January 2011 | DIRK VAN DER WERFF - WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

Marquee Wedding Photography Review from Charlotte

MARQUEE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
LOVE IS IN THE AIR .. CHARLOTTE AND GRAEME PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
Reviews of my work as a wedding photographer is the lifeblood of my business.
We all know that recommendations are the best form of business referral, better than any adverts, social media, website or blog, so it's a source of great comfort that many of my brides and grooms, for whom I am now photographing their friends weddings or their own children, are happy to write a review of my 'performance' at their wedding .. and it usually makes me go very red too!
I photographed Charlotte's wedding to Graeme at Chester le Street and in a beautiful marquee at her parents home in Rickleton, Tyne and Wear


CHARLOTTE AND GRAEME IN THEIR MARQUEE DURING THEIR WEDDING
"From the initial meeting with Dirk I just knew he had to be our photographer. My husband-to-be and myself were nearly sent to sleep by a couple of other photographers we had met, showing us weddings albums with photo after photo of 'posed' shots and the 'traditional family' photos. This is exactly what we didn't want, so when we met Dirk he was a breath of fresh air! He was so enthusiastic and took his time to talk to us and also listen to what we wanted from our photo's, and once we had looked through the examples of his work, we already had him booked.
We were quite nervous about the pre-wedding shoot we had planned a few weeks before the wedding but there was no need to be nervous at all, he put us at ease and we just spent the afternoon chatting away and getting to know each other.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR FOR CHARLOTTE AND GRAEME

CHARLOTTE FINISHED GETTING READY IN THE LIVING ROOM AT HOME BEFORE HEADING TO THE CHURCH AT CHESTER LE STREET
During the wedding day, Dirk arrived at my mum and dads house to get started. He captured some of my favourite shots during this time to our arrival at the church. The day went perfectly and this is reflected in our photos. At one point we were taken away to get some shots in a neighbouring garden - we had initially discussed with Dirk that we didn't want to be away from our guest too long or we might miss the action! Dirk understood this and we were only gone about 15 minutes. Dirk's entire day must of lasted at around 11 hours, from arriving at 11.30am to leaving at well past 10pm to get some action shots of the ceilidh.
BEST SHOT OF THE DAY ... CHARLOTTE TURNS HER BACK ON PHOTOGRAPHER DIRK VAN DER WERFF
Literally every guest we spoke to after the wedding commented on how fantastic he was throughout the day, saying what a great personality he has. Dirk isn't someone to fade into the background, he gets involved in the celebrations and talks to other guests. One guest even said she thought he was part of the family as he blended in so well.
Whilst on our honeymoon on Boracay Island in The Philippines we got word that Dirk had uploaded some of our photo's on Facebook.
Even though it was our honeymoon, we couldn't resist heading to the nearest internet café and logging on and we were over the moon with the results! 
CHARLOTTE AND GRAEME ENJOY THE CAELIDH IN THE MARQUEE AT THE END OF THEIR WEDDING CELEBRATIONS
Dirk must of known how excited we were to see the photos, so on the day we returned from our honeymoon, he travelled to our home that evening with 400+ final edited hard-copy proof prints in a presentation box of the photos he'd taken. They were better than we ever expected, and tell the story of our day in pictures!
I would recommend Dirk to anyone - particularly if your looking for more natural pictures.
Graeme's best man and fiancé were so impressed with Dirk that they have booked him for their wedding next year!"
CHARLOTTE FISHER
See the sneak peek from Charlotte's wedding .. 20+ photographs from the 400+ that tell the story of their day, HERE
If you would like me to photograph your wedding at home, at an exclusive wedding venue anywhere in the UK OR abroad, then ring me on 0778 7150996. Natural, relaxed wedding photography, showing the happiness, the fun and the celebrations of the biggest day of your life!

Wedding photography costs from £1250, with the most popular package at £1475 which includes a pre-wedding shoot and a signing board, up to 400 hard-copy gallery proof-prints in a presentation box, a dedicated website, all final edited images on a CD, a Highlights wedding book, together with great customer experience and outstanding personalised customer service and satisfaction.
For additional images and news and special offers, add me as a friend on Facebook HERE
DIRK VAN DER WERFF





Hardwick Hall Wedding Photography: Wedding Fair

HARDWICK HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
HELEN - READY TO GO DURING HER WEDDING AT HARDWICK HALL PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
MARTIN ENJOYS THE DANCING AT HIS WEDDING TO HIS SIKH BRIDE JAG AT HARDWICK HALL - PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
See Martin and Jagdeep's wedding at Hardwick Hall HERE
See Helen and Andrew's wedding at Hardwick Hall HERE

THE COMPLETE WEDDING EXHIBITION AT HARDWICK HALL NEAR SEDGEFIELD is between 11am - 4pm on Sunday 29th September 2013.
More than 60 wedding suppliers will be there to give you plenty of ideas when you are planning your wedding at the grand wedding fair next to the Lake in the grand marquee with all the main room settings open for brides and grooms and their families to view at this popular County Durham wedding venue.
If you would like me to be the official photographer at your Hardwick Hall wedding I would be pleased to receive your phone call on 0778 7150966 .. DON'T LEAVE IT .... I COVER A  LIMITED AMOUNT OF WEDDINGS EACH YEAR, PHONE NOW AND CHECK YOUR DATE!!

Wedding photography costs from £1250, with the most popular package at £1475 which includes a pre-wedding shoot and a signing board, up to 400 hard-copy gallery proof-prints in a presentation box, a dedicated website, all final edited images on a CD, a Highlights wedding book, together with great customer experience and outstanding personalised customer service and satisfaction.
For additional images and news and special offers, add me as a friend on Facebook HERE
DIRK VAN DER WERFF

DIRK VAN DER WERFF
GLAMOROUS GUESTS AT A HARDWICK HALL WEDDING

WEDDING FAIR WYNYARD HALL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL

LOVE IS ..... EXCLUSIVE USE WEDDING VENUE AT WYNYARD HALL, WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
THE CHAPEL AT WYNYARD HALL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL
DANCING DURING A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING AT WYNYARD HALL - PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
WEDDING CEREMONY IN THE MIRROR ROOM AT WYNYARD HALL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL

A CIVIL CEREMONY IN WYNYARD HALL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL
NATURAL LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY AT WYNYARD HALL - BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
WYNYARD HALL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL IS ONE OF THE PREMIER WEDDING VENUES IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, WITH BRIDES BOOKING THIS WONDERFUL EXCLUSIVE USE WEDDING VENUE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
The Wynyard Hall wedding fair and open day is a great time to meet lots of wedding vendors - including top wedding photographers like Dirk van der Werff, see the latest wedding dress designs, the most wonderful wedding invitations, cakes galore and many, many other ideas to make your wedding great.
Check the Wynyard Hall website for the latest wedding fairs and open days.
If you would like me to photograph your wedding at Wynyard Hall, whether a small intimate wedding in the chapel and a family gathering in The Londonderry Room or a huge wedding with a family wedding celebration for 200 people in the conservatory at Wynyard Hall I will be happy to meet with you and your family to hear about your plans.
Ring me in the office until 6pm any day, even weekends on 01429 423165 or on my personal mobile telephone number, 0778 7150966. Should we progress to a meeting, with no obligation whatsoever, I will travel TO YOU!


READ MY WEDDING REVIEWS HERE
READ ABOUT COST / PRICES / INVESTMENT HERE
DIRK VAN DER WERFF 2011

SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2011
10am - 4pm

SAVE £125.00 FOR WEDDINGS BOOKED BEFORE THE END OF JANUARY 2011


USE YOUR £125.00 VOUCHER AT ANY WEDDING VENUE IN THE UK OR ABROAD WITH DIRK VAN DER WERFF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY - BY THE END OF JANUARY 2011
There's just two weeks left to claim your £125.00 discount on wedding packages for 2011 / 2012 from DIRK VAN DER WERFF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY.
PRINT OUT  this voucher and use it to claim up to 500 hard-copy 6 x 4 inch gallery proof prints in a lovely presentation box with any wedding album package booked until January 31st 2011.

* TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY, NO SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR MONEY OFF OFFERS APPLY, WEDDINGS MUST BE BOOKED AND DEPOSIT PAID WITH DIRK VAN DER WERFF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BY 31ST JANUARY 2011.


DIRK VAN DER WERFF

SEAHAM HALL WEDDING FAIR

LYNDSEY AND JAMES AT SEAHAM HALL DURING THE APRIL 2011 WEDDING
SEAHAM HALL IN COUNTY DURHAM - A WONDERFUL EXCLUSIVE USE WEDDING VENUE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
LOVE IS IN THE AIR .... AT SEAHAM HALL PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF


LATEST SEAHAM HALL WEDDING:  LYNDSEY AND JAMES HERE


SEAHAM HALL has been one of the norths top wedding venues for almost ten years now, since it's £10 million refurbishment  and has won multiple awards for both the hotel and the spa.
The late winter wedding fair will give you a glimpse of this stunning venue and what your wedding day could be like. 
You can enjoy a bridal fashion show, hairdressing displays and make up demonstrations along with canapes and Champagne available while touring the exhibition, while also viewing the work and photography , cars, cakes and wedding dresses of all the vendors at the exhibition.
Lord Byron married Lady Annabella Milbanke in 1815 at Seaham Hall, and the Seaham Hall dedicated team will guide you through every aspect of your special day. 
Seaham Hall is licensed for civil ceremonies too and you can contact their team if you can't make the  Seaham Hall wedding Fair on 0191 516 1400
If you would like me to be part of your family wedding celebrations at your own wedding at Seaham 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 £1200 for those celebrations starting later in the day, 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 £750, 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
LATEST SEAHAM HALL WEDDING FAIR IS 11- 4PM ON 16TH JANUARY 2011
DIRK VAN DER WERFF

Contemporary Asian Wedding Photography in the UK

ASIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY - BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AT THE GATESHEAD NEWCASTLE HILTON HOTEL
ASIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY NEWCASTLE:
MASHRUFA ON HER WEDDING DAY IN NEWCASTLE

ASIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER AND PHOTOGRAPHS IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND:
TIME FOR MAKE-UP FOR THE BIG DAY!


ALL READY FOR THE BIG EVENT!


COOL, CALM, RELAXED AND READY TO GO
NEWCASTLE GIRL RITU WITH HER ATTENDANTS AT HER WEDDING IN CHESHIRE
WAITING FOR THE GUESTS TO SETTLE EBFORE THE CEREMONY BEGINS
AJEY AND TEEDAH AT THEIR SLALEY HALL WEDDING IN NORTHUMBERLAND


LOVE IS IN THER AIR FOR RITU AND VEN!
SIMPLE HENNA FOR A WEDDING DAY
THE DIAS READY FOR A SRI LANKAN PERUWA CEREMONY
LOVE IS IN THE AIR - CAPTURED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF

DANCERS AT A SRI LANKAN PERUWA CEREMONY IN MID-AIR



HAPPY FAMILIES - BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ... HAPPY TOGETHER PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
THE VENUE ALL READY FOR THE HINDU WEDDING CEREMONY
A MUSLIM GUEST AT A WEDDING PARTY


UNIVERSITY FRIENDS GET INVOLVED WITH THE CEREMONY

DANCING AND HAPPINESS AT A WEDDING IN CHESHIRE
AFFECTION BETWEEN A MOTHER AND HER SON AT A MUSLIM WEDDING IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND

MAKE-UP TIME AND FACIAL DECORATION FOR THE BRIDE
GUESTS WATCH THE BRIDE ARRIVE AT AN INDIAN WEDDING CEREMONY

COOL, CALM AND RERLAXED - BRIDE AND GROOM PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
HAPPINESS


DINNER IS SERVED ..... 

DANCING AT A SIKH WEDDING CELEBRATION - PHOTOGRAPHED BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF


... AND TO THE FIRST DANCE TOGETHER .... 
Asian wedding photography is an absolute joy and as a photographer based in the north east of England with large Hindu, Sikh and Muslim populations, there are many oportunities for me to be the official photographer at weddings both small and large at popular Asian wedding venues such as The Hilton Hotel, Slaley Hall, The Assembly Rooms, Tall Trees Yarm, Wynyard hall and gisborough Hall as well as Rockliffe Hall.
I'm happy to travel all over the country, and often do, through different family connections, photographing brothers and sisters and cousins weddings that are referred to me after the family have been thrilled with the natural wedding photography that I produce.
British Asian brides want wedding photography that is contemporary and relaxed - but with a nod to their heritage and traditions, and that's what I bring to your wedding.
I capture the fun and the emotion the colour and the laughter - and the tears as families from all over the world are brought together as a grand wedding celebration.
Often celebnrations and engagements and mehndi's are over a long weekend, or quite often many weekends, and so can be quite expensive.
Budgets for Asian wedding celebrations are often higher, because more people are often invited and often the extended families contribute towards the costs. The modern Asian bride knows that hiring one of the best photographers for Asian weddings in the north east or elsewhere in the country will be a slightly bigger dent in the budget - but the results are worthwhile, truly capturing the spirit and the fun of a fabulous occasion!
If you would like to commission me to capture your Asian wedding, whether Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, or from cultures further afield like Thai, Chinese weddings and Sri Lankan, I'm more than happy to come and meet with you - and your family - to discuss how we can work together and give you great customer service and wedding books that will be treasured as a family heirloom
Ring me in the office on 0778 7150966, and I'm also happy to travel at cost to the Indian sub-continent or anywhere in Asia to capture stunning, natural wedding photographs of you and your family enjoying perhaps the biggest day of your life!
Outline of costs and packages HERE, receptions from £850 depending on what is happening and for how long and with how many people, full day weddings  from £1500 but happy to fit in with your one day, two day, three day or week long plans


DIRK VAN DER WERFF 

Wynyard Hall Wedding Photography Review from Niki

WYNYARD HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY:
NIKI IN HER FAIRYTALE WEDDING DRESS AT WYNYARD HALL
Niki and Steve have both been married before .. in fact all their children were involved in this wedding too!
What a great day it was for everyone, particularly for the bride and groom Steve and Niki I thought, they both knew they had finally found their soul-mate. So it was nice when Niki (and Steve) took time out to thank me for the time and effort I took in capturing the essence and atmosphere and the fun of their day.
"... Dirk van der Werff was recommended to me by my cousin Sue who had commissioned him for her only daughter Jo's wedding at Crathorne Hall.
She had saved all her daughter's life to give her the best wedding possible and that's why she hired Dirk because she wanted the best ... and that's just what she got.
I went to my cousins house and saw the beautiful wedding album and photographs Dirk had captured and I was amazed.

I loved how natural the photography was, people were happy and enjoying a wedding unaware that they were being photographed, and I knew there and then we had found our wedding photographer.
We arranged to meet up at our house and straight away felt at ease with Dirk, and by the time he left we felt like we had known him all our lives - a friend or part of the family.
My husband to-be Steve hated having his photograph taken and if anyone remembers an episode of Friends, the one where Chandler has to smile for his engagement photos, they will know what I mean.

Steve was just like Chandler .. but he couldnt smile ... 
So I was amazed when we had our pre-wedding photographs taken, Steve looked great and even had a few smiles! 
On our Wedding day was even better. There isn't one photograph of Steve that I don't like and even Steve was pleased.... 
Steve and I wanted Dirk to just capture all our family and friends naturally and we didnt want the old boring photographs where the bride's family all stare at the lens then the groom's family etc.... we had that at our first weddings, and it was just awful.
We love our wedding book and presentation box with 400 final edited photographs as hard-copy prints,  but the hardest job was picking our favourites to go in the album ... 
Dirk certainly had his work cut out on our wedding day as there were 9 bridesmaids, 5 pageboys, 3 ushers and a partridge in a pear tree!.
Anyone thinking of getting hitched I would thoroughly recommend Dirk as I have done to my family and friends.
If any prospective bride would like to see our wedding book - you're welcome to come and see it ,.... Dirk is the best and if the best is what you want you need to book him :) 
Thank you Dirk for making our wedding so special by capturing everything you did.
You truly are a friend for life and when you're in the area, pop around for a pot of tea!
Niki 
xx
SEE THEIR SNEAK PEEK PHOTOGRAPHS - 20 IMAGES FROM 400+ THAT TELL THE STORY OF THEIR DAY - HERE

Wedding photography costs from £1250, with the most popular package at £1475 which includes a pre-wedding shoot and a signing board, up to 400 hard-copy gallery proof-prints in a presentation box, a dedicated website, all final edited images on a CD, a Highlights wedding book, together with great customer experience and outstanding personalised customer service and satisfaction.
For additional images and news and special offers, add me as a friend on Facebook HERE
DIRK VAN DER WERFF

MIDDLESBROUGH TOWN HALL WEDDING FAIR 2012

MIDDLESBROUGH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS: STEPHANIE AND HER FAMILY - READY TO GO DOWN THE AISLE AT ROCKLIFFE HALL
GARETH AND KATHRYN AT CRATHORNE HALL - WITHIN EASY REACH OF TEESSIDE / CLEVELAND NORTH YORKSHIRE
If you are planning a wedding for 2013 / 2014 then there's an opportunity for you to check out the latest wedding photography and wedding dresses and cars and a whole host of accessories for weddings at the Middlesbrough Wedding Fair at Middlesbrough Town Hall on Sunday 29th April 2012 between 12pm - 4pm.
There will be many scores of other vendors to answer all your questions about wedding photography and why you should make sure you set aside the right budget for creative professional photography to capture one of the biggest and most expensive days of your life.
The Middlesbrough and Cleveland areas have some GREAT wedding venues within a 20 or 30 mile radius, from Gisborough Hall, to Rushpool Hall at Saltburn and Grinkle Park with Judges Country House at Yarm and the magnificent Crathorne Hall.
You're just a hop-step-and-a-jump away from the wonderful Wynyard Hall, Rockliffe Hall a new 5 star wedding venue at Hurworth near Darlington and Redworth Hall Hotel, with options also for getting married at my favourite smaller exclusive use wedding venue Headlam Hall.
ASIAN WEDDINGS ARE HELD AT MIDDLESBROUGH TOWN HALL - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
If you are having a wedding in Middlesbrough, perhaps an Asian wedding, on Teeside or in Darlington or Whitby or on the North York Moors, Ripon or Thirsk or Northallerton, ring me on my mobile 0778 7150966 and let's talk about the plans for your wedding. If you would like to progress to a meeting, without obligation, I will travel to meet you!

READ MY WEDDING REVIEWS HERE
READ ABOUT COST / PRICES / INVESTMENT HERE

DIRK VAN DER WERFF 2012