Ok, so not the most exciting picture! Pembroke Lodge

So this pictures not going to set the wedding photography world on fire but we thought we upload it as the building in it is so interesting. The venue is Pembroke lodge in Richmond Park London, here's a potted history of this now excellent wedding venue.

Pembroke Lodge began life as the mole catcher's cottage in Richmond Park. Hunters who rushed around the old deer park wanted an exciting hunt without the risk of molehills tripping them up.

The mole catcher's cottage was eventually extended, and given to Elizabeth Herbert, the countess of Pembroke, principal lady-in-waiting to George III. Elizabeth then extended the house further, creating the building seen today. In 1847 Queen Victoria granted Pembroke Lodge to prime minister Lord John Russell. In 1854 the Earl of Aberdeen's Cabinet met at Pembroke Lodge and decided to proceed with the Crimean War against Russia.

Lord John Russell's grandson, Bertrand Russell, born in 1872, grew up at Pembroke Lodge. Russell wrote that living here left him accustomed to the wide horizons.

A prehistoric burial mound he stood on still exists close to the Lodge.

There are wonderful views to the west, while to the east there's a remarkable vista through trees, focusing precisely on St Paul's Cathedral in central London.

So if your looking for a good venue in the capital then don't miss out on looking at Pembroke Lodge, though maybe not if your a mole fan ha ha....

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Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park tomorrow!

We are looking forward to the wedding of Kar Wen and James at Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park tomorrow.

Pembroke Lodge is a stunning Georgian mansion located on high ground with spectacular views over the Thames Valley, and Surrey. The lodge has not alway been so grand and started life sometime before 1754 as a humble cottage of just one room occupied by a molecatcher whose duty was to reduce the risk presented to huntsmen by moles.

Since then it was enlarged for the Countess of Pembroke who was a close friend of King George III. In 1847 Queen Victoria granted permission for Lord John Russell, then Prime Minister who conducted much business there and entertained various aristocrapts and writers including Dickens, Tennyson and Thackeray.

So to say we are excited about our wedding tomorrow is an understatement. We will also be luck enough to photograph a Chinese Tea ceremony later in the day. Keep an eye out for the photos from the wedding on our blog. In the meantime here are a few pictures or Kar Wen and James from their pre wedding shoot at the lodge.