I met up with Ryan and Lauren back in April for their pre-wedding shoot. They had chosen to do their shoot at Stonyhurst College near Clitheroe. We planned the shoot for the time that the college was hosting The Great British Food Festival. I had never been before but Ryan and Lauren had been a few times before.
We had a giggle, we wandered and created some crazy awesome portraits.
I’m looking forward to their wedding later in the year
Back in December I spent the day with Rick and Lizzie capturing their Eaves Hall winter wedding. I absolutely love these two! I knew that their wedding day was going to be amazing ever since we first met. Getting to know them over the past year or so has been brilliant. We got to know each other a little better when we met up last year fortheir pre-wedding shoot at Beacon Fell. I could not wait to be back at Eaves Hall, one of my all time favourite venues. Eaves Hall is situated near Clitheroe in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley. It has everything you would want in a wedding venue, beautiful grounds, breathtaking views, exclusivity and insanely good food!
I set out early to meet up with Rick and the groomsmen at The Higher Buck, a wonderful country pub in the picturesque village of Waddington. From there I head over to meet the Lizzie and her bridesmaids at Eaves Hall’s Lodge. It was another beautiful winters day in the ribble valley.
Rick and Lizzie had rounded up a dream team of wedding suppliers to help them with their day. Lizzie had theinsanely talented Flossy & Leigh on make-up duty and my good friends Flower Design had created some floral magic for them. I had the pleasure of working alongside the very talented James Wray of James Wray Weddings for the day. You can view his crazy good trailer of their wedding here – Eaves Hall Wedding Video.
The day was a happy, yet emotional one and was filled with so many beautiful moments. I always aim to give my couples a set of images that are a true reflection of their wedding day. Below are some of my favourite wedding photos from their truly gorgeous wedding at Eaves Hall.
Chris and Lyndsey’s Bartle Hall wedding was the first of 4 back to back weddings I shot between Christmas and New Year. What a way to start a wedding marathon it was.
The lead-up to the wedding day had seen the North West covered with rain and wind for weeks so I wasn’t optimistic for the weather on the day. Crazy things happen though and the 4 days I shot in between Christmas and New Year were riddled with sunshine. I’ll take a bit of wedding sun any day of the week.
My day started out with the Chris and his groomsmen before heading to Bartle Hall to meet up with Lyndsey and the rest of the Bridal Party. Lyndsey had the awesome Emma Coppock from Wedding Belles on make-up duty and the crazy-talented Flower Design creating some floral magic. For me, preps are such a great way for everyone to get used to me being around. I love becoming integrated into the inner circles so that I can capture some really cool and intimate moments for my couples.
The day itself was so much fun, from the ceremony all the way to the evening reception, the day was filled with fun, laughter, love and some serious dancing. Chris and Lyndsey are so easy to be around. I do very little posing on the wedding day as I don’t want to stop and start the day. As Chris and Lyndsey had a pre-wedding shoot with me earlier in the year I believe this definitely helped them feel more comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera. We managed to get out into the gardens at Barrtle Hall for some portraits before the winter sunset and led us into the night.
The guests were kept entertained by the insanely talented Matt Johnson during and after the wedding breakfast. After Chris and Lyndsey’s first dance as husband and wife, the craziness began with the dancefloor filled and shirts being thrown.
Bartle Hall is one of my favourite North West venues to shoot at. I can’t thank Chris and Lyndsey enough for having me along to capture their winter wedding at Bartle Hall.
This beautiful pair got married a few weeks ago at The Grand Hotel in St. Annes. I had a brilliant day with them and their friends and family. The boys looked super cool and the girls looked super gorgeous.
Thanks for having me along for the ride and massive congrats James & Katie
Matt is an old college friend who I hadn’t seen in years. When he contacted me early last year to meet his beautiful fiance and check my availability for their up-and-coming wedding I was super excited. Not only were they getting married at one of the most gorgeous venues on the Fylde coast but this was going to be a double wedding! Yes you read it right, a double wedding. As in two Brides and two Grooms! After meeting up with them and hanging out at their pre-wedding shoot I was even more excited for this wedding. Matt and I were good friends back at college but then, as it happens, our lives just went in different directions. It was awesome catching up with him after all these years and seeing just how happy he is with Areej. They are perfect for each other and just being around them you get a sense of warmth and happiness.
So, the double wedding thing… the other Bride and Groom were actually Areej’s sister and her hubby-to-be. In the lead up to the wedding I really didn’t know what to expect with this, as I had only been hired to shoot Matt & Areej’s wedding. It worked out superbly and was definitely a wedding to remember.
Check out their day below…
I was at Farington Lodge recently to capture the wedding of Frankie and Katie. It was a crazy awesome day from start to finish.
Thanks for having me along as your Farington Lodge wedding photographer.
