Lynsey and Roy's fantastic wedding at The Gibside Chapel and The South Casey Inn

2011 sees the return of the blog...First up...it was the 3rd of June...the sun was shining high in the sky...what a fabulous day to get wed...Lynsey and Roy congratulations!! Whilst Greg met the lads to get photos of them getting suited and booted, the day started for me and the girls in Halo in Dunston a superb hairdressing salon..full of character!!! lots of photos getting ready, with the uberly talented hairdresser and make up artist..all of the girls looked fab...on to Lynsey's mom and dads house to continued to get ready and into the fabulous dress.....then the camper van journey to the Gibside chapel, georgeous venue...and onto another favorite, the South Causey Inn..Superb day had by all!! Just a small selection of photos here, in the slideshow below, if you know Lynsey and Roy they have the password and link for their album on the main site.

Another secret shoot....

Last weekend I had the pleasure of going to Lorraine and Steve's house to get some shots of Lauren, Connor and Steven. Lorraine asked me to get some shots of the youngsters as a birthday present for her Mam. Starting with the gorgeous backdrop of  Lorraine's garden, with the sun still shining strong on the Sunday evening we got some lovely photos of the three grandchildren. We then moved inside where we got the studio lights out for a couple of high key shots.

It's grandma's birthday this Sunday, Lorraine is off to find a frame for her favourite photo....So if you know her....shhhhh.....its a surprise....

Cath and Chris Pre wedding shoot at Saltwell Park

A couple of weeks ago I met up with Cath and Chris at Saltwell Park in Gateshead to get some Pre-wedding shots. Cath and Chris are getting married later this year and they wanted a photo to use as a signing board at their wedding reception. It was a lovely evening and the sun continued to shine well after 8pm. We had a nice walk around the park using different locations to get some lovely photos. Cath and Chris are a fab couple and I can't wait to photograph their big day later this year at Beamish Park!

Helen and Stuart

Back in May I photographed Helen and Stuart's wedding. The day started with Helen getting ready at her mum's house in Consett. The transport to the church was by a VW camper van from Lovedub Cars, a brilliant idea which added a bit extra to their big day. First Stop was the wonderful church in Shotley Bridge where the service took place before the wedding party moved on to Ramside Hall. Lots of photos in the sunshine followed before everybody went inside for the speeches, including a moving tribute to the bride and grrom from chief bridesmaid Rebecca. Helen and Stuart then proceeded to cut their Cheese cake. Truly excellent, a cheeseboard, in the style of a wedding cake! The party went on to the early hours dancing the night away to Ask Ruby. A truly excellent day, thanks to Helen and Stuart for allowing me to capture their wedding day. A few of the photos are below with more over on the Lovephoto Facebook page.

Lucy and Ross

I had the absolute pleasure of capturing Lucy and Ross's big day on the 21st May 2010. We started  off at Lucy's mom's house in Corbridge where Lucy and the bridesmaids were getting their hair and makeup done, lots of laughter coming from the house as all the girls got ready. Not forgetting a verse of happy birthday for one of the bridesmaids!! Once ready and Lucy had her gorgeous dress on, it was time to climb in the open top car for the short trip to St Andrews Church in the centre of Corbridge. After a fantastic ceremony including singing and piano playing, Lucy and Ross left the church (and the crowds that had gathered to watch) and headed to the wonderful Langley Castle for the reception. The sun continued to shine throughout the rest of the day and was enjoyed by all. After getting a few shots of the first dance, unfortunately it was time for me to leave, So I left all the guests dancing into the early hours to the superb music by a local band Jamshak Many thanks to Lucy and Ross for letting me capture their beauiful wedding day, if you know the bride and groom then they have the password to their full gallery. See below and the Lovephoto Facebook page for just a few from the big day.

Sarah and Matthew

Sarah and Matt are getting married in September, I have known Sarah for many years and Matt for a few days...Sarah and Matt from Birmingham made the trip up North to Prudhoe to visit me, Christina and the kids and of course to introduce her most excellent fiance Matt! Whilst here, in between drinking, showing Matt the night time sights of Prudhoe (or "Prudah", as Matt was corrected) and the street BBQs, we manged to head off to Rocker beach to get a few Pre-wedding shots. It was a hot hot day...all coming back a bit brown or red!! Great to see you Sarah and a Pleasure to meet you Matt...Look forward to the wedding later on in the year!

Here is a few of my favorite shots from the hot and sunny Pre-wedding session.

Zoe and Lee's Pre-wedding shoot.....First Attempt

After a really sunny Saturday, how the weather changed for my shoot on Sunday morning......

Heading over to Corbridge to meet up with the lovely Zoe and Lee, it started spitting, by the time I got down to the riverside to meet up with the happy couple and their adorable children the rain had stopped. Lets shoot......and as soon as the camera was out of the bag, the rain began to fall....We managed about 20 minutes before it got really wet and cold, so headed back to the warmth of the cars to rearrange a Pre-wedding shoot part 2!

And it wasn't long before the Corbridge ducks came looking for their bread!