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Asian wedding photography in Bradford

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

To see the pages properly, just click on them, one by one, as these thumbnails only show the middle of each page. We have loads more info on our site too, and love travelling to any wedding venue, be it in the UK or an exciting wedding destination abroad. We have more than 8,000 wedding photos on our Facebook Page , selections of wedding galleries, and other wedding storybooks , so have fun looking at some of them, and get in touch with Elaine if you are keen to secure her as your wedding photographer, or just need a bit more info. http://www.reellifephotos.co.uk.

To see the pages properly, just click on them, one by one. We have loads more info on our site too. www.LeedsWeddingPhotographers.com

Ice Hotel storybook wedding album pictures by Reel Life Photos

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Zoe approached me early in 2009 to see if I was up for photographing another wedding  in the Ice Hotel at Jukkasjärvi in Sweden – on 28 December 2010 –  after finding my original Blog post for Colin and Sarah’s wedding that I covered in 2007.  Apparently I appeared so enthusiastic with my ideas that she was completely bowled over so coupled with the fact that we don’t charge for travel – just accommodation – and was happy to throw in her planned UK reception in Bath too – she quickly decided that we were the right wedding photographers for their special wedding.   This is the resulting Italian made storybook wedding album – which I’ve just finished designing for them. I also had to squeeze in all their UK reception – AND church wedding blessing (yes – it was like a full-blown second wedding!) into this same album but think it will look better in a separate wedding blog post at least…if not in a second album! xx Elaine

Ice Hotel wedding photos with the bride and groom inside main chamber

A swirl and a twirl for the newly wed Ice King and Queen

A swirl and a twirl for the newly wed Ice King and Queen
Outside of The Ice Hotel in Sweden at night

The Ice Hotel glows an icy blue, leaving the people like silhouetted Lowrey figures

wedding photos at the Ice Hotel in Sweden

The bride's brothers dressed as groomsmen despite the below zero temperatures

 Ice Hotel wedding storybook album pictures by chalets

Ice hotel warm accommodation

Ice Hotel wedding storybook album pictures inside the warm chalets

getting ready for the wedding: bride's father doing bride's sister's hair & bride's mother

Ice Hotel wedding storybook with wedding dress, flowers, fluffy wrap, and champage

wedding dress, flowers, fluffy wrap, and champagne

wedding at the Ice Hotel - getting ready

Almost ready...Mascara on ...then slipping into her wedding dress - with a bit of help ..

photos of bride with all her makeup on, bridemaid's hair detail & smiling stepmum

big smiles as Zoe is ready for her Ice Hotel wedding at last.

storybook wedding album design with picture of Ice Hotel bedroom

Capes on, so its out to brave the bitter cold...brrrrrr!

bride and bridal party in snow at Ice Hotel in Sweden

This is it! Minus 15 outside, minus 5 inside the Ice Hotel.

ice hotel bride and her father underneath snow arch in Sweden

This monumental snow arch is an engineering feat in itself, but today marks the start of Zoe & Steve's new life together

picture of ice hotel at night

Ice Hotel Bride Zoe swishes her black cape as she walks past the Ice Hotel with her father at dusk and the groom inside the ice chapel awaits his bride.

bride and groom getting married in the Ice Chapel at the Ice Hotel in Sweden

The Ice Hotel bride and groom's breath intermingles in a cloud of frozen vapour as they become joined as one in their Ice Chapel wedding ceremony

bride and groom getting married in ice chapel wedding ceremony

The elated couple kiss as Sami music reverberates throughout the Ice Chapel.

 ice hotel chapel wedding vows

Soft light glows throughout, bringing the ice sculptures to life, echoing the couple's solemn vows, in harmony with the world.

Congratulations to the Ice Hotel couple Zoe and Steve who have just got married in the Ice Chapel!

The Ice Hotel Chapel fill with warmth as kisses and hugs envelope the frozen families..

wedding photos inside the Ice Chapel at Ice Hotel  in Sweden

wedding photos of bride and sister, bride and mum, bride and groom inside the Ice Chapel

throwing the bouquet inside the Ice Chapel in Sweden

I can honestly say this is the first time I have photographed the throwing of the bouquet inside the Ice Chapel!

ice hotel wedding pictures

bridal party silhouetted outside the Ice Hotel entrance, ice glasses with hot lingonberry juice inside Absolut Ice Bar .

wedding photos inside Absolut Ice Bar in Sweden

pics inside the Absolut Ice Bar

wedding photos inside Absolut Ice Bar in Sweden

the magical atmosphere inside the Absolut Ice Bar works wonderfully for wedding photos

wedding magic and ice sculptures at the Ice Hotel in Sweden

The Ice Hotel works its magic!

Ice Hotel wedding photos with background of one of th art bedrooms

The background is from one of the Art Bedrooms in the Ice Hotel, but the photos are inside the Absolut Ice Bar

Ice Hotel wedding photos inside the Absolut Ice Bar

Zoe and her dashing groom Steve!

ice hotel wedding photos with miltary groom

Just love the sheen on the clear ice, as it reflects the coloured light. Perfect for wedding pictures! The guys look great in uniform too!

On the left there is a sequence of photos where everyone was throwing snowballs at Zoe & Steve.  Love their expressions!

The picture on the bottom left shows Eva - who usually conducts the civil wedding ceremonies. She is just wonderful!

creative wedding photos inside the Ice Hotel in Sweden

Just love the Sleeping Beauty pic in the polar bear art bedroom!

wedding photos inside the Ice Hotel

Even the blue colour makes me feel cold, but the atmosphere is electric!

wedding reception at the Ice Hotel in Sweden

Moving speeches during the Ice Hotel wedding reception in the restaurant.

The image on the bottom left with the green sky shows the fleeting Northern Lights – The Aurora Borealis – which we were lucky enough to see between taking wedding photos inside the Ice Hotel!  Magic! xx

See here to contact Elaine of Reel Life Photos about your wedding or  visit http://www.reellifephotos.co.uk to see loads and loads more wedding photos! – in the galleries, All Day Wedding Pictures and storybooks

Storybook wedding pictures at Nostell Priory and Waterton Park Hotel

Friday, October 14th, 2011
Waterton Park Hotel wedding pictures storybook album cover

Storybook album cover showing Sara & Dan as they cross the bridge onto the island for their wedding reception.

Sara & Dan chose to get married in the lovely chapel at the National Trust-owned Nostell Priory, the bride having got ready at her parent’s home nearby. The following pages tell the story of their wedding day, using just the photos they themselves chose, though with all the unused shots they could easily have created a second album, that showed more of the reportage-/documentary type images.

evening wedding reception photos at Waterton Park Hotel venue near Wakefield

Goodnight kiss at night

wedding dress and bridesmaids makeup

The dawn of Sara's wedding day starts as expected, with hair an make-up - bridesmaids first ...

bride and her wedding dress

The bride does up her father's cuff-links, there's a last-minute spot of ironing , and its into the wedding dress and on with the veil.

bridal portraiture by Reel Life Photos

Sara is all smiles as she waltzes round her family home garden in her wedding dress and floaty veil

Black and white wedding photos with spot colour

Traditional bride in black and white with spot colour floats off the pages ...

wedding photos in arty background storybook album layout

The bride's parents and little bridesmaid.

wedding photos

bridesmaids in limo, the grandparents, pageboy and wedding car arriving

artistic wedding photography in West Yorkshire

The bride's arrival almost looks like a moving video as your eye is drawn through the perspective of these images.

church wedding photos

Framed by the arched doorway of the church, the bride then walks down the aisle with her father.

"I do"...wedding vows in church at Nostell Priory

Sara & Dan's wedding service at the chapel at Nostell Priory

Church wedding near Wakefield

Who gives this woman to be married to this man...? and "The Kiss"

church wedding Kiss

The Kiss and blessing at the altar

church wedding in storybook album design

The real signing the register

church wedding pictures in storybook album design

Last few photos inside the chapel.

church wedding in the chapel Nostel Priory near Wakefield

Meet the newly-weds!

All the wedding guests in big group photo outside the church at Nostell Priory

All the wedding guests in big group photo outside the church

kiss in the wedding car on way back from church at Nostell Priory

Wedding car kiss...awhh!

wedding car arrives at lake at Waterton Park Hotel wedding venue near Wakefield

Wedding car by the lake as the couple arrive at Waterton Park Hotel

natural wedding photos of bride and groom by lake at Waterton Park Hotel

Time for a few cuddles and a sit-down by the lake

bride's veil on a windy floating flying round her face by the lake at Waterton Park Hotel

Windy day at Waterton Park whisks up the bride's veil

wedding photos on Waterton Park bridge as bride crosses over to Walton Hall

Windy Wedding Arrivals at Walton Hall, Waterton Park

wedding reception venue on an island on a lake

Family pics and beautiful island wedding venue with fountains

Waterton Park Hotel  wedding photos

All the bride's Aunties and Uncles

Waterton Park Hotel wedding pictures

View from the window of the reception room during the speeches

table layout in Waterton Park Hotel wedding reception on the island

beautiful table layout in the old building on the island

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Fun family wedding, wedding cake and table details

wedding flowers, speeches and cutting the cake at Waterton Park Hotel

wedding flowers, speeches and cutting the cake

wedding speeches at Waterton Park Hotel

wedding speeches at Waterton Park Hotel

funny wedding speeches at Waterton Park Hotel

Funky or what!

traditional family wedding photos with a contemporary twist

family wedding photos - bride's grandmother and descendants

contemporary wedding pictures at Waterton Park Hotel

How romantic!

groomsmen contemporary wedding photos at Waterton Park Hotel

The groomsmen's turn at last...

romantic bride and groom wedding pictures at Waterton Park Hotel

Ah so much in love...

wedding pictures at Waterton Park Hotel

smiley groomsmen photos and bride's bouquet

evening wedding reception pictures at Waterton Park Hotel

the party is well underway on the island with a barbecue

Fire-eater at Waterton Park Hotel  for evening wedding entertainment

The Fire-eater was a fabulous surprise for the guests' evening entertainment

Fire-eater at Waterton Park Hotel  for evening wedding entertainment

Such a grand performance!

Juggling fire-eater at Waterton Park Hotel wedding evening reception

Juggling with fire!

Evening wedding reception pictures on the island at Waterton Patk Hotel

Beautiful colours and evening light on the island as the evening wedding reception draws to a close with a barbecue and strawberries.

evening weddding reception photos at the back of Walton Hall, Waterton Park Hotel.

The evening wedding guests linger outside by the lake as the light fades, reluctant to go inside.

last photos of the evening wedding at Waterton Park Hotel on the island

The end of a lovely night...

See here to contact Elaine of Reel Life Photos about your wedding or visit http://www.reellifephotos.co.uk  or www.LeedsWeddingPhotographers.com to see loads and loads more wedding photos! – in the galleries, All Day Wedding Pictures and storybooks

xx Elaine and Cuban videoman Jorge

Copyright issues: Beware! “Filmed by You” stealing other companies’ work!

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Danny O’Neill Ah, but legal fees for copyright infringement will be passed onto the customer will they not?
06 October at 10:44 · Unlike · 1 person
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Hello Danny, Im not sure what you mean – please explain?
06 October at 14:23 · Like
Danny O’Neill Your info page is lifted directly from Shoot it yourself. Your website content is also lifted directly (yup, ive seen it). The idea is fair game but copyright can and will get you in a whole lot of trouble. also, dont forget your MCPS and PPL licences.
06 October at 14:33 · Unlike · 2 people
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Hello Danny, nice to hear from you again 🙂 Their website, under law, dose not have any protection under copyright. They need to seek proper advice on what copyright is. Or you could tell them – They need to include a name of the legal copyright owner – it as to be a legal entity. What they have is not a legal entity. The legal entity can however be a website address or a company, a person or any legal entity. However if it was copyrighted there is such a thing as limitations and exceptions to copyright, such as fair use – which means it is ok to copy a small amount to use however we like. Which is what we have on this page as a tempory stop gap. I do know you have not seen our website as it is not even built yet but when it is it will not be a copy of anything that could be copyrighted. We simplily used your friends site as an example of the type of business we run. I hope that clears up your worries and wish your friends a massive amount of success with their little site and business 🙂
06 October at 17:42 · Like
Danny O’Neill You also have to remember that copying like that is un-cool and in this business while somethings you do may be legal’ish the bad word from one bride can destroy even the most established of business’s.
06 October at 17:48 · Unlike · 1 person
Danny O’Neill Surely it would be easier, less risky and of more benefit to your own business to use your own words, even in the short term. If a bride is looking for a shoot it yourself business then surely they would come across yourself AND SIY. Then, when they see both with the same text alarm bells ring. They then base their choices on which is the most reputable and to be honest, SIY have the more honest looking and professional site. Same goes for your requests to copy their videos and send them to you along with their graphics system.
06 October at 17:50 · Unlike · 1 person
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Hello again Danny, I didn’t expert such a quick reply 🙂 The people who are building our site misunderstood regarding the videos. We certainly will not pretend they are ours. I can assure you none will be on our site. Keep an eye on our page – you’ll be able to see our site soon. I also need to reaffirm Danny that what we have done is totally 100% legal (not legal-ish) – please don’t say otherwise as I wouldn’t want you slandering ourselves 🙂
06 October at 18:31 · Like
Danny O’Neill So lets say your site had totally original content, videos, text, whatever. And someone came along, copied, pasted and made their own site and didnt give credit to the original source, and your saying you would be totally cool with that because it’s legal?
06 October at 19:36 · Unlike · 1 person
Danny O’Neill I shall let you continue on your merry way. It is worth pointing out however that since the 1st April 1989 all works on the internet are the copyrighted property of their creator. Might be worth looking into the Berne convention.
06 October at 19:52 · Like · 5 people
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Its been lovely talking with you Danny, you take care and we wish you all the best 🙂
06 October at 20:31 · Like
Barbara Williams WOW
08 October at 16:40 · Like
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos ?:) thanks Barbara Williams – are you getting married in the next 12 months?
08 October at 20:22 · Like
Timothy Keila hehehehhehehehhe
08 October at 20:41 · Like
Timothy Keila Film by you !!!! ohhh
08 October at 20:41 · Like
Lisa Penrose Echoing Danny’s superb comments about copyright and professionalism, I saw the advert you posted https://www.odesk.com/jobs/Edit-videos_~~b2a8863a5c9006cc?source=rss&_redirected – and I find it astonishing that you think ripping off Shoot It Yourself’s videos to be ‘re-branded’ as your own is ‘legal’! Also, rigging your Facebook likes and using Shoot It Yourself’s own illustrations – http://www.shoot-it-yourself.co.uk/ – of the stick men (which I personally saw the director of SIY draw herself!) on your website is in no way acceptable.

Luckily your website doesn’t give any impression of quality. As for your claims of being cheaper – your prices are actually hundreds of pounds more expensive! What a joke.

Again, I don’t see the problem with creating a business to do a similar service – just have the creativity and intelligence to come up with your own text, drawings and video edits!

Oh, and learn how to use spell checker while you’re at it.
Monday at 20:18 · Unlike · 2 people
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Hiya Lisa darling this as nothing whatsoever to do with us. Lisa – we don’t even have a website yet dafty so I don’t what you have seen but its not our website is it?? bless ya getting all stressy with us. I guess you work for them too? You both do sound so stressed with things – its hard building up a business isn’t it 🙁 I hope everything works out well for you and things start getting better soon. You take care 🙂 xxx
Monday at 20:59 · Like
Lisa Penrose No, I don’t work for them, just a good friend! And your website http://www.24by7freelancers.com/film/index.html
DOES rip off Shoot It Yourself. Not stressed, just think that integrity and professionalism is important for business.
Monday at 21:05 · Unlike · 1 person
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos hello again – thats not our site my darling 🙂 xx
Monday at 21:11 · Like
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Our site will be completed in the next few days so you can see for yourself 🙂 xx
Monday at 21:13 · Like
Lisa Penrose A website that’s titled ‘Film By You’ and says they use Engine House editing suit [sic] as per your own description on the info section of this fbook page – I think it is! … Looking forward to hearing about the legal case coming your way.

Thanks ‘darling’!
Monday at 21:18 · Unlike · 1 person
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Hello once more 🙂 I beleive this site was created by the people we first hired to design our site. We sacked them after a week due to a number of problems. We are not responsible for anything they have on their site – you will need to take it up with them 🙂 xx
Monday at 21:23 · Like
Film By You – Edited By Us – Wedding Videos Anything else Lisa? You really do seem like you have a lot to get off your chest tonight? Im guessing things arnt going too well for shoot-it-yourself as you seem really worried about us been in competition. Im sure it will all work out for them if they keep up the hard work 🙂 xx
Monday at 21:26 · Like
Lisa Penrose Lol – no, actually www.shoot-it-yourself.co.uk are doing really well, all their hard work and amazing skills are creating unique and wonderful memories for their client’s special day. As I said before, fair competition is not an issue, it’s just disgraceful when things are ripped off and lazily botched together in a hurry to jump on the back of a really successful company. Thought any potential clients of yours should be aware!
Monday at 21:39 · Unlike · 1 person
Elaine Borges-Ibañez I can add my comments to these stream too…This Facebook Page stole one of my photos and passed it off as its own by pasting THEIR web address over MY fun wedding picture in huge letters. We also shot the video for that bride, so can categorically state that no other professional – or otherwise video camera was present on the day. I also find it very naive that you undervalue the actual knowledge and ability to shoot acceptable, steady and creative footage using a professional HD video camera, so can only pity the gullible brides and grooms that end up relying on your services. xx Reel Life Photos
4 minutes ago · Unlike · 1 person

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Hi Elaine,

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We have removed or disabled access to the third-party or user-generated content you have reported to us for violating our Statement of Rights & Responsibilities.

If you have additional infringements to report, please submit a new claim using our forms at:

DMCA (copyright): http://www.facebook.com/legal/copyright.php?copyright_notice=1

Other IP (non-copyright): http://www.facebook.com/legal/copyright.php?noncopyright_notice=1

If you have any further questions, please visit the Intellectual Property section of our Help Center at the following address:

http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=439

Thanks for contacting Facebook,

Marissa
User Operations
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—–Original Message to Facebook—–
From: elaine@weddingphotos-video.co.uk
To:
Subject: Copyright Notification Complaint: #208726459193156

Name: Elaine Borges-Ibanez
Postal address: 64 Alexandra Crescent
Dewsbury
WF13 4HL
Telephone: +44 1924 430115
Email: elaine@weddingphotos-video.co.uk
Identify the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.: http://weddingphotos-video.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/fun-wedding-picture.jpg
Identify the content on our site that you claim infringes your copyright.: http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/312290_120818241355735_120640051373554_94295_280837211_n.jpg
Where does the infringing content appear on our site? Please provide URLs to help us locate the content you are reporting.: https://www.facebook.com/FilmByYou
How does the content infringe your rights?: These are professional photos by me ( Reel Life Photos), and this company is pretending that it is THEIR work! See the whole wedding on my Blog here… http://weddingphotos-video.co.uk/blog/?p=951
By submitting this notice, you declare that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted content described above, in the manner you have complained of, is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law. You also declare that the information in this notice is accurate. And finally, you declare under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright that is allegedly infringed.: I agree
Electronic Signature: Elaine Borges-Ibanez

—–End Original Message to Facebook—–

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