Photographed by Amanda Thomsen – full gallery of pictures here

Remember Thilde and Lara’s colourful, urban pre-wedding session? Well, you might have noticed that their wedding was featured on Rock’n'Roll Bride a short while ago… and I’m so excited to be able to feature them here too :) The occasion was to be as relaxed and as ‘them’ as possible, keeping the reception on the rooftop at their home, decorated with bunting and colourful bean bags. I am so lucky to have their own words about their thoughts and preparations for the wedding – right after the lovely pictures:

“A ‘detail’ which we really strived after was the simplicity. We didn’t want anything too fancy, hence the paper cups, the red & white straws, the bean-bags and cupcakes. We wanted the whole day to have ‘us’ on it, and we think we achieved that – it was important that this day wasn’t anymore out of the ordinary than it already was. We wanted it to be our wedding day but also be relaxed, casual and recognisable. We were particularly fond of the straws, the bunting, the homemade meringues, and the brown paper cups. And the view from our terrace speaks for it self.

The most important thing was that it was casual, and that it reflected who we are. We just didn’t want to have a ‘show off’ wedding, but something that was so relaxed that our close friends and family could mingle, relax and just chat as if they were having a drink together at a cafe. We didn’t want any pressure on us or the guests. I think we achieved that!

I think the most help we got from someone was through Mother (the pizza restaurant). After being caught outside in the infamous early July downpour in Copenhagen, we finally reached Mother totally soaking wet. They gave us a glass of the Prosecco they served there and we loved it! We emailed them afterwards, and they gave us the name and number of their supplier so we could buy it directly (and save a lot of money!). It was excellent service (and great booze). Our photographer (needless to say!) was fantastic. We found Amanda Thomsen on this blog. She listened to us, offered advice and knew exactly what we wanted. We felt really relaxed with her there, and the end results could not have been more perfect.

We used Agnes Cupcakes for our cupcakes, and they were – as can be expected – delicious!”

I also think you should head on over to Lara’s blog and enjoy her account of the wedding, as well as the wedding celebration in England.

Vendors:

Photographer: Amanda Thomsen
Thilde’s Dress: Hybrid Fashion
Thilde’s Necklace: Arena Copenhagen
Thilde’s Shoes: H&M
Lara’s Shirt: Diane Von Furstenberg
Lara’s Trousers: French Connection
Lara’s Shoes: Asos
Hair and Makeup: Ladefogeddahl
Cupcakes: Agnes Cupcakes

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I’m so, so happy to have the opportunity to share these pictures with you.

As much as any other wedding blog, my blog is about lots of pictures documenting a lot of love. I adore wedding photography, and the way it documents and reflects a couple’s personality and love for each other. But I have also come to be more and more fond of prewedding shoots (or engagement shoots, or love shoots, or get-to-know-you shoots, or whichever-you-like-to-call-them shoots). While wedding photography is, of course, fantastically gorgeous with dresses and delicious details and great emotions, there is something so genuine and relaxed about pictures taken of two people in love, in a different setting from the whole wedding shebang.

Here’s Lara, here’s Thilde. Besides a couple of email exchanges, I can’t really say I know Thilde nor Lara  – but what I like so much about the pictures I’m featuring today is how the photographer, Amanda Thomsen, manages to photograph in a way so that the couple’s personalities really shine through. Together with the simplicity of bikes and a colourful scarf, and the couple letting us into their lovely home in Copenhagen, I feel like I know Thilde and Lara a lot better than the couple of words we have exchanged. And the cliché of “a picture speaks a thousand words” rings so true here – it’s so clearly evident that this couple is happy together and, if anyone, belongs together. I just can’t wait to show you the wedding pictures too.

Belated wishes for a happy Pride Parade, Copenhagen.

All photographs by Amanda Thomsen – Check out the whole gallery here

Nogle gange er de små bryllupper bare de bedste. Dette bryllup er enkelt, elegant og sofistikeret. Brylluppet blev holdt med 25 gæster på deres yndlingsrestaurant, hvor dekorationerne blev holdt enkelt i grønne blade og duftende gardenia, ligesom brudens smukke og elegante brudebuket. Til dessert valgte parret at servere håndlavede chokolader fra en lokal chocolatier i stedet for bryllupskage.

Bruden valgte en brudekjole fra Sarah Seven (forhandles på Etsy) og komplementerede den med sorte stiletsko fra Badgley Mischka. Som en del af portrætfotograferingen i byen, var parret forbi den pub, hvor de mødtes.

De bedste bryllupsbilleder synes jeg er dem der er taget i overraskende omgivelser. Det giver en interessant kontrast at se den smukkeste, florlette kjole i pudderfarver i rå omgivelser med statister – som her i New York. Det må være en drøm at bevæge sig gennem byen på en hverdag i en luftig og blød kjole – og en topstilet mand ved sin side! Og sådan kan jeg fortsætte med at drømme mig væk mens der er vådt og iskoldt udenfor…. mmmmmm.

Kilde: Brides UK, september/oktober 2009. Fotograf: Shannon Greer.

Hvorfor ikke slå brylluppet sammen med nytårsaften?

Jeg forestiller mig en urban beliggenhed, højt oppe med udsigt til nytårsfyrværkeriet. Korte kjoler, sko med hjerter og store accessories i pink og glimmer, champagne og balloner, glitter og fest – og en lille smule humor i form af Andersine-agtige sko af Vivienne Westwood. Er det noget? Her er nogle billeder fra et nytårs-bryllups photoshoot af The Alf Memories fotograferet til Once Wed.

Først får I lige linket til deres bryllupshjemmeside, som i høj grad følger græskar/rubinrød/fuchsia temaet.

Så får I lige linket til en video der blev filmet den dag, hvor de fik deres ægteskabslicens.

Og så til billederne:

Jeg er normalt ikke nogen stor fan af brudeslør i alle mulige farver, men lige her synes jeg det passer helt fantastisk til.

Jeg elsker det urbane baggrund og vintage skiltene…

Både gæsterne og brudeparret dansede naturligvis ned til deres pladser under præludiet.

Som lovet får I her den bryllupsreportage, som Gia Canali var så sød at sende mig sammen med sine billeder i sit speciale, vintage stil. Det er bemærkelsesværdigt, hvordan fremkaldelsesteknikken kan give så forskellige stemninger – hvor billederne fra i går kunne lede tankerne hen mod et nostalgisk bryllup ude på landet, afspejler disse billeder det klart urbane og helt igennem funky.

Selv om vi kun er ved de romantiske skovbilleder, kan man allerede her ane, at brudeparret har kant – tjek Jeffs slips og Claires korte brudekjole, som hun har fået syet helt specielt til sig selv.

Det er helt rigtigt, du har genkendt dem – ovenstående billeder er de samme billeder fra i går :)

Claire og Jeffs vielse og bryllup blev holdt på Limn kunstgalleri i San Francisco – jeg kunne ikke forestille mig noget mere stilet end at holde bryllup på et galleri!

Claire og Jeff holdt fast i enkelte traditioner såsom brudeparrets første dans – men de gjorde det bestemt også personligt. Claire er oprindeligt fra New Orleans, og de serverede både jambalaya, macaroni’n'cheese og crème brûlée… (klart min favoritdessert – derfor får I billedet i sin fulde version :) )

Og bilen i venstre side af det nedenstående billede? Og lægtatoveringen på billedet nedenfor? Det er tydeligt at det er en super cool flok bryllupsgæster vi har med at gøre :)

Sidst med ikke mindst, billeder fra de flotte og utraditionelle blomsterdekorationer, leveret fra floristen Ixia. Der er masser af inspiration at hente fra disse kreationer, hvis du ønsker noget unikt og eksotisk, som der ikke er andre der har!

(And to Gia – thank you again for sharing these with me and the Danish readers! :) )