First to get the new treatment is Julia and James’ beautiful wedding at Hassop Hall in Derbyshire. Weather was perfect, Julia and James were fantastic and we had a truly great day.

Check out the dress girls, it’s a good one.
Boys, the car isn’t too bad either! :-)

For the photographers… you may notice some images have a ‘35mm’ look, that’s because Stewart is in love with his new Canon 35mm f1.4 which made an appearance at the start of the day and stayed for pretty much most of the wedding.

Friends & family can view all of the images on our gallery.

Also check out the Randall Photography video channel where you’ll find HD quality slideshows that can be viewed fullscreen.

Liz and Dave’s was another lovely intimate wedding held at the Grange Hotel in York. Both Liz and Dave are huge Morecambe & Wise fanatics and decided to theme their wedding in honour of the comedy legends. Sometimes themed weddings can be challenging to pull off but Liz and Dave managed this with style owing to their fun personalities and refusal to take themselves too seriously.

Check out the shot of Dave leaving to ceremony room!

Below are some of my favourites from the day.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: December 5th 2009
Ceremony & Wedding Reception: The Grange Hotel
Second Shooter: John Cleary

I’ve been working on Amy an Ali’s images for the past couple of hours and doing so has brushed away the autumn doom and gloom and lifted my spirits. It’s not just the images of sunflowers, blue skies and brilliant sunlight that’s working it’s magic on me, but it’s also the memories of what was a fantastic day. Amy & Ali’s wedding which has held at Cannon Hall and then Brooklands was a day to remember. The organisation was spot on and with many parts to the day, including drinks in the walled garden, afternoon tea, garden games and the reception at Brooklands, there was plenty to photograph.

For the bride and groom portraits we used the beautiful gardens at Cannon Hall and an old farmyard which I found ideally located on route to Brooklands. Fortunately the owners of the farmyard were family friends so we weren’t chased off their land! :-)

Julie and I had an incredible time photographing Amy & Ali’s wedding and it was a pleasure to work with such a fantastic couple.

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 Amy or Ali for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: August 7th 2009
Wedding Venue: Cannon Hall
Wedding Reception: Brooklands
Dress: From Emma at Perfect Daze
Car Hire: Drake’s Distinctive Carriages
Band: STREETLIGHT

The images below are from Helen and Mark’s wedding that I shot back in August. The day started as a typical Yorkshire summer, with rain, although it did clear later on to reveal some beautiful evening light.

Helen was absolutely amazing and more than happy to get creative with the locations not even hesitating when I suggested climbing on the ornamental band stand – or whatever it was – in her Ian Stuart dress! In fact, I was amazed at how well the dress survived the day, still looking fresh and relatively clean throughout. Quality speaks for itself – same with photography of course :-)

Check out the card school that the kids had running in a secret location. There was some serious gambling going on sometimes with a whole bag or Haribo being won in a single hand.

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 Helen or Mark for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

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Wedding Details

Wedding Date: August 1st 2009
Wedding Venue: Saddleworth Hotel
Second Shooter: Mike Hetherington
Dress: By Ian Stuart

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!

Mairead & Adam had carefully selected the Mount Falcon Hotel for it’s amazing food and fantastic woodland setting, situated just outside Ballina in County Mayo West Ireland. The hotel itself has been completely renovated in recent years and finished to an incredibly high standard. It really is a luxurious venue for a wedding.

Of course being on the west coast of Ireland means the weather can be a little temperamental. For the most part of the day we were blessed with fine weather except for an incredible down pour as the guests made their way to church – check out the image below which I managed to grab from the comfort of a hotel room :-)

Following the ceremony we headed down to Lough Conn for some dramatic landscape images followed by some more contemporary photos near the local football ground. Mairead said it was a little like ‘Kabul’ which cracked me up :)) but I love the blue sky against the grey concrete.

The entire day was incredible. Relaxed. Emotional. Exciting. It really was a pleasure to photograph Mairead and Adam’s wedding and thank you both for allowing me to be part of your day.

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

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Thank you to my second shooter Mike Hetherington who was fantastic as per usual.

Wedding Details

Wedding Date: Saturday, July 4th 2009.
Wedding Venue: Mount Falcon Country House Hotel, Mayo West Ireland
Dress: Suzanne Neville
Flowers: Balla Florists

Below are a few images of Laura taken at Hazlewood Castle earlier this year. The shoot was organised by my good friend Mark Lenik who filmed Laura and Paul’s wedding. The purpose was two fold – firstly an opportunity for Laura to get back in her dress :-) and secondly for Mark to create some footage for his new website and bridal package.

Check out the video below my images (click play and please be patient as it loads). The film combines footage from the wedding along with the photo shoot at Hazlewood Castle. I just love the post production techniques that Mark has used to give the video a cinematic quality. Stunning.

If you’re after a videographer for your wedding Mark is the man. Better still, Mark and I work closely together so if you’re looking for a photographer/videographer duo to capture your day in moving and still HD, please feel free to contact either of us.

Mark is currently working on a special video for Randall Photography which I can’t wait to share with you all.

As usual please leave me your comments.

It was great to be back at West Tower and Julie and I had a fantastic day. Helen and Matthew, 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 Helen or Matthew for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

Wedding Details

Wedding Date: Friday, June 19th 2009
Wedding Venue: West Tower Country House Hotel, Ormskirk
Wedding Dress: Maggie Sottero

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

Wedding Details

Ceremony: Chelsea Register Office
Venue: Blue Print Cafe

One of the benefits of being their photographer was that I got to experience more of the day than most guests. This included hanging out with the girls in the morning and meeting Robin at the pub for lunch before heading to Chelsea Register Office for the civil ceremony. After the celebrity-style group photo on the steps of the registry office we headed down to the Thames to the boat which would take us to the Blue Print Cafe. It was a short but eventful walk with a brief encounter with a parrot along the way – random!

Lydia & Robin, I hope you enjoy the photos. It was a great privilege to be part of your day and I can’t wait for the next ‘tower of cheese’!

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 Lydia or Robin for the password or get in contact with us at the studio.

Wedding Details

Ceremony: Chelsea Register Office
Venue: Blue Print Cafe