Penny Lane Wedding Photographer

St Georges Hall Ceremony

Nikki and Stu got married at St Georges Hall in front of their closest friends and family. Nikki and her bridesmaids wore dresses from Hope and Ivy and flowers crowns from Mary Mary Floral design, giving the wedding a 60’s aesthetic. As big music lovers music was a big part of the day. Nikki walked in to a song by the The Beatles and had their reception Party at Dove Dale Towers on Penny Lane.

Nikki and Stu had their wedding guests picked up in a big white bus that was decorated with ribbons, lace umbrellas and bunting. The party started on the bus, with guests being greeted with a glass of fizz as they got on board.

When we arrived at Dove Dale Towers we grabbed some group photos on Penny lane and the street that Nikki used to live on in her pre Stu days.

Dove dale towers

At Dove Dale Towers Nikki and Stu’s guests got straight into the party dancing to an acoustic set played for them by Paul Duffy from the Coral. Keeping with the music theme Nikki and Stu had a guitar instead of a guest book that Stu had designed, guests wrote their messages on the guitar with sharpies and some even had a little sing song with it.

Nikki and Stu went for a relaxed buffet style wedding breakfast and skipped the speeches keeping the focus on the music and the party and making the evening more relaxed. A family member made the main wedding cake for them and they had Beatles cup cakes designed for them by Terry Tang Designer Cakes.

Once the cake was cut and the first dance had been had we popped outside to grab a few family night portraits before I left them to get back to the party.

Thanks for having me shoot your awesome wedding day Nikki and Stu. xx

A Shout out to Nikki and Stu’s awesome Wedding suppliers:

Dress: Hope & Ivy

Suit: Moss Bros.

Shoes: Debenhams

Flowers: Mary Mary Floral Design

Hair: Toni & Guy

Make up: MAC Cosmetics

Cake: Family member Hannah Jones

Cup Cakes: Terry Tang Designer Cakes

Guitar: Stuart sprayed/designed himself

Flower crown: Mary Mary Floral Design

Bridesmaid dresses: Hope & Ivy

Catering: Dovedale Towers

Bus hire: Presidential Travel

Music: Paul Duffy from The Coral

Constellations Liverpool Wedding Photographer

Constellations Liverpool

Jenn and Dan chose Constellations Liverpool as their wedding venue as they wanted something that was more of a party than a traditional wedding. Constellations seems like the perfect mix of a venue with its own character and personality, yet still leaving parts of it a blank canvas to get your creative groove on.

Constellations is an old observatory/warehouse and recycling yard right in the heart of Liverpools vibrant Baltic Quarter, now used as an event space, the building is now used for everything from Art exhibitions, to all night music events and of course uber cool urban weddings!

With a huge 4500 square foot garden there’s loads of space for guests to mill around and enjoy the sunshine and a massive modern art fire pit to gather around when the sun goes down but guests are’t quite ready to retreat inside.

Jenn and Dan’s guests were greeted on arrival with Mojito cocktails, beautifully designed order of service and a Lamb-Banana guest book!

To watch to SLIDE SHOW click the link below.

The Ceremony

The ceremony was lovely and relaxed Jenn and Dan choose to enter together, some guests took chairs while others stood or even sat on the floor as Dan’s Uncle officiated the ceremony. Behind them hung a patch work quilt that Dan’s mum had made them as a wedding gift. At the end of the ceremony Jenn and Dan’s friends and Family cheered and popped confetti canons, covering everyone in confetti.

Couples Portraits

When it came time to grab some couples portraits we were in a great spot to take advantage of some of Liverpool’s awesome street art. A quick dash down the street the the local skate park had us finding loads of interesting walls and nooks and crannies to garb some pics in, being greeted by well wishers on the way.

Hanging out in the garden

Back at Constellations the guests were making the most out of garden, playing Jenga, having a few games of pool and when the night drew in singing a few songs around the massive camp fire.

When Dan’s band came on everyone was up for a dance and started showing their support and throwing some shapes on the outdoor dance floor.

The Party!

Once the bands had finished the party was not over. Jenn and Dan knew their friends and family would want to party into the night and booked a DJ to take over in the space inside Constellations. Guests began to trickle in one by one being pulled away from the lovely chilled vibes of the camp fire songs by the pulsing base lines coming from inside and it wasn’t long until there were some legendary shapes being thrown on the dance floor.

Suppliers

Venue: Constellations Liverpool https://constellations-liv.com/

Band: The Loose Moose String Band https://www.loosemoosestringband.com/

Food: Delifonseca https://www.delifonseca.co.uk/

Makeup: So Coco Rouge http://www.sococorouge.com/

Hair: Curly Blow http://www.curlyblow.com/

Liverpool Documentary Wedding Photographer - The Racquet Club - Becca and Sean

Urban Wedding

I love shooting urban weddings, so when Becca and Sean asked me to shoot their lovely chilled out wedding at The Racquet Club in Liverpool. I knew we were in for a treat! The Racquet Club is in a great little spot. It’s near enough to the Liver buildings for you to get a good couples portrait with one of Liverpool’s most iconic buildings in the background, the sun also sets just over the water making for some epic light at golden hour. Right next to the venue is Our Lady Saint Nicholas Church who are kind enough (with the little help of a donation) to let you use their gardens for group photos and getting a bit of greenery into your portraits. If greenery isn’t your thing, the area is bursting at the seams with beautiful architecture and street art to make for more modern portraits with cool Liverpudlian City Vibes. Luckily for me Becca and Sean were up for it all!  We even bumped into the Liverpool Ghost Tour on our escapades and Becca managed to grab a photo with them!

The Racquet Club Wedding Venue

Inside The Racquet Club is a real treat, with it’s huge rooms, tall ceilings and massive long window there is plenty of natural light around to make capturing those natural moments and fleeting interaction between guests a piece of cake. Becca and Sean had the super talented Sweet Pea and Ivy decorate the venue with a beautiful display of old books, candles, delicate roses and cascading foliage. The room looked amazing! Becca and Sean also added some personal touches themselves, Becca hand made some decorations attached to some huge white balloons and they brought Sean’s obsession with collecting Vinyl into the day by having guests sign records as a guest book and had a friends live band play music for their guests to dance to into the night. It turned into quite the party as you can see from the photos.

Thanks for having me Becca and Sean, you threw and beautiful, fun amazingly chilled out wedding and you were both up for anything! It was an absolute pleasure to photograph your day. Lots of Love xxxxxx

What Becca and Sean had to say...

“Katie thank you so much for capturing our day.

We were so excited when our photo package arrived, we relived the whole day going through it you captured every moment perfectly it was lovley to look back at some of the bits we missed on the day.

We really couldn’t of ask for anything more you really got us and what we wanted from our day and from that captured some amazing memories for us to keep.”

A few wedding dates in 2018 are still available and I am now taking bookings for 2019. 

If you are looking for your Wedding Photographer and would like to get in touch, drop me a message! I have a few dates in 2018 still available and I am now taking bookings for 2019. 

Liverpool Engagement Shoot - Jess and James

I love engagement shoots, it’s a lovely chilled out way to spend a hour or two having a laugh while creating something together.

I met Jess and James at The Ship and Mitre in Liverpool, it was a special place for them as that is where they had their first date, the place where the story of Jess and James really began, so it seemed fitting to start the shoot there. After a catch up and drink in bar we made our way out to explore the city and see which bits of the beautiful urban Landscape we could incorporate into the shoot. We were spoilt for choice! Finding wonderful Liverpudlian street art along our way, including a piece by the anonymous graffiti artist Banksy and of course it would be rude to not incorporate the infamous Liver Buildings into a photo or two. As we made our way to The Docks and the sun grew lower in the sky we stumbled upon a small fair ground, so made use of the bright and playful backgrounds before grabbing another sneaky drink from one of the sea front bars. We then took it upon ourselves to hunt down the prettiest Lamb Banana we could find, ending the evening shoot by taking some snaps as the Seagulls flew low over our heads while sun shone across water and then making our way home.

Jess and James were such a pleasure to shoot, they booked the engagement shoot as they thought that they might be nervous in front of the camera on their wedding day, but turned out to be complete naturals. Complete naturals at just being themselves with each other, making each other laugh, having nice little snuggles together and just being in love. It was beautiful to capture them doing just that. I’m really looking forward to shooting their wedding next month, it’s going to be an absolute belter!

Couple and Portrait Shoots for you and your partner in crime... Whoever that may be...

If you would like to book an engagement shoot, couples shoot, shoot with your bestie or partner in crime send me a message! I’d love to hear from you.

FYI Couples that have booked me as their wedding photographer receive a £50 discount on their session fee. Just because I LOVE YOU. xxx ;)