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Sandy & Mark Wedding Photos – Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottingham

julie — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:07:09 +0000

You may remember from Sandy & Mark’s pre-wedding photos that Sandy already had the opportunity to wear her beautiful Chinese wedding dress so now it was time to unveil the white dress. Before that happened though there was the small matter of Mark and the boys taking part in some traditional Chinese wedding morning games. This is where the girls set the boys a series of challenges they must complete before being allowed to see the bride. This was a lot of fun and the boys threw themselves into the women’s underwear and make-up application with surprising ease.

Events then moved on to Nottingham’s beautiful Holme Pierrepont Hall where the ceremony and reception were held. The day was filled with fun and warmth and was topped off with a fantastic band in the evening.

Congratulations Sandy & Mark!

Below are some of our favourites from the day. Please feel free to leave a comment.

Wedding Details

Wedding Date: 1st May 2010
Wedding Ceremony & Reception: Holme Pierrepont Hall
Reception Catering: Fiona Herbert Catering

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.

Ying & Stephen Wedding Photos – Manchester

Stewart Randall — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:15:56 +0000

As you can probably see i’m still playing catch up on the blog with some of the weddings I shot towards the end of last year. In an attempt to clear the backlog there’s going to be a frenzy of activity this week with a blog a day for the next 6 days. An ambitious goal I know, but sometimes you’ve just got to get on and do things.

The blogathon starts with Ying and Stephen who got married last November in Manchester. This was a small, intimate wedding followed by a reception at a great chinese restaurant via a photo shoot with Ying and Stephen in the Castlefield district. The canal is a great location for a shoot and i’ve used it a couple of times now as I love it so much.

Below are some of my favourites from the day.

Please feel free to leave a comment.

Wedding Details

Wedding Date: November 2nd 2009
Ceremony: Manchester Registry Office
Wedding Reception: Ocean Treasure Restaurant, Manchester

Silver & Gen Wedding Photos – Manchester

Stewart Randall — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:46:18 +0000

Silver and Gen’s wedding was always going to be a fun affair. Not only because they both have infectious personalities, but being my first Chinese wedding I was very much looking forward to experiencing an non-traditional English wedding.

The day started early with a series of challenges that the boys had to complete before Gen could briefly see Silver before church. The girls did a fantastic job of making sure the boys were well and truly embarrassed!

Silver then got in to her wedding dress (first of 3 outfits) before setting off to Manchester for the wedding ceremony. Following the ceremony and a *windy* photo shoot we then headed to the Glamourous Chinese Restuarant in Manchester for the reception along with 300 guests!

This part of the day included some of the more traditional Chinese ceremonies that I was looking forward to experiencing. These included tea ceremonies, fire crackers, table toasting, bride and groom games and dragon dancing – I love the image below of the dragon and the unimpressed guest. The food was also a key part of the celebration with a 14 course banquet which Julie and I had the pleasure of experiencing – we only managed 12 for the 14 courses.

It was a really fun day. Silver and Gen, thank you for allowing us to be part of your day. I hope the images bring you many years of enjoyment.

Below are some of my favourites from the day. Friends and family can view all the images on our gallery which is at www.randallweddings.co.uk/store. Please ask Silver or Gen for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

Please feel free to leave a comment.

Wedding Details

Wedding Date: Tuesday 21st July 2009.
Wedding Venue: Glamorous Chinese Restaurant
Guest book photos: Taken in Sheffield