"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