Peckforton Castle ♥ Jane and Chris

Every wedding is something special. They are all different as every bride and groom (lets be honest, mainly the bride, as they do most of the work!) put their own personal stamp on it.. something that says "this is OUR wedding".

When the wedding is at the sumptuous Peckforton Castle in Tarporley, Cheshire you just KNOW you are in for something very special.

Jane and Chris' wedding had everything. A civil wedding in the Great Hall, a blessing in the chapel and decent weather! Wonderful opportunities for a photographer and we took advantage of them to the full and we produced some wonderful photographs.


Here are a small sample of the many hundreds Jane and Chris have received.

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

Investors in People

We have a very good relationship with Arriva Buses and Trains and they are such nice people to work with therefore it came as no surprise to receive a call telling us they had received a prestigious "Investors In People" award and could we come and photograph the official presentation of the award by the Mayor of Wrexham, Councillor Jim Kelly.

For once the sun shined on us (it rarely seems to when we do work for Arriva) and we even managed to make the bus look sexy!

Barrie Neil Photography

Every little helps.....

Our good friends at Tesco commissioned us again to cover the opening of new facilities and counters at their branch in Llandudno, North Wales.

They marked the occasion by making a donation to the wonderful people at the Wales Air Ambulance.

The brief was to photograph the donation being made in the form of the proverbial over sized cheque along with photographs of the branch exterior and of the new counters, facilities and branding.

These are a few sample photos from the shoot.

Barrie Neil Photography

Park Royal ♥ Constantina and Andreas

A little different as this was an Engagement Party rather than a wedding and what a party! Over 200 guests were at the Park Royal Hotel in Warrington and they certainly knew how to enjoy themselves!

Constantina and Andreas are a stunning couple. Not only very attractive but lovely lovely people too.

We wish them all the very best for the future and here are a few of the hundreds of photographs we took of the people and events at the party. This small sample are mainly of the happy couple themselves.

Barrie Neil Photography

Statham Lodge ♥ Julie and Gavin

Julie and Gavin had warned us that we might not be allowed to take many photographs during the service in St Anne''s Church in Sale, Cheshire. This would have been a great pity as the ceremony is obviously such an important part of a wedding and therefore really should be photographed.

Part of the problem I feel is inconsiderate photographers who either use flash (absolutely not necessary) or move around during the service which is extremely distracting (not necessary for us as there are two of us of course). Unfortunately, behaviour like this cvauses problems for other couples and photographers.

As it happened though, after a chat with the lovely vicar, we were told we could do what we liked. Of course, we just carried on in our own quiet, unobtrusive way and managed to get some beautiful shots of the ceremony without causing ANY disruption.

The reception was at Statham Lodge in Lymm. We love this hotel as it has great locations for photography and especially the extensive gardens and gorgeous gazebo.

Here are a few of the hundreds of photographs taken on this lovely day.

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

Climb Every Mountain....

Well... we clambered up a few steep hills. Mountains will have to be for another day.

We have been lucky enough to have been commissioned for a few jobs abroad recently and this was another request for photographs from a travel company.

We travelled to the area around Innsbruck. I have never been to Austria before and I have been completely smitten and cannot wait to go back again. It is such a beautiful country with absolutely breathtaking scenery and quaint attractive towns and cities.

We are not able to show you any of the photographs taken at this time as their use in promotional material by our client is imminent

Barrie Neil Photography

Heaton House Farm ♥ Amy and Scott

A fantastic couple at a fantastic venue. Put the two together and you have a wedding truly made in heaven and a photographer's dream come true.

Amy is a stunning lady and looked unbelievable in her very sexy greyish coloured wedding dress. Scott is a professional footballer and so is a very fit man and looked extremely good in his suit. The venue is purpose built for weddings and so has absolutely everything you can imagine you would want for your wedding from elegant and spacious rooms to grounds to die for. Lake, trees, views for miles.. simply stunning!

Here are a few photographs from Amy and Scott's wonderful day.

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