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A Pretty Pastel & Indie Rock Wedding at As You Like It Newcastle

As you Like It, Vintage, Wedding, Newvastle, 60s, Retro, Pastels, boquet, Birds, Bels Flowers

Love this gorgeous wedding which I shot at As You Like it , Newcastle. Lovely to see it featured on Whimsical Weddings this week (click here to see blog post)    

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Emily & Daryl’s Wedding at the Pretty Bowburn Hall in County Durham- A Tattooed Bride & Steam Punk Groom.

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Emily and Daryl approached me to do their wedding last year as I had recently shot a family friends wedding. They thought I would be perfect to capture their day. When we met up for a chat I knew I was the right person to capture their memories, we talked about the ideas for their [...]

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Sarah & David’s Vintage Wedding at Ellingham Hall Northumberland with Teacups, Jazz & Monkey the Horse.

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What a lovely wedding I photographed last month at Ellingham Hall in Northumberland.  Sarah  put so much thought and attention into her wedding and her colour tones were beautiful,really complimenting the venue. From vintage fur, to mulled wine in tea cups everything was perfect, the added little twist to the day was when David surprised [...]

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A Glamorous Tiffany Inspired Wedding At Close House Northumberland.

Close House Wedding Photography

  I met Faye and James back in 2010 at a wedding fayre, we hit if off instantly and Faye and James decided to book me for their wedding at Close House in Summer 2012. In the lead up to their wedding they visited my studio on a few occasions for family portrait shoots, we [...]

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The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift…. A Location Family Portrait Shoot. The Simpson’s go for a Stroll in the Woods and have lots of fun in the mud!

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Today on the blog I am moving away from weddings, with Mother’s Day fast approaching I thought I would blog one of my family location shoots for you to see. This was taken the beginning of the month and it was a chilly day but we just wrapped up warm and went for a stroll [...]

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Natalie & David’s magical wedding in a secret garden plus dancing & romance in a Tree House. It can only be Alnwick Gardens

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Natalie and David Married on the 8th December at The Alnwick Gardens in Northumberland,  This was also a special date as it was their 6th year anniversary of meeting each other. From being a little girl Natalie had always wanted to be married in a garden, somewhere full of magic and true beauty. Alnwick Garden [...]

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Joanne & Ashley’s Wedding at The Bold, Romantic and Fantastical Newton Hall, Northumberland

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When I met Joanne and Ashley they told me they did not want to spend ages posing for photographs and they just wanted the day documented as it happened and their memories captured. I was in my element just capturing the emotion and energy from the day as it happened.  Joanne had put so much [...]

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John and Nichola’s vintage wedding in a private house in North Yorkshire

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Lisa and Craig’s 1930′s Art Deco Wedding as seen in You and Your Wedding

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Lisa and Craig’s wedding was at Hardwick hall. I traveled down on a hot summers day, when I arrived their was a lovely relaxed vibe in the air I knew it was going to be a fun day! Lisa looked stunning in her Jenny Packham dress like something from a 1930′s Hollywood movie. The 1930′s [...]

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Rebecca & Mike’s Wedding- A Village Church ceremony, Marquee reception and rocking inside a Rock!

Seaside Wedding, Marquee Wedding, Vintage, Garden, photography,

This cute couple are university sweethearts, they met while studying in Leeds Uni. They  returned to Rebecca’s home town of Sunderland to celebrate their marriage.  The ceremony was held in a beautiful village church then afterwards she chose her parents garden as it was full of so many happy memories, on the evening everyone was [...]

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Laura & George’s Alice in Wonderland Wedding at As You Like It, Newcastle

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Laura and George Chose As You Like it, in Newcastle as it would be the perfect setting for their fantasy fairy tail wedding! Laura Chose a unique Ostrich Feather Dress by House of Mooshki and a bespoke crown rested beautifully on her head made by the talented Kathryn Russell of Gosforth. The fabulous wedding also [...]

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Stacie Stewart’s shoot for her debut book Stacie Bakes

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Stacie and myself go back along time, making friends when we were only 5 year old. So obviously I was thrilled  to be asked to photograph some portraits for her debut cookery book- Stacie Bakes, which will hit the shelves March. We started off shooting in my studio in Sunderland before hitting the beach, we [...]

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Grant & Sam’s Marquee Wedding at Hardwick Hall with details inspired by childhood memories

Hardwick Hall Wedding Marquee Vintage

When Grant first contacted me and told me about the ideas for his wedding I knew the wedding was just perfect for me to photograph. It did not disappoint as promised it was full of fun and laughter with lots of quirky little details. Prior to the Wedding I always encourage my couples to meet [...]

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House of Mooshki Bespoke Vintage Wedding Dresses

House of Mooshki Vintage Wedding Dress Photography Mooshki

Last Year I was very lucky to team up with House of Mooshki and Lisa Jones Hair and Make Up. We met at the Sunderland  Docks to shoot  their 2013 Spring Summer Collection. We returned to the ramshackle spot as we had shot here 2 years previous when we all started out in the industry. [...]

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