Bagden Hall Wedding Photographers for Jessica and James

We met Jess and James at a wedding fair way back in 2013 when they were newly engaged but had yet to choose a wedding venue and set a date.  We were really happy to hear that we had made such a good impression at that first meeting that they had kept our details and they got in touch when their date was finalised, to book us for their Bagden Hall wedding photography.  After some challenging weather recently, this lovely couple got lucky with a beautiful summer's day, meaning everyone could be outside and enjoy the stunning surroundings that Bagden Hall has to offer.  They had arranged for a barbecue on the terrace in the evening and usually just mentioning the word "barbecue" puts a jinx on the weather, but thankfully not today.  The girls got ready in a huge room upstairs and after we'd taken the photographs of Jess being pampered, her dress and accessories, including a pair of bright blue shoes, we met up with James and the boys for their photographs during which their monkey socks made an appearance for some fun shots.  We returned to Jess for those final photographs before her entrance into the ceremony and as she reached James's side you could see the emotion in his face.  We had generous timings to work with and plenty of help with the organisation of the group photo session, meaning there was time for some bride and groom portraits before we left the new Mr and Mrs Gent to relax and mingle whilst we photographed the Orchard Suite dressed for the wedding breakfast. The room looked incredible, with gorgeous ambient lighting, a sparkle backdrop behind the top table and the beautiful colour scheme they had chosen. Summer weddings are wonderful because the longer daylight hours mean the wedding day and the photography are much more relaxed and it doesn't have to be crammed into a short timescale before you lose daylight, but sometimes the sun is really harsh, which creates shadows and split lighting, so we chose the locations to use for Bagden Hall wedding photographs during this time and then waited until after the sun had gone down for the rest.  Thank you guys for booking us to capture your wedding.  We had a truly fabulous day in your wonderful company.  Huge congratulations!

To book us as your wedding photographers at Bagden Hall please give us a call on 01977 730159.

All images are the copyright Alex & Janet Durasow 2016.  

Bagden Hall Wedding Photography | Heather and Micheal

When Heather told us that we would be wedding photographers at the church of St John the Evangelist in Golcar, the name sounded familiar and when we met up with the couple a few weeks before to discuss their Huddersfield wedding photography, we realised that we had photographed a wedding there once before, quite a few years ago. We remembered a particular location at the church and we suggested something to Heather which she was really enthusiastic about.  This visit to the church was very different though because unlike last time, we were lucky enough to have a lovely, friendly vicar who had no issues with us discretely photographing the ceremony, and as there are two of us, this meant closer shots from the front as Heather and Mick exchanged vows and rings, and the longer shots from the back.

We started the Bagden Hall wedding photography as a very excited Heather got ready with her mum and bridesmaids.  The plan was that afterwards we would all make the trip over to her parents' house in Golcar, just a couple of minutes from the church, for photographs with her mum, dad and bridesmaids.  As is often the case, the bridal preparations ran later than everyone had hoped but we arrived at the house ahead of Heather and just managed to grab a few quick pictures there before we had to rush off to the church to meet the boys.  

The weather forecast was a mixed bag but luckily everything fell into place.  We had a particular  artistic bridal portrait in mind for Heather before we all left the church and we got this by the skin of our teeth!  The shot was set up and captured literally seconds before the heavens opened and everyone run for cover.  We had to make a call on whether to photograph the groups inside the church or risk waiting until we arrived at Bagden Hall. Heather and Mick's preference was very much in favour of doing as many photos as possible at the venue, in the gardens, so we decided to chance it, knowing that if the worst came to the worst, Tom, the wedding co-ordinator, would have a room available for us to work in.  

We arrived at Bagden Hall to completely different weather and a smiling Tom.  He's absolutely great, looks after everyone so well, is very considerate to us, and we always seem to be on the same page when it comes to the timings and the fact that we need enough time to do a good job for the couple.  Thank you very much Tom.  He was certainly under a bit more pressure than usual because Heather works in event planning and knows her stuff, but her delighted and emotional reaction when she and Mick came into the room just before the wedding breakfast and saw it all set up must have made Tom's day!

After the wedding breakfast and speeches, we only had a short period of daylight remaining for the new Mr and Mrs Brown's couple photo session in the grounds and there were some important places to use a backdrops before the first dance, the folly being one of them.  We hope that Heather and Mick love the results.

Our congratulations and very best wishes to you both!  If you were a guest, please feel free to leave a comment. 

Looking for a Bagden Hall wedding photographer?  Book us and you get two.  Please give us a call on 01977 730159 to enquire about our availability.