Jacqueline and Stefan had a very small, intimate wedding at the gorgeous Swinton Park just before Christmas. It was snowy and beautiful, and they braved the cold to have some of their photographs outside.

Swinton Park is one of Yorkshire’s most romantic and grand wedding venues, and it is unique in that it is set in hundreds of acres of gorgeous parkland, which is just amazing for photographs. It was too cold to venture far, but the castle looked even more like it was from a fairytale topped with snow.

Santa had to make an appearance in at least one of the photographs….

……but it wasn’t long before Jacqueline cracked up. Stefan joked that as Germans they should be serious. After meeting Jacqueline I will never again believe that!

Little Louis, their extremely cute 2 year old son, had to make an appearance too. And now that the secret it out, I can tell you that he will be joined by a brother or sister in May, so double congratulations are in order!

They say that you are connected to everyone by six degrees of separation. To cut a long (and probably boring!) story short, I ended up photographing Lucy and Alex’s wedding after being recommended by a friend, who turned out to be Lucy’s Aunt, who turned out to be my husband’s friend’s wife, who had lived two doors down from our cottage in a village no one has heard of about 30 years ago. Oh, and I went to school with Lucy.

Anyway, after thankfully connecting, I photographed Lucy and Alex’s lovely humanist ceremony at Holdenby House in Northamptonshire at the beginning of December. Lucy had paid massive attention to detail, using Holdenby House’s connection with falconry and hunting as inspiration. The result was tweed, game and peacock feathers, and an awful lot of prettiness! We had to fight the quickly setting sun, as they married at 3pm, and the whole wedding had a wonderful, warm feeling.

Huge thanks to Hayley Ruth who second shot for me and caught these first two photographs:

Hello gorgeous! Lucy indulged us by sitting on this fantastic old commode for a portrait:

P.S. You may have noticed it’s snowing on my blog. Until it stops snowing outside, it will be snowing here, too!

When I was asked by Rock My Wedding if they could feature Naomi and Robin’s gorgeous wedding on their blog, I was thrilled. I have been a fan of Rock My Wedding for a while now, and if you are planning a wedding and love all things pretty, you must go there NOW! You will find plenty of inspiration, but, be warned, you will be hooked.

Naomi and Robin’s wedding is in two parts, here is part one and here is part two. There will soon be another of my weddings featured, so watch this space.

Enjoy!

I know, I know, it’s that time of year again. How does it always manage to creep up on us? Well, there’s no avoiding it, so it’s time to get into the festive spirit! So, grab a mince pie and some mulled wine and start thinking Christmas cards….

Following the success of the thank you cards, I am also offering Christmas cards this year. At just £2 each, they are great value and a fantastic way of saying a personalised Merry Christmas to family and friends.

There are three designs to choose from, and colours can be adapted if necessary. Simply choose your design and a photograph, email me with your choice, and I will do the rest. Please note order deadline is 30th November 2009.

Georgina and Johnathan are the type of people you feel instantly comfortable with. They are friendly, down to earth, funny, and a perfect match for each other.

Their wedding reception was held at Wood Hall, one of my favourite venues in Yorkshire to photograph at!

There is also a slideshow of theirwedding photography, and an online gallery. The password is their married surname, all in lowercase letters.

Georgina and Johnathan, I loved meeting you both and your wedding was fab! x

Allyson and John looked forward excitedly to their wedding day, and at last it came. Blue skies and lovely light came with it, it was one of the nicest day’s I have ever seen up in moody Wensleydale. They married in Aysgarth Church, and had their reception at the beautiful Simonstone Hall.

Allyson’s gorgeous dress was from The Wedding Dress Company in Corbridge:

A massive thanks to the fab Neil Matthews who second shot, and got this great image inside the church:

The stunning, unusual flowers by Lily Starbright’s. The first one was taken by Neil:

To see more, their is a slideshow of their wedding photographs, and an online gallery. The password for their gallery is their married surname.

Allyson and John, I know you were dying to see the photographs, and I hope you enjoy them! x

I truly think Rebecca smiled the whole day, she has an amazing grin and I didn’t see it leave her face. Just looking at these photos makes me smile back, in remembarance of what great fun Rebecca and Ben are.

Rebecca and Ben had their wedding reception at one of my all time favourite venues, Goldsborough Hall.

Married!

Rebecca’s very talented Mum made this cake FROM SCRATCH! And no, she isn’t a cake designer!

To see more of their wedding, there is a wedding photography slideshow and an online gallery of all their wedding photographs. The password is their married surname.

Rebecca and Ben, I loved photographing your wedding! I hope you had a brilliant honeymoon x

Anne and Matthew chose one of the windiest days I can remember to get married, but the wedding went smoothly despite it, and Anne’s veil managed to stay in remarkably well!! Anne got ready in the gorgeous penthouse suite at The White Bear in Masham, and after a church wedding Anne and Matthew returned for their reception.

Anne’s gorgeous dress was from Paradise Grove:

Kylie took this lovely shot of Anne:

We did most of the couple shots inside due to the wind, but then we just had to go outside for a dramatic windy veil shot. This one is Kylie’s and I love it, it’s shows what great fun Anne and Matthew are and her hair shows how windy it was!

To see more of their wedding, there is a slideshow and an online gallery. Their password is their new surname, all in lowercase letters.

Anne and Matthew, I hope you had an amazing honeymoon! Your wedding was a pleasure to photograph x

Sarah and Chris had a gorgeous, intimate and rustic wedding ceremony and reception at the York Maze. I hadn’t photographed a wedding there before, but I was glad they asked me too! It’s full of rustic charm, they married in a barn with their own handmade bunting hanging from the ceiling (even Chris was chained to the sewing machine for a while!). PapaKata have a permanent Tipi set up which is perfect for a wedding, I just love photographing weddings in PapaKata tipi’s!

Sarah and Chris had made the entrance to York Maze really pretty and personal:

Luckily the animals stayed out of the way for the wedding, but I couldn’t resist taking their photograph!

Inside the PapaKata Tipi:

A sweetie station, I love them!

Sarah and Chris made their own photobooth with props, what a great idea:

To see more, there is a slideshow of their wedding photographs, and an online gallery. Their password is their married surname, all in lowercase letters.

Sarah and Chris, it was lovely getting to know you both and you chose a perfect venue for your wedding. Hope you had an amazing honeymoon! x

Naomi and Robin planned their wedding from afar, not scrimping on the details at all, and everything came together to create the perfect day. Their reception was held in a marquee at Naomi’s parents stunning house near Scarborough, and both of them looked drop dead gorgeous!

These beautiful horses were from Black Horses, captured here by my wonderful assistant Kylie!

Is that a receiving line with good light?! No, it’s can’t be. But it is!

To see more of their wedding photography there is a slideshow, and all of their photographs are in an online gallery. The password is their new surname, all in lowercase letters.

Naomi and Robin, I hope you had an amazing minimoon and got back to Australia safely. It was lovely to meet you and your families!