Wedding Photographer Barnsley | Rogerthorpe Manor Wedding Photography for Sarah and Richard

Sarah and Richard booked us to photograph their wedding shortly after we first met Sarah and her mum, Chrissy, at a wedding fair.  We hit it off straight away and we were over the moon when we got the call from Sarah to ask if we were still free on her wedding date - the first Saturday in September and one of the most popular dates of the year for weddings. 

This wedding, like all weddings, was very special, but there was something which made it incredibly special for both families, as Sarah and Richard's parents have been close friends for many years and had always hoped that their children would eventually marry, with mums Chrissy and June conspiring to try and make this happen!  We felt very privileged indeed to be given the opportunity to capture Sarah and Rich's wedding at Holyrood Catholic church in Barnsley and as regular wedding photographers at Rogerthorpe Manor, we always love working there.

Our first stop was at Sarah's mum and dad's beautiful home and when we arrived, the girls were still at the hairdresser and we must apologise to Sarah's brother, Michael, for arriving a bit earlier than anticipated as we suspect that he had to get out of the shower to answer the door to us!  Thankfully, he was really clued up about where Sarah's dress was hanging and about where to find all her accessories, except for her gorgeous shoes which eluded us until Michael made a quick call to Sarah.

The girls came back and got on with make-up and getting ready before helping Sarah into her dress in the lovely upstairs lounge which was great to work in because it had lots of natural light.  The colour scheme she'd chosen was, well, WOW!  The bridesmaids' dresses came from Precious Bridal in Garforth who we highly recommend.

We left for Barnsley to meet Richard and the boys and kept them busy for a while as the large number of guests arrived for the ceremony and took their places inside the beautiful church, the bridesmaids arriving a few minutes ahead of Sarah and her dad.  Our lovely bride was all smiles and very excited.  She looked stunning, her smile never faded and her excitement and enthusiasm was infectious and lasted all day long.

After Sarah and Rich were married, everyone made their way to the reception at Rogerthorpe Manor and we managed to get through the group shots pretty quickly, including a big group photo of all 180 guests on the lawn, leaving time for couple photographs and some fun pictures with their fab bridal party and then some laughs with the girls who had their own ideas which made for some amazing images which showed off the colour scheme, the dresses and the happy atmosphere which ran through the whole day.

The Lawrence and Cawthorne suites were opened up into one huge room for the wedding breakfast and it looked spectacular, expertly dressed by Stacey from Chantilly Weddings in Barnsley.  Apparently, she had started work at 4 am and had also done all the flowers for the wedding.  She really did Sarah and Rich proud, returning later to rearrange the tall flower displays on the tables into lower arrangements for the evening.

During our chat with the couple a few weeks before the wedding, Sarah had said that she would really love some arty bridal portraits and was perfectly happy to put some time in after dinner and speeches were over to work with us to get them.  As professional West Yorkshire wedding photographers, we love every aspect of our job but our favourite time is when we get the opportunity to spend some time alone with the bride and groom creating the images which really stand out.

Later, we captured the new Mr and Mrs Farrar's first dance together followed by a father and daughter dance and we stayed on to photograph the band they'd hired to provide the evening entertainment - the first class, highly talented Solicitors.

To Sarah and Rich and your lovely families - our sincere thanks and appreciation for choosing us to share what was a fabulous day.  We loved it and we hope you like this, a small preview of some of our favourite images.

If you were a guest at Sarah and Richard's wedding, please leave a comment - thank you.

   

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Sarah and Rich's wedding will be the next to appear on our blog but we were over the moon to receive this lovely email from Sarah's mum, Chrissy, just a few days after we photographed this lovely wedding at Holyrood church in Barnsley and reception at Rogerthorpe Manor for this fabulous couple who were a joy to spend time with.  Thank you very much for this Chrissy.

"WOW!  What a wonderful day we had last Saturday - everyone said how much they had enjoyed it and everything went so well.  I'm back at work now, and coming back down to earth, but just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU again for all your hard work on the day, and for all you did.  I know Sarah and Rich will be highly delighted and they thought the presentation was fantastic, as did everyone.  We just can't wait for the album and re-live our wonderful day, thanks to you."

Wedding Photographer the Marriott Hotel, York | Wedding Photography York for Joanne and Dene

Joanne and Dene's wedding day can be described in just one word - FUN!  This fantastic couple live life to the full and they had already told us that they were up for anything and love a laugh.  Perfect - our kind of couple!

We arrived at Joanne and Dene's house in York and were introduced to Star and Ziggy, their Staffordshire bull terriers and it was really important to Joanne that we got some pictures of these two.  She loves them to bits and had even bought them special collars with some bling seeing as it was a wedding day!

After capturing Joanne's make-up being applied and making sure that we'd photographed all the important details, we left to meet Dene.  As wedding photographers for the Marriott Hotel, York we'd already thought about the locations we were going to use for Dene and the boys' photographs including a sequence of silly jump shots which Dene had said he really wanted and which we had a lot of fun doing.  Dene then put on his more sensible head for some groom portraits before Joanne arrived with her dad, Roy.

This was our third of three weddings in three days and we did pretty well with the weather.  It stayed dry throughout the day so we got everything we needed outside and then it tipped it down during the wedding breakfast and continued into the early evening.  However, this didn't matter as we planned to photograph the couple inside the hotel and had finished our outside shots - or so we thought!

After the speeches which were really funny, especially Roy's as he described how he lives at the bottom of Joanne and Dene's garden and how he hadn't even realised for long enough that Dene had moved in with Joanne, we caught up with the boys who were doing a bit of male bonding outside and with a few suggestions from them for fun pictures including all of them picking Dene up, one thing led to another, resulting in a hilarious conga on the lawn in the pouring rain.  One soggy photographer later, there were some really amusing pictures in the can.    

Leaving the lads to dry off, we took Joanne around the hotel for a while to take some beautiful bridal portraits of her before the couple's first dance to a slow, romantic song which then changed to a faster track and some impressive free style dancing from the new Mr and Mrs Theaker which kicked off the evening party to perfection.  

An incredibly enjoyable, fun packed day with lots of laughter and we are delighted that Joanne and Dene chose us for their wedding photography at the Marriott, York.

Wedding Photographer Yorkshire | Hazlewood Castle Wedding Photography for Laura and James

Laura and James's special day was our second of three weddings in three days and Laura and James drew the short straw when it came to the weather.  It was one of those days when you just knew that there would probably be no let up from the rain but when we arrived at Laura's parents' house in Skidby, Hull, we received such a warm welcome that we knew it would be a fantastic day regardless of the weather.  

Laura's sister, Holly, was rehearsing her solo, Ave Maria, which she was going to sing during the wedding ceremony.  We could hear Holly's beautiful voice as we photographed Laura's dress and accessories in a bedroom upstairs.  Laura had asked for flowers which looked as if they'd been picked from a country garden and they were really lovely.  As music is very important to this family, we decided to photograph Laura's bouquet on the piano stool.  This turned out to be even more special and significant because Laura's grandma had embroidered the seat cushion.

After the bridesmaids helped Laura into her dress, we left for St Michael's church which is literally a stone's throw away from the house.  Like Laura, James was in great spirits and even though the photographs of him and his attendants had to be taken inside the church, this didn't matter at all to him.

The plan had been that weather permitting, Laura and her dad would walk the short distance to the church but this wasn't to be so they arrived by car with Laura looking stunning and beaming through the window.  The vicar, Angela, who has long been a friend of the Wilson family, was wonderful, allowing photography from the front and from the back of this tiny church.  She was so accommodating and helpful and we appreciated this a lot especially as the ceremony is the most important part of the wedding and is also something the weather can't disrupt!

When the ceremony ended, everyone left for Hazlewood Castle and on arrival, it was still raining.  However, Laura and James really wanted some photographs with their car and if they didn't mind getting a bit wet, neither did we!

As regular wedding photographers at Hazlewood Castle, we knew that we could take the group photographs in the State Drawing Room before everyone took their seats in the Great Hall for the wedding breakfast.  By the time the speeches were over, it was dark but a very brief respite from the rain meant that we could take Laura and James out for some night shots and light them with our video light.  

The new Mr and Mrs Leeks had a cha, cha, cha routine planned for their first dance and this got some fantastic reactions from their watching guests.  Thank you Laura and James for inviting us to photograph your wedding, for not letting the rain spoil your day and for keeping smiling throughout! 

Rogerthorpe Manor Wedding Photographers | Alexandra and John's Wedding Photography

As Rogerthorpe Manor wedding photographers, this was our first of three weddings in three days, and Alexandra and John's big day.  We woke in the early hours of the morning to the sound of torrential rain.  However, we must have been in luck on that Thursday because by the time we arrived at the venue for Alex's preparations, it had just about stopped.  

Alex had chosen a spectacular dress with lots of lovely sparkles on the bodice and some gorgeous Laboutins.  A girl can't have too much bling!

We went downstairs and the rain had stopped altogether, enabling us to photograph John and his best men outside. We then left John discussing the formalities with the registrar and went back to Alex who was by now in her amazing dress and taking care of her finishing touches before she descended the stairs with her proud mum, Eileen, who gave her away.

As always, the Pontefract registrars were really obliging and allowed us free reign the photograph the ceremony without any restrictions.  We wish that all registrars were the same!  After the civil ceremony, Alex and John and their guests celebrated with a Bucks Fizz drinks reception on the lawn and by now, the sun was shining enabling all their photographs to be taken outside, right up until we went inside to photograph the Lawrence Suite dressed for the wedding breakfast.  We always like to capture an image of the room before anyone goes in, along with all the details which take so much planning but which would otherwise be quickly forgotten.

As we waited for the guests to start being seated, we were told that Alex and John had invited us to join everyone for the wedding breakfast which was completely unexpected.  We are so grateful to them for thinking about us and the meal was absolutely delicious so if anyone is reading this and thinking about having their wedding at Rogerthorpe Manor, the food is amazing!

The couple got married at 11 am which meant that there was lots of time after the wedding breakfast and speeches for them to relax, mingle with their guests and have some photographs taken before their evening celebrations started.  Alex told us that she loves posing and really wanted some arty photographs and when we hear this, we are absolutely delighted!  Our bride was a joy to work with so we started with some shots for her in the "blue bar" and then asked John, now relaxed and in shirt sleeves, to join her.  We went outside and by now, the harsh sunlight and shadows in the area where we wanted to work had softened and the light was perfect for our archway photographs, including one featuring some very important shoes.  

Our last job was to capture the new Mr and Mrs Baines on the dance floor before we left them to party.  A great couple, a fabulous venue, weather that behaved itself and guests who were great fun.  What more could a wedding photographer ask for?  It was a privilege to share your celebrations and many congratulations to you both!