Gina or Jimmy Choo? The jury's out

Wedding shoes don't get more glamorous than a Jimmy Choo or a Gina creation. I'm told that they are so well made that they are exceptionally comfortable too.

Fiona told us that she was at total ease in her sparkly Ginas all night - and as these don't look especially bridal, she'll be able to wear them on lots of occasions in future.

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Fiona and John Black's Wedding pictures at St Bride's Fleet Street and Reception at The Stationers Hall

Fiona and John Black married yesterday are now on their flight to Kenya. The sun shone brilliantly for them and St Bride's Church looked magnificent. After the Ceremony Godfrey hitched a lift in the to-die-for white Rolls Royce to take some photos with the couple at different London landmarks while Susan headed straight for the Reception at The Stationers' Hall.

You wouldn't believe how difficult it is these days to park in London, even if the driver is still at the wheel. The situation isn't helped either if there is a demonstration on as streets can be closed off and the open ones become quickly busy with the extra traffic.

Fortunately, The Stationers' Hall is a gorgeous venue in its own right and we were able to take some great pictures in the streets nearby and in the Hall and its Garden.

When Fiona and John are back from honeymoon their wedding pictures will be online, in their own password protected gallery. Please contact them direct for the link.

The most romantic wedding venue in the world?

Asli and Sezen live in Istanbul - both are into banking and know the City well. They decided to get married and set themselves a challenge by fixing the date a few weeks later and in London. the first thing they had to pick was their wedding venue.

They wanted the place where they were to marry to be highly romantic. Not for them the Bosphorous with the moonlight glinting on the water and the midnight air heavy with the fragrance of lemons. Too predictable, and maybe too many friends and relatives might have to be invited?

Whatever the reason, London fitted the bill and Asli soon tracked down 30 Pavilion Road, a quintessentially English townhouse and very stylish, a stone's throw from Harrods.

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Next, they did an internet search and tracked us down. They loved our style of photography and in particular wanted photographs of just the two of them walking the London streets.

They made time for this to happen and we picked a moment when the weather was ok. It was perfect for us: we appreciate couples who give us the time we need to enjoy the moment and capture the romance and emotion they are feeling.

The couple chose just about all of our street shots for their album - it was a fun to do and we're so glad that they had the wedding of their dreams.

Photographic retouching - when to do it?

We're all so used now to seeing pictures of airbrushed people in perfect settings that reality can be rather disappointing. It's easy to forget that it might have taken an age to set up the shot on location and that quite a bit of postproduction went on before the image was printed.

Wedding day photography, however well planned, can never be like a controlled photo shoot. Perhaps the weather isn't quite what was hoped for. Perhaps you've chosen a really lovely car, like this fabulous white Rolls Royce and then the caterers park their van just behind it. You can see the 'before' set up in an earlier blog entry. Michelle and Andrew particularly liked this photo and wanted a print made. Godfrey worked his magic, and voila, no more van.

Fiona and John are getting married on 20 September

September has started really well with a highly enjoyable pre-wedding photo shoot with Fiona and John who are getting married in less than 3 weeks now at St Bride's Church in Fleet Street, followed by a Reception at the Stationers Hall. They live in a fantastic flat in one of the two (?) white tiled buildings in the country. Best of all is their secluded roof terrace with its spectacular view.

Their password protected pre-wedding shoot is now online and we look forward to their wedding day.