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CHARLOTTE & SUNNY’S RUDDING PARK WEDDING

Another fabulous wedding at the superb Rudding Park.

I’ve lost count of how many weddings I have photographed at Harrogate’s finest wedding venue, but it’s easily 60+.

Charlotte & Sunny’s, just as the groom’s name would suggest (Sanraj really), it was sunny. All day.

Charlotte wore a stunning Adam Shaw dress and the ceremony took place in the Radcliffe Room.

Drinks were on the terrace and the evening band was ‘Obscurity Knocks‘.

Charlotte & Sunny have chosen Sri Lanka and the Maldives for their honeymoon.

This wedding doesn’t really need many words, – the pics can tell a better story than I can!

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SUSANNAH & RICHARD’S WEST YORKSHIRE MARQUEE WEDDING

Fairly wet said the forecast a couple of days before

Showery/dry spells they said the day prior.

Dry with plenty of sunny spells on the morning of Susannah & Richard’s West Yorkshire marquee wedding.

This is Yorkshire and this is the British Summer. The sun did make an appearance, but only 5 minutes before the end of the drinks reception!

However, the glorious Yorkshire/British Summer weather aside, S&R’s ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ country wedding went very well.

After preps at their beautifully restored home, Heather Cottage, it was off to Huddersfield Town Hall for the ceremony.

OK it was slightly blustery with the odd spit and spot in the air for the drinks reception held at Richard’s parents house, but a lot of fun with the Sundown Swing Band.

The traditional speeches followed the wedding breakfast by outdoor caterers Amanda Guest and then band, Storm!

The couple were then off on honeymoon to somewhere I have always wanted to go myself, Corsica.

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NINA & MARK’S RUDDING PARK WEDDING

It wasn’t the sunniest of Summer days it has to be said, but then that has been the pattern of the last few months.

The lack of the great golden orb early on didn’t make much difference to Nina & Mark’s Rudding Park wedding day, but eventually she showed her face.

The bride wore a beautiful Badgley Mischka dress from The Bridal Collection, Harrogate and the groom, a navy suit.

The flowers were courtesy of Ivy and the wedding cars by Superior of York with the bride and her mother responsible for the cake.

Music during the drinks reception was by guitarist Matt from Jonny Ross music and couple honeymooned in Valencia, Spain.

The day began with bridal prep at Rudding Park with a ceremony at All Saint’s Church in the nearby village of Ripley.

This was then followed by the reception back at Rudding Park, Harrogate, meal, speeches and dancing. And the sun shone!

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SARAH & CRAIG’S HARROGATE WEDDING

Fabulous weather for Sarah & Craig’s Harrogate Wedding with a ceremony at St John Fisher School chapel followed by a reception at The Old Swan Hotel.

Sarah wore San Patrick from Bridal Rogue Gallery with bridesmaids in patterned pale blue.

There was a very strong musical element to this wedding it being both Craig’s passion and career based at the school & chapel where the couple were married.

This included a band and a choir (comprised of many students) plus another band in the evening at ‘The Swan’.

Then, the guests enjoyed an open top bus ride around the town (several times!) complete with band much to the delight of the Harrogate crowds.

The flowers were created by a group of family friends, the Rolls by Keith Snowden and bus by York Pullman.

The couple spent a few days in Paris after their wedding before honeymooning more extensively later this year in the US.

Below is a selection of highlights from the day and if you click here, you will get the full gallery including international print ordering facility.

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HANNAH & STEFAN’S THE ORANGERY AT SETTRINGTON WEDDING

The weather forecast for Hannah & Stefan’s The Orangery Settrington wedding was not looking good.

Heavy rain for pretty much the duration of the day was forecast and indeed that is exactly what happened at various times, but equally, there were spells of glorious late Spring sunshine.

Hannah got ready at her parents house in the North Yorkshire village of Settrington and wore Sassi Holford and Stefan wore a Hackett suit.

The wedding car was Hannah’s father’s  self-driven Jaguar XK convertible and flowers were by Kirsty at Minnie Bees.

After the ceremony (a bit wet going in!) a drinks reception with band Alligator Gumbo and catering by Yorkshire Party Company was held next door at The Orangery

Hannah & Stefan are now on honeymoon in Vietnam.

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If you were a guest at this wedding, please feel free to share your memories in the comments section below with Hannah & Stefan.

Hello Simon!

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NICOLA & JOE’S BARN WEDDING

So following on from Part 01, may I present Part 02, Nicola & Joe’s Barn Wedding at Barmbyfield Barn’s near Pocklington, York.

This wedding had so many elements and venues it is almost impossible to define as it began at the very smart lodges at the KP Club, turned into a grand country house wedding and at this point, became a barn wedding…with a ‘backyard’/farm/rural twist!

Exceptional planning, timing & decor, combined with beautiful weather and a super-relaxed atmosphere added up to not only a fabulous wedding day, but a photographers dream.

The caterers were Purple Chilli for the wedding meal and later in the evening, there was also The Pizza Guy which went down a storm. Every wedding should have pizza!

The band were all friends of the B&G so don’t have a name and filled the dancefloor.

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