Wedding picture of the day #134

Last September we photographed the wedding of Natasha and Nick in the South of France. Now the weather is gone colder its nice to look back over some of our warmer weddings we have photographed, this one was certainly a hot one and we can remember the guests having their wedding breakfast outside at 9pm in the evening with all the tables lit by candles.  It was a truely incredible wedding and we were very fortunate to photograph such an event. The reception was at Ephrussi de Rothschild in St Jean Cap Ferrat, a stunning venue with great views, lovely gardens and magical musical fountains no less!

Here are a couple of images of the guests enjoying the wedding breakfast and the musical fountains of course!

To find out more about Ephrussi de Rothschild and getting married there click here or if you want to check out the Rothschilds UK home of Waddesdon click here. You will not be disappointed with either.

Picture of the day #27

This picture was taken during a Persian wedding ceremony, Nat the bride here shows off her dance moves to Nick the groom whilst traditional Iranian music blasts out across the gardens of Ephrussi de Rothschild Villa. The natural vignetting on this image comes from Tris carefully using an opening in a hedge as a framing device! The lighting comes from the videographer's camera light with was just perfect for giving the image a warm glow to match the background perfectly.

Gorgeous wedding dresses

Wedding dresses as we know come in all sorts of different styles and choosing the right one must be a nightmare and that's why we are photographers and not personal shoppers as we would be no help at all, having said that we might be able to help with a few dress ideas so here are a few lovely dresses we have come across to give inspiration.

Picture of the day #20

Wow this picture of the day thing is getting a bit competitive! We now have brides requesting their pictures to be used so lets start a 'wedding picture off' starting with this amazing picture from Nat & Nick's wedding in France. We love the mix of silhouetted tree with bride and groom and floating veil making this image a real striking stunner! How's that Nat happy now? Ha Ha....Come on all you other Lord&Leverett previous bides what's you favourite wedding picture tell us and maybe we'll make that our picture of the day.

Nick and Natasha's Wedding Celebration - Villa de Rothschild, St Jean Cap Ferrat

When we get an enquiry for an overseas wedding we get very excited! Earlier this year we had an email from a bride to be who saw us at a friends wedding last year – this wedding was going to be at the Villa de Rothschild, St Jean Cap Ferrat in the South of France! Being big fans of stately homes and all the grandeur that goes with them it didn’t take us too long to Google the villa! WOW! It was incredible; everything a UK historic house could offer plus almost guaranteed sunshine. We jumped at the opportunity of getting something of a tan this year!

Natasha and Nick's invite in front of the Villa

So after a meeting Natasha and Nick booked us to do their wedding photography for the 4^th September this year. We landed in Nice on the 3^rd to get checked into our hotel and to recce the venues for the next day, with Tris at the wheel of our Ford Ka and Mark’s navigational skills we were soon getting to grips with driving on the wrong side of the road.

The wedding blessing would take place in St Michaels Anglican church in Beaulie sur Mer just 10 minutes drive from the Villa de Rothschild. So after a quick look around the church we headed off to the Villa armed with our cameras. Well, it was everything we had imagined and more. The building was stunning inside and out and the gardens were just fabulous and to top it all within the gardens are musical fountains; something Nick and Natasha had told us all about as they wanted them captured in their wedding album.

So, with a good night sleep the day of the wedding arrived. Mark met Natasha at their home in St Jean Cap Ferrat and Tris met Nick and the boys at a hotel in Beaulie sur mer.

The blessing at the church was lovely with Natasha and her dad coming down the aisle to an emotional groom. As Natasha passed her mum she took a flower from her bouquet and gave it to her Mum which was a wonderful moment to capture on camera.

After the service we headed back to the Villa de Rothschild for an incredible wedding reception. Nick and Natasha had the pictures of the two of them taken in the gardens whilst their guests were arriving at the villa. As we finished the photographs of the two of them Nick and Natasha arrived back at the front of the villa to their elated guests who were all in awe of the stunning venue, its grounds and the musical fountains!! Sometimes when you are behind the camera you have to pinch yourself to make sure you are really seeing what’s in front of you.

After a handful of group photographs Nick and Natasha had a Persian blessing with their 200 guests watching from the terrace whilst the sun went down over the Mediterranean.

The wedding breakfast was then outside; with candles lighting up the tables and the warm evening temperatures making this wedding breakfast one of our most memorable.

During the speeches Nick's Mum had a surprise when she was presented with a cake as it was her birthday too!

The evening was full of celebration with people dancing to Persian music and a DJ all night long. Here is a lovely shot of Natasha during their first dance.

The French will never let us down on the wedding cake, Nick and Natasha had a traditional French wedding cake called a Croquembouche, meaning crunch in the mouth.

WOW!