I would like to thank all my brides & grooms from 2011. It was a real pleasure to be part of your world & celebration. You were awesome

Here is a collection of pictures to celebrate 2011 & embrace 2012 with inspiration & love.

My aim is simple & profound: in search of emotions that celebrate love & life.

I’m looking for the real you, the beauty that you hold within your deepest core: your true Self.

I want to give you images that will become treasures to share with your family & friends for years to come. Moments captured that will make you relive each & every emotions to the slightest details, moments in love…

Lets be 2012 the best year, full of intimacy, love, potential, motivations & splendor.

Having been in a relationship for more than 10 years and married for two, I love to think about simple ways to celebrate the first love that brought my partner and I together. It’s very easy in our busy life’s to let life pass by and forget to celebrate the spark that brought us together in the first place. Perhaps that’s why Valentine’s day is so popular amongst couples. But I find spontaneous initiative and personal touch more rewarding. I will always remember what a bride once said in her wedding speech: one thing that made her feel very special is that her now husband was taking her out every Wednesday since they first met. I truly believe that spending time acknowledging love strengthen the bond between lovers. Revisiting places that have meaning for you as a couple has the power to bring intimacy back into your relationship. It is a great gift for your partner and yourself.

Our love birds, Lana and Jonathan, celebrated their love by bringing the memory of their first meeting in London back to life. They allowed themselves to forget about the hustle and bustle of their busy life in order to live a few hours just in the playful embrace of their union. They wanted to capture on film this moment and chose as a backdrop the old City of London, which is where they first met and worked.

Pre-wedding sessions are a great opportunity to have a feel of how much fun it can be to be photographed. These short sessions often help both the couple & the photographer to get accustomed to each other and make a connection that will establish a sense of trust, peace and fun, especially for people who are camera shy. On one hand, the couple will have the opportunity to communicate their preferences over locations, poses and overall look of the photos. On the other hand, the photographer will be able to understand the couple needs and suggest ways to feel confident in front of the camera based on extensive experience. These sessions are most valuable for people to get insights and tips on matters such as best positions and angles to enhance their features, use of props, how to maximize their venue location or make the best of the season’s weather.

Here we have Deborah & Mark, a perfect match. We started the pre-wedding session at their home and followed with some funky shots close by, in the very photogenic London neighbourhood of Islington. I also photographed her fitting at Morgan Davies, in Cross Street, where we had a bit of fun in the shop window.

I love to meet clients on personal recommendations as a bond has already been established with the family and close friends who recommended me. This gives me the freedom to focus solely on recording the moment in its most genuine form having already met and photographed many of the guests.
For example Miriam & Thomas, a London based couple, wished to celebrate their wedding close to home with a photographer they met and worked with before at a family wedding. They chose to have their ceremony at the Marylebone Registry Office and their reception at the Landmark Hotel across the road. The Landmark hotel is a great venue with amazing features. I especially love the sense of space created by the indoor square at the center of the hotel with palm trees, classical music played on the piano and the spectacular gazebo terrace. A complete break from the hustle and bustle of the city.
From a photographic point of view, the Landmark Hotel offers plenty of opportunities for gorgeous couple shots. Here are some examples.