Luxury Wedding Photography
FINE ART STORYTELLING
byLumiere are a UK luxury wedding photography and film team specialising in fine art storytelling — capturing natural emotion and human connection in a beautiful, timeless way. As European Sony Ambassadors and Masters of Light, Kate and Brent Kirkman and Elizabeth Keates and Mark Rawlings shoot both photography and film across the UK and worldwide, from intimateelopements to grand celebrations of over 200 guests.
What Is Fine Art Wedding Photography?
Weddings are beautiful, emotional and something of a whirlwind when you are the couple at the heart of it. You won’t realise how utterly precious your photographs are until years after the event. So, it would be heartbreaking to be disappointed with the results.
In an unregulated industry, we hope that you can take confidence in the fact that the big brands trust us. As European Sony Ambassadors and Rotolight Masters of Light we are recognised as some of the “world’s most respected and celebrated photographers and content creators“.
Trusted by Sony
We are storytellers. Stories are for telling, retelling and passing down the generations. A way of showing how it all began. Where and how it happened. And who it happened with.
We use our unique vision and years of experience to provide luxury wedding photography – delivering a gallery of skilfully crafted images that are genuine, beautiful and artistic. Work that stands out but also stands the test of time.
Most importantly we know that you can put your trust in us so that you can relax and be in the moment. Confident that your memories are in safe hands.
We have shot many of the most incredible UK wedding venues including Hedsor House, Cliveden, Aynhoe and Euridge Manor. We are preferred suppliers at the Royal Palaces, Blenheim Palace, Ashridge House, The Bodleian Library and The Roman Baths amongst others.
10 Things Every Bride Should Have Ready Before Getting Into Her Wedding Dress
A calm wedding morning starts with the right preparation. Discover 10 essential things every bride should have ready before getting into her wedding dress. Over 15 years of photographing weddings, we’ve learnt that the calmest bridal mornings happen when…
Beth & Alex – Vibrant Ashridge House Wedding
Beth & Alex – Vibrant Ashridge House Wedding Vibrant (adjective) Full of energy, life, and enthusiasm; bold, expressive, and unmistakably alive. Beth & Alex’s Ashridge House wedding ticked the vibrant box on every front. The colour and energy of the day were…
Amy & Tom – Ashridge House Wedding
A Summer Ashridge House Wedding Filled With Style This Summer Ashridge House Wedding was a beautiful celebration for Tom and Amy at one of Hertfordshire’s most impressive wedding venues. With stunning florals, elegant styling, warm June sunshine and spectacular…
Sonam & Veeral – Ashridge House Hindu Wedding
Sonam & Veeral’s Ashridge House Hindu Wedding with an outdoor Mandap Ceremony Sonam & Veeral’s Hindu wedding at Ashridge House was a vibrant, joy-filled celebration, combining beautiful tradition with unforgettable energy, all set against one of England’s most…
Blenheim Palace Weddings Preferred Supplier
We’ve had the privilege of capturing many unforgettable weddings at Blenheim Palace—a truly iconic and majestic setting. With its sweeping grounds, baroque architecture and golden light, it offers endless opportunities to create timeless, cinematic imagery. Whether…
Anna & Peter – Ashridge House
Anna & Peter’s Incredible Ashridge House Wedding with a Persian Ceremony What. A. Day! From 3 incredible wedding dresses, to a helicopter, horse and carriage, a chapel blessing and a Persian Ceremony, a traditional knife dance to show girls and epic fireworks! …
Zoe & Marcus – Ashridge House
Ashridge House Fernery Greek Wedding Ceremony Zoe & Marcus loved the beauty and history of Ashridge House but they wanted their wedding to be as relaxed as possible so opted for the Greek Wedding Ceremony to take place in the Fernery. Based in Bermuda but…
Shera & Simon – Ashridge House
Ashridge House Wedding with a First Look & Marquee on the South Terrace. Simon and Shera met and live in the States. Simon is from the UK and they wanted to host their wedding at a quintessentially English venue. Shera works in the world of events and her vision…
Emma & Adam – Ashridge
A Jewish Wedding Ceremony at Ashridge House Emma and Adam chose to host their Jewish Wedding Ceremony and Celebrations at Ashridge House in late October 2023. The chuppah was positioned in front of the fireplace in the Great Hall which still enabled the entrance of…
Ashridge House Weddings Preferred Supplier
byLumiere are a recommended wedding photographer and film team at Ashridge House, having been on the venue’s preferred supplier list since 2017. The team — Kate, Brent, Elizabeth and Mark — hold a CAA drone licence for aerial coverage at Ashridge and have photographed…
Roman Baths Preferred Supplier
The beautiful Roman Baths! Unique venues like this are a rare gem. It offers such a different experience and amazing wedding photography or video opportunities. We have photographed a number of ceremonies as a preferred supplier including wedding elopements and…
Oxford & The Bodleian Weddings
Oxford is a city that we absolutely love and know very well (Mark studied his DPhil in Biochemistry at Trinity). It offers the most beautiful backdrop to wedding photography and films and we love to walk the streets with our couples. They always have their own…
Royal Palaces Preferred Supplier
We are preferred suppliers at the Historic Royal Palaces – consisting of Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, Banqueting House, Kew Palace and The Tower of London. Over hundreds of years, the royal palaces have provided the backdrop to glittering banquets,…
Amy & Ed – Ashridge
A Civil & Jewish Ashridge House Wedding Amy and Ed’s Ashridge House Wedding was in November and their ceremony was at 3 pm which meant that by the time they had their first kiss, the light was nearly gone. As a result, we planned a beautiful ‘first look’ in the…
Anjali & Mehul – Ashridge
Ashridge House Wedding with Amazing Fireworks Anjali and Mehul had a fabulous, high energy, wedding at Ashridge House in early October. If we had to choose a favourite moment then it would be their entrance to the evening celebrations – led down the staircase in the…
Anna & Arnie – Ashridge
Elegant Ashridge House Wedding | Anna & Arnie We absolutely LOVED Anna and Arnie’s Ashridge House Wedding. A day full of exquisite details, smiles and belly laughs. We absolutely loved Anna and Arnie’s elegant Ashridge House wedding. Filled with exquisite…
Kiran & Gianni – Syon Park
Syon Park – Italian & Indian Wedding Kiran & Gianni chose to have their wedding ceremony in the Great Hall, post-ceremony drinks in the private Inner Courtyard and have their dinner and reception in the Great Conservatory with the palms and exotic flowers. …
Mary & Jack – Powerscourt Hotel
The ‘Blue Church’ & Powerscourt Hotel Capturing this beautiful wedding in Ireland was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. Mary and Jack had (yet another) rugby connection and chose to host their wedding celebrations in Our Lady of the Wayside blue church…
Rosanna & Alex – Cliveden
Stunning & Intimate – Cliveden House Wedding Rosanna had always wanted to get married at Cliveden. She happened to ask them about wedding dates whilst she was visiting with her Mum and discovered there was a cancellation 6 weeks from then. She decided to go for…
Katie & Sean – Ashridge
Ashridge House Wedding with the rhododendrons in bloom. Katie and Sean’s wedding was on May 22nd – almost exactly a year later than originally planned due to Covid. They had a beautiful day and the gardens looked absolutely stunning with the avenue of rhododendrons…
Rosie & Andrew – Badminton House
Badminton House (Relaxed and Fun) Wedding Photography Rosie and Andrew were determined to have a relaxed, happy and fun wedding and it delivered on all counts. It was the type of wedding that you would want to be a guest at! Rosie’s parents live close to Badminton…
Destination Wedding Photography
Destination Wedding Photography We have photographed weddings in Italy, Spain, the Seychelles, Belgium, Sicily and Russia. For couples planning a destination wedding there are some things that you really need to consider and be aware of when it comes to your wedding…