A Wedding at Healey Barn - Alice and Andrew

Alice and Andrew’s June wedding was the perfect mix of relaxed countryside style and romantic moments. Both spent the morning getting ready at Derwent Manor Hotel, tucked away in separate rooms before heading over to Healey Barn for the ceremony. With soft muted light throughout the day, everything had a calm, natural feel that suited the atmosphere perfectly.

Alice wore a simple sleeveless A-line dress with a slit in the skirt, which worked beautifully with the informal style of the day. After the ceremony, everyone gathered in the courtyard at Healey Barn to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, drinks, and sunshine breaking through the clouds. One of our favourite moments came just before the evening celebrations started, with Alice and Andrew sharing photos together beside the champagne tower.

The evening finished with a packed dance floor and a lovely father-daughter dance following the first dance, which was such a special moment to photograph. Alice and Andrew’s wedding was relaxed, stylish, and full of genuine moments from start to finish.

Healey Barn - Rosie and Anthony

School teachers, Rosie and Anthony were married at St Robert's R.C Church, heading over to Healey barn for their wedding reception.  I asked them to tell us more about their school themed wedding day, their favourite moments and any advice that they could offer to couples getting married.

How did you meet? How did he propose? What is your story?: "Both of us are teachers and Anthony and I met as we were both teaching at the same school. Three years later, Anthony proposed when we were on a trip to Edinburgh, a couple of days before my birthday. I had no idea what he had planned and was so surprised when he got down on one knee in front of Edinburgh castle. It was very romantic!"

What was the inspiration behind your wedding?: "We wanted quite a relaxed and rustic theme to our wedding day. We visited a wide range of venues looking for the perfect place and as soon as we visited Healey Barn (even though it was still being built!) we fell in love with it straight away. As we are both teachers and that is how we met, our wedding had a school theme to it. The table names were the names of different subjects written on chalk boards and our favours were school-themed cookies! Our master of ceremony (my brother, Chris) used a traditional school bell throughout the day before making his announcements."

What was the most memorable or your favorite part of your wedding day?: :"I think our favourite thing was having all of the people that we love all together in one place and being able to celebrate with them. We both smiled from start to finish! We also made sure we snatched a few moments together throughout the day. The car journey from the church to the Reception was really nice as we had some time just the two of us to take it all in and enjoy it."

Why was photography important to you and why did you choose 2tone Photography?: "Choosing the photographers is such an important part of planning your wedding as the memories are so lovely to look back on. It's vital to have a good rapport with your photographers so that you all feel at ease on the day. As soon as we met Nigel and Chrissie and saw examples of their work, we knew they would be perfect for our wedding. We cannot praise them highly enough and all of our family and friends were so impressed with their professional and friendly approach on the day. The group shots were planned in advance and there was no waiting around on the day.  Nigel and Chrissie got so many fantastic pictures without us even noticing they were there! We could not be happier with the wedding photos we have received, the difficult thing was narrowing them down for the album!"

Do you have any advice for brides and grooms who are currently in the planning process?: "Just enjoy it! We had a two year engagement and planned the wedding very gradually. Everyone says that wedding planning it such a stressful time but it honestly doesn't have to be, we really enjoyed planning ideas around our theme and just had fun. Remember that it's your day and go for whatever will make you happy. Do look around at a range of venues, photographers, florists etc so you can choose your favourites rather than just going for the first ones you see. Try not to stress too much over who to invite or sorting the table plans, do what you feel comfortable with, it will all come together on the day and it will be the best day of your life!"

What is your favorite part of being married now?: "It's just nice to know that we are finally Mr and Mrs and can look forward to lots of exciting times ahead. It's been funny for the children at school to get used to calling me by a new name, so I just respond to both names now!"

Here is their day...

Venue: Healey Barn

The wedding dress: I Do

The men's suits: Slaters

Wedding cake: Vanilla Teas

Flowers: Flowers Unlimited

Hair and Make up: Hair- Lisa Cameron Make up- Sarah Stonehouse

Entertainment: Aaron Bayley Band

Healey Barn - Lyndsey and Richard

Being a Healey Barn recommended wedding photographer, Healey Barn is a venue that we both know very well and love working at.  It's stunning countryside location, idyllic views, cosy but stylish interior and the amazing atmosphere make it the perfect wedding venue.  It was a delight to return back to Healey Barn once again to photograph Lyndsey and Richard's wedding day.  

After getting ready at home, Lyndsey and Richard tied the knot in a pretty countryside church in Witton-le-Wear in front of all of their family and friends.  Dark clouds met us at Healey barn for their wedding reception and the heavens opened, but despite this, we dodged the rain to get some great shots of this happy couple who wouldn't let the weather effect their day in the slightest.

It was such a fun day with a fantastically relaxed couple and a great crowd.  Here are a few photographs from their big day...