Natalie & Bernard are a fantastic couple, living in the heart of Manchester. Bernie’s an avid United fan (Top marks straight away) and Natalie and her whole family support the Red side of Merseyside. So there were lots of camaraderie during the speeches as you can imagine.

This was our first wedding at Peckforton Castle and what a great venue it is. A proper winter wedding at the beginning of December and only a few weeks before the day, I was unsure whether there would be snow on the ground or not.

I always advise our clients when booking a late autumn or winter wedding to have the ceremony as early as possible, leaving enough daylight for capturing beautiful images. This is so true for weddings at Peckforton Castle and similar venues. On winter days, when the sun is low in the sky, the amount of light inside is dramatically reduced. That said, we knew this would be the case and our preparations paid off!

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This guest post has been written by Rebecca Lowe on behalf of SamaraJames.co.uk. I thought it would be beneficial for readers of my blog, brides and grooms and those couples thinking of getting married or engaged.

Engagement and wedding rings are amazingly common but few people stop to think about the symbolism behind these important elements to what is meant to be a lifelong relationship. Future brides and grooms would be wise to stop and consider what these rings actually mean and how to find the right ring for themselves and their beloved as well as the technical aspects of their jewellery.

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A few days after covering Fran and Andrew’s destination wedding in St Julian’s Bay, Malta we decided to take advantage of the beautiful surroundings and do a quick lifestyle shoot. We normally take these kind of shots in one of our pre-wedding or engagement photo sessions before the wedding. We didn’t get the opportunity on this occasion, but there was no way I was going to let a beautiful place and couple go without taking advantage of the moment.

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Many brides dream of far away shores, a sun drenched beach in some exotic location, their wedding vows being pledged in front of a select number of friends and family. And why not?

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Event & Wedding Planner Apps for Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android

Lets face it, planning a wedding event can be and is oftentimes a task and a half! A task most couples who can afford to, would happily pass on to a professional wedding planner.

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Emma and Tom were winners of one of our wedding fayre engagement shoots. They are getting married in the summer of next year at the beautiful Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. As two banking professionals living in Castlefield, Manchester they decided what better place to have their pre-wedding shoot. It seems lately that every pre-wedding shoot in Manchester was falling foul of our great weather and despite being in the middle of summer it was another grey and wet day.

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I’m really looking forward to Natalie and Bernie’s wedding this December at the wonderful and recently refurbished Peckforton Castle. I’m hoping for either a lovely crisp winters morning with clear blue skies or for a blanket of fresh undisturbed snow. This is however Britain, so its a lottery when it comes to the weather, as it was in the height of our summer when we took Natalie and Bernie around Manchester’s Northern Quarter for their pre-wedding photo shoot.>/p>

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Perrier Jouet’s 200 Year Anniversary

At The Lowry Hotel, Manchester

Late November 2011, I was recommended to Pernod Ricard for a Perrier Jouet Bicentenary Celebration event being held at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester on 30th November 2011

Finally my Commercial Photographer networking was starting to pay off! I spoke with Philippa at Pernod Ricard explained that I had to be away from the event by about 4pm latest as I had to get home and back into Manchester later for a Bryan Adams concert at the MEN

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Hats For Weddings & Events

Jane Anne Designs are a well established and fast growing hat company based in Denton, Manchester.

In December 2011 they were looking to hire a Manchester commercial photographer to photograph their new range of fascinators and hats for weddings and events

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Fashion Kicks 2012 is completely SOLD OUT! Set to be one of Manchester’s highlights in the social calendar in 2012. Until I got a call a few weeks ago from MacMillan Cancer Support, I hadn’t heard of Fashion Kicks and since that day I see it being mentioned all over twitter and for very good reason. I was asked if Bardsley Photography would help support Fashion Kicks 2012 and MacMillan Cancer Support by way of donating a prize for the silent auction during the event. So this is what we came up with!
I’m hoping that it will raise some good money for a great cause.

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