Another ‘Magic Seven’ post for you this fine Sunday! For these posts I select seven favourite images that I feel tell the story of a wedding or are snippets of the day that I just loved.. and this time it’s Kate and Joe’s fabulous and colourful Ormesby Hall wedding in Teesside.
Read MoreCome say hello at one of the wedding fairs I’m showing at this Autumn - I’ll have some chocolates our on ym stall, I promise!
Read MoreWhat a day Saturday was! It’s been a while since I shot a wedding at Rudby Hall and it was so lovely to be back at this beautiful North Yorkshire venue (it’s also about 20 minutes from home which was a nice change after being all over the place for weddings this year!)
Bethan and Daryll had a beautiful flower-filled day and the sun shone from start to finish.. guests hung out on the grass playing garden games and were serenaded by a steel band - the perfect Summer wedding set up.
Read MoreWhat a couple, what a setting and what a wedding! It was my first time shooting at Wylam Brewery for Ellie and James’ wedding, and it was everything I’d hoped it would be and more. I love how they mixed the industrial setting with incredible wildflowers and other details to reflect their personalities (Ellie’s Mum did the flowers and James’ Mum made the cake!) and the whole thing was a beautiful, chilled out celebration in the August sunshine.
Read MoreWhen you mix North Yorkshire with Scotland for a wedding celebration in a field I guess it’s pretty typical that you have to throw some rain into the mix too? I heard it’s lucky for a wedding day, so there you go..
Read Moret was so lovely to see Gemma again and be part of hers and Michael’s beautiful wedding day at Hardwick Hall. The sun really shone and it was such a fabulous relaxed Summer wedding.. These two were so much fun together and it was a pleasure to be there to capture everything from Gemma laughing with her bridesmaids on the morning, the flower girls dancing in the sunshine, guests relaxing in the evening sunshine and killer dance moves when the sun went down..
Read MoreJust look at these two! I absolutely adored Mark and Lucy’s wedding style.. they had a tipi wedding in the grounds of the Hammer and Pincers pub in County Durham with gin bottles, mix tapes, custom wedding art and illustrations.. it was so personal and so perfect.
Also Lucy’s wedding outfit - I’ve never seen anything like it (amazing work from BexBrides)! A custom made, feather embellished kimono style dress with tassels and sewn in touches from her Mum’s own wedding veil.. I could have photographed her in it all day.
Read MoreI really loved being part of Amy and Steven’s intimate wedding at Preston Park Museum and Grounds - they had only immediate family there to celebrate with them and they later announced to the rest of the world that they’d married on the way to their honeymoon that evening! I really love being part of days where couples have done everything completely their own way and created a day that’s perfect for them, and that’s exactly what Amy and Steven’s day was.
Read More2019 wedding season has officially begun! After a few months off from shooting it felt so good to get back into the swing of weddings, and the season started with a bang with the beautiful and relaxed celebration of Caroline and Steven for their Cleveland Tontine wedding.
Read MoreI'm excited to announce that I'll be exhibiting at Preston Park 'Party in the Park' wedding fair next week!
It's been a few months since I was displaying my work and chatting at a wedding fair, and this fair is *right' up my street.. think glasses of fizz on the lawn, a tipi, goodie bags, live music, a gin bar.. I hope to see you there!
Kate and Joe - WHAT. A. DAY. An absolutely beautiful, ridiculously fun, heartfelt, emotional, romantic and awesome celebration that I wished could have gone on forever.. I'm lucky enough to know these two personally which made hearing their story all over again on their wedding day all the more special. Here are a few previews from their wonderful day at Ormesby Hall in Middlesbrough..
Read MoreOh what a day this was.. The sun really shone for Elizabeth and Mark's wedding in beautiful North Yorkshire for their village hall wedding. I've known Elizabeth since the beginning of primary school, and we stayed friends right through secondary and past university until our lives changed with partners met and babies arriving.. it was really magical to be there to capture her wedding day, together with their beautiful son, Sebastian.
Read MoreI have the highlights from a perfectly-styled shoot today, for amazing wonder woman/head wear designer Katy from What Katy Did Next. I love her mix of metallics and botanicals, and we were lucky enough to shoot really locally to where I'm based at the beautiful Preston Park Museum and Gardens.
Read More"Sally is a Queen/Wizard/Angel IDST! Sally you are amazing, and you made an amazing day even better for being there. Not just for the beautiful amazing photos but you fit in so well to our intimate wedding. It was like we'd all known you for donkeys years. We adore all of the detail shots, the candid photos.. I didn't even know you were taking most of them. The ones outside of me and Andy are insane, Andy says you made us look like film stars :')! You've got not only a very happy pair of newly weds, but also elated families on either side who are made up with your gorgeous photos. Thank you so so so so so much." - Alex & Andy
Read MoreWho's a fan of 1920s/Great Gatsby styling then? Yes?! You're going to love this Middleton Lodge, North Yorkshire wedding.. Emma and Scott tied the knot at beautiful venue, Middleton Lodge, before celebrating with champagne in hand into the night in their marquee, which had been decorated to perfection with vintage 20s styling; all in navy and gold.
Read More2017 was another busy, exciting and special year for so many reasons.. My work has taken me all over the UK and abroad, I've met and worked with truly wonderful couples, laughed and cried through speeches and unscripted moments, tried to push myself creatively more than ever, charged and packed my kit, shot, then charged and packed again (ad infinitum), and really tried to push and bring myself and my own approach to my work more than ever before..
Read MoreOh I love an intimate wedding! Alex and Andy married then celebrated with only their closest family for a perfect small Winter wedding in Country Durham. They hired a farm house in Wolsingham for a few nights, everyone came and stayed, they hired a caterer, champagne was flowing, the sun set, the sparklers came out and as their evening celebrations began so did the cocktail making. It was so relaxed - everyone was just hanging out and celebrating together in the best way. Here are their previews - a beautifully small Winter wedding.
Read MoreCan we stop and just gaze for a sec at these two beautiful people..! Haleema and Sam tied the knot last Thursday after being together since they age of 14 (*that's* commitment..). They celebrated at Whinstone View and had beautiful handmade and travel-inspired touches decorating the barn.. an absolutely beautiful day. Here are their previews..
Read MoreSammy and Andy - where do I start! What a totally gorgeous wedding at Acklam Hall in Middlesbrough. These two smiled and laughed together all day. They held their wedding reception at the beautiful and newly refurbished Acklam Hall (I've been dying to shoot there after eating there a few times - it's so, so beautiful..) Here are a few preview pictures from Saturday - I really hope to be back at Middlesbrough's Acklam Hall for another fabulous wedding soon.. Congratulations you two!
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