A gorgeous two bride wedding at Matfen Hall (Nikki & Catherine)

I was absolutely thrilled to be part of Nikki & Catherine's special day in May at Matfen Hall  in Northumberland. The couple are huge football fans and chose a black and white colour scheme for their wedding to celebrate their love of Newcastle United. 

Nikki's dress & and the bridesmaid dresses came from Mao Couture Bridal. Donna Ganley from Powder and Pin Ups in Sunderland did the make up for both brides.

The wedding bouquets and centre pieces were from floral expert Jean Hepple.  they chose white gerberas to match with their black and white theme. 

By Wendy Unique Stationery created the table plan, names and menus, in a Gatsby style. The tables were name after the ladies favourite drinking places!

Catherine & Nikki had a lovely tiered cheese cake from Churchmouse Cheeses, topped with their homemade fabulous wooden peg doll toppers, even featuring their cats. 

Both Dads made lovely speeches, and their maid of honour, Roisin made a fabulous speech featuring props, lots of funny moments and even a message from Alan Robson from Metro Radio! 

Catherine wrote a poem for Nikki which she read out. All the speeches were fab, funny and moving!

After the meal we popped outside for some photographs in the beautiful evening light.

Instead of a traditional first dance, Nikki & Catherine chose '500 miles' to dance to with all of their family and friends joining in and freestyling.

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If you're looking for fun, relaxed and quirky wedding photography for 2015 or 2016 please feel free to drop me a line via my website. 

Blyth pre-wedding shoot (Katie & Phil)

Katie & Phil got married in early August at Eshott Hall . Keep an eye out for their wedding on the blog coming soon!

We met up earlier in the year for their pre-wedding shoot, they wanted a beach location and I suggested Blyth seafront, as the weather wasn't great (rain & wind!) this was an ideal option as we were fairly near to the car park and a cafe we could escape to as well!

They both embraced the weather and had lots of fun, though at times we could barely hear each other above the wind!

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A cute & quirky DIY wedding at Summerhill Bowling Green (Johnny & Anne)

Johnny & Anne planned their whole wedding day from New Zealand, and got married at St Roberts Church in Fenham, put on a cute and quirky DIY reception at Summerhill Bowling Green in Newcastle. They went for a laid-back vibe, with lots of colour and homemade features.

 Lorna from No Ordinary Floral Designer created the bouquets for the wedding and provided the flowers that the couple and family used to make the table decorations. Donna Ganley, from Power and Pin Ups in Sunderland was on hand to make up the bride and bridesmaids.

Unfortunately the weather didn't play ball on the day, but the couple embraced the great British weather and even danced in it later on at the quayside.

Luckily I had the above brollies from Love Umbrellas packed in my kit so the ladies could see out the rain in style :-)

The weather became torrential and I wasn't sure that Johnny & Anne would be up for the planned Quayside trip, thankfully they were and we got some great shots down there...

In the evening, the fabulous pizza van, Pizzette from Marco Polo restaurant served up some amazing pizza, and the couple had a celidh band to entertain everyone.... what a fab idea! 

Anne & Johnny, what a fab day! Thanks for having me as your wedding photographer and for dancing in the rain... wishing you all the best.

All photographs copyright Katie Byram Photography  and must not be used without written permission. If you're getting married and looking for fun, relaxed and quirky wedding photography for 2015 or 2016, please drop me a line via my website.