When I first met Lucy and Josh I knew we were on for a bloody good wedding. Not only are they both dazzling beauties, but they have great taste in music and a really chilled out attitude and that came through in their super relaxed day. Lucy and Josh got married in beautiful and intimate ceremony in St Georges Hall, then with a Mr. whippy in one hand and a glass of champers in the other, they pilled on a London bus with their guests and made their merry to Siren in the Baltic Quarter to get the party started. At Siren Lucy and Josh’s guests were greeted with home made cocktails and psychedelic harmonies from Niamh and Fiona of the Sundowners. With no speeches or formal meal planned their guests soaked up the sunshine, enjoyed the music, sipped on cocktails and ate from the BBQ in the garden. As the sun went down guests moved in doors to listen to the funky rhythms of the Robert Mather Band before getting down and dirty on the dance floor and the decks came out and shapes got made.
P.S. If you are wondering where they got their lovely buttonholes and flowers from, Josh made them! I was ever so impressed with his floristry skills.
Read MoreRachel was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when she first met Bob, Big Hands in Manchester to be precise. When Rachel first told their mutual friend Guy that she fancied Bob (Bob had always fancied Rachel) Guy told her “No! No! You are both too loud.” Nearly a decade and a half later Rachel and Bob are on a sunset Safari in Dubai, when Bob sneakily kneels on the floor pretending to take a photo, whips out a ring and asks Rachel to marry him. Rachel said yes of course but was a bit pissed off that he’d asked her while she was wearing leggings and so that’s how this story begins…
Rachel and Bob managed to plan the most epic wedding in just a few weeks. The venue Bromwich Park was perfect, beautiful scenery and just the right mix; disused dairy farm meets grungy night club to give their wedding the Rock and Roll Edge that they were going for. They had some of Manchester’s most talented musicians and wordsmiths to provide the sound track for their day and even had their good friend Guy marry them, in a tear jerking open air ceremony. One of Rachel and Bob’s top priorities on their wedding day was making sure they threw an awesome party for their most loved friends and family, and they had their work cut out for them as they are a popular duo with 230 guests! But they totally fucking nailed it.
Read MoreJessica and Leon’s wedding was so special for many reasons. Jessica used to live in San Francisco before she met Leon and was a successful wedding planner over there, meaning their wedding was a perfectly planned affair, with carefully selected venues and suppliers all in the beautiful setting of York one of the most picturesque cities in England.
So all in the name of love Jessica was leaving her career, beautiful friends, family and the San Francisco sunshine to come and make her nest with Leon in England, but as you can see when these two are together no matter what the weather is doing the sun is always shining on them.
The emotion ran high through the day, beautiful and heartfelt speeches from Leon and Jessica’s family and Jessica’s best friend Kelly had me tearing up hiding behind my camera, but the most gorgeous thing about the day was just how obviously, unmistakably head over heels in love with one and other Jessica and Leon are and although Jessica’s friends and family would be returning home without her, how everyone was so genuinely happy that they against all geographical odds Leon and Jessica had found one and other, got through all the form filling, visas and red tape and heartache that comes with long distance love and stepped out in the beginning of their new adventure together as husband and wife.
Read MoreSo this week I spent most of my time editing the photos from the gorgeous Winter Wedding of Jessica and Leon I did in York the previous week, it was a really special wedding for a lot of reasons, not only were Jessica and Leon totally gorgeous to look at but they were getting married in one of the most beautiful cities in England. I won’t spill the beans on all the true magic of the day just yet, keep your peepers ready for a romantic photographic feast later on in the month…
Read MoreLauren and Dave’s wedding was my first Winter wedding, so it was a special one for me. I’d always been a little apprehensive of winter weddings, some photographers point blank refuse to do them, but when Lauren contacted me I felt I was ready for the challenge and I’m so glad I did! The wedding was awesome, the Thornton Hall grounds are beautiful (thankfully it didn’t rain!) and there was so much going on with so many characters, everyone seemed to have a really good day, with lots of laughter and good old fashioned messing around, but that’s enough from me I’ll let the photos tell the story…
Read MoreOn a glorious sunny day Deer Park Hall at in Eckington, surrounded by the beautiful countryside and luscious lavender gardens Polly and Zander got married. The day was perfect from start to finish from the excited laughter of the bridesmaids in the morning to the crazy dancing at the end of the night and Polly and Zander’s happy faces and they floated around on the day so obviously blissfully happy and totally undoubtedly, deeply, head over heels in love with one and other. It was an amazing day, in stunning surroundings and one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been to. A big THANK YOU to Polly and Zander and all the staff at Deer Park Hall for letting me be part of such a wonderful day.
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