Mark Wallis Photography » Wedding Photojournalist and Documentary Photographer

Alexia & Matt – Wedding Photography at St Sophia’s and Syon Park, London

Mark — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:54:38 +0000

First of three weddings in one weekend this, and a whole load of new experiences for me. My first Greek Orthodox wedding, and my first time at Syon Park to name but two. Alexia and Matt had their ceremony at the fantastic St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Bayswater, complete with crowns and trips around the ceremonial table. With the speedy legal proceedings completed, everybody jumped into buses for the crawl through London’s Friday afternoon rush hour to Syon Park.

There the guests were entertained by Greek musicians before heading into the Great Conservatory for a rather hot and humid wedding breakfast. The evening party brought new experiences too with Alexia and Matt performing a traditional Greek first dance, followed by more traditional dances, before the second first dance (!) and the usual party choons.

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Bessie and Ben – Wedding Photography at Westminster Boating Base, London

Mark — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:46:43 +0000

It’s not very often that a London wedding takes in so many of the sights, but Bessie and Ben had organised a boat trip up and down the Thames following their ceremony at St Lukes Church in Battersea. A pair of Routemaster buses took the guests to Millbank pier, and the trip gave everyone a great view of all the great riverside attractions, before mooring at Westminster Boating Base in Pimlico for the wedding breakfast and evening party.

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Mary & Simon – Wedding Photography in Much Marcle, Herefordshire

Mark — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:29:10 +0000

Mary and Simon chose the beautiful village of Much Marcle for their wedding, with the ceremony at St Bartholemew’s church, followed by a short walk to Hellens Manor.

My second illustrator client this year, Mary had created all of the wedding stationery and also the lovely cake topper, as well as spending many hours decorating the barn at Hellens with huge paper lanterns. The day was rounded off with a very enthusiastic céilidh followed by the release of paper lanterns.

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Tea and Murray – Wedding Photography at Home House, London W1

Mark — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:27:32 +0000

Home House members club was host to Tea & Murray’s wedding, a venue Tea knows inside out in her role as an events manager. It was a quiet and sophisticated affair, with just Tea & Murray’s close family and friends in attendance, including (confusingly) Tea’s twin sister. See the second image!

Louise and Nathan – Wedding Photography in Newton, Northamptonshire

Mark — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:57:05 +0000

My blog has been a bit quiet just lately, but I’m back in full effect today with Louise and Nathan’s brill wedding. Louise’s family home was the setting, with a marquee squeezed onto the lawn and weather that was perfect for drinks outside (we won’t mention the rain later in the day). The ceremony was at the local church in Geddington, before everyone jumped on a Routemaster back to the house. Nathan is an illustrator and had created all of the wedding stationery himself, including the lovely place cards you see below.

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Natalie and Simon – Wedding Photography at Oakham Castle, Rutland

Mark — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:47:54 +0000

I last shot a wedding at Oakham Castle in 2007, and I shot Natalie’s sister Rebecca’s wedding last May, so Natalie and Simon’s wedding involved familiar surroundings on a number of levels.

After their ceremony we all headed over to Barnsdale Hall Hotel next to Rutland Water for the reception. As last year, the party was in full swing fairly quickly, and we were treated to old school sweets, crooning, dancing and a game of bingo before the appearance of the light-up dance floor signalled the evening party.

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ISPWP Contest – Award-winning wedding photography

Mark — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:15:23 +0000

I was recently accepted into the ISPWP (International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers) which is a group of the world’s greatest wedding photographers under one roof. Acceptance into the fold is pretty tricky and only the best make it through the application process, which is more than can be said for many other ‘esteemed’ photography organisations.

The majority of the membership are based in the USA, and there are only a few UK members, so I was overwhelmed to find out this week that I had five images placed in the top ten of their respective categories in the latest quarterly contest! The images, associated info and judges comments are below.

Helle and Christopher – Wedding Photography at Gerbestone Manor, Somerset

Mark — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:06:21 +0000

Gerbestone Manor near Taunton provided the fantastic setting for Helle and Christopher’s wedding day. Danish weddings are always a lot of fun, and this was no exception with three times the normal amount of speeches, musical performances aplenty, and the most crowded dancefloor I have seen in a long while!

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Hannah and Matt – Wedding Photography in Chipping Campden

Mark — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:16:12 +0000

The weather took a bit of a turn for the worst once we were into May, so Hannah had to unfortunately abandon plans to walk from her parent’s house in Inkberrow to the local church. After the ceremony Hannah and new husband Matt had afternoon tea in the church hall before the short drive to Chipping Campden and the lovely Cotswold House Hotel, where I left them partying into the night.

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Mel and James – Wedding Photography at Finchcocks, Kent

Mark — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:08:08 +0000

My second wedding of the weekend was a more local affair, just down the road at Finchcocks, near Goudhurst. This magnificent house, with it’s huge collection of pianos and harpsichords, provided the setting for Mel & James’ wedding. They got full use of the facilities too with a ceremony in the house, a drinks reception in the walled garden, speeches and the wedding breakfast in the marquee, followed by the evening party in the cellar. And brilliant weather again!

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