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Chilled wedding day

Lauren and Nate’s wedding day in Manchester was everything a wedding should be. It was chilled, fun, full of emotion and had amazing food and a wicked party. They did their wedding, their way and the over riding theme of the day was how much these two were head over heels for each other.

Pankhurst suite MAnchester

Lauren and Nate had their Ceremony in the Pankhurst Suite right in the heart of Manchester City Centre. We had planned to go around Manchester and get some cool urban photos around town, but Storm Amy had other ideas as the rain bounced down the streets of Manchester making the roads look a little bit more like rivers than anything we should try to walk down we decided to high tail to the pub just down the road instead and found ourselves a cosy little corner in Manchester’s infamous Nags Head.

Bride and groom smile joyously as they say their vows in Manchester registry office.

Bride and groom laughing looking at one and other

Bride and groom kiss in the Pankhurst suite manchester

Bride and Groom walk back down the aisle together after being married in their Manchester registry office small wedding laughing and smiling

The nags head

One of Manchester’s hidden gems the Nags head is an old fashioned pub with a big personality, it has a grungy, rocky vibes and it’s walls are covered in black and white photos of Manchester United Legend George Best. It was a great place to grab some drinks, relax and hide from the rain before we headed to the Hawksmoor Resturant for some fine dining and speeches.

The hawksmoor

The Hawksmoor is known for it’s delicious steak, seafood, cocktails, fancy vibes and hospitality. It’s a great place to go for a meal after a smaller wedding ceremony in Manchester as it has a small private function room, so you can still have speeches and all of those personal moments in private while the wonderful staff at the Hawksmoor make sure you have everything you need. The staff were great on hosting this day, making sure everyones glasses were filled and that food and service was coming in flow with the right rhythm so not to disturb the wonderful and tearful heartfelt speeches.

Bride and groom walk down the street laughing under an umbrella on a rainy wedding day in Manchester city centre.

Bride and groom under an umbrella infront of a shutter door

Small wedding party take up a corner of a pub.

Photograph of brides grandmother attached to flowers

Grandad looking at photograph attached to brides bouquet.

Bride and Groom kiss in the Nags Head pub, Manchester.

Bride and Groom sit laughing in pub together as they shelter from the storm outside.

Bride and Groom laugh at speeches in The Hawksmoor Resturant, Manchester.

Bride and Groom stand serious faced in the Hawksmoor Bar, Manchester

FIVEFOUR STUDIOS

As the night drew in we headed to Fivefour Studio’s in Salford, a photography studio that doubles as a place for events and weddings. The venue has a beautiful bar area with a very relaxed yet luxurious vibe and the attic space is very much a blank canvas, a perfect area for party’s and ceremonies. Lauren and Nates friends and family members arrived in droves all pumped and ready for a good old fashioned party!

Bride and Groom share a quiet moment in the colourful Fivefour Studio Bar, Salford.

Bride and Groom laugh together in colourful cosy living room like bar setting.

Bride and groom laughing at speeches on dance floor.

Bride and Groom in taxi photobooth with "lets party" neon sign behind them

Wedding guest with dreadlocks and glasses singing and dancing

Bride and groom laughing amongst fairy lights at Fivefour Studios.

Suppliers!

Ceremony Venue: The Pankhurst Suite: https://theweddingdirectory.co.uk/wedding-venues/greater-manchester/the-pankhurst-suite-manchester-register-office/

Drinks Venue: The Nags Head Manchester https://www.manchestersfinest.com/places/the-old-nags-head/

Wedding Breakfast Venue: Hawksmoor Resturant Manchester https://thehawksmoor.com/locations/manchester/

Party Venue: Five Four Studios Salford https://www.fivefourstudios.com/studios/homepage

Hair and make up - Bridal by Etti https://www.instagram.com/bridalbyetti/

Tacos - Pelizco Street Food https://pellizco.co.uk/

Dress - Rembo Atelier from Serendipity Bridal https://www.serendipitybridal.co.uk/our-designers/rembo-styling/

Photobooth Taxi - Rank Events https://photoboothtaxis.co.uk/

David Wayman Flowers https://www.davidwayman.co.uk/

Cake - Laura Girling

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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.

Exterior shot of the Midland Hotel Manchester.

The Brides wedding dress hanging up in her hotel room at the Midland Hotel.

Groom reading a letter from his bride next to the window at the Midland Hotel Manchester.

Bride laughing as she gets her make up done at the Midland Hotel Manchester.

Close up of bride having her eye make up done.

Bride has her lipstick applied while her mother as sister get ready in the foreground.

Bride looks out of the window of the Midland Hotel.

View out of the window of the Midland Hotel.

Groom laughs with wedding guests in the Midland Hotel Bar.

Bride smiles as her mother helps her into her wedding dress.

Mother helps Bride put on her wedding shoes.

Bride sits next to her flowers in her hotel room at the Midland Hotel.

Brides mother helps Bride put on her necklace.

Bride sie down to read letter from her husband to be.

Brides father and sister arrive to see the Bride in her wedding dress.

Mother of the Bride laughing as they exchange gifts.

Bridesmaids arrive to see Bride in her wedding dress.

Father of the Bride cracks open some champagne.

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.

A mother and her two children take a selfie together.

Groom walks the Mother of the Bride down the aisle.

Mother and father of the groom calm the grooms nerves before the ceremony.

Groomsmen sit nervously before the ceremony begins.

Groom waits at the end of the aisle for his bride.

Wedding guests waiting for the bride to arrive.

Mother and Father of the Groom laughing at him.

The Bride walks down the aisle with her father at the Midland Hotel.

Bride and Groom stand together white flowers in foreground.

Bride and Groom stand together surrounded by their friends and family.

Groom pulls a funny face as he puts a ring on his Brides finger.

Bride and Groom stand together during ceremony at the Midland Hotel.

Bride and Groom laugh together after being married at the Midland Hotel Manchester.

Bride and Groom laugh as they walk down the asile together as husband and wife.

Lady with blue dress and silvers shoes has spilt colourful confetti on the floor.

Wedding guests wait with confetti outside the Midland hotel.

Bridesmaids line up with their confetti outside the Midland Hotel.

Mother and Father of the bride wait with confetti.

Little boy wearing a blue shirt waits with confetti.

Bride and Groom laugh as confetti hits them in the face.

Wedding guests jumps at couple with a handful of confetti.

Bride and Groom are engulfed with confetti on thier wedding day at the Midland Hotel, Manchester.

Bride takes a moment to take confetti from her hair.

Bride and Bridesmaids walk down the street together.

Bride and Groom outside the Midland Hotel on their wedding day.

Bridal Party have a photo outside Manchester Central Library.

Bride and Groom walk together with their bridesmaids and groomsmen following them.

Bride and Groom walk under the arches together at Manchester Hall.

Bride and Groom Stand for a photo under the arches by Manchester Town Hall.

Bride and Groom Laughing together on their wedding day in Manchester City Centre.

Bride and Groom laughing under the arches.

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.

The Wedding Breakfast room in the Midland Hotel

Top Table sign with a photo of the Groom proposing to the Bride.

The Whiteheads neon sign underneath a white flower rose arch.

Female wedding guest dressed in green laughing.

Best Man gets some advice on his speech.

The Brides father stands to make his speech.

Brides sister looks shocked listening to her father's speech.

Bride smiles while listening to her fathers speech.

Blonde female wedding guest in blue dress smiles while listening to speeches.

Bride stands to make her speech at The Midland Hotel.

Brides father looks proud as he listens to her speech.

Bride and Groom laugh together at Best Mans speech.

Stylist wedding guest wearing jazzy suit and glasses laughing.

Two female wedding guests hold hands while listening to the speeches.

Sister of the Groom laughing at Best Mans speech.

Mother of the groom cries while her husband laughs.

Father of the Groom puts his hand up while his wife sipes tears from her eyes.

Bride smiles as her husband makes a speech.

Groom looks at his wife while she laughs at his speech. Whiteheads Neon sign behind them.

Female wedding guest laughs and wipes tears from her eyes.

Bride and Groom laugh and bump into one and other as they cut the cake.

Wedding guests gather to watch the First Dance.

Bride and Groom have their first dance at the Midland Hotel.

Mother and Father of the Bride dance together smiling.

Wedding guests dancing and looking crazy.

Father of the Bride laughing as he dances at his daughters wedding at The Midland Hotel.

Wedding guests dance and mime giving each other kisses.

Bride looking very happy as she dances with her friends.

Groom laughing with his mates on the dance floor.

Family poses with blow up saxophone and photo booth hats and glasses.

Female wedding guest in light blu dress smiling and dancing.

Woman in orange dress smiling and dancing with her eyes closed.

Male wedding guest in blue suit does a karate kick.

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