Matt Foden Photography

London Engagement Shoot

Matt — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:28:21 +0000

We were delighted when Peter and Nicola booked us for their upcoming wedding in September 2012. They’re a fab young couple, and both work in the diplomatic service so are incredibly well travelled and great to chat to. Nicola was actually a bridesmaid for Charlie’s wedding in Cranbrook, Kent back in 2010.

We always encourage our clients to make use of the optional free engagement shoot– it’s a lot of fun, and we can get some pics in some stunning locations (like here!) We’ve got another engagement shoot booked for Brighton in June, which will give Matt an opportunity to take in a few of his favourite doughnuts on Brighton Pier– the low calorie variety of course!

Couples that have just got engaged can take us up on a free engagement shoot– it’s a totally commitment free way of testing us out as photographers before booking us for your wedding day. If you are interested please fill out our contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Lily and Mark’s Wedding

Matt — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:06:16 +0000

Another winter wedding for us in December 2011– we actually had 3 that month! Despite the obvious challenges with light we really enjoy shooting winter weddings– they have a warmth and an energy all of their own, and we’d like to think we’re getting pretty good at capturing them (modesty aside!) Lily and Mark’s wedding was only a week before Christmas Day, and it was full of the seasonal spirit. Lily and Mark are a very talented couple.… Rather than the traditional first dance this couple took to the stage to give us a rendition of ‘Fever’, with Lily on vocals and Mark on lead guitar. It was yet another example of a couple injecting their unique personalities into their wedding day, which we really love to see! We hope you enjoy the images! We don’t normally do a ‘plug’ on our blog but if you would like to book us for a winter wedding (November to February) you will receive a 15% discount on our standard package prices.

Lily & Mark’s Pre-Wedding Shoot

Matt — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:04:55 +0000

Lily & Mark are such a cool (and talented) couple that just happen to be extremely talented as well! Damn, cool and talented! This was one of our favourite portrait shoots of 2011, which took place in the beautiful grounds of Clandon Park in Guildford… We also have some great pics to share from their wedding day which took place in December, but more of that in a future post! Lily wanted her horse Cherokee featured in some of the pictures, and we have to say he was very well behaved on the portrait shoot. We hope you like this series of images!

Andrew & Louise’s Wedding

Matt — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:58:07 +0000

At the beginning of September we were lucky enough to cover the wedding of Andrew & Louise at the lovely Farnham House Hotel in Surrey (on the borders of Hampshire). This is the second time we’ve covered a wedding there and it’s a great venue to work at, as the staff bend over backwards to help out. The wedding included both a civil ceremony as well as Jewish ceremony, and we were made to feel very welcome by both families– thanks Andrew & Louise!

Fun Group Shots

Matt — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:10:51 +0000

Group shots are boring right? Wrong! Actually if you take your time with them they can be really good fun, creative and (sometimes) dead funny!Â We took this group shot at Matt and Jo’s recent wedding, which had an eclectic mix of influences, from 1920’s elegance to HollywoodÂ inspired Americana and a dose of AmericanÂ Football thrown in as well. As well as being a wonderfully individual wedding we were very fortunate to work with such a lovely, fun bunch ofÂ people. Sometimes, this is just the best job in the world! You get to indulge your creativity and have a whole lot of fun in the process. Watch this space for more shots from this fab wedding.

Special Offer– 2012/13 Winter Weddings Discount

Matt — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:34:16 +0000

We’re delighted to announce a new promotion we’re offering to couples booking their weddings between 1st November 2012 to 28th February 2013. We are offering all those that book us for weddings between these two dates a 15% discount on our published pricing and packages (which start at Â£1200). This is a significant saving and reflects the fact that more and more couples are holding winter weddings.We’ve had some experience of shooting winter weddings and we love shooting them! Check out our blog for some up and coming posts featuring 3 weddings we recently shot in December 2011.

Family Photoshoot — Essex

Matt — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:05:32 +0000

We had so much fun on this family portrait shoot, and Rob, Ling and Hayden were great fun to work with. I’ve known Rob for a couple of years now and we were delighted to meet his wife Ling and their son Hayden. I should of course mention little Smig the dog, who had more energy than a nuclear power station! This lifestyle shot took place at Weald Park near Brentwood in Essex, and it provided us with some great locations to work with. I hope you like the pics!

Fabricio & Maiko Part 2

Matt — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:33:29 +0000

Following the wonderful picnic and portrait session in Richmond Park, we decided to take Fabricio and Maiko down to the riverside to get some more portraits whilst the light was fading. You get a beautiful â€˜warmâ€™ light at this time of day which is perfect for romantic portraits, and Fabricio were brilliant to work with.Â I just love the images that Brenda took of Fabricio and Maiko â€˜framedâ€™ by the arch of the bridge.

We then had a brief 30 minutes break for a sandwich (even photographers need to refuel) before meeting our lovely couple at the Rodizio RicoÂ Brazilian restaurant in Fulham. They were joined by more friends at this stage and they had a truly wonderful evening meal. I must admit, the food looked dead tasty.

All in all this was a really wonderful wedding– very warm, intimate and personal, and without a doubt one of our favourite weddings of 2011.

Maiko & Fabricio’s Wedding Part 1

Matt — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:17:44 +0000

Maiko and Fabricio got married on a lovely day in August. Their day started off at the very grand Wandsworth Registry Office, with just themselves and two other couples present (not forgetting little Natalie of course!) This was followed by portraits in Richmond Park. For those of you that don’t know you need a license to photograph for commercial use in any of the Royal Parks. We found this out literally the day before the wedding! Needless to say we managed to secure a license in time– phew!

We normally have 30 minutes or so at weddings to take portraits of our couples, but in this case we were spoilt, as we had a full hour to get portraits of Maiko and Fabricio! This is unusual in the UK but the norm in the States, and we would encourage more couples to allow this much time– It really does allow us photographers to have more time to get a great range of creative and beautiful portraits. This full hour meant that we got some great images of Maiko and Fabricio sharing a picnic with their close friends at the park, followed by some relaxed portraits. We hope you love these pictures, and we look forwards to sharing part 2 of their day with you shortly!

Magazine Style Album — Oaks Farm, Croydon

Matt — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:30:02 +0000

We’re delighted to say that we recently became one of the preferred photographers for the beautiful Oaks Farm wedding venue, in Croydon, Surrey, and we’ve been working hard on our sample album for them. This beautiful looking Magazine Style album is 12“x12” in size and comes with a genuine leather cover. These albums are also available in a range of other covers, including Leatherette, Photo Cover and Brushed Aluminium. They can also be embossed with the name of the bride and groom.

We take a lot of time over our album designs, and we hope it shows. Our design style is clean and uncluttered, and we aim to present the images in a way that really tells the story of the wedding day. This means that every time a couple looks at their album they can relive their special day as if its was happening all over again. We hope you like this new album, which will now be living at Oaks Farm– please take a look at it if you drop by!

We are proud to listed on the Surrey Wedding Planning Website under Surrey Wedding Photographers. Matt and Brenda offer
wedding photography surrey but also cover the whole of the UK.