January 2010 | DIRK VAN DER WERFF - WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

Redworth Hall Wedding Photography for Claire and Jamie in late Summer


REDWORTH HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER:
SEATON CAREW HOLY TRINITY CHURCH WHERE CLAIRE AND JAMIE WERE MARRIED
REDWORTH HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
THE BEAUTIFUL HAIRPIECE THAT CLAIRE USED FOR HER WEDDING
REDWORTH HALL WEDDINGS: REDWORTH HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
CLAIRE CONCENTRATES AS SHE APPLIES HER MAKE UP
SHOES AT THE READY!
ON HER WAY TO THE CHURCH ... CLAIRE GOES DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME ... 
A CHEEKY SMILE FROM ONE OF CLAIRE'S BRIDESMAIDS
A BEAUTIFUL LIGHT SUMMER BOUQUET
KISSES AND CONFETTI FOR CLAIRE AND JAMIE AT SEATON CAREW HOLY TRINITY CHURCH AFTER THEIR WEDDING
REDWORTH HALL WAS THE WEDDING VENUE FOR THE RECEPTION
... AND THE WEDDING BREAKFAST MENU ......
THE MAIN HALL AT REDWORTH HALL NEAR DARLINGTON
CLAIRE'S CAKE CATCHES THE SUNLIGHT
KEEP TIGHT HOLD OF MR RABBIT .... COMFORT FOR ONE OF THE YOUNGEST
ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE AT REDWORTH HALL
JAMIE'S PARENTS PORTRAIT - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
CLAIRE'S PARETNTS WEDDING PORTRAIT - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
.. AND THE DREADED GROUP PICTURE .. ALL DONE IN A FEW MINUTES - WITH A SMILE BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
TIME TO EAT IN THE GREAT HALL .... 
A LOVELY PORTRAIT OF JAMIE AND CLAIRE IN FRONT OF THE BIG WINDOW WHILE AT THEIR TOP TABLE AT REDWORTH HALL
BRIDAL PORTRAIT OF CLAIRE AS SHE LISTENS TO JAMIE'S SPEECH
MY FAVOURITE PORTRAIT OF CLAIRE ON THE DAY .. REACTING TO JAMIE'S SPEECH - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
MESSING ABOUT IN THE LATE EVENING SUN ON THE LAWN AT REDWORTH HALL
STILL HAVING FUN ..... 
AAWWW .. LOVE IS FOR CLAIRE AND JAMIE IN THE LATE EVENING SUN AT REDWORTH HALL
NICE AND RELAXED ........ JUST LIKE ALL OF MY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY, JAMIE AND CLAIRE SEAL THEIR WEDDING DAY WITH A KISS
REDWORTH HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER:
Claire and Jamie are great fun people and I met with them at their mum's about a year before we met again at the pre-wedding portrait session we arranged at the beach.
A pre-wedding portrait meeting is so much more than taking photographs - it gives us time to chat and talk about the forthcoming wedding and bond a little .. so that we're not strangers on the day of the wedding. So that instead of: "Ohh, the photographer's here ... ", it's more like: "Great, Dirk's here - let's get the wedding started!"
Their wedding was at a beautiful old church on the sea front at Seaton Carew near Hartlepool - Holy Trinity, before we all headed off to Redworth Hall Hotel, west of Darlington - a lovely venue for a beautiful wedding.
Luckily, Claire is cool calm and collected and when I went to meet with her and her family and bridesmaids at home everything was tranquil, so I managed to get a few key photographs from the start of her day, before meeting with Jamie at the church - he is just the most relaxed guy ever!
They both wanted what I do best - to document and capture their wedding celebration as naturally and as unobtrusively as possible - showing all the laughter and the fun of the day!
Once at Redworth Hall, there was plenty of time for canapes and champagne on the lawn - and for a few casual, relaxed, happy family shots of mum's and dads with grandchildren and close family friends. No hassle, no stress, just relaxed and quick and FUN !
The wedding breakfast was really nice (thank you!) and the speeches entertaining and full of laughter and tears.
Luckily it was still light, so I had an opportunity to take Claire and Jamie into the grounds for ten minutes, catch some fresh air and finally get some photographs of them on their own - she looked so good in her Paloma Blanca wedding dress!
Before long, it was first dance time (or first shuffle as it often is!) and the entertainment and dancing was going great guns as I headed off home into the late setting sun.
A great day for Claire and Jamie - relaxed, fun and a wonderful day of celebration to mark the first day of the rest of their life together!
UPDATED:
Claire's review:
“Dirk has a very relaxed approach. He blended into our guests well during the day and captured exactly what we were looking for – shots of friends and family having fun.
He photographed people unaware, but also did some staged shots for the album. Jamie and I were able to enjoy our day to the full knowing the photography was well taken care of.”

If you would like me to be part of your family wedding celebrations at your own wedding at Redworth Hall, or just to chat about your wedding plans anywhere in the UK, ring me on 0778 7150966.
Wedding photography costs from £1250 for weddings starting late in the day, with the most popular package at £1600 which includes up to 10 hours photography starting 2 hours before the ceremony, pre-wedding portrait photography and a framed portrait together with a signiture A3 signing board. Up to 500 hard-copy gallery proof-prints in a presentation box, a dedicated password protected 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, midweek, cost from £750, these options are also available 10 weeks before a Saturday or Sunday if the date is free.
A3 wedding books along with all parent books and mini-books available from the top companies around the world.
For additional images and news and special offers, add me as a friend on Facebook HERE
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DIRK VAN DER WERFF

CRATHORNE HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY - WEDDING REVIEWS AND WEDDING PHOTOS


Catherine and Chris looked so in love and seemed to have the BEST wedding day with their close family and friends who mainly travelled from Leeds for their wedding. 

I first met with Catherine and her chief bridesmaid and her mum at Crathorne Hall more than 10 months ago, but didn't meet with Chris until later.
He wasn't particulalrly enamoured with the photographers he had already met - but luckily, I turned him around and assured his that I was going to take great photographs of him and Catherine sharing their day with friends and family and that all my best photographs would be of them chilling out and relaxing - with just 10 minutes for family groups shots and some posed images I had in mind!
I was there for more than 10 hours in the end, so there are LOTS of great photographs. I had a ball - so I hope you like some of their early photographs.
Luckily too, Niels and Sylvia from the fantastic Ever After Videos were on hand too - and you can already see their fine efforts in a very much cut-down 5 minute slice of video on their website HERE

If you would like me to capture great images of your fabulous wedding at Crathorne Hall - naturally, with no stress then ring me in the office on 01429 423165 or my mobile on 0778 7150966 .. if we have a meeting, I will travel to you. If you live elsewhere iun the country ior abroad and are planning your wedding at Crathorne Hall or anywhere else in the country, I'm more than happy to speak with you or converse through Facebook or Skype if you wish and meet you when you are in the area next time.

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DIRK VAN DER WERFF



Wynyard Hall Wedding Photography for Kirsty and Mark


WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
THE CHAPEL AT WYNYARD HALL FOR WEDDINGS
WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
KIRSTY ARRIVES AT WYNYARD HALL CHAPEL
WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
KIRSTY AND MARK
WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
THE BALLROOM
WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
KIRSTY AND MARK SEAL THEIR LOVE WITH A KISS
LOVE IS ...... 

WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
THE CAKE

WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS: KIRSTY AND MARK, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY
THE FIRST DANCE ... 
NEW !!!! Also enjoy the sneak peek of CAROLINE AND ANTONY'S wedding at Wynyard Hall HERE
MY PINTEREST INSPIRATION BOARD FOR WYNYARD HALL IS HERE

Wynyard Hall is a great venue for a wedding - not just for those of you from North East England - as brides from across the UK are choosing it as a wonderful exclusive use wedding location stacked with history and outstanding architecture and rooms.
I first met with Kirstey and Mark at their home in Wynyard when they contacted me by e-mail with an expression of interest in having myself as their official photographer. We seemed to get on well and shortly after I had a phone call to say that they would like me to be a small but important part of their day!
In the meantime, Kirstey gave birth to their beautiful daughter Eleanor, and they brought her along on the pre-wedding portrait photography session I try to have with all my brides and grooms. It allows us to meet up at the beach or a country park or a place special to the bride and groom, talk weddings and bond a little - so we're not strangers on the day of their wedding.
Saturday was a bit overcast, but the sun did pop out for about 30 minutes before the ceremony, which gave me time to wander around the magnificent Wynyard Hall and take some photographs for the album.
About 1pm Mark and his brother turned up and started unloading important things .. like toys and a pram, before checking out the main room and retiring for a small beer to settle their nerves.
That gave me the chance to drive through the Wynyard Estate grounds to their house on the edge of the golf course to meet with Kirstey and her bridesmaids and parents, before dashing back to the Hall to introduce myself to the vicar.
Wynyard Hall is one of only three wedding venues in the UK where you can have a church ceremony or a civil ceremony - as it has its own 18th century chapel.
Kirstey's Rolls Royce turned up bang on time, and parked a close to the pathway to the chapel as possible as it was a bit muddy underfoot!
The service was short and sweet, and despite one minor wobble when a tear or two tried to escape from her, Kirstey and Mark handled the formals very well indeed. We all headed out of the door and into the main hall for canapes and drinks so I had the chance to capture lots of relaxed photographs of the guests around the piano.
After an hour or so, I managed to 'borrow' Kirstey and Mark for 10 minutes to take some photographs with them on their own - Kirstey's Benjamin Roberts wedding dress looked fantastic - and then straight after I photographed a few quick formals with their parents and Nana, before everyone headed into the main room for the wedding breakfast and the speeches.
It all seemed to happen very quickly and before long, the conservatory was set up and they were on the floor for their first dance!
A great day for their wedding at Wynyard hall - all relaxed and hassle free, just like I enjoy all my weddings!




I hope you enjoy a sneak peek of their 400+ 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 Wynyard Hall, or just to chat about your wedding plans, in the north east, north Yorkshire, Cumbria, The Borders, or anywhere in the UK, ring 0778 7150966.
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 £1000, with the most popular package at £1495 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, midweek, cost from £650, these options are also available 10 weeks before a Saturday or Sunday if the date is free. A3 wedding books are from £400 with all parent books and mini-books available from the top companies around the world
For additional images and news and special offers, add me as a friend on Facebook HERE
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DIRK VAN DER WERFF