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Danielle and Tommys Wedding Day

A blast back to the warm and sunny days of summer for Danielle and Toms wedding day. Today we headed down to one of our favourite wedding venues. Thornton Manor Lakeside on the Wirral. They held the ceremony in the little lakeside apartments nestled in the woods, then over to the marque for the wedding breakfast and evening reception. We had a great day working and having a good laugh with all of their friends and guests :-) :-).

One of the flower girls waiting her turn to have her hair done

The bride and her bridesmaids having a laugh

The father of the bride chilling out with a cup of tea while the bride gets ready

One of the bridesmaids goofing around during makeup

Black and white photo of the bride having her makeup done

The bride looking up at her mum during bridal preps

A close up shot of the wedding dress details

The bride having her dress buttoned up by her mum

A black and white photo of the bride in her wedding dress

Wide angle shot of the bride putting on her earings

The bride in her dress standing in the window

The bridesmaids and parents first glance at the bride in her wedding dress

One of the goormsmen welcoming guests at the Lakeside venue

One of the wedding guests chatting to other guests

One of the wedding guests laughing with other guests

A view of the marque looking over the lake

The bride and her father arriving at the ceremony in the car

The two flower girls doing their job nicely

The bride and her father walking down the aisle

The bride and her father arriving at the top of the aisle

The two best men bride and groom flower girls and chief bridesmaid during the wedding ceremony

The eldest flower girl smiling looking at the mum and dad getting married

The bride and groom exchanging wedding rings

A black and white overhead photo of the bride and groom during the wedding ceremony

The bride and groom seal the ceremony with a first married couple kiss

The two flower girls looking at their mum and dad during the wedding ceremony

The bride and groom with the two children flower girls during the signing of the marriage register

The bride and groom punching the air as they walk back down the aisle following the ceremony

The bride and groom walking through the confetti shower

The bride laughing with two female wedding guests

Two of the wedding guests portrait photo

The brides parents sharing a laugh with some wedding guests

One of the flower girls having a chuckle

One of the best men relaxing with a beer

Two of the wedding guests blowing out from their vapes

All of the groomsmen walking towards the camera

A photo of the top table with the candles lit

One of the young guests drawing in a pad provided on the table

The bride and groom and their two children about to enter the wedding breakfast

The groom gives the bride a kiss before he starts making his speech

The bride looking at her new husband during the speeches

The groom making his speech being watched by one of the flower girls

The couples eldest daughter making a speech with the help of her mum

The youngest flower girl during the speeches

The best man during his speech having a laugh at the expense of the groom

The bride and groom walking through the woods

The bride and groom standing in a field kissing

The bride and groom standing on a bridge in the woods

The groom carrying the bride on his shoulder

The bride and groom standing by a fence looking out across a field

A black and white photo of the bride and groom taken through a small gap in the five bar wooden gate

The bride and groom having a kiss during couples portrait shoot

The bride and groom walking along a path in the woods

The bride and groom during the first dance

A black and white photo of the bride and groom both pointing towards the camera during the first dance

Two of the male wedding guests goofing about on the dance floor

The bride and her best friend on the dance floor

One of the flower girls dancing in her pj's

The bride and her best friend having a cuddle on the dance floor

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Rebecca and Simons Wedding

Rebecca and Simons Wedding Blog

The amazingly quirky Kirklinton Hall was the setting for Rebecca and Simons wedding day. The Cumbrian weather even behaved itself and stayed dry and sunny all day. Their guests were treated to lovely BBQ in the afternoon with popcorn and ice cream on tap for afters. Sadly not many people (including the groom) managed to stay onboard the rodeo bull ride for very long.

Bridal portrait though a mirror during morning preparations

Well the countdown is over big day here at last

Happy bridesmaid watching the morning proceedings

Makeup and hair all done now almost ready for the dress

Bride wearing her dress reflected in a mirror

The groom getting a little help to straighten his tie

The wedding timetable displayed on a old pallet

Bride whispers in the grooms ear during the wedding ceremony

The happy couple exchanging wedding rings

String quartet playing after the wedding ceremony

The groom doing his best to stay on the rodeo bull ride he did not last very long at all

Nice wide shot of Kirklinton Hall in all its glory

Bride and her bridesmaids having a good laugh

The bride and groom from inside the vw camper van

The bride and groom a quiet little moment

Bride and groom standing in a doorway Kirklinton Hall

I thing the dog was very happy to see the happy couple

Bride only portrait black and white in a doorway

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Lynn and Tims Wedding Day

Lynn and Tims Wedding Blog

Sunny Stockport for todays wedding. Lynn and Tim held their ceremony at Norbury Church in Hazel Grove before moving on to the amazing Mere Court Hotel for the wedding breakfast and reception.

A great friend of ours, Mike Cullerton, was Master of Ceremonies with his very own inimitable style of laughs, but all the time keeping an eye on proceedings - it is always great to meet up with him.

Another first for us today was Stuart Barkley who was there to provide a live painting of the wedding breakfast, he even invited the bride and groom to add a few little touches to the finished art work.

The evening reception went of with a bang (literally) with 2 enormous confetti cannons.

Sneaky shot of a bridesmaid having her hair done during bridal preparations

Little flower girl trying to hide from me during bridal preparations

Bridesmaid taking some time out during bridal preparations

Brides mum and bridesmaid goofing around

The flower girl could not hide from me this time

Oh my God The moment when she realises this is really happening

Brides father on the lookout for the wedding cars arrival

Mr Mike Cullerton Master of ceremonies for todays wedding

The bride and groom out in the gardens for some fun photos and a chance to escape the madness for a few minutes

The bride and groom totally chilled out relaxing in the garden chairs

Mr Stuart Barkley Live wedding painter capturing the wedding breakfast

The bride Lynn adding a few finishing touches to todays artwork

Things started to get silly following the visit to the ice sculpture

The bride and groom with their name in lights

First dance madness along with two huge confetti cannons

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Gemma and Toms Wedding

Gemma and Toms Wedding Blog

We went down to Nuthurst Grange in sunny Warwickshire for Gemma and Tom's wedding day.

The happy couple decided to hold the entire wedding day at the hotel, which was a fabulous idea as the hotel and grounds are amazing; lots of nice quiet spots for a photo shoot. The venue also looked fantastic when lit up for the evening celebrations.

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Courtney and Joe

We were almost on the doorstep for Courtney and Joe's Lake District wedding. The ceremony took place at Kirkby Stephen Parish Church, on a very hot and sunny day. Being a Cumbria wedding photographer it is not unusual to encounter all the seasons in one day!

The happy couple held their reception at the stunning Laura Ashley Belsfield Hotel on the shores of Windermere, where everyone was made to feel like movie stars. After the wedding breakfast we took the bride and groom down to the lake shore for some wonderful setting sun photos - even the swans made an appearance.. I hope that the photos manage to sum up just how special the day was.