Wedding Photography at Monk Fryston Hall for Jackie and Chris

Jackie and Chris booked us as their Monk Fryston Hall wedding photographers and we were really looking forward to a fun day with such a great couple.  It promised to be packed full of interesting things to capture, as they had really thought of everything to make their wedding unique and keep their guests entertained, from hearts which hung in the trees, a bright yellow and white balloon arch, Andrew and Brett of 24 Live who performed throughout the drinks reception and early evening, light up L O V E letters, a Ferrero Rocher stand, a sweet table, a drone video, a casino, a band, an exploding balloon and a choreographed dance routine.  Most of these were enjoyed indoors but the bouncy castle and assault course were sadly abandoned due to the wet stuff.  So much thought and attention to detail had gone into the making of this beautiful wedding.  The weather behaved itself during the wedding photographs at All Saints' Church, Sherburn in Elmet with Chris and the boys but it presented a real challenge from the moment Jackie and her dad arrived for the ceremony. Despite everyone's fingers being well and truly crossed and no doubt numerous prayers said to the weather gods, it rained without let up right into the night, ranging from steady drizzle to absolutely tipping it down. Even so, everyone had a great time and we did what professional wedding photographers do when it's raining, got wet, pulled the brollies out of the car, went to plan B and photographed the groups inside the church, and took Jackie and Chris's photographs inside the venue.  Mick, Chris's best man, deserves a big thank you.  He was a star, getting people together really quickly for the group photo session and he was on hand throughout the day with offers of help to make sure that his best mate and his new bride had a fantastic day.  His speech was hilarious, resulting in lots of laughter and some cracking images. Thank you to the new Mr and Mrs Eames for choosing us to share your celebrations. Congratulations on your marriage and we wish you every happiness for your future together!

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Wedding Photographer Monk Fryston Hall | Gemma and Andy's Wedding

For a mid-November wedding, you'd at least expect freezing temperatures and quite possibly rain or fog but Gemma and Andy really dropped lucky with a beautiful, bright day which wasn't even particularly cold, for their civil ceremony and wedding reception at Monk Fryston Hall.  

First we went to Gemma and Andy's house where Katherine was well underway applying Gemma's make-up.  Then we disappeared upstairs to take some photographs of all those things which are really important to the bride (apart from the groom of course!) - Gemma's stunning dress, shoes, perfume and jewellery.

Gemma was juggling getting herself ready with looking after daughters Lola and Megan and doing a pretty impressive job of multi-tasking!  She'd decided not to get dressed until later so after capturing a few images of the bridesmaids who were ready before we left, we headed off to Monk Fryston Hall to meet Andy and his best man and we wondered around the grounds taking some relaxed photographs of them before they were called inside to see the registrars.

Gemma arrived with her dad in a more unusual mode of transport - a VW camper van - and as they were early, we had a few minutes to take photographs as the remaining guests were seated for the civil ceremony.  

The weather stayed dry, the guests all came outside, we got a big group shot of everyone on the lawn and rattled through the remaining groups leaving plenty of time for Gemma and Andy's photographs together.  As Monk Fryston Hall wedding photographers, we know that there are some great locations for photographs and as Gemma and Andy had allowed a generous amount of time before the wedding breakfast, this meant that we could use some of these locations for relaxed photographs without being rushed.  

The wedding breakfast room looked fabulous with its brown and orange colour scheme which was very appropriate for an autumn wedding.  The guests enjoyed dinner and speeches and afterwards Gemma and Andy joined us outside for some evening photographs.  It was chilly by now but we had no complaints as it was great working outside with the new Mr and Mrs Mather getting some beautiful shots with video light and the ambient light from the building.

Congratulations to Gemma and Andy.  It was a pleasure to photograph your lovely autumn wedding.