Anna & Peter’s Wedding

The Big Fat Green Wedding Story of Anna & Peter, by Greek Wedding Photographer Peter Lane

One morning I found this email … “Peter, I was searching for Greek Wedding Photographer based in London and I found you, we love your portfolio.” We had a lovely meeting discussing all plans and ideas, stress factors, going thru the day from A to Z. Cinematography Package was offered and Anna & Peter were happy to have all the media under one roof. I encouraged them to ask questions as engaged people very often miss important things, which is normal, people don’t get married every day. Helping them in that stressful moment (with advices, recommendations, ideas, logistics, etc.) makes the different between being just a wedding photographer and trustful professional wedding photographer.

I was happy that they have booked Cleopatra the Greek band, so the good party was guaranteed. Also happy that they took my advice seriously and booked Anna Savvides, an amazing event planner with a big big hearth.

After the meeting Peter messaged me “top secret” … there will be a surprise, someone with alpaca will meet the bride at the church entrance with rings being on alpaca, etc. For that moment I ignored the message as I knew that word alpaca describes a metal and I thought a metallic alpaca tray with the rings, who cares what kind of metal is it … but then 2 weeks before the wedding I read it all carefully and I said, hold on, let’s Google it. And Boom! Really? So crazy and so sweet. None of our photographers & wedding videographers had witnessed such a church introduction before and we all were very excited.

So, the Big Day! We started Peter’s stolisma early in the morning, followed by Anna’s preps and stolisma.

Everyone was excited to see Anna’s reaction on the 2 alpacas waiting by the church entrance. What would passing people think about Greek weddings. Imagine you drive your car, passing by a Greek Orthodox church and see 2 animals stay at the front door.

I wish I would be in Anna’s shoes that moment. She was so happy and excited to see the alpacas. Later on, I understood that one of them has been adopted by her.

Radisson Blu Edwardian was carefully set and organized by Anna Savvides. Here I want to share a moment for those of you reading this who plan a Greek Wedding. Book a wedding planner! This is not an advice, this is a must-have. You know the Greek culture – being on time, keeping things organized… is not in the list of the strongest community features. Without an event planner get ready for lots of surprises. Anna Savvides you were amazing! As always.

Speeches. You can’t hear brides’ speeches often. Anna’s speech straight from the hearth was kind, smart and spicy.

Lyra Dance Group lead by Anna was another surprise of the day. Another bridal dress, light and elegant. Everyone was upright and clapping. Such a great Greek dance performance!

Here I’ll stop my writing and let you enjoy the photos. Anna & Peter, my team of Greek Wedding photographers & videographers wishes you a long happy life together. Na ze se te!

Tips on choosing your wedding cake

Choosing the perfect wedding cake tips

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We all know that planning a wedding is a big undertaking and it’s also one of the most special and rewarding times in your life. There are many decisions to be made throughout your planning journey. Choosing your perfect wedding cake is one of those important decisions .

The wedding cake tradition has been in place since Ancient Roman times, with the ceremonial breaking of wheat or barley cake over the brides head for good fortune.
Luckily for modern day brides, these traditions have stayed in the past. Now we are blessed with the best part, the stunning designs and delicious flavours!

Set a practical budget. With bunches of different things to purchase including dress, venue, cooking and music – you have to consider the amount of your general spending plan will be spent on the cake

Think about portion size. The number of people you want to serve, and the serving size, will narrow down the number of designs you have to choose from.

Some people serve their cake as dessert. Others serve a smaller portion with coffee, and still others give guests a slice to take home.

Begin searching for ideas. Read wedding magazines that element cakes. Look online at wedding cake thoughts. Pinterest is an amazing resource for brides to be. You can basically type in all the ideas and inspiration you have – and it’ll pop up loads of relevant photos you can either use as inspiration.

Trust the experts on design. If you go to a reputable cake maker, they should have plenty of examples of different styles and designs to choose from. This is a great way to start a collaboration.

Think about heating. If you’ve got a buttercream cake, but your wedding reception is outside on a summer’s day – that might not be the wisest choice. Best to run through these things with the cake maker first!

Hire a professional wedding photographer

Don’t forget to book your best wedding photographer London.  He/she is the one who will capture all special details of your Wedding day.
Be sure to book your creative wedding photographer well in advance, as the greatest wedding photographers are booked months, sometimes years in advance.
Your wedding is a unique day and that means you only get one opportunity to capture those special moments.

The benefits of having an engagement photo session

The benefits of having an engagement photo session

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Your wedding is the day planned for a party with your family and friends, but engagement shoots are a time for just you and your partner.
A pre-wedding photography is a romantic shoot full of fun at locations you choose.

What do you need to consider when choosing a location for your engagement photos?
You might want to think about what the location is going to say. You can say something about your relationship and what you like to do together, or maybe pick a location that means something to you. This could be the place you got engaged or where you had your first date, first kiss.

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As a couple who likely has never been photographed professionally before, the engagement session is one of the greatest services you and your fiancé can take advantage of prior to your wedding. You have an opportunity to take some unique photos, different from any you’ve had before.

The engagement photography session allows couples a trial-run at how it feels to be together in front of a camera. It’s a nice opportunity to get to know your professional wedding photographer. Establishing a relationship with your vendor long before your wedding, will make a difference in the outcome of your wedding images.
If you’ve already had a pre-wedding photography shoot, you’ll know what to expect during the bridal photo session on your wedding day. You’ll know how to pose alone and how to pose as a couple to get amazing photos.

Having a pre-wedding photo session gives you an opportunity to share with your engagement photographer London which photos you really like. Maybe there is a pose of you both that you loved, a background element you liked, or even a style of lighting.
Once you have your engagement photos, there are many things you can do with them. Your photos can be used as elements in your wedding styling –  save-the-date cards, receptions seating charts and table indicators, guest books, gift box, thank you cards etc.
Once you see your engagement images and get excited about them, you’ll have more confidence in yourselves and in your best wedding photographer London.

Top Tips on Planning Your Destination Wedding in Greece

Top Tips on Planning Your Destination Wedding in Greece

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Romantic sunsets, gorgeous beaches and beautiful weather – your dream wedding in Greece! It’s perfect for larger wedding parties and great for those wanting a more intimate affair. 
The fabulous climate and endless blue skies provide a stunning backdrop for beautiful wedding photos. 
Having a destination wedding is both memorable and adventurous.

If you are planning your wedding in Greece it is a good idea to plan things out well in advance. You should allow some more time for researching your perfect venue. One of the best decisions you can make early on is hiring a wedding planner, destination wedding photographer and wedding videographer. 
Also you should be thinking about giving enough time to your guests to secure their travel plans.

A destination wedding requires you to send Save the Date cards with as much notice as possible, 6 – 9 months being ideal. It gives guests a chance to consider their financial situation, book time off work and make travel arrangements.The more notice you give will increase their chances of attending.

Hire a wedding planner
 At times, you’re going to find planning your destination wedding a little stressful.

We believe everyone can plan a wedding, but some people do it better than others. For these people, it’s their profession and they do it every day of the week. Hiring a wedding planner will mean that you will have more time to relax, chill out and explore your new surroundings with family and friends.
 A good planner will take things to the next level by handling all the details and can make things a lot easier for you.

Hire a destination wedding photographer

When planning a destination wedding you need to consider bringing a professional wedding photographer you love with you to ensure your pictures are perfect.
Hiring a destination wedding photographer it allows you to find the best wedding photographer that matches your style. It allows you to find a photographer you connect with and trust, so that you don’t need to worry and feel comfortable with them.
Capturing your wedding day will give you memories and amazing photos to treasure for life. Make sure you hire your perfect wedding photographer in Greece to capture it all.

The advantages of corporate video production

The advantages of professional corporate videography

Video brings a human touch to your marketing.

 We live in a world of moving images:  TV, Internet streamed content, cinema etc. Video is everywhere. Video is powerful.
Everyone has a story to tell whether you’re a big business or a small start-up.

You have a brand and you need to differentiate it from the rest.

 Marketing and promotion have become two important factors to success in the modern era.
 Today, corporate video production plays a crucial role in the success of your business.
Corporate videos are used to communicate with your clientele, train employees, or announce new products and product updates.

Corporate films are an excellent way to promote your business. In an over-saturated marketplace where everyone is out to grab attention, nothing makes your voice heard clearly above the noise, than a creative video on your webpage or in your presentation.
People are more likely to click play on your video than having to read through text. Why? Because it’s quick and it’s less effort – people are either lazy or they never have enough time.
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Importance of hiring a professional corporate videographer

However, you must ensure that the videos are of the highest quality. That’s why it’s important to hire a professional videographer.
What makes video production so special is that it combines visuals with audio, simulating a real-life experience. Video can help make consumers feel they have experienced a product even if they’ve never bought it.
Out of all the different ways to build a brand, video is the most powerful because of its production techniques. Marketing videos can help bring a brand to life by associating it with other images that stick in the viewer’s memory.

By investing in the best corporate videographer who can produce bespoke and professional corporate video, your business will ‘highlight’ your brand’s identity to a greater audience.
By using creative corporate video you are adding another dimension to your company’s branding.

Being able to show your customers the personality behind the logo creates a closer connection between you and the consumer making them far more likely to do business.

If you would like our expert friendly advice on creating a corporate video for your business, please get in touch Best corporate videographer London.

The importance of a Corporate Headshot Photography

The importance of a corporate headshot photography

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The saying “Never judge a book by its cover”, while charming, isn’t entirely plausible in the real world. The reality is that we are all judged, or perceived, by the way we look. And, particularly when it comes to professional situations—job interviews, making connections, networking—we have a short amount of time to make a good first impression.

We live in an image-centric world where consumers heavily rely on visuals to tell them about a business. One of the most common ways that we form impressions of others online is based on their profile picture. Without the ability to assess someone face to face, a picture is your first line of defense in showcasing yourself to be competent, professional, and friendly.

Consider this- would you trust a business if their website was text-only, no images about their product or services, or the people behind the brand? Most likely, no! It doesn’t tell us much about the brand, and can look unprofessional or sometimes appear illegitimate. Without images to represent your brand, you are pretty much invisible to consumers. Using strong visuals will help you stand out from the crowd, attract your customers, build trusting relations and improve brand recall. Headshots are a great marketing tool. A fantastic headshot allows you to establish an initial connection with potential clients.

Your face is your company brand. Business owners use marketing collateral to talk about pertinent information, regarding their merchandise and services. Your headshot is a significant part of your marketing collateral.

The benefits of hiring a professional headshot photographer

Professional photographer understand the many aspects of creating a perfect headshot, and they can provide you with quality photographs that are sure to have a positive impact on your business. Investing in a high-quality, professionally taken headshot is an investment in your personal brand. It shows you at your best, the way you want prospective clients to see you.

A professional headshot  is absolutely priceless. An excellent headshot conveys invaluable information about your character, work ethic, and personality to potential clients. If you want to be seen as the best in your line of business, you need to invest in professional headshot photographer. If you want to be seen as the best in your line of business, you need to invest in hiring a professional corporate headshot photographer.

We fully understand how important it is for your unique personality to come across in your headshot and we’re confident to provide you with the absolute best headshots you need for your success.

More info and details at – Best corporate headshot photographer London

 

Bar Mitzvah Creative Photo Session in London

Bat & Bar Mitzvah Creative Photography Photo Session in London

Bar & Bat Mitzvah boys and girls in Israel enjoy a photo shoot day prior to the actual party. The album is the tangible result from the photo session. An amazing practice not very popular in UK.

We decided to boost the trend on the local market and same time to attract more Bar Mitzvah clients from Israel. And here we are. We spent an amazing sunny day with Shei-el and her amazing family. Shei-el’s mom was worried about weather forecast, rain, wind, shooting permitions … the usual stuff that we deal with in London. Luckily the weather that day was really awesome, they brought the shiny Israeli weather with themselves and again luckily we werern’t stopped a sigle time from the authorities asking for permitions.

Prior the shoot we synchronised the route and shooting options – Buckingham Palace, St James Park, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey and London Eye. Sunny, a little windy and lots of fun together.

Same they 500+ photos were edited and sent to the family. Happy clients and friends forever! 🙂

We’re happy to organise a creative Bar Mitzvah photography walk for your Bar Mitzvah boy or girl. As an add on we also offer similar experience with video as the final options are either a short highlight in a docu-mode edit or a cinematic Hollywood like trailer with a scripted idea and scenario, which may be a part of the actual Bar Mitzvah day video.

Feel free to contact us with your requests, wishes and ideas.

Best Bat & Bar Mitzvah albums.

Enjoy our collection of top class hand made Italian Bar Mitzvah albums. Hundreds of options to choose from.

The Bar Mitzvah album

The album options are practically endless as you can see in our Wedding Albums section, and this one here is just a drop in the lake.

We work with the best world class manufacturers offering hand made work with the best materials and best longevity. Your album will be designed by professional and experienced magazine designer and we’ll use an interactive online service allowing you to monitor the process and comment your wishes. We don’t offer online make yourself albums as the quality, ask and we’ll explain why.

The exact album price is formed by the following variables:

– album provider/brand/quality, durability and longevity
– type of paper
– number of pages
– type of cover and cover material
– size

All that put together makes the total so, the best time to discuss it is after the event, because only then we all know how many photos, pages, etc. will be chosen. We can meet after the event and go thru all that options together and choose the best one for you covering the desired budget.

Mitzvah Creative Walk

£450
  • Up to 3 hours
  • Up to 3 locations in Central London (same for other cities)
  • Change of different outfits during the shoot
  • Documentary and posed fashion look coverage
  • High Resolution images, all digitally edited
  • Speedy image delivery - fastest in UK, just few days after the shoot
  • Private Online gallery for six months

  • Photography add-ons

  • £150 - Extra professional photographer
  • £100 - Extra hour
  • £350 - From £350 Top Quality Mitzvah album

Mitzvah Creative Walk Video

£650
  • One operator
  • Documentary coverage
  • Online downloadable

  • Videography add-ons

  • £400 - Extra camera man, more angles, cinematic edit
  • £100 - Extra hour
  • £1000 - Scripted short cinematic movie, whole day shooting

To book the day 1/3 of the agreed total amount is required, and the balance due up to 20 days before the shoot – cash is OK too.

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Greek Wedding Andrea & Kyri

Andrea & Kyri – The “Big Fat Greek Wedding” redefined by Greek wedding photographer London Peter Lane

Being Greek wedding photographer for years it was a privilege to shoot Andrea & Kyri’s wedding. We met Andrea & Kyri a year ago and it took only few minutes to notice the spark in their eyes. 10 years together and if you don’t know it you may think that they have just started dating. After leaving our office they left illumination of very bright energy, love and kindness. It’s a true blessing not only to work with people like them but to know them and have as friends.

Well, the date was close, everything ready and fixed long time ago and they both looked quite relaxed. I was surprised to see the always super calm and confident Kyri walking nervous in the church, waiting for his soulmate in a beautiful white dress, few moments later, wow, tear drops … and as later on he explains in the speech, something got in his eyes 🙂

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The wedding was a rollercoaster of emotions and as Eagles sing “sweet summer sweat”, a wedding party that everyone wants to remember and no one wants to forget. The big party started with yaya on the dance floor, you just have to see her face that moment, pure and sincere happiness … everyone around her swimming in tears of joy, truly unforgettable moment for my team and sure for the bride & groom’s family. Cleopatra band really knew how to keep the dance floor hot and full. We work with them for years and we always enjoy their talent. But there was a new start of the night, one of the guests took the microphone and boom, the jumping crowd hit the roof. That was the “the bearded butcher” as we know him from the social media, amazing with the microphone and super star on the dance floor.

What can I say, I really try hard to keep this article as short as possible and let you enjoy the photos. A week after the wedding and I still feel trilled and excited as if it was yesterday and as if that was my wedding.

I was so happy when Andrea’s mother told me that night, Peter you’re like part of the family already. So so kind and priceless words!

Dear family we wish you all the very best in your life together. Keep on smiling, you do it very well. Keep on being yourself, the world needs people like you! Lots of love from Peter Lane Photography team! xx

Before to say amen I wish to say few words of gratitude and appreciation to Tewin Bury Farm venue and their awesome event organisers, wedding cake by Magical Cakery, the Burgeon floral design and their spectacular floral decorations and The Wedding Lounge with the attention for all details that turns a wedding into a fairytale. We work with them for years and the quality of their service is always 5 stars! Tapenade Exclusive Cuisine, first time with your catering and smily staff, you won your place in our suppliers list, so well done! Limelight Films, we were happy to share the day with you, first time together but we know the quality of your work. Hope to see you again, great team!

Nude / Erotic photography Workshop – lighting and posing

Nude / Erotic photography Workshop – lighting and posing

This is the workshop that nobody will teach you at school and university. Classic nude black and white, and glamour photography require set of techniques and attitude that you won’t find in the study book. You’ll receive the know how from a professional photographer with more than 2000 glamour/erotic/nude photo sessions all around the world.

What’s included?

  • The right equipment
  • Modifiers, reflectors and supporting gear
  • Hard light vs. Soft light
  • Who is in charge – the psychology part of the deal?
  • Sync speed
  • Is there Limitations for creativity?
  • Classic nude lighting
  • Glamour lighting and posing
  • Time for your questions

£399 up to 4 hours workshop – at least 10 people required.

£599 for individual or smaller groups.

Send your questions in advance.

The Best St Valentine Proposal

The best Valentine’s Day proposal

 

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, love is in the air. While the day is notorious for being the time when people in love express themselves through fancy dinners, romantic gifts, each year a handful of people take the opportunity to turn their romantic celebration up to eleven by popping the question.
When it comes to proposing, it may be difficult to decide how, where and when you’d like to do it.

Engagement videographer London wedding cinematic videographyFrom a simple proposal to an extravagant day of excitement, you want to plan a proposal that reflects your relationship and a day that neither of you will ever forget. Even though there are thousands of ideas out there, how are you supposed to figure out the best way?

Location
How you ask the question is pretty important, but where you ask can make some of the greatest memories. After all, if it’s Valentine’s Day, you want to make it extra romantic. One particularly romantic proposal idea, is to take your relationship back to the start and pop the question at the place you and your partner first met; the first place you kissed or the first place you said “I love you.” The location will be a story your partner will love to share for years to come.

Don’t be stuck on that idea if it doesn’t speak to you, choosing a place you’ve already been to. For a truly memorable proposal, why not take a long weekend to a romantic getaway? You could pick a favourite spot you’ve visited together before, or somewhere you’ve both always planned on going. Or you can keep it simple by spending a romantic afternoon sharing a picnic.

Hire a musician
One wedding proposal idea is to hire a musician or band to play near where you propose. The beautiful sounds will help it feel all the more magical and special.

Restaurant
If a restaurant is in your plans, start off by selecting someplace truly special – perhaps a usual favourite of yours, or one with magical ambiance. You may ask the staff to bring out the ring on a dessert plate! Why not in a glass of wine! You can bring roses, chocolates and whatever is meaningful to you both, that way your photos will come out extra special.

Hire a professional photographer and videographer

It all happens so fast. Once it’s all over, you will be happy you hired a professional engagement photographer and engagement  videographer to capture the emotion on that Special day.
This will allow you and your fiancé(e) to show off your memories for the years to come.