A Room With A View 

The Lanesborough Hotel photographer. Even though I am a Cotswold wedding photographer I love shooting all over the UK. November took me to London to shoot a very special wedding at The Lanesborough Hotel in Hyde Park. Georgina and Matt decided to get married at the opulent hotel in central London for a very good reason. Georgina’s father managed the Lanesborough for many years.  He oversaw the buildings £60 million pound refurbishment a few years ago before retiring earlier last year.  The Gelardi family are no strangers to running hotels, for generations the family have looked after establishments such as The Bel-Air in Los Angeles, Waldorf Astoria in New York, The Sorrento Hotel in Seattle and Claridges in London.

With this in mind I was in no doubt that this would be a very special occasion and I was delighted to be their Lanesborough Hotel Photographer.  All the stops were pulled out for wedding bliss. I went down to London to meet with Georgina ahead of their wedding, I actually spent the whole day in the city as I had the excuse! I took myself to the Tate Modern to see a photographic exhibition about light before heading to Hyde Park Corner.  It was nice to see how at home Georgina seemed in the Lanesborough Hotel and everyone knew who she was. The more comfortable people are in their environment the more authentic the story feels photographically.  Although the location was a grand and formal Georgina was keen to keep the Lanesborough hotel photography real, and relaxed.

 

Winter Photography at the Lanesborough Hotel 

Winter weddings are by their nature challenging to shoot, but that’s all part of the fun. I work with light and when nature removes its availability I have to create my own.

The arrival of the wedding cake to the Lanesborough Hotel was a special moment.  It was made by the Queens Pastry Chef Selwin Stoby and was a work of art.  I should of guessed when I spotted the impeccable chef whites, with the royal crest embroidered on them, but the penny didn’t drop until it was mentioned in the speeches.  Later I was  treated to a slice! I consider myself quite a cake connoisseur, I can tell you, it was perfection!

Georgina and Matt enjoyed a fantastic day and evening at the Lanesborough Hotel . Everyone savored the incredible food and the drinks kept flowing. We were looked after so well by the hotel and by the family it was such a pleasure to be part of.

The incredible band got going and everyone was read to party, with cocktails and dance move spilling all over the floor!

 

Kind words

Matt and I absolutely love the slide show and the music you’ve chosen is just perfect!! We’ve watched it countless times already! It such a lovely way to share some of the best bits! Thank you so much for putting this together for us.”

 

Location: The Lanesborough Hotel, London 

Coordinator: Antoinette Lettieri

Cake by – Selwin Stoby

 

 

If you’re getting married at the Lanesborough Hotel  London and are looking for a photographer, head over to my contact page. I would love to hear from you.