Natalie and Andrew chose an amazing location for their wedding back in June, and I’m so glad they invited me along! Samlesbury Hall is a fabulous place for wedding photography – it’s a half-timbered black and white medieval house and is rightly considered to be ‘one of the stunning stately homes of Lancashire’. Apparently it’s one of the most haunted as well, but I didn’t spot anything unusual!
Well this was a real wedding with a difference. Sarah and Calvin designed a very personal and amazingly colourful ‘Carnival Wedding’ for everyone to enjoy. They were blessed with a wonderfully hot and sunny day at Taddington Church and Coombe Farm in one of the most beautiful parts of the Derbyshire Peak District.
Hayfield is a picturesque Derbyshire village near Chapel-en-le-Frith, well known as the location for the TV series ‘The Village’. Overlooked by the summit of Kinder Scout, Laura and Adam decided that the village had everything they wanted for their wedding day, all in one place. The Royal Hotel was the venue chosen for the bridal preparations and wedding breakfast, and Laura and Adam chose to get married in St Matthew’s Church, just over the bridge. The day was slightly overcast, and it had been raining earlier, but Laura and her bridesmaids decided that nothing was going to stop them walking to the church!
Every couple hopes for lovely sunny weather on their wedding day, but not many get it. Stacey and Rob, however, hit the jackpot! They were married on 3rd June in the lovely surroundings of All Saints’ Church in Youlgrave, followed by The Palace Hotel in Buxton, and the sun shone all day. Rob and ‘the lads’ had a swift pint in The George Hotel over the road before kickoff, and then joined the crowds of people from Youlgrave who had turned out to see Stacey arrive. It was worth the wait – she looked absolutely gorgeous, and the bridesmaids in their vibrant blue dresses were stunning.
The Ashes at Endon is literally down the road from me, Dawn and the team looked after us so well, communicating with us throughout the wedding day. It is set among the most stunning countryside, it is a no corkage exclusive use wedding venue, perfectly set out for wedding celebrations.
Wendy and Richard had such a fun filled gorgeous wedding at East Lodge. It was a lovely intimate ceremony with 24 guests in the stunning grounds of this beautiful venue.
The Mill is a distinctive building sitting on the banks of River Dane. Gradbach Mill is full of a rich history and heritage, there was a time when it served as a silk spinning mill.
On Friday 19th May, Colshaw Hall was the best place to be, as Ellie and Gary were about to share the best moment of their lives together.
I took to the streets of Manchester for a bit of a personal project really! After training with Nine Dots I decided to put a call out on my Facebook page for a couple – they didn’t have to be engaged and could already be married. I wanted a real life couple for an engagement style photo shoot using the streets of the Northern Quarter, Manchester to practice some of the things I had learned.
Training is so important to keep ahead of the game, I love learning new skills, evolving, finding new creative ways, this time of year is a great time to go on a course and what an amazing couple of days it was, never felt so inspired and motivated to go into wedding season, bring on 2017!!
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