{"id":4135,"date":"2015-06-15T20:07:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/?p=4135"},"modified":"2015-06-15T20:07:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T20:07:01","slug":"a-london-engagement-zena-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/a-london-engagement-zena-james\/","title":{"rendered":"A London Engagement | Zena &#038; James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4156\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/021-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic and beautiful portrait of couple in love shot through palm leaves\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/>Last week found me travelling\u00a0down to Kensington in London to meet up with the lovely Zena and James for their\u00a0pre-wedding shoot. Travelling and seeing new places is an aspect of the &#8216;job&#8217; that I really enjoy and I love the hustle and bustle of London just as much as the tranquility of the more remote locations that I&#8217;m fortunate enough to visit and photograph. The novelty of whizzing about on the London underground\u00a0hasn&#8217;t worn off yet, even after several trips!!!<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately being peak wedding season I couldn&#8217;t hang around to enjoy London after the shoot\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0in fact I barely had time to grab a sandwich before catching my train home, but that didn&#8217;t make it any less enjoyable. The most rewarding\u00a0part of being a wedding photographer\u00a0is definitely\u00a0the people\u00a0I get to meet, hang out with (and spend one of the best\u00a0days of their life with!) and\u00a0Zena and James were just awesome! Having shot their wedding this weekend at the absolutely incredible Castle Howard in York I can safely say that\u00a0they know how to throw a good wedding too!! All I can say about it is &#8230;wow! &#8230;just wow! I&#8217;m literally lost for words!<\/p>\n<p>And on that note, it&#8217;s time to stop talking and show some photographs! So here are a few frames from the pre-wed shoot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4136\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/001-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Holland Park Signage and summery flowers\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4147\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/012-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"wedding couple standing by a fountain \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4140\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/005-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"beautiful portrait of couple in close embrace under brick archway\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4141\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/006-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"A backlit portrait with the sun shining through the trees\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4142\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/007-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"engagement portrait taken in holland Park\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4137\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/002-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"portraits under the arches\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4138\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/003-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"pigeons flying around couple embracing under the old london brick arches\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4139\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/004-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"couple holding each other\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4143\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/008-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful light shining through the trees as a couple in love kiss\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4144\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/009-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"couple playing giant chess in Holland Park, Kensington\" width=\"800\" height=\"264\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4145\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/010-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Creative photograph looking through the pieces of a giant chess set with a couple kissing in the background\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4148\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/013-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"natural looking photograph of couple tucked away in a little nook in the park\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4146\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/011-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Standing and looking at the camera in the gardens of Holland Park\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4149\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/014-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Walking hand in hand through the gardens\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4150\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/015-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Man in suit walks past a peacock\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4155\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/020-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese paper lanterns hanging from the trees\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4151\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/016-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"couple standing close with a peacock on a roof in the background\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4154\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/019-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"A stork sits on a raft in the japenese garden\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4152\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/017-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding couple standing on the bride in the japanese garden in front of a waterfall\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4153\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/018-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic photograph of a couple standing on the bride in the japanese garden in front of a waterfall\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4157\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/022-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"A couple go for a romantic stroll in Holland Park, London\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4158\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/023-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Having a cuddle and laugh under the privet archway\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4161\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/026-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Couple posing whilst standing on a pathway surrounded by vibrant colours\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4162\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/027-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Natural engagement photographs \" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4163\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/028-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"Engaged couple walking towards a gate\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4164\" src=\"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/029-holland-park-kensington-london-engagement-photography.jpg\" alt=\"fun photo of engaged couple in front of a rustic blue doorway\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week found me travelling\u00a0down to Kensington in London to meet up with the lovely Zena and James for their\u00a0pre-wedding shoot. Travelling and seeing new places is an aspect of the &#8216;job&#8217; that I really enjoy and I love the hustle and bustle of London just as much as the tranquility of the more remote&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[65,74,81,117,124,145,195,216],"class_list":["post-4135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-engagements","tag-creative-portrait-photography","tag-documentary-style-photography","tag-engagement-photography","tag-kensington","tag-london","tag-natural-photos","tag-summer","tag-unposed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexmillerweddings.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}