Venue Spotlight: Letchworth Hall Hotel

The 4 star Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel & Spa is a converted manor house close to Letchworth, the original garden city & just 30 minutes from London Luton airport, Cambridge & London King’s Cross. The hotel has 87 modern bedrooms, air conditioning & Wifithroughout. Set in 8 acres of grounds overlooking Letchworth Golf Club. The 5 function rooms are ideal for meetings or weddings. Lytton’s offers elegant dining for lunch & dinner. The Spa has an indoor heated pool, gym & treatment rooms.

Letchworth Hall Hotel

Letchworth Hall Hotel

Letchworth Hall Hotel

Letchworth Hall Hotel

Letchworth Hall Hotel

With stunning views of the gardens and neighbouring golf course, the hotel provides the perfect backdrop for your wedding day. Licensed to hold civil ceremonies and partnerships, it can cater for 10 to 220 guests and a range of flexible wedding package.

We are looking forward to photographing  Claire & Ben’s wedding this weekend at All Saints Church in Willian, followed by the wedding reception at Letchworth Hall Hotel.

All Saints Church, Willian

All Saints Church, Willian

All Saints Church, Willian

Claire & Ben’s Pre-Wedding Photoshoot

Claire & Ben’s Pre-Wedding Photoshoot

For more information on our wedding photography packages visit us at www.bellemomenti.com

Venue Spotlight: Mansion House, Shuttleworth

If you are looking for a magnificent venue that is truly unique and will ensure your event is always remembered, then look no further than The Mansion House, Old Warden Park, (formerly Shuttleworth Park).

Over 130 years of age and located in 500 acres of beautiful parkland, The Mansion House, is the perfect setting for your wedding, corporate event or any other celebration.

Mansion House, Shuttleworth

If you are looking for a magnificent, romantic venue that is truly unique and that will ensure your wedding is a day to remember then look no further than The Masion House, Old Warden Park (formerly Shuttleworth Park).

Whether your dream is to have a stunning venue for your civil ceremony or a gorgeous place to hold your wedding breakfast and reception, The Mansion House, Old Warden Park will exceed your expectations.  They certainly did when it came to Johanna & Steve’s wedding on the 14th April 2012.

Johanna & Steve

 

Visit the Mansion House – Old Warden Park to view their wedding packages.

For more information on our wedding photography services visit www.bellemomenti.com

Vendor Spotlight: Ultimate Visuals, Professional HD Wedding Films

We are always being asked to recommend wedding suppliers to our Bride & Groom’s, so we thought that we would start to post some Vendor Spotlight’s on suppliers that we have worked with that are amongst the best in the business and we rate very highly!

Today’s spotlight is Ultimate Visuals, Professional HD Wedding Film company based in Luton & Leighton Buzzard.

Ultimate Visuals

Navigating your way through Wedding industry is all about personal contacts, recommendations and actual experience of venues and suppliers. As Destination Wedding Photographers we work with many videographers both in the UK and Overseas. There is however One organisation that we have worked with, where we share the same approach and desire to capture the day for the Bride & Groom and not focus on what we can get out of the event. So many photographers & videographers think that the Wedding Day is their chance to control and manage events to create and capture the imagery THEY want so that they can promote their business.

Simon Tiller of Ultimate Visuals is the only Videographer that we feel comfortable recommending to our clients, simply because he shares the same ethics and approach as ourselves… its all about the bride & groom! The quality of his work is second to none. Simon has been a professional HD Wedding Film specialist for over 10 years. In additional to filming weddings, Simon has extended his services to corporate videos & promotional films. He recently completed our own Promotional Video which captures perfectly our style and approach to wedding photography.

Simon Tiller, Ultimate Visuals

As a result of our working relationship and high regard for his professional product & service, we were happy to introduce Ultimate Visuals to Chateau des Buis, a 12th Century Wedding Venue Chateau in France, where he filmed a ‘Renewal of Vows’ ceremony & reception and a promotional video for the Chateau.

Ultimate Visuals – Leighton Buzzard Studio

With his primary Studio located in Luton, Simon recently opened a second business premises in the Wedding Courtyard in Leighton Buzzard. This gives him more exposure to the wedding market as their are numerous wedding suppliers located in the Courtyard, so there is a constant stream of people coming through.

As the Recommended Videographer at Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa, we have had the pleasure of working alongside Simon on many weddings and can honestly say that it has been a pleasure. We would whole heartedly recommend Ultimate Visuals if you are searching for a Professional HD Wedding Film for your wedding day!

Ultimate Visuals
52 Oakley Road,
Luton,
England.

T: 01582 614658
E: info@ultimatevisuals.com
W: www.ultimatevisuals.com

F: www.facebook.com/Ultimatevisualsvideography

Ultimate Visuals – Leighton Buzzard Studio

Ultimate Visuals
Wedding Courtyard
70a North Street,
Leighton Buzzard,
England.

You can find other Wedding Suppliers recommended by Belle Momenti Photography at My Wedding – Loyalty Card.

Venue Spotlight : Notley Abbey

We cannot believe it is a year ago today that we had the pleasure of photographing Anne & Carl on their wedding day at Notley Abbey. Congratulations to you both on your 1st Wedding Anniversary!

Notley Abbey is simply breathtaking

• Romantic medieval country residence marrying historic charm and beauty with 21st century style
• Grand stone barn Banqueting Hall, perfect for 40-190
• Licensed for civil ceremonies indoors and out with Web-cam broadcast for inside Ceremonies
• A beautiful 1948 Rolls-Bentley for your photos
• Beautiful Baby-Grand Piano with auto-play gives background to your 5 star banquet
• Drawing Room and Sitting Room for intimate and relaxed entertaining
• Nine stylish, luxurious bedroom suites
• Finishings and accessories of the finest quality
• Beautifully landscaped riverside gardens
• Unique guest management and wedding planning software with “drag and drop” seating plan

Anne & Carl’s Wedding day at Notley Abbey.

Nestled in rural Oxfordshire Notley Abbey is the perfect location for your romantic wedding day! Check out more details online at their website: http://www.notleyabbey.co.uk/

For more information about our Wedding Photography packages check out our website at www.bellemomenti.com

Wedding Cuisine to die for – 2012

Food photography is one of our passions, however we do not get many opportunities to indulge ourselves. Except of course when it comes to Weddings…

Photographing at some of the UK, Italy & France top wedding venues means that we do sometimes get the opportunity to photograph the cuisine before guests get stuck in. It is of course a delicate issue as we often have to seek out a guest who is both willing to let us photograph their dinner and is seated discreetly so that we are not interrupting the proceedings. When we do get the chance it is of course fabulous, capturing some of the finest dishes venues prepare for such special days. These are just some of the dishes we have been able to capture from the 2012 wedding season.

     

      

To find out more about our photography services visit our site at www.bellemomenti.com

Venue Spotlight : St. Mary’s Church, Hitchin

St. Mary’s Church in Hitchin is close to our hearts as not only is our Studio located just behind it in Churchyard, Suzanne used to attend here in her schooldays. We have had the opportunity to photograph numerous weddings here over the years and thoroughly recommend it as a Church Wedding venue.

In 792 AD Offa, King of Mercia, founded a Benedictine monastery on this site. In 910 the monastery was destroyed by fire and the monks moved to the Abbey at St Albans. The second church, mentioned in the Domesday Book, was partly destroyed by a ‘great wind’ in 1115, and an earthquake in 1298.

The present church dates substantially from the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was originally dedicated to St Andrew, but came to be known as The Church of St Mary due to the powerful and influential Guild of Our Lady founded in the 15th Century.

 

One of the glories of this church is its many fine roofs and the carvings associated with them. When you walk around the Church don’t forget to look up. Here are 11 things to look out for:

1. The 15th century font. The twelve apostles at it’s base were mutilated by Puritan soldiers in the Civil War.

2. Above the south door can be seen a priest squint, through which the priest could keep an eye on the events in the church below.

3. Young children will enjoy the animal carvings on the front pew desks.

4. The 15th Century pulpit has lost its canopy, its ‘wine-glass’ base and its clerk’s desk, but is still very fine to look at.

5. The Angel Screen is considered one of the finest in the country. On it’s eastern side are the fraternity stalls used by the guild of ‘Our Blessed Lady St Mary the virgin’, dating from the mid-15th century.

6. Small children will enjoy the mouse, trade mark of the carpenter Thompson of Kilburn in Yorkshire on the end of the altar rail. The family monuments of the Radcliffes of Hitchin Priory adorn the east wall of the chapel.

7. The surviving fragments of the medieval glass that once glorified the whole church can be seen in the traceried heads of the east window.

8. The entrance to the Charnel House. This was used as a prison by Cromwell’s men. The door, which is original, has a handle with hearts on it, giving us a date when James Herte was vicar.

9. The eastern portion of the north aisle roof is a fine example of medieval woodwork and is believed to date from the early 14th century.

10. The Processional Cross was given to the church in 1958 and is a fine example of modern craftsmanship.

11. As you leave the church by the south porch with its medieval door, the sundial can be seen on the south east corner of the tower. It was places there in thanksgiving for the restoration of Charles II. The solid tower houses a peal of 10 bells.

 

You can view more information about St. Mary’s Church at www.stmaryshitchin.co.uk

You can view more about Belle Momenti Photography’s wedding packages at www.bellemomenti.com

Belle Momenti Photography : Wins Two Bright Lights Editors’ Choice Award

As a testament to our outstanding clients, and our commitment to producing the best-of-the-best Destination Wedding Photography, We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a winner of a 2013 Two Bright Lights Editors’ Choice Award!

The award is given in recognition of the those whose number of published features in 2012 placed them among the top 5% of all Two Bright Lights members. Winners were published across many of the most respected lifestyle, wedding and other print and digital publications in the United States and worldwide.

We are honored to be part of this group of talented photographers and creative professionals. Our features this past year have enabled us to increase exposure for our work, and we are thrilled to have been recognized for our endeavors.

In 2012, I had the privilege of being published in the following publications:

Love Wed Bliss

French Wedding Style

Bride Chic

Aphrodite’s Wedding Blog

Bridetastic Canada

Fly Away Bride

Tutto Bello

Brides Magazine

One Stylish Bride

Rock the Aisle

Chic to the Nines

Thanks to all of the other creative professionals who made these features possible!

To see more of our work, or to get in touch about our services, please visit www.bellemomenti.com.

£25,000 Wedding Competition – JackFM

We are delighted to announce that we will be providing the Wedding Photography package for the massive £25,000 Wedding Competition announce by JackFM Radio today!

106 JackFM

 

Check out the full details online at http://www.106jack.com/promotions/wedding/win-a-wedding-jackers/

JackFM 106

Take a look at our website to see what you could be winning. at www.bellemomenti.com

Real Wedding – Paris, France

Many thanks to Monique at French Wedding Style for featuring one of our Destination Weddings.

Classic romantic style for a destination wedding in Paris

Posted in Real Weddings

Welcome to the start of the week and I have some fabulous real weddings this week, starting with Cheryl and Lou’s  classic romantic destination wedding in Paris. Cheryl and Lou’s eyes met over a critically ill patient they were caring for – Cheryl working as a trauma nurse, and Lou an eminent cardiologist. It was through their mutual love of travel and European culture that they decided on Paris for their wedding.

Coming from the Miami heat, the one item they couldn’t guarantee was the weather! This didn’t faze them and, together with their two best friends, and 24 of their closest friends and family, travelled to Paris for their special day.

French Wedding Style Blog – Photography © Belle Momenti Photography

 

After some getting-ready shots at the beautiful Renaissance Paris Hotel where they were staying, Cheryl and Lou were taken on a whistle-stop tour of the City so that Destination Wedding Photographers, Belle Momenti, could capture them in all the key locations.

Although a little chilly, the couple were happy to pose for photographs and Cheryl wore her Mother’s fur stole to keep warm. Afterwards, the couple boarded the ‘Paris Iena’ yacht, moored at a quiet spot on the Seine with views of the Eiffel Tower.

The officiant, Arthur Gillette, a US citizen who has lived in Paris for many years and is also a historical tour guide, performed the marriage ceremony, surrounded by their friends and family. In a nod to his Jewish origins, Lou broke a napkin-covered glass in time-honoured fashion.

The couple then relaxed with their guests – enjoying a gentle cruise along the Seine as they dined in style aboard the yacht. The talented ‘Jazz around Midnight’ played well-known hits throughout the evening, in keeping with the party mood. At one point, Cheryl and Lou posed for photographs on the top deck as they passed the Eiffel Tower – such a romantic scene reminiscent of some of Hollywood’s greatest movies!

The bridal party continued their evening at L’arc club – an opulent mix of contemporary and vintage Parisian style – the perfect place to end the night and their stylish yet relaxed wedding celebrations.

True classic romance in the romance city of the world – j’adore!

Monique xx

Wedding Suppliers Paris

Photography: Belle Momenti Photography

Hair Stylist:  Sophie Gaultier email galtier.sophie@wanadoo.fr

Floral Designer:  Feuille a Feuille Fleurs

Musicians:  Jazz Around Midnight

Transportation:  Paris Yacht 1

Officiant: Arthur Gillette

Venue Spotlight – Offley Place Country Manor Hotel

Over the past 5 years we have had the privilege of photographing many Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions at the delightful and exclusive Offley Place Country Manor Hotel. Located in Hertfordshire, some 10 miles north of Hitchin this is the perfect venue for holding an exclusive civil ceremony, where guests can stay overnight and have the free run of the acres of gardens.

Offley Place Country Manor Hotel

With its grand entrance and driveway, this is simply perfect for capturing the Bridal car approaching on the wedding day.

The perfect entrance…

Offley Place is licensed to perform civil ceremonies in its beautiful conservatory.

Civil Ceremonies held in the Conservatory

 

Followed by numerous locations for photographs both indoors and outdoors.

So if you are searching for your perfect wedding venue and have not yet visited Offley Place Country Manor Hotel, you should! It is one of our favourite venues to photograph, simply because there are so many locations to capture unique images that make each wedding so special. We have many example wedding albums for this venue on our website at www.bellemomenti.com.