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| ELIZABETH'S BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET |
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| MEETING AND GREETING FRIENDS AT HOME BEFORE THE WEDDING CEREMONY |
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| FRIENDS GATHERING FOR THE INTIMATE WEDDING DAY |
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| MORE WELCOMES FOR MORE GUESTS AT ELIZABETH'S WEDDING DAY CELEBRATIONS |
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| HAPPINESS RADIATES OVER ELIZABETH'S FRIENDS DURING DRINKS BEFORE HEADING OFF TO GET MARRIED |
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| PLENTY OF FUN AND GOSSIP TO CATCH UP WITH |
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| ALL THE 'GIRLS' HAVE ARRIVED SO TIME ON THE TERRACE FOR MORE CHAMPAGNE! |
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| CHAMPAGNE AT THE READY |
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| ELIZABETH GETTING INTO THE LIMOUSINE TO HEAD TO NORTHALLERTON REGISTER OFFICE |
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| NORTHALLERTON REGISTER OFFICE - THE SCENE OF THE WEDDING CEREMONY |
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| HERE COMES THE BRIDE - AND GROOM. ELIZABETH AND WAYNE ENTER THE ROOM FOR THEIR WEDDING CEREMONY - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF |
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| A FEW PERSONAL WORDS FOR ELIZABETH AND WAYNE |
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| LOVE IS ... THE KISS SEALS THE VOWS - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF |
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| ... AND THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE MAKES IT ALL LEGAL! |
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| TIME FOR A QUICK GROUP SHOT BEFORE HEADING TO ROCKLIFFE HALL |
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| NICE PORTRAIT OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM BEFORE GETTING BACK INTO THE LIMOUSINE FOR THE WEDDING BREAKFAST AT ROCKLIFFE HALL |
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| THE BEAUTIFUL TABLE SETTINGS AT ELIZABETH'S WEDDING BREAKFAST AT ROCKLIFFE HALL |
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| ROCKLIFFE SUITE AT ROCKLIFFE HALL LAYED OUT FOR ELIZABETH'S WEDDING TO WAYNE - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF |
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| THE MENU FOR THE WEDDING BREAKFAST AT ROCKLIFFE HALL |
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| THE ROCKLIFFE SUITE |
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| A QUICK GROUP SHOT OF THE INTIMATE FAMILY WEDDING PARTY |
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| BEST MAN AND GROOM TOGETHER FOR A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE AT ROCKLIFFE HALL! |
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| WAYNE WITH ELIZABETH AND HER DESIGNER WEDDING GOWN AT ROCKLIFFE HALL NEAR DARLINGTON |
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| A KISS BEFORE THE WEDDING BREAKFAST |
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| SWISHING THE FABULOUS DESIGNER WEDDING GOWN AT ROCKLIFFE HALL - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHJY |
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| HAPPINESS FROM ELIZABETH ON THE LAWN OF ROCKLIFFE HALL AS SHE CELEBRATES HER WEDDING TO WAYNE |
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| THE HAPPIEST BRIDE AT ROCKLIFFE HALL - EVER? |
Rockliffe Hall is the brand new five star wedding venue for the north of England and I was lucky enough to be among the first wedding photographers booked for this exclusive use hotel.
Elizabeth and Wayne are a great couple and had their grand wedding planned for 2011, but decided in the end to have a small intimate wedding with their closest family and friends at Rockliffe Hall after a civil ceremony at County Hall Northallerton.
I met with Elizabeth for the first time only 6 weeks before her wedding, which is unusual, but we got on famously in the hour while we talked about her plans for her wedding celebrations. I didn't need to be there all day as is normal, and the wedding party was originally going to be for only nine friends and relatives, but this ended up as just 21 guests at Rockliffe Hall.
Many more brides are looking for small intimate weddings and am happy to tailor my coverage for a smaller wedding.
I met with Elizabeth and her son and Wayne at their beautiful home as they prepared for their guests arriving and there was a lot of fun and champagne on the terrace before they piled into two stretch limousines to take them for their civil ceremony at Northallerton.
Elizabeth didn't expect to be crying at any point, but she was definitely bubbling as she stood at the front of the ceremony room with the registrar and while a very funny Pam Ayers poem was read out.
So with tears and laughter we went outside to grab a few shots with confetti for her lady friends and then headed over to Rockliffe Hall where they had booked a private dining room to celebrate their marriage.
Although Rockliffe Hall is very new and shiny, it's been extended from a much older building and the architects and developers have done a brilliant job making it all work so well, and once the grounds approaching the hotel develop and grow, it will be an even more magnificent wedding venue.
I had time on the terrace while the guests had some more champagne to sort a few quick family and friend groups then borrowed the bride and groom for a few intimate photographs, before I said my thanks and farewell to the happy couple and their guests as they sat down to dinner.
It was a lovely small intimate wedding, full of fun and laughter and tears and joy. It was a pleasure to be part of Elizabeth and Wayne's wedding celebrations at Rockliffe Hall!
I hope you enjoy a sneak peek of their 150+ final edited images telling the story of their day .....
If you would like me to be part of your family wedding celebrations at your own wedding at Rockliffe Hall, or just to chat about your wedding plans, in the north east, north Yorkshire, Cumbria, The Borders, or anywhere in the UK, ring me in the office on +44 (0)1429 423165 until 6pm or my mobile telephone after hours until 10pm day or night, weekday or weekend on +44 (0)778 7150966.
Many of my brides-to-be work in Europe or elsewhere in the world and are coming back to the UK to get married .... so, Use +44 if ringing from abroad, or add the 0 if ringing from the UK.
Maybe you have booked a wedding in France or Italy or Greece or Las Vegas or Cayman Islands? I'm happy to be part of your destination wedding plans anywhere in the world. Flights and accommodation are charged at cost.
Wedding photography costs from £950, with the most popular package at £1295 which includes a pre-wedding shoot and a framed portrait together with a signiture A3 print for signing by your guests at your wedding. Up to 500 hard-copy gallery proof-prints in a presentation box, a dedicated website, all final edited images on a CD, together with great customer experience and outstanding personalised customer service and satisfaction.
Smaller weddings with less than 25 guests like Elizabeth above, midweek, cost from £550, these options are also available 10 weeks before a Saturday or Sunday if the date is free.
A3 wedding books are from £300 with all parent books and mini-books available from the top companies around the world
PLEASE NOTE: I am a FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, fully insured, with 25 years experience, please don't ask if I can match the price of a weekend photographer with 6 months experience who offers 3 photographers and unlimited photographs at your wedding for £400, this is a bespoke, personal service with outstanding photography.
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DIRK VAN DER WERFF
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