The first wedding we chanced upon in Stavanger, as the bride and groom were coming out of the church
We were in Norway to photograph and video a lovely Norwegian bride’s Muslim wedding, but the day after we had finished, we took the chance to have half a day of and to take the train from Sandnes to Stavanger. Within minutes we had chanced upon a wedding, as the bride and groom exited the church, surrounded by all their guests. I just couldn’t resist the temptation to grab a few shots from a distance…
The bride and groom are just visible amongst the crowd lining their path from the church
The bride and groom walk off with one of their bridesmaids holding the bride's train
This Nordic bride had a very different style - rather like a whimsical Maid Marion - and was carrying the most wedding bouquet!
Such a warm friendly bride - with a wonderful smile - and I wasn't even her wedding photographer!
Wedding pics from the Ice Hotel in Sweden, Cap Lazare in the Seychelles, and an Asian wedding
I love all kinds of weddings, anywhere in the world, and have been fortunate to have shared many, many interesting couples exciting weddings from Australia to Pakistan to Scotland, and many countries in between in 5 different continents. Just a glimpse of possibilities… am sure your wedding would be amazing too, so get in touch if these pics inspire you. xx Elaine
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
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
The Ice Hotel glows an icy blue, leaving the people like silhouetted Lowrey figures
The bride's brothers dressed as groomsmen despite the below zero temperatures
Ice hotel warm accommodation
getting ready for the wedding: bride's father doing bride's sister's hair & bride's mother
wedding dress, flowers, fluffy wrap, and champagne
Almost ready...Mascara on ...then slipping into her wedding dress - with a bit of help ..
big smiles as Zoe is ready for her Ice Hotel wedding at last.
Capes on, so its out to brave the bitter cold...brrrrrr!
This is it! Minus 15 outside, minus 5 inside the Ice Hotel.
This monumental snow arch is an engineering feat in itself, but today marks the start of Zoe & Steve's new life together
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.
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
The elated couple kiss as Sami music reverberates throughout the Ice Chapel.
Soft light glows throughout, bringing the ice sculptures to life, echoing the couple's solemn vows, in harmony with the world.
The Ice Hotel Chapel fill with warmth as kisses and hugs envelope the frozen families..
wedding photos of bride and sister, bride and mum, bride and groom inside the Ice Chapel
I can honestly say this is the first time I have photographed the throwing of the bouquet inside the Ice Chapel!
bridal party silhouetted outside the Ice Hotel entrance, ice glasses with hot lingonberry juice inside Absolut Ice Bar .
pics inside the Absolut Ice Bar
the magical atmosphere inside the Absolut Ice Bar works wonderfully for wedding photos
The Ice Hotel works its magic!
The background is from one of the Art Bedrooms in the Ice Hotel, but the photos are inside the Absolut Ice Bar
Zoe and her dashing groom Steve!
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!
Just love the Sleeping Beauty pic in the polar bear art bedroom!
Even the blue colour makes me feel cold, but the atmosphere is electric!
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
These Creole dancers performed in pitch black outside on the helipad by the sea at Lauren and Trevor’s Seychelles wedding reception. There was an official videographer there too (Michel T) , so this is just a basic clip I shot for myself (as the wedding photographer) on my Canon 5 D Mark II whilst also shooting photos.
Levana – aged 9 and a half – was my little assistant using one of my “big” cameras and two different “L” (top of the range) lenses during the first part of this wedding, up to the end of the beach ceremony, and several of her photos have been included by the bride and groom in this storybook wedding album. She has been coming with me on wedding shoots since she was three , so know what to do, though its only in the past two years she has been allowed to use one of my professional cameras to participate in the photography.
This wedding was also videoed by Michel – a professional cameraman in the Seychelles. He can be contacted on +2482510972 and his son Damien took over the assisting role once we arrived at the wedding reception venue. Some of his photos have also been included, so many thanks to both my young assistants. xx Elaine
Sometimes I feel that wedding photographers are frightened of colour and dull everything down to muted tones and plain black and white throughout. That might be appropriate for some weddings in the UK and for certain couple’s tastes, but when in an exotic or vibrant environment, its a shame to somehow avoid colour! Having lived in Greece for 8 years where I brought up my family, I soaked up the Mediterranean light which in turn formed my artistic vision through my oil paintings and line drawings of people, and photography too.
I doubt Kate and William had a better wedding than this, though they did honeymoon in the Seychelles too!
Lauren and Trevor hand in hand at the end of their beach wedding ceremony
wedding party arrives at Cap Lazare
The little pictures show details of the personalised coconut-shell cups the welcome drinks were served in decorated by star fruit. the tropical leaves overlaid with white Frangipani flowers following the theme of green dresses for the bridesmaids, and banana crisps wrapped in funnels of banana leaves. Absolutely fantastic!
bride and groom make their official entrance to their reception at Cap Lazare
I originally designed these with the images of the bride and groom to the left and to the right in a slightly smaller size, as believe space surrounding the images is important to display the photos better, but always listen to bride and groom’s personal views and preferences so this is a revised version to suit their tastes.
groom's sister Katherine plays a delightful flute recital for the wedding guests at the start of the wedding reception
Love the emotional hug from the groom for his sister after the flute performance while their Mum applauds and smiles with happiness too. All the bridesmaids had Frangipani flowers in their hair too, so overlaid this lovely image of Katherine onto a picture of the red flowers used.
Three loving sisters with their three loving partners
Under the above photo here is of a sunlit dark green pool surrounded by palm tree fronds at the entrance to this Seychelles wedding venue at Cap Lazare in Mahe. I really wanted to photograph the bride lying on the smooth undulating rocks at the side of this pool but it had rained heavily during our drive from the beach wedding ceremony to the reception venue, so it wasn’t to be…
bride's family who travelled mainly from the UK for the wedding in the Seychelles
happy moments before the wedding breakfast
Trevor’s Dad Emmanuel loved the idea of a pic that showed the blue sky above palm trees here
Groom's friendly family in the Seychelles
more of the groom's lovely family over clasped hands uniting both sides
Trevor and Lauren made this very creative seating plan board over a map of Mahe
photos of beautiful memories and giant shell in the Seychelles wedding venue loo
Lauren and Trevor found us on Facebook a year ago and clicked “Like” on Reel Life Photos Facebook Page. They are such a lovely couple I thoroughly enjoyed giving them a pre-wedding engagement portrait session in Sheffield. They had their honeymoon on one of the lovely islands in the Seychelles following their beach wedding on Mahe.
Little wedding photographer Levana and I both covered their Seychelles wedding and at the reception venue in Cap Lazare, we were joined by Damien, another young wedding photographer but from the Seychelles.
The couple chose to get married in the Seychelles as the groom’s family are all from there, and decided on April as it is usually the driest month. However on the wedding day, the beach wedding nearly didn’t happen as the clouds decided to to drop their load on the individually embroidered towels laid out on the beach with personalised white paper fans! The downpour stopped just long enough for the ceremony and a few pics before letting loose again with renewed vigour as we drove the half-hour’s ride to the wedding venue at Cap Lazare.
wedding car waiting to take bride Seychelles beach
Groom adjusting his bandanna
Guests shelter in the shade before the beach wedding ceremony starts.
bride and her Mum walking down Frangipani flower- strewn beach aisle
The wedding ceremony begins
Novel location to sign the register…on a rock on the beach!
Mystical bride gazing pensively out to sea
Just married!
Confetti tropical style
magical canopy of tropical foliage envelopes the newly-weds
The dried flower confetti accentuates Lauren’s trailing silk wedding dress as she glides over the sand under a canopy of tropical trees. Paradise!
Time for a hug!
True Love on a magical Island
Lauren smiles as she looks up at her newly-wed husband Trevor
wedding reception venue at Cap Lazare
official arrival of the bride and groom at Cap Lazare
Katherine gives her brother a hug
Loving bride and groom
Glowing love
private moment at Cap Lazare
the open-sided wedding venue is ideal for the reception meal
first dance on the helipad at night lit only by one video light
Groomsmen outside the Ice Hotel Chalets before wedding
Ice Hotel Chalet no. 56 with bride's Stepmum by the door
wedding prep in Ice Hotel Chalet
The Snow Queen's wedding dress, bouquet and Champagne
The bride's father hugs his little girl
Make-up done, its time to get the wedding dress on and go...
Almost ready...
Bride looks on as her sister gets a hug from their stepmum
Ice Hotel bride ties her Mum's cape as they prepare to set off for the wedding
Contact Elaine if you are planning your exciting wedding abroad – be it icy as above, or hot and exotic – we travel anywhere for lovely people’s weddings(lovely on the inside that is…) see our main site http://www.reellifephotos.co.uk or our Contact Us Page
The Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi is a feat of engineering, creativity and solid determination. It glows out of the semi-darkness, attracting international visitors like moths to a flame.
Ice Hotel wedding guests
Wedding inside Ice Chapel in Sweden
Sleeping Beauty
magical light in Ice Hotel Art Bedroom
Drinks at the Absolute Ice Bar in Sweden
silhouetted Ice Hotel bride and groom
Tip of the Iceberg
Magical mood twirl
Zoe and her Mum in the Ice Hotel Absolut Ice Bar
Bride’s parents inside the Absolut Ice Bar in Sweden
Bride Zoe’s sister Clare in the Ice Hotel
Colourful drinks at the Absolut Ice Bar in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
Zoe and Amelia
snowballs inside Absolut Ice Bar
Groom in uniform at the Absolut Ice Bar in Sweden
Bride and Groom sitting around a pretend fire in an Ice Hotel Bedroom
Ice Hotel Art Bedroom
Ice Hotel Art Bedroom
Best Man and Groom at Ice Hotel Wedding
Ice Hotel Art Bedroom
Ice Hotel Art Bedroom 2010
Contact Elaine if you are planning your exciting wedding abroad – be it icy as above, or hot and exotic – we travel anywhere for lovely people’s weddings (lovely on the inside that is…) see our main site http://www.reellifephotos.co.uk or our Contact Us Page
Despite the stormy sky at the start of the day, and the raindrops unloaded from the dark clouds at the beginning of the day, sun and romance were in the air in equal measures, at this beautiful couple’s wedding today at Nissi Beach in Cyprus.
Loving couple kiss at sunset in Cyprus
Late evening sunlight casts a warm glow on newly-weds at Nissi beach in Cyprus
Their storybook wedding album included photos from a post wedding shoot along the beach, when the couple decided to change into cooler clothes, something well worth considering if you are getting married in Cyprus in the middle of the summer, as temperatures can be in the upper 30’s!
