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Natalie had chosen some lovely jewellery and accessories, really, really nice. But wait until you see the dress!
I love this photograph!
Natalie looked fantastic, radiating happiness really
Frode wasn’t too shabby either, just adding those finishing touches before Natalie arrived at Saint Mary’s in Knowsley, Liverpool.
I told you the wedding dress was amazing, more on that later.
Outside the church, the sun was now shining as Natalie & Frode made their way through the confetti to the wedding car.
The wedding car was beautiful, although I was slightly concerned that the driver looked like one of the bad guys from The Matrix
Leasowe Castle is actually a fair way from Knowsley, where Natalie’s family live and there the church was located. But Natalie’s mum had done a lot of research, and the venue that they chose if one of the nicest around (my sister Jenny was actually married there a 3 or 4 years ago). From the point of view of the Wirral Wedding Photographer, the nice thing about the venue is the lovely variety of locations for photographs. At the front there is the lovely gardens and new stone arbour where this shot was taken.
This and the following shot were taken in the woodland at the side of the Leasowe Castle, literally 30 yards from the bar, but you wouldn’t believe it from the photograph. I was working with Stuart during the portraits and into the evening, and we were able to use a special lighting arrangement for this shot.
Sometimes people ask me if I do traditional group photographs during weddings, of course the answer is yes, as it’s something that everyone always wants. On the other hand, I try to keep them as stress free as possible for people, and don’t do too many, so that the bride and groom get plenty of time to relax with their guests before the wedding breakfast begins.
Natalie & Frode make their big entrance into the wedding reception.
You may have guessed already, Frode isn’t from Liverpool. In fact, he’s from Norway, and of course he had plenty of his family over as well, so there was a mini viking invasion (not for the first time on the Wirral). One of the signs of this was the bottles of very strong Aquavit on each of the tables, but from what I could see, this was a custom that the Liverpool contingent were more than happy to adopt.
As the sun started going down, we headed around the back of the Leasowe Castle for a few extra photographs by the sea.
Casinos seem to be getting more and more popular at weddings. You can’t gamble real money of course, but they’re great fun and add a bit of James Bond style glamour to the evening reception.
It’s really nice when I get to stay later at a wedding and can photograph the first dance and evening party.
The live music was fantastic and the dance floor was packed throughout the evening.