Judith got ready in a lovely light, posh suite overlooking the golf course:

Aldwark Church is very pretty and walking distance from Aldwark Manor, plus I know the vicar well, so all in all it’s a top church!

Judith works in jewellery – can you tell?!

The room was staged by Angel Events in Harrogate, and looked breathtaking.  A winter wonderland greeted the guests as they entered the wedding breakfast room, complete with real fir trees (if trees are good enough for Kate Middleton…)

Caroline is a twin, she and her sister are very close and did each others make up on the wedding morning.

Handsome….

but still his usual self!  Erik was a great fun with a rather wicked sense of humour.

Just look at Caroline’s outfit.  Fab!

That dress was made for dancing.

Did I mention Erik was a little wicked?  Well he even had to have his own, colourful cake.  He didn’t fancy totally fitting in with Caroline’s careful colour scheme ;-)

That’s all folks.  I’m very glad I realised the error and got round to posting this wedding, it’s one of my favourites.

I have to confess I was just a teeny bit nervous as well as excited when Jamie asked me if I’d photograph his wedding – it was the first gay wedding I had been asked to photograph and I wondered what I would need to do differently. Well as it turned out…nothing! Having a girl and a boy or a boy and a boy makes little difference (although there was much mirth when a little visitor to Fountains Abbey walked past the couple and asked his mum ‘where’s the bride?’!).  The feelings, the love, the guests and the champagne were no different at all, and I have to say I really really enjoyed being a part of Jamie and Joel’s day, which was very relaxed and incredibly friendly.  So roll up civil partnerships, I’m ready and waiting.

Jamie and Joel decided to walk down the aisle together.  How happy do they look!

The AMAZING flowers are by the lovely Susie at Hart Company

Lauren and James’s gorgeous winter wedding at Dodmoor House on the wonderful Rock My Wedding blog (also watch this space for their wedding feature on the Dodmoor House website, coming soon):

And don’t miss part two!

Alyson and Matt’s intimate wedding at The Star of Harome on Love My Dress blog – and what a dress!

Joseph and Melanie’s country wedding and all their amazing details at Hipping Hall on Bow Occasions:

There are more features coming soon as well. Your weddings are so blooming lovely!

Charlotte got ready at The Boars Head in Ripley, just a stones throw from the church and the castle.

David is a farmer and Charlotte a vet, so their cake was very topical! I loved it, so unusual and really good fun. Underneath were mini individual pork pies and waxed cheeses – yum. The best of both worlds.

If you want to see more of this Ripley Castle wedding, there is a slideshow over on my website. Enjoy!

Lauren and James got married at the lovely Dodmoor House, which is very informal and gorgeous barn conversion in Northamptonshire. They had a very intimate, small legal ceremony first, with just their Mum’s as witnesses (and me!), and then we had time for some photographs before the other guests arrived for the blessing and exchange of rings. The blessing was conducted by Lauren’s sister which made it very personal and lovely.

The gorgeous flowers were by Manic Botanic:

Lauren’s shoes were gorgeous – this girl is all about the details which I love!

First look just before the ceremony:

Aren’t they gorgeous!

Lauren requested some more staged, managed groups rather than just a line up. It worked really well and everyone co-operated nicely! There are some more examples in the slideshow.

In the evening the guests were all given sparklers and made a sparkler walkway for Lauren and James to walk through, a great way to enter the dancefloor for your first dance!

To see more there is a slideshow of highlights and their online gallery with all the photographs. The password is their surname.

P.S. I’m feeling festive, so it’s snowing on my blog!

The flowers were by the lovely and talented Lynda Moss

I LOVED Jenny’s dress. It was very unusual and very beautiful:

Jenny and James broke with tradition and walked down the aisle together:

Jenny’s Uncle’s band were booked to play in the evening, and they surprised the couple by an impromptu performance in the dining room before the first dance:

To see more of Jenny and James’ wedding, there is a wedding photography slideshow, and their photographs are in an online gallery. The password is their married surname.

Kate looked absolutely stunning and Matt wasn’t too bad either ;-)

There is also a slideshow of Kate and Matt’s wedding, and an online gallery. The password is their married surname.

A massive thank you to Neil Matthews who came along as second photographer. Neil took this shot just as Jenny was about to go into the ceremony, and I have to admit I’m a little jealous ;-)

Another great shot by Neil:

If you’d like to view Jenny and Paul’s online gallery please contact them directly for the login information.