Craxton Wood Hotel ♥ Sian and Zach

I have been really looking forward to this wedding because it will be like meeting old friends again. We were delighted to have photographed the wedding of Sian's brother a couple of years ago and so pleased that Sian then also chose us to photograph her very special day. Recommendations are always a great honour.

This was the second of 3 weddings over a three day period and again, a church wedding.

This time the church was the beautiful Christ Church in Bebington on the Wirral. The interior of this church (as with most British churches) is so stunningly attractive that you know instinctively that the photos are going to look great and add a bride as beautiful as Sian, then you are on to a winner!

A few family photos and confetti outside the church and we travelled down the Wirral to the Craxton Wood Hotel. This is a more  odern hotel than many in the area and has very large gardens.

Everybody seemed to have a great day (I know we did) and we captured some wonderful moments. Here are a few sample photos from the day

More photographs from the Craxton Wood Hotel and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk

Hoole Hall ♥ Jill and Nick

We've known Hoole Hall for many years and that is why I find difficulty in using the new name of the Double Tree by Hilton Chester. Let's be honest, what do you think is the better name?

Call it what you will, the venue is lovely and very popular as both a place to have a civil wedding ceremony and for wedding receptions.

The delightful Jill and Nick were getting married at the beautiful church of St Barnabus in Bromborough on the Wirral on the last day of July (31st July 2010). We know the church well having been there many times. It's right in the centre of the lovely 'village' of Bromborough and has a really long pathway leading from the road to the door of the church. Perfect for photographs of the bride supported by her father as she takes those final steps as a single woman.

The ceremony was fabulous and after making an enormous mess with a huge amount of confetti outside the church grounds (don't worry, it was all biodegradable) we headed off to Hoole Hall (sorry, Double Tree by Hilton Chester!) for more photographs and of course, the wedding breakfast.

I hope you enjoy a small sample of the photos from the day.

More photographs from Hoole Hall and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk

Weddings this week

Another busy week in prospect that sees us shooting two weddings.

The first is on Thursday where we are covering the civil wedding of Natalie and David at the wonderful venue that is Thornton Manor. This is a wedding photographer's dream come true and we are delighted to be their recommended photographers.

The second wedding is on Saturday and this time it is the wedding of Jill and Nick at St Barnabus' Church on the Wirral followed by a reception at the Double Tree Hilton, in Hoole, Chester (I still want to call this Hoole Hall as this is how everybody in Chester remembers it).

Sample photo sets in due course as usual

What's on this week

After last weeks exertions (as pleasant as they were)  at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod plus 4 weddings in 9 days (phew), this week sees us not running around quite so much but slaving away over hot keyboards instead editing the tens of thousands of images we have taken.

The 4 weddings alone amount to over 4,000 images and each one has to be scrutinised, selected, processed then edited and colour corrected etc. It all takes a lot of time and effort but it has to be done to provide the best quality images we can.

Saturday 17th July 2010 sees us at Peckforton Castle again for the wedding of Sarah and Anthony and then we are off on our travels again, this time to Sitges a coastal resort near to Barcelona in Spain. This time it's part business and part pleasure, just how we like it.

Peckforton Castle ♥ Rachael and James

The 8th July 2010 saw as back at the magnificent Peckforton Castle for the wedding of the very lovely Rachael to the handsome James. What a fantastic setting for two lovely people getting married.

The weather was perfect (bright, plenty of blue sky but not too hot) and everything was set for a great wedding. There was the usual last minute panicking, especially as one of the bridesmaids was very late in arriving, but in the end Rachael walked up the aisle almost exactly on time.

It was a dream wedding at a dream location with as I say, two really lovely people.

As always, here are a few of the hundreds of photographs Rachael and James will enjoy upon their return from honeymoon.

More photographs from Peckforton Castle and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk

Siddington Church ♥ Jenny and Nick

I usually put the name of the reception venue in the title but for the wedding of Jenny and Nick, the reception was at the dairy farm run by Jenny's family. The ceremony was at the stunning Siddington Church not far from the family farm.

Jenny arrived in a wonderful carriage pulled by two very well behaved horses and she and her husband Nick, left the church to return to the farm in the same way.

The garden of the farmhouse looked amazing with so many baskets of flowers (as did the marquee) which was to the great credit of Jenny's Mum and her small army of helpers.

It was a terrific day and Jenny's ever present smile will stay with me for a long time.