Posts

Natasha and Matt Cimelli at Trevor Hall, Llangollen

/in /by
Matt and Natasha

Weddings at Trevor Hall, Llangollen

Sometimes couples will say they’ve done a lot of their own decorations at their weddings. Sometimes they’ve put a few candles out, other times they will dress the venue. Natasha and Matt’s wedding was different-They did everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything!

From the candy cart (built from scratch by Matt) to the wedding cake (Natasha’s handiwork), the marquee, the flowers, the giant balloons, the wedding shoes (decorated by Natasha on the morning!), even the beer tent was their own marquee. Every vintage touch was bought from eBay, snapped up on Etsy, borrowed from friends or rummaged for at car boots and the effect was stunning! I don’t think I’ve ever shot a wedding where there’s been so much forward planning happening and so much attention to the minutest detail. Oh-And their DJ during their wedding breakfast was a gramophone DJ. Awesome stuff! :)

All this in the shadow of Trevor Hall-A venue with one of the most eclectic collections of curios I’ve ever seen and an incredibly cool place to get married (even when it rains non-stop!).

Congratulations to you both-It was a day to remember thanks entirely to your efforts and an amazing experience for Fresh!

Ceri and Gavin at the Quay Hotel, Deganwy

/in /by

 

Ceri and Gavin, Deganwy Quay Wedding PhotographerSometimes, the North Wales weather isn’t all it’s cracked up to be! You just have to make the most of what you’re given, and while the morning and afternoon of Ceri and Gavin’s big day saw it raining heavily non-stop (and two very soggy photographers), it finally dried up enough to go out for some pictures around Conwy, much to everybody’s relief-Especially ours! The rain wouldn’t stop us of course, but it’s so much easier if it’s not chucking it down. It also makes for some pretty epic clouds when the rain stops!

Now, occasionally in weddings we will bump into a bride and groom that we have shot the wedding of previously (the beauty of recommendations!), and this was no exception. The difference is, there was not just one couple, but three previous Fresh Photography couples at the Deganwy Quay Hotel for Ceri and Gavin’s wedding! We seem to have become the photographers of choice for the Eglwysbach massive… It really was fantastic to see everyone there looking as young and as glamourous as they did on their own days! :)

Here’s a sneaky preview of the wedding pictures of the new Mr and Mrs Kenrick-Wishing you both lots of love, luck and best wishes for now and your future together!

 

The O’Bryans at The Imperial and Bodafon Farm

/in /by

Clair and Tom, Llandudno, Imperial Hotel, Bodafon Farm. Could this have been the most laid-back wedding in the world? Having already got married in Australia, Clair and Tom headed to Clair’s locality to get a blessing in front of her home crowd-And what a day it was! What seemed like half of Oz came with them-Many staying for a month or more on extended breaks. Starting in the frankly MASSIVE St Pauls Church in Craig Y don, moving onto the Imperial Hotel in Llandudno for the wedding breakfast, then finishing up at Bodafon Farm for the evening. We had singing twins, lots of kilts, a groomsman trying to mount a lama (or failing that, a highland cow with 2ft horns), a stunning sunset with epic clouds and finally more beer than any wedding has ever consumed in the history of weddings. Awesome. :)

Gareth and Nicola at Caer Rhun Hall, North Wales

/in /by
Gareth and Nicola at Caer Rhun Hall, North Wales

Gareth and Nicola at Caer Rhun Hall, North Wales

A pub which opens up especially for you to have your wedding-morning beer, a last minute dash to find enough Champagne corks, a performance by one of Wales’s finest choirs (which Gareth and best man Dylan also happen to sing in), a harpist, allotment spreadsheets, lots of kids, lost keys (a recurring theme), some mock-victorian photography and a one of the last weddings to happen at a classic North Wales wedding venue. :)

Gareth and Nicky finally tied the knot, and despite the weather being a bit rubbish, it was a beautiful day, and one of the most chilled-out weddings we’ve ever had the pleasure to shoot!

Congratulations guys-Wishing you all the love and luck in world for your future together!

Fresh Photography

Bride and groom in front of trees

I need a hero… The comic book wedding of Quita and Wynn

/in /by

Wow-Just WOW! Where to begin? When we initially went to have a chat to Quita and Wynn about their wedding we were told it had a ‘bit of a’ Marvel/DC theme. We were expecting maybe a funky batman cake topper. What we got was an entire wedding themed around their favourite comic book heros! Awesome stuff!

The amount of work and detail that went into the day is immense. It took them 5 hours per pair of bridal party shoes to modge-podge them into individual hero themes-That’s 30 hours of work on the shoes alone. The cake was made by a relative and featured no less than 6 different characters, the even the chair decorations were hearts made from strips of comics.

We’d like to think that we rose to the occasion as well by doing a few shots with a comic theme. How about a groom in mid-air, both after a sonic death-punch and with Quita using the Force? Luckily Wynn is a wrestler and pretty athletic, although we might have asked a bit too much on the jumping front-Hope the knees are OK now Wynn!. There are so many shots we’d love to share with you from the day, but you’ll have to make do with a small selection for now! :) Enjoy!

Bride and groom walking over hill

Kirsty and Phil get married. No, not THAT Kirsty and Phil…

/in /by

When we were asked by a friend if we’d be interested in shooting the wedding of Kirsty and Phil we got incredibly excited. Then we realised it wasn’t THAT Kirsty and Phil. Not to say we weren’t excited about shooting ‘our’ Kirsty and Phil’s wedding-We were! It’s just that we kinda hoped that the famous house-selling TV couple had decided to use Fresh Photography to photograph their wedding. The coverage we would have got and the drama it would have created in the papers would be great publicity due to the fact that they’re already married to other people in the real world… :)

 

Anyway, I digress-The Kirsty and Phil we shot on their wedding day were probably the cutest couple we’ve ever met-The story of how they met was gorgeous as well!  Small, intimate weddings are always fun as you get to chat to everyone properly and you get a bit more time to shoot the couple themselves’. 

 

The wedding was held at the Faenol Fawr, the stunning flowers were by the rather wonderful Top Table Wedding Services and an amazing time was had by all! :)

Bride and groom in front of white door

A spicy little number-Getting away from the Vindaloo…

/in /by

A lot of people think that an indian restaurant should be all about the vindaloos and the jalfrezis-But not at Jaya! We were lucky enough to spend a day shooting a selection of the food on offer at the fantastic Space boutique B&B in Llandudno where Sunita and Bobby cook up some of the finest indian cuisine this side of Jaipur. Some of the finest home cooking we’ve ever tasted and presented in the most luxurious surroundings, with views over the snow capped mountains of North Wales. Stunning in every way! Pay them a visit and discover what real indian cuisine is all about…

Zoe, Mike and the rubbery guard of honour…

/in /by

 

Zoe and Mike Cripps, Bodelwyddan Castle, Faenol Fawr North Wales

Zoe and Mike at Bodelwyddan Castle and the Faenol Fawr. Click for larger version.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A castle, a country house hotel, a bike wheel guard of honour and not one, but two amazing cakes! Zoe and Mike planned everything from a distance due to Mike being in the British Army cycling squad and being posted all over the place in the run up to the wedding. Everything on the day was perfect though. Bodelwyddan Castle looked resplendent in the sun, and as Zoe pulled up in a convertible Bentley she was a picture of pure happiness. Mike had made an effort as well (mustn’t forget the boys!), his number one uniform looking crisp and a pair of shoes which you could use as a mirror!

Once the ceremony at the castle was done (along with a lot of pictures taken!), it was off down the road to the Faenol Fawr for the reception. An absolutely amazing day all round and I’m sure there would have been a few sore heads in the morning! The army boys know how to drink to put it mildly… Thank you for choosing Fresh Photography to capture your special day!