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.
               

Recommended Rogerthorpe Manor Wedding Photographers | Beth and Andy's Wedding

It's wonderful when couples are so relaxed in our company that they feel comfortable sharing their stories with us and we are privileged to have been booked by Beth and Andy to be their Rogerthorpe Manor wedding photographers.  Members of Beth's family, including her step-dad, travelled from Italy, and both dads shared the role of walking her into the ceremony.  After some massive challenges along the way our biggest hope for Beth was a perfect wedding day with lovely weather, and after many a soggy 2019 wedding we finally got a break, with wall to wall sunshine.  We arrived to capture Beth being pampered and to photograph her beautiful dress and accessories, including certain items very precious to Beth, as they belonged to her mum.  After a relaxed photo session in the gardens with Andy and the boys it was back to our bride for final preparations before the ceremony.  With only one wedding that day the couple opted to have their ceremony in the smaller and more intimate Cawthorne Suite and their wedding breakfast in the larger Lawrence Suite.  It was lovely to head out into sunshine after the couple tied the knot.  It put all the guests in a great mood and meant they could enjoy those immaculately maintained gardens that are such a important part of wedding photographs at Rogerthorpe Manor but in autumn the sun is low and aims itself directly into everyone's eyes!  We always recommend all day coverage to couples for very good reasons, the main one being we are still there to take photographs when the sun has gone down and the light is less harsh, and even if the weather lets you down earlier in the day you have a second chance of photographs after dinner.  After the speeches the couple's day was made complete by a visit from their much loved dog and after a pretty long and patient wait for that gorgeous soft light the four of us went off and did our thing around the venue, giving Beth and Andy time to relax, take a breather and have some beautiful images captured. The first dance was followed by a father and daughter dance and that was followed by a step-father and daughter dance, both so full of emotion that even the photographer shed a tear or two!  Our last planned shots were Mr and Mrs Mclean at twilight, featuring the folly with its blue roof lights.  We set everything up whilst the couple partied but anxiety started to set in when, at dusk, the other lights came on and the folly's lights didn't.  We had a plan B worked out but as luck would have it the venue's Master of Ceremonies, Lee, had returned early for a night shift and got the lights on for us at the perfect time. Lee's banter and cheeky remarks make us laugh and he impresses us with the way he takes care of the bride and groom.  He makes everything run smoothly and we are immensely grateful that he often steps in and helps us out when we are under pressure. Thank you Lee and the staff at Rogerthorpe for always making us feel welcome and at home.  Anyway, back to Beth and Andy.  We loved your company and it's been such a pleasure to get to know you. Congratulations and we wish you many years of happy marriage!
                   

   

Children's Portrait Photography | A Studio Portrait for Grace

Grace's wonderful family hold a special place in our hearts.  We photographed her lovely mum and dad's  wedding, did an engagement session for them before that, sneaked in a studio portrait session of grandma and granddad's two fur babies as a surprise Christmas gift that resulted in some very happy tears, we photographed Grace as a baby to celebrate her christening, then the same for her younger sister.  Her parents have told us that they would never go anywhere else and what a massive compliment that is.  Recently, Grace came to see us for a beautiful children's portrait session and this is the start of many more of this style of studio portrait, as we absolutely love creating these timeless images on dark backgrounds, showing a child's character.  Beautiful portraits of gorgeous little people! As a West Yorkshire portrait photographer as well as being professional wedding photographers, we would be delighted to welcome your child or children to our studio. What parent wouldn't  treasure a portrait like this?  We're now booking well into November, so if you're thinking this would make the perfect Christmas gift, now's the time to get in touch. Please don't leave it, as we hate running out of slots but we accept only a maximum of two portrait sessions per day and weekend dates especially go very quickly.  

Call us now on 07989928977.