We can always rely on a warm welcome when we are Waterton Park Hotel wedding photographers and we recently had the pleasure of sharing Tori and Matthew's big day at this lovely venue, where we are recommended photographers. The whole day's celebrations were at one location, including the girls' preparations in one of the suites, so it was only a quick walk across the bridge to meet the lads once we'd spent some time with Tori, who had chosen a gorgeous, elegant, slim dress, which was absolutely perfect for her. We captured those important bridal details and we've seen many bouquets with lockets with photographs in them attached to the stems; mementos of a much loved person who has passed away, but Tori's addition to her bouquet had us in stitches, a memento of Rolo, the couple's dog, who's very much alive but wasn't allowed at the wedding! Matthew looked very smart in his blue suit and he and his best man, Tori's brother, were fabulous to work with and there were some funny comments coming from the sidelines suggesting that Matthew was posing like James Bond! Another advantage to one venue weddings is being able to get back to the bride's room before the ceremony to capture one very proud father getting that first look at his daughter in her wedding dress. The couple married in the newer building and this meant that after the ceremony it was easy to get the guests gathered round them for confetti throwing before everyone went across the bridge for the drinks reception. We managed a few couple shots and thankfully, the big group photo before we felt the rain drops and decided it was best to head inside and photograph the families in the library. As has happened more times than we can count this wedding season, the weather kept us on our toes but it did improve for us to get outside again before dinner. With a late wedding, days getting shorter and the end of the wedding breakfast leading quickly into the evening party, we knew time was at a premium, but we were really hoping to be able to steal Tori and Matthew away for a short while, as Waterton Park wedding photography gives you so many lovely locations that it's impossible to get round them during the time leading up to the wedding breakfast. Dinner ran to time, the couple were fantastic and they were really enthusiastic about coming outside so that we could photograph them in the iconic lakeside archway, on the boardwalk and in front of stunning Walton Hall before party time in the Boathouse. Bonus, the first dance time worked perfectly with the time for twilight photos, making two very happy photographers and, we hope, a very happy Mr and Mrs Turton! Congratulations and thank you so much for choosing us to share such an amazing day!
