Rogerthorpe Manor Recommended Wedding Photographer | Michelle and Chris's Wedding

Our second time in six days as Rogerthorpe Manor wedding photographers, this time for Michelle and Chris, and our second outdoor ceremony in blazing sunshine.  Mel from Passion Flowers did a wonderful job of the floristry and the white blossom trees supplied by her made a lovely frame at the start of the red carpet for Michelle's entrance into the ceremony.  Before this there was the important job of capturing the hive of activity that is the bridal preparations, which took place in the party room.  There is a lovely wall of dark wood wardrobe doors which feature mood lighting and it's a great place for a photograph of that most important dress.  Michelle had let us into the surprise she had planned for Chris; he was presented with a Tag Heuer watch by his son on Michelle's behalf, and knowing this in advance meant we could conspire with Oscar beforehand and capture a sequence of images as Chris unwrapped his gift.  Suffice to say, he looked pleased!  We've enjoyed getting to know Michelle during the run up to the wedding but we've seen little of Chris due to his work commitments.  However, he was blown away by our album designs when we first met the couple at one of the venue's Open Days to showcase our Rogerthorpe Manor wedding photography and we can't wait to design a gorgeous album for him and Michelle.  After the activity in the girls' room and some time in the sunshine with Chris, we nipped back for final preparations and to capture one very proud dad having his first look at his daughter in her dress before he did the honours and walked her to the ceremony.  It was a big wedding with lots of guests and quite a lot of groups requested by the couple for us to cover before dinner, which meant leaving most of the couple's photos until later, which is great in the summer because there is lots of daylight, plenty of time, the couple are more relaxed and, another important one for wedding photographers, the light is better.  The Lawrence and Cawthorne Suites were opened out into one huge function room for the wedding breakfast and it looked incredible. Hats off to Mel, the florist, for going above and beyond for Michelle and Chris when they realised that their cake maker had made a mistake and finished it with the wrong colour scheme, but Mel took it all in her stride, drove back to her workshop, collected flowers in the right colours and replaced them; a true professional and a very kind thing to do.  Cute, giggling flower girls are fabulous, everyone loves pictures of them having fun and we nailed some beautiful shots of the three of them at this wedding. Anyone who thinks these things just happen should know that a certain amount of cajoling and some bribery often goes into getting them ;) The first dance featured an exploding balloon and the timings worked perfectly for some twilight photos in that lovely garden. Michelle, you looked stunning and Chris, you scrubbed up pretty well too!  Our congratulations to Mr and Mrs Sample and a huge thank you for giving us the pleasure of sharing your wedding day.

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Rogerthorpe Manor Wedding Photographers | Sally and Andy's Wedding

It's always a great feeling when a couple choose us to be their Rogerthorpe Manor wedding photographers or anywhere they want us to work for that matter, and over the years we've found similarities between the brides and grooms who book us, like Sally and Andy, who placed a lot of value on their wedding photography, wanted classy, elegant pictures and where attention to detail was really important.  We got on like a house on fire and we felt so valued that it was easy to go the extra mile for them.  It's hard to imagine a couple more complimentary about our work and they were awesome, so enthusiastic about everything we suggested to get beautiful photographs.  We always enjoy our visits to Rogerthorpe Manor, a venue local to us, and as we've built a great relationship with the staff, spanning many years, we get a warm welcome, always. The challenging weather has been a recurring topic of conversation this year but for a change the wet stuff gave us a break.  However, wedding photographers are hard to please when it comes to their perfect weather and it was breezy with bright sunshine, both of which present difficulties.  Not to worry, it not raining makes us happy, sunshine puts everyone in a good mood and we were there all day, as we always are, which means on those summer days we can pick and choose which areas to work in earlier in the day and leave other areas until later when the sun has set and the light is softer and more even. Sally got ready in the main hotel building, in a lovely room for bridal preparations, and she gave us a very warm welcome. The lighting and the headboard in this room makes a beautiful backdrop for that most important of dresses and Sally had asked for a photograph like one she'd seen in one of our albums. There were some beautiful details, as well as hair styling and make-up to capture before we moved outside for Andy's photographs.  We knew there was something very special about Andy's wedding ring, made from a gold ingot gifted to him to celebrate his christening, a lovely story that Andy shared with us before the wedding. The couple had their wish for an outdoor ceremony and everyone stayed outside and enjoyed the sunshine whilst we got the group shots in the can.  The Lawrence Suite looked really pretty, the speeches were belters and afterwards we had the luxury of plenty of daylight and the pleasure of spending some quiet time with Sally and Andy, whose happiness at becoming husband and wife was obvious. There was a magician who enthralled the guests during the early evening, the first dance was gorgeous and the icing on the cake was that there was only one wedding being hosted, so we got the main garden area and the folly to ourselves for some spectacular twilight photos. An absolutely fabulous day in fabulous company.  A massive thank you Mr and Mrs Green for choosing us. Congratulations!