Middleton Lodge was the setting for Madeline and Jarlath’s wedding in the Richmond, North Yorkshire.

I met Madeline and Jarlath in winter 2009 when I photographed Jarlath’s brother and sister in law’s winter wedding in 2009. It was great to meet James and Elizabeth again and meet the latest member of their family.

The unexpected snow last weekend threatened to cause havoc on the roads so along with my camera’s I also packed walking boots, a shovel and bag of rock salt and was pleased not to need them. I arrived at Middleton Lodge to meet up with Madeline and the girls for her bridal preparations, to find an extremely excited bride. Smiles all round and thumbs up were the order of the day. Once Madeline was in here gorgeous Jenny Packham wedding gown I had time to take a few bridal portraits before heading off to meet Jarlath and their guests at St Joseph of St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic church in Richmond.

Jarlath was with his two best men. I took this opportunity to meet with Father Dan O’Neill. Father Dan’s poicy on photography was “do what you want, where you want, how you want… photographers are all invisible anyways” what a friendly and helpful attitude – Thank you! I was able to capture Madeline and Jarlath’s wedding completely unhindered.

After their wedding service and mass we headed back to Middleton Lodge for the wedding party. Although the weather didn’t cause us any problems on the roads it was still bitter cold so most of my shooting was indoors where it was nice and warm. I did manage to tempt Madz and Jarlath out into the snow for a QUICK session just before their wedding breakfast, it would have been a shame not to get a few snowy shots.

And onto the speeches! Followed by cutting of the cake and first dance. This was a great day spent with lovely people and a real pleasure to photograph.

Here is a larger selection than usual from their snowy Middleton Lodge wedding.

Last weeks wedding in Denton Hall saw me returning to Ilkley in Yorkshire for Sarah and Chris’s wedding. It seemed like ages ago since Sarah and Chris were in Liverpool for their engagement photo shoot and it was good to see them both again.

I met up with Sarah and the girls for her bridal preparation pictures before heading off the the main part of the Hall to catch up with Chris and their guests. I recognised a fair few of the guests from other weddings I have photographed recently despite me being 80+ miles away from  my home in Liverpool.

Denton Hall is a beautiful wedding venue set in 2,500 acres of stunning Yorkshire countryside with an impressive frontage and beautiful grounds. Once inside, Denton Hall continues to impress with its beautiful room decor and the glorious spiral staircase at its centre. Sarah and Chris are a really easy going couple and it was a real pleasure to photograph their wedding. The staff at Denton Hall were all really professional and helpful which is great for photographers and couples alike. Ilkley wedding photographers are lucky to have such superb registrars allowing us to capture the wedding service unhindered, why do some areas get this so right and others so wrong? (take note Birmingham registry!).

On seeing their full gallery Sarah and Chris wrote, “Thank you so much! They’re great and have brought back so many memories of our wedding day. I keep looking at them and am so pleased. The Mums and bridesmaids are very excited about them too. Love them!”

Sarah and Chris’s day was a very relaxed day and great to photograph, here are a few of my favourites from their day…

Last weekend saw me returning to my home county of Yorkshire to photograph Jess and Jay’s wedding in Halifax. I’ve known Jess’s father for several years through my commercial photography work and it was a real honour that he recommended me to shoot something as important as his daughter’s wedding.

I took in instant like to Jess and Jay they are such a friendly, couple and I share many interests with them so knew Saturday was going to be a blast – I wasn’t wrong! I was made so welcome, I felt like a guest with a camera than a hired professional.

Jess is my first bride with red hair, I do hope she’s not the last, she looked amazing!