Wedding Photography Hollins Hall | Jane and Samuel

Jane and Sam are lovely couple who chose to tie the knot in St Paul's church in the beautiful, picturesque village of Esholt, close to their reception venue, Hollins Hall in Baildon.  What they hadn't realised when they first booked the church was that Esholt is the village where Emmerdale used to be filmed.  It still attracts lots of tourists even though filming has now moved to a different location.    

Jane got ready at the reception venue and as Hollins Hall wedding photographers, we started the day with her and her mum and sister.  If our bride had any feelings of nervousness at all, she certainly didn't show it.  We got some really nice images as she had her make-up applied, some pretty detail shots, her dress being fastened, some beautiful bridal portraits, and some precious moments captured as she received a card and flowers from her husband to be, and her proud dad's reaction as he saw his daughter as a bride for the first time.  We love to capture these once in a lifetime memories for our couples. 

We'd arranged to meet the boys outside the Woolpack rather than at the church because such an iconic Yorkshire location just had to be featured in their photographs.  Everyone was waiting for us as we arrived and after the Woolpack shots of Sam and the groomsmen, we moved on to the church.  Jane and Sam had quite a late ceremony with their St Paul's church, Esholt wedding photography starting at 2.30pm and consequently we had to work fast to complete everything we needed to between the end of the ceremony and the start of the wedding breakfast.  The couple knew this and they and their families worked with us and did everything they could to make sure things ran smoothly.  

Jane and Sam were lucky enough to have a friendly and accommodating vicar who had no objection to us doing what we do best, capturing the wedding service from two different viewpoints.  The new Mr and Mrs Bottomley-Mason walked out of the church into bright sunshine and made their way down the path to their waiting guests, and into a spectacular hail of confetti, before they jumped into their car and we all made the five minute trip to begin the wedding photography at Hollins Hall.  

It was a warm and sunny day, exactly what couples and their guests want for a summer wedding, and everyone enjoyed the drinks reception and canapés, whilst we photographed the family groups on the lawn, completing them quickly thanks to invaluable help from family members, and great co-operation from everyone.  

Once the wedding breakfast and speeches were over, the sun had dropped, and we made the most of the last of the daylight for some portraits of the couple before we headed back inside to capture some of the evening celebrations.  Jane threw her bouquet, she and Sam danced their first dance together, a proud father danced with his daughter, and everyone partied.

Thank you so much for booking us to be your West Yorkshire wedding photographers and for being such a pleasure to spend the day with.  We hope you love your images!

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Bagden Hall Wedding Photography | Heather and Micheal

When Heather told us that we would be wedding photographers at the church of St John the Evangelist in Golcar, the name sounded familiar and when we met up with the couple a few weeks before to discuss their Huddersfield wedding photography, we realised that we had photographed a wedding there once before, quite a few years ago. We remembered a particular location at the church and we suggested something to Heather which she was really enthusiastic about.  This visit to the church was very different though because unlike last time, we were lucky enough to have a lovely, friendly vicar who had no issues with us discretely photographing the ceremony, and as there are two of us, this meant closer shots from the front as Heather and Mick exchanged vows and rings, and the longer shots from the back.

We started the Bagden Hall wedding photography as a very excited Heather got ready with her mum and bridesmaids.  The plan was that afterwards we would all make the trip over to her parents' house in Golcar, just a couple of minutes from the church, for photographs with her mum, dad and bridesmaids.  As is often the case, the bridal preparations ran later than everyone had hoped but we arrived at the house ahead of Heather and just managed to grab a few quick pictures there before we had to rush off to the church to meet the boys.  

The weather forecast was a mixed bag but luckily everything fell into place.  We had a particular  artistic bridal portrait in mind for Heather before we all left the church and we got this by the skin of our teeth!  The shot was set up and captured literally seconds before the heavens opened and everyone run for cover.  We had to make a call on whether to photograph the groups inside the church or risk waiting until we arrived at Bagden Hall. Heather and Mick's preference was very much in favour of doing as many photos as possible at the venue, in the gardens, so we decided to chance it, knowing that if the worst came to the worst, Tom, the wedding co-ordinator, would have a room available for us to work in.  

We arrived at Bagden Hall to completely different weather and a smiling Tom.  He's absolutely great, looks after everyone so well, is very considerate to us, and we always seem to be on the same page when it comes to the timings and the fact that we need enough time to do a good job for the couple.  Thank you very much Tom.  He was certainly under a bit more pressure than usual because Heather works in event planning and knows her stuff, but her delighted and emotional reaction when she and Mick came into the room just before the wedding breakfast and saw it all set up must have made Tom's day!

After the wedding breakfast and speeches, we only had a short period of daylight remaining for the new Mr and Mrs Brown's couple photo session in the grounds and there were some important places to use a backdrops before the first dance, the folly being one of them.  We hope that Heather and Mick love the results.

Our congratulations and very best wishes to you both!  If you were a guest, please feel free to leave a comment. 

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Wedding Photographer The Metropole Hotel, Leeds | Jade and David

We were so delighted when Jade's parents, Michele and Kevin, booked us for Jade and Dave's St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds wedding photography.  It all came about after an enquiry from Michele's close friend, Karen, who wanted to surprise Michele with the gift of a photo session and a portrait of Jake and Holly, Michele and Kevin's dogs.  We had a great time in the studio, we got on so well with Michele and Karen, and we captured some lovely photos.  From this chance portrait enquiry, we were privileged to be chosen to be the Leeds wedding photographers for Jade and Dave, as they tied the knot in this spectacular cathedral, in keeping with family tradition, before celebrating at The Metropole Hotel, Leeds, again a very special venue for Jade's family.

Jade got ready at her parents' house and it's difficult to imagine a more relaxed bride.  We captured images as she styled her own hair and got some beautiful detail shots, including photos of her fabulous bouquet of yellow orchids.  Family and friends had played a huge part in making this wedding so special.  A friend of Michele's did everyone proud with her floristry, and her son, Craig, who was a pleasure to work with, provided some very artistic and creative videography.

We parked the car at the hotel and took the ten minute walk to meet the boys and start the wedding photography at St Anne's Cathedral.  After the total washout and severe flooding in this area the day before, it was a huge relief that the rain stayed away and although it was windy, this was a small price to pay after the devastation of the previous day.  Due to there being a service in the church immediately before the wedding, we had to work outside to photograph Dave and his attendants, and the bridesmaids, before Jade's very early arrival with her parents, in a Rolls Royce from Lavelle Classic Cars.  She looked so beautiful in her lace dress and she didn't show even a hint of nerves as she walked into the ceremony with her proud dad.

After the ceremony we stayed back at the cathedral as it made sense to get the family group photos done inside straight away, where there is a lovely backdrop and loads of space, rather than leaving it until we got to the hotel.  Just before we left to start The Metropole Hotel, Leeds wedding photography we gathered everyone together on the cathedral steps for a big group photo and some pretty good confetti throwing, resulting in a lovely sequence of colourful images.

We had a little time before the wedding breakfast to concentrate on photographing the new Mr and Mrs Pickering together outside the hotel with the car and inside on the staircase. We decided on a more arty approach for these and we hope that Jade and Dave will love the images which will look amazing as big photos in their Italian storybook album.

The wedding breakfast room looked absolutely stunning!  The couple had chosen vintage style, rose patterned chair sashes, and we were so impressed by the attention to detail and the obvious hard work and effort that had gone into making the room look so lovely.  There was a tea theme going on, which included tea caddies, china cups and vintage style teapots on the tables, as well as loads of beautiful flowers.

After the wedding breakfast and speeches, we spent a few minutes with the couple outside, before they returned to their guests for the start of the evening celebrations.  We captured the cake cut and first dance and we ended our coverage as everyone partied.

Thank you Michele, Kevin, Jade and Dave for choosing us to be West Yorkshire wedding photographers on this very special day.  Thanks must also go to Karen because it's down to you that we met them in the first place!

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