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I met up with Glenn and Penny again on Sunday at Hazlewood Castle to finalise their wedding day photography  plans and to head out into the grounds for a pre-wedding photo shoot under the watchful gaze of two of the castle's infamous black cats.

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Julian and Sarah are marrying at Hodsock Priory later this year, we met up again on Sunday at Hodsock Priory for a pre-wedding photo shoot. With Hodsock Priory still open to the public each weekend for their annual 'Snowdrops' we chose some different locations around the grounds away from the crowds and in the process found some excellent new locations for wedding photographs.

Sarah Added: We really enjoyed doing the photo shoot and it has made us feel much more at ease with having our pictures taken on the day.

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At this time of year Hodsock Priory is open to the public each weekend for their annual 'Snowdrops', so it was an early start to beat the public on Sunday morning for Neil and Gemma's pre-wedding shoot at the North Nott's wedding venue.

With the initial nerves overcome, the interaction between Neil and Gemma was excellent throughout the pre-wedding shoot, certainly making my job easier and will no doubt reflect in the relaxed style of wedding photographs everyone wishes for when they get married in April.

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Amy and Oliver were married in a civil ceremony at Carlton Towers near Sanith on Saturday afternoon. Marrrying on Valentines day the obvious choice was a red colour theme and of course red roses. The romantic setting of Carlton Towers provided the ideal venue for their wedding celebrations.

Although marrying late afternoon, Amy and Oliver were able to make use of the last available light for a number of outdoor photographs before we had to break out the tripod for the night shots.  The couples reception rolled into the wedding breakfast and evening reception with Amy and Oliver kicking off the dancing just after ten.

Following on from their pre-wedding shoot last year Amy and Oliver took advantage of a signing board instead of their traditional wedding guest book.

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I caught up with Tom and Ali at a still snow covered Hazlewood Castle on Saturday morning for a Valentines day pre-wedding photo shoot. Tom and Ali are getting married at Hazlewood Castle next month.

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Having met up with David, Claire and their boys only a few weeks before for a pre-wedding shoot I was looking forward to today, especially as the weather forecast had predicted blue skies and freezing temperatures there was a good chance the snow would hold a day longer and we would be virtually guaranteed stunning winter wedding photographs. The snow around the back of Burntwood Court was virtually untouched and it didn't take much persuasion to have the car parked on the snowy field.

With the temperatures hovering around zero we worked quickly through the photos before warming up at the drinks reception. The cold weather certainly increases the speed of working, especially when I'd let Claire wear my jacket between photos!

During the evening reception Dave and Claire opened the dancing before the guests were entertained with a live band.

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Claire Added: Well where do we start, firstly we are so pleased that we changed the date of our wedding, as we couldn't have imaged it without you or your crew!!!  We had an absolutely fantastic day, which was already fading from my memory (I've got two kids remember!!) and your photo's just brought it all back, they are absolutely fantastic.  We can't thank you enough, just got to decided which one's to include in the album, which is no easy task. 

The snow from Monday had lasted and so on Friday afternoon I arrived to a very white Woodlands Hotel near Gildersome, Leeds for Sam and Chris' wedding. The wedding today was scheduled for 1630 but thankfully Chris and Sam had agreed that we should do the photographs before the ceremony and so we were able to take advantage of the good light and of course the winter wonderland the snow had created. With a small gathering of friends and family before the ceremony we took a number of formals photos and then with Sam and Chris alone we worked quickly to take some in the great light and rather chilly conditions before the rest of the guests arrived. Sam and Chris then went their separate ways before meeting up again in the wedding ceremony. (The not seeing each other before the wedding is an English tradition and superstition and is unheard of in most countries around the world).

Following the wedding ceremony the guests enjoyed a drinks reception in the Arnagé Bar before heading through to the marquee for the wedding breakfast and combined evening reception.

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A gratuitous shot of a snow covered Waterton Park in Wakefield taken first thing Monday morning, with arctic weather conditions across the country it was a great opportunity to grab some photos of the snow covered venue.

It's always great to hear from couples whose weddings I have photographed previously to say they've had their first baby. This week Rachael and Andy got in touch to say their baby daughter was born a few weeks ago and today Lindsay has called to say that she gave birth to baby daughter Olivia only last week. (Rachael and Andy were married in July 2007 at Woolley church,  Lindsay and David's wedding was at Hazlewood Castle last summer).

Ness and Adam are getting married at Rogerthorpe Manor near Badsworth later in the year.  We caught up on Sunday for a pre-wedding photo shoot and to discuss their wedding plans and details of their photo requirements. Their wedding day plans will be good fun with plenty of photo opportunities to look forward to.

Vanessa Added: "I LOVE the photos so much, Thank you X"

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Helen and Simon are marrying at Hazlewood Castle later next month. I caught up with them both at Hazlewood to run through their timings for the day and plan their photography requirements. Following a coffee we braved the elements and headed outdoors for a pre-wedding photo shoot.

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