Mark Carey Photography

Wedding photography at Arley Hall — Rebecca and Mathew, Part 2

Mark — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:40:37 +0000

Like many London wedding photographers I love to get out of town every once in a while and photographing at Arely Hall in Cheshire was a bit further than usual! Id like to share with you the second part of Rebecca and Mathews wedding here at the gorgeous Arley, a really beautiful place to shoot with wonderful light and heaps of character. Congratulations Rebecca and Mathew!
To see the full wedding click here: Wedding photography at Arley Hall.

Wedding at Cain Manor — Helen and Robert, a sneak peek.

Mark — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:57:41 +0000

Wedding photography at Cain Manor here and it was a quite unusual day insofar as I had to hitch-hike to to the event! My car, got so badly stuck in traffic I had to abandon it 6 miles from the venue and stick my thumb out. On the way home they closed the road again — I could barely believe it. It was however all worth it for a great day at Cain Manor photographing a lovely wedding with beautiful light, surroundings and a very chilled out crowd. A few shots from yesterday before my main blog post.

Street photography Varanasi.

Mark — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:07 +0000

A couple of images here from Varanasi, India, shot about three months ago. For some reason this goat in the foreground had managed to make a bed out of some old vending trolly which was dumped on top of another vending trolly quite high off the ground. In the second image this man eyes me as Im shooting. Sometimes street photography is just about luck. I barely remember taking this picture but what I do remember was the smoke looking wonderful in the air and wanting to catch it with all the hubbub of people going to temple — the mans expression for me was a bonus. Im missing India — keen to get back and do a bit of shooting.

What on earth is a silent disco?

Mark — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:39:24 +0000

What is a Silent Disco? Well, that was kind of what I was wondering before I had the pleasure of shooting Ellie and Lee’s wedding last summer at the Inner Temple. A silent disco is where everyone sticks on headphones and can all share the experience of listening to 2 or 3 dj’s or bands playing simultaneously. It really has to be seen (or heard) to believed. The music can be streamed from a number of laptops with each one playing a different channel. Where too much sound is a problem or you just want to have your wedding music with a twist this is perfect — Ive never seen people have so much fun, all jitterbugging around in their shared worlds of sound. To see more images from this wedding click here: Wedding photography at the Inner Temple. The headphones and all the clever wizardry was supplied by Silent Noize and I can highly recommend them as a break from the norm.

To visit Silent Noize’s website click here : Silent disco.

Meet up for documentaryweddingphotographers.co.uk

Mark — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:45:40 +0000

Documentary wedding photography. For those of you who may not know, Stephen Bunn, Lyndsey Goddard, Neil Palmer and I have have a joint blog where we post our best documentary wedding images. Yesterday we all met up in Hythe to go over a few things regarding the site maintenance, but also found some time to get down to the seaside. A few favourites here:

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.…..

Mark — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:42:29 +0000

Up early and down the park this morning and the snow seemed to bring out the best in folk. I was down there for a couple of hours and I must have talked to about 7 people — Im sure when the weather is unremarkable we barely look at one another let alone talk! When I arrived there was only me, one guy with a sledge and the park keeper who was putting down salt. In time I met the man who keeps the boathouse with his dog, a very nice South African couple (one of whom had never seen snow before and was so excited!) and a soldier who told me about how in Norway they had to plunge themselves into the freezing water as part of his training. Seeing the two beagles run directly on to the ice I thought it will surely break and someone will have to go in after them. They must have been lighter than I thought because they just scooted straight off of it and on to dry land — phew! Anyway, a few favourites from this morning.

Boy at train station,Varanasi

Mark — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:52:49 +0000

Documentary wedding photographer Mark Carey shares and image from a recent trip to Varanasi.

Wedding at Chelsea old town hall part 2 — Jo and Andy

Mark — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:37:28 +0000

As a London wedding photographer, shooting this small mid week wedding in the heart of Chelsea was a real treat. Jo is also a wedding photographer and was adamant that she wanted a no holds barred documentary coverage of the day — just the way I like it! For the full gallery please see here. Wedding photography at Chelsea old town hall.

Wedding photography at Claridges — Lucy and Jonathan part 2

Mark — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:14:46 +0000

Im very happy to post the second part of Lucy and Jonathan’s wedding, a favourite of last year held just before christmas. After the church ceremony in Kensington it was sparklers outside and then off to Claridges in an classic London double-decker. Claridges was christmasy and stunning if and it wasnt long before a huge party was underway. My very best wishes to Lucy and Jonathan and it was a pleasure to shoot your wedding day. For the full gallery see here — Weddings at Claridges

Rebecca and Mathew, Wedding photography at Arley Hall, Cheshire — Part 1

Mark — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:23:23 +0000

As a London wedding photographer it’s nice to get up north every once in a while as it gives me an opportunity to spend a little time with my brother Michael who lives in Sheffield. I’d met Rebecca and Mathew so long ago I must confess I had forgotten what she looked like but a warm greeting by 5 northern lasses at the hairdressers in Alderly edge was a good start for the day, even if I didnt know which one the bride was! Im dividing this wedding into two parts as Arley Hall was such and amazing place to photograph and this day had so much going on from start to finish. Congratulations Rebecca and Mathew!