Wedding Photographers for Rogerthorpe Manor

Wedding photography for Aimee and Richard - St Peter's church, Kirk Smeaton and Rogerthorpe Manor - 23 October 2010

As wedding photographers in West Yorkshire, we are regular photographers at Rogerthorpe Manor in Badsworth, near Pontefract, but today was very special and a bit more pressured too!  It was a pleasure to be chosen as Richard and Aimee's wedding photographers because they are such a fantastic couple but as Richard is the manager of Rogerthorpe Manor and his dad, Roger, is the owner, we had a lot to live up to!  We met up with Aimee at the couple's home in Carleton.  Aimee had her gorgeous dress hanging up in the lounge window, all ready for photographs.  Unusually, the bride had taken a back seat with the wedding planning, leaving Richard to organise almost everything, even choosing Aimee's dress!  Now most brides wouldn't have entertained this idea but Richard really did Aimee proud with his choice.  After we'd captured all the important details and some make-up shots, Aimee was in her dress in no time, allowing us to get some photographs of it being fastened and a few ready shots before we had to leave for church, arriving at exactly the same moment as Richard.  Aimee arrived by a slightly different mode of transport - a red London bus - accompanied by her proud brother Darren.  Following the wedding ceremony which was very personal and designed to include the couple's two fantastic sons, Logan and Ronnie, the new Mr and Mrs Metcalfe exited the church, spent a few minutes being congratulated by their guests and then hopped on board their red bus to travel to Rogerthorpe Manor.  With the threat of rain looming, we managed to secure the group photographs quickly before spending some time with Aimee and Richard around the venue's beautiful grounds.  Thankfully, the rain managed to hold off and we had a brilliant time with them both as they were so relaxed and easy to work with.  Aimee was definitely up for striking a pose or two so that we could create something spectacular for her, even though a couple of her friends had a go at  trying to sabotage the arty bridal photographs!  Too much champagne perhaps!  There were a lot of benefits to having Richard organising things - clearing the bar area for some contemporary wedding photographs was one of them and because Richard arranged it, no one could blame the photographer!  After dinner, Richard did the honours with the wedding cake - cutting it up himself so that it could be served to all the guests with dessert which we thought was a really nice touch.  It has to be said that Richard had organised so many things for the enjoyment of his guests and a huge priority for him was making sure that every one of them had a great day.  One the things he'd arranged was lazer clay pigeon shooting to entertain his guests after the wedding breakfast and this proved really popular with the ladies and gents alike.  In fact, one of the ladies was a crack shot...  We often take evening photographs outside Rogerthorpe Manor but because the clay pigeon shooting was going on at the front of the wedding venue, we didn't think it was a good idea to get in the way!  So we chose a different location and timed it for that perfect evening sky.  Richard and Aimee took to the dance floor and soon afterwards, the band, Joe Public, entertained the guests.  Thank you Aimee and Richard for allowing us to photograph your lovely family in the studio and for asking us to share your wedding day.  We're just sorry that Aston Villa lost!  Thank you also to Roger, Sheila, Ann and Darren for making us so welcome.  We had an amazing day!

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Wedding photographer Otley

Wedding photography at Chevin Country Park Hotel, Otley for Jennifer and Bradley on 31 May 2010

Our third wedding in four days saw the weather change back to sunshine for the beautiful wedding of Jennie to Brad at Chevin Country Park Hotel in Otley.  This is such a lovely wedding venue and the staff are great, in particular the wedding co-ordinator, Tom, who's just fantastic and so friendly and helpful.

First stop was with the girls in their cabin as Jennie got ready for the ceremony.  Her beautiful smile shone all day long!  We then joined the boys for their photographs around the grounds of the venue amid lots of laughter.  The kilts are a bit of a clue that there is a Scottish connection here, but it's not Brad who's a Scott, it's Jennie.  There was an interesting little story from Jennie's dad, Brian during his speech.  When Brad asked Brian for permission to ask Jennie to marry him, Brian agreed, with the one condition that Brad wore a kilt to their wedding.  Of course Brad obliged and he and his attendants looked amazing.  If was hard to hold the cameras still for laughing as the guys got into the spirit of the day!

A quick chat with the registrar established that we would be allowed to photograph Jennie and Brad's civil ceremony which was so beautiful and personal and we are always grateful when the registrar is as accommodating as this.  The balcony above provided a great viewpoint. 

Unusually for a wedding where everything is taking place at one venue, there was a car to be photographed today, but not just any car.  This one was something very special as it belongs to Brad's proud dad, Louis.  A car with a wow factor - a 1930s Hot Rod.  Stunning, isn't she?  Not as stunning as Jennie though!

Following the ceremony and shots with that amazing car, the group shots were quickly taken care of leaving plenty of time for fun shots and to enjoy the company of Jennie and Brad whilst we took some romantic shots of the two of them together.  The couple were a pleasure to work with, very enthusiastic about their photographs and the whole day went so smoothly.  Credit must go to Brad for being so organised and for making sure everything ran to time, enabling us to fit such a lot in before the wedding breakfast.

After the wedding breakfast and speeches, which were hilarious and contained lots of English/Scottish banter, Jennie joined us for some beautiful photographs on the wrought iron staircase before we headed off outside for a walk around the lake and some lovely, romantic photographs of the couple together.

There were so many personal touches to this beautiful wedding and one very special one was Jennie's dad playing the guitar and singing as his daughter and new son-in-law's took to the floor for their first dance to "Run."  This was followed by him joining Jennie for a father and daughter dance to "To Sir With Love" after which we said good night.

Jennie and Brad's wedding was an absolute joy and a privilege to share.  Thank you Mr and Mrs Turner and your lovely families.

Hazlewood Castle Wedding Photographers

Faye and Ken's wedding at Hazlewood Castle on Sunday, 28 February 2010

Today it was our absolute pleasure to share the wedding celebrations of Faye and Ken in the beautiful setting of Hazlewood Castle, where the couple married surrounded by close family and friends in a very intimate civil ceremony in the Victoria Room.  It was obvious from our first meeting with Faye and Ken that we would have a fantastic day with them.  They are such a lovely couple and they were so easy to work with.  Even though the weather was extremely cold, they were happy to go along with our suggestions for photographs and we were delighted that despite the forecast of heavy rain and strong winds, it managed to stay dry all day and Faye's beautiful smile never faded, despite the goosebumps!  With the family group photographs taken care of pretty quickly, we spent some time having fun with the bridal party before they disappeared inside to get warm.  We spent the remaining time with Faye and Ken before heading inside to take photographs of the Old Dining Room all set up for the wedding breakfast where everyone sat together around one huge oval table.  Hilarious speeches followed and afterwards, we joined the couple in the Elderflower suite to capture some romantic images for them.  As Faye and Ken had decided on a last dance rather than a first dance, the final images to end their coverage were some amazing night shots in the castle courtyard.  Thank you Faye and Ken for choosing us to share such a wonderful, happy day.  It was our privilege to be your wedding photographers.

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Jen and Rob's wedding at Danby Castle - 30 May 2009

Jen and Rob chose the picturesque and unusual setting of Danby Castle near Whitby for their wedding celebrations which they shared with friends and family from around the world. Jen's beautiful white bridal gown hid a secret - a pair of gorgeous satin boots in a stunning teal colour which just begged to be shown off! Following the delicious hog roast wedding breakfast, the couple and guests enjoyed dancing to a ceilidh band in the barn. Thank you Jen and Rob for inviting us to share your wedding day.

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