Magnificent Chester Cathedral

We are very lucky in the UK that despite the best efforts of Henry VIII, many of our old religious buildings have remained largely intact, so we can still enjoy the magnificent architecture the likes of which could never be created today.

In Chester, we have the amazing Chester Cathedral and we have recently had the opportunity to photograph the interior when it was completely devoid of people

Here are a few photos from the set.

 

Another busy week

Just the way we like it though.

Working very hard on the photographs from last weeks fantastic weddings so that the decks are clear for the end of the week because we have 3 weddings to photograph and unusually, all 3 are church weddings.

On Friday 6th August, we are covering the wedding of Anwen and Dominic at St Mary's Church in Penley near Wrexham with their reception at the wonderful Ruthin Castle.

Saturday 7th August sees us at Christ Church in Bebington for the wedding of Sian and Zach before we move on to the Macdonald Craxton Wood Hotel for the reception. We photographed the wedding of Sian's sister a couple of years ago and it's always nice to know you have been recommended.

The final wedding of the trio is that of another Sian and her partner Owen. This time the ceremony is at the lovely St Marcella's Church in Denbigh with the reception again taking place at Ruthin Castle.

Three wonderful weddings and we are really excited and privileged to be part of them

Peckforton Castle ♥ Rachael and James

The day of 8th July 2010 saw as back at the magnificent Peckforton Castle for the wedding of the very lovely Rachael to the handsome James. What a fantastic setting for two lovely people getting married.

The weather was perfect (bright, plenty of blue sky but not too hot) and everything was set for a great wedding.
There was the usual last minute panicking, especially as one of the bridesmaids was very late in arriving, but in the end Rachael walked up the aisle almost exactly on time.

It was a dream wedding at a dream location with as I say, two really lovely people.

As always, here are a few of the hundreds of photographs Rachael and James will enjoy upon their return from honeymoon.

More photographs from Peckforton Castle and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk

Crewe Hall ♥ Louisa and Ryan

A busy wedding this with lots of people, lots of travelling and a couple of celebrities thrown in for good measure.

Louisa and Ryan both got ready for their big day at Crewe Hall in Cheshire, a magnificent building set in stunning grounds just on the outskirts of Crewe town. The ceremony was taking place at St Bertoline's Church in the nearby village of Barthomley and whilst most of the guests were transported by minibus, Louisa naturally had a much more elegant mode of transport befitting the beautiful bride, in the form of a lovely cream Beauford car.

Once the ceremony was over, it was back to the magnificence of Crewe Hall for drinks, photographs and the wedding breakfast.

What of the celebrities I mentioned earlier you ask? The mother and father of one of the ushers are the well known actors Jessie Birdsall and Gwyneth Strong (aka "Cassandra" in "Only Fools and Horses").. photo below.

As usual, here are a small selection from the day.

Ryan and Oscar with Oscar's parents, Jessie Birdsall and Gwyneth Strong

More photographs from Crewe Hall in Cheshire and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk

Siddington Church ♥ Jenny and Nick

I usually put the name of the reception venue in the title but for the wedding of Jenny and Nick, the reception was at the dairy farm run by Jenny's family. The ceremony was at the stunning Siddington Church not far from the family farm.

Jenny arrived in a wonderful carriage pulled by two very well behaved horses and she and her husband Nick, left the church to return to the farm in the same way.

The garden of the farmhouse looked amazing with so many baskets of flowers (as did the marquee) which was to the great credit of Jenny's Mum and her small army of helpers.

It was a terrific day and Jenny's ever present smile will stay with me for a long time.

Barrie Neil Photography

Chester Zoo ♥ Denise and Chris

I mentioned in my blog entry yesterday, that every wedding is special. Sometimes, what makes it particularly special is the location and today's wedding was in a very different location... Chester Zoo!

We have in fact photographed many weddings at Chester Zoo and it certainly is different. Try walking around a very busy zoo in a wedding dress and you'll understand.

Denise and Chris are a lovely couple and make full use of the facilities the zoo had to offer even being photographed with some of the animals. The Orang-utans seemed to be particularly fascinated with Denise and her dress, pressing themselves against the glass to get as close to her as they could.

As the day at Chester Zoo can be quite long (the wedding breakfast is always after the zoo shuts), Denise and Chris thoughtfully provided afternoon tea for the adults and loads of sweets for the kiddies. Well, these two 'kiddy' photographers certainly enjoyed that I can tell you!

Here are some photographs from this great wedding.

More photographs from Chester Zoo and other venues can be found both in this blog and on our main wedding website at www.barrieneilweddings.co.uk