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Pre-wedding at Castle Howard

susie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:02:22 +0000

I first met Cat and Nick back in February when snow was on the ground and the temperature was in the minuses. It couldn’t have been more different than last week at Castle Howard. The weather was gorgeous and I’d forgotten how spectacular Castle Howard is – a photographer’s dream. But what really made the shoot was Cat and Nick themselves. They were so much fun. I didn’t have to ask them to do anything in these pictures, they were just spontaneously larking about and having a great time together, in between the odd pause to contemplate. Not surprisingly I am really looking forward to their wedding at The George Hotel, Piercebridge, near Darlington. If they’re even half as relaxed and happy as they were at their pre-wedding session it’s going to be an amazing wedding.

Aimee and Ben wedding at Fountains Abbey and Ripon Racecourse

susie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:12:14 +0000

Aimee and Ben had their wedding on the hottest, most summery day at Fountains Abbey, followed by the reception at Ripon Racecourse. It was a special day to photograph in many ways: I used to work with Aimee about five years ago in PR and had several conversations with her then about the chances of Ben ever asking her to marry him; the venue was fitting as Ben is a journalist who writes about horse racing, and it was a very emotional day, with lots of tears of joy (the groom in particular was a big softie!). The ceremony, the reception and the party afterwards had a really wonderful atmosphere. Thanks to Neil Matthews for being an excellent second shooter. I drove home through the Yorkshire countryside afterwards feeling like I’ve got the best job in the world. Great venues, fantastic people. Here are some of my favourite shots from the day. There are rather a lot – I did say it was special!

Aimee and Ben pre-wedding shoot at Roundhay Park

susie — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:32:41 +0000

This is going to be a really special wedding for me. Aimee and Ben are getting married in a few weeks times at Fountains Abbey, followed by a reception at Ripon Racecourse. I am really really excited about their wedding because Aimee and I used to work together in PR. She and Ben were together then and I remember her talking about one day getting married. At that time I was very much into my PR career and I never in a million years dreamt I would be their wedding photographer. I think if I’d known I would have been so thrilled both for them and for myself! I can’t wait for the wedding which is going to have lots of lovely touches, including ‘Yorkshire tapas’ for the meal, which I’m hoping I’ll get to sample as it sounds intriguing and fun.

For their pre-wedding shoot, we went to the Canal Gardens at Roundhay Park. We thought we might have to escape into Tropical World as the weather was blowing hot and cold but we were able to give the meerkats a miss as the rain held off long enough to get some relaxed shots. Aimee and Ben were both convinced that they weren’t going to enjoy the session and that they don’t look good on photographs. Wrong! They went away smiling and I think they’ll now be convinced how gorgeous they both are. Here are a few favourites.

Four weddings

susie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:40:21 +0000

I said a while ago that I was going to catch up with my editing and post the other fabulous summer weddings where I second-shot for great photographers. Then I got caught up with editing portraits and other weddings and I didn’t get on top of it. Until now! So finally here’s a bumper wedding post featuring no less than four amazing weddings. I’ve just chosen a few favourites from each to try to keep it short and interesting. Many many thanks to all the talented and generous photographers who invited me to shoot with them. I learnt so much from all these weddings and I had a really great time. Here goes…

The first two are weddings led by Stewart Randall who has been a great friend and mentor to me. Sarah and Matthew got married at Whirlowbrook Hall in Sheffield. The speeches started outside in the lovely gardens but a short sharp shower meant the guests had to beat a hasty retreat inside, although it added to the fun and great atmosphere.

Now onto Helen and Ian, who were married at the Kings Croft Hotel in Pontefract, which had a convenient cornfield right next to the hotel where Helen was very happy to be photographed, despite it not being that easy to negotiate in her great dress (we didn’t destroy any crops in the making of these pictures!).

Nearly there! Next is a wedding I did with Suzy Mitchell at Oakwood Hall in Bingley. Charlotte and Gareth had a very friendly relaxed wedding with lots of laughter and pretty details to set it all off nicely. Not to mention a truly spectacular pair of blue Manolo Blahniks…

And last but definitely not least, Lindsey and Andrew were married at the gorgeous venue that is Goldsborough Hall near Harrogate. Lindsey looked stunning and the whole day was a very stylish and happy event. Rebecca Honeywell was kind enough to have me along to second shoot for her and I thoroughly enjoyed the lovely setting and meeting the friendly guests and extremely happy and in-love couple.

Lois and Dominic – wedding – Ripley Castle

susie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:44:30 +0000

Lois and Dominic had a beautiful September wedding in the lovely setting of Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire. The family and guests were a pleasure to photograph and Lois looked gorgeous in her spectacular dress. The talented and extremely helpful Stewart Randall came along to take some great images and to keep everyone entertained as he did so.

Helen and Ben’s wedding

susie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:07:11 +0000

Second in the series of summer weddings and it’s a good one. It’s a shame it’s number two in the series really – maybe I’ll let it stay on the top of the home page for a couple of days while I catch up with editing all the others. Anybody who follows Stewart Randall www.randallphotography.co.uk, who once again valiantly let me second shoot for him, will recognise this wedding. It was simply fantastic in every way, from the weather to venue – West Stoke House near Chichester – to the drop-dead-gorgeous bride.

Sarah and John’s wedding

susie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:17:06 +0000

No, I haven’t disappeared off the face of the earth. But I’m very conscious that I’ve got more than a bit behind with blogging what I’ve been doing over the summer. I did have a small interlude in France with my family and I’m hoping that next year I may be able to combine this lovely time with photographing some weddings so if anyone knows somebody who’s getting married in the Languedoc next year and would like a British wedding photographer, let me know! It’s not all been sun and relaxation though. I’ve been lucky enough to be allowed to second shoot at some fabulous weddings with some of the people that I consider to be the best wedding photographers in the UK. I was going to do a round-up of images from all these weddings but I’ve got so many images to share I think I need to do them one at a time. First off is from way back in June when I accompanied Stewart Randall www.randallphotography.co.uk, who has been a huge help and inspiration to me, to Wentworth Castle for the wedding of Sarah and John. The highlight for me was racing around in a golf buggy with Stewart driving (he didn’t trust me, why ever not?) and me frantically trying to get an in focus shot of Sarah and John on their buggy. The other missing weddings will now follow in quick succession!

The master in action…

Lois and Dominic pre-wedding shoot, Clarence Dock

susie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:10:52 +0000

Lois and Dominic are getting married in September at Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire. For their pre-wedding shoot, we talked through the plans for the day, which sounds like it’s going to be amazing, then had a wander around Clarence Dock in Leeds. We had a great time and I’m so excited about photographing their wedding. I’m not sure about the meaning of the ‘globe and man pushing it’ sculpture (sure that’s not the real title – any suggestions?), but it makes for a fun shot!

Sarah and Adam

susie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:02:11 +0000

It was a wet day for Sarah and Adam’s wedding at Holland Hall Hotel near Wigan so conditions were challenging for Phil Wareing (www.philwareingphotography.co.uk) and I. But that didn’t stop the couple from smiling and everyone having a great time.

Something old…

susie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:14:33 +0000

Getting ready for a busy year, I’ve been going back through some images from 2008 to see what I could learn and to give me some inspiration. I found a few from Jason and Sabena’s wedding last summer that get me in the mood…