Cake, cake, cake!

Well what can I say. I love cake and I see some very special ones. The grand, the simple, the lovingly made by Auntie, the querky, the striking, but all of them wonderful.

Difficult to choose, but here are some of my favourites from 2012.

Loved these cute elephants on Hannah & Richard's cake at their wedding at South Farm, Cambridgeshire. 

 Louise and Gareth chose two cakes for their special day and both very different!  The one adorned with flowers was made by The Cake Fairy in Reading. www.thecakefairy.com and the very unusual Pork Pie cake was made by Wilsons butchers also in Reading. www.wilsonsbutchers.co.uk.

Cheese cakes make a great alternative. Seems to be popular with the gentlemen at weddings, some nice cheese and biscuits to round off the meal.

Let's go Italian. The centrepiece of Vikki and Matt's wedding breakfast at Westmill Farm, Hertfordhirse was a very traditional Italian cake dripping with chocolate and strawberries and I think a little hint of alcohol!

This stunning cake was made by We Want Cake, www.wewantcake.co.uk for Ruth & James back in May at Manor of Groves.

Simple but stunning and beautifully presented on a butchers block, this cake at Sarah & Jack's wedding at Three Lakes, Westmill Farm, near Ware Hertfordshire tied in beautifully with the rustic, tree theme.

Wow! Dinosaurs ruled the day and this cake certainly made for an exciting centrepiece at Natalie & Gary's wedding at Offley Place, Hertfordshire.

This sumptuous display was made by Mr Cake. www.mrcake.co.uk for Ali & Jeremy's wedding at South Farm, Cambridgeshire. So much choice, they were all yummy!

Cupcakes were still very much in vogue this year from the vintage to football.

 The bride herself made this amazing vintage collection for her wedding at Hedsor House in Surrey. Contact Laura at www.hundredsandthousands.co.uk for more details.

 Nicola and Robin who were married at Tewin Bury Fram in Hertfordshire chose this beautiful fruit cake. 

A family friend supplied this chocolate sensation for the wedding of Ruth & James in Hertfordshire. Please contact me for more details. www.parkwinphotography.co.uk.

Gorgeous details.

Simple and delicate.

A member of the family gave this cake as a gift to Catherine and Ben at their lovely country wedding in Dorset back in May. Very personal, very lovely.

Well those were some of my favourites. Have fun choosing your cake for your special day.

For further details of any of these cakes, please contact me. Details available on my website. www.parkwinphotography.co.uk.

Karen.



Christmas Wedding

Very excited to read the lovely feature in Brides Etc magasine this month about Kelly & Dave's wedding in Hertford followed by reception at Fanhams Hall. They are such a lovely couple and I was delighted to photograph their very romantic Christmas wedding last year.. http://issuu.com/bridesetcmagazine/docs/be16_for_web

Also take a look at the wonderful suppliers that made everything look so beautiful.

Brilliant DJ and amazing lighting.. LoveLight Entertainment. www.lovelightentertainment.com
Gorgeous flowers from Halo Blossom. www.haloblossom.com
Staionery. James at popcorn for your Eyes. www.popcornforyoureyes.com

Stunning video created by Richard at White Dress Film.   www.whitedressfilms.co.uk

Looking forward to this years Christmas weddings. It's my favourite time of year.

Dinosaur Day

Yes Dinosaurs were the theme for Natalie & Gary's wedding at Offley Place near Hitchin, Hertfordshire in August 2012.

The reading during the ceremony was from this book by Edward Monkton.

It was a lovely day, so everyone could stay outside and relax in the beautiful grounds.

Natalie & Gary wanted a very relaxed day so, as with all my couples, we had visited the venue beforehand and I had taken some photos so that they were perfectly at ease. This meant that on the day instead of me taking them away from their guests for along time for a photshoot, the happy couple could have a stroll in the garden, a bit of quiet time for themselves, whilst I took pictures from a distance. This was them on their wedding day, not overly posed shots.

The staff at Offley Place did an amazing job turning the ceremony room round so quickly for the wedding breakfast.

After the first dance everyone went back outside to enjoy the warm August evening.

Then back inside for some serious dancing.

Natalie & Gary kindly wrote this testimonial.

Hi Karen

Thanks so much for the pictures, they are terrific :o)

Please feel free to put the below testimonial anywhere you choose:
 

We’d heard a few disaster stories from friends about their wedding photos so we met several photographers beforehand as we wanted to get it right. Karen was definitely the best photographer we could have chosen. As soon as we met her we realised how professional she is, but also so friendly and easy going. The last thing we wanted was to feel bossed around and we knew this wouldn’t be the case with Karen. Karen was very thorough establishing exactly what sort of photos we wanted, and for us we wanted as informal as possible. We met up at the venue 1 month prior to the wedding to work out exactly where we wanted particular photos (at no extra cost). This was really helpful and Karen even brought a bouquet I could practice holding which in hindsight was such a good idea! On the day of the wedding Karen was so discreet you hardly realised she was there. After the wedding, the photos were put together in a personalised dvd case which looks absolutely stunning. Karen is amazing at capturing the moment/mood – lots of laughter shots which we love. Karen stayed until it was dark outside, which meant we got even more atmospheric photos – just great. Karen is a fantastic photographer and you really can’t go wrong if you decide to hire her for any event.

Thanks again and all the best
Natalie and Gary

Thank you Natalie & Gary, it was a pleasure.