by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Exotic beach weddings: a photographer’s guide Beach weddings look effortless in photographs and are the hardest kind to photograph well. Bright sun, white sand, white dress and dark suits is close to the worst combination a camera can be handed. None of which is...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Tuscany Wedding Photographer I’m Barrie Downie, a London wedding photographer, and Tuscany is the place British couples ask me about more than anywhere else in Italy. This page is roughly what I’d tell you on the phone — what the light actually does there,...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
The question couples planning a wedding abroad ask me first is usually the one they feel awkward asking: what does it actually cost to bring a photographer with you? Here’s the straight answer for my own work, how the costs break down, and what to check when...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
I’ll start with the honest part: I haven’t photographed a wedding in the South of France yet. I have photographed weddings in France, including Holly and Hammad’s wedding at Château de Condé, and pre-wedding shoots in Paris. So this isn’t a...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Destination Weddings · Île-de-FranceChâteau de Vaux-le-Vicomte wedding photographerThe château that Versailles was copied from, not the other way round. Fifty-five kilometres south-east of Paris, at Maincy.Le Vau · Le Nôtre · Le Brun · Full day coverageVaux-le-Vicomte...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Wedding Photography Pena Palace Portugal A Dream Wedding at Pena Palace in Portugal, #1 wedding photography Pena Palace in Sintra. You’ve been dreaming about your wedding day since you were a little girl and now it’s finally here. You have carefully...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Destination wedding photography Ravello Italy Ravello on the Amalfi Coast was the location for Jayssen and Karuna’s fabulous wedding celebrations. Barrie had photographed their civil ceremony in London previously and this was their chance to celebrate...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Eden Roc wedding photography Eden Roc wedding photography. We have just returned from a three day trip to Switzerland to photograph the wedding of Rose and Henry in Ascona. The ceremony took place in the lovely Chiesa di San Pietro where the locals as well as many...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
A Post-Wedding Photoshoot in Paris | Layla & Richard A dream shoot in the most romantic city in the world WOW. What an absolutely amazing time we had with Layla and Richard during their post-wedding photoshoot in Paris. After seeing the photographs from their...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Choosing a photographer for a wedding abroad is harder than choosing one at home. You can’t pop round to meet them, you may never have seen the venue yourselves, and the person you pick has to deal with a new place, new light and sometimes a new language, on a...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Layla and Richard married at the James Burden Mansion in New York, a Beaux-Arts townhouse a short walk from Central Park. Layla got ready at The Plaza on Fifth Avenue, they had a first look in Central Park, and the ceremony was a Jewish service upstairs in the...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
New York Pre Wedding Photoshoot I’m Barrie Downie, a London wedding photographer, and New York is the city I get asked to fly to most outside Europe. A pre-wedding shoot there is a different proposition to one in London — the light is harder, the crowds are...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Barrie Downie destination wedding photographer Italy So you have decided to get married in Italy and frankly, who can blame you. I have been fortunate enough to spend time in various cities and popular destination wedding locations around Italy I Love the beauty of...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
Destination weddings Royal Mansour Marrakech We had the pleasure of a trip to Marrakech and photographed a gorgeous couple at Royal Mansour Marrakech. We were also fortunate enough to have had a five course meal and spa treatment at the hotel so can tell you first...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
We have know Kiri since she was just 15 and working at Goodwood and since we first met her, she has wanted Barrie to photograph her wedding. Kiri emigrated some years ago, and it was a brilliant surprise to get a message from her last October inviting Barrie to her...
by Barrie Downie | destination weddings
It would be difficult to find a more beautiful venue for a wedding than Chateau des Conde. Located an hour south of Paris, this amazing Castle was the location for the wedding of Holly and Hammad. Although the ceremony took place on Tuesday, the event really started...
