It’s always a pleasure to work with the Redcar and Cleveland registrars. I’ve worked with them on so many occasions throughout the last 15 years in so many different venues too.

Stephen and Tania had chosen the Community Heart in the, well the heart of Redcar! After the ceremony the guys had set aside sometime for all of us to capture some images away from the venues.

A fabulous day with a wonderful couple. I was so pleased that Helen and Paul had chosen me to document their beautiful wedding at Grinkle Park hotel. The grounds at Grinkle Park are ideal for wedding photography as well as being a stunning backdrop for their drinks reception and photographs.

It’s been a while since I have worked in the Parkmore Hotel in Stockton, I’d forgotten how lovely it was to be there. Both Matthew and Jess certainly chose well when they booked their wedding day there.

There is such an array of mini locations that lend themselves to brides and grooms on their wedding day.

David and Amy had a emotional and close knit wedding ceremony at Sneaton Castle back in the Lock down period, limited to 15 guests and a limited party too, such difficult times for everyone. So when now we are back to normal, well as normal as we can be, they couldn’t wait to have a party!

I’ve seen a lot of intimate weddings this year, Jordan and Nicholas was just that. A small intimate wedding with the most important family members attending, especially with Sooty and Sweep being there too. Not the beloved children’s puppets, I mean Jordan and Nichola’s dogs.

Gisborough Hall Hotel, set in the stunning Cleveland hills offers a great wedding venue throughout the seasons. I’ve worked here for a very long time now. Beit one of my local venues, Matthew and Janine had their wedding booked well before the pandemic.

Another couple, struck by the pandemic tragedy. Simply changing the date of a wedding isn't and hasn't been an easy task for a lot of people. Trying to coordinate existing suppliers with each other and a new date can't of been what anyone dreamt their wedding day would be like, incredibly stressful too.

James and Sam booked me during the Covid Pandemic, this was a blessing as their wedding was one of my favourite so far this year. Judges Hotel isn’t somewhere I get to work regularly but when I do I love it. It’s a venue that certain hit my top ten.

The weather was amazing, bright blue sky and the sun beating down. It made for some fantastic images out and about around the hotel. Which with so many areas to choose from I was a little spoilt for choice.

Rushpool Hall Hotel is featuring high on my list of venue’s for this year, With wedding after wedding there. I’m becoming accustomed too the lighting in each area, there is so much natural light on offer too. Mike and Jill, like so many others where a Covid wedding, having to change their date to suit avoid the lockdowns, and restrictions.

Can we call the wedding ceremony the main event? With such a hectic start to the day the ceremony is as nerve wracking for me as it is for the the bride and groom. There are so many one off instances where you get one chance to make that capture. Its not like I can stop the ceremony and restage a shot! So lets start at the beginning.

New venues always offer fresh creativity, that’s why I love them. James and Lucy chose The Oakwood at Ryther, near Leeds, a newly converted series of barns gave a fantastic and homely backdrop to their wedding.

Bridal preparation is usually manic with make-up artists and hairdressers messing the room up with their errm…… make-up and hairdressy bits and bobs, unlike us neat photographers! Then there’s the children running a riot and a very stressed, nervous bride. You always feel like you’ve hitting the ground running at such a frantic pace.

As a photographer there are certain aspects of this part of the wedding day that’s on my mental capture list.

As always Grinkle Park Hotel has remained one, if not, my most favourite wedding venue to work at. Richard, Paul, and the staff are always welcoming and accommodating. I always feel part of the staff and therefore part of the day.

Despite the power cut which plunged the whole area in to darkness for a few hours, which I must admit made the Hotel feel really, cosy and warm. Grinkle Park offers a beautiful backdrop to any wedding. There are always places to work, whether it’s raining, snowing or sunshine

It was so nice to be back at Rushpool Hall Hotel, for the first wedding of what seems to be a very busy 2022. Made even more perfect by capturing two people who I feel deserve to be together, Joshua and Coral, two of the most beautiful people I’ve ever worked with.

Hunley Hall hotel is the closest wedding venue to the office, I could practically walk there. I’ve also worked for the Lane family since 2014, I’ve covered weddings, numerous portraits and Claire (Cheryl’s sister) has being a regular on my workshops too.

The more I work at Sneaton Castle the more I’m loving it. The castle gives so many different backdrops to use and like a creative paradise.

Colin and Carol chose the castle as you can almost see their home from the castle grounds. The interior is as beautiful as the outside.

Nick and Mandy’s wedding seemed to arrive very quickly. We always love working at the heart, we’ve known the staff there for some years, we always feel welcome. It seems that every couple we capture at the Community Heart, we manage to grab different images, Nick and Mandy even managed to sweet talk the driver of their wedding car to take them to South Gare to grab a lasting reminder of the blast furnace before they demolish.

Stockton is a town we don’t frequent much, but when we do its always a pleasure. Dale and Georgina chose a wonderful church, St Pauls. It is a very modern, light and airy church to work in.

It’s been a while since I’ve captured a wedding at the Manor House Hotel, so it was nice to be back. The weather held out for the whole day, making for a very pleasant days wedding photography with no interruptions.

Having booked Blackwell grange hotel, Mark and Leeanne had a few surprises up their sleeve. That suited us perfectly, new venues always give fresh creative aspects when capturing a wedding.