Tynemouth Grand Hotel Wedding for Catherine and Gary

TYNEMOUTH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
THE RINGS!

TYNEMOUTH GRAND HOTEL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
HERE COMES THE BRIDE!

SMILES ALL ROUND FROM MUM AND DAD!

CATHERINE AND GARY LEAVE THE CHURCH WITH BIG  SMILES!

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Catherine and Gary are a great couple and I've been very much looking forward to their wedding at Monkseaton and The Grand Hotel at Tynemouth for some time.

Catherine is an art teacher with degrees all over the place and Gary directs and produces films for business, as well as being a very proficient photographer - so they're very creative people who have found love with each other!

St Andrew's Church in Monkseaton Tyne and Wear has recently been refurbished and extended and has given it a new lease of life with a vibrant community and congregation - and Catherine's parents are stalwarts of the church, so it was very much a family event for the wedding.

I was at the church very early on a beautiful sunny day with blue skies, which makes such a change from my previous six weddings that where all in the dark and gloomy months between October and February.

Gary and his attendents arrived surprisingly early too, so there was plenty of time to get into the swing of things before Catherine turned up in her magnificent limousine that used to belong to the US Ambassador.

She was radiant, and was really up for the ceremony, though I had noticed that Gary had gone a little bit quiet as I headed outside to greet her!

The ceremony went without a hitch with some fine readings from Catherine's father and a good friend.

Outside, before we dashed off to The Grand Hotel at Tynemouth we had an important photograph to take - one that mirrored Catherine's own parents wedding at the church many years previously. It had to be taken at the old entrance to the church rather than the grand new glass and metal extravaganza.

That done we all headed off for the wedding breakfast at Tynemouth's grandest hotel. The cake was so good and the iced sugar flowers so beautiful, I suggested we set up a Facebook group called 'Save the Cake', while the speeches were entertaining and Catherine's dad John's wedding bingo went down a storm during his own speech!

Each guest also had a personalised mouse on the table, and in each one was cheese - of course and also sugared almonds and chocolates, it was a great touch and Catherine and her mum and friends had spend weeks making these beautiful momentos.

Once the great wedding breakfast was over, Catherine and Gary wanted to head to the beach - to reveal the bride's footwear for the day under her glamorous dress.

A beautiful new pair of personalised cream pearlescent-painted Doctor Martin boots were perfect for the beach, especially where the tide had just disappeared!

So we all messed around on the beach drawing love hearts in the sand until it was near dark and then headed up to the hotel to greet their evening guests.

It was that sort of day .... family orientated, a little bit off the wall at times, relaxed and happy - then sort of wedding many people would cherish - and Catherine and Gary and their families certainly cherished their wedding day and it was a pleasure to be part of your family for the day and capture some great images that you will remember for ever!

If you would like me to photograph your wedding  in Tynemouth or any other part of the UK or abroad, I would be delighted to hear about your plans.
Just ring me in the office until 6pm any day on 01429 423165 or on my mobile at any time 0778 7150966.
I am based in the north east of England but I'm happy to travel anywhere to be a small but important part of your wedding day.
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DIRK VAN DER WERFF