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| BEAUTIFUL HEADLAM HALL BRIDE RACHEL ARRIVES AT ST GODRIC'S CHURCH IN DURHAM IN A CLASSIC JAGUAR - PHOTOGRAPHY BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF |
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| RACHEL HAPPY AND SMILING AS HER FATHER LEADS HER DOWN THE AISLE |
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| APPLAUSE FROM RACHEL'S PARENTS AS THE COUPLE EXCHANGE A KISS IN ST GODRIC'S CHURCH |
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| SMILES ALL ROUND FOR THE HAPPY COUPLE |
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| RACHEL AND JONATHAN IN THE 'SECRET GARDEN' OF ST GODRIC'S CHURCH WHICH OVERLOOKS DURHAM CATHEDRAL |
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| BEST DRESSED YOUNG LADY AWARD GOES TO .... |
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| ALL READY FOR THE WEDDING BREAKFAST AT HEADLAM HALL |
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| THE BEAUTIFUL WEDDING BREAKFAST MENU AT HEADLAM HALL |
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| CANAPES ANYONE? |
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| TIME FOR A NICE RELAXED GROUP PHOTOGRAPH - PHOTOGRAPHY BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF |
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| ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAY AS RACHEL AND JONATHAN LISTEN TO THE SPEECHES - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF |
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| RACHEL 'SWISHES' ACROSS THE MAIN LAWN AT HEADLAM HALL |
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| LOVE IN THEIR EYES ..... THE HAPPY COUPLE ONLY HAVE EYES FOR EACH OTHER - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF |
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| A MOMENT TOGETHER IN THE WALLED GARDEN CAUGHT BY THE LATE EVENING SUN |
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| ... AND TIME FOR THE FIRST DANCE |
Rachel and Jonathan wanted a really chilled out wedding with their closest family and friends at St Godric's Church in Durham with a beautiful reception at the incomparable Headlam Hall near Darlington - and they got their wish!
Both training to be dentists, I had met with them at Headlam Hall with Rachel's mum too about 18 months or so before their wedding, just chatting and laughing about their plans for their wedding in Durham and their plans for their reception at Headlam Hall.
I was delighted when they asked me to be their official photographer and we kept in contact BY e-mail before meeting a few weeks before their wedding when we went for a walk and a chat around the river in Durham on their pre-wedding portrait session.
It was a beautiful day in August and the gathering friends and relatives at St Godric's Church on the hill close to Durham were full of excited chatter about the day ahead. Jonathan was calm cool and collected, and later, when Rachel arrived in her beautiful classic Jaguar car, not only did she look stunning, but she was also pretty cool and relaxed too.
The wedding ceremony was fun too, and the clergy were kind enough to allow me to discreetly take photographs during the ceremony from the front of the church - usually no bother in a Catholic church, but rare in a C of E Church nowadays.
The 'secret' garden lay down pas a car park, and through a covered walkway, and down the side of a house which opened out into quite the best viewpoint of Durham Cathedral I have seen - and terrific for a few formal family wedding photographs before we headed to Headlam Hall.
Headlam Hall, along with Crathorne Hall is one of the finest wedding venues for civil ceremonies and receptions for many, many miles around. One of my all time favourite venues.
Service, attention to detail and staff are second to none - highly recommended
Champagne and canapes on the terrace with the vast gardens at the guests' disposal gave me the chance to capture the fun and atmosphere of the day and after an hour or so of relaxed conversation in the sun, I quickly gathered close relatives together together with siblings and bridesmaids for a few quick, relaxed group shots and one main photograph of the whole party on the lawn - total 10 minutes, everyone was smiling, that laughed at my silly jokes and the photographs looked great!
Into the Edwardian Suite for the wedding breakfast which was superb as always, and then tears, laughter and fun during some excellent speeches - giving me lots of photograph opportunities.
By the end of the fun, it was 7pm and it was time for me to grab Rachel and Jonathan for 15 minutes to create some nice photographs of them together in the grounds - but return them in time to greet their evening guests and ready themselves for their first dance and the fun of the evening ahead!
When I left the party was in full swing ... and I was off to edit their photographs so they would be ready on their return from the Far East from honeymoon.
I hope you enjoyed a small number of the 400+ final edited images which documents their fantastic wedding at Durham and at Headlam Hall.IF YOU ENJOYED THESE IMAGES ..WHY NOT HAVE A LOOK AT RHOANNE AND ANDREW'S WEDDING AT HEADLAM HALL?
The 'secret' garden lay down pas a car park, and through a covered walkway, and down the side of a house which opened out into quite the best viewpoint of Durham Cathedral I have seen - and terrific for a few formal family wedding photographs before we headed to Headlam Hall.
Headlam Hall, along with Crathorne Hall is one of the finest wedding venues for civil ceremonies and receptions for many, many miles around. One of my all time favourite venues.
Service, attention to detail and staff are second to none - highly recommended
Champagne and canapes on the terrace with the vast gardens at the guests' disposal gave me the chance to capture the fun and atmosphere of the day and after an hour or so of relaxed conversation in the sun, I quickly gathered close relatives together together with siblings and bridesmaids for a few quick, relaxed group shots and one main photograph of the whole party on the lawn - total 10 minutes, everyone was smiling, that laughed at my silly jokes and the photographs looked great!
Into the Edwardian Suite for the wedding breakfast which was superb as always, and then tears, laughter and fun during some excellent speeches - giving me lots of photograph opportunities.
By the end of the fun, it was 7pm and it was time for me to grab Rachel and Jonathan for 15 minutes to create some nice photographs of them together in the grounds - but return them in time to greet their evening guests and ready themselves for their first dance and the fun of the evening ahead!
When I left the party was in full swing ... and I was off to edit their photographs so they would be ready on their return from the Far East from honeymoon.
I hope you enjoyed a small number of the 400+ final edited images which documents their fantastic wedding at Durham and at Headlam Hall.IF YOU ENJOYED THESE IMAGES ..WHY NOT HAVE A LOOK AT RHOANNE AND ANDREW'S WEDDING AT HEADLAM HALL?
CHARLOTTE AND CHRIS' WEDDING WAS AT BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL CHAPEL AND HEADLAM HALL IN 2011, HERE
If you would like me to capture great images at your Headlam hall wedding, then ring me in the office until 6pm on 01429 423165 or anytime on my mobile on 0778 7150966.
DIRK VAN DER WERFF
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