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

Wedding photography at Backworth Hall

Louise & Daniel

Backworth Hall

Louise & Daniel booked us for wedding photography at the amazing Backworth Hall in Newcastle Upon Tyne. They were to get married at a beautiful church in Earsdon then go on to Backworth hall for their reception and evening celebrations. 

We had been talking to the couple leading up to their wedding for around 2 years as they booked well in advance to secure their date, and they were very excited for their big day!

Getting Ready

Louise got ready at her mums home with her bridesmaids, mum and dad, and her daughter Maya. 

When we arrived everyone was getting prepared for the big day! Hair and makeup artist was in full flow doing a great job of making everyone look stunning, and then they went across to the hairdresser’s seat for some fabulous pin up hair styles. The flowers had arrived with bouquets and button holes all with gorgeous gypsophelia.

The couples little girl Maya was having a great time and getting excited! She had her hair done too and also had a sneaky try of mum’s dress. This is a great photo to catch with your daughter and give her when she gets married in future years herself.

Louise’s mum helped her into her gorgeous gown which was a beautiful princess dress, with shoes and jewellery added her bridal look was complete.  Her dad was to walk her down the aisle and Louise helped him get his cufflinks on. With everyone ready to go they headed off to the vintage car to be whisked off to the church.

The Ceremony

Daniel was already at the church greeting guests and not looking too nervous which was great to see. He had his groomsmen around for support and they were doing a great job. We grabbed a few shots of them together before Louise arrived. 

Louise arrived with her father in a gorgeous vintage car, when they entered the church there was a lovely sign for louises dad to read. 

The couple made their wedding vows to each other and exchanged wedding rings, Maya was having a wander around during the ceremony which caused a few giggles all round! After managing to kneel in her dress for the blessings Daniel was finally allowed kiss his bride and the register was signed to make everything official!

They walked back up the aisle as Mr and Mrs Emptage together looking so happy!

Everyone headed out to the front of the church for a group photograph and some confetti throwing, and then all headed off to the next venue- Backworth Hall after we took a few shots of the couple with the beautiful car.

On arriving at Backworth Hall there was some time before the wedding breakfast was to be served so we worked our way through the couple’s list of family formal photographs using the steps to the hall as a backdrop. This meant all the formalities were taken care of before the meal so the rest of the day the guests could relax.

The Romantic Couple’s Photographs

After the family photos were finished we whisked the bride and groom away for a short time to grab some gorgeous couple’s shots before the meal. Back worth Hall has some amazing surroundings so we didn’t need to go far for some beautiful images! 

Maya joined in for some of the photo and had fun playing with our vintage parasols with her mummy. How cute do they look together! We had a lot of fun with Daniel and Louise doing their shots and they look so happy throughout them you can tell they did too! 

The Speeches

The room was set ready for the meal and looked amazing with the cake set up and purple accents through the room. Guests came in and took their seats for the speeches to begin. We see more and more speeches done before the meal so that they are out the way and people can enjoy the meal without the stress of a speech hanging over them! 

Louise’s dad was up first and gave a great speech even if he did embarrass Louise and one of two of her friends with some funny stories! 

Daniel went next and gave a heartfelt emotional speech and gave gifts of thanks out. The star of the show was the best man who wrote a great speech and gave out pictures to embarrass Daniel who found it hilarious! Guests were laughing from start to finish so he did a great job!  

After the speeches we then took a break to let everyone enjoy their meal 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 and it goes down so well with guests as it’s a wonderful way to include evening guests in what happened during the day time and a great talking point for everyone too, as well as giving the Bride and Groom a sneaky peak at what’s to come!  

Our lovely friend Craig from Tom foolery Photobooth arrived to set up his fun photo booth for the evening as well, always nice to catch up with other friendly suppliers!

Party time!

After the meal the guests made their way to the bar areas to relax while the room was set up ready for the evening celebrations. After a quick cutting of the cake was over with Mr & Mrs Emptage took to the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife, all the guests were watching as an exploding balloon above the dance floor was burst and rained bright sprinkles of confetti over the couple and then others joined them on the dance floor. 

The photobooth had people queuing up for a go at some Marryoke too! The party really started then and everyone was having a great time partying on the dance floor. The night was in full flow when we left! There was a lot of partying on the dance floor with everything from spinning to The Robot being busted out!

Overall it was an amazing day for everyone and we had a brilliant time photographing the whole wedding. We hope they love their photos as much as we enjoyed taking them! Thanks to Louise and Daniel for choosing us to photograph their special day and allowing us to capture their memories to treasure for years to come, we loved it!  

We wish you all the best for the future together as husband and wife!

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

Suppliers;

The Photo Booth: Tom Foolery

The Hair & Make up : Maxine 

Event Dressing: The Balloon fairy

The Dress: Wendy Coles

Wedding photography at Eshott Hall

Kate & Gareth

Eshott Hall

Kate & Gareth found booked us some time ago to do their wedding photography at the gorgeous Eshott Hall. They had chosen a fabulous venue. Kate had lots of plans for the big day and from when they booked us we were really looking forward to their wedding day!

Getting Ready

Kate had stayed at Eshott Hall the night before with friends and family and we arrived things were nice and chilled out.  The bridesmaids were having their hair pinned up by Richard who was doing an amazing job, and make up was being expertly applied by Carli from The Big Event Company.  We often work with Carli at weddings and she always does a stunning job.

There were plenty drinks flowing and everyone was getting very excited.

Meanwhile Nick popped across to ‘the crows nest’ where Gareth the groom was getting ready with the rest of the guys and his usher, Eliphe. Poor Gareth was very nervous during the morning, his best man and usher were trying well to keep him calm! They were all ready to go so headed down to greet guests and get ready for the ceremony to begin.

Kate’s hair was finished with her veil added and with help from her mum her jewellery finished the look. Kate’s mum helped her get her dress on and set to work doing the many tiny buttons up on the back of the dress. Her dress was amazing, a fitted lace covered gown and Kate truly looked like she had stepped out of a magazine when she was ready.

As the bridesmaids came in there were a few tears when they came back in the room and saw Kate fully ready! After a quick touch up of lipstick they were all ready to leave.

The Ceremony

The guests were all in their seats waiting for the arrival of the bridal party, and Gareth was at the front still suffering with nerves.

Kate was in their gorgeous vintage wedding car, accompanied by her dad, for the short journey from the hall down to the reading room where the ceremony was to be held. The building for the ceremony is beautiful, it looks like a little chapel with gorgeous windows, and the flowers and chair sashes brought everything together.

The bridesmaids walked down the aisle first, and then Kate’s dad proudly walked her down the aisle. Gareth looked so happy to see her. The couple made their wedding vows to each other and exchanged wedding rings. The groom got to kiss his bride and the register was signed to make everything official!

Gareth looked far more at ease with all his nerves vanished now the ceremony was out the way! They walked back up the aisle as Mr and Mrs Montague and we went outside for some confetti shots!

The guests headed back up to the hall, the main building where the rest of the day would be, while we kept the couple for a view shots under the arched entrance to the reading room and with the quirky vintage telephone box that is there too.

After the drinks reception we went out to the front of the hotel for the big group photo and to have some family formal photos taken as well.

The Romantic Couple’s Photographs

After the family photos were finished we had a few pictures with the bride and groom with the wedding car, then walked around the grounds to take some wedding portraits outdoors.

Eshott hall is great for your wedding portraits as the grounds are beautiful. The weather was on our side with sunshine although it was definitely cold! Due to the temperature we didn’t want to keep them out too long but used a few of our props like our vintage parasol for some pictures too.  

They had a great time posing for their photos but we had to get back inside before we all froze and got blue fingers!

The Speeches

The room was set ready for the meal and looked amazing with the cake set up and pretty floral centrepieces. The room was set off by the giant light up initial letters from Coco Luminaire. Guests came in and took their seats for the speeches to begin.

Kate’s dad gave the first speech telling about her growing up and when she met Gareth, it was a lovely heartfelt speech with some laughter too.

Kate’s mum also gave a speech with some lovely words and it was clear she was very proud of her daughter and fond of Gareth.

The groom Gareth was up next and had a short speech thanking everyone for coming and telling everyone how happy he was.

The best man was last to take the stage and gave some funny tales of him and Gareth and what they got up to together, he had some jokes included that gave everyone quite a laugh!

After the speeches we then took a break to let everyone enjoy their meal 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 and it goes down fabulously with guests as it’s a wonderful way to include evening guests in what happened during the day time and a great talking point for everyone 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 to the bar areas to relax while the room was set up ready for the evening celebrations. The band arrived to set up and get ready for the party to begin, there was a photo booth, and our projector was up displaying the images for guests to see.

After a quick cutting of the cake was done Mr and Mrs Montague took to the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife, all the guests were enjoying watching and then others joined them on the dance floor. The party really started then and everyone was having a great time strutting their stuff on the dance floor. The giant letters were at the side of the dance floor and really add to the photos as you can see. The party was in full flow when we left with all sorts of shapes being thrown!

Overall it was a really fun day for everyone and we had a brilliant time. We hope they enjoy their photos as much as we enjoyed taking them! Thanks to Kate and Gareth for choosing us to photograph their wedding day and allowing us to capture their memories to treasure for years to come, we had a blast!  

We wish you all the best for the future together as husband and wife!

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


Hair : Shaun Richards hair - freelance Richard Chappell
Makeup : The Big Event
Flowers : leaf florist hebburn- jill burns
Car : Alnwick cars
Cake : cakes by Julie
Room dressing : Ambience Newcastle
Photobooth and lights : Snaparazzi & Coco Luminaire
Band : The purple supper band

Autumn wedding at Holy cross church

Leanne & Steven October 2014

Holy cross church and the hiding place


Leanne and Steven were recommended to us by a friend we have taken photos for before. It’s always lovely to hear we have been highly recommended by our previous clients! They were having their ceremony at the Holy cross church in Fenham and then were going to The Hiding Place at Kingston Park for their wedding reception. They were planning a fabulous relaxed wedding day with all their friends and family sharing it with them.

Getting Ready
Leanne was getting ready at home with her mum, bridesmaids and her daughters Heidi and Isla. Hair was being done when we arrived and the children, especially Heidi, were very excited to get their dresses on!
Leanne applied her own make up. She got the children ready and they both looked adorable. The maid of honour helped the bride into her dress and with mums help they got it all fastened.

With everyone ready the car arrived to take them to the church.

The Ceremony
The groom was already at the church and wasn’t too looking nervous which is unusual. He had his best man with him for support.
The bridesmaid and children went down the aisle and Leanne walked down on her father’s arm, he looked thrilled to be giving her away, to meet her groom.
There were hymns sung, and the couple made their vows to each other and exchanged wedding rings. The register was signed and the couple were now officially husband and wife!

We went outside to the church grounds for the big group photo and some formal shots with the family. We always try to make these quick so everyone doesn’t get bored!

The romantic Mr and Mrs photos
For October the weather was definitely on our side, it was quite cold but it was dry and sunny! We got the car to take the couple from the church towards The Hiding Place and stopped at a patch of land just a few minutes away near an airfield. An unusual area to use for couples portraits but it was perfect.

We had some shots with the beautiful vintage car and then had a walk round by the trees and field with a few of our props like our fab vintage lace parasol.
There are some beautiful shots of the happy newlyweds who anyone can see are made for each other and very much in love. They had a lot of fun having their romantic photos done and this shows in the images.

The low light shining through the trees in the background looks amazing and really goes to show you can take gorgeous pictures just about anywhere!

The Speeches
We headed down to The Hiding Place and everyone was ready for some food and tucked into the buffet. After the meal it was time for the speeches!
The speeches were short and sweet from the best man and Leanne’s dad and then the bride and groom took the microphone to thank all their guests for coming.


Party time!
The DJ was then set up and ready for the party to begin! The kids had a great time running around the dance floor chasing the lights and dancing, and the drinks were flowing and spirits high.

Mr and Mrs Parker cut their gorgeous cake and then hit the dance floor for their first dance as a married couple. We set off one of our fun confetti cannons (please let us know if you want us to supply one of these for your first dance! They make amazing first dance pictures!) to add to the photos which gave a bit of a wow factor then everyone else joined them on the dance floor including Heidi who was having a wonderful time!
got into full swing with lots of dancing and it was still ongoing when we left!

Overall it was a brilliant fun day for everyone and we really enjoyed ourselves. We are really hope they love their photos and have a gorgeous set of photos to keep. We hope they like them as much as we do!

Thanks to Mr and Mrs Parker for choosing us to photograph their day and allow us to capture their memories to keep and look back at over years to come and remember their day

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


Suppliers;

car- ab wedding cars
Venue decoration- simply bespoke events
Flowers- by a family friend
Cake- leanne gray
Dj- flashbackphil

Newcastle wedding photographer at Jesmond dene house

Tracy and Paul 15th August 2014

Jesmond Dene House

The bridal preparations

We first met up with Tracy and Paul at Jesmond Dene House for a coffee to discuss their wedding photography. Jesmond Dene House is a venue close to our own hearts as we got married there ourselves we had a little extra emotion over this wedding! They had lots of lovely ideas for their wedding and we were really looking forward to being their wedding photographers!

The couple were having the whole day at the venue which tends to make things less stressful than people having to travel to different places. Tracy was getting ready in the bridal suite in the hotel with her little girls Trinity and Charlotte and some more of the family.

The ladies were all calm and happy when we arrived, the hair and make-up artist was busy working her magic getting everyone ready. Marissa did a fabulous job transforming everyone and Tracy looked fabulously glamorous with her look completed with her trademark bright lipstick.

The groomsmen were all looking smart for the day and we caught some shots of them outside in their suits

Tracy’s daughters and her niece were pretty as a picture in hot pink dresses, charlotte loved looking at mummy’s princess dress. Tracy dressed in her breathtaking bridal gown and her look was complete. Trinity touched everyone’s heart by saying Mum you don’t look like a princess, you look better! What a little charmer!

Jesmond dene house wedding ceremony 

Paul was waiting for the arrival of his bride. He was looking just a little nervous! The bridal procession entered the room with Tracys son proudly walking her down the aisle and Charlotte, a true daddy’s girl at heart made a beeline for Paul, she spent part of the ceremony in his arms. Weddings are quite emotional occasions for young ones.

They made their vows to each other and exchanged rings, and there was a lovely reading from a family member. The couple got to have their first kiss as Mr and Mrs Smith then the register was signed, it was all a bit much for Charlotte who fell asleep! They were clearly overjoyed to be married and Tracy almost danced back down the aisle!

All the guests went outside for some wedding confetti throwing and for canapés and champagne drinks reception. The sun was shining, the birds were singing so it was perfect to gather everyone together for the group and family photos. We spent some time on the steps in the gardens with everyone then we stole the Bride and Groom away for some romantic shots of just the two of them. 

Romantic couple's portraits

Taking the couple away from the wedding party allows the bride and groom to relax and have a little bit of time together after all the mayhem and excitement of the day so far. Our couples photos are not too pose-y or directed and everyone usually has a wonderful time having them taken.

We had a short walk down to Jesmond Dene only a few minutes from the hotel. There is a fabulous waterfall and old stone bridge which looks like it was made for photographs, there are some amazingly beautiful shots and Tracy and Paul look blissfully happy and in love. We took some lovely shots on a little walk around Jesmond Dene, and then headed back up to Jesmond Dene House in time for the meal and the speeches.

The speeches were lovely and Tracy looked proud of her son reading his speech, the groom and best man also had some words then everyone sat to enjoy their meals after a toast to the happy couple. To keep people entertained during the meal the amazing magician Paul Lytton entered the room, walking in and setting fire to things was certainly a showman’s entrance! He worked his way round the room with magic and tricks to wow everyone (he even had us puzzled!)

The evening reception

We worked our own magic by getting a selection of the days photos edited and put into a slideshow ready for our projector to be set up for the evening reception. The projector service is a great way of showing evening guests a taste of what happened during the day and provides a great talking point!

The DJ was set up ready to go and the newlyweds hit the dance floor with a big surprise for guests! They had been taking dance lessons and wowed everyone with an amazing dance routine to a bit of Michael Buble! Everyone got on the dance floor ready to party the night away!

We had a wonderful day photographing the Smith wedding, it was almost like reliving out own wedding partly so thanks to them both for choosing us to be there to share it with them!

Their photos are beautiful and they will hopefully treasure those wonderful memories for years to come. We are sure they will have a long and happy marriage together!

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

Suppliers;

The Cake: Whitley cakes
The flowers: Cornflower blue
The DJ: Sean Bloomfield
The Hair & Make up: Marissa Bennett
The Dress: Amanda Wyatt
Hair Accessories: Glitzy secrets
First dance choreography: Maureen slater school of dance

Chair covers: The event dressers