Monday 14 April 2014

Priory Cottages Wedding Wetherby: Rustic & fun! (Chris & Claire)

Woweee where to start with this wedding???

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I was absolutely thrilled when bride Claire got in touch with me a few months ago. I met her at Jenny's wedding back in September, and it was now her turn to plan her wedding. Chris & Claire have been together for 12 years already (wow!)  so once Chris proposed, they decided they wanted to get married as soon as possible, so they opted for a Spring wedding.

They were thrilled to find their perfect wedding venue, Priory Cottages near Wetherby  which was perfect for their laid back but stylish wedding. This place is simply beautiful - It is in a courtyard layout with self-catering cottages laid out around the green square, and is a mix of rustic buildings with a modern finish. And the barn upstairs - wow, and the twinkly lights, everywhere!!! I love twinkly lights!

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They picked the perfect day weather-wise for their wedding, every other day around it there were storms, fog, rain, but no, on their special day, 29th March 2014, the sun shone and the sky was blue. It was almost we pressed fast forward to summer.

The flowers for the wedding were all from Paperwhite Flowers in nearby Harrogate. They were stunning and smelled amazing too! The bride wore 'Sian' shoes from Freya Rose in London.

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 Claire had her close friend, Jenny as her only adult bridesmaid, and 5 adorable flower girls who were extremely happy, cute, and so well behaved all day! They even did some star jumps on demand outside the church.

Emily Hawkes styled Claire's hair in a natural looking style with real flowers in the background, perfect!

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When we arrived at St Edwards Catholic Church in Clifford, Chris and his ushers were doing a marvellous job of greeting the guests, who were all enjoying the sunshine. There was a choir right up in the rafters, I went to go and get a photograph and had to wind myself up the smallest spiral staircase right up the clock tower.......... what an experience!


The ceremony was a traditional catholic service and included some beautiful hymns sung by the choir. Claire wore a gorgeous full length silk Jenny Packham wedding dress from Poppy Bridal with flower detail on the waist. The couple smiled all the way through the ceremony.

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After the ceremony, a fabulous double decker vintage red bus from the Yorkshire Heritage Bus Company  was the surprise transport back to the venue. So happy I got to jump on to take some photos of the guests and the couple on the way back.



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On arrival, guests were treated to some fab canapes (Including Yorkshire puddings!) from Taste Cuisine, who did the catering for the whole wedding. After some group and couples photographs around the grounds, everyone gathered for the confetti shot, throwing it from the balcony inside, before going in to the marquee setting for the wedding breakfast.

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The flowergirls dresses were from Monsoon, and tied in very nicely with Jenny's Dessy bridesmaid dress. The menswear was hired from Slaters.
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The best man, Craig surprised everyone by putting up a projector for his speech, to showcase a film he'd made about how Claire & Chris met at university, and showing the places they went together when they first started dating. It was both funny and touching. Turns out that him and his wife drove to Sunderland at 6am the Sunday before from down South, in order to make this film as they just came up with the idea. What a top guy! There were so many laughs which I loved to capture on camera.

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The menus and other stationery came from Olive Wedding Stationery  and looked fabulous. 

Claire's Mum & Uncle created the favours which were little jars of mango chutney and piccalilli which went down a storm.

The cake pops came from Cake Pops Ville and looked fabulous, and the bride and groom chose an alternative cheese stack with a very country themed mice topper. 

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Their fantastic wedding band, Mr Kanish kicked off the party, with  'Green Eyes' by Coldplay as the first dance song.


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All photographs copyright Katie Byram Photography and must not be used without written permission from the photographer.   

If you are looking for quirky, fun and relaxed wedding photography for your big day please drop me a line through my website. Now taking bookings for 2015 & 2016.

A colourful "UP" inspired pre-wedding shoot at Minsteracres: Shaun & Jo

Arriving at the beautiful Minsteracres to meet Shaun & Jo for their pre-wedding shoot, I passed a line of huuuuuuge californian giant redwood trees leading up the driveway. I was already mega excited at the prospect of shooting their wedding in such a stunning location, when they greeted me jumping out their car dressed up in vintage fabulousness!!! Woaaah!

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After some hugs, and taking in how fab they looked...

Jo: "You know the movie UP?" 
Me: "Yeeeeess??"
Jo: "Well we thought we'd make the most of our pre-wedding shoot and go with that idea.... i've brought some balloons, if that's ok?"
Me: "UHHHH YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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So that's pretty much how it went! 
They also brought their gorgeous adorable Yorkshire Terrier puppy, Zane, and Jo's sister, Danie came along with her dogs and was an absolute star with looking after all of them and the props too.

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Shaun & Jo are getting married next month at St Elizabeth's church at Minsteracres, and have the honour of being the first couple to have their wedding reception at the Lord Crewe Arms in Blanchland since the two year refurbishment has taken place there! We visited Lord Crewe Arms afterwards to chat over their wedding details, and wow it is a very beautiful & unique place. The staff were so lovely and the food looks amazing... I am sure they are very excited about their wedding and I am looking forward to sharing in their special day with them and Zane their puppy :-) 

All photographs copyright Katie Byram Photography and must not be used without written permission from the photographer.