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The Cresent Hotel Buxton

Emma and her Bridal Party got ready at The Cresent Hotel in Buxton on a cold foggy morning in January. It was quite the contrast from their first wedding morning that they had on a beautiful beach in Thailand. Emma, her mum and Bridesmaids were all still sporting their holiday tans while they got ready for James and Emma to do the legal bit at Buxton Registry Office.

Buxton Registry Office

James arrived in style at Buxton registry Office donning a turquoise suit. Emma arrived in a beautiful white lace wedding gown while her bridesmaids wore sage green long dresses. The wedding ceremony in Buxton Registry Office was short and sweet but there was still plenty of time for some tears and laughter from the wedding party. Outside we were greeted by a beautiful crisp frosty January morning and headed to the field opposite the Registry Office for some photographs before Emma and James and their wedding guests hitched a ride to The Old Hall in Chinley for some more relaxed family photos in the winter sun followed by a flurry of car park confetti and some excellent pub grub to celebrate.

the crystal ballroom Glossop

Before heading to the Crystal Ballroom in Glossop to get the party started Emma and James wanted some photographs of them both in Glossop as that is where they live together. Glossop is also where I live to so I was excited to be able to finally use some of Glossop’s beautiful epic scenery for some wedding Portraits. With it being January and Emma not wanted to get her beautiful long wedding gown ruined before the party, we had to stick to the road, where it would be relatively clean and dry so we had a little stroll along the Derbyshire Level to take in the beautiful sights and grab some lovely natural portraits of Emma and James together just before the sun dipped beneath the magnificent rolling hills of Glossop.

At The Crystal Ballroom in Glossop James and Emma greeted their family and friends at the front door with complimentary glasses of fizz, there were a lot of big long heart felt hugs in the doorway before the dance floor got going. The children were the first to bust some moves on the Ballroom Dance Floor and then it was time for some speeches. James and Emma gave their speech on the stage at The Crystal Ballroom thanking all of their friends and family for coming and making sure they thanked their families. They played a slide show of photographs from their wedding in Thailand up on a projector so wedding guests could enjoy some memories from the day. James and Emma’s fathers then both gave a speech, with Emma’s after going last and pulling a flash mob dance out of the bag ( a terrific way to get out of doing a speech, but you do have to dance!) James and Emma were delighted by the dance laughing and singing along with it, before they cut the cake and did a little dance for everyone of their own.

Midland Hotel Wedding Photographer

THE MIDLAND HOTEL MANCHESTER

The Midland Hotel is one of the most grand and historically rich hotels in Manchester. The Hotel was opened in 1903 and has had many famous visitors over the years, Charles Rolls met Henry Royce at the Midland Hotel leading to the creation of Rolls Royce Limited in 1904. The Queen Mother dined here and Adolf Hitler was said to be a big fan of the buildings architecture and ordered the The Midland Hotel to spared during the bombing of World War Two so that he could have it as his head quarters in Britain. Thankfully that grand plan did not work out for him. The Hotel is now owned by The Fattal Hotel Group.

One of my favourite bits of trivia about The Midland Hotel is that The Beatles got refused entrance to the hotels French Resturant for being “inappropriately dressed”. Legends.

The building has been designated a Grade II* listed building by English Heritage and was voted Manchester’s 2nd most favourite building by the readers of The Manchester Evening News.

Morning Preparations at the Midland Hotel

With a hotel as grand as The Infamous Midland Hotel there is plenty of room for all of your family, friends and wedding guests to stay over and make the weekend of it and that’s exactly what Alisha and Josh and their wedding party did. Making use of the Midland restaurant, bar, spa and numerous other facilities Alicia and her Bridesmaids were able to prepare for her wedding day in style.

On the morning of the wedding Alisha and Josh got ready separately but were able to stay connected by sending each other some lovely heartfelt hand written letters. They both took a moment alone to read them on the morning of their wedding day before getting together with family and friends for some celebratory drinks before heading down to the wedding ceremony.

The Trafford Room

Alisha and Josh were married in The Trafford room where The Queen Mother famously dined. The room is huge and was just the right size for Alisha and Josh’s epic 180 guests. The ceremony was full of joy with Alisha and Josh erupting into laughter throughout the ceremony. When the ceremony was finished the Bride and Groom’s friends and family met them on the steps of The Midland Hotel with hands full of rainbow coloured confetti. I don’t think I have ever seen so much confetti! There were plenty of hugs, happy tears and heartfelt congratulations from Alisha and Josh’s friends and Family before we head off for some quick natural portraits of the happy couple together in St Peter’s Square.

Wedding Breakfast and Party at the Midland Hotel

Once the photos were out of the way it was time for Alisha and Josh to head back into the Midland Hotel to mingle with their wedding guests and get the party started. The Wedding Breakfast room was decorated in a stylish black and shite colour scheme with the elegant white rose arch from their ceremony decorating the head table and a funky neon sign with their new name as a married couple “The White Heads” added for extra effect. After some hilarious speeches and some delicious food Alisha and Josh cut the cake and hit the dance floor for their first dance as Mr and Mrs.

A Shout out to Alisha and Josh’s Awesome Suppliers:

Wedding Dress: https://www.becauseiloveyoubridalwear.co.uk/

Hair and Make up: https://www.hairandmakeupbysaskia.co.uk/

Flowers: https://www.margot-flowers.com/

Bridesmaids Flowers: Josh’s Auntie.

Venue Dresser: https://pureeleganceevents.co.uk/

Videographer: https://www.vlvideos.co.uk/

Venue: https://www.themidlandhotel.co.uk/weddings

Cotswolds House Hotel Wedding

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So Shani and Dan got married at St James Church and The Cotswolds House Hotel in Chipping Campden. I didn’t meet Shani or Dan in person before the wedding as they were so far away but I knew from our Skype call that it was going to be an epic wedding day, not just because Shani and Dan had organised such a wonderful day for all of their guests but because they are such lovely warm fun loving people and guess what?! I was right. It was absolutely perfect, such a relaxed and fun feel to the day, everyone was having the best time and the setting was beautiful, it felt like we were in some gardens in Italys countryside.

I also had the pleasure of working alongside a fantastic team for the day including Ben from Tynegate Films, Richard , The Gloucestershire Magician and my awesome second shooter Siobhan McGill of MgGill Sister Films.

I’m going to let Shani and Dan tell you all about it in their own words.

Thanks for having us Shani and Dan. Lots of love xxxxx

Shani and Dan’s Story

 We met at high school and fell for each other whilst in the process of failing A-Level Biology. We were both so terrible at the subject that the teacher sat us together and from that moment on, we didn’t get very much work done! We then completed our A-Levels, took a gap year and travelled to Asia and went on to study Business Management together at University - we really were inseparable!. We graduated with our degrees a few years later, somehow ended up gaining three crazy dogs in that time and continued to do some more travelling, our favourite being a road trip across America. We've now been together for almost ten years and live in the quiet Cotswold town of Chipping Campden, where we got married.

Getting Engaged

 Dan took me to Paris for my 21st Birthday and proposed on the Champ De Mars, it was magic! When we returned our family threw us an amazing surprise engagement party. We were quite young when we first got engaged and we decided that we would get married a 'couple' of years later. This somehow turned into a 5 year engagement! So the wedding day was very special for us as we had been planning for it for a long time. 


Shani’s favourite thing about Dan is how kind and selfless he is, always helping other people and looking after her in particular! Shani also love how passionate he is about his hobbies.

Dan’s favourite thing about Shani is her smile and how driven she is in everything she does. Nothing phases her and she's such a strong woman.

St James Church and The Cotswold House Hotel in Chipping Campden.

 We got married at St James Church in Chipping Campden, which is close to our hearts from our childhood. We had our reception at The Cotswold House Hotel in Chipping Campden. The most important thing for us was for our guests to have a great day. We were so lucky with the beautiful weather that we were able to have our wedding reception outside in the gardens. There were moments throughout the day when we both stood together and looked around at everyone, it was such a lovely feeling watching people enjoying themselves, with the the kids running around the garden, the magician shocking everyone with his entertainment, people tucking into their food and lots of free flowing drinks! Overall there was a really lovely feel to the day and we are so happy with how it all turned out.

The Wedding Dress.

 I wore an English Rose Bridal dress from The Bridal Room Broadway. The ladies in the shop were so amazing helping to choose my dream dress and the whole experience was so wonderful, they really made me feel special.

https://www.thebridalroombroadway.co.uk/

A Shout Out to Our Wedding Suppliers.

My mum did my hair for the wedding day, I knew I didn't want anyone else to do it! She's the most wonderful hairdresser and it was so special for me that she was the one helping me to get ready in the morning. She did an amazing job, even though she was so nervous!


Christine Cara was my makeup artist, she was so much fun to be with throughout all of the trials leading up to the wedding day. I chose Christine because of how amazing other people had told me her work was, she didn't disappoint at all! She made me feel confident and helped me to create the look I wanted, even when I couldn't articulate it very well myself!

http://www.christinecaramakeup.com/

Our flowers were by Charlotte Gabb, we chose Charlotte because of her wealth of experience and knowledge of the church. Charlotte was brilliant and we were so happy with the beautiful arrangements.

We had The Gloucestershire Magician, Richard Parsons for our wedding reception entertainment. He was absolutely amazing! Our guests are still talking about how they can't believe the tricks he did. We are still talking about it too! Richard helped us to create that fun, relaxed feeling that we wanted to achieve on the day. 

http://www.gloucestershiremagician.co.uk/

Sally Potter made our wedding cake. Sally has been making my birthday cakes since I was 4 years old, so it was really special for me that she did our wedding cake. 

Our wedding stationary was made by Cherry Press. We chose Cherry Press because they are a local business who create traditional letterpress stationary the good old fashioned way!

http://www.cherrypress.co.uk/

Ben Tynegate was our videographer. We chose Ben because my sister showed us some of his work and we fell completely in love with it. We knew that his cinematic films were what we wanted to capture our day. We now can't stop watching them and will treasure our beautiful films forever. 

https://tynegate-films.com/

We chose Katie Dervin as our wedding photographer as she was recommended by a friend. From the moment we saw Katie's photos we knew we didn't want anyone else to capture the wedding. The lighting and the way they are edited are so beautiful and we wish we could frame all of them and have them all displayed in our house!! Katie was so lovely on the day too, helping us to feel so relaxed and at ease in front of the camera.

 We tried to keep the wedding and the decor low key and not too over the top but still with a classic, pretty feel to it. We had lots of fairy lights and candles everywhere to create a nice warm glow, but the venue spoke for itself so we didn't have to bring in too many other decorations.

We put a lot of effort into personalised touches throughout the day, for instance, we made all of the centre pieces ourselves, our wedding guest book and our polaroid timeline and it was so rewarding to see how it all came together beautifully on the day.

 We wanted to have a really relaxed day so we chose to have a BBQ instead of a traditional three-course meal, which worked really well. For music throughout the day we made a playlist of our favourite songs growing up together and then we had a DJ in the evening for everyone to dance the night away to!

Shani and Dan’s Stag and Hen Do:

Dan went to Amsterdam for his stag do, he was amazed that he survived the weekend! It consisted of beer, beer tours and more beer. He loved it there and hopes to one day go back to enjoy the city a bit more sober!

I was truly spoiled as a hen, having three wonderful hen do's! The first was a bottomless brunch with all of my lovely girls. The second was a trip to the beautiful Greek island of Mykonos with my bridesmaids. The third was organised by my lovely mum, who got all of the ladies in my family together for a weekend in London and a party boat on the river Thames.

 There isn't anything we would do differently really. 

The only minor thing is I wish I had kept my veil on for longer! I took it off as it was getting caught on the floor but wish I had kept it on all day!

What would your advice be to couples planning their wedding day?

 Enjoy it, it really is so much fun! Don't get too bogged down in the detail and lost in small stuff that doesn't truly matter, try to be well organised in advance and that way you can enjoy it as a couple.

Suppliers:

Photographer: Katie Dervin, 2nd shot by Siobhan McGill of mcgillsisterfilms.com/

Videographer: https://tynegate-films.com/

Dress: https://www.thebridalroombroadway.co.uk/

Magician: http://www.gloucestershiremagician.co.uk/

Stationary: http://www.cherrypress.co.uk/

Make Up: http://www.christinecaramakeup.com/

Didsbury House Hotel Wedding Photographer

Katie and Gordon’s Wedding was very special for a lot of reasons. Katie is one of my old friends from my Charity fundraising days, it’s always an honour to journey through my couples wedding day with them, but when it is already someone you know and have love for it makes it extra special.

Katie and Gordon had also been through a lot to get to this day. Their original wedding date was the weekend just after the Covid restrictions came in, meaning that they had to cancel their wedding and deal with the scary reality of a global pandemic all at the same time. After rescheduling their date the venue that they had booked went out of business, then there was more new waves and restrictions… I think we maybe had 3 dates in the diary before getting to Katie and Gordons actual real-life wedding day. In that time some wonderful things happened. Nora their beautiful baby girl had entered the world and they had found the perfect wedding venue close to Katie’s Family home in Didsbury.

It wasn’t all plain sailing, just a few days before the wedding Queen Elizabeth II died, the country was in mourning and I was scared for a moment that this would mean another postponement. Luckily such traditions like cancelling everything for 2 weeks when the head of the monarchy dies are no longer in place in the UK, so Katie and Gordon could finally have the wedding they had been waiting for.

Getting Ready

Katie got ready at her family home in Didsbury. I love it when my couples choose to use their family homes to get ready, it adds an extra layer to the story. I was able to photograph Nora’s beautiful little daisy dress hanging in the window of Katie’s old childhood bedroom, maybe Katie had daydreamed about what her future children would be like looking out of that very window. Katie also got into her wedding dress in her old bedroom, with her best friends surrounding her, old books, CD’s even an old childhood teddy watching on from the surrounding shelves. The life lived in this room, the songs listened to, books read, homework done and tears shed all leading up to this moment…

Didsbury House Hotel

Didsbury House Hotel is a beautiful Victorian Town House, with elegant arching Victorian door ways and huge windows to let all of that beautiful daylight in whatever the weather. Didsbury House comes fully equipped with it’s own bar and heated and sheltered outdoor space so that your guests will be properly looked after, but it does have a nice house party feeling to the place for those that are looking for a wedding venue with a more relaxed and informal vibe .

The Ceremony

One of my favourite photos of the day is Katie and Gordon leaving the ceremony, the joy and happiness on both of their faces, everything it took to get here, getting through Covid, numerous cancellations, wedding venues going bust, all of that excitement, disappointment, stress, planning and in that tempestuous journey to this moment they morphed from a unit of two into a family of three and brought their beautiful daughter Nora into the world and now finally, FINALLY they are husband wife. I feel this last photo so much. “We made it!”

11 Didsbury House

After the Wedding Katie and Gordon had a bit of time to chill out and have some nice informal portraits done while the wedding guests made their way to Didsbury House’s Sister Venue; 11 Didsbury House, the venue is just a short walk away and has a beautiful terrace and walled garden with borders bursting with seasonal flowers. 11 Didsbury House also has a large getting-ready space for the bridal party in the morning if you need it. While we made our way to the reception venue the guests organised themselves to ambush Katie and George with confetti on arrival and a great ambush it was!

Group Photos

After the confetti ambush Katie and Gordon’s guests enjoyed the garden, played games, had some drinks and canapes and we were able to grab some quick group photographs. Gordon’s best man had travelled to the wedding from down south and had been stuck in traffic during the ceremony so arrived later in the day. Gordon and his Groomsmen decided to mark his arrival by throwing confetti at him and luckily I was there to capture this fleeting moment.

Sofreh

In honour of Katie’s Iranian heritage one of her aunts put together a beautiful Sofreh, which is a Persian tradition of a table put together for the couple with lots of symbolic elements to bring the couple good luck and fertility in their future lives together. The table was comprised of lots of beautiful herbs, sweets and, spices and looked and smelt wonderful. You can find a list of the components and their historical and cultural meaning below:

The Mirror (Ayneye-Bakht) is symbolic of purity, light and brightness. In a traditional Sofreh Aghd Ceremony the first thing the groom would see in the mirror is his new wife removing her veil, Katie and Gordon didn’t do this put they did have a photograph together reflected in the mirror instead.

Two Candelabras (Shamdan) are placed next to the mirror and symbolize clarity and energy in the couple’s life together.

Traditional Persian Embroidered Cloth (Termeh) Traditional Persian silk or embroidered cloth usually handed down from generation to generation as part of the Sofreh Aghd and symbolises family and traditions.

The Holy Book A symbol of God’s blessing for the couple.

Spice Tray (Sini-Ye Aatel-O-Baatel) A beautiful decorative tray of seven herbs and spices to guard the couple against the evil eye.

Decorated Persian Flatbread (Naan Sangak) is a decorative display of flatbreads and symbolises prosperity for the feast and the couple’s life together. It can be accompanied with feta cheese and fresh garden herbs.

Decorated Eggs, Almonds, Walnuts and Hazelnuts Symbolic of fruitfulness, fertility and abundance. It is the hope to have a marriage as strong as the nut shells.

Rock candy (Shakheh Nabat): Symbolizes a sweetened life for the newlyweds.

Honey (Asal): The honey represents sweetness in the couple’s life together.

Two Sugar Cones (Kalleh Ghand): This is to shower the couple with sugary sweetness for happiness for a good life together.

Wild Rue (Espand) is a herb burned as part of a ritual for purification. It is believed to keep away the evil eye and bring good health.

Sweets and Pastries (Shirini): This is to symbolise the sweetness of life. 

Rose Water (Golaab): Rose water is part of the immense history and culture surrounding a traditional Persian wedding ceremony. With its distinct taste, fragrance and influence in Iran, Golaab is the perfect fragrance to accompany the Sofreh Aghd. It is symbolic of the love that flows between the couple.

Sugar Cloth (Tureh Ghand): A piece of material, made of silk or other fine fabric, to be held over the Couple’s heads throughout the ceremony by happily married female relatives and friends.

Speeches and Portraits

After the speeches Katie and Gordon braved the rain and headed out again for some portraits. I like to keep my portrait sessions short and snappy with 10-15 minutes after the ceremony and then the same again later in the day (if we have time) and you like it. The second portrait session can be loads of fun as you have eaten, drank and had a good time with all of your guests already and to be honest a lot of couples comment on how it’s nice to get a little break from the day. Katie and Gordon had a little mess about in the door way and then we retreated to the greenhouse for a few more photos before making our way back in and getting the party started!

Thornbridge Hall Wedding

Thornbridge Hall

Thornbridge Hall is a grade II listed stately home in the peak district, set in 100 acres of parkland and 14 acres of formal gardens even inch of the place is oozing with personality. Maybe even multiple personalities, the building has had many owners over the years all with different styles and tastes and this comes together in the most fantastic, spell bindingly way. The first thing I noticed when I arrived at Thornbridge Hall was just how many pairs of eyes there are looking at you for the faces calved into the wooden mantelpieces and fire places, to the garden statues whose eyes follow you around as you make your way around the extensive gardens. All of this character means your wedding guests will have plenty to look at and explore on your wedding day, it feels like being on a film set and the mix of styles makes it a fancinating place to wander around.

The Carraige House; a clock towered, glass walled dining hall even boasts a secret underground night club to spring on your guests later in the evening once the party has already been started, again making the experience of being in this venue an adventure in itself.

Thornbridge Hall is a family home and part of the gardens are open to the public, so it isn’t a venue that you can stay in overnight but if you are looking for something with the wow factor, breathtaking English countryside and a wedding venue that is as beautiful and weird as you are… This might just be the place.

Getting ready at Thorn bridge hall

I knew I loved this venue as soon as I saw the suite Ruth was getting ready in, not only is The India Suite huge giving you and your bridal party loads of room to get ready in but the light coming through the huge leaded glass windows was beautiful and it made for an epic start to the day. Having a nice big room to get ready in can really help take the stress out of the morning, with everyone having enough space to relax, take time out and get ready it can really start one of the most important days of your life off with the right tone, plus with loads of space and light you can get some lovely photos of that morning too.

While the Bridal Party had an epic Bridal suite to get ready in, George’s Lads pad downstairs did take the biscuit with a pool table and private bar, the groom and groomsmen had plenty to keep them busy and calm their nerves in the morning. I always think sometimes if the men don’t have much to do in the morning it can let the nerves set in. George and his groomsmen spent the morning greeting wedding guests, playing pool, having a few beers while planning their hilarious and heartfelt speeches. Two perfect wedding mornings running along side one and other.

The Ceremony

Ruth and Georges beautiful ceremony took place in The Great Hall of Thornbridge Hall, surrounded by stunning Autumnal flower arrangements by the very talented Swallows and Damsons (check them out for some seriously beautiful flowers!). The couples popularity really showed filling the ground floor with guests and then having the rest their friends and family watch the ceremony from balconies over The Great Hall. The ceremony was heartfelt and emotional, with tears and laughter throughout before the couple made their way out of The Great Hall to be met in the back garden by their wedding guests for one of the longest confetti walks I have seen in a while!

After the confetti had been thrown and everyone had had a good old mingle, we grabbed some nice relaxed group shots against the beautiful back drop of the autumnal Derbyshire hills before Ruth and George came for a wander with me through Thornbrigde Halls beautiful manicured gardens to get some lovely relaxed wedding portraits and give them a bit of time out to enjoy each others company of their wedding day.

If you are thinking of having your wedding at Thornbridge Hall there are plenty of different places to hold your ceremony; for couples that want to brave an outdoors ceremony and feel those wonderful Derbyshire manicured lawns underneath your feet as you say I do there is the South Lawn Temple and for smaller indoor ceremonies there is the Music Room or if you are having a bigger winter wedding like Ruth and George you can take advantage The Great Hall and your friends and family watch you for two levels.

The Carriage House

Ruth and George held their wedding reception in The Carriage House an old stable building that has been beautifully renovated and given a glass ceiling and front. On their tables waiting for their guests they had some autumnal flower arrangements, hand calved wooden name places and homemade marmalade!

After the Speeches

After the speeches it was time to get the wedding cake cut and get the party started and Ruth and George didn’t waste any time before they got on the dance floor and started tearing it up.

A Shout Out to Some Awesome Suppliers!

Manchester City Centre Micro Wedding

Heron House

Zoe and Andy got married at Heron House in Manchester in a small intimate wedding ceremony with their closest friends and family. It was a late ceremony in November so we met your before the ceremony to grab some photographs of Zoe and Andy and their family together using Manchester City Centre and some of the beautiful Christmas lights as a back drop before heading into the ceremony for Zoe and Andy to become husband and wife officially. One of the great things about Heron House is it’s City Centre Location, if you want a nice low key key relaxed wedding, having your ceremony at Heron House and then booking one of the local bars or restaurants.

Eco Flowers

Zoe went for some beautiful natural preserved flowers from Amarante a sustainable florist based in the UK. Amarante plant two trees for every order made and have set a target to plant One million trees by 2025! The flower arrangements are stunning and last well beyond your wedding day so if you are looking for a more sustainable option for your wedding day check them out!

Micro wedding Manchester

Andy and Zoe invited their nearest and dearest to wedding ceremony and party afterwards keeping the wedding small meant that they could have a nice relaxed day with their closest friends and family members. One of the massive advantages of having a micro wedding that couples report back to me that there is a lot more time to feel present during the day and really soak up the moment, plus with not having to feed and water a huge amount of people it also keeps the cost down so you can spend it on your honeymoon, holidays or whatever else you fancy! I love how personal micro weddings can be and I always feel super honoured to the one to capture it.

Night time portraits

One thing I used to be a bit scared of when I first started out as a wedding photographer was winter weddings and night time portraits, now I absolutely love them, as finding ways to shoot in the dark or even around unexpected weather or lighting conditions actually gives more scope to be creative. Although it’s always nice to get some of these photos in day light which on Zoe and Andy’s day we did, by the time the ceremony was over it was dark so we were able to grab a few night time portraits incorporating the city lights at night, neon signs, using a mix of available light and off camera flash we were able to create some unique images in the time it took for Zoe and Andy’s Uber to arrive!

One of Zoe and Andy’s good friends had created some stickers to celebrate the day which he stuck on around the venue. Keeping this a secret from Zoe and Andy until they saw there wedding photos so the last 2 photos above were sneaky ones!

Flok Manchester

Zoe and Andy had their wedding reception at Flock Manchester in the Northern Quarter and were met by their guests who happily chucked a load of rose petal confetti at them on their arrival. Flok was decorated with some beautiful eco preserved flowers from Amarante, a Christmas tree with tags for guests to write advice for the couple and photos of Zoe and Andy and their ancestors. It was a super chilled and personal affair with some relaxed toasts in the cellar of Flok from Zoe’s Family who had travelled all the way from the USA, after the toasts it was back upstairs for pizza and getting stuck into the party! I’m a sucker for fast food wedding photos as I love the juxtaposition of people looking so fancy doing things that are so every day so I was very excited to hear that Zoe and Andy were up for some photos with their pizzas. Zoe and Andy actually met for the first time in Italy so this was also a little nod to the place where their story began.

Thank you so much for having me Andy and Zoe, it was an absolute pleasure to share this day with you both. xx

Wedding supplier shout out

Dress: Rixo
Suit: Hugo Boss
Shoes: Ted Baker (Zoe) // Doc Marten (Andy)
Pizza: Ply
Flowers: Amarante
Hair and make up: Moloko Hair // Zoe did her own make up
Friend who made the stickers and McRae Sign: Neil Ruddock
Cake by Black Cat Bakery

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Katie Dervin is a Documentary Photographer Based in Manchester.