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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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Laura and Jonnys Wedding

Laura and Jonnys Wedding Blog

Todays outing was down to the wonderful Abbey House Hotel in Barrow. For Laura and Jonnys wedding, it is always such a pleasure to work at this venue, all the staff are so friendly and helpful and the hotel grounds provide a spectacular backdrop for some great photography.

Part of the gardens where converted into a laser clay pigeon shooting range and all of the guests had a fantastic time. I declined the opportunity as I just knew I would not manage to hit a single one :-).

The happy couple decided to surprise the guests with two singing waiters. This went down really well and even prompted a dancing session in the middle of the wedding breakfast room.

Thank you to you all for making us feel so at home..

Pete :-) x

The brides bouquet with a jewel decoration

An outdoor photograph of the main tower at Abbey House Hotel

A black and white photograph of the bride during her makeup

The bride having her makeup applied during morning preparations

A sneaky photography of one of the bridesmaids during morning preparations

A black and white image of one of the bridesmaids during morning preparations

The bride during preparations having her eye makeup done

A black and white photo of one of the bridesmaids laughing during preparations

Black and white photo of the bridesmaids taking a selfie with the TV in the background

Candid photo of the brides mum during bridal preparations

One of the best men being assisted to put his button hole on by the toastmaster

A wide angle photo of the bride during morning preparations

The bride being fastened into her wedding dress

The bride having a final eye makeup touch up before going downstairs to the wedding ceremony

Black and white photo of the bride and her father having a hug when he sees her for the first time

The groom welcoming wedding guests into the hotel

Black and white photo of one of the bridesmaid just chilling out during morning preparations

All of the boys standing outside around a fabulous vintage e-type jaguar car

The sign on the boot of the classic e-type jaguar car outside abbey house hotel

A black and white photo of the bride and her dad when they reach the end of the aisle

The moment just before the first kiss during the wedding ceremony

The bride groom and their sone walking back down the aisle we are married now

The bride and groom during the confetti shower

Candid photo of one of the wedding guests

A black and white photo of one of the wedding guests during the drinks reception

A male guest during the drinks reception

Black and white photo of one of the younger wedding guests

Another candid photo of one of the wedding guests during the drinks reception

The groom trying his hand at laser clay pigeon shooting

The bride and the groom both having a try at laser clay pigeon shooting

Time for the girls to try and beat the lads at laser clay pigeon shooting

Now the lads have a crack at beating the girls high score at laser clay pigeon shooting

The bride and her bridesmaids having a really good laugh during family group shots

The bride and groom in the woods during the couples portrait session

The bride and groom outside Abbey House Hotel standing by the classic e-type jaguar

The bride and groom take a walk through the woods at Abbey House Hotel during the couple portrait shoot

A black and white photograph featuring the e-type jaguar

The happy couple outside the Abbey House Hotel in the dark

Laura and Jonny on the stairs inside in the dark with external lighting

Black and white image of the happy couple taken on the stairs inside the hotel in the dark

One of the guest wedding favours on the wedding breakfast table

A wide angle image of the wedding reception room all set up for the wedding breakfast

Another of the wedding favours on the tables

Photo of one of the singing waiters during their set

Some of the guests dancing and singing along with the singing waiters

Black and white images of one of singing waiters with his head covered in table napkins

Black and white photo of the bride looking up at the groom during his speech

The bride and groom cutting the wedding cake

The bride and groom during their first dance featuring the large light up love letters

The bride and groom during the first dance with their little boy

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Sarah and Sams Wedding

Sarah and Sams Wedding Blog

Some photo’s from Sarah and Sams fab wedding at Skitby House. Had a great time working with Gavin who was shooting video for the day.

Many thanks to everyone for making us feel so welcome.. :-) x

Pete Prescott-Develing

The bride during morning bridal preparations

A little bridesmaid looking at the bride in her wedding dress

The bride during morning bridal preparations having her makeup applied

Image if the brides father adjusting his tie in the mirror

A black and white image of the bride reflected in a quirky wall mirror

The bride helping a little bridesmaid into her dress

Black and white photo of the little bridesmaid waiting for the bride to get into her dress

The brides father checking his look in a mirror

Photo of the bride admiring her hair in a mirror during morning bridal preparations

A Black and White image of the brides reflection in a mirror

Photo of the bride in the quirky wall mirror

Black and White photo of the bride through the partly open door

Black and white photo of the bride and her father walking towards the registrars

Lovely daisies outside the wedding venue

An outdoor view of the wedding venue at Skitby

Bride and groom during the manic confetti shower

A young boy having a giggle outside the wedding venue

A candid photo of the bride chatting to one of her friends

Outdoor photo of the wedding venue at Skitby

The mother of the groom laughing during the speeches

Photo of the bride and groom from inside the car

The bride and groom during couples portraits

The bride and groom walking down the road during couples portrait session

The bride and groom through a gap in the hedge during couples portrait session

A black and white photo of the bride and groom reflected in a mirror

The bride and groom during couples portrait session

Photo of the bride and groom taken through a wrought iron gate swirl

A black and white photo of the bride and groom standing in front of a wall during couples portraits

Black and white photo of the bride swirling her wedding dress around

The bride laughing as the groom runs and jumps in front of her

The bride and groom kissing in the gardens at Skitby wedding venue

A portrait of the bride standing against a farm wall

A photo of the bride and groom during the first dance taken though fairy lights

The bride and groom during the first dance wide photo to include all of the wedding guests

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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.