We have a new Blog!
December 11, 2009
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Stunning wedding at Orchardleigh, Somerset
November 9, 2009
Early in October Pearl Pictures shot a wedding at the stunning location of Orchardleigh in Somerset. The bride and groom were Vicky and Gordon Duncan, who were accompanied by beautiful bridesmaids including their 1 year old little girl, Daisy. Vicky’s vintage dress was decorated in streams of beads and pearls, and styled in the 1940’s. The whole style of the day was very ‘vintage glamour’ with Orchardleigh being the perfect backdrop.
Featured in ‘You and Your Wedding’ magazine
October 28, 2009
The latest edition of ‘You and Your Wedding’ (Nov/Dec 09) magazine is featuring a wedding shot by Pearl Pictures earlier this summer. This was quite an unusual wedding, taking place in the gardens of a beautiful country house estate in Hertfordshire. To read more about this wedding scroll down this blog as it was are very first post!
The couple exchanged rings in an outdoor blessing
Vibrant yellow complemented the browns and greens of the unique countryside wedding.
The speeches were held in the gardens before dinner
Guests make their way to the tipis for dinner and dancing
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Lucy gets married!
October 15, 2009
Our very own Director at Pearl Pictures, Lucy, got married to Matthew Barbour on 5th September this year with an English country garden wedding in Wiltshire. “We wanted a wedding that was truly personal, so chose to have a marquee in the garden where I grew up” says Lucy. “The idea was to start with a very english, country feel at the church and move the day through to a chic and contemporary styled marquee to reflect our life in London, where we have lived for the last 10 years.”. With guests transported to the quaint country church by a red London routemaster bus, Lucy and Matthew opted for a horse and carriage. Once back at “The Chestnuts” the champagne flowed and guests mingled in the garden to music by the “Stickey Bass Jazz Trio”. Once in the marquee the guests sat at tables named after trees in the garden and dined on cannon of lamb with summer vegetables, followed by lemon and passionfruit tart. At 9.30pm, one of the Ushers, Nick, played with his band “The Black Hats” and the guests danced the night away until carriages at 1am. Photography by Graham Morgan & Jemma Watts.
Guests arrived at church in a red London routemaster bus
The two bridesmaids wore chiffon gowns in taupe from Dessy
Lucy's lace gown was from Caroline Castigliano, while Matthew's suit was hired from R.Scott & Co in Cirencester, Glos.
Fresh rose petals where thrown as confetti
The guests mingled in the garden while listening to the Stickey Bass Jazz Trio
ivory, apricot and pale pinks were the colours for the church and garden flowers
The black vases and carpet set off the "city" look
The happy couple cut their wobbly cake!
Don’t forget the details
October 1, 2009
When photographing a wedding, it is important to capture all the small details of the day. It is the details that complete the overall vision of the day’s event and can make such a difference. When Pearl Pictures photograph a wedding we always make sure we have gone around and photographed everything from important aspects such as the bouquet, table decorations, and wedding cake to smaller details such as the embroidery on the wedding dress, champagne bottles, the ladies’ hats and garden decorations. Once we even photographed the loo roll as it was printed with a wedding themed cartoon!
Wedding at the Haymarket Hotel
September 10, 2009
Richard and Cassa were married in Notting Hill and held their reception at the beautiful Haymarket Hotel in London. The party was more like a stylish New York cocktail party that a wedding reception! It was a very glamorous affair, where fancy cocktails were poured and food was served as bite-sized portions in the sumptuously decorated rooms at the hotel. The wedding cake was a tower of cupcakes. Cassa runs a dance company so once the music started everyone was on the dancefloor, dancing their hearts out.
Richard & Cassa Bolton
Cassa Bolton with 'confetti' bubbles!
Wedding guest with 'confetti' bubble maker
London Bus for the wedding guests
Richard & Cassa Bolton - the bride and groom
Bride laughing with the wedding guests
Bride and groom with the wedding cake - a tower of cup cakes
A hen weekend in Bruges
August 18, 2009
Bruges is a charming city to explore
A cycle ride in Bruges
The best chocolate shop in Bruges
Fun and games in Bruges!
The conga in Bruges!
Big Pants!
Diana & Matt Driver, Hertfordshire
August 10, 2009
Pearl Pictures very proudly shot their first wedding in July, in the fantastic setting of the unique gardens of St Paul’s Walden in Hertfordshire. Escaping the rain, the gardens took a key role in this “Midsummer Night’s Dream” style wedding. The guests took part in a procession throughout the day which took them from ceremony to readings, speeches and music ending up at the teepee tents for a feast and dancing.
A country style bridal bouquet in yellow
poles of country flowers mark the entrance to the outdoor ceremony
newly weds
the guests line up to shower the couple in confetti
Welcome to our 1st Blog!
July 30, 2009
This is our very first blog! Bear with us while we learn all the technical jargon and make it look super dooper…
First Dance at Orchardleigh, Somerset
