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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Rustic wedding sign

We love this rustic homemade wedding sign used at a wedding last year to direct guests in the right direction to the booze, as an image the background just adds more of a rustic feel....you can't beat a few bales!

Wedding rings

I guess buying your wedding rings is probably one of those moments where it suddenly all feels real, the rings will obviously be with you all your life but don't forget it's always nice to have a record of them in your album. It's always difficult to photograph jewelry but here at L&L HQ we love a challenge so we always try to do something different or find an interesting surface to photograph rings against. This image with the rings photographed against a plain background with lots of light is simple and striking, it lets the rings do the talking.

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The beauty of having two photographers at your wedding...

Quite often we are fortunate to be allowed to photograph during the wedding service and generally Tris will be at the back photographing the bride as she comes into the church before going down the aisle and Mark will be at the front, near the groom photographing the bride and groom as they see each other for the first time that day.

The advantages of having two photographers is that nothing is missed, here Tris captures Christian looking back and Mark photographs Rachael's emotion as she reaches the end of the aisle. Its a great feeling when we get these shots in the bag and they are presented side by side in the wedding album.

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A great candid photograph of this little pageboy who still wanted his afternoon nap even on his Mummy and Daddy's wedding day. He was a little star that day and we took some very cheeky little shots of him during the day - this was one of the quieter ones!!

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What a sweet moment to capture! Nuff said.

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A great seasonal shot of Kirk on the steps at Eastnor Castle looking like quite the Dickensian gent. Kirk, his bestman and ushers all went for the top hat and tails look and Kirk also has the classic walking cane for a few photos. The dusting of snow on the steps leading the eye into Kirk and the architecture of the castle frame Kirk magnificiently making this a very powerful and grand looking picture.

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This bride and groom put on a great first dance for their guests and we were lucky to capture some cool shots of them doing it, this one we really like because of the star burst coming from someone taking a picture behind the groom a lucky accident but great all the same.

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Today's picture is one of those grab shots that just happen at weddings and it's off beat composition helps to convey the spontaneity of the moment. The little boy burst into applause just as the bride and groom started walking down the isle, such a lovely moment.

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Today's picture of the day is of Gavin and Katy as they walk down the aisle after their wedding. Its the first time they catch each others eye as they turn and walk past their family and friends with the realisation they are now Mr & Mrs!

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We love this shot of Paul looking at Shelly after they have jumped into their wedding car with their wonderful expressions framed within the cars window frame. A really lovely moment, so nice it was the picture we chose for the front of their thank you card. They loved it too!

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Georgous summer colours will cheer us all up today with this great shot of Nima and Steph taken in the garden of Nima's parents home. The garden looked amazing and offered plenty of opportunity for some great shots.

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A lovely moment of Lesley during her first dance with new husband Barrie at Bovey Castle. They had a fabulous wedding at this splindid location in Devon, If you are looking for amazing service and a fairytale venue then check it out.

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Pouring with rain when this shot was taken believe it or not but by craftily keeping the bride and groom inside in the dry and shootying through a window we were able to achieve this lovely shot. The reflections in the glass give the picture an unusual dreamy look and the muted colour adds to that too. So don't panic if you have rain on your wedding day there's usually someway to beat the weather and get some great shots.

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We love this picture of Catherine and Daniel taken just after their wedding ceremony  before leaving the church. Catherine and Daniel are lit by the daylight coming in through the door whilst the stairway behind them is lit with tungsten lighting giving the warm glow. It was a beautiful snowy wedding last December where the church was expectantly cold inside but all their guests were warm inside thanks to the mulled cider and hand and feet warmers given out. A brilliant idea!

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Now we thought the bridesmaid was meant to dress the bride not the other way round ha ha....what a lovely shot one of those shots you couldn't set up and if you did try to set it up it just wouldn't have the same feel.

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I like to think of this shot as a double reflections shot, the bride reflected in the mirror whilst in a reflective mood. This sort of picture is a regular style of image that features in our albums, we love this sort of image as its got that voyeuristic look that is so natural and storytelling.

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Boring grey old day deserves some colour and this picture sure delivers colour.

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So we're have broadband troubles which is causing havoc with our picture of the day so it's gonna be a bit sporadic for a while so apologies to all you pic fans!

So today on the way to work I passed my first xmas trees for sale sign and it got me thinking of snowy scenes and this picture came to mind, it doesn't get more snowy than this!

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What a landscape for you to use for your wedding pictures!