Jesmond Dene House - Lisa and Anthony

The gothic great hall of Jesmond Dene House in Newcastle along with entire west wing of the elegant arts and crafts style building became the setting for Lisa and Anth's beautiful wedding last summer.  It was a day of fun and laughter and a joy to be a part of.   

Lisa and Anth chose some fantastic decorations for their big day, the carnival light up love letters from Coco Luminaire made for a fantastic addition to the ceremony creating a striking contract against the dark wood panels of the hall, and we loved the giant balloons adorning the aisle.  Balloons have not been popular at weddings for a few years but perhaps they are making a comeback - they looked amazing and so stylish!  Handmade bunting was strung across the west wing arched entrance and the decorated apple carts and wooden table centres were made by the groom himself.

Here are a few of our favourites from the day...

Durham Castle - Rachel and Andrew

Together Rachel and Andrew travelled half the world to be married in our beautiful Durham Castle.  From their home in Vancouver Canada, they journeyed back to the place that they first met and the place that they studied to say their vows joined by all of their friends and family.  Guests travelled from all over the world to attend and to witness their becoming husband and wife.  Despite the distance, they carefully planned their special day with perfect precision, assuring that the day was as perfect as it could be, and indeed it was.  

In his days as a Durham university student, Andrew sang in the Durham Castle chapel choir putting him in the privileged minority allowed to marry in the beautiful Tunstall Chapel.  We have photographed couples in the chapel many times before now and have always more than appreciated it's beauty, the stunning gold gilt decorative panels and alter, the chequered floor and the beautiful quality of light, but as such a rarity, we never before had been given the opportunity to photograph a wedding in the chapel.  It was a joy and simply wonderful to witness.

Andrew started his day at the Raddison Blu hotel in Durham while I met Rachel in the Royal County Hotel for her preparations.  Dani Mua provided Rachel's beautiful make up, Colin Cook was on hand as their wedding Master of ceremonies to assure that the whole day went smoothly and the brilliant Snaparazzi supplied their photobooth.

Here are a few of my favourite moments from their wedding day last July.

Beamish Hall - Helen and Callum

Callum's Dad has been a vicar at the Holy Trinity church in Murton for many years so when it was time for Callum to marry, who else would have be more perfect for the job that his old man?  The pretty church near Seaham made for the perfect setting for Helen and Callum's wedding.  Helen arrived in style to the beautifully decorated church path, arches adorned with yellow sunflowers - the colour symbolising joy, happiness and friendship led her way to the steps of the church and to Callum's dad, waiting to catch a picture of the moment for himself on his phone.

After their beautiful wedding ceremony, we all head over to Beamish Hall in Co. Durham.  It's always a joy to work at Beamish, with it's character style and beautiful mature grounds, not forgetting the fab team.  

It was a really fantastic day with a lovely couple, and a joy and honour to have been involved.

Here are the photographs...

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Wynyard Hall - Lizzie and Alan

Lizzie and Alan's wedding day was a thing of beauty.  The weather was nothing out of the ordinary, flat but dry, a little overcast and perhaps not as sunny as you might hope for in the month of July but everything this about this wedding was perfect.  A wonderful couple, kind hearted and so much in love, a stunning venue, pretty details and a fantastic crowd to help them celebrate.  The things that made this wedding truly beautiful was the moments, and moments between moments, the love for this couple plain to see from their family and friends, their love for one another, sweet and gentle and everlasting.  A surprise for the groom in the form of a favourite song played in the statue gallery resulting in an impromptu first dance,  a perfectly timed gust of wind catching the veil, a private short walk alone and a gallant groom carrying his new wife to save her shoes from getting dirty.  Even silly selfie sticks and ice cream after dinner for all along and fun photo ops found their way perfectly into the day.  The groom's liking for Marvel and the character, the Flash led the way for Nigel to create a groom's portrait using flash of course, making him look like his own kind of super hero.  It was most certainly a day to remember.

It was wonderful to work alongside such a talented group of people for Lizzie and Alan's wedding day.  Janet and Chris from One Digital Image capturing their wedding video, Jess Avison from AMV playing the acoustic guitar, Marissa Bennett make up, Scoops and smiles supplying the ice cream, the Ultimate wedding DJ, Sara's Kitchen who supplied the cake and dessert bar, Silver Birch for the stationary, and not forgetting the amazing team at Wynyard Hall. 

We along with Lizzie and Alan were delighted when Wynyard Hall requested to use the image above for the front cover of their latest wedding brochure, for their website, magazine advertisements and for their latest wedding fair banner.  I have to say, it looks pretty amazing and it seems for now that Lizzie and Alan have become the faces of Wynyard Hall.  Pretty cool huh!

Here's the pictures!