Oulton Hall Wedding Photographers | Lauren-May and Joshua's Wedding

Lauren and Josh's Tuesday wedding couldn't have been more beautiful.  They are a really lovely couple who we had spent a wonderful evening with on a pre-wedding shoot before their big day.  As Lauren put it, it's an engagement shoot to "engage" with one another and get to know each other better.  She said it was something she would recommend to anyone getting married.  We enjoyed perfect weather that summer's evening and we lucked out again at the wedding with a gorgeous autumn day, the rich colours enhancing those beautiful backdrops for Oulton Hall wedding photography.  Once the civil ceremony in the Repton Room was over we were on the clock to pack as much as possible into the short daylight but this was helped by the couple's enthusiasm and the fact that we were all on the same page when it came to working quickly and efficiently.  After Josh's quick change from his police officer's uniform into a tweed suit we completed the groups and then hot footed it round the grounds, taking in our favourite places for some romantic couple photos. The Repton Room had been transformed into its autumnal theme and there was a fabulous cake made by Lisa, from Fairway Cakes, another of Oulton Hall's recommended professionals. Lauren and Josh had mentioned to us that they fancied featuring some smoke bombs and we were very excited to create something different.  As twilight fell the weather stayed kind to us and we had two willing volunteers - thanks a million guys - who we put through their paces to help us get some great smoke coverage from the orange smoke bombs that Lauren and Josh had chosen. The couple were awesome! They kept their attention lovingly on one another whilst keeping very still, despite the mayhem going on around them, and we were rewarded with some absolutely cracking shots.  The mad running round and shouting directions was a complete contrast to the calm, relaxed and quiet time we enjoyed whilst we got some interior photographs on the gallery, and in the orangery where we got to show off our stunning bride in her fabulous dress. Josh scrubbed up pretty well too! It's become obvious over our years of being professional Oulton Hall wedding photographers that couples like Lauren and Josh are our perfect wedding clients. They placed a lot of importance on their photographs and they were just incredibly lovely to work with. Their wedding album is going to be something else! We sincerely wish you guys a long and happy married life together. Congratulations Mr and Mrs Jones!

   

Oulton Hall Wedding Photographer | Rebecca and Wade's Wedding

Becki and Wade's wedding was gorgeous and we were really happy when this fabulous couple booked us to be their Oulton Hall wedding photographers on an early autumn day.  After a summer of a lot of rain dodging it was great to have decent weather.  This wedding had everything to make it perfect - a fun couple who gave us that warm and fuzzy feeling, a lovely welcome from Becki's parents when we arrived at their house for bridal prep, priceless reactions from one very proud dad on seeing his daughter in her wedding dress for the first time, the bride ready well before we had to leave to meet the lads meaning we had time to capture those precious "first look" moments and some photos of Becki with her parents, a ceremony in a huge, impressive church that is St Bartholomew's in Armley, a beautiful reception venue where we are recommended photographers, spectacular autumn colours, hilarious speeches and everything coming together for Oulton Hall wedding photographs at twilight. There were lots of lovely details and moments to capture, including Becki's maid of honour having the honour (or was it the pressure?) of doing her best friend's make-up, personalised robes for the girls which created some laughs when we realised that the initials on the backs of them made up some slightly questionable words, calling for a quick rearrangement before the photos were taken, the overenthusiastic confetti throwing guests, dad's heartfelt speech about his Rebecca, the couple's fits of giggles in between trying to get romantic, and Wade with his head in his hands during his best man's speech.  It was a bit blustery when the couple exited the church after the ceremony but they pretended it was warm whilst we got the family groups done and they were absolute stars when we arrived at Oulton Hall, as it's that time of year when daylight is becoming short, so time is precious and wedding photographers work at a hundred miles an hour whilst trying to maintain an air or serenity and calm, like the swan, dignified and tranquil on the outside but paddling like mad under the water!  We packed as much as we could in until it was time for the wedding breakfast for around 125 people in the Oulton Suite.  It helped a lot that we were given a bit longer outside than we had expected and most of all the couple were happy to rush round the grounds with us to make the most of the daylight. Oulton Hall also has some beautiful interiors and we got some gorgeous images during the evening in our favourite spots inside, before Mr and Mrs Rushfirth were called to cut their wedding cake and do their first dance. Thanks a million for letting us share your fabulous day.  From what we heard during the speeches it had been long awaited!  Congratulations and our very best wishes for a wonderful future together.