It was a very moody winter morning on the 1st of December. The morning of Elena & Russell’s wedding. I woke up to take their wedding photos that day and was praying for better weather.

The clock ticked closer to the ceremony and the sky slowly got brighter and the rain stopped. We even got clips of blue sky. A stunning day for a winter wedding in Ealing at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.

It was a small intimate wedding with their 4 guests and me as their wedding photographer. They had booked one of the stunning rooms at the manor with its hand painted green wall papers and wood floor. The room is absolutely stunning. The ceremony was beautiful and lots of emotions of happiness.

I will share the full day soon with you, here are some sneak peek photos from the day. I hope you like them as much as I do.

Hugs
Veronica x

Meet Sara & Daniel a couple from the North of Spain, who loves adventures and a good time. A very relaxed and fun couple, we had so much fun during our engagement shoot. We spoke about food, culture and of course their wedding plans.

We met up in Notting Hill to capture the colourful buildings and to get the London streets into the photos. As London is a big part of their lives I felt like it was a great location for them. I had them walking across the zebra crossing and in front of one of the colourful buildings. having them dance and laugh and cuddle up. It was so much fun.

We took a little journey with chats all about their wedding and their Spanish culture towards Victoria park where Daniel proposed to Sara. We came up to the pergola and I had them dance again and lean into each other and look deep into each other eyes. I love letting my couples fall deep into their own little bubble.

We did the whole proposal again and I captured it for them, it was lovely even if it wasn’t the real proposal.

I had them walking on the colourful bridge and of course, we took close-ups and details of the ring. The final was to go to one of the grass fields and have them sit down and get close to each other. They did so well and it was so easy to guide them forward to pose and have some fun. They did extremely well.

I am so happy to have met them and can’t wait to hear more about their wedding plans.

We took a little journey with chats all about their wedding and their Spanish culture towards Victoria park where Daniel proposed to Sara. We came up to the pergola and I had them dance again and lean into each other and look deep into each other eyes. I love letting my couples fall deep into their own little bubble.
We did the whole proposal again and I captured it for them, it was lovely even if it wasn’t real.

I had them walking on the colourful bridge and of course, we took close-ups and details of the ring. The final was to go to one of the grass fields and have them sit down and get close to each other. They did so well and it was so easy to guide them forward to pose and have some fun. They did extremely well.

I am so happy to have met them and can’t wait to hear more about their wedding plans.

Yvonne & Stephen had a small wedding this Tuesday at Hackney Town Hall, with their nearest family and friends. It was my pleasure to be the one capturing their ceremony. We definitely had the weather on our side, it was raining the whole day before but, Yay, the sun was out for us.

Full gallery will be with you shortly with their story. x

They almost got married once before this time, she even arrived at the hotel Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross the day before her wedding was supposed to take place and Boris made an announcement and she had to postpone with less than 24 hours before getting married. Tears and lots of calls and rearranging had to be done but finally, the day came. 3rd time around and it finally happened, they got married. Congratulations Shaya and Sameer, it was a pleasure capturing their day. A beautiful wedding day with their closest family and friends.

The ceremony was very simple and beautiful, I love simplicity. The candles in the room and the family seated around was a nice feeling and the atmosphere was on top. They were also live-streaming the whole ceremony which was amazing and it’s perfect for those who couldn’t make it.

This was a short shoot for me of 3 hours with a few photos of the bride getting ready, ceremony, portraits, a few photos of mingling and cutting the cake with group photos.

After the ceremony, the guests congratulated the couple and went out for some delicious buffet of food, while I took the bride and groom away for their portraits. The amazing portraits were taken at the from of the hotel with the beautiful arch and its simple white colour. What do you think of them? Of course, we had to capture some photos with some greenery too, which we did before going to meet their guests again.

The DJ was playing and the entrance of them walking out at the terrace of the hotel was amazing, everyone cheered and took pictures and it was a great moment to capture. It was a great atmosphere and the sun was shining it couldn’t have been better. The sparkler and champagne were popped and the cake got cut and the group photos got taken. I left a little while after and it was with a great smile I walked away for them to continue dancing the evening and night away.

This was a short shoot due to their budget that had been cut each time the postponing happened and it’s ok. I am happy because we managed to capture exactly what they wanted the most and wished for and made it work. I am so thankful for all the love they have given me after seeing their photos and how happy they are for my service.

I can’t be happier.

Happy Wednesday everyone and has a great evening.

Veronica xx

The weddings are now back in full swing and I can’t be more excited. It’s a blessing and I am so happy for everyone in the industry. I had the pleasure to capture Sameer and Shaya’s small but very beautiful wedding the other weekend. It took place at Crowne Plaza, Gerrards Cross, a beautiful hotel. I will tell you all about it in the full post that will be with you soon. They are a gorgeous couple, aren’t they?!

I am getting very booked up now and if you are interested to secure your wedding photographer I would recommend going ahead and be quick don’t sit and wait. There is many of you brides and grooms to be that are reaching out so don’t hesitate to give me a call or an email. Info at the contact page.

I hope to be hearing from you soon.

Early last Saturday was the day for our engagement photo session, I had my alarm set for 6 am to leave the house by around 8 am latest, I know you guys probably are thinking why would she get up that early. That’s basically because I hate to stress in the morning and want to be able to get ready slowly with a good breakfast and a fresh coffee. If you want to impress me show up with a fresh coffee, hihi.

It was the day of Prince Philip’s funeral so we had to change our schedule a little, to make sure we would make it perfect. We met at Westminster bridge to start the session. The weather was perfect we had the blue sky with the good morning sun looking over the bridge and London eye. We started off with some simple poses and then went on dancing and twirling for a little. Which turned out amazing, what a beautiful couple Christa and Juan are.

They have lived in London for a few years now, Christa is from the USA and Juan is from Nicaragua, they have a connection that Christa’s mother is from Nicaragua too, which is fantastic. They meet up on a Friday for drinks and it quickly extended to a whole weekend and they haven’t looked back since that day. I can honestly understand why they really suit each other and we had lots of fun. Christ is a very funny girl with lots of character. Juan a little harder to get smiles from him but we managed to get a few.

Because they are leaving London to move to Nicaragua the session we planned the session after a few of London’s landmarks. Not Big Ben because of the renovation that makes it look so sad. We choose London Eye, a red telephone box, St James Park, Buckingham Palace, we accidentally passed one pub that their friend owns and we snapped a few photos there and at last at Albert bridge.

It was a really good day and I loved the time spent with them, I hope that I will keep in touch with them and get to see how their future is going.

They won because that they wanted a more different shoot due to leaving the country and I saw the opportunity to shoot the landmarks and make it a bit more touristy but fun. We had some good chats and a coffee on the journey and it was one of the best moments that weekend.

How would your engagement photo session look like? Where would it take place? Leave a comment below I would love to read and Psst... there is a new competition.

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Covent Garden is another great spot for your engagement photos, especially now when the blooming season is in full swing. It has many spots to shoot at and also a nice park for a stroll. We had some good chats and laughs. I will tell you more soon, here is a little sneak peek. Let me know what you think.

A few days ago in the early morning was spent with Marcia and Kris. The cold wind but the blue sky and sun were out. We met up at The Garden Hill & Pergola for their engagement photo session that they won in my competition. Here is a sneak peek for you to enjoy.

P.S if you haven’t been to The Garden Hill & Pergola it’s a must.

I could write a whole book about Ffion & Colin, they are a strong couple with a lot of character and loaded with amazing and funny stories. We really clicked and had so much fun during our photo session and zoom calls, we could have been speaking for hours. It’s a great feeling to be clicking with your clients and feel like friends and connect more then just business.

They are a couple who laughs a lot and can joke about almost everything. It was so easy to shoot them due to that they are so close and in love that all they did was hug and chat and I only had to give a few simple instructions for their posing. They did a lot by themselves and I am very sure that their wedding photos will turn out stunning.

I thought that we never would make this session happen, the weather was so bad, windy and a rainy day. We took the chance and risk to make it happen anyway and wow we were lucky and made it happen. I am so blessed and happy that it didn’t rain. Yes it was cloudy and the wind made her legs have goosebumps.

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We were walking the streets of Oxford and found a few places to capture their love in a city that they live in and are studying in. It’s a place close to their hearts and will always be special. Ellen did so great in her heels walking over the bumpy roads and doing what she could to get those perfect images which was amazing. I am so grateful for hearing their love story and getting to know them better. They are a very cute and stable couple who have the whole future ahead of them and I wish them all the luck in the future.

The pose above is one of my favourite poses, imagine yourself on your wedding day in your beautiful dress and your husband is lifting you up and you can give him that passionate kiss and having it all captured is the icing on the cake. Also a great way to show off the shoes you are wearing and making them shine, especially if you are wearing a long dress. Let the shoes stand out for a moment.

Out of these images which one is your favourite pose? Keep that one in mind for your session.

Ellen and Joe are both vegetarian or should I say Joe is vegan to be 100% correct so we had some good conversations about food and of course their wedding. He told me how his life changed drastically from when he started his new diet and from being sick now healthy and can skip his old medications. How wonderful and I am so blessed to be hearing this story and to believe that what we eat can have a lot to do with our health. I wanted to point out to take care of your health and keep an eye on what you are eating and drinking. Oh well enough about that.

It’s less than a year until they will get married on a little island outside France, named Herm Island. Check it out if you want. It’s a stunning wedding location if you didn’t know about a beach, yes a beach and a church, so romantic and dreamy. I can’t wait for their wedding to happen. They said that the biggest challenge is to find overnight places for all the guests, but if there is a way there is a will so they have solved it by booking a late night boat taxi to take a few guests back to mainland to stay there for the night. How clever of them, I just hope the people that need to catch that boat do, or if not the beach will be your bed for the night, hihi.

Are you planning your wedding abroad? If so please share your story, planning and ideas with me by email to info@veroj.com
I would love to hear it.

Have a great day and Speak soon, stay tuned for more. xx

Love love and more love in the air. Wow Zoe and Craig did so good. Look at that passion between them and her ring and nails were so perfect.
There will be more coming soon xx

Hi! I hope you are doing well, I wanted to check in and share another sneak peek image of a cute couple. This location in central London is close to my heart with its stunning church building that is very popular for photo shoots. More will come soon. xx

Hey again!

I have another sneak peek for you to enjoy and get inspired by, I know he did a great job making that lift look easy. The whole album will be with you shortly so stay tuned. xx

Yay another full album to post and share with you.

The picnic blanket is laid out on the ground by the water, Laura is wearing her summer hat that gives that perfect look. Chris is putting down their vintage picnic basket with their change of clothes and some grapes and flowers. They sit down and are getting comfortable and chatty, they are sharing the grapes while chatting about their wedding plans. I am there capturing their beautiful moment of love together. The water is like a mirror of the sky with a few ducks swimming around, there are of course a few other people in the park but not that many. The weather is warm but not too hot and it’s just a perfect day for a photo shoot. We can clearly see that here is a lot of love between Laura and Chris and I love it.

Laura and Chris are a gorgeous couple with lots of love between each other. We booked in our session for Virginia Water which is a stunning photo location that has a little bit of everything. We met up in the late evening to have the good light, we were lucky to have a blue sky and sun coming and going. We started off with simple poses with the water in the background which came out nice. It’s a good way to loosen up by starting it simple. We had some really good chats and laughs and walked a bit further around the lake and found this little cute open area by the water where we placed a picnic blanket basket and flowers. Laura had 4 outfits with her to change into during or shoot which isn’t normal. It’s more normal that people bring one change of outfit. To be honest it worked out perfectly and she wasn’t shy to go into the bushes and change. I loved that about them that they were so willing to whatever to capture the best images.

The picnic style is my favourite especially with her hat that made it perfect. I am very happy with the images and so are they. I can’t wait to be capturing their big day and make some more magical images for them. They are having an outdoor wedding so I am very excited due to that it will give me good lighting. Of course it can be a challenge if the weather isn’t on our side, I am confident that it will be on our side that day and make us have a good time with loads of joy.

I love their future plans of going to Australia for a year after their wedding and to see the world and travel around Asia before they settle down, also perfect to enjoy their new marriage. I highly recommend getting married and enjoying your marriage for a little while.

I am glad that you are reading my post and I hope you enjoyed the read and mostly the images. They are once speaking more than my text. I will leave you to enjoy the images and I will move on to retouching some more photos of other happy couples that soon will be married. Keep in touch if you are interested in a session of your own. xx

It is a hot evening day in London and I am walking the street up towards Holland park, there is a lot of people out jogging, cykling, out with their kids and having a good time in the heat. I am out to meet up Natasha and Andy for their engagement photo session that they won in my competition not to long ago. We have been arraigning a time and place. I am walking up a bit early and find a bench to sit down while I wait and get my camera ready. I am a little worried this evening due to that my phone had broken completely, the screen is black and I can only receive calls and answer with my headphones. I pray that it won’t mess up anything that evening of me finding Natasha and Andy. ( of course I have told them in advance my issues). The time is ticking and it’s already the time we should meet, I can feel how I get more and more worried as the time goes on. I am thinking what if they texted me and I can’t see it. As a women we over think everything and of course I did at that moment.

After a few minutes they do show up walking towards me a little late and I can breath out, I am so thankful at that moment that they are here. The sun is shining and I can feel how my mood is changing and I am getting much happier. We have a little chat and start walking into the park. I give them a brief of how the shoot will go and what we will do. We are slowly walking towards the first location where we stop. There is a lot of people passing by and I know that Natasha is a bit nervous about it. The beautiful part is that she trusts me and gives it a go with a simple pose. We did have to wait a few times for people to pass, but it’s always worth the wait. I can clearly see that her body is losing up along the way. I show them what we have created and it makes them loosen up and trust me even more. I love when that happens and I can see a change in the couple and how they feel. We walked a bit further into the park and towards a arch way where we started practicing twirling in the golden light. Natasha did so good with her twirling and I am sure she will do great on her wedding day with the first dance. It was much fun and made us laugh a lot. It was a really joyful moment, I love the light coming through the arch and filling it up golden and warm. Her dress is perfect for the twirls as it swings in a beautiful way. Oh I can’t stop smiling behind the camera and say thank you for this moment and couple. I am so grateful for the job I have and what I am doing.

We found a beautiful bench with stunning flowers that were blooming so nicely and made it perfect, they sat down in a comfortable way and we captured them having a little chat but also looking into the camera. After a few moments when we captured it all, we made the decision to walk towards another little area in the park where it is a building with gates. Where we got a really nice image of their shoes which came out looking stunning. Another favourite little gem is at one of the exit where it is more tropical with the palm trees and plants around. Which makes it stunning if you shoot the images a little closer.

Like always we managed to capture a few images of the ring, which is important in my opinion. We ended the shoot with a walk towards a road in Notting Hill, it’s a street with a lot more character. The little benches we found were perfect and it was a really quiet street which made it easy and nice. We made it easy with simple seated poses. I love the warm light in the house that makes the mood perfect, the family in that house were at home cooking dinner, we could smell their food and hear the kitchen noises. It made me hungry, hehe but we had to continue the shoot. Natasha and Andy were so happy with the images and the tips and advice for their wedding day. I am a very open person and love to share my advice and what I have seen in the wedding planning or the wedding day.

I am super happy that they love the images and will use them for their wedding website for their guests to enjoy. It’s a good way to use the engagement images, either on the website or the stationary. We had some really good moments, chats, and we laughed a lot. I can’t wait to have another competition going and capture a few more happy couples. xx

The love between this couple is strong and beautiful, they have been struggling to plan their wedding due to the Covid-19 we have been having some good conversation during the lock down regarding venues and wedding planning.

When I met them at Richmond park in London for their engagement they had some good news they have booked their venue. Yay that’s so good and that means the wedding planning have taken a step forward and now time to focus on the next step. It’s so nice to be able to follow someones wedding planning from an early stage and then be able to be part of their wedding and capture everything they planned and put energy, money and time to plan and organise. After the big day when the cake have been eaten the dress been worn and the feet are hurting after all the dancing all you have left is the stunning story telling images that will take you back to your wedding whenever you want to.

I love their casual and easy look, it’s so nice to see when client make sure to wear clothes that they feel good about and also are them. Clothing doesn’t have to be to complicated. Keep that in mind if you are about to have your engagement session done soon.

The future is so bright for this young couple and can’t wait to get to know them better and see their journey. It’s so nice to be able to see other peoples love journeys and also to be part of in the way of capturing it, is magical.

Let me share a sneak peek of this gorgeous couple Laura and Chris. We made a little picnic style set up, which came out perfect and made all of us so happy. I will share more in a few days of the full album of all the images.

Let me share a little sneak peek images with you.

This is Natasha and Andy due to get married next year in November, yes they have chosen November due to all the venues being booked up for next year and also her two brothers are getting married and one of them has chosen July so she didn’t want to have it too close to his wedding. I am sure it will be a cosy and magical wedding with candles and dimmed lights. We had a wonderful session and I love their looks and outfits, they nailed it. The whole session will soon be up for you to read and view. 

I had the blessing of meeting up with Sophie & Joshua who are about to get married next year. We met up in Richmond park for an engagement session, it was a cloudy day and we did get a little bit of rain at the end of the shoot, but we made it anyway. They met each other at the university both medical students, they became friends and then fell in love with one and another. They are a very loving and very comfortable with each other and a couple with humour and style. It was a pleasure for me to capture their love and them as engaged and to practice some poses for their big day. I will let you know more about our session when all the images are ready. Keep tuned in and it will soon be here for you to view.

Hannah and Mauro were the winner of one of my engagement competitions I had a few months ago. Due to the virus it has taken us a while to make the session happen but finally it did and WOW how good it became.
I am so happy to have had the opportunity to capture their love between each other.

We meet up at a local park from where they live and also the place where Mauro went down on his knee one evening and asked Hannah if she wanted to Marry him and she said YES.
They are getting married next year on valentines day which is beautiful and a blessing for those invited who don't have a partner and now will have a lovely event to attend to. I love their clothing and colours. It worked so well with the blankets I had with me and the little picnic set up.

Hannah was a little shy and told me in advance that she is shy and feel very nervous but WOW she let herself out of her shell after a few short minutes and even got Mauro to go down on his knee one more time to capture what he did a few months earlier and have that documented and remembered not only in mind but also through a storytelling image. Mauro who is used to being in front of the camera was a good support to Hannah and made it flow so well. I am so pleased with what we created and can’t wait for their big wedding day to come.

We walked around the park to shoot at a few different places to get some variety into the images, we ended it all with a picnic, which I love. It’s so nice and relaxed and I had a bottle of champagne with me to let them celebrate their love and capture it. It was a fun time with loads of chatting and laughing. It’s always so nice to get to know new couples and an engagement session is perfect to make the wedding day so much more comfortable and not just for you also for me. It’s easier to start shooting a wedding couple getting ready when you have already met them than before and taken images of them. That way I know what you like and dislike and how you feel regarding being in front of a camera.

I wish them many more happy years together and that their wedding day will be as perfect as they wish for. x