Wedding Photography at The Village Hotel Newcastle Upon Tyne

 The Village hotel

Jill & Adi found us while looking for a wedding photographer for their wedding at The Village Hotel Newcastle. We work regularly at this venue and its one of our favourites! They got married at the lovely Earsdon Chapel then had their reception at The Village Hotel.


Getting Ready
Jill was getting ready at home with her bridesmaids and son, when we arrived hair and makeup was underway and everyone was looking beautiful in their dressing gowns with their titles on. There were plenty of drinks flowing and the nerves were starting to kick in a little.

Jill’s son was to give her away and nick found him struggling a little with his cuffs and braces! But after a bit of assistance and a lot of laughs he was all sorted and looking pretty sharp! Jill’s hair had been expertly curled and styled beautifully she was ready for her dress.
Jill was helped into her gown dress by her bridesmaids, with her look complete by adding shoes and jewellery the bride looked amazing and she was ready to go!


The Ceremony
When we arrived at the Chapel in Earsdon Adi was waiting with his best man- they needed their cravats sorting out (so many people struggle with them!) but were looking good in their suits greeting guests. The weather was on side with the sun shining- they feel it was Jill’s dad watching over her giving them luck!

The bridal party had arrived so the guys took their position at the front of the room for the ceremony to start.

The couple made their wedding vows to each other and there were a few different hymns sung. We must say the vicar gave a lovely service. They exchanged wedding rings. It was then announced the groom could kiss his beautiful bride and they were officially married!
The formalities of signing the register were completed then everyone headed outside ready to head off to the next venue- The Village Hotel.

This is a great time to have your photos done together as a couple as guests are less likely to miss you as they will be getting a drink, freshening up, and chatting about the day so far when they arrive at the hotel.


The Romantic Couple’s Portraits
The Village Hotel is often underestimated as a wedding venue due to its location. It actually has a lot to use! We took the couple over the road to the Rising Sun Country Park for some gorgeous shots next to the lake in picturesque surroundings and did a few shots with the vintage car in the car park area.

We then headed back over to the hotel to get some quirky shots inside the Hotel Restaurant. Wedding Photography in the Buca Restaurant is always a little different and gives some unique images which are great. We did some photos with the couple, and then Adi brought his groomsmen round for some fun shots with cards around the godfather table.

The Speeches
By the time we were finished with all the photo fun it was time to head to the Inspiration suite for the speeches and wedding breakfast.
The room looked fab decorated with pretty centre pieces and the guests were all being seated.

The speeches were short and sweet and there was a bit of an emotional speech from Adi’s sister which was lovely and heartfelt. Everyone involved did a great job.
We then took a break to let everyone enjoy their food and we got to work on a selection of the images from the day so far so they could be ready to go up on our projector for the evening reception guests to see! We love our Image Projector service as it’s a wonderful way to include evening guests in everything that happened during the day time and a great talking point for guests too, as well as giving the Bride and Groom a sneaky peak at what’s to come!

Party time!
After the meal the guests made their way back out to the bar area while the room was set up ready for the evening celebrations. We try to keep the family formal photos brief so guest don’t get bored, it usually takes around half an hour, we managed to get them done after the meal before everyone arrived for the evening as this worked out best timing wise on the day. Everyone's wedding is different so things need to be done where they fit in best! 

The DJ arrived to set up and the dance floor was put down down to get ready for the party to begin, the projector was up displaying the images for guests to see, and we also had our PropStudio set up for some silly pictures with props for the night! The PropStudio photos are uploaded to our facebook page by the following morning for guests to share and tag themselves- it’s a lot of fun for your guests! We also had a signing frame out as a guest book alternative for everyone to leave messages to the happy couple.

After the cutting of the cake was done Mr and Mrs Laverick stepped onto the dance floor for their first dance as newlyweds. We set off one of our confetti cannons to add to the first dance fun.

A lot of people were on the dance floor which made for some great pictures and everyone was having a lot of fun! They were still enjoying themselves when we headed off home!
Overall it was a great day for everyone with lots of genuine emotion and we had a great time. We hope they like their photos and had a great day, we certainly enjoyed capturing them!

Thanks to Jill and Adi for choosing us to photograph their wedding day, we wish you all the best for the future together as Mr & Mrs Laverick!

Wedding Photography at St John's Church Killingworth

Lynsey & Gary

St John's Church Killingworth & DeVere Village Hotel

Lynsey and Gary found us while looking for a wedding photographer for their wedding at The Village Hotel Newcastle. We work regularly at this venue and its one of our favourites! They got married at St Johns Church in Killingworth Village. 

This wedding was very nearly one that we didn’t see. Unfortunately Gary was involved in a serious accident at work just a few months before the wedding was due to take place, he almost didn’t make it and spent a period of time in intensive care critically ill in hospital for a while too. He proved everyone wrong when the doctors said he wouldn’t be able to be at the wedding, or that he wouldn’t be able to manage to walk or be fit enough to last out the full day. Wow did he prove everyone wrong and showed an amazing amount of willpower and strength and they had an amazing day- Here is the story of their beautiful day.

Getting Ready
Lynsey was getting ready at her mums when we arrived and was with her bridesmaid, mum and dad and the couple’s daughter Lola. Hair had been done and makeup was underway and everyone was looking beautiful! Even Lola had a little bit of make up on too. They girls had stunning bouquets to carry and little Lola had a super cute traditional flower crown in her hair.

Lynsey’s dress was an amazing fitted dress, she was helped into it by her bridesmaid who expertly fastened all the tiny buttons on the back. With her look complete by adding shoes and jewellery the bride looked amazing and she was ready to go!

She entered the room where her mum and dad were waiting to see her fully ready- there were a few tears all round! 

The Ceremony
When we arrived at St Johns church Gary was greeting guests as they took their seats and was having a walk around and a chat with his best man trying to keep calm! He took his position at the front of the room with his best man and the boys for the ceremony to start.
The bridesmaid and flower girl went first down the aisle, with Lola carrying a little sign saying Daddy here comes your bride, followed by Lynsey who was walked down the aisle by her father to meet her Groom. 

The couple made their wedding vows to each other and there were a few different hymns sung. We must admit we have never been to a wedding service quite like this one, the vicar is a lot of fun and decided to introduce a bit of hymn karaoke! So at different points of the songs he walked up to guests and gave them the microphone and they sang a few words then he moved on to someone else. Both the guests and the couple found this hilarious! 
They exchanged wedding rings. It was then announced the groom could kiss his beautiful bride and they were officially married!

The formalities of signing the register were completed then everyone headed outside for photographs in front of the church and some fab confetti throwing!

We try to keep the family formal photos brief so guest don’t get bored, it usually takes around half an hour. Once they are out the way guests were able to head off to the next venue- The Village Hotel. The couple headed off to the wedding car and a pink limo arrived as a special treat for the children to take them all to the hotel, they were very impressed with it! This is a great time to have your photos done together as a couple as guests are less likely to miss you as they will be getting a drink, freshening up, and chatting about the day so far when they arrive at the hotel.

The Romantic Husband & Wife Photographs
The Village Hotel is often underestimated as a wedding venue due to its location. It actually has a lot to use! We took the couple over the road to the Rising Sun Country Park for some gorgeous shots next to the lake in picturesque surroundings and did a few shots with the vintage car in the car park area.  We then headed back over to the hotel to get some quirky shots inside the Hotel Restaurant. Wedding Photography in the Buca Restaurant is always a little different and gives some unique images which is great. We did some photos with the couple, and then Gary brought his groomsmen round for some fun shots with cards around the godfather table, and they had a photo in the Passion Pit booth with Lindsey’s bridesmaid and her partner who are both very close friends of the couple.

The Speeches
By the time we were finished with all the photo fun it was time to head to the Vibe room for the speeches and wedding breakfast. 
The room looked fab decorated with pretty centre pieces and coloured mood lighting behind the drapes.

Lynsey’s dad gave the first speech and did a great job, he was clearly very proud of the two of them and very happy for them. Gary went next and it all got a bit much for him and he was a little overcome with emotion, the reality of him almost not making it to see the day hit him. He gave out thanks and gifts to everyone for helping and said how lovely the bride looked (smooth move Gary!) and then it was time for the best man’s speech. The best man had a lot of tales to tell about Gary and he also was pleased to see him there at the wedding. There was a bit of embarrassment while some of the stories went on but it was all in good spirits! Lastly the bride stood to say a few unplanned words of thanks for the support everyone had shown to them

We then took a break to let everyone enjoy their food and we got to work on a selection of the images from the day so far so they could be ready to go up on our projector for the evening reception guests to see!  We love our Image Projector service as it’s a wonderful way to include evening guests in everything that happened during the day time and a great talking point for guests too, as well as giving the Bride and Groom a sneaky peak at what’s to come! 

Party time!
After the meal the guests made their way back out to the bar area while the room was set up ready for the evening celebrations. The lovely Kathie from Balloon Bedlam had been and set up some unique balloon centrepieces on additional tables that matched the colour scheme but also had funky lights in them! The DJ arrived to set up and put the sparkly LED dance floor down to get ready for the party to begin, the projector was up displaying the images for guests to see, and we also had our PropStudio set up for some silly pictures with props for the night! The PropStudio photos are uploaded to our facebook page by the following morning for guests to share and tag themselves- it’s a lot of fun for your guests! We also had a signing frame out as a guest book alternative for everyone to leave messages to the happy couple.

After the cutting of the cake was done Mr and Mrs Illingworth stepped onto the dance floor for their first dance as newlyweds. We set off one of our confetti cannons to add to the first dance fun- Gary forgot it was coming and got a shock when it went off!

A lot of people were on the dance floor and just as we were about to leave everyone sat on the dance floor for a funny rendition of Oops upside your head which made for some great pictures and everyone was having a lot of fun! They were still enjoying themselves when we headed off home!

Overall it was a great day for everyone with lots of genuine emotion and we had a great time. We hope they like their photos as much as we do! 

Thanks to Gary & Lynsey for choosing us to photograph their wedding day and allowing us to capture their memories to keep!

We wish you all the best for the future together as Mr & Mrs Illingworth!

If you are getting married and would like LeopardPrints photography to help capture the memories then don't hesitate to drop us a mail! 

Suppliers;

The Cake : Family Friend
The Brides Bouquets : Lesley Rowley (Stem Ginger) 

The DJ, Draping & Dancefloor: FourStar Events
The Hair : Louise Nelson

Make up: Maxine , Maximillion

Venue Decor : Balloon Bedlam

Wedding Dress : Brides Dream
The Cars : Vintage car by ATW, Ab Fab NE for the limo 

Wedding photography at The De Vere Village hotel

Natalie & Graeme

The De Vere Village hotel, Newcastle

Natalie and Graeme found us while looking for a wedding photographer for their wedding at The Village Hotel. We work regularly at this venue and its one of our favourites! They also had a pre wedding Photo Shoot at Plessey Woods in Northumberland.

Getting Ready

Natalie was getting ready at the hotel when we arrived and was with her bridesmaids and mum. Hair and makeup was underway and everyone was looking beautiful!

The bridesmaids were in their pale green dresses and complete with bouquets they were all done.

Natalie’s dress was an amazing fitted dress, she was helped into it by her bridesmaids and mum. With her look complete by adding shoes and jewellery she looked like a princess and was ready to go!

While Laura was taking shots of the girls, Nick was downstairs with the groom and his men for some pictures with them before the ceremony too.  We had to make sure we got Graeme’s ‘good side’ in the pictures- He went on his stag do to Krakow and had a little accident resulting in several stitches in the back of his head for a large cut a few weeks before. Needless to say this hadn’t gone down well with his bride! We managed to keep it out of sight so all was good!

The Ceremony

Graeme greeted guests as they took their seats and took his position at the front of the room for the ceremony to start.

The bridesmaids went first down the aisle followed by Natalie who walked down the aisle to meet her Groom.

The couple made their wedding vows to each other and exchanged the wedding rings. Graeme was then announced to kiss his beautiful bride and they were officially married!

The formalities of signing the register were completed and we took a few shots with the register then everyone headed outside for photographs on the hotel steps and some fab confetti throwing!

We try to keep the family formal photos brief so guest don’t get bored, it usually takes around half an hour. Once they are out the way guests were able to head back into the hotel to the bar. This is a great time to have your photos done together as a couple as guests are less likely to miss you as they will be getting a drink, freshening up, and chatting about the day so far.

The Romantic Husband & Wife Photographs

The Village Hotel is often underestimated for the variety and locations available for taking pretty wedding photos. It actually has a lot to use! We took the couple over the road to the Rising Sun Country Park for some gorgeous shots next to the lake in picturesque surroundings.  We then headed back over to the hotel to get some quirky shots inside the Hotel Restaurant. Wedding Photography in the Buca Restaurant is always a little different and gives some unique images which is great. We did some photos with the couple, and then Graeme brought his groomsmen round for some fun shots with cards around the godfather table.

The Speeches

By the time we were finished with all the photo fun it was time to head to the Inspiration room for the speeches and wedding breakfast.

The room looked fab decorated in pastels with pretty centre pieces.

Natalies mum gave the first speech and did a great job. Graeme went next and gave out thanks to everyone for helping and said how lovely the bride looked (well done Graeme) and then it was time for the best man’s speech. The best man had a lot of tales to tell, at the end of the speech he presented Graeme with a cycling helmet so that when he got on the dance floor later that night he was protected from any further head injuries (going back to the stag do related injury we mentioned earlier!) He looked very fetching in it and this had the whole room laughing.

We then took a break to let everyone enjoy their food and we got to work on a selection of the images from the day so far so they could be ready to go up on our projector for the evening reception guests to see!  We love our Image Projector service as it’s a wonderful way to include evening guests in everything that happened during the day time and a great talking point for guests too, as well as giving the Bride and Groom a sneaky peak at what’s to come!

Party time!

After the meal the guests made their way back out to the bar area while the room was set up ready for the evening celebrations. The DJ arrived to set up and ready for the party to begin, the projector was up displaying the images for guests to see and our friends from Deluxe Occasions had arrived and set up their fab photo booth for silly pictures and Marryoke for the night! We also had a signing frame out as a guest book alternative for everyone to leave messages to the happy couple.

After the cutting of the cake was done Mr and Mrs Taylor took to the dance floor for their first romantic dance as newlyweds.

A lot of people were on the dance floor, Graeme tested his safety helmet out and everyone was having a lot of fun! They were still enjoying themselves when we headed off home!

Overall it was a really fun day for everyone and we had a lovely time. We hope they like their photos as much as we do! Thanks to Natalie & Graeme for choosing us to photograph their wedding day and allowing us to capture their memories to keep!

We wish you all the best for the future together as Mr & Mrs Taylor!

If you are getting married at The DeVere Village hotel Newcastle and would like LeopardPrints photography to help capture the memories then don't hesitate to drop us a mail! 


Suppliers;

Dress shop : Brides Dream‎, Designer - Mori Lee

Bridesmaid dresses : Brides Dream, Designer-Venus, Colour-Ice Mint

Mens suits : Waltons ‎formal menswear

Hair : Ashley from Cabello Elegante 

Makeup : Brides own

Flowers : Flowerlicious ‎by Sharon Findley

Photobooth : Deluxe occasions 

Venue decor/centrepieces : Balloon Bedlam 

Cake : Truly Scrumptious

The Village hotel wedding photography

Mandy and Brian  27th september 2014

The Village hotel

Mandy and Brian had originally booked the Park Hotel for their wedding,however after meeting with us and seeing some of our portfolio albums of The Village Hotel Newcastle they actually changed venues to have their whole day at The Village instead!


Getting Ready
When we arrived at the hotel Mandy was having her hair styled and her make up expertly applied by the lovely hair and makeup artist Carli. Her girls were getting ready in the room next door so it was all calm and chilled when we arrived. The bridesmaids were all getting excited getting ready for the big day.


Mandy had a gorgeous dress to wear and was excited to get into it. Teamed with a glistening tiara, jewellery and some amazing heels she was ready to go with her bouquet in hand. Her nerves were starting to set in!


The girls were ready and Mandy's dad arrived looking thrilled to be walking his daughter down the aisle so they headed downstairs.


The Ceremony
Brian was waiting in the ceremony room with all the guests and his best man for support looking a little on the nervous side!


The bridal procession entered the room with the page boy and flower girl definitely having the 'Aw' factor, the bridesmaids followed then the bride and her dad entered the room.


The ceremony began and the couple said their special vows then exchanged their wedding rings. Mr and Mrs Carr had their first kiss as husband and wife and the register was signed to make it all official!


The happy couple walked back up the aisle and Brian even gave one of the guests a cheeky high five to celebrate.


We went out for the group photos and some lovely formal photographs on the steps at the front of the hotel.


The Couples Photographs
Mandy and Brian were nice and relaxed with the formalities of the ceremony being over with so we had a walk over to the country park across the road from the hotel. We love the variety The Village Hotel offers for photographs as there is the beautiful country park with a lake just across the road and then the quirky restaurant inside too.


We had a short walk around the park and got some stunning lakeside shots and some beautiful images just having a walk. You can tell how much this couple really love each other and how comfortable they were with each other for posing in front of the camera! We all got along great which meant they could be themselves with us, we really feel this shows through in their photographs and you can tell how happy they were to be married!


We popped into the restaurant for some quirky shots too. We really love the look of the images in here as they have a unique look to them.
We also managed to get the guys in for some fun God father table shots with cigars and cards as props. The guys LOVED it and it was getting a bit competitive round the table with the cards!


The Speeches
Everyone was in the room ready for the speeches now. We heard from Mandys dad who had some funny stories to tell then the groom had his words and thanked everyone for coming. The best man was last but not least and kept everyone entertained.


The meal was served and we popped outside with the laptop and got ready a selection of images into a slide show ready for the evening to go up with our amazing Projector add on as this was booked for the evening do.


Party Time!
The room was turned around for the evening with a stunning white LED dance floor and twinkling backdrop.


The DJ was set up ready to get the party started and our big projector screen was ready to surprise guests with a sneaky peak of what happened throughout the day so far. Our projector is a great way to include your evening guests in what happened during the day that they weren’t there for and provides a great talking point amongst guests.


There was the traditional cutting of the cake then Mandy and her new husband took to the dance floor. We set off one of our fun confetti cannons (just ask your venue and let us know if you want us to bring one along for your big day!) which surprised everyone!


Mandy had a dance with her dad which was lovely and they were both emotional.


It was time for everyone to hit the dance floor and party the night away! Mandy even changed into a different white dress for the evening so she could dance easier!


The evening was still going strong when we left for the night with it set to continue into the small hours.


Thanks to Mandy and Brian for choosing us to photograph their wedding day we hope they had as much fun as we did! We are sure they will love their photographs and enjoy looking at them for many happy years to come!


All the best for your future together!

Newcastle wedding photographer at the DeVere Village hotel

Sarah and Andrew 22nd August 2014
The Village Hotel, Newcastle



We first met Sarah and Andrew when we were exhibiting at The Village Hotel Newcastle for their wedding fair (which was also the venue they had chosen for their big day). Sarah had said she liked our style as soon as she saw our work and after a chat they booked us on the day. Andrew was taken by the unique Godfather table photos we take at the venue using their Buca restaurant. The Village Hotel Newcastle is one of our favourite venues to photograph so we were really looking forward to their big day!

GettingReady
Sarah was getting ready at the hotel and had her hair done in a curled up-do by the hairdresser, and her makeup artist expertly applied her make up to finish the look! The others had their hair and makeup done too so everyone looked glam for the day! Sarah had a beautiful dress to wear and was excited to put it on! Sarah chose not to go for regular pretty heels for her wedding, instead opting for her and her flower girls to wear some stunning hand painted customised converse sneakers! They looked great, they followed the black and white wedding theme with buttons, and had the date and new married name painted on, and the children loved theirs! Oliver, Sarah and Andrews’s son Oliver was very smart, with a flower girl on each arm he looked like a proper little gentleman in his suit!
The bridesmaids were dressed in black and white, and had a beautiful button bouquet to match the brides’ button bouquet. With jewellery on and a bit of lippy the girls were ready to head downstairs. Mean while Andrew was waiting downstairs looking a little nervous waiting for Sarah to arrive.

The Ceremony
The bridal procession was Sarah and her dad, the bridesmaids, flower girls and the pageboys. They all looked amazing, if a little nervous, as they entered the room. The couple made their wedding vows to each other then exchanged rings (we’re sure Andrew was a little shaky handed!). Andrew got to kiss the bride then the formalities of signing the register were done and they left the room newly married as Mr & Mrs Lowson.

Romantic lakeside photographs
We went out to the steps after a drinks reception for some super confetti throwing and the formal photographs. Guests headed back in to relax at the bar before the meal and we stole the couple away for a short while for some romantic couple’s photographs across the road at the country park. There is a short country walkway and a pretty lake area for photographs, although Andrew said he was expecting to hate having his photographs taken he had to admit he’d felt very relaxed and we even think he enjoyed it a little! We popped into the Buca restaurant to take advantage of the setting in there for a few more husband and wife photos, and then it was time to get ‘the boys’ into the restaurant for some mean looking gangster photos at The Godfather table! They played with cards and put on their best poker faces, and we even squeezed a couple of photos in doing shots at the bar! The girls not to be outdone by the boys posed expertly in the Sophia Loren booth (which sadly has now been removed so this was the last time we used that setting)
The speeches were brief but light hearted and meaningful and everyone settled down to their meal.

A bit of extra posing fun!
After the meal we had a little gap before the evening do began so spent a bit more time with the groomsmen and the bridesmaids on the balcony having some fun shots with glasses, photo frames and jumping in the air! The girls were loving our parasol and did a great job strutting their stuff!

Party time!
The room had been transformed for the night time celebrations with white drapes all round the room and coloured up lighting and our friends Fourstar events had supplied a twinkly white LED dance floor and with Chris from the company being DJ for the night it was set to be a great party night! Fourstar regularly work at the village for weddings and party events, true professionals they know how to get everyone up on the floor!
Mr and Mrs Lowson hit the dance floor for their first married dance together, choosing P!NK’s True Love for their song. It’s nice to have an outside the box first dance song. A couple of minutes into the song we set off one of our confetti cannons showering he bride and groom in confetti giving some fab photos! Other couples then joined them on the dance floor to party the night away! Oliver and his little friends joined in as well, the LED dance floor had the children mesmerised and the party was still in full swing when we left!

Overall it was a wonderful day for everyone and we had fabulous time as well. This couple have an beautiful set of photos to come from their wedding day. We hope they like them as much as we do! Thanks Sarah and Andrew for choosing us to photograph your fun filled day and capture those amazing memories for you to cherish for years to come. We wish you all the best for the future as husband and wife!

If you are getting married at The DeVere Village hotel and would like LeopardPrints photography to help capture the memories then don't hesitate to drop us a mail! 

Suppliers;

The Cake: Vanilla Teas, Cullercoats
The Brides Button Bouquets/button holes: Charisma
The Photo Booth: Deluxe Occasions
The DJ, Draping & Dancefloor: FourStar Events
The Hair :Dream Hair, Wallsend
Make up: Beauty direct (kerry fawcett)
Chair covers: Hotels own

Stationary: Made to treasure

Custom Converse: Leafys Sneaks