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Helene & Matthew Wedding – Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

Stewart Randall — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:01:58 +0000

On the 24th July Julie and I had the pleasure of photographing Helene & Matthew’s wedding at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Although we have photographed at Chatsworth on a number of occasions, this was the first time we’ve been there specifically for a wedding and we were very excited about the prospect of having the run of the grounds. It was also a very special day for the both of us as the 24th July is our wedding anniversary. Helene and Matthew surprised us with a beautiful box of chocolates on the day and it’s great to know that we now share the same anniversary as Helene and Matthew.

We started the day with Helene at The Cavendish Hotel which is on the Chatsworth Estate. It’s a beautiful boutique hotel and is worth a visit if just for the custom tiling in the gents toilets – sounds weird I know but trust me on this one, it’s very cool.

The wedding was held at the famous crooked spire church in Chesterfield. The service was conducted by Canon Michael Knight and as much as I had hoped, sadly there wasn’t a black car parked outside and he didn’t wear a black leather jacket :( Gutted.

After the service Matthew drove Helene to Chatsworth in an Austin Healey Sprite and on arrival Thomas Ryder-Booth, who coordinates all the weddings, took us on a white knuckle ride around the grounds to hit our photo locations in record time. It was hilarious! Jules and I were on the back of the buggy which we quickly discovered took the brunt of the bumps. Luckily we made it back in one piece for the wedding breakfast and party.

Below are some of my favourite images. Friends & family can view all of the images on our gallery. Please ask Helene or Matthew for the password.

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

Julia & James Wedding Photos – Hassop Hall, Derbyshire

julie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:24:37 +0000

For a while now Stewart and I have been trying to work out how to create blog posts which are more creative and show more of our work without taking ages in Photoshop to put together. Thanks to Lightroom 3 we think we’ve come up with a neat solution. So, a bit of change for this blog – we hope you like it.

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.

Sarah & Scott Wedding Photos – Bagden Hall, Yorkshire

julie — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:02:58 +0000

Sarah & Scott are a fun and very loving couple. There was a great atmosphere throughout their entire wedding day and I don’t think I’ve seen a bride as excited as Sarah at the prospect of getting married. It was also great to be back at Bagden Hall again, especially as we were blessed with such a glorious sunny day.

Below are a small selection of our favourites from the day. Friends & family can view all of the images on our gallery.

For the best viewing experience take a look at our new Randall Photography video channel where you’ll find HD quality slideshows that can be viewed fullscreen.

Ros & Kris Wedding Photos – Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire

julie — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:26:40 +0000

Stewart met Ros and Kris last year at a wedding he was shooting in Ireland so it was great to have an opportunity to catch up with so many familiar faces.

The wedding took place in the beautiful North Yorkshire village of Ripley, starting at the church and then moving on to Ripley Castle after a quick interlude to release some doves and call in for some ice cream at Ripley’s famous ice cream shop (apparently it’s v. v. good) – take a look at the montage below!

Some of our favourites from the day are below, I particularly like the hand model Stewart used to take a shot of the ring – inspired! :) and the “Kung Fu” fighting first dance.

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

Please feel free to leave a comment.

Wedding Details

Wedding Date: 2nd May 2010
Wedding Ceremony: All Saints Church, Ripley
Wedding Reception: Ripley Castle
Dress: Ian Stuart from Ava Rosa Hamilton
Florist: Lynda Moss
Hair: Jenny Jones
Makeup: Sharon Hart
Band: Mirage

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 :)

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!

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.

Please feel free to leave a comment.

Wedding Details

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

Liz & Dave Wedding Photos – The Grange Hotel, York

Stewart Randall — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:00:22 +0000

Day 3 and still blogging :)

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.

Please feel free to leave a comment.

Wedding Details

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