DIRK VAN DER WERFF - WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
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Crathorne Hall Wedding Photographer Review from Kathryn and Gareth

CRATHORNE HALL WEDDINGS REVIEW:
KATHRYN AND GARETH ON THE LAWN AT CRATHORNE HALL

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEWS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY BUSINESS ....
IT GIVES MY POTENTIAL BRIDES AND GROOMS SOME OF THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO PROCEED TO A MEETING......
So .. here's Kathryn's (much delayed!) review of my part in her and Gareth's wedding at Crathorne Hall!
".......It’s difficult to truly put into words how much Dirk was part of our big day…really how many other wedding photographers do you know would drive two hours across the country to do a pre-wedding shoot to get to know us… by climbing a mountain in the Lake District with us and his kit? 
Dirk, I’m sure you remember that day; we had such blustery fun taking you back to the spot in which we got engaged!
I think if we hadn’t worked it out beforehand we knew then that we had made the right choice in Dirk as our wedding photographer.
After Gareth proposed and I set about taking the reins to organise our wedding, as the groom, one of Gareth’s few tasks was to find a photographer. Our first meeting with Dirk at Crathorne Hall for a coffee was very relaxed and informal and seeing some of the recent wedding images he’d captured made our decision very easy.
After nearly three years of being married we still look back and agree Dirk was just fabulous on our wedding day.
On the run up to the wedding day Dirk was happy to spend as much time with us as we needed to discuss the photos and manage my general excitement. The day itself just happened, and our family and friends had a fabulous time. The sun shone as you wouldn’t believe for September – a photographer’s worst nightmare so I’m told, but this wasn’t in the least bit reflected in the pictures.
Looking back I barely remember Dirk being there, but he was and many of our guests commented that if he hadn’t been harbouring a camera or two they’d never have known he was our photographer. 
Dirk captured our wonderful day in a storyboard of images, each moment special to us and is a reminder of a day which we both cherish.
The hardest decision then was choosing from all of the great pictures for the album and Dirk’s patience as I kept changing my mind because I really was spoilt for choice! The end result a perfect album and a very happy couple. The framed picture of our mountain adventure as a wedding gift was a lovely touch.
I now realise how lucky we were when Dirk agreed to be our wedding photographer, thank you.
If there is a bride-to-be out there in need of a wedding photographer, I can’t recommend Dirk enough....."
How lovely !

Crathorne Hall Wedding Photographer Review from Sarah and Dan


SARAH'S FABULOUS VICTORIA JANE WEDDING DRESS FROM RONALS JOYCE


SARAH AND DAN .. COMPLETE

SARAH GETS THE GIGGLES

HERE COME THE GIRLS!
Sarah and Dan's lovely small intimate wedding at Crathorne Hall was one of my first weddings of the year, and what a great day it proved to be!
We all had such a good time, and Dan and Sarah's closest friends played their part too in a cracking day of wedding celebrations ... anyways, Sarah has penned this (red-faced) review of my performance as their professional wedding photographer on their day at Crathorne Hall near Yarm in North Yorkshire.
"...We had already decided we wanted Dirk as our photographer for our wedding after seeing his photographs on his website and blog and seeing his book displayed at our venue at Crathorne Hall.
After our meeting when he travelled to our home we had no need to meet with any other photographers, he was so friendly and easy to talk to that we booked Dirk a few days later.
We had a lot of fun on our pre-wed shoot and Dirk put us both at ease especially Dan as he does not like his photo taken at all! 
The photographs from this shoot turned out great and it's brilliant to have some lovely photographs of us together in our home town of Hartlepool.
When it came to the wedding day Dirk arrived early on and took many photographs while chatting with my Mum and the girls and they all took an instant like to him.
He captured all the photographs I love so efficiently, not getting in the way at all while we were making our final preparations then heading off to get photographs of 'The Boys' arriving in a limousine.  
Throughout the whole day he chatted and joked with all the guests and got photographs of them all without them even noticing. 
He took all the group shots we asked for in such a fun and quick way that it didn’t even seem that we were getting photographs taken! All of the guests commented on how nice Dirk was on the day and after they viewed all his photographs how fab his work is!
We couldn’t be happier with our wedding photographs. They capture our day perfectly and will preserve our memories forever.
The photographs are so artistic and of such a high quality, he paid attention to every detail on the day not missing anything.
We were able to see a Sneak Peek of our photographs before we even headed to New York for our honeymoon and the very day we got back he had sent us a link to view the full set of images.
I can't wait for our storybook wedding album!
The service Dirk provided is second to none and we would highly recommend him to anyone!..."
Sarah and Daniel Bramley

If you would like me to photograph your wedding at Crathorne Hall in Yorkshire, or any other venue in the UK, Europe or anywhere in the world, ring me now and tell me all about your plans on 0778 7150966
See the full Sneak Peek of Sarah and Dan's wedding .. a small selection of the 400+ images which tell the story of their great wedding day HERE
See Sarah and Lee's Sneak Peek of their 2011 wedding at Crathorne Hall HERE
Read more about Crathorne Hall weddings HERE
Have a look at Catherine and Chris's wedding at Crathorne Hall HERE
Put a date in your diary with Crathorne Hall's wedding fair / open day in 2012 HERE
DIRK VAN DER WERFF