A few weeks ago I was back in Pontefract to photograph the awesome wedding of Lauren and Dan.

The entire day was held at the lovely Kings Croft Hotel. 

We started off with Bridal prep - which, as always, was a good laugh.  Instead of being all squeezed into one room though, this time we had two.  Which was a good job, as there were lots of people in there!  There were also a couple of videographers in for the day too (a cool guy by the name of Adam - check him out HERE) so we were leapfrogging over each other between rooms all morning!
Time soon ticked on, so then it was time to head out to the pavilion for the main event.

Dan was patiently waiting at the end of the aisle for his Bride to arrive.  Which thankfully, she did!  It was pretty easy to see her coming to be honest - the multicoloured line of approaching bridesmaids was pretty long! 
Smiles for miles was the order of the day, and pretty soon vows were spoken, rings were exchanged, kisses were kissed and the happy couple walked out into the sunshine as man and wife.  Perfectly serenaded by the awesome 24 Live who sang throughout the rest of the day. 

The rest of the evening was laughs, love and fun in the sunshine.  Oh, and some pretty cool dancing!

A good ol' Yorkshire wedding.

Congrats you two, and thanks for having me.  Your day was ace.


Here are a few snaps from their day.

A few weeks ago I was back over in Stockport again to shoot the awesome wedding of Kellie and Rich.

The entire day was held at the Cheadle Village Hotel. 

The day started with Bridal prep - which was the usual fun of too many people squeezed into a room for two.  Add a few kids to the mix and we were falling over each other all morning!  As always though, Bridal prep is good fun and loosens everyone up.  (And gets them used to me sticking a camera in their face!)
The time flew by, and it was pretty soon time to head down for the main event.

Rich and the boys were downstairs in the bar, but got ushered into the wedding room before Kellie and the Bridal party came down.
Gotta say - Rich was looking cool as a cucumber.  That look soon turned into 'the-cat-that-got-the-cream' look when Kellie walked down the aisle!
The registrars did the business, vows were spoken, rings were exchanged, kisses were kissed, cheers were cheered and the happy couple walked out as man and wife into the sunshine.

The day was glorious.  Blue skies and sunshine and perfect British summertime Beer Garden weather. 
And enjoy it everyone did!

The rest of the day waltzed by with lots of love, laughter and some good old emotional (and often hilarious) speeches.  And plenty of drinking, obviously.

A perfect day that was finished off with a mega, everyone-involved first dance. 
The love was shining more than the sunshine!

Congrats guys and thanks for having me.  You were both awesome.


Here are some of the images from their day. 

A few weeks ago I had the awesome pleasure of shooting the wedding of Katie and Mike over in Stockport.

The entire day was held at the lovely Cheadle House.

The day started with Bridal prep - which, as always, was some good ol' laughs.  I shot Katie's sister's wedding a couple of years back, so it was nice to see everyone again.
The day was scorching hot with blue skies and sunshine, and in no time at all, it was time for the main event.
Mike was all smiles and waiting patiently for his Bride at the end of the aisle.  I'm sure it was worth the wait - Katie walked in looking absolutely stunning.
The registrars got down to business, vows were spoken, rings were exchanged, kisses were kissed and the happy couple walked out into the sunshine as man and wife.

The rest of the day was good old party time.  The weather was glorious, the drinks were flowing and smiles for miles was the order of the day.
After dinner and speeches it wasn't long until the DJ lit up the floor and after cutting the cake, the first dance was had before everyone mobbed the dancefloor.

A proper perfect wedding day.

Thanks for having me guys - you were both awesome.


Here are a few snaps from their day.

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of travelling down to Shrewsbury to photograph the wedding of Georgie and Scott. 

The entire day was held at the lovely Albrighton Hall Hotel. 

There had been snow during the night, followed by lots and lots of rain.  We got lucky on the day though - the rain disappeared for the most part, with only a few scattered showers - enabling us to get outside for few shots.

The day started with the usual bridal prep, which was the usual scene of me terrorising everyone in the pre-make up stage!  I tried to sneak some groom prep in too, but I think the fellas were wise to it and were in the bar before I got to them!

The time soon ticked by, and before we knew it, it was time to get down to business!

Scott was waiting patiently, and nervously, at the end of the aisle.  Pretty soon the door opened and the lovely flower girls and bridesmaids made their way down.  Before Scott had chance to wipe away the tears, the beautiful bride followed. 

After some teary eyes, exchanged vows, swapped rings and lots of smiles, the happy couple became man and wife. 

We jumped outside for a few shots before everyone hit the bar, the hotel flipped the room round and before you knew it, it was time for food and the (pretty awesome and emotional) speeches. 

And a few more tears...

The rest of the afternoon breezed by in a tidal wave of love, smiles and happiness. 
The evening soon rolled in along with the band; cakes were cut, dances were danced and I think there might have been a bit more kissing too!

Congrats you too - you were awesome!

Here are a few photos from their day.

A few weeks ago I had the awesome privilege of shooting the wedding of Luci and Mark over in Leeds.

There was no bridal prep, so it was straight to Leeds Town Hall to get down to business.
Mark and a few guests soon arrived, so we had a nosey round the place to check out the room and take a few snaps.  Time soon ticked on, so everyone was ushered into the room before the Bridal Party arrived.
Pretty soon the door opened and the happy couple's two little girls made their way down the aisle before the bride.  I don't think Mark stopped smiling all the way through!
The registrars got down to business, readings were read, vows were spoken and rings were exchanged. 
And of course - kisses were kissed.

The happy couple walked out man and wife.

The day had been raining on and off all morning, so we all huddled under the canopy for a few snaps before making our way down to the reception venue.

The rest of the day was held at The Tetley.  A massive 30's art deco building that originally headquartered Tetley's Brewery.
The drinks were soon flowing, the smiles were still beaming and the kids were soon off on an Easter Treasure Hunt.
After dinner and speeches, the evening guests soon arrived, cakes were cut and the happy couple led the way onto the dancefloor.

Oh, and I kept dragging them outside for a few photos along the way.

A perfect day.  Congratulations Mark and Luci - you guys were awesome!

Here are a few snaps from their day. 

My final wedding of last year was another lovely local one that had me nipping down the road to the town we lovingly call Ponte-Carlo (well, it's a better nickname than it's neighbouring Cas-Vegas!)  I was heading once again to the lovely King's Croft Hotel for the wedding of Sharon and Barry.

The day started with the usual terrorized-women-trapped-in-a-room-with-me bridal prep.  They were less camera shy once the beers started coming in though!  ;-)
It was all a good laugh and the time soon flew by, so I quickly popped downstairs to see the groom while the dresses were going on and before you knew it, it was time for action!

I'd never met Barry before, but Sharon had given me a detailed description - "he looks just like he does on the wedding cake!"  I'm not gonna say whether he did or not, but I found him easy enough...  Well, he was stood at the end of the aisle wasn't he?!

The bridal party soon made their way in, followed by (a pretty emotional by this point) Sharon.  I love seeing this much emotion at a wedding - it gave me a bit of a lump in the throat too!
The Registrar soon got down to business and before you knew it, the vows had been said, rings had been shared, kisses had been kissed and cheers were all round.

After lots of handshakes, kisses, tears and hugs later, we nipped outside to brave the cold for a few snaps before heading back in for the Wedding Breakfast - after some pretty emotional and awesomely funny speeches!

The rest of the evening was good-ol Yorkshire knees up - everyone was having a good time, the drinks were flowing, the kids were running and chins were wagging a plenty.  After a few more photos and the cake-cutting, the happy couple were soon dancing round the floor like no one was watching.  They were soon joined by more, the band were in full swing and the love carried on into the night.

Oh - it was Barry's birthday too!  Happy birthday mate - it was definitely one to remember!

Thanks for having me guys - you were both awesome!

Here are a few photos from their day.

My second to last wedding of last year had me nipping down the road to Doncaster for the wedding of Danielle and David. 

The day started at the couple's home for the Bridal prep - another room full of women for me to terrorise by pointing a camera at them!  It was all good fun, and the time soon flew by.  Wasn't even any nerves showing ...  So far. 
Midway through the prep I walked a hundred yards down the street to the Groom's parents' house and grabbed a few shots of the fellas getting ready too.  In typical men fashion - this took about 3 minutes flat!
Back to the Bridal party and dresses were all on and pretty soon the car arrived.  A pretty awesome stretched New York Checker cab.

Convoy to the venue time.

The rest of the day was all held at Castle Park - the home of the Doncaster Knights Rugby Club.

After a quick snap of the Bridal Party, I scampered inside to find David patiently waiting at the end of the aisle.  Looking rather nervous I must say!
He needn't have worried - his beautiful Bride-to-be soon followed the bridesmaids down the aisle to take her rightful place by his side.  Time to get down to business!
The vows were soon spoken, rings were exchanged, kisses were kissed and smiles-for-miles were the order of the day!  Maybe one or two tears too!

After kicking us out while the room got flipped, we braved the cold and went outside for a few snaps.  The low winter sun was pretty brutal, and the grounds aren't the greenest place for portraits, but we managed to sneak a few in.

It was soon back inside for an afternoon of food, drink, dancing and love.

And a few more drinks.  A proper good old Yorkshire knees-up!

Thanks for having me guys - you were both awesome!


Here are a few snaps from their day - 'The One Where They Got Married'.

A few weeks ago I had the awesome privilege of shooting the wedding of Rebecca and Jamie at the beautiful Wentbridge House Hotel.  This was a super cool wedding for me, as I've known Bex for about 30 years (my God that makes us sound old!) We lived in the same village and went to school together when we were kids.  There were also a fair few old school friends at the wedding too - which always makes for a fun day. 

The entire day was held at the hotel.  We started off with the usual Bridal prep, and, as usual - there were far too many people squeezed into the room!  It was all good fun though - with plenty of kids to keep us all on our toes.  Rebecca didn't really have chance to show any nerves - as a hairdresser, she was pretty busy getting everyone else ready.  And there were a fair few hairs to do!

I also managed to get some Groom prep too, as the fellas were just down the hall.  The lads' prep was easy though - we basically had a bottle of beer while they put their shirts and ties on.  Although Jamie did spend a good 15 minutes blow drying his hair!  ;-) 

Pretty soon is was time for business, so we got downstairs for the vows.

Jamie was looking a bit nervous at the front, but the nerves soon turned to smiles as Rebecca came down the aisle with her Dad.  And I have to say - she was looking radiant.
We got down to business, and pretty soon the vows had been said, rings were on fingers and kisses were kissed.  There was a fair bit of smiling and laughing going on too!
There was also a beautiful ring presentation for little Betsie. 

The deed was done - time to get out into the sunshine for some photos! 
The blue skies were a breath of fresh air - it had been throwing it down all day up until that point!

It was soon time to head in for food and speeches.  Rebecca's Dad's speech pulled at the heart strings, Jamie's raised a few chuckles and the Best Man's brought some proper laugh out loud moments!

The rest of the evening was good old family fun, laughter and love.  We jumped back inside for cake cutting and first dance, followed by all the girls on the dancefloor.  Then it was back outside for more laughs and a bit of a sparkler walk. 

And then more laughs.

A pretty awesome day.  Thanks for having me guys - you were amazing!


Here are a few pics from their day.

A few weeks ago I had the awesome privilege of shooting the wedding of Steph and James over in Leeds.

The day also happened to be my birthday, so it was an early start to get through all the prezzies and a birthday brekkie before jumping in the car and heading over to the couple's home.
We didn't do any bridal prep on this one, just a few snaps in the house before church.
The ceremony was held at The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Moortown. 
The day had started off with blue skies above us, but, as Steph arrived in the Roller, the heavens proper opened up on us.  This pretty much repeated itself for the rest of the day - sun, rain, sun.  We did a pretty good job of dodging it though! 
James was waiting patiently at the front.  He didn't look nervous though - he looked as excited as a kid at Christmas!
The Bridal party soon made their way down the aisle and we got down to business.
Pretty soon the hymns had been sung, vows had been said and kisses had been kissed.
The happy couple walked out into the sunshine as man and wife. 
And got bombarded by confetti! 
We had a few shots in the grounds and just made it back to the cars before we got wet again.  See what I mean about the rain?!

Next stop - the reception.

The rest of the evening was held at the Castle Grove Masonic Hall.  A quaint Victorian Manor House tucked out of the way in Headingley. 
The drinks were soon flowing, the kids were soon running and everyone was soon letting their hair down and having a good time!
We stole away a few times to get some sneaky photos, but pretty soon it was time for meals and speeches.

And what speeches they were.

I can hand on heart say that this is the only wedding where I've laughed out loud and then had to wipe a tear away within minutes of each other.  The amount of family love that was on show was beautiful.

The rest of the evening was more drinking, more laughing, more running around and then some pretty serious dancing.  We squeezed a cake cut and a first dance in there somewhere too!

Thanks for having me guys - you were awesome!


Here are a few images from their day.

A few weeks ago I had the awesome honour of shooting the beautiful wedding of Joanne and David.

The entire day was held in Whitley Hall, a beautiful 16th Century mansion set in the countryside on the outskirts of Sheffield.  I've been looking forward to shooting here for a while - the place is an ivy-clad beauty with lovely grounds full of wandering peacocks.

The day started a bit different to most - it was my eldest boy's 16th birthday.  So after a cup of tea, we dragged his lazy teenage bum out of bed and forced him to open his presents before I left.  I'm pretty sure he went back to bed afterwards! 

Jo didn't want any bridal prep, so upon arrival I had a little nosey around the grounds as the guests were arriving.  David soon appeared so I snapped a few shots before everyone was ushered into the ceremony room.
Once the coast was clear, Jo and the girls made their way down and it was time for business.
Pretty soon the vows were said, kisses were kissed and the happy couple headed out into the glorious sunshine.
The day was an absolute belter - beautiful blue with a blazing sun.  I'm pretty sure everyone almost had to be dragged back inside for the food!  Once the meals had been had, it was time for the speeches - and the best man was looking a little green!  Despite the nerves, he pulled a belter out of the bag. 
Along with some pretty incriminating photos of the Groom! 
Everyone had a good laugh and it was back into the gardens to soak up the rest of the sun.
Well, after the surprise birthday cake that is!

After enjoying the rare Yorkshire sunshine it was soon time to head back inside for the cake cutting and the first dance. 

People laughed, people loved and people lived.  Pretty much prefect.

Thanks for having me guys - it was awesome. 


Here are a few images from their day.