Two Less Fish In The Sea: The Andrews' Wedding at Baltic Art Gallery

Andrew & Andrew wanted to have a stylish but relaxed, city wedding and found the perfect venue for them: The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.

 The guys got ready together at the Malmaison, it was very relaxed and they enjoyed their stay in one of their favourite hotels. They love Starbucks coffee and were happy when they realised one has opened up in the lobby.

Not only do both Andrew love Starbucks they both have a mutual love of their Mini Coopers and when I saw the keys I just had to use them for a ring photo.  

Lorna from The Design Studio provided all the flowers for the wedding including the button holes with succulants and herbs.

They walked across the Millennium Bridge together to The Baltic to get married... 

 As the guests were waiting for the grooms to arrive both Andrews were peeking around the corner to see if it was time for them to get married yet.

The talented Jessica Avison sang during the ceremony and the drinks reception.

There were some wonderful readings during the ceremony, including one entitled 'Falling In Love Is Like Owning A Dog' which I loved!

After the Andrews were pronounced husband & husband, it was time to relax and celebrate with their family and friends. 

The couple choose to have three long tables to make it more informal. 

The two grooms met on Plenty of Fish website and this gave them a great idea for their wedding theme. Now they are 'two less fish in the sea'. 

The speeches were very personal and fun. The little hand out booklets with embarrassing but funny photos of Andrew (R) was a good touch and made Andrew so embarrassed he hid behind his napkin. 

We wandered along to the Quayside Seaside after the meal. The guys working there were already packing up and we asked if we could borrow a couple of deckchairs for the wedding photos and thankfully they were very happy to oblige! 

The Andrews decided to get their new identical initials in lights from Coco Luminaire. 

Func On The Rocks sang for the first dance and throughout the night. Their first dance song was Luther Vandross - Never too much.

Congratulations again to Mr Andrew Richardson- Brown (x2) on your marriage and fun wedding!

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

Colourful Wedding at Woodhill Hall: Shona & Jamie

I've known Shona for around four years as she used to make wedding cakes.  Jamie and Shona have been engaged since 2007 and I was over the moon they booked me as their wedding photographer, they were so excited to finally get married! 

Shona & Jamie desided to get married at a spectacular venue; Woodhill Hall, Otterburn, Northumberland. It has lots of quirky features, including little tables built into the walls and a tin man in the courtyard. Shona and Jamie were only a few yards away from one another while getting ready for they big day!

They whole bridal prep was so relaxed and fun. The ladies were all in vibrant matching dressing gowns and had glass of fizz. Shona had made personalised vinyl stickers for each of her ladies and stuck them to the glasses. What a cool idea!

The bouquets were amazing and arranged by by Fleur Couture, in stunning vibrant colours that really stood out.

Shona's Mam helped her into her stunning dress made by Maggie Sottero from YAP Bridal Boutique. 

When I arrived at groom prep they were all taking their time to do up their ties. Their suits from Ted Baker were very unique as they had a peacock feather design for the lining.

As the boys loved comic book superheroes, they all had to have themed cufflinks which looked super cool. (No pun intended, hehe!)

Shona's choice of sequin chair covers with hot pink sashes, from Fleur Couture, brought the room to life.

The ceremony was very emotional for both Jamie and Shona as they had been together for a long time and they finally tied the knot!

Jess, Jamie and Shona's dog came running down the aisle to greet the couple. 

After the group photographs, we went wandering down the tree lined driveway to get some relaxed photographs.