added to that and will help us remember it clearly. I remember asking you to get lots of photos of friends and family having a good time. You did that and so much more, I’m so glad you were there. If you are ever in Brighton it would be lovely to meet up again. Hope everything is going well for you, lots of love, Sarah xxJune 4, 2013 – 10:06 pm

Jenna Carpenter - WOW! What a beautiful set of photographs. So light and fresh, they are amazing! You have really captured the emotion of the day perfectly Kat. xJune 5, 2013 – 7:53 am

Naomi Kenton - Kat you’ve done an amazing job here, such beautiful photos filled with so much happiness and love! Really love the light and the soft tones – plus such a gorgeous happy couple too and many congrats to them! Naomi xxxxJune 5, 2013 – 11:01 am

Charlotte - “A little bit special”? This is spectacular… and loving the light throughout the day!July 3, 2013 – 1:39 pm

liz inigo jones - Absolutely fabulous, a brilliant setting and gorgeous wedding. The light for the evening shots is amazing! And the flowers are fabulousJuly 7, 2013 – 9:55 am

PETAL AND FEAST GO PROVENÇAL – ALEXA & SARAH GET MARRIED | Petal & Feast - […] followed up by the fact it was in The South of France! Kat Hill was so lovely to work with – for more of her beautiful photos of the wedding pop over here and have a look. Alexa & Sarah, you have a great bunch of friends, and doing your wedding was […]January 2, 2014 – 9:18 am

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Becky Male - Kat – These are beautiful, I love the light – bottom image is first class xMay 17, 2013 – 12:24 pm

michelle waspe - I love these so much – the light, composition and the couple are all stunning xMay 17, 2013 – 7:43 pm

Karen Flower - Love everything about these images. Stunning.May 28, 2013 – 5:04 pm

anna | far from the wedding crowd - Really love these images. Special.June 2, 2013 – 11:59 am

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WEDDING // Ciara & Grant’s Sparkly London Amadeus Wedding

Ciara & Grant got married a few weeks ago at the Amadeus and my oh my, I’m so chuffed that I get to share it with you.

Us wedding photographers often overuse the words “stunning” and “gorgeous” but sometimes no other words will do.  Everything WAS stunning – from Ciara’s Wilden Bride dress, to the incredible sparkly, glittery venue decorations and not to mention Ciara herself (who I may have started a #hotbride hashtag for on Twitter).  There was a first look (yay! can more couples have them please?!), and an incredibly beautiful ceremony and lots and lots of dancing. Oh so much dancing.  These  guys REALLY know how to throw a party. Special mention must go to Aoife, Ciara & Grant’s little girl who I genuinely think is my favourite little person of all time.

I’ve got to know Ciara really well in the past few months and I’m lucky enough to call her a friend now.   Which means that I know that if I bang on too much she’ll laugh at me. So. In the spirit of keeping it real I’m just going to pipe down and show you some photos.

Thank you to Sebastien Dehesdin for seconding and Mr & Mrs A, thank you SO much for having me along.  You guys rock (even if I’m still gutted about missing the pinata).  TZ xxx

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Heidi - AWESOME!!! The bride looks stunning, totally happy and what a beautiful dress :0) The photography is wonderful, so many fabulous shots and the evenings pics are divine xMay 13, 2013 – 1:37 pm

jessica Roberts - Super gorgeous bride and groom and wedding. Amazing photography, well done Kat!!!May 13, 2013 – 1:47 pm

michelle waspe - beautifully captured Kat! every, single bit of it :-) xMay 13, 2013 – 1:58 pm

louise | b.loved - Perfect pics of a perfectly pretty day!! Congrats Ciara & Grant :) Great work Kat!! xoMay 13, 2013 – 2:19 pm

Rach - WOW!! The day looks gorgeous and I know Ciara worked hard to create an amazing day for herself, Grant and Aoife – and from these that certainly happened! We had the pleasure of attending the evening reception; it was so so much fun (and the band were fab)! Congratulations guys and and phenomenal pictures Kat xMay 13, 2013 – 4:42 pm

Karen Flower - The bride and groom look SO happy. You’ve done a brilliant job at capturing all those wonderful moments Kat. Loving the styling too :)May 13, 2013 – 5:00 pm

Sara - First of all (before I even comment on the amazingness of the wedding) love how you’ve caught me being the annoying amateur photographer guest in the cake cutting / sparklers pics ;) busted!
Seriously though, these pics are just wonderful. Ciara turns everything she touches beautiful, and Kat, you turn everything that you come across with your camera into gold. It really is a winning combination.
Ciara and Grant are such fantastic people, I was so proud and pleased to be there to witness all of this magic in person. Ciara is such a dear friend to me that seeing her happy family celebrating together was more than enough to keep me entertained and all of this wedding pretty was really just a massive bonus. ;)May 13, 2013 – 5:04 pm

Kelly Spence - Wow! Sooo beautiful! You look stunning Ciara! Amazing photos as always Kat! xMay 13, 2013 – 7:36 pm

Christabel - Amazing pics Kat; Ciara looks so beautiful. What a fab wedding, I’m so happy to have been a part of it. xMay 13, 2013 – 8:03 pm

Kat - Thank you Heidi! I know, the dress is lush isn’t it? xMay 14, 2013 – 7:18 am

Kat - Thank you Jessica! Just saw you’re off for a destination wedding soon! Have the best time and I can’t wait to see the pics! xMay 14, 2013 – 7:19 am

Kat - Cheers muchly my love xxMay 14, 2013 – 7:19 am

Kat - It was such a pretty day! xxMay 14, 2013 – 7:20 am

Nat @ Buttercup Bus VW Campers - The picture of Mum hugging the Bride speaks a million words – brilliant capture of a special moment!May 15, 2013 – 7:27 am

Elizabeth | Bridal Musings - Wow! It looks like such an amazing, beautifully styled and love filled day. Ciara, you looked absolutely gorgeous! I adore that sparkly cardi! And Kat these photos are superb! So many special moments captured xMay 17, 2013 – 2:33 am

Dasha - Such a beautiful wedding, so perfectly captured, Kat! Beautiful work! xMay 17, 2013 – 7:25 am

anna | far from the wedding crowd - Gorgeousness! Love the moments you’ve captured. Ciara, amazing!June 2, 2013 – 12:00 pm

20 of my favourite wedding blogs - June edition! | English Wedding Blog - […] sparkly and stun­ning Lon­don […]June 9, 2013 – 10:00 am

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