Lawson Photography http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog North West Wedding Photography Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Janine + Scott’s Wedding at Chester Zoo – Part One http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/janine-scotts-wedding-at-chester-zoo-part-one/ http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/janine-scotts-wedding-at-chester-zoo-part-one/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:51:11 +0000 Laura http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/?p=13187 A wedding in a zoo?!  We knew this was going to be fun right from the start.  Then we met Janine and Scott, who are so lovely, and they told us about how relaxed and fun they wanted their wedding to be – no ‘formal’ pictures, loads of time -we could have squealed with happiness.

We started the day around the corner at the Doubletree Hilton, where they were both busy preparing.  I went to see the bride…

It was a fun morning!

How amazing is this button bouquet?!  Janine spend about 18 months making this, and started dreaming about buttons.  Totally worth it.

Meanwhile Pete went to see how Scott was getting on…

I LOVE this one…

Rings, check.

Dress time…

Time to get to the zoo!  Oakfield House is a beautiful old house surrounded by greenery (and a few lions!).

I couldn’t pick one from the seconds before Janine walked up the aisle, so here’s the series…

The ceremony was really lovely (and very emotional!)…

The sun came out again!

Make sure you check out Part Two below for the rest of this awesome day!

]]> http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/janine-scotts-wedding-at-chester-zoo-part-one/feed/ 1 Janine + Scott’s Wedding at Chester Zoo – Part Two http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/janine-scotts-wedding-at-chester-zoo-part-two/ http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/janine-scotts-wedding-at-chester-zoo-part-two/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:50:54 +0000 Laura http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/?p=13358 One of the best things about Janine and Scott’s wedding was the amount of time they allowed for relaxing, mingling, eating, drinking and enjoying their day.  It meant we could leave them alone for ages before going for a wander around the zoo to get some portraits.  There were so many gorgeous spots it was awesome :-)

Celebrities for the day!

Aren’t Janine and Scott the CUTEST?!

Gotta love a random phone box!

We popped over to Bora Bora…

…only kidding, it was in fact the fascinating grass section!

Back to the partay.  Sambuca anyone?

We were visited by a few animals…

Time for some speeches!  Scott was fully prepared for tears…

Here they come…

…Yep they got him!

After the speeches we were led off on a little safari around the zoo.  It was so brilliant to walk around after hours when the zoo was closed to the public!

Lions, much like our cat Puddington, mostly snooze during the day…

We headed for the jaguar house…

Dinner time!

It’s impossible not to love penguins.

But I think tigers are my favourite :-)

Obviously they love animals, what with the zoo setting and all, but wow that’s a lot of pets!

After the sun went down Pete and I followed the sound of roaring and found the lion and lioness play fighting.  It was amazing to see them so active, here’s the lion who followed Pete up and down for a while, scary!

Anyway back to the wedding!  First dance…

…followed by karaoke!

Thanks Janine and Scott for having such a fun wedding and picking us to photograph it!  Say hi to Mickey for us! x

]]> http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/janine-scotts-wedding-at-chester-zoo-part-two/feed/ 1 Lucy + Tim’s Wedding at Soughton Hall – Part One http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/lucy-tims-wedding-at-soughton-hall-part-one/ http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/lucy-tims-wedding-at-soughton-hall-part-one/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:46:15 +0000 Laura http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/?p=13361 I’m going to start by saying Lucy made us brownies.  In fact she made us a little snack bag each (with our names on).  In fact she made EVERYONE brownies and handed them out at the church so people wouldn’t get hungry on the journey to the reception.  I think this will give you a good idea of exactly the kind of thoughtful, organised and detail filled wedding we are dealing with here!

Lucy’s dress was also AMAZING!

Bridesmaid survival kits (in cute bags of course!)

It was like Christmas!

Meanwhile Pete was snapping away as Tim opened his pressie!

Here’s what was inside…

One of Lucy’s bridesmaids was the lovely Mandy who got married to….

…the equally lovely Matt 2 years ago!  So nice to see them (and half of their families!) again.

Tim had a champagne/fry up breakfast…

Meanwhile around the corner…

This dress could not suit Lucy more!

She made this!

Lucy wore…

…and Tim wore…

Time for dad to see!

It’s fair to say he thought she looked beautiful…

We headed off to the church with our snacks!

Here comes the bride!

Married!

This is a great way to get rid of all that confetti!

Brownies and marshmallows were distributed…

…while we snuck off into the woods for a few portraits…

Love. This. Wall.

Check out part two below for more!

]]> http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/lucy-tims-wedding-at-soughton-hall-part-one/feed/ 3 Lucy + Tim’s Wedding at Soughton Hall – Part Two http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/lucy-tims-wedding-at-soughton-hall-part-two/ http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/09/lucy-tims-wedding-at-soughton-hall-part-two/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:46:00 +0000 Laura http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/?p=13458 Lucy and Tim chose Soughton Hall for their reception, which is a really beautiful place…

Off we went to the swing with mr and mrs!

They literally ran to the swing like kids :-)

How amazing are these giant balloons?!

Gorgeous details…

Speech time!

Time to boogie…

Congratulations Lucy and Tim! x

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Lucy and Tim…

Janine and Scott (and a tiger)…

In other news we will also (hopefully) be finishing our kitchen this week.  We’ll have cupboards, and work surfaces, and a dishwasher, and a giant fridge, and no boxes EVERYWHERE, oh the excitement!

]]> http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/coming-soon-2/feed/ 4 Serena + Russell’s Wedding – Slideshow http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/serena-russells-wedding-slideshow/ http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/serena-russells-wedding-slideshow/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:40:43 +0000 Pete http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/?p=13172 Serena & Russels’s wedding pictures are now available for family & friends to view in our client area – the password is their married surname. Here’s a slideshow of some of our favourites:

]]> http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/serena-russells-wedding-slideshow/feed/ 1 Romina + Richard’s Wedding at Rudding Park, Harrogate – Part One http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/romina-richards-wedding-at-rudding-park-harrogate-part-one/ http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/romina-richards-wedding-at-rudding-park-harrogate-part-one/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:25:13 +0000 Laura http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/?p=13024 Oh my what a wedding this was!  Romina and Rich had thought of everything; the details were spectacular and created a cool, quirky and fun vibe.  They chose to marry at Rudding Park in Harrogate (a beautiful place), and had not one but two ceremonies – a relaxed civil ceremony first with close family followed by a ceremony in the gorgeous chapel.  They also had a ‘first look’ before walking into the civil ceremony together, which was a lovely moment.  Rich hates having his picture taken, and Romina loves pictures – I think it shows how much he loves her that he let us do our thing, and I must say was an excellent model.

It turns out Romina and I already knew each other from uni, we weren’t in the same year but we did dance together (a piece which involved rolling around in a corridor – oh how life is different now!), so there were a few familiar faces at their wedding too!

I’m going to start with the shoes, as they were the first thing chosen for the wedding!

The amazing dress required a trip to Italy…

A fun morning getting ready…

Romina was pretty pleased with her makeup!

Time to go and meet her groom!

Rich was nervously excited!

I just love these…

Hi 5 if you wanna get married!

The civil ceremony was really lovely, short and sweet – just how they planned.

Married!

It was really lovely that their close family could be part of this extra bit of the day!

Time for Mr + Mrs to put their glad rags on for ceremony number two!

Shoe time!

Love. This. Veil.

Romina = stunning.

Rich was being entertained by his best men…

Here we go!

Such a beautiful setting…

The band started playing as soon as they came out of the church, brilliant!

Check out Part Two for the rest of the action!

]]> http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/romina-richards-wedding-at-rudding-park-harrogate-part-one/feed/ 4 Romina + Richard’s Wedding at Rudding Park, Harrogate – Part Two http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/romina-richards-wedding-at-rudding-park-harrogate-part-two/ http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/2010/08/romina-richards-wedding-at-rudding-park-harrogate-part-two/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:24:53 +0000 Laura http://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/Blog/?p=13103 Time for a few portraits…

I think this is my fave…

We headed down to the log store which I spotted behind the car park (glamourous eh?) the first time we went to Rudding Park.  I am obsessed with this location!

Romina got crafty!  Love it!

Love and (tug of) war…

Loved the bubble chair!

Now let’s move on to the details, because they were epic.  Cake…

The table plan included photos from previous family weddings…

There was a Polaroid guest book complete with props…

…and the most glorious sweety table I almost fell over when I saw it…

There was some fabulous dinner entertainment!

A bit of impromptu dancing!

Lovely speeches…

…and finally the first dance, ‘At Last’ which was sung beautifully by their friend…

Romina and Rich, congratulations and enjoy your Parisian adventure! x

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