Katrina and Karl

Carlisle Wedding

We traveled up to Carlisle the day before the wedding,the thought of getting held up on the M6 on the morning of the wedding was too much to dread.The bridal and groom preps where at either ends of Carlisle ,so I stayed and did bridal prep and Leanne took car to groom prep.

After bridal and groom prep,Leanne picked me up and we went to Carlisle Registry Office,and I have to say is the best for appearance sake that we’ve been to,in fact its better than some wedding venues we’ve frequented.The ceremony went well,the room was well lit with natural .We went outside for more shots to make most of the fantastic building.We got both wedding cars together to set up a few shots with different guests and of course bride and groom.The weather was perfect ,you can never rely on British weather so we are always grateful for a dry day at work.

We moved on to the wedding venue, The Hallmark Hotel, right in centre of Carlisle,A grand old style hotel that will host weddings every weekend.The main hall was huge with its wooden floor dance floor.The entrance to the hall had been decorated with an impressive balloon arch.

We took the bride and groom for shots outside,the council building opposite was designed on a castle theme,so we thought that would look good in the pictures.

We photographed the first dance and took more pictures of the guests dancing,then we headed of home.

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Matthew and Franziska get Married

The beautiful Browsholme Hall and The Tithe Barn was the place of today’s wedding ,set in the Trough of Bowland in Lancashire.What a fantastic backdrop for a wedding and certainly makes it easy for the photographer to take some really good pictures .Rain was forecast for the day so we had to plan the outdoor shots between showers,so being quite flexible and ready is a must. The bridal party was getting ready in Browsholme Hall itself,just a stones throw from The Tithe Barn.

Bridesmaids taking some refreshments

As bridal prep places go this is one of the best,the room next door was very stately with coats of arms and suits of armour adorned across the room.We decided to shoot some bridal party pictures in here too.

Bride and Bridesmaids

Luckily the walk to the barn was a dry one ,though umbrellas were at the ready..The Tithe Barn was full of wedding guests,and Franziska walked down the Isle with her dad..

Walk down the Aisle

A beautiful ceremony for a beautiful couple,all went well .The light in the Barn wasn’t the best,but not the worse by far,the latest sensors in the recent Canon cameras compared to the ones I used ten years ago are on a total different level,so low light isn’t a worry like it used to be.

Just Married

Just a short walk away there is a small body of water where we did the prewedding shoot,and we were lucky with the rain but only just.You have to make most of your short time you have with the newly weds,we always have a preset plan of the day for shoots ,where and when,we like being prepared.

Bride and Groom

After the meal and speeches we got ready for the evening party,cake cutting and first dance.the cake was a cheese based one ,a thing of beauty.There’s not enough cakes like this around in my opinion .

Cheese Wedding Cake

First Dance

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Dave & Rachaels Wedding Day

The wedding of Dave and Rachael was taking place in Salford just after a really cold spell that had snow,I was hoping for a bit more just for my selfish photo reasons.It didn't  happen but got a blue sky day instead,not bad.

It was an early start,the ceremony at Buile Hill park was before noon so had to make it through rush hour traffic to get the bridal preps took.

We did an engagement shoot at the venue the week before so had some posed shots already in my head,I always try to do this ,you cant be over prepared,ha. The venue was a well lit room with sunshine blasting in from the windows,all went to plan,used my 16-35 mm wide angel lens to get all the guests in shot watching.After I did lots of shots around the bridal car and then lots more in the garden of the group shots.Then me and the bride,groom and their little girl did some posed shots around the back of the old manor house,these went well.Next was the speeches and then the meal,more shots done of the speeches and then a wait till the evening do where the first dance was performed.

The wedding of Dave and Rachael was taking place in Salford just after a really cold spell that had snow,I was hoping for a bit more just for my selfish photo reasons.It didn't  happen but got a blue sky day instead,not bad.

It was an early start,the ceremony at Buile Hill park was before noon so had to make it through rush hour traffic to get the bridal preps took.

We did an engagement shoot at the venue the week before so had some posed shots already in my head,I always try to do this ,you cant be over prepared,ha. The venue was a well lit room with sunshine blasting in from the windows,all went to plan,used my 16-35 mm wide angel lens to get all the guests in shot watching.After I did lots of shots around the bridal car and then lots more in the garden of the group shots.Then me and the bride,groom and their little girl did some posed shots around the back of the old manor house,these went well.Next was the speeches and then the meal,more shots done of the speeches and then a wait till the evening do where the first dance was performed.

Bride and guests

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