Claire and Ryan got married at the Low Wood Hotel in Windermere last May, on a blustery but sunny day (see evidence below!). The wedding had a distinctly Audrey Hepburn feel, from the bridesmaids dresses and accessories, to the fantastic favours – a postbox red Chanel lipstick for each female guest. One of my favourite favours yet!
Claire and Ryan are expecting their first baby next month, and I’m hoping to get to meet him/her sometime soon!
I present to you Steve and Jude’s lovely wedding at Aldwark Manor, which is just a couple of miles from my house. Jude put in a lot of effort to pull off this stunning winter wedding in just a matter of weeks – it goes to show it can be done, it doesn’t have to take years to plan a wedding!
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…)
After chatting to a bride to be this week about her wedding this year at The Star in North Yorkshire, I realised that Caroline and Erik’s wedding had never made it to the blog. What a travesty! Packed full of wonderful details, their intimate, stylish wedding should not be kept on a back up disk, and so here it is.
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.
Meeting Jenny was one proof that six degrees of separation do exist, or at least that some things must be meant to be. I was about to go on maternity leave when I fist got an email from her – she was currently living in London with her fiance Charlie and was trying to balance wedding planning with a hectic work schedule. I arranged to meet Jenny’s parents to chat about photography, and in doing so it transpired that I was about to move next door to them in a few weeks time. Thankfully the booking went ahead or future meetings may have been awkward ;-)
I didn’t have far to go for their engagement session, just a few steps over the fence. Their wedding at Newburgh Priory complete with a horse and carriage will soon be on the blog, but for now, here are the gorgeous couple strutting their stuff next door.
A silly one!
Jamie and Joel got married on one of the really hot days of the year (yes, honestly, they did exist) at the very lovely Fountains Abbey, which thankfully was relatively cool in the old ceremony room, although I was very glad I didn’t have to wear a suit. The boys did look very dapper in their Saville Row numbers though.
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!
Emily and Dan cleverly choose a beautiful October day for their wedding at The Mansion in Leeds, the light was just stunning. I urge you all to get married in the Autumn! Their wedding was seriously nice – Emily and Dan couldn’t have looked happier, and had paid a lot of attention to detail too. What more could you ask for?
The AMAZING flowers are by the lovely Susie at Hart Company
Some of my lovely brides and grooms have had their beautiful weddings featured on some of the UK’s best wedding inspiration blogs recently. You may have already seen some of them, but if not here are the links. If you’re planning a wedding these blogs are packed full of ideas for every type of wedding – go and visit them now!
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!
Ripley Castle is a fab place for a wedding – it’s impressive and imposing from the outside but nice and intimate inside, and it’s set in some really amazing grounds complete with a lake, rose gardens, and lovely woods. As it was November, we didn’t get to spend any time in the grounds on Charlotte and David’s wedding day, but that’s the beauty of a winter wedding – you don’t expect good weather or lots of light! Luckily we’d been to Ripley Castle for their engagement session so they already had lots of photographs in the grounds (I’m bad and haven’t blogged them yet but will very soon!).
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!
Tory and James are getting married next year at the gorgeous Goldsborough Hall, and so came over for their engagement session just as the snow was melting away – the roads here have been so icy it’s been hard to get anywhere without a tractor. I’m a big fan of the snow, it coats everything with a glittery, pretty topping and makes even boring things look nice.
Tory and James don’t need anything to make them look nice though – they manage that all on their own! Just to add a bit of festiveness though, it’s snowing on my blog ;-)
I went to school with James, what seems like not that long ago. We stayed in touch via Facebook, and when he asked me about wedding photography about a year ago I was really pleased. It was really lovely to catch up with him and get to know the lovely Lauren, (he’s done rather well for himself ;-) ), and I loved seeing so many familiar faces at the wedding. It really felt like I’d seen everyone a few weeks rather than a few years ago.
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!
….you guessed it, I am a wedding and portrait photographer. I’m a big fan of weddings and all things pretty, and I’m also a converted baby and child fan as well – I’m a new mum. When I’m not behind a camera you’re likely to find me at home with Isabella and my three dogs Biscuit, Twix and Crumbs – or escaping to the stables or even the pub which can be a bit of a rarity these days (I’m a not-so-secret country bumpkin). To fit in with being a Mum I’m now working from an office at home instead of Newby Hall – which gives me more time to bake! Please email me to arrange an appointment if you’d like to sample some cakes and have a chat about your wedding in more detail, or if you’d like to book a family portrait. If you’re looking for a friendly, easy going (usually!) photographer/free cakes/a trip to the country you are in the right place.
Big thanks to the lovely Cris Matthews for this photo.
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