Carol and Mark – Horton Grange

Carol and Mark chose the lovely Horton Grange Country House Hotel for their intimate wedding ceremony and celebrations.  For their April wedding they chose a fresh spring theme with white roses and pretty yellow bridesmaids dresses which coordinated wonderfully with the décor of the House.  Here are a few of our personal favorites.

If you were a guest, or are friends or family of Carol and Mark’s and would like to see the rest of their wedding photographs please get in touch with them both for the password and follow this link:

Carol and Mark’s Gallery

Carol and Mark kindly send us a very pretty card with their sentiments.  Here’s how it reads:

“To Nigel and Chrissie

Thank You so much for the amazing photo’s of our wedding day.  We have found it so difficult to choose our favourites!

Thanks again for helping to give us such beautiful memories and photos

Carol and Mark x”

Jen and Simon – Langley Castle

Jen and Simon chose a fresh April day for their wedding in Langley Castle, Northumberland.  Jen opted for soft shades of pink and ivory for the general colour theme of the wedding, where Simon chose to add a splash of colour by arriving in style in a fabulous bright red ferrari.  Jen added a personal touch by making the beautiful favours herself, and it was good to see Paul Lytton once again, our local one to one magician.  Everyone had a fantastic time sharing Jen and Simon’s big day in the historic Langley Castle.  Congratulations to you both.

If you were a guest and Jen and Simons wedding and would like the chance to see the rest of their wedding pictures, please contact them both for their password and follow the link below.

Jen and Simon’s Gallery

Master Photographers Association Awards

With only 3 days left before the deadline, I decided to enter some wedding images for the first time into the annual Master Photographers Association Regional Awards.  The awards is always a date for the diary, where photographers from all across the region submit their work for consideration.  The awards evening held on the 25th April was a really enjoyable evening and a great excuse to get all dressed up.  I was thrilled when I was given the Award of Merit for the contemporary wedding category and the Award of Merit for the Fuji Best Album Award.  Here are the images:

Clair and Lewis – Beamish Hall

At the end or March we were given our first really sunny day of the year, it was perfect timing for Clair and Lewis’s wedding day at Beamish Hall.  Clair and Lewis opted for a fresh spring feel to their colour theme and decoration, simple and very pretty which with the sunny weather worked very well indeed.

Clair and Lewis were one of the sweetest couples we have seen in a long time, they have been together since childhood and as it shows in their pictures were clearly still very much in love.  It was a perfect day, a pleasure to attend and a joy to get to know them both.  Below are a few of my personal favorites from their big day.

If you were a guest, or are friends or family of Clair and Lewis’s and would like to see the rest of their wedding photographs please get in touch with them both for the password and follow this link:

Clair and Lewis’s Gallery

Clair and Lewis kindly send us a lovely card with their sentiments.  Here’s how it reads:

‘ To Nigel and Chrissie

We knew when we chose you to photograph our wedding the pictures would be amazing, but nothing could prepare us for the truly breathtaking images that we saw!  You captured our love and happiness perfectly, the photo’s are completely beyond our expectations.  We can’t thank you enough for allowing us to relive our perfect day every time we look at our perfect photographs. x

Thank you so very much

Clair and Lewis’

Thank you both so much for the lovely card and chocolates, they meant a great deal to us, it was a real honor to be there with you both on your big day.

Clair and Lewis’s wedding will be featured in the next ‘Wedding Guide’ Magazine due to be released in a few weeks.  Keep your eyes open for it.

Claire and Haytham – The Hilton Hotel, Gateshead

We were thrilled to cover Claire and Haytham’s wonderfully stylish wedding at the Hiton Hotel in Gateshead in March.  Whilst incorporating many traditions within their big day the over all style was contemporary, with a very stylish urban venue choice and an unusual but very successful colour theme.  They chose and un-obvious choice of turquoise and green for the bridesmaids dresses, pink and white flowers and Haytham choice a stylish turquoise suit.  It looked amazing.  Haytham’s Egyptian roots introduced us to the fabulous Zaffa, an ancient tradition to announce the marriage.  The musical procession of drums and symbols is lead by a belly dancer leading the bride and groom and their family’s into dance, the room was filled with music and dancing, it was an amazing experience.  Thank you to you both for a fantastic day.  Here are a few of my favorites:

If you were a guest of Claire and Haytham’s and would like to see the rest of their photographs please get in touch with them for their password and follow the link below:

Claire and Haytham’s Gallery

Shortly after the big day, Clair and Haytham send us a lovely card, it read:

‘Dear Nigel and Chrissie,

Thank you very much for capturing our special day so beautifully and completely un-intrusively.  You were not only extremely helpful , but a pleasure to have with us on the day.

Love

Claire and Haytham -xx-‘

Sarah and David – Hardwick Hall

We headed down to Sedgefield the day after valentines day to spent the day with Sarah and David, covering their big day at Hardwick Hall.  Here are one or two of our favorites:

If you were a guest at their wedding and would like to see the rest of their wedding pictures please follow the link below, however you will need their to ask Sarah and David for their password first.

Sarah and David’s Gallery

Ruth and Bevan – Beamish Hall

Early January, Nigel and I found ourselves at Beamish Hall, a regular venue of ours which is always a joy to return to, a great building and grounds with so many photo ops, great staff, great service and great food.  What more could you ask for?  This time we returned to Cover Ruth and Bevan’s wedding day.

We started the day with a shot of the beautiful frost covered grounds, Ruth got ready in room 201, the bridal suite, they held their ceremony in the Shafto Hall, a dark wooden panelled hall, very appropriate for a winter wedding, moving on to the Monboucher for their wedding breakfast and evening reception.  A great wedding day filled with taste and elegance with added details such as pillar candles placed in the fireplaces and on the mantle pieces and rose petals scattered on the tables which really helped set the scene of their romantic but sophisticated wedding day.  Congratulations to you both.

If you would were a guest of Ruth and Bevan’s and would like to see the rest of their wedding photographs please get in touch with the both of them for their password and follow the link below.

Ruth and Bevan’s Gallery

Adrienne and Phillip – Beamish Hall

Adrienne and Phillip were married at the very end of 2008 and their wedding made for our last wedding of the year.  They were married in the stunning St Hilda’s Church in Sunderland moving on to Beamish Hall for their wedding breakfast and evening function.  A fantastic day was had by all.  Here are a selection of our favourites from the day.

Friends and Family can see the rest of Phillip and Adriennes photographs by following the link below, you will need to get the password from Adrienne and Phillip first.

Adrienne and Phillip’s Gallery

Adrienne chose a simple but elegant bouquet of ivory roses, white hyacinth and ivy

Beautiful Beamish on a chilly December afternoon

Congratulations to you both and thank you for a fantastic day.

Lindsey and Graeme – Langley Castle

Towards the end of December we had the pleasure of photographing Lindsey and Graeme’s wedding.  They were married in the very same Church as Nigel’s Mum and Dad, the stunning Parish Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert in Chester le Street going on to Langley Castle in Northumberland for their wedding celebrations.  Here is a preview of the day.

Guests, friends and family can view the rest of their wedding photographs by following the link below, you will need to contact Lindsey and Graeme for their password.

Lindsey and Graeme’s Gallery

Tina and Neel

Tina and Neel celebrated their Pre Engagement with a ceremony and evening party in a marquay at home at the end of December.  Nigel and I shared a great evening with them and their family and friends capturing the proceedings.  Here are some of our favourites from the evening.

Friend and family can see the entire gallery by following the link below however you will need to get the password from Tina and Neel

Tina and Neel’s Gallery

Congratulations guys