So these two awesome dudes are getting married today! So I thought it would be the perfect weekend to post their engagement shoot, that we shot in Huddersfield in Greenhead Park a few months ago, it was loads of fun and I'm so excited to see these two again today and watch them get married!!!!
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Manchester Wedding: Beatriz and Brendan's Urban; Music, Graffiti, Skate Boarding and Break Dancing?*
When I first met Beatriz and Brendan at their home in Chorlton, Manchester it was clear that the Manchester’s Music Scene had played a big part in them getting together. Beatriz and Brendan have been together for 15 awesome years, their love story began one sweaty noisy night at Manchester’s Road House Music venue where they first smacked eyes on each other, over a crowded room packed with dedicated music lovers and sparks flew. 15 years on they are still besotted with each other, Brendan hitting top groom points for surprising Beatriz on their wedding day with a gospel choir, a personalised graffiti mural and a swish chauffer driven Jag to wizz them around town.
*They aren't really breakdancing they are just shit at handstands ;)
Credits for venues and suppliers at the end of the blog.
Reception venue - Macdonald Manchester Hotel and Spa.
www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk
Flowers - Julie Turnbull
joolz_turnbull@hotmail.com
07597 823 359
Service Venue - St John's Church, Chorlton, Manchester http://stjohnschorlton.btck.co.uk/
Stationary - Doodlelove Designs
www.doodlelovedesigns.co.uk
Cake - Arvee's Caketastic Bakes
https://m.facebook.com/arveescaketasticbakes/?tsid=0.9361836314201355&source=typeahead
Hair and Makeup - Beth C Makeup
https://bethcollettemakeup.carbonmade.com/projects/3104122#1
https://m.facebook.com/BethCMakeup/?tsid=0.6851382763125002&source=typeahead
Dress - Copplestones Bridal
www.copplestonesbridal.co.uk
Veil - The Wedding Veil Shop
www.theweddingveilshop.co.uk
Suit - Slaters
www.slaters.co.uk
Shirt and tie - TM Lewin
www.tmlewin.co.uk
DJ - Matt Worden
homeontherange@fsmail.net
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=155332724518197&tsid=0.6177695079240948&source=typeahead
Rings - Hers - RA Designer Jewellery
www.manchesterjewellers.co.uk
His - Wilbrahams of Chorlton
www.wilbrahamsofchorlton.com
Skate Park http://www.projektsmcr.com/
Baltic Quarter Wedding Liverpool - Lucy and Josh.
When I first met Lucy and Josh I knew we were on for a bloody good wedding. Not only are they both dazzling beauties, but they have great taste in music and a really chilled out attitude and that came through in their super relaxed day. Lucy and Josh got married in beautiful and intimate ceremony in St Georges Hall, then with a Mr. whippy in one hand and a glass of champers in the other, they pilled on a London bus with their guests and made their merry to Siren in the Baltic Quarter to get the party started. At Siren Lucy and Josh’s guests were greeted with home made cocktails and psychedelic harmonies from Niamh and Fiona of the Sundowners. With no speeches or formal meal planned their guests soaked up the sunshine, enjoyed the music, sipped on cocktails and ate from the BBQ in the garden. As the sun went down guests moved in doors to listen to the funky rhythms of the Robert Mather Band before getting down and dirty on the dance floor and the decks came out and shapes got made.
P.S. If you are wondering where they got their lovely buttonholes and flowers from, Josh made them! I was ever so impressed with his floristry skills.
Read MoreBromwich Park Wedding: Rachel and Bob's Rock and Roll Festival Wedding in a Dis-used Dairy Farm.
Rachel was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when she first met Bob, Big Hands in Manchester to be precise. When Rachel first told their mutual friend Guy that she fancied Bob (Bob had always fancied Rachel) Guy told her “No! No! You are both too loud.” Nearly a decade and a half later Rachel and Bob are on a sunset Safari in Dubai, when Bob sneakily kneels on the floor pretending to take a photo, whips out a ring and asks Rachel to marry him. Rachel said yes of course but was a bit pissed off that he’d asked her while she was wearing leggings and so that’s how this story begins…
Rachel and Bob managed to plan the most epic wedding in just a few weeks. The venue Bromwich Park was perfect, beautiful scenery and just the right mix; disused dairy farm meets grungy night club to give their wedding the Rock and Roll Edge that they were going for. They had some of Manchester’s most talented musicians and wordsmiths to provide the sound track for their day and even had their good friend Guy marry them, in a tear jerking open air ceremony. One of Rachel and Bob’s top priorities on their wedding day was making sure they threw an awesome party for their most loved friends and family, and they had their work cut out for them as they are a popular duo with 230 guests! But they totally fucking nailed it.
Read More8.52 FLY53 SS15 Shoot Manchester
Last Thursday we hit the Northern Quarter in Manchester armed with a selection of FLY53’s finest threads, two of Boss Model Managements most beautiful models, the kick ass Gillon Sisters styling duo, Carly Celeste Hunt MUA , the unstoppable Dervin-Page Creative team, a couple of plants from IKEA and a shoot and run attitude we managed to smash this shoot out and have everyone home by 3pm. I’d like to tell you it was hard work, but it wasn’t our killer team made everything run like clock work (but a bit faster) and the result? Have a look.
Clothing: FLY53
Models: Simi and Elliot Stevens of Boss Model Management http://www.bossmodelmanagement.co.uk/
Styling Team: Nicki Gillon http://nickigillonstylist.simpl.com/index.html
Rachele Gillon https://www.facebook.com/rachele.gillon
Hair and Make up:
Carly Celeste Hunt Media MUA https://www.facebook.com/carlyceleste.hunt
Moving Image: Matt Page http://mattpagedesign.co.uk/
Runner: Michael Kenyon https://instagram.com/tamesidestalker
Creative Team: Katie Dervin (me) Matt Page http://mattpagedesign.co.uk/
Photographer: Katie Dervin (Me)
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7.52 Simi and Elliot FLY53.
So the Spring Summer Fashion Season and Wedding Season have kicked off all at once. I’ll be honest this blog has taken a hit for it, there’s been a lot of running around lately, wedding meetings, recces, shoots, weddings, more meetings, edits, edits and you guessed it more edits. Thankfully I do have plenty of photographs to show you over the next few weeks because of it and here’s just a little taster and the amazing Simi and Elliot modelling for Fly53 last week. More final images in the blog next week… Stay tuned. Stay cool. ;) x
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