Hazlewood Castle Wedding Photographer | Charlotte and Ben's Wedding

As Hazlewood Castle wedding photographers we love this place with its many areas for beautiful photographs and we were over the moon when Charlie and Ben decided to give us the honour of sharing their special day at this venue.  They really put heart and soul into organising the best day for everyone and this genuinely lovely couple were amazing to work with, embracing our suggestions of  where to go for pictures throughout the day, even when it rained towards the end of the drinks reception and forced us indoors until after the meal.  With all the wedding photography at Hazlewood Castle including preparations for the girls and the boys and both a civil ceremony in the Old Dining Room, where nerves got to Ben as he waited for his beautiful bride to arrive, followed by a blessing in the chapel, a big group photo, confetti, a cellist, Charlie throwing her bouquet, and a casino, it was a busy day packed full of enjoyment and many photo opportunities.  The couple's parents and bridal party were lovely and great to be around, Charlie's step-dad was really funny and everyone's enthusiasm set the tone for a fabulous day.  Continuing the challenging trend we've seen this year, rain stopped play for a while but it did wait until after the group photos were finished, always a good thing, so we made the most of the Victoria Room for some bridal portraits to show off a stunning bride in a spectacular dress, before we moved into the Great Hall to capture it at its best, dressed for the wedding breakfast.  After the speeches we got lucky with the weather and at this time of year we still have the luxury of daylight into the early evening and with that, the chance to get outside with Charlie and Ben and walk the route around the castle grounds, stopping off at the best locations for a few relaxed and romantic pictures and some giggles along the way.  The evening party kicked off with a casino, then the cake cutting using the sword that is very much a tradition at Hazlewood Castle, followed by the first couple's first dance.  We've now reached the time of year when the first dance is followed straight away by our set up for twilight photos, which Charlie and Ben wanted, a lot!  It's often a race to get set up, rush back inside, find the bride and groom, rush outside with them, set them up, tweek the lighting, and then take the photos in the space of a few minutes before you lose that beautiful twilight.  Timing and an enthusiastic couple is everything!  We were rewarded with a gorgeous set of images that will make the closing chapter of Charlie and Ben's wedding album. Congratulations Mr and Mrs Fleming on your marriage and our huge thanks for choosing us to share your celebrations!

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Rogerthorpe Manor Wedding Photographer | Becky and Shaun's Wedding

We knew we'd have a fabulous day with Becky and Shaun, a wonderful, friendly and easy to get along with couple, genuinely lovely people, who booked us for their wedding photography at Rogerthorpe Manor which happened to fall on the day after one of the wettest days we've seen in a long time. The wet stuff hadn't quite disappeared and no sooner had we set foot out of the car when we arrived at the venue to join the girls' as they got ready, it tipped it down, the grey clouds and rain making for an atmospheric location shot, and we got a soaking!  The weather has given us the serious runaround this year. Thankfully, that soaking early on was the only one we got that day and Becky and Shaun stayed dry! We received a warm welcome from the girls when we arrived, with the usual hair and make-up production line going on. Becky had chosen a gorgeous dress, very classy and elegant, and she had her hair up in an equally elegant style, beautiful, timeless and so bridal. As regular Rogerthorpe Manor wedding photographers we never fail to be impressed by how lovely and well maintained the grounds are, but with two weddings that day we knew we had to make the most of the main garden before the meal got underway and we had to hand over that area to the other wedding party.  It's times like this when you really need decent weather and we got lucky because after the ceremony in the Cawthorne Suite the sun was out, the guests were out, and we managed to get the group shots finished with time to spare for some portraits of the new Mr and Mrs Liversidge before the wedding breakfast. Lee, the venue's master of ceremonies, is a fantastic asset to Rogerthorpe Manor, couples and guests love him, he's very helpful, keeps things running smoothly, has a lot of cheeky banter and is an expert photo bomber at our weddings!  After the formalities we took some time away from the guests, which gave Becky and Shaun a chance to have some romantic photographs taken before the evening party started.  This is the time when we slow things down, chat a lot with the couple, help them relax and create some special photographs for them.  It's something we really look forward to and one of our favourite times on a wedding day. Our sincere congratulations to you both.  Couples like you are the reason we love this job so much.  It was an absolute pleasure to spend the day with you. 

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