A fun, minimalist wedding

Minimalist Wedding Ideas

With a chic Watters dress and blush succulent florals

A chic, minimalist dress from Wtoo by Watters headlined this simple, joyful celebration

A simple and elegant blush palette was selected for the florals and a dusty blue for the bridesmaids. No amount of English summer rain was going to stop this couple from enjoying the natural beauty of their chosen venue. Sheer joy and huge amounts of fun were the main characteristics of this celebration!

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Photographer: lizbakerphotography.co.uk

Film Lab: Southsun.co

Venue: https://mappertonweddings.com

Flowers: https://www.theenglishflorist.co.uk

Dress: https://www.watters.com/

Rentals: https://taddlefarmtents.co.uk/

Make-up: https://makeupbybeckyflynn.com/

Hair: https://www.bridalhairbyrosanne.co.uk/

Catering: https://hungrymule.co.uk/

A Mapperton Wedding

by Liz Baker Photography | Wedding planning, Weddings

A Mapperton Wedding

At Dorset’s finest estate

A modern, relaxed, stylish wedding at mapperton estate

At their Mapperton wedding, this couple seamlessly blended an Orthodox crowning ceremony with their own modern, relaxed style.

Featuring a string quartet, personalised vows in front of the Orangery, cocktails around the fountain, a choreographed first dance, and a sunset shoot in the same spot where Far from the Madding Crowd and Emma (the one with Gwyneth Paltrow) were filmed.

With planning and co-ordination by Rosie Barrett Events.

Fine Art Film Wedding Photographer | Liz Baker Photography

Photographer: lizbakerphotography.co.uk

Film Lab: https://southsun.co

Planning: https://www.rosiebarrett.co.uk/

Venue: Mapperton Weddings https://mappertonweddings.com

Flowers: The English Florist https://www.theenglishflorist.co.uk

Dresses: Kenneth Winston, ASOS

Rentals: Taddle Farm Tents, Linen & Lace, The White Chair Co, The W Collection

Cake: Angel Cake Company

Make-up Artist: Sam Basham

Hair: Sarah Roberts

Celebrant: Fanfare Ceremonies

Paper goods: Penelope Margot Designs

Catering: Hungry Mule

Video: Wild Love Films

Dogminder: Venery Lodge Boarding Kennels

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Wedding Anniversary Party Ideas

by Liz Baker Photography | Anniversaries

Wedding anniversary party ideas

I’ve already shared a few wedding anniversary party ideas from this lovely celebration over on my Instagram feed. I thought it was time to share some more images from this beautiful house party.

Wedding anniversary party ideas vary widely of course. But how about this for an elegant way to celebrate?

Capture the castle

This couple held a high tea reception, followed by a dinner party. Some guests also stayed on in the beautiful accommodation at the private castle in Devon.

I was asked to capture the castle, the guests arriving at the celebration, and the scenes which followed.

This one-year anniversary dinner was hosted at Shute Barton. Shute was built in the mid-15th century and today it is recognised as one of the more important surviving non-fortified manor houses of the Middle Ages.

Celebrate the small things

Every year is a milestone worth celebrating. We don’t always hire castles and throw dinner parties of course! But it is good to mark the occasion somehow, and get it captured. Whether it’s just the two of you, or whether welcoming family and friends to share your achievement.

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Wedding planning in the modern era

by Liz Baker Photography | Wedding planning

Wedding planning: trend or tradition?

Wedding planning trends suggest traditions are out, or at least at an all-time low. Couples planning their wedding in 2019 celebrate how they want, eat what they love, wear what they like. And quite rightly so.

But wedding plans can draw inspiration from time-worn traditions. And some couples may treasure a particular tradition for reasons personal to themselves.

Unique to you

Perhaps you’re ready to throw out the father of the bride’s speech. Maybe you’d love to abandon cutting the cake (or chuck the cake completely?). Or do you even stand on the brink of buying a black wedding gown?

It can also be fun during your wedding planning to consider the history of some of the more old-school aspects of weddings. In the end you should of course go ahead and choose what actually suits you in the 21st century.

Something Blue

“Something Blue” is one surprisingly enduring tradition that still features in many couples’ wedding planning. It has survived through frequent adaptation over the years to remain a popular touch for many brides and their families.

It is one of four things that brides were to wear on their person on their wedding day. Almost 150 years ago, folklore thought to originate in the Northwest of England told that these four things would bring luck, prosperity and a successful marriage:

Something old,
something new,
something borrowed,
something blue.

Fifty shades of blue

According to the custom, something blue represents faithfulness. It was often the garter which was blue, but more recently the tradition has been to sew a ribbon or scrap of fabric inside the wedding dress. Meghan Markle wore a blue dress on the blind date where she met Prince Harry, and later famously had it sewn into her Givenchy gown.

Blue shoes have been popular over recent years, and general pops of blue in the details of a wedding design have become a classic, iconic look. Grooms have joined the fray with their own Something Blue bowties, socks and suits.

It may be that after all, blue is such a good accent colour that this is a custom worth adapting. So take care not to throw out the blue baby with the tradition bathwater! Here are a few stylish ways to incorporate something blue into your wedding…

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Wedding Planning | Something Blue | Liz Baker Fine Art Photography

Mother of the Bride in Blue

Groom’s blue tweed suit

Delicate blue Nigella (Love in a Mist) in a bridal bouquet

Blue backdrops for your details

Pale blue crockery for the table

Blue wedding favours, such as these boxes of handmade chocolates

Suited in blue

Blue letterpress wedding invitation

Blue tulle bridal separates

Blue wedding car

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Blue trailing silk ribbons on the bouquet

Sapphires in the engagement ring

London Wedding in a Library

by Liz Baker Photography | Weddings

Winter London Wedding

In a Library on Pall Mall

This winter wedding was rich with berry red, gold and green tones. The style was kept simple and classic, allowing the vibrancy of the venue and the couple’s style and personalities to shine.

I love to indulge my passion for architecture and interiors. History is full of fascination for me, be it through paintings, sculpture or buildings – perfect for me as a London wedding photographer.

This London wedding beautifully referenced the careers of the bride and groom with its setting of a private library. Both being university professors there was no better place to celebrate their union than an antique library stocked to the rafters with leather-bound books.

Portraits were shot in the garden of the Pall Mall Club, overlooked by iconic Georgian London townhouses. Afternoon golden hour afforded a few extra shots on the balcony.