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Tsega & Yemi Sneak Peek

Stewart Randall — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:10:48 +0000

At the weekend Julie and I had the great pleasure of photographing Tsega and Yemi’s wedding in Portugal. Everything about the location and the wedding was amazing. We can’t wait to share the photographs with you once Tsega and Yemi are back from honeymoon. In the meantime here is a sneak peek.

Michelle & Matthew Pre-wedding Photos – Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:46:52 +0000

A couple of weeks back I decided to explore my village for possible portrait locations and I was pleasantly surprised with my findings – I guess you don’t notice them when you see them every day. So when Michelle told me that she was incredibly camera shy I thought it would be ideal to stay in our quiet village for her and Matthew’s pre-wedding shoot – I did however forget there was a cricket match on! :-)

Fortunately this wasn’t an issue and it was great to see Michelle relax and for their personalities to come out in the shoot. The last image in the series below is my favourite.

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Helene & Matthew Pre-wedding Shoot – Cannon Hall, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:01:41 +0000

Later this year I’ll have the pleasure of photographing Helene & Matthew’s wedding at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. I’ve photographed at Chatsworth on a number of occasions and it’s an amazing place with so many choices for stunning photography.

For their pre-wedding shoot we went for a walk around the grounds of Cannon Hall in the brilliant sunshine.

Here are some of my favourites. Please feel free to leave a comment.

Rose & Chris Pre-wedding Shoot – Cawthorne, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:08:04 +0000

A rusty shed and a wooden hut. Stewart was in his element on this pre-wedding shoot.

Chris and Rose are getting married later this year in a beautiful old timber framed barn at Alpheton Hall in Suffolk. We’re really looking forward to shooting this wedding as Chris is part of my brother-in-law’s family and our 2 year old niece is going to be a flower girl. Better make sure the camera bag is stocked up with sweets then!

Julia & James Pre-wedding Photos – Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:43:57 +0000

Julia and James are soon to be married at Hassop Hall in Derbyshire. I popped over to their house last Sunday morning for their pre-wedding shoot and took them somewhat by surprise as they’d completely forgotten about the clocks moving forward. Doh! Fortunately this gave me extra time to chat to James about his training for the Wetherby Triathlon at the end of May whilst Julia was getting ready. James is a bit of an endurance sports fanatic and is also preparing to compete in a half ironman challenge. I take my hat off to him, maximum respect!

Once we’d covered the triathlon and chatted about the wedding we headed out into nearby Millhouses Park in Sheffield for the shoot. It was lots of fun and I just couldn’t resist taking a shot or two of them against that wonderful blue sky :)

Sarah & Begna Pre-wedding Photos – Ellingham Hall & Newton-By-The-Sea, Northumberland

Stewart Randall — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:00:08 +0000

Begna is currently studying for his MBA at Berkeley in the US so when we found out he was planning to be over in the UK to see Sarah we leapt at the chance to get together and do the pre-wedding shoot.

Sarah and Begna are getting married later this year at the beautiful Ellingham Hall in Northumberland. We met at the venue and fortunately were blessed with some spring sunshine so we headed down to the beach in nearby Newton-by-the-Sea for the shoot. Can’t wait to get back there, such a great part of the world.

Happy Easter everyone!

Ros & Kris Pre-wedding Photos – Wentworth Castle, Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:00:14 +0000

It rained. Actually, it didn’t just rain, it absolutely poured down. Fortunately Ros and Kris are the kind of couple who aren’t put off by a few drops of water. They were absolute stars and dived wholeheartedly into their pre-wedding shoot. Come rain or come shine, I know that in a few weeks time when Ros and Kris get married at Ripley Castle we’re going to have a great time!

Sandy & Mark Pre-wedding Photos – Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottingham

Stewart Randall — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:05:05 +0000

Stewart and I really love Holme Pierrepont Hall in Nottingham as a wedding location. Sandy & Mark are getting married there in a few weeks time and after the initial pre-wedding shoot had to be postponed due to the snow, Sandy & Mark decided they’d like to do the shoot at their venue. Great decision as the sun shone and Sandy got the opportunity to wear her lovely Chinese wedding dress.

Sarah & Shaun Wedding Photos – Upwaltham Barns, Chichester

Stewart Randall — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:00:25 +0000

Upwaltham Barns in Chichester was a first for me and it turned out to be a great wedding location. The converted barns gave Sarah & Shaun’s day a very cosy and warm feel with plenty of room for guests to relax and party. Talking of partying, Sarah and Shaun kicked theirs off with a choreographed first dance involving inflatable electric guitars and energetic dance steps. Shaun really got into the guitar hero moves and for the finale ended up splitting his trousers, much to the amusement of Sarah and his friends and family.

Sarah & Shaun’s wedding marks day 6 and the end of the week long blogathon (cue thunderous applause). This doesn’t mean I’ll be deserting the blog, on the contrary. There’s plenty more to come over the next few weeks, with Julie making regular contributions to make sure we keep you informed of all the exciting things we’ve been doing.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: January 23rd 2010
Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Upwaltham Barns
Hair: Riot Hairdressing

Sally & Matt Wedding Photos – Oulton Hall, West Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:23 +0000

Day 5 of the blogathon and the last wedding of 2009.

I never quite know what to do with myself between Christmas and New Year so it was lovely to be asked to photograph Sally & Matt’s wedding on the 28th December at Oulton Hall in West Yorkshire. In spite of the heavy snow all the guests managed to make it there and we had fantastic light and blue skies all day long. Perfect.

Below are some of my favourites from the day.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: December 28th 2009
Church Ceremony: St Peter’s, Kirkthorpe
Wedding Reception: Oulton Hall