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April 26th Wedding, Bagden Hall - Ian and Kelly

Ian and Kelly live literally a few hundred yards from my office so it was possibly the shortest journey for bridal preparations that I will ever have to make! Arriving at their home to photograph Kelly, the bride and bridesmaids were all incredibly bubbly, the excitement of the day really showing in the atmosphere of the day, and the biggest bottle of Moet ever seen, was still half full!

The opportunity for some shots of Ian and his best man and usher getting ready weren't to be missed and so as Kelly began dressing I quickly shot off to photograph the men, arriving back just in time for the fastening of the dress.

The ceremony was held at Castleford Parish Church where as usual Father David allowed almost free reign and the opportunity for some nice close up images from the front of the church. So often the officiating minister doesn't allow photography from the front, this is a real shame as often even shooting from a static location as today there are superb opportunities for photos.

Following the ceremony and photos outside the church we headed off to Bagden Hall near Denby Dale for the wedding reception. During the evening the guests were entertained with a wedding singer, Casino and portraits, Ian and Kelly even supplying a seaside style bride and groom cut out for the guests to have their photo taken with!

Kelly added: "They are FAB!! I love them, you and Alex did a fabulous job and we are so pleased with them. I have had loads of people say how good they are and that you were also brilliant on the day. All I can say is thank you, you've managed to capture the wedding just as we wanted it"

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With only a few weeks to go before their wedding I caught up with Mark and Nicola on Sunday in Wakefield for a pre-wedding shoot.

almost exactly a month after their pre-wedding shoot at Newmillerdam, it was time to catch up with Helen and Andy again, this time at Monk Fryston Hall for their wedding day.

A civil ceremony was followed by a drinks reception and then onto photos around the very photogenic grounds of Monk Fryston Hall. Helen and Andy were quickly into the swing of things and required little direction from myself or their vidoegrapher to catch some great natural images, (and a few posed also!).

Niall and Rachel married on Friday at St Mary's church in Tickhill near Doncaster before making their way to Wakefield for their wedding reception at Walton Hall, Waterton Park.

The changeable weather allowed just enough time to take Rachel and Niall around the island for their photos and a full guest shot on the cobbled pathway.

After a short break for a family holiday it was into the wedding mix once again on Saturday for Liz and Rob's wedding at Wentbridge House near Pontefract. The weather came up trumps (No mean feat considering the awful forecast the evening before). The bright sun and clear blue skies really working well with the couples chosen colour theme of Blue and Yellow.

Following their pre-wedding shoot a few weeks ago the couple breezed through their posed photos (a part of the day neither were really looking forward to) and were quickly back with family and friends enjoying canopies and drinks on the lawn.

The evening concluded with a céilidh style band and party helping to ensure almost all the guests were up and dancing.