Belle Epoque Styled Shoot
Very recently, I had the chance to take part in a special ‘styled’ shoot with a lovely couple named Kate and Mark, at a very special location in Knutsford, Cheshire. Living in Shropshire it wasn’t far away at all and a couple of hours working with a great couple in a beautiful location was too much to pass up on and off I went!
If you don’t know it, Belle Époque is just an amazing wedding location right on the high street in Knutsford, which caters for small - medium sized weddings, and is known amongst wedding photographers as a notoriously dark location. The point of this shoot was to be reminded not to be afraid of such locations and situations, and we were given free reign to be as creative as possible - because when it comes down to it, when you are faced with difficult locations - the best thing to do is be as creative as you can.
Sadly we only had a couple of hours to scout, talk and shoot before Kate and Mark had to leave, but that was plenty of time to be able to grab some beautiful shots of a fabulous couple in a brilliant location - and to remember not to be afraid of the dark!
![bride and groom stand on steps outside their venue for a photo with the flash behind them; they are looking at each other](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259035083-7B5L3SQTWI5VBBMDXR8G/20171106-DSC_4626.jpg)
![bride and groom stand under a bushy archway for some nighttime photography with the flash](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259120158-OXZ4GH4U16JKAPZT39I5/20171106-DSC_7738-Edit.jpg)
![black and white photo of the wedding couple standing outside for their photo shoot](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259122909-MH4MN4OTXGAK4H2RNY1R/20171106-DSC_4614.jpg)
![the bride and groom all lit up outside their wedding venue at night](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259244942-X04HTYT7F2170WK56G13/20171106-DSC_4608.jpg)
![the bride and groom in black and white stand and look at each other while they pose for a photo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259206042-9YZ8NB5IGO34JTFBYMJ4/20171106-DSC_4601.jpg)
![the bride and groom are lit with a single flash outside their wedding venue for their photography shoot](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259319912-JR3IAAO4W11I60IZVJBU/20171106-DSC_4605.jpg)
![the bride and groom stand together and look down at the ground for a photo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259350528-NRFL6Q1ESL4NKW5M9TPS/20171106-DSC_4588.jpg)
![a black and white photo of the bride and groom outside their wedding venue at night](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259394904-0VV62LKW6L006S8N0NI5/20171106-DSC_4543.jpg)
![a single flash backlights the bride and groom for a photography shoot outside their wedding venue](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259442443-JIF94LQXGA74SAK2Z7MS/20171106-DSC_4501.jpg)
![inside the wedding venue the groom stand on his own surrounded by candles in dim light](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259476716-EB1JL4MOAIC0F5DGH75E/20171106-DSC_4458-Edit.jpg)
![a black and white image of the groom inside the wedding venue lit up with candles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259501936-S5FWL5L86Z9JM4RSO7UB/20171106-DSC_4448.jpg)
![the bride stands on her own surrounded by candles in her wedding venue in cheshire](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259571971-IACNV67KKYYJ0OQ22ZOC/20171106-DSC_4447-Edit.jpg)
![the bride is standing on her own surrounded by candles in her wedding venue in cheshire, lit only with a single light](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259593739-WH70MB346K59GH899GCK/20171106-DSC_4441-Edit.jpg)
![black vignette surrounds the bride standing surrounded by candles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259659406-HD98SBXH1GVSTY0S8W7Z/20171106-DSC_4428.jpg)
![stunning bride dressed in a lace wedding dress standing holding her bouquet](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259693425-ZFKCVIE92XCQ39BTMG5T/20171106-DSC_4437-Edit.jpg)
![photo of the bride and groom together standing looking towards the ground surrounded by candles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259741159-E01M9MCWI83EB77JW6ME/20171106-DSC_4400-Edit.jpg)
![black and white photo of the bride and groom in the belle epoque](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259758463-3ELG4S2HEQ7JCFIX9Q9Y/20171106-DSC_4407-Edit.jpg)
![darkness surrounds the bride and groom, lit up by a single flash](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259852368-K66PJWPR1VMWVNAI7RWM/20171106-DSC_4374-Edit.jpg)
![black and white portrait of the shropshire wedding couple](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259900050-8QXWF7CPSQ1BLWW1U88G/20171106-DSC_4367-Edit.jpg)
![stunning bride and groom take a quiet moment together in their wedding venue](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5977a5b2725e25b1ccd1e3b3/1511259925747-PL50SIV0528A7JP7T92L/20171106-DSC_4371-Edit.jpg)