Mon Annie Cakes

by Liz Baker Photography | Branding, Wedding planning

Mon Annie Cakes

A love for baking mixed up with an outpouring of creativity.

It was such fun to finally meet this legend of the wedding cake world, Fen, and her loyal driver & husband Segun. I captured the exquisite edible flowers and details on this stunning Mon Annie cake, and its set up in the cake room at Brympton House.

Photography https://lizbakerphotography.co.uk

Film lab https://www.southsun.co/

Cakes https://monanniecakes.com/

Venue https://www.brymptonhouse.co.uk/

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Temperley X Coral Inspiration

by Liz Baker Photography | Bridal Fashion, Wedding planning

Temperley & Coral Inspiration

At The White Barn in Somerset

Temperley London + the white barn team = a riot of colour

The White Barn threw open their doors again this Spring to welcome newly-engaged couples. A coral feast for the eyes was laid out across the barn, matched only by the bright pops and sparkle of Alice Temperley’s bridal offerings. Credits below.

Temperley London at The White Barn by Liz Baker Photography

Photography https://lizbakerphotography.co.uk

Film Lab: Southsun.co

Venue: The White Barn at Frogmary Green Farm

Dresses: Temperley London

Flowers: Frogmary Flowers

Styling & rentals: Apple & Bramble Events

Menus: Flick & Flourish

Placecards: Botany & Bloom

Candles: ester & erik

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.

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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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Came House Wedding Venue

by Liz Baker Photography | Inspiration, Venues, Wedding planning

Came House Wedding Venue

With its twinkling chandeliers and Rococo plasterwork, Came is Dorset’s Hidden Gem.

Came is an enchanting Palladian Country House and private estate built in 1754 in the heart of Thomas Hardy’s Dorset, ten minutes from the Jurassic Coast. Came loves a party and was built to entertain and has been a home to friendship, love and laughter for countless guests over the centuries.

Came House Wedding Venue | Liz Baker Photography

Photography https://lizbakerphotography.co.uk

Venue http://www.camehouse.co.uk/

Floral design https://www.marthaandthemeadow.com/

Flowers supplied by https://www.dorsetflowerco.com/

Paper goods https://lauraelizabethpatrick.com/

Silk ribbons https://www.lancasterandcornish.co.uk/

Fragrance: www.chanel.com

Film lab https://www.southsun.co/

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Choosing your photographer

by Liz Baker Photography | Wedding planning

“Wedding Photographers Near Me”

Did you know that “wedding photographers near me” is a top Google search term?

Yet many or most wedding photographers will offer to cover weddings all over their country – or even their continent. Indeed half my enquiries are from couples marrying more than 50 miles away from my studio. So why are couples looking further afield for their photographer? Often they’re looking for a particular style, or shopping for the best price, or just have a global/travel mindset.

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Beautiful Almonry Barn, just 15 minutes’ drive from my studio.

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Quality of service

The key to my approach to wedding photography is to offer a high-quality experience and service to my couples. Something that can seriously hamper this is not knowing the local area, or travelling several hours on the morning of a wedding. The chances of getting lost or getting stuck in traffic increase the further the travel distance required. With a local wedding photographer, you can rule out these two problems.

When choosing your wedding photographer the paramount factor is of course how you feel when you view their photos. When you look at the photos you should feel a connection, and be able to visualise yourself in those photos. This should always be the most important influence on your choice.

But coming a close second should be the level of service they offer – including their reliability, organisation and punctuality. If a photographer is travelling a long way to a wedding, couples should ask what steps they are taking to ensure they will be punctual and prepared.

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Stunning Brympton House, just 15 minutes’ drive from my studio.

Traffic problems

You might be shocked by the number of wedding photographers who do not allow for (predictable) traffic delays on a wedding morning. I’m a member of a number of photographer-only Facebook groups. Don’t get me wrong, it’s right to use these contacts and of course emergencies do happen. But it occurred to me recently how often traffic delays seem to come up, and how this could be avoided by booking a wedding photographer near your venue.

For this reason the venues I partner with are all a 30-minute drive from me, or less. I will be there with bags of time to spare. I always aim to arrive at least an hour before the agreed time, and because I live so close I know I can achieve this.

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Handsome Pennard House, just 30 minutes’ drive from my studio.

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When you type wedding photographers near me or the name of your venue into Google, I recommend using the Google Map it loads up. Take a look through the local photographers’ websites, linked in blue on the right of each listing. Enlarge the map box and zoom into the map to see more photographers in the area.

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Enlarge and zoom into the Google Map to reveal more local photographers

Peace of mind

If you simply cannot find the right photographer near your venue, check you’re happy with their plans for being fresh enough to shoot your wedding. I don’t like to drive more than one hour on a wedding morning – and 1.5 hours is my maximum. It’s not rocket science to expect busy traffic on UK roads. It may sound alarming but some photographers are counting on your wedding prep time as a buffer! I’ll be leaving at the crack of dawn to allow more than double the travel time to take in any delays. Your wedding prep is a key part of your day and should not be sacrificed.

For UK weddings beyond that 1.5 hour drive I will be treating them like destination weddings. That means I will be booking into a B&B the night before (and probably the night after too for a safe drive home). Bear this in mind, and consider that an extra £100 or so is not much to add to the package price. It buys you peace of mind, knowing that your photographer will be well-rested and on-time.

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The Orangery at Charlton House Spa Hotel, just 30 minutes’ drive from my studio.

Beautiful Wedding Venues just 30 minutes away from me

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Searching “wedding photographers near me” is popular for good reasons. I welcome all types of enquiries for weddings local to me. Are you planning a wedding at one of the venues listed, or a garden wedding in Somerset? I would love to hear about your plans. You can also get my guide to planning your own fine art wedding sent to you completely free – when you request your no-obligation, personalised quote.

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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…

Don’t forget, you can get my guide to planning your own fine art wedding sent to you completely free, along with your no-obligation, personalised quote.

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