Having made the excellent decision of Chelsea Town Hall for a small and intimate ceremony of friends and family, Talal also chose the Arts Club on Dover Street for the wedding drinks and lunch.

Just recently re-opened with great style and panache, it made an unbelievably stunning location as well as particularly suitable for Ranya, a private art consultant.

The day was really, cold, but it just added to the very London mood of this January wedding. Here’s a few highlights of the happy day.

I always tell couples not to worry about the weather, as we can get beautiful photographs no matter how dark and how difficult the weather, and Amanda’s and Rodrigo’s day really put that statement to the test with howling gale force wind and rain.

I think they turned out brilliantly, and you wouldn’t even know we all had to go straight inside and change clothes!

They happy couple came over from Australia to have their civil partnership in London at classy Marylebone Town Hall, and it was a relaxed and fun afternoon for everyone. It’s clear these two are a match made in heaven and are going to be very happy in life!

We had a Skype call, afterward I was very excited about this very special wedding.

The day was just perfect in every way with a snow the day before but a mix of ice, sunshine and dramatic winter weather.  Inside everyone was toasty by the fires, and the day was made even more festive with Christmas carols included in the ceremony, fab live music throughout the day and Christmas dinner complete with turkey and sprouts.

Katie and Mark topped off the day with their own Strictly Come Dancing entry as their first dance to All I Want for Christmas is You!

Just a few details from another modest Islamic bride as her female wedding photographer….

In fact, as a female wedding photographer with years of Asian wedding experience, Islamic weddings have become a bit of a speciality and passion of mine.

I love that as female wedding photographer I can go in and capture the girls’ preparations with all its excitement and air of anticipation; and I love, love, love doing East meets West couple photography of the bride and groom for a really special set of natural, timeless photographs.

Of course, the fact that I edit my own photos also means I can ensure that they are only seen by women and that they are only used on my site with the bride’s permission.

I only had my little canon compact (travelling with a one year old from England meant I didn’t bring my big camera), and I had to create lots of games and bribes to keep baby Sean willing to partcipate (not to mention what I had to do to get my sister to partcipate).

For a family that never stays still for one minute and isn’t a fan of being photographed, I’m delighted with the family portrait.

We decided as the autumn weather was gorgeous, and he was happiest having a crawl followed by a cuddle, to let him roam.

He loved exploring the fall leaves in the sunshine and made a fantastically happy baby photographer and some pretty amazing photos as well.

One little tip for all baby photography which I have learned through my experience as a professional photographer is to let he baby do what makes him or her happiest and capture that in a photograph rather than trying to get a particular photograph.

I love her great buggy workout in Hampstead Heath! I’m so lucky she recommends me to the mums in her classes, so that I have the opportunity to photography some pretty special babies and families with my Hampstead photography sessions.