Danny and Jo's Wedding at Oddfellows

Shooting a wedding in the middle of a town with no outside space is not normally an enticing prospect but when I had the opportunity to shoot Danny and Jo's at Oddfellows in Chester I jumped at the chance. It's a cool, quirky place with great light streaming in through the tall Georgian windows on the front of the building.
The wedding took place in two rooms upstairs - the ceremony/breakfast room and the the bar (with small roof terrace) - and was more than comfortable for the 80 or so guests. There are loads of interesting little corners throughout the place which lend themselves to some characterful photography. The staff were fantastic at moving people from one room to another whilst things were turned round and the Master of Ceremonies kept everything running to exact time without it seeming too regimented.
I hope the images reflect the fun, happy and stylish nature of the day - I had a blast (particularly when the icing models of the Bride and Groom took a dive off the top of the cake just before the ceremony)!

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A quick look at this weekends weddings

Two very different weddings this weekend - but both with the same result (two people who love each other got married!). The first was at Dodmore House, a great venue in the heart of Northamptonshire with beautiful sandstone farm buildings and grounds to mingle. The second was at Oddfellows, a trendy bar in the centre of Chester, which has two large upstairs rooms and a bar terrace. Both weddings were very different but equally enjoyable. Here's a sneaky peek...

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Elena & Haydn - Sneak Peek...

Here's a sneak peek at Haydn and Elena's wedding in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. A beautiful day and  I'm really enjoying seeing the images again after my short break in Scotland.

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The Glass Menagerie, New Vic Theatre

My last commission before my holiday - production shots for The Glass Menagerie at The New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-lyme. Go see it if you can it's a really good production (and it's going on tour)...

Louise & Paul at Weston Hall

Here is a quick peep at Louise and Paul's wedding from a couple of weeks ago at St.Lawrence Church in Gnosall then at onto the reception at Weston Hall in Stafford.
It was one of those classic Autumnal days where the weather ping-ponged between bright sunshine and sharp showers that had us running for cover - in fact half the 'formals' took place outside and then inside the church as there was no way a bride gets wet on her wedding day!
Enjoy the day - it looked fantastic and everyone had a great time. In fact the Best Man had even composed a song about the Groom for the occasion that had everyone singing along at the end of the wedding breakfast. Now that raises the bar for future speeches...

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Carol and Mike's Liverpool Wedding

Here's a look at Carol and Mike's lovely Liverpool wedding. I started the day at their flat near the gorgeous Sefton Park (I shall be shooting a wedding in the Palm House there next year!) and moved onto St. Cecelia's Catholic Church for a solemn but enjoyable marriage ceremony.
But the day really found it's relaxed, cool vibe when we got to the reception venue at The Hope Street Hotel - a contemporary, modern establishment right in the heart of Liverpool. Getting there was fun on an old London Routemaster bus. Much fine food, speeches and dancing followed, I left at about 10pm but I'm sure things were going strong into the early hours...

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Sneak Peek @ two great weekend weddings....

I had two lovely weddings this weekend. Despite the changeable weather (we had to run for cover on both days) the most important thing was that both couples became husband and wife. Laura got to marry her soldier husband Rob...

And Louise was married to Paul in her local family church... A good weekend all round I think !!

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