http://marctoddphotography.com/blog County Durham Wedding Photographer Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:35:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Saturday we had the pleasure of photographing Linda & Andrew's wedding at Whitworth Hall, Spennymoor (www.whitworthhall.co.uk) Despite a rainy start to the day, the sun got out for a lovely civil wedding ceremony inside Whitworth Hall itself. Linda looked gorgeous in a white and red dress, whilst her 3 bridesmaids wore white. ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/linda-andrews-wedding-whitworth-hall-spennymoor/ This morning was spent on the banks of the River Wear in Durham this morning with Jo & Jason. They are getting married in January at The Shireburn Arms Hotel (http://www.shireburnarmshotel.com/) near Clitheroe. Today was their engagement shoot, and whilst I was worried about the weather there was no need ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/jo-jasons-engagement-shoot/ We spent last Friday with Jackie & Martin at the Calf's Head Clitheroe. The sun was shining for their beautiful outdoor gazebo ceremony. Jackie looked absolutely beautiful in her dress, and we were lucky to spend time with the couple around the grounds of the hotel. Centre piece of the ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/martin-jackies-wedding-calfs-head-clitheroe/ Julia & Simon were married at Wellington Barn in Wiltshire last saturday. Despite the torrential rain that came down at times, they had a beautiful wedding. Julia looked lovely in a wedding dress designed and made by her Sister, and Simon wore brown which looked great with the orange flowers ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/julia-simons-wedding-wellington-barn-wiltshire/ Yesterday we had the pleasure of spending the whole day with Tracy & Paul and their family and friends. The weather was glorious for the wedding which was held at Brasteds restaurant, just outside of Norwich. The theme of the wedding was black and white, the venue looked amazing, the ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/tracy-pauls-wedding-brasteds-norwich/ We spent Friday 8th August at the wedding of Joy & Brian. Joy told me during our pre-wedding meet that the number 8 was a lucky number in China, and that the 8/8/08 was the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Some of this good luck must have rubbed off because ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/joy-brians-wedding-8th-august-2008-judges-yarm/ It is a while since we blogged, so here is an update. Things have been very busy preparing for the next two weeks which sees us zig zagging the country to shoot four weddings. The first of these weddings is Joy & Brian who are getting married on 8/8/08 at Judges ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/pre-wedding-meet/ Well, this weekend was the Durham Miners Gala. It is a huge tradition in the North East, particularly for the mining communities. This year we took Victoria's father, who was a miner himself, along to the gala. The sun was shining and thousands of people lined the streets of Durham ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/durham-miners-gala/ Marc and I spent Friday afternoon in East Anglia. Our first port of call was Brasteds (www.brasteds.co.uk) where the wedding of Tracy & Paul will take place on 16th August. This is a lovely venue in the countryside just outside of Norwich and we are very excited at the photographic ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/pre-wedding-meet-11th-july-2008/ All of our packages include a Guest Montage and we often get asked what these are, so I thought I would put up a post to explain more about them. Generally we meet with a couple a few months before their wedding to discuss plans, view their venue and spend a ... http://marctoddphotography.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/guest-montages/