Lisa and Rob's London engagement shoot in a classic Mini
Well, the time had finally arrived to take a trip down to London for Lisa & Rob’s engagement shoot. It had been in the planning for some time, and what an opportunity we’d been given to shoot around some of the most amazing landmarks and buildings in London.
We woke around 6am to shoot over to Doncaster and catch the 7:45 train bound for King’s Cross, London, where we had arranged to be picked up by Lisa & Rob in a classic Mini. Now, this isn’t just any ordinary Mini: this is a Mini from London’s best sightseeing tour, Small Car BIG CITY. The company is owned by Rob & Lisa, so we had the privilege of being driven around all day, with the sightseeing tour knowledge thrown in as we passed London’s finest sights. I’m quite a curious person myself, so I was firing off questions about nearly every building we passed, and Rob knew every answer. Great stuff!
Scarfes Bar at the Rosewood Hotel
Our first port of call was one of London’s finest hotels, the Rosewood Hotel. They had arranged for us to use the fantastic and quirky bar area, more commonly known as Scarfes Bar.
With large windows running down one side of the bar and an array of mixed furniture, our creative juices were flowing. We had limited time but managed to shoot lots of images in a variety of ways.
Trinity House
As the clock struck eleven, we needed to be on our way to the next location, Trinity House. I didn’t really know much about Trinity House, but I had heard the name before. This beautiful building is the home of a charity dedicated to safeguarding shipping and seafarers, which has been serving mariners since 1514. Amazing! Not only was it an amazing building, but the artwork inside was something spectacular. Given a choice of rooms, we settled on the largest and, flanked by original paintings of Elizabeth I and Henry VIII, we set to work, as seen below. Being given free rein and VIP access to buildings is pretty much all a photographer could ask for.
The Sky Garden and Leadenhall Market
Next, after a spot of lunch, it was time to scale the height of the “Walkie Talkie” building and rise up to the Sky Garden. After being searched and scanned, we headed up in the lift to one of the most amazing views London has to offer. There’s not much more we can say, apart from look at the shots below to get the best idea of how amazing it really is. It doesn’t take much to get us excited anyway, so this really got us going.
After these three locations, we headed to Leadenhall Market, which is very close to “The Gherkin”, for a little Christmassy touch, followed by a Mini sightseeing tour back to King’s Cross.
We both want to thank Lisa & Rob for such an amazing day, and we can’t wait to shoot your wedding next year. Thank you for choosing us to be your wedding photographers.
Nick & Nic
See all 38 photographs from this wedding Photographed in 2016. Shown as they were edited at the time.
