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