Wynyard Hall - Claire and Alastair

Claire and Alastair were married in the stunning Wynyard Hall in March this year.  The light was pastel and soft, the colours of spring were just starting to show which despite it still being rather cold added a sense of warmth to the scene.

Claire and Alastair chose rich cadbury purple and crisp white as their colour theme which was echoed in the flowers, bridesmaids dresses, table decor and also filled the conservatory as coloured light for their evening reception which looked wonderful and really gave the room a party atmosphere.

They were married in the Wynyard Hall's own chapel, going on to the huge statue gallery and ballroom to celebrate the day with their family and friends.

Here are a few of our favourites from their beautiful early spring wedding day.

Redworth Hall - Lisa and Chris

It had been a little while since we had been to Redworth Hall and so we were thrilled when Lisa and Chris invited us back to join them on their wedding day.  We left home on a crisp cold February day to journey a few miles south to meet them for their wedding preparations at Redworth Hall and were surprised to find when we got there the thin layer of snow that had settled on the ground surrounding the hall when seemingly there was no snow at all anywhere else.  The scene was beautiful and magical.

The day was filled with energy, spirits were high and fun loving Lisa and Chris just shone in front of the camera.  Their wedding was an absolute joy to attend and wonderful to document.

Here are a few images from their day...

Doxford Hall - Nicola and John

John proposed to Nicola in front of Cinderella's castle and so of course there was always going to be something romantic and magical about their wedding day.  The date was set for January, our first wedding of 2015.  It was bitingly cold, the kind of cold that causes your cheeks to glow red but the light was simply wonderful.  A gorgeous low golden sun for the entire day, a wedding photographers dream come true.  

Elegant Nicola looked simply breathtaking in her Justin Alexander wedding gown.  The classic cut gown with Sabrina neckline looked effortlessly stylish and suited her perfectly.  She chose a hand-tied wedding bouquet by Allison Janes and classic pearl jewellery to complete her look for the day.

A quiet word of love and encouragement from her father before walking her down the aisle became a memorable moment for Nicola and as her proud father gave her hand away no words needed to be spoken, John's admiration and appreciation for his beautiful bride was written right across his face. 

The day continued in the same way, stylish and elegant, informal emotional and fun.  Warm hearted and kind Nicola and John along with their family and friends filled the day with laughter and love.  It was a simply magical day and wonderful to be a part of. 

Nicola and John's wedding day is featured in the current issue of Belle Bridal magazine.  

Venue: Doxford Hall
Bride’s Dress: Justin Alexander 'style 8728'
Bridesmaids: Lou Lou, Just perfect.
Grooms suit : Slaters
Flowers : Allison Janes 
Cake: The Cake Garden
Stationery: Wishcrafts
Entertainment: Prime Entertainments
Venue Styling: Simply Bows and Chair covers

Jorgensen Album - Kristen and Innes

A few weeks ago Kirsten and Innes came to collect their gorgeous Jorgensen of Australia wedding album.  The 12.5"x12.5" album is a classic, stylish and timeless presentation for wedding photographs, beautifully prepared and presented.  Kristen and Innes' Jorgensen wedding album features classically matted pages, ivory matts, an opening title aperture featuring their names, venue and wedding date, a padded cover with spine detail and bespoke designed and cut layouts.  Their classic genuine leather cover was selected in Polar and embossed with their names, all presented in a beautiful and hard wearing presentation box.  

Queensberry Album - Terry and Nick's gorgeous album goes home

Another stunning Queensberry feature album goes off to it's new home today.  A work of art in it's own right, this 10"x14" album features a Vanilla Bean cover, duo layouts including images mounted flush to the edges, a contemporary square title motif, a translucent title sheet featuring their names and wedding date, and page mounted prints creating a subtle boarder around each image. The photographs themselves are printed on to silver halide photographic paper and coated to protect against fingerprints. Congratulations Terry and Nick on receiving your first family heirloom x

A Wynyard Hall wedding - Wedding videographer Jon marries Cassandra

Professionally our paths have not crossed and so it was not until after we had photographed Jon and sweet Cassandra's wedding day in April that we learned that Jon is a very talented wedding videographer working within the North East area, his business - Top Table Films.  Working in the film industry for more than 10 years, he is a rising star in the world of weddings and certainly one to look out for.  They were married in their local church, St Brandon's Church in Brancepeth, four miles outside of Durham, going on to the gorgeous Wynyard Hall for their a Midsummer Night's Dream themed reception which was really brought to life by florist Adam Prest's creative arrangements, table centres and candle displays.

Jon says:

"Although we did not want a 'themed wedding' we did want the day to blend and work together.  To do this we decided that our day would take on a midsummer Night's Dream theme.  We wanted it to be magical, elegant and something a little different (with a little sprinkling of fairy tale for good measure too)" 

I began my day with Cassandra and her family at their home in Low Willington near Crook.

It was great to work with Danni from Danni MUA doing Cassandra's wedding day make up.

Cassandra's stunning gown was a Justin Alexander creation.

Nigel met the lads at Cassandra and Jon's home in Ushaw Moor.

An ivory vintage wedding car took Jon and his best man Mark to St Brandon's before heading back to collect Cassandra and her dad. 

I love this photograph of Cassandra, she is always happy and smiling and has a real positive energy about her, to this to me really sums her up.  She is glowing with excitement and adrenaline, I can hardly remember a happier bride.

Jon's father Eric played the church organ for their processional, recessional and hymns.

An old church with a modern interior, St Brandon's Church suffered a terrible fire in 1998, it has since been completely refurbished and is now spacious, airy and bright.

A little rain kept everyone inside the church after the ceremony however it didn't last long, with much better weather greeting us later at Wynyard Hall.

Cassandra and Jon chose an April wedding day, perfect timing for Wynyard Hall's wonderful daffodils that spread right across the extensive estate. 

A little blustery but no more rain meant we could get a large group show of the whole party.

It's always worth adding a little time into your schedule for portraits of just the two of you alone.  Together we explored the grounds of the Hall and created some wonderfully romantic photographs for our happy couple.  

The ballroom looked wonderful with Adam Prest's impressive table arrangements, collaborating with Posh Chair Covers and Bows in charge of the table and chair linen and the five tired wedding cake created by Kelly Ann's Cakes.

Jon Says:

"Each layer was a different flavour - red velvet, raspberry, lemon, chocolate and Cointreau and carrot cake.  The cake was finished off by Adam, who added the flowers on the morning of the wedding"

The evening entertainment was by The Ultimate Wedding DJ.

 In Jon's words:

"As we are sure every couple says...the whole day was perfect and that is honestly how we feel.  The church ceremony was very special to us specifically the sermon by the Rev'd Rick Simpson and the fact that people had travelled the length and breadth of the country to be with us meant the world."

Thank you to you both for inviting us to photograph your beautiful wedding day.  It was an honour and a pleasure to witness.  See you in two weeks at Lisa and Paul's Matfen Hall wedding when we will work together for the first time!

The Suppliers:

Photography: 2Tone Photography
Venue: Wynyard Hall, Tees Valley
Bride’s Dress: Justin Alexander at Just Perfect, Shotton
Bridesmaids: Dessy at Rosina Brown, Stocksfield
Men’s Suits: Woven, Durham (with matching ties and pocket squares by Dessy)
Hair: Hair Haus Hair & Beauty, Bishop Auckland
Make-up: Dani MUA 
Flowers: Adam Prest 
Cake: Kelly Ann’s Cakes
Stationery: Amber Black Wedding Stationery
Entertainment: The Ultimate Wedding DJ
Chair Covers: Posh Chair Covers & Bows