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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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Sarah & Scott Pre-wedding Photos – Ingbirchworth, South Yorkshire

julie — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:01:23 +0000

Ingbirchworth reservoir in South Yorkshire is where Scott proposed to Sarah so it seemed like the perfect location to do the pre-wedding shoot. The shoot started at the reservoir itself and then progressed on to a pub, an old concrete shed, and then a windmill farm for good measure.

For the photographers out there, Stewart has been working on some new Lightroom presets for this year’s wedding season, some of which have been used on these images. These include…

Warmnig + extreme shadow lift
Some colour split toning
HDR black and white effect
HDR colour effect

Let us know what you think.

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 :)

Georgina & Daniel Wedding Photos – Aston Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:52:45 +0000

Back in October I had the pleasure of photographing Georgina and Daniel’s wedding at Aston Hall in Sheffield.

Mike and I begun the day with the girls at Georgina’s parents house which was ideally located close to the church. The atmosphere in the house was fantastic with everyone relaxed and it was lovely to meet Harriet, one of Georgina’s bridesmaids, who I teased about the fact that my daughter is named Harriet and she was therefore a role model for the name! I’m glad to say up until the point I left she behaved impeccably, who knows what happened afterwards :-)

We were blessed with sunshine during the reception at Aston Hall, which made it perfect for drinking the Corona’s that were supplied to guests by the bucket load. The celebrations continued through to the wedding breakfast where the guests enjoyed a live session from musician Mark Gilroy who reminded me a little of Jamie Cullum in both looks and talent.

Below are some of my favourites from the day.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: October 10th 2009
Church Ceremony: St. James’ Church, Norton
Wedding Reception: Aston Hall
Live music: Mark Gilroy
Second Shooting: Mike Hetherington

Jo & Ben’s Wedding Photos – Mosborough Hall, Sheffield

Stewart Randall — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:45:33 +0000

After dashing about the country it was nice to photograph a local wedding in Sheffield at Mosborough Hall. Jo & Ben’s day was great fun and full of surprises, the largest of which was a Hummer organised by Jo for Ben. Way to go Jo!

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 Jo or Ben for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: August 22nd 2009
Wedding Reception: Mosborough Hall

Sarah & Matthew Wedding Photos – Whirlowbrook Hall, Sheffield

Stewart Randall — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:28:26 +0000

I had a lot of fun on Sarah & Matthew’s engagement shoot where we captured some great images from around Sheffield. For the wedding however we exchanged the gritty background of Sheffield alleyways for the more classical location of Whirlowbrook Hall.

Whirlowbrook Hall is located just outside Sheffield in South Yorkshire and is a beautiful setting for a wedding. The staff were incredibly helpful and polite, the grounds are stunning and the Hall itself has a very intimate feel. It was this intimacy that Sarah and Matthew wanted for their wedding both in terms of the day and the photography. For this reason they requested a strong bias towards my documentary style with only a sprinkling of relaxed portraits. This meant no official group photos but instead focussing on capturing the day through my eyes and the cameras lens and in doing so I was able to capture some cracking moments.

Speaking of moments, the rain which had held off for most of the day decided to make a spectacular appearance during the speeches. Typical! A quick dash inside and the speeches resumed. That said, it did make for some fun photos as we all made a dash for shelter.

For those of you who are interested in wedding stationary you should speak directly with Sarah. Not only did Sarah source all the materials but she also designed and handmade the lot. I’m sure having worked for a paper company (where they met) helped, but the quality of the finish was on par with the professional. Very impressive. Wild flower seeds as table favours were also a nice detail.

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 Sarah or Matthew for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: Friday 24th July 2009.
Wedding Venue: Whirlowbrook Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Bridal Make-up: Desiree Dobson
Second shooter: Susie Lawrence – thanks Susie!

Sarah & John Wedding Slideshow – Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:37:13 +0000

Here is a slideshow from Sarah & John’s wedding. See their full blog post here.

Special thanks to the The Voodoo Trombone Quartet for allowing me to use their track. Check them out on iTunes.

Sarah & John Wedding Photos – Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:42:08 +0000

After a fantastic full English breakfast – thanks girls! – Father’s day this year was spent shooting Sarah & John’s wedding at Wentworth Castle here in South Yorkshire. I’ve used Wentworth Castle as a location for a pre-wedding shoot (see here for more images and to read me wax lyrical about it) but until now hadn’t had the opportunity to photograph a wedding there.

I was thrilled that Sarah and John asked me to shoot their wedding. Everyone was incredibly welcoming and they have a wonderful family. As well as Sarah and John their children were the stars of the day often stealing the limelight – check out the cute outfits!

Sarah and John, thank you for allowing us to be part of your special day, it was a huge privilege to photograph your wedding.

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 Sarah or John for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

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Special thanks to my second shooter Susie Lawrence.

Wedding Details

Wedding Date: Sunday, June 21st 2009.
Wedding Venue: Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire
Second Shooter: Susie Lawrence

Sarah & Matthew Pre-wedding Shoot – Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Stewart Randall — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:02:06 +0000

I met Sarah & Matthew’s in Sheffield for their pre-wedding shoot on what turned out to be a gorgeous June evening – you can’t beat quality evening sunlight. Both Sarah and Matthew are very confident in front of the camera and it wasn’t long before we were fooling around and creating some fun images. That said, Matthew used to be a professional wrestler and is a master of the ‘mean and moody look’. In fact there were several occasions when I thought I had seriously upset him and it was a matter of time before I found myself upside down in some sort of head hold ;-)

Joking aside, the shoot was loads of fun and I’m really looking forward to the wedding which will be at Whirlowbrook Hall later this month.

Friends and family can view all the images on our gallery which is at www.randallweddings.co.uk/store. Please ask Sarah or Matthew for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.