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I reckon the best bit of advice that anyone could give you about choosing your wedding photographer would be to make sure that you have a good look through a few ‘complete’ weddings. It’s not too difficult to get together a handful of wonderful wedding photographs after taking the thousands that many do, but a complete wedding album will really tell you whether or not a photographer is right for you.

I’ve just updated my Complete UK Wedding from 2010 with Matt & Katy’s wedding at Peckforton Castle in May. So, if you’ve spent ‘forever’ looking through wedding photography websites and are getting a bit boggle-eyed, grab a glass of wine and a comfy chair then click here and ‘view slideshow.’

Can you see yourselves in these images? Drop me a line :-)

A screen-shot from the gallery.

Difficult to choose a few of my favourites so here are a few too many!

Huge thanks to Matt & Katy for sharing your wedding photographs with us all. Lovely x

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Amy was the Wedding Photographer at St. Christopher’s Church, Pott Shrigley & Shrigley Hall Hotel Cheshire, UK for the wedding of Richard & Rebecca.

On the 19th of June, Richard & Rebecca were married in the beautiful, rural village of Pott Shrigley in Cheshire. Rarely have I come across a more relaxed bride as Rebecca, tucking into a sandwich as soon as she was ready and the dress was on! The day flowed with the same relaxed vibe as the morning preps and the Vicar followed suit by sharing holiday anecdotes as part of the sermon.

Richard beamed all day long and the weather stayed warm and blue – in fact, don’t want to speak too soon but all of my recent weddings, whether in Italy or the UK, have been glorious.

An eclectic mix of tasters to be going on with:

Whilst Rebecca was doing her make-up in the mirror, these two rubber ducks caught my eye:

Richard stuck rigidly to the purple theme!

I used the down-lighters in the ceiling to light Rebecca in this one:

Listening to holiday tales with a lesson or two thrown in:

The obvious grandeur of the venue as you approach Shrigley Hall Hotel:

Love, love, love it – so cool!

Richard & Rebecca asked for this shot so that they could use it for their Thank You cards, in keeping with the theme of their Save the Date and invites:

Love this:

The guests having fun:

Cheers folks! Hope you had a fabulous time in Tuscany – the weather certainly has been amazing!

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Andy & Amy were the Wedding Photographers at St Helen’s Church, Tarporley and Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, UK for the wedding of Matt & Katy.

Matt & Katy were married on Friday the 7th May at St Helen’s Church in the beautiful village of Tarporley, south Cheshire. Too often we are made to feel rather unwelcome as wedding photographers working in a Church but not at this wedding. A wonderfully friendly and welcoming vicar allowed us to work freely (not that we move around or use flash anyway) and as such, the ceremony shots are stunning.

Peckforton Castle was the perfect venue for the wedding reception and the weather was good enough for drinks and canapes to be enjoyed out on the lawn in the sunshine. The entire day had a really relaxed atmosphere and all of the guests seemed to have a lot of fun. Peter, a brilliant toastmaster, had everyone in stitches with his rhythmical organisational skills! I’ll get hold of his details and add them here.

Katy and her gorgeous bouquet:

Matt with his brother (& Best Man) Mark in the background:

The vicar was really funny! He ensured that Matt seemed pretty chilled out before Katy arrived:

I Will:

A natural line-up formed as we left church giving everyone the chance to give their best wishes:

An alternative ‘car shot:’

The road leading to Peckforton Castle is lovely given the right weather/light:

Two young bridesmaids, Isabelle and Charlotte, were as good as gold all day long. Here’s Charlotte having fun and getting rid of some energy before dinner:

Surrounded by friends and family. I love this shot!

A beautiful window in Peckforton Castle’s Grand Hall lights Katy perfectly:

The Hexagonal Room was where the wedding breakfast and speeches took place:

Such a chilled out day folks – we really enjoyed ourselves. Hope you’re enjoying your holiday. Very jealous!

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Andy & Amy were the wedding photographers at Church of Ascension, Warrington & The Midland Hotel, Manchester, UK for the wedding of Stuart & Jenny.

It’s not very often that I get to photograph the weddings of people that I know, not least people that I have known well all of my life. The 28th November was an exception though as Stuart and Jenny were married in Woolston, Warrington followed by a wonderful reception at The Midland Hotel in central Manchester. My parents and Jenny’s parents have been friends for life; Jenny’s Dad was Best Man for my Dad 34 years ago and they are Godparents for each others’ children.

A teeny bit more pressure this time to nail it then! We had to be pretty creative with our light sources as the natural light had almost gone as we arrived at The Midland Hotel at about three thirty. The Midland had just been decorated for Christmas and looked absolutely fantastic with two enormous trees in the lobby.

On with a few tasters:

Stuart.

Stunning.

The little Flower Girl behaved impeccably all day and posed for the camera whenever we went near to her – model material!

My Auntie Kay, Uncle John, Jenny, Eve and Kate. I love this family photograph, hope they do too!

The sun came out for a short time just as Jenny entered the church.

Stuart’s family during the ceremony.

Stuart and Jenny on the steps of The Midland. We used the foyer area quite a lot during the day; there wasn’t a lot of light, but what there was, was interesting.

This is my Mum & Dad! Mum is Jenny’s Godmother.

Back on The Midland steps using off-camera flash to great effect.

We put our cameras away after this shot and enjoyed the party. No energy left for dancing though!

It was an absolute privilege to photograph Stuart and Jenny’s wedding being so close to Jenny’s family. Thanks for the opportunity and for a fabulous day. – Amy

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Andy & Amy were the wedding photographers at Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, UK for the wedding of Paul & Carly.

We’ve been the chosen photographers for quite a few weddings at Peckforton Castle in the past and we always enjoy returning there. Paul & Carly had a fabulous wedding on the 22nd September – unusually, a Tuesday. The day was full of surprises; Carly’s Dad dressed in a kilt in his traditional Welsh tartan – not even Mum knew about it! Paul had arranged for the rings to be delivered by a beautiful Canadian great-horned owl and, to keep guests entertained, there was a fabulous Birds of Prey display during the afternoon.

Paul helped get everyone else ready in the morning. Here he is helping his Father-in-Law-to-be into his surprise outfit.

I have my eyes closed in one of my favourite images of me on my wedding day. I hope Carly loves this one as much! I think it’s gorgeous.

The owl behaved impeccably and was a great surprise for Carly. One less thing for the Best man to remember!

The Great Hall at Peckforton Castle is beautifully-lit. Time to celebrate!

The display gave us some great opportunities to capture some hilarious reactions of the birds getting so close.

Beautiful.

Paul and his two Best Men. The Bridal Party had really thought about their colour scheme to fit in with the colour and natural light of Peckforton Castle.

One of my faves! LOVE it!

The wedding breakfast was a hog-roast buffet – something that guests always enjoy. Andy claims that it was delicious. As a vegetarian I have to admit to keeping my distance!

A wonderful, fun day upon which the sun shone despite the forecast for rain. We travelled the day after Paul & Carly’s wedding for the wedding of Griff & Yasmine in Tuscany – images coming soon! – Amy.

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