We wanted to say a massive thank you for all the hard work that went into photographing our wedding at Mere Court on 2nd May.

We were really pleased with all the pictures which really capture the essence of the day. We are also delighted with the albums which are so professional and ‘cutting edge’. They are fabulous!

Thanks again

Rachel and Matthew”

Jeff Hurlstone
“the father of the bride !!”

The day started in traditional style with us photographing the bride at home and then ‘the boys’ in a pub close to the Church ( St Annes in Turton) prior to the church ceremony. Thinks then got interesting as the happy couple wanted some photographs ‘in the hills’ on the way to the hotel, so we followed the wedding car to 2 local beauty spots before arriving at the newly refurbished Red Hall Hotel. (The groom – an avid Liverpool FC fan wasn’t too pleased to be greeted by a picture in reception of the opening ceremony being performed by non other than……. Alex Ferguson!)

My assistant (not the usual Danielle, but the capable Phil) left at 4pm leaving me to stay to photograph the eveing guests arriving. Jill informed me that there was no need for the pictures to be online the following day (a service we usually provide) as they were going away on honeymoon the following morning. This enabled me to do another photography job on the way home – at a charity find-raising event in Cheshire for our troops in Afghanistan (pictures to follow)

Thanks to Jill and Michael for allowing me to share their great day (and giving me the chance to tick off yet another Lancashire wedding venue)

A few photographs from the wedding can be seen below.

It was a day when everything was perfect – a wedding photographers dream. Steve and Aundrea were such lovely people and made us feel so welcome, the weather was fantastic, the venue a revelation (it now goes into our top 10 wedding venues in Cheshire) and the guests friendly and fun.

After the ceremony the bride and groom had hired an open-top  vintage bus to take guests around the city – a really nice, fun touch that filled the time between ceremony and eating perfectly.

I had booked a room in the hotel, so also got enjoy a lovely evening with my wife (who had spent the day shopping in Chester – Ouchh!) in the hotel restaurant and returned home  the next morning refreshed and ‘raring to go’ for what is another busy week ahead.

The pictures from the wedding are some of the very best we have ever taken. It is really difficult to choose a few to show here (I will ask the bride and groom if I can post them all).

As is usually the case, we spent a short while with Jenna at her home, photographing her getting ready and then went on to a nearby pub to photograph the boys. We arrived at the pub at 11.30am to find the pub didn’t open until noon so spent half an hour in the field across the road doing some ‘silly’ shots.

The rest of the day went according to plan with Mere Court Hotel looking as good as ever and laying on a wedding like very few other venues can.

A few pictures form the wedding can be seen below.

The first wedding was an interesting and technically very difficult one – photographing weddings in the  Manchester Town Hall  is always a challenge with its dark walls and high ceilings meaning we can’t use flash – but the day started easily with a Chinese tea ceremony at the brides house. This involved the bride and groom presenting tea to the brides family and recieving gifts (usually of gold or money  in red envelopes) in return. It was then into the bridal Bentley for the short drive to Manchester Town Hall where the wedding itself took place and the wedding photographs shot.

After the formal part of the day was over it was  on to Pearl City Chinese Restaurant in Manchesters China Town for a traditional banquet, second tea ceremony and fire-crackers set off in the street. It was a colourful, noisy and vibrant celebration that was a joy to photograph.

Some pictures from the wedding can be seen below.