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Last updated: Wednesday, 10 March 2010

March 6th 2010

Tim and Melanie's wedding at Walton Hall, Waterton Park Wakefield

Following on from their great Pre-wedding photo shoot a few weeks ago I caught up with Tim and Melanie again today as they married in a civil wedding ceremony at Walton Hall.

Although cloudy for most of the day, late afternoon the sky cleared and we were lucky enough to head back outdoors for a quick shoot with the setting sun bathing the few remaining clouds in a warm orange and pink glow.

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March 5th 2010

Paul and Liz's wedding Bagden Hall near Huddersfield

Paul and Liz were married on Friday at Bagden Hall Hotel in Scissett. With some great weather and a very relaxed bride and groom the photos were a storm. For possibly the first time this year we used grass for the full guests shot, hanging out of one of the high windows overlooking the lawn, hopefully a sign that firmer ground (no heels sinking) and warmer temperatures are just around the corner.

Paul and Liz were happy to go with the flow and my ideas for a few new photographs I'd never tried at Bagden Hall before. Judging by the tears and laughter during the big screen evening display we had running the photos were a huge success.

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February 28th 2010

Matthew and Katie's wedding at Walton Hall,  Waterton Park Wakefield

The harbingers of the doom, (those lovely people at the Met Office) had predicted  today's weather would involve heavy rain and strong winds for most of the day. Thankfully their guess work was wholly inaccurate and although we didn't see any blue skies, the heavy rain and strong winds held off long enough for us to enjoy some time outdoors photographing Matthew and Katie.

The civil ceremony room at Walton Hall had been especially decorated by West End Florists in Wakefield complete with ornate arrangements, archway, carpet and candles providing, the perfect setting for Matthew and Katie's civil wedding ceremony.

Following the ceremony we took a walk around the island and Walton Hall quickly photographing the happy couple in a number of locations before heading indoors to join their guests for a drinks reception. Katie had initially been quite nervous about having her photograph taken, however she quickly warmed to the camera and proved to be a natural model!

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February 27th 2010

Peter and Emma's wedding day at The Parsonage in Escrick between York and Selby.

It seems like a long time since I met up with Peter and Emma for a Pre-wedding shoot at The Parsonage in Escrick on the outskirts of York. Their wedding ceremony today was taking place at the Parsonage which is where we joined Emma mid morning for some photographs of bridal preparation before Peter arrived.

A sign of spring approaching was that following the wedding ceremony many guests naturally headed outdoors to chat and enjoy the dry and reasonably warm weather. A first for this year!

With a few formal images quickly taken care of we took Emma, Peter and their bridal party for a short walk around the grounds for photographs before rejoining the drinks reception.

During the evening, as well as viewing a selection of the day's photographs on our big screen, the guests were able to take advantage of the portrait studio we set up, enabling them to have their own photographs taken and printed instantly to take away.

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February 21st 2010

Allerton Castle Wedding Fayre

A snow bound Allerton Castle was the venue for today's wedding fayre. Thankfully the snow stopped falling just before the 11AM start and plenty of hardy visitors were able to attend, making the day very worthwhile. A big thank you to all those who stopped for a chat and of course to those bride and groom's who have already booked me for their wedding photography at Allerton Castle who popped by to say hello. The photo below is just a gratuitous Allerton Castle photograph taken on a much warmer day last year!

February 18th 2010

Do you Airbrush? Enhancing wedding photographs.

One of the questions I am regularly asked is if I can airbrush wedding photographs. The short answer is Yes!  Whilst digitally enhanced photos may not be to everyones taste the requests are frequent which is why when I'm editing the proof images I will often airbrush as required therefore ensuring you look your best. This is of course no substitute for professional makeup, it merely enhances and smoothes skin.

The photograph below shows two images  the left is the original and the right is airbrushed to  magazine supermodel standard, whilst this may be too much for a wedding album it gives you an idea of the magic that can be created.

February 13th 2010

John and Marie's wedding at Allerton Castle, North Yorkshire

John and Marie married on Saturday afternoon  in a civil ceremony at Allerton Castle.  The 80 foot high Baronial Great Hall never fails to impress and provides a stunning backdrop for the wedding ceremony.   A cold but dry afternoon allowed us the opportunity to make use of the grounds using various facades of Allerton Castle as a backdrop on the wedding photographs.

Following the wedding breakfast and speeches we had a short opportunity for some more photographs of John and Marie both inside and out of the castle as just after eight, all the guests all assembled on the front lawn for a firework display before the bride and groom's first dance.  Leave a comment about this post

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Pre-wedding photo shoot at Walton Hall Waterton Park

I met up with Eleanor and Dan on Friday morning at Walton Hall for a Pre-wedding photo shoot and to run through the photography plans for their wedding day in March.  Leave a comment about this post

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Hazlewood Castle wedding fayre this weekend

Hazlewood Castle's first wedding fayre of the year will be held this Sunday between 11 and 4. I'll be exhibiting in the Great Hall with a number of new albums and a few special wedding fayre offers.

Andrew and Sally's Graphistudio wedding album

Andrew and Sally collected their Graphistudio storybook wedding album on Tuesday. After spending a while choosing their wedding photographs from their August wedding at Rogerthorpe Manor, Andrew and Sally decided to upgrade to a Graphistudio wedding album. Even though I offer a free alteration of design on all my Graphistudio wedding albums, Andrew and Sally loved the proof layout and the files were quickly uploaded to the Graphistudio head office in Italy ready to be turned into a superb storybook.

Upon receiving their storybook on Tuesday, they were both overjoyed and full of praise, commenting how they'd been recommending me and my services to anybody and everybody and how they loved the album, photos, service etc, all great stuff to hear. Sally's dad also took the time to contact me today with the following message.

"Chris, I have just seen Andrew and Sally's wedding album and I am moved to write a note to you... The album is stunning, the pictures are brilliant and I am jealous! Your work is phenomenal and I would advise anyone contemplating hiring you to arrange their wedding date around your availability. Andrew and Sally are so pleased with everything that they just did not know which photographs to choose. once again, thank you so much. John."

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January 31st 2010

Pre-wedding photo shoots in Leeds, Hazlewood Castle and Waterton Park

Three pre-wedding photo shoots today, one on the outskirts of Leeds for Paul and Liz marrying at Bagden Hall, the second at Hazlewood Castle near York for Lawrence, Catherine and their daughter Liahnna  and finally ending the day at Walton Hall near Wakefield with Melanie and Tim.

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January 30th 2010

Simon and Michelle's wedding, St Oswald's in Guiseley to 3 Albion place in Leeds

Simon and Michelle married on Saturday at St Oswald's in Guiseley before celebrating with a reception at 3 Albion Place in Leeds. The historic church of St Oswald's provided a stunning venue for the wedding ceremony and a very friendly vicar was more than obliging for photography requests, allowing me to shoot from the front of the church whilst Alex covered the events from the rear.

Following the ceremony we headed into Leeds city centre for the wedding reception and wedding breakfast at 3 Albion Place. With no evening reception to photograph our day ended after the wedding breakfast and speeches, however stepping outside into a now deserted city centre we quickly called Simon and Michelle out for some impromptu night shots before bidding them farewell.

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January 23rd 2010

Rob and Elaine's wedding at Wentbridge House, Wentbridge near Pontefract

No snow! For the first time in a while a wedding without any of the white stuff. Although the temperature remained cool, we didn't risk frostbite today for Rob and Elaine's wedding at Wentbridge House. Following their civil wedding ceremony we were quickly outside for photographs with their guests and then with Rob and Elaine alone.

Just before the start of the evening reception and their first dance we popped back out for some night time photographs around Wentbridge, finally shooting some more inside the hotel using the modern decor and furnishings of the new building. Back inside, the big screen display of photographs went down a storm with plenty of well received compliments from the wedding guests.

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January 19th 2010

Congratulations Peter and Rebecca

Peter and Rebecca were married last April at the Bridge Inn near Wetherby.  Peter has been in touch this week with the great news that they have a new addition to their family, born on the 5th January was baby Joseph Thomas. Congratulations and don't worry the sleepless nights don't last more than a couple of years! One of Peter and Rebecca's wedding photographs below.

January 9th 2009

Nicola and Stirling's wedding at Hazlewood Castle York, North Yorkshire

The first wedding of 2010 for me on Saturday as Nicola and Stirling married at Our Lady's Church in York before celebrating at Hazlewood Castle hotel.

The deep snow certainly made driving interesting and the temperatures a touch on the chilly side, but Nicola and Stirling were fantastic and happy to head into the snow once we arrived at Hazlewood Castle. Not only once but twice as following the wedding breakfast and speeches we headed out again for some after dark snowy photos.

Judging by the very well received evening screen show of photographs from the day Nicola and Stirling's efforts were certainly appreciated by their guests.

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January 8th 2010

Snowy Waterton Park

A quick scenic photograph of a heavily snow covered Walton Hall at Waterton Park from yesterday.

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January 6th 2010

Paparazzi ! Guests with cameras.

A trio of images from Phil and Amanda's wedding last Wednesday. Handling her mum's camera like a pro this young girl was keen to snap away during the speeches and share the results with her friends.

A lot of wedding photographers don't like guests taking photos during weddings, especially of the posed formal groups etc. Over the years I've heard stories from guests at weddings being told they can't take photos, photographers purposefully walking in front of guests, posing shots of the bride and groom with their backs to the guests and generally being abusive towards anyone with a camera. This rude and inexcusable behaviour is because they are trying to maximise their own sales by ensuring aunty Doris has to buy their photograph as she can't take her own.

Personally this isn't a theory I subscribe to and actively encourage guests to take photos.  As the professional photographer on the day my job is to ensure the photograph  I take is much better than that taken by aunty Doris and not to be scared of her stealing my print sales!

When booking a wedding photographer this is always a point to raise and ensure they don't mind your guests taking photographs during the day including the formal groups.

Chris Chambers is recommended by the regions exclusive wedding venues including Waterton park, Hazlewood Castle, Nostell Priory and Allerton Castle.

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