Alisa & Yoni's wedding at Temple Island

Alisa & Yoni had a Jewish ceremony on Temple Island near Henley-on-Thames.

Alisa was the director of The Apprentice , the fourth series of which was recently show on BBC one. Alisa & Yoni met during Cello lessons as children.


Temple Island is a fantastic venue for a wedding, the ceremony took place on the island and the reception in a marquee on the banks of the River Thames.

24 hours in Venice

On Tuesday I flew out to Venice for James & Sharron's wedding on Wednesday. The wedding party consisted of the couple and myself, I have photographed small weddings in the past, but never just the couple.

James & Sharron married at the Town Hall in Venice, as well as my photography duties I was the witness for the wedding ceremony. I met up with the couple the night before the wedding for dinner.

On the morning of the wedding I got the Vaporetto (water bus) to Sharron's hotel for the preparation photographs. We then took a water taxi to the Town Hall. In Venice a water taxi is a fantastic Riva sports boat.

The ceremony was conducted in Italian with an interpreter giving the English version. The ceremony was very different to civil ceremonies in the UK. Much was made of the responsibilities in marriage. After the ceremony it was my turn to sign the marriage certificate as the witness, something I have never done before.

Sharron & James then made an appearance on the balcony to the applause of tourists in Gondola's on the Grand Canal below.

The couple then took a tour of Venice in the water taxi before arriving in St Marks Square. By this point the rain had set in.

Later they went for dinner and it was time for me to fly back to the UK.