"Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop"... Alice in Wonderland by Annemarie King Photography...

As you will have seen from our first blog featuring the Alice in Wonderland themed shoot at Scampston Hall, we have been absolutely spoilt by the two photographers who we had the pleasure of working with on this project. Having already given you an insight into some of our favourite photographs, we're now going to focus on each of them in turn. There are just too many beautiful pictures to only have one blog post so here we focus on the gorgeous Annemarie King and her stunning interpretation of our Alice in Wonderland ideas.....

'In my world, the books would be nothing but pictures' (Alice)

It must be very difficult for photographers to interpret and translate our thoughts and produce pictures which bring our visions to reality. But we feel that Annemarie has done just that. The shoot took place at the stunning Scampston Hall, near Malton which has beautiful walled gardens and grounds and a picture perfect lake. From the first time we stepped through the windows and out into the gardens (in true Alice fashion!) we knew it was the perfect location to tell our Alice story - our very own Wonderland.

'Well i've often seen a cat without a grin, but a grin without a cat?
It's the most curious thing I ever saw in my life!' (Alice)

With our vision and planning, Annemarie truly grasped the story we wanted to portray. Narrowing down the sites we could use was probably the most difficult as Scampston Hall is rich with places perfect to tell this fairytale, but between us we almost managed it!  A further trip may be necessary...

One of the main focuses of our shoot had to be The Mad Hatter's Tea Party and this was probably the area we had the most fun with, excluding the smoke machine of course! (More about that on the next blog) Having located a fabulous site next to the lake, The Wedding Affair set to work providing Annemarie with a feast of colour to photograph. The final pictures are the epitome of the fabulous, over the top scene which can be easily adapted for a wedding.

'Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting' (The White Rabbit)

'Do you care for tea?' (Mad Hatter)
'Why, yes. I'm very fond of tea' (Alice)

'The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today' (The White Queen)

We have no doubt that you will be in full agreement - Annemarie did an outstanding job at this shoot and we can't wait to work with her again. We are so very lucky to work with some exceptionally talented people and love the fact that each shoot, although incredibly hard work, is filled with a lot of laughter too.

With lots of Wedding Affair love, here's the list of fabulous people involved in this shoot.  We would highly recommend Brides and Grooms to use their products and services, here are links to their websites for your information:-

Location - Scampston Hall www.scampston.co.uk
Shoot Organiser - The Wedding Affair www.theweddingaffair.co.uk
Lead Photographer - Annemarie King www.annemarieking.co.uk
Shoot the Shoot Photographer - Chris Milner www.chris-milner.com
Wedding Attire - Plush Bridal Boutique www.plushweddingboutique.com
Jewellery - HF Couture www.hfcouture.co.uk
Alice in Wonderland Cake - Cakes For All Occasions www.cakesandsweets.co.uk
Florist - Elise Flowers www.eliseweddingflowers.co.uk
Hair and Make Up - Alison Clegg & Camilla of Beauty Call www.beautycall.co.uk
Wedding Stationery - I am Nat www.iamnat.co.uk
Fabulous models Amy, Adam, Kay and Charlotte
Event Props - Event Prop Hire www.eventprophire.com

'When I get home I shall write a book about this place.... if I ever do get home' Alice in Wonderland Shoot The Shoot by Chris Milner Photography

Well we did it again - bright, glorious sunshine for a shoot when days either side had been raining. Apparently that's not the best thing for photographers though - they like a little bit of cloud or grey sky but for the rest of the talented team that we pulled together, it was bliss! The fantastically clever Chris Milner was assigned to do the Shoot The Shoot on this occasion - Alice in Wonderland at the beautiful Scampston Hall near Malton.

People seem to like our 'Shoot The Shoot' concept and we love it. It's our opportunity to give you an insight into our world. It takes a phenomenal amount of work to organise a shoot of this calibre and to bring together a team who are so incredibly talented and hard working. We are always so amazed at the lengths people will go to in order to help us bring our visions to reality.

'It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change' (Alice)

It is hard work - we promise! As it was such a glorious day, we brought a picnic for the team to enjoy by the lake.

'If I were looking for a white rabbit, i'd ask the Mad Hatter.......' (Cheshire Cat)

'Would you like a little more tea?' (Mad Hatter)

It's always about the detail for us, right down to the placement of a flower or the sourcing of a particular product and Chris has certainly captured that with these fantastic images. Whilst he was only assigned to take 'Shoot The Shoot' pictures, it's natural for photographers to keep pointing the lens and as a result he has ultimately achieved some beautiful images that had to be included in the blog.

Anyone who is involved in our photoshoots knows that we always have something very particular in mind - we produce mood boards prior to the shoot and have meetings (or very lengthy telephone calls!) with the people involved. With this in mind there were a number of props introduced at the Alice shoot, including a smoke machine. As you can see from these pictures, the results are outstanding.

We'd like to thank everyone involved in making this shoot such a success, for giving us many laughs on the day, and for contributing to such stunning images. Huge Wedding Affair hugs to you all!

Location - Scampston Hall www.scampston.co.uk
Shoot Organiser - The Wedding Affair www.theweddingaffair.co.uk
Lead Photographer - Annemarie King www.annemarieking.co.uk
Shoot the Shoot Photographer - Chris Milner www.chris-milner.com
Wedding Attire - Plush Bridal Boutique www.plushweddingboutique.com
Jewellery - HF Couture www.hfcouture.co.uk
Alice in Wonderland Cake - Cakes For All Occasions www.cakesandsweets.co.uk
Florist - Elise Flowers www.eliseweddingflowers.co.uk
Hair and Make Up - Alison Clegg & Camilla of Beauty Call www.beautycall.co.uk
Wedding Stationery - I am Nat www.iamnat.co.uk
Fabulous models Amy, Adam, Kay and Charlotte
Event Props - Event Prop Hire www.eventprophire.com