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Bridal Hair Trends for 2016

February 8, 2016 | Leave a Comment

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One of the most important decision when it comes to your bridal look (apart from THE dress of course) is what hair and makeup you should be going for that not only accentuates your beauty but makes you look fresh, modern but timeless at the same time. I enlisted the help of some of my favourite beauty girls in Barcelona to give you some of their tips for 2016! First up Laura McCosh, who has been the hair stylist of about 90% of my Barcelona brides last year (and my personal hairdresser) to share some of her insight… enjoy!

So you ask me what will be trending for this years weddings..

Let’s look at where most trends are set… Catwalks! There has been some amazing bridal hair looks set on the catwalk for 2016 that you can steal and make your own for your big day. Here is a link below if you fancy taking a look:http://weddingjournalonline.com/hot-off-the-runway-ny-bridal-2016-trends/

I feel the catwalk trends still have some romance and boheimian styles going on but with a touch more of sophistication and simplicity to them. 
If you wish to dress up your style more try adding some gorgeous hair accessories to complement your style. Wether that be butterfly clips, flowers or a simple decorative headband to compliment some soft waves like the Jenny Packham image below (One of my ultimate faves with a soft half wave and a simple but elegant headband)

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In my opinion when it comes to your special day, it is good to take inspiration from the catwalks, magazines etc but most importantly, you must take a look at your dress, your flowers and the general style of your wedding.  At the end of the day you don’t want to be looking back on pictures or worse not feeling like yourself on your special day because you have copied a specific look from a picture or catwalk trend.

Everyone wants to be timeless in their photos and the best way to do that is to stay true to yourself.

So there is no right or wrong in what you should do with your hair on your special day as you are unique and no one is like you. So don’t stress or strain on your look, just be the best version of yourself!

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Filed Under: Beauty, Wedding Advice Tagged With: Beauty, Bridal Hair Styles

A very special gift for your man that he’ll never forget

January 15, 2016 | Leave a Comment

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I know what you might think… Valentine’s day gift? Do we have to think about that already? Anyway, it’s one of those too commercial Hallmark holidays and even if we do something special, it’s not about presents and who really celebrates it anyway… plus Christmas and Reyes and all those super douper gift wrapping holidays are just over…. and so on so on

BUT…. and trust me ladies I speak from experience… nothing could surprise your special someone or put a bigger heart shaped smile on his face than a few beautifully photographed, silky smooth, showing-nothing-but-hinting-everything boudoir pictures. And what better occasion than the holiday of romantic LOVE?

Have you ever thought about it? It’s exactly the kind of treat that most people shy away from but regret not doing later in life and not because of him, but because of YOU….. everyone should have professional, sexy (there I said it!!!), gorgeous images taken at least once in their lives and beautiful prints to hide in their drawers… 🙂  And if you think ahhh but I’m too old, too fat, too shy, too whatever… YOU ARE NOT. You are beautiful, he loves you and you won’t be able to pick his jaw up from the floor if you decide to give him the gift of gifts for a long while!!!!


I’ve been photographing boudoir sessions for my brides since the very beginning of my photographer journey, but for the first time, I’m very excited to announce that I am organising a super special, luxury boudoir shoot day, just in time for Valentine’s day for 3 lucky ladies!

Date: 20th of January

Location: Eixample Dreta, Barcelona

The session fee includes:

  • styling advice
  • professional hair & makeup by the fabulous Alison Azzopardi
  • 30-minute shoot at my home studio (your session starts with a glass of cava of course :))
  • 15 fine art photographs shot on film & delivered online AND in 10×15 prints before Vday

Price: 320 euros (normally would be 470 euros booked on any given day) 

There are only 3 2 spots available and I expect them to sell out fast, so please email me if you’d like to surprise your man (or yourself) for Valentine’s day with the gift of gifts… the one he’ll never forget! 🙂

 

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My top 10 favourite engagement session locations in Barcelona

November 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Barcelona is becoming increasingly popular as an engagement session (or as some call it pre wedding photoshoot) location for people from all over the world. Some of them take advantage of their holidays in my beautiful city to make different engagement photos from everyone else’s at home (best holiday photos ever too… just sayin’) while others fly to Barcelona for the sole purpose of taking these oh so special photographs. I have been lucky enough to meet couples from all over the world and play not only photographer but tourist guide/host to them as well on our sessions (you know how much I love raving about Barcelona… but in case you haven’t see my guide yet, it’s right here! :))  One of the things my clients always struggle with while planning their sessions from abroad, is where to do the photos and it’s always a tricky question to answer. In a city like Barcelona the choices are endless, we have the beach, the mountains, parks, beautiful modernist architecture and the list of places is literally endless.

I always encourage my couples to choose a location that is meaningful to them… they might not live in Barcelona but they maybe have dreamed of visiting the Parc Guell all their lives, so be it! Some of them love spending time on the beach, some of them like cafes and restaurants… you get the idea. While my job is to advise them, in the end they, YOU have to make the decision… so I decided to write this article to merely highlight my personal top 10 favourite places for engagement sessions in Barcelona with the hope it might help you choosing your favourite location for your shoot. I hope you’ll find it useful, inspiring or at least gives you the travel lust to come and visit… so here we go.

  1. Parc Güell (Gaudi’s Park)

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Hands down my personal favourite location. This place for me encompasses everything that Barcelona is. Amazing views, Gaudi architecture, lush gardens and…. waaaaaayyy too many tourists. While I love this location and I shoot here very often, I do have to warn you that it’s not the least intimate so if you’re a bit shy and don’t like to hug or kiss in front of people, maybe another location would be better suited. If however you don’t mind a bit of waiting around between shots to find the perfect, empty bench or column to create some iconic photographs, this might just be the place for you!

2. El Barrio Gotico (the Gothic Quarter)

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If I say 2 out 3 couples would like to shoot here I don’t think I am exaggerating too much. And why wouldn’t they? It’s the Barcelona of the postcards, little alleyways, romantic streets, cobblestone walkways, pretty pretty and pretty…. but wait! In this equation pretty equals busssssssy too!!!! While certain areas of the Gothic quarter are fairly unknown some others are buzzing with people and it’s literally impossible to take a photograph without anyone else in it, unless we go very early in the morning or on a national holiday! 🙂 During Danielle & John’s engagement session we got very lucky, it was a national holiday 🙂 If you don’t mind the buzz, the people and you’re happy to get lost in between them and maybe pop in to a few cute cafes and shops along the way too, it could be the perfect Barcelona lifestyle shoot!

3. Barceloneta

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My old barrio! Beach, colourful streets, palm trees, fancy bars, surfer dudes and skating paradise. If you’re looking for something more hip (dare I even say hipster), colourful and enchanting Barceloneta could be your place to go! Here is one cute little shoot as an example (also the second part of this one!)

4. Parc del Laberinto

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Ah the labyrinth! This is a little bit of a secret place, or let’s say it was until all the barcelona photographers discovered it and started shooting there and thus spreading the news about it. It is a beautiful, huge, perfectly manicured park on the north of the city, off the beaten path. You do find pretty buildings, fountains, chic stone benches and oh well of course… the labyrinth, but while most of the other parks of the city can be overcrowded especially in peak season in the summer, the labyrinth park is virtually empty all year long. I’ve had about 5-10 sessions here in the last 4 years and not once have I met more than a handful visitors apart from us. If you like peace, quiet, romance and beauty I think you’ll like this place. (oh and the golden hour light here is JUST delicious). Here is the link to one of my favourite sessions from this beautiful place and here is my friend Esther’s beautiful little family also shot at the same place. The only negative I would mention that it’s not screaming Barcelona at you… so if you’re looking to show off that you were here, this might not be your jam.

5. Sitges

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A hop and a throw and a 30 minute train ride away you will find the quaint little beach town of Sitges, which has become a trendy little hot spot in the last decade for fun loving, Spanish architecture adoring beach bums (like myself! :)). Sitges is also known for being a popular wedding location, where I personally get to work a lot in the summer, so it’s only natural that it’s a fun place for a relaxed, beachy and beautiful engagement session too. Here is how Joan and Paul made Sitges look very cool.

6. Costa Brava

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A bit of a bigger hop and a longer throw away you’ll fall in love with the little fisherman villages, dramatic cliffs and beautiful beaches of the Costa Brava. Just a little over an hour by car, but a truly mediterranean dream location for an engagement session.

7. Montserrat

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I know if you think of Barcelona you don’t necessarily think of mountains straight away, but we do have them and quite a lot of them! One of my favourite, close to Barcelona hiking and marvelling spot is Montserrat….. if you’re an active couple loving adventure, big hikes, cozy blankets and dramatic ranges this could be the perfect spot for you!

8. Parc de La Ciutadella

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I practically live in the Parc de la Ciutadella…… this is where I walk Marley every day, where I work out and go for runs, where I read books in the sun, there is hardly a day I don’t pass by so I know this  not-so-well-known little gem like the back of my hand and would love to show you some of it’s beautiful spots as well… Dani and Claudia loved it too! 🙂

9. Tibidabo

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10. Montjuic

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This little hill on the south border of the city might just be the most diverse but most underused location for photoshoots in Barcelona. The list of things to do here is very long…. there are the olympic stadiums, a horse riding staple, the magic fountains, a cactus garden and my personal favourite, the Poble Espanyol. I could write a long article just about Montjuic and why it is so beautiful, but my dear friend Google has all the pretty on it, so just consider it would you? 🙂 Here are a few images from Atsu & Nami’s engagement session party shot at Poble Espanyol.

 You know I really thought coming up with 10 locations might be hard, but in fact I haven’t even mentioned the grungy cool Raval, the port, the forests around town, or even my favourite hotel roof terraces……. Choosing location is not easy but I hope this article has helped you plan your dream session in Barcelona! Good luck!

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Filed Under: Engagements, Lifestyle Portraits, Personal, Photography, Travel Tagged With: Barcelona, Engagement Sessions, Location Scouting

My Barcelona Guide

May 26, 2015 | 5 Comments

I am so very happy to be able to share this labor of love with you today!!! It’s been almost four years that I moved to Barcelona to become a wedding photographer and I can honestly say that it’s been the best four years of my life! I found my new home, family, profession, passion and I have become (or at least in my mind! :)) a Barcelona ambassador of sorts! In these past few years many of my clients, online and real life friends have been asking me for recommendations, so after countless way too long emails I decided it’s time to put something prettier together for you guys! This is not a step by step tourist guide, this is just a few of my favourite things, favourite places and hangouts in my beloved city! I hope you’ll enjoy reading through its pages, try a few things (& then let me know how was it) and share it with your friends if they are frolicking around in this part of the world too. Without further ado, I present you….. (drum rolls please) MY Barcelona guide… enjoy! xx

p.s: I’ll be sharing my brand new finds and faves on my Instagram feed, so let me invite you to follow enroute of there too 🙂

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Ibiza Workshop

May 19, 2015 | 2 Comments

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At the end of March, one of my oldest industry friends (as in I knew her the longest :)) Ana Lui invited me to speak on her workshop for Ibiza wedding industry peeps about marketing & social media. Ana has been a true partner of crime of mine in this crazy wedding world… we’ve been helping each other, bouncing ideas off each other and started shooting film together years ago too (in fact we both went to the same film photography workshop together 3 years ago, but both of us were too scared of it for like another two years to try).

Fast forward to March when we shared our journey, inspiration and business triggers at the breathtaking Atzaro hotel with over 30 people and squeezed in two mini sessions with the attendees too. This was my first speaking engagement since university, so naturally I was very nervous but equally excited too!

During our shoot the light was fading fast but we were fortunate enough to work with a bomb team… Ana as the main organiser/planner behind it all, Diva Borelli for drop dead gorgeous hair & makeup, Daniellle for styling, AWESOME and mega-cute model extraordinaires and magical Atzaro of course.

I met some really cool new friends on this workshop and I’m truly honoured that they cared so much about what I had to say so thank you for welcoming me with open arms and thanks you so much Ana for inviting me! I loooooove you!!!

p.s: all photos shot on 35mm Kodak Portra 400 film & scanned and developed by Carmencita

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