Lloyd Dobbie Wedding Photography

Wedding at Rowhill Grange

Lloyd — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:24:33 +0000

On Saturday I was at Rowhill Grange Hotel on the outskirts of London to photograph the wedding of Sharry and Eddie. Not only was the wedding ceremony held at the hotel but the wedding reception too so Sharry, her three bridesdmaids and her Mum all prepared in a room there.

Sharry’s chief bridesmaid Jo was a familiar face as I had photographed her wedding in Cornwall a couple of years ago.

Although it had been raining in the morning by the time we all came out of the wedding ceremony the weather had dried up and there was even some blue sky poking through.

The bride and groom had first met when Eddie attended one Sharry’s Salsa classes so it was fitting that their first dance was to a Salsa mix of Better Together by Jack Johnson.

Wedding at One Whitehall Place – London

Lloyd — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:35:50 +0000

Another gorgeous day in London and another fun wedding. Jessica and Paul first met at Uni and 12 years later here they are getting married!
I started the day with the bride at her parents house in Kent. Once she had finished getting ready, with the help of her five bridesmaids, we all set off in a gorgeous red 1950’s bus and headed up to Westminster for the wedding ceremony.

The wedding ceremony and the wedding reception were held at One Whitehall Place, one of London’s grander wedding venues. On arrival in we encountered a small hitch; the road leading to the venue was closed off because of the presence of one of the biggest cranes you are likely to see. So, we all disembarked around 100 yards down the street and the girls, pulling their overnight bags behind them, made their way to the wedding. As you can see from the photograph a group of workman looked on with interest (but not enough interest to help with the bags!).
Jessica didn’t grumble though, she just picked up her dress and marched on in her siver ‘LK Bennets’.

During the ceremony there were two readings. One of them, a poem called ‘The Invitation’, was particularly touching and you can read it on the web site of the author, Oriah Mountain Dreamer.

After drinks on a terrace that over looks Embankment the wedding breakfast was served upstairs in the Library and followed by a night of dancing.

The newlyweds are now off on a 3½ week honeymoon taking in various destinations including Las Vegas and Hawaii!

Wedding in West London – Kew Gardens

Lloyd — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:09:52 +0000

Lucy and Charlie were married in the Rossetti Room at Chelsea Register Office at 2pm. The weather in London was beautiful with temperatures in to the 20’s and a warm, late summer, sun putting a smile on everybodies face. Perfect weather for a wedding!

The Rossetti Room (named after the local Victorian artist, Dante Rossetti) was the perfect setting for the Bride and Groom and their twelve guests. There was a Stevie Wonder theme in the music chosen for the wedding ceremony; the Bride walked in with her Father to ‘I was born to Love Her’; as the marriage certificate was signed ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered’ was played (natch!) and as the newlyweds left the ceremony room we could hear the uplifting ‘For Once In My Life’.

We then drove out to the suburbs of West London for the wedding reception at Cambridge Cottage which sits on the edge of Kew Gardens. Before a further forty or so guests arrived I was lucky enough to take the Bride and Groom for a walk around the gardens where we got some fabulous shots in the late afternoon light. Lucy looked gorgeous in her Vera Wang dress and Jimmy Choo shoes and she was wearing a fluffy throw that I couldn’t stop stroking (is that wrong?).

The wedding now over, the happy couple are off for a short break in Paris with a longer honeymoon planned for the New Year.

Bridal Shoes – my recommendations!

Lloyd — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:45:19 +0000

It seems a shame to hide a funky pair of shoes under a long wedding dress so for next season I’ll be suggesting a hem line just above the knee.

When you check out the bridal shoes below you’ll see why:

And for those who can’t resisit the temptation of something a little different for their wedding here is the roll call:

1. ‘Butterfly’ by Terry de Havilland (as seen on the Brides web site)
2. ‘Lady Dragon Shoe with Heart’ by Vivienne Westwood
3. ‘Mary Jane’ by Vivienne Westwood
4. By Christian Louboutin (as seen on the Brides web site)
5. ‘Mrs Fairy’ by Feet Fairies
6. ‘Gale’ by Jimmy Choo
7. ‘Pewter Suzi’ by Terry de Havilland (as seen on the Shoeper Woman web site)

UKAWP meeting at 30 Pavilion Road

Lloyd — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:09:26 +0000

On Thursday evening there was a networking night hosted by the United Kingdom Alliance of Wedding Planners and held at one of London’s more intimate wedding venues, 30 Pavilion Road.

Those nice people at UKAWP asked me if I would come along and take some photographs for them and I’m really glad I agreed because it was a great chance to catch up with some of the wedding planners I have worked with in the past and others who I hope to in the future.

There were almost 50 of the industry’s ‘great and good’ there so too many to name check everybody but it was great to see, amongst others, Kathryn Lloyd, Kelly Chandler, Bernadette Chapman and Mark Niemierko. I had chance to chat to few people about Twitter and Facebook including: Penelope Merricks of Tigerlily; Lester Gethings of No.10 Wedding Design and, somebody who has featured on this blog before, Peggie-Anne Savage from Vow Perfections.

A special mention to Paul and Sinead from 30 Pavilion Road for looking after everybody and making sure we all had plenty of Champagne to drink and yummy canapès to eat.

Wedding Nouveau

Lloyd — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:28:30 +0000

Wedding Nouveau is a beautifully designed blog created by Los Angeles based Creative, Fri Bailey. The blog is… well, I’ll let Fri speak for herself, shall I?:

“WEDDING NOUVEAU is a cross cultural style guide for today’s bride.
It features images taken by some of today sought after photographers documenting real weddings of interracial/ multicultural couples that dare to dream outside the box. Along with tips on different traditions, trend breakers, new wedding fashion styles that merge modern with tradition and creative ideas, Wedding Nouveau captures the unique essence of Fusion weddings.”

Anyway, her article from the 14th of September features some of my work so that just underlines her good taste as far as I’m concerned…

Wedding at The RAC Club in London

Lloyd — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:43:03 +0000

The Bank Holiday weather defied tradition and London was bathed in warm sunshine for the marriage of Kathleen and Will. Perhaps this was the Capital’s way of trying to make Kathleen’s family feel at home as they had flown all the way from Texas to attend the wedding ceremony.

We met up at The Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall where the Bride was getting ready along with her nine bridesmaids and her Mother Maureen. Her sisters helped to get into her gorgeous dress (designed by Amsale in New York) and put on her veil in readyness for the short journey to the church.

Will, along with his Best Men and Ushers, was at the church, the beautiful St James’s Piccadilly, and was greeting the guests ahead of the one o’clock ceremony.

After the ceremony we left the church and had quick stroll to St James’s Square where the Bride and Groom and their guests enjoyed some drinks and had some photographs taken before heading back to The RAC Club for the wedding reception.

After the cake cutting and the very entertaining speeches the newly weds took the floor for their first dance which was to Elton John’s ‘Your Song’.

Wedding at the Crazy Bear in Beaconsfield

Lloyd — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:02:51 +0000

Tara and Steve were married on Saturday at St Mary and All Saints church in Beaconsfield. The Crazy Bear restaurant and hotel was the venue for the wedding reception and it was also where the Bride prepared for the wedding ceremony.

It was just a short walk from the Crazy Bear to the church. The Father of the Bride walked her across at five to three and she was escorted on the return trip by her new husband.

The decor inside The Crazy Bear can only be described as Baroque meets Bordello and it has a really unique ambiance to it.

The newly weds are now in Thailand enjoying a well deserved honeymoon.

Wedding Venue- Nonsuch Mansion, Surrey

Lloyd — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:09:59 +0000

Last week I was invited by the team at Bovingdons to look around their new venture, Nonsuch Mansion.

Nonsuch Mansion is a Georgian building set in 300 acres of parkland near Cheam in Surrey. It is now in the final stages of renovation and the function rooms and hallways are looking amazing.

What I really like are the gorgeous wallpaper prints that they have managed to find. I feature a few here but I’m afraid the iPhone images don’t really do them justice. The décor throughout has a real feeling of luxury to it and althought the rooms are large and the ceilings high, the warm colour palette lends the interior a feeling of intimacy.

This doggy pattern is ‘flock’ wallpaper and the dogs have a velvety feel to them.

They are already taking bookings for 2009/10 and I look forward to photographing my first wedding at Nonsuch Mansion!

Wedding at Great Fosters

Lloyd — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:42:51 +0000

This wedding started with a ceremony in West London and then moved on to a reception in leafy Surrey.

Rachel and Mark were married at St Pauls church 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 Elysian Choir 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.

After the ceremony the Bride and Groom were whisked away in a Rolls Royce Phantom with the guests enjoying a glass of Champagne on there journey aboard a red Routemaster bus.

The wedding reception was held at the 16th century Great Fosters Hotel 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 Caroline Castigliano and it was complimented by a beautiful bouquet from the very creative team at Euphoric Flowers.

Euphoric also supplied all the floristry inside the Tithe Barn 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 Bespoke Wedding Company who coordinated the whole day.