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The Tithe Barn Wedding, Bolton Abbey
Zak and Hannah – The Tithe Barn, Bolton Abbey – 1st August 2022 Look at these two fun-loving, upbeat, hilarious, thoughtful, and sophisticated lovelies who literally COULD NOT WAIT to marry each other! Apparently, Zak is not prone to tears that was until he saw his...
Family-centred wedding at Bingley St Ives Golf Club
Mark and Nat – Bingley St Ives Golf Club - 30th July 2022 “BEST DAY EVER!” was the feedback given by Nat and mark after their blissfully happy wedding day! Mark said a beautiful word, which I will always remember, when describing his feelings on first seeing Nat: “I...
Charm, fun, warmth and bags of personality – Wedding Ceremony at The C.B. Inn, Yorkshire Dales
Darren and Sharon – The C.B. Inn – 23rd July 2022 There was everything to love about this glorious wedding – charm, fun, warmth and bags of personality imbued this ceremony for this lovely couple. From the moment that Matthew and Nolan escorted their beautiful mum...
Joyful Wedding at Hazlewood Castle, Yorkshire
Nadia and Oliver – Hazlewood Castle – 2nd July 2022 Did you hear the cheers, clapping and whooping for this beautiful couple as they said, “I do!”, “We do!” and they DID! It was wall-to-wall joy. And look at gorgeous little Ada as she pottered down the aisle,...
Tying the Knot – Denton Hall, Yorkshire
Jordan & Katie's wedding at Denton Hall in Yorkshire. “Tying the knot”! took on a whole new and wonderful meaning for the fabulous Mr and Mrs B. Here were the choices of “hand-tying” cords and they could not be more significant, relevant and meaningful. Their...
Majestic, medieval wedding – Bolton Castle Wensleydale
"Majestic, medieval wedding in the stunning Bolton Castle, Wensleydale." OH. MY. DAYS! What an incredible wedding this was! The spectacular and striking 14th-century castle sits majestically in the heart of Wensleydale and is, as I told the American...
Spring Wedding in Yorkshire
Heartfelt Congratulations to the fabulous Richard and Jess who finally enjoyed the most spectacular, warm and sunny spring wedding in Yorkshire after 4 postponements due to the pandemic. There was so much to celebrate and the beautiful Woodlands Hotel in...
West Yorkshire Countryside Inn Wedding
The Fleece Countryside Inn was a stunning setting for Jack and Helen Stafford's wedding ceremony – 15th January 2022 "Brighter than Sunshine" was the opening music to Jack and Helen's ceremony and how fitting it was! They met in Year 8 at school as childhood...
Yorkshire Barn Wedding at Thirsk Lodge Barns
Emily and Adam's beautiful Yorkshire barn wedding Winter 2021. Such a handsome couple and such a beautiful wedding! Goodness me, it is not surprising that Adam said he was "blown away by Emily's beauty" when he first met her! Emily adores Adam for a million reasons...
Magical romance of a winter wedding in Yorkshire at the Cruck Barn
Winter wedding at The Craven Arms Cruck Barn, Appletreewick in Yorkshire. "Twinkling lights and the magical romance of a winter wedding in the Cruck Barn." Heather processed into this charming space, lit by candles and warmed by the roaring fire, to the...
West Yorkshire Wedding with Humour & Love
Nigel and Helen – 21st November 2021- Chevin Hotel, West Yorkshire "The perfect combination of humour and love combined to make this wedding ceremony so very special." Nigel and Helen literally did not stop smiling and laughing from the moment I...
Garden Naming Ceremony
George’s Yorkshire Garden Naming Ceremony – 25th September 2021. "Perfectly perfect in every way!" How adorable is gorgeous George?! Jonny and Sally have chosen such a strong, confident, courageous, dragon-slaying name which totally suits him! Here he is...
Can there ever be too many smiles and too much joy at a wedding…..?!
Happiness, humour and hilarity characterised the wedding of Ralph and Sophie at Oakwood at Ryther in June 2021. What a greatly-loved and hugely -popular couple Ralph and Sophie are as they celebrated "family" at the very centre of their ceremony. They are an absolute...
Fairy-Tale Wedding in a Secret Garden
"May this knot of love remain tied forever. May it be loose enough to allow you the freedom to be yourselves as individuals but tight enough to keep you strong through life's challenges." Here we are at the dreamy and romantic hand-tying element we wove into the...
Stunning and intimate Christmas Wedding
What a wonderful, magical and truly romantic wedding for Tasmin and Andrew- at Denton Hall near Ilkley in December 2020. Tasmin and Andrew had had quite a journey to arrive at their dream day. They had hoped to marry on 2nd May 2020, exactly two years after their...
Looking for Love in 2020
How is the flame of love being ignited in our current climate? Read on to find ideas about how people are looking for love in during the restrictions imposed by Covid 19. Finding and meeting your soul mate nowadays is evolving into a very different experience. And...
The new trend for a virtual wedding in 2020.
5 Top Tips for creating your “next-best thing to your original wedding” ceremony. Using the letters from COVID as an acrostic, here’s how to “up-cycle” that word to make your virtual wedding ceremony into something AMAZING ! C is for celebration / ceremony/...
Garden Wedding Vicky and Sean – October 2019
Helen wrote a truly personal service my husband and my wedding. Everyone commented on how the ceremony was truly personal to us - and it was! They said it was the best wedding they have ever been to and how much they loved it.It was perfect for us.. You captured...
Personal, beautiful and extremely elegant wedding ceremony
Wedding Ceremony August 2019 in Thorpe Park Hotel, Leeds. Distance would not separate this beautiful couple. Theirs is a courtship that lasted for 4 years whilst they lived on different continents This was a unique ceremony celebrating Uyen's Vietnamese heritage...
Renewal of Vows – Ruby Wedding Celebration
What a meaningful and moving Renewal of Vows for this beautiful couple surrounded by their extra ordinary family and friends. 40 years of marriage and J & S chose to have the ceremony and celebration which were not possible for them 40 years ago. Their vows were...
Festival Wedding like no other for Jane and Dean – now universally known as “Jean-Fest!”
What an absolute JOY it was to officiate at Jane and Dean's remarkable festival wedding. It rained, and it rained and it rained and it made not a jot of difference to the love, laughter and community celebration for this charismatic and imaginative couple. Their...