At 5 Star Wedding Directory, we love celebrating the artistry and passion of our talented members, and today, we are delighted to showcase a breathtaking editorial by the renowned Stuart Wood Weddings. Known for his signature fine art photography, Stuart has an exceptional ability to capture the essence of luxury and romance, bringing every detail to life with elegance and sophistication.
In this exclusive feature, Stuart takes us inside a truly magical collaboration at The Biltmore Mayfair, where a team of esteemed wedding professionals came together to create a vision of timeless beauty. From exquisite floral designs to couture gowns and dazzling diamonds, this styled shoot is a celebration of luxury, style, and creativity at its finest.
Join us as we step into this extraordinary world of wedding inspiration, where every frame tells a story of love and opulence.
When a group of wedding professionals collaborate with an iconic London hotel, amazing things are destined to happen.
This luxury styled shoot was set in the Biltmore Hotel Mayfair, a 5-star luxury hotel located in the heart of London’s Mayfair district. Over the years, the hotel has seen many transformations and many occupants. Counted among their number are Oscar Wilde, The Bentley Boys and many celebrities past and present. The Biltmore comprised the perfect location in which a dedicated group of wedding professionals could create a modern inspirational setting. One that exuded luxury, sophistication and style.
Setting the scene
It was essential to create a setting in keeping with the elegance of the hotel. Fabulous Functions UK, based in the Cotswolds and specialising in timeless elegant floral designs set about creating the concept and colour palette for the table settings.
With the wish to create a setting that was both fresh and contemporary yet the height of elegance, Sandra designed a serpentine table setting with florals in a palette of tangerine and butter yellow through white to lilac. She created small arrangements in the colour scheme, arranged in an ombre style, meandering along the centre of the table. Florals were also placed on the floor to create interest and add texture to the setting.
We partnered with William of Wedding Metal Art Prop Hire. A talented artist, William creates the most incredible and beautiful metal structures. He provided the halfmoon arches from which we suspended our floral chandeliers above the tables – we designed them to mirror the ombre colour way used in the floral designs on the tables.
Then we repeated this theme in the concept for the stationery. Anna is the creative talent behind the luxury wedding stationers, Evelyn and Elliot Wedding Stationery. She designed the guest’s name cards in a half-moon form on seeded paper and featured the guest names, the wedding date, venue and the menu. A lot of information on a guest place card, you may think. But Anna accomplished the task with aplomb, embellishing the place cards with silken tassels in the ombre colour scheme. Creating the stationery suite on seeded paper that one can plant in one’s garden makes a beautiful guest memento.
Photography and film
It was our pleasure to work with Stuart Wood of Stuart Wood Weddings whose trademark fine art style of photography was perfect for the capturing the beauty of the venue and the grace and elegance of our model bride and groom.
Stuart says,
“I wanted to use the elegance of this special place to its maximum, while making sure a definite ‘city vibe’ showed through in the imagery and showing clearly that we are in the very heart of Mayfair”
And Adam of Creative Spark Films lived up to the name, producing a beautiful and memorable recording of the shoot.
He wanted to capture everything at the Biltmore Hotel using natural light wherever possible – often a challenge in the English winter! He made sure to expose for the highlights to give a darker and more cinematic look. That helped to elevate the footage to give a more mysterious, yet elegant vibe. Doing so also allowed him to focus the viewer’s eyes on the detailing of both the jewellery and the dress whilst maintaining flattering angles for our gorgeous models.
The Cake
What is a wedding without cake? And they can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Claire and Dan of Peboryon are internationally renowned cake artists, and sought after for their luxury wedding and event cake and sweet treats. This incredible duo creates visual feasts full of delicious flavours to delight your palette and your eyes. So it was a real treat for us to have them as part of the amazing team on this styled shoot at the Biltmore.
Diamonds
Diamonds are elegant, timeless and beautiful. And Nina of HP Diamonds, a family-owned jewellery house with a deep passion for exceptional diamonds and craftsmanship, HP Diamond Jewellery specialises in exquisite and rare diamonds and gemstones, creating bespoke pieces that seamlessly blend luxury with artistry.
Featured in the shoot, Lumière is a celebration of light and elegance, showcasing three stunning pieces: a ring, necklace, and earrings, crafted with colourless 2.5 carat marquise shaped diamonds and tapered baguettes. The marquise, known for its elongated form and regal heritage, symbolises elegance, ambition, and brilliance.
The Lumière collection is designed with sleek, geometric lines, where each piece enhances the diamonds’ natural radiance, providing a perfect blend of a classic design and modern sophistication.
Our model bride wore several headpieces created by the ultra-talented Jayne at Camille Lux Accessories. Every piece that leaves Jayne’s atelier is hand-crafted and personalised for her clients. Jane weaves in any personal items and family heirlooms to create a personal design to complement your vibe, your gown, your colour palette and your joie de vivre.
Make-up and hair
Johanna of Johanna Villarreal Brides, our hair stylist, and Bev of Makeupology Brides, our make-up artist worked, seamlessly together to create Estelle’s flawless look for this shoot. They produced subtle makeup that enhanced Estelle’s natural beauty and dark glossy curls. They put our model at ease and created for her a look of timeless elegance, full of glamour.
Johanna created a soft cushion of curls on which to nestle the beautiful headpieces created by Camille Accessories.
Gowns and shoes
Sian of Shimmering Ivory, designer of exquisite bespoke wedding gowns and bridal couture, provided our model bride with her beautiful gown featuring delicate lace appliqué, gorgeous beading, and Swarovski crystals.
As a couture designer specialising in bridal wear, each tailor-made couture gown used the finest French laces and luxury silks. All adorned with detailed embroidery and embellishments of Swarovski crystals and pearls to stunning effect. Your gown becomes part of your beautiful wedding journey.
Dianne Hassall of Di Hassall designer and creator of bespoke bridal footwear creates beautiful shoes for the bride who wants to stand out and stay true to the romance and elegance of their special day. Di provided a pair of stunning, soft, white toned shoes with delicate petal appliqué and adorned with pearls, secured with a silk ribbon.
The Groom
All eyes on the bride! But let’s not forget we have our groom! Brigden’s of Derby provided his attire, which was comprised of an elegant Wilvorst navy blue dinner jacket with a matching waistcoat and trousers. Completing the groom’s sartorial statement was a modern twist – a black tie and the florals in the form of a pocket square in the colour palette of the bridal bouquet.
Tableware and table linen
The hotel supplied the tableware. It featured their muted silver-toned charger plates complemented by their cutlery and glassware.
Allen’s Hire supplied the Kew range of linen. The silver-grey range formed the foundation for the table setting.
Collaborating with a talented team who loves what they do ensured the success of this shoot. From the first flourish of the makeup brush and the tilt of the model’s head to the flicker of the candle lighting to the last click of the camera’s shutter, it was a team effort.
Credits
Venue : https://www.thebiltmorehotels.com/biltmore-mayfair
Photographer : Stuart at https://stuartwoodweddings.com/
Florist and stylist : Sandra at https://www.fabulousfunctionsuk.com/
Stationery Designer : Anna at https://www.evelynandelliot.co.uk/
Bridal Gown : Sian at https://www.shimmeringivory.co.uk/
Menswear : https://www.brigdens.com/
Makeup : Bev at https://makeupology.co.uk/
Hair : Johanna at https://www.johannavillarreal.com/
Chandelier Stand : William at https://www.instagram.com/weddingmetalart_prophire/
Cake Designer : Claire at https://www.peboryon.com/
Jewellery : Nina at https://hpdiamondjewellery.com/
Wedding Planner : Daisy at https://daisydoesweddings.wordpress.com/
Videographer : Adam at https://creativesparkfilms.co.uk/
Shoes – Di at https://dianehassall.com/
Headdress Jayne at https://camille-accessories.com/
Table Linen – at https://allenshire.co.uk
