City Hall Cardiff Wedding Photography

A wedding froCity Hall Cardiff Weddingm the Spring at St. Denys Church, Lisvane followed with the reception at City Hall Cardiff.  After leaving the church and driving towards Cathays Park, just behind the City Hall Cardiff the heavens opened in typical April fashion.  Luckily by the time we arrive another window in the weather appeared and we were able to take the Bridal Wedding Photography in the beautiful gardens, the Tulips were in full bloom and there was plenty of cherry blossom on the trees to add to the amazing colours.  The wedding breakfast was served on the marble terrace of the City Hall Cardiff and the lovely green theme really looked effective.  A band took on the responsibility of the evening entertainment and it didn’t take long for all the guests to get into the spirit of the occasion.

Manor Park Country House Clydach

Manor Park Country House Wedding

This post contains a choice of our favorite images from the wedding of Mel & Lawrence at the Manor Park Country House, Clydach, Swansea.  Mel got ready at her parents house in Neath, South Wales.  The ceremony was held at the amazing St. David’s Church in Neath town centre.  It was a pleasure to photograph in the church as it is so open and spacious almost like a cathedral.  We also had the pleasure of listening to the Neath Male Voice Choir before, during and after the service.  We took some bridal portraits in the beautiful park ground opposite the church.  We then headed off to the Manor Park Country House in Clydach, Swansea where we took all the family portraits.  We stayed up until the first dance and took a few more evening shots in the ground of the Manor Park Country Hotel.

King Arthur Hotel Reynoldston Wedding Photography

King Arthur Hotel Reynoldston Wedding

This post contains a choice of our favorite images from the wedding of Jacqui & Paul at the King Arthur Hotel Reynoldston, Gower.  Jacqui got ready at her parents house in Swansea, South Wales.  Jacqui’s dress and the suits were from Pronuptia in Swansea.  The Ceremony was held at Llansamlet Church in Swansea.  Jacqui & Paul were then tranported to the King Arthur Hotel Reynolston on the Gower.  Transport was provided by SMJ Wedding Cars of Swansea.  Luckily the weather remained dry so we were able to do the family portraits at the King Arthur Hotel Reynoldston.  We took Paul and Jacqui into the hotel grounds to do their bridal portraits.

New House Country Hotel Wedding Photography

New House Country Hotel Wedding

This post contains a choice of our favorite images from the wedding of Laura & Richard.  Laura & Richard had their civil ceremony at the New House Country Hotel, Thornhill, Cardiff.  Laura had her bridal preperations in the Bridal Suite with her parent’s and sister helping out.  The wedding ceremony took place in the Georgian Suite followed by drinks on the terrace of the New House Country Hotel.  We were very lucky with the weather for January with some low winter sunshine just to take the edge of the temperature.  This also added a lovely warmth to the photographs.  We were able to take all the family portraits outside on the terrace.  We made use of the last rays of sunshine to take the bridal portraits in the lovely grounds of the New House Country Hotel.

Manor Parc Wedding Photography

Manor Parc Wedding

This post contains a choice of our favorite images from the wedding of great friends Katey & Rob at Manor Parc, Thornhill, Cardiff.  Katey got ready at her home with her closest friends and family around her.  The order of the day was definately fun, fun, fun!  The ceremony took place at Llantrisant Church with everyone then moving on to the Manor Parc for the reception.  It was great to have the sun out and be able to use the rays shinning through the trees.  The lovely colour of the autumn leaves also provided a lovely backdrop.  We took advantage of the warm conditions and took all the family portraits on the warm balcony at Manor Parc.

Glen yr Afon Wedding Photography

Glen yr Afon Wedding

This post contains a choice of my favorite images from the wedding of Sarah and Andrew at Glen yr Afon in Usk, South Wales.  Sarah and Andrew chose to have their winter civil wedding at the Glen yr Afon Hotel in Usk.  Sarah got ready with some close friends and family in the bridal suite.  The ceremony room looked amazing as always at the Glen yr Afon.  The weather was dry and we were able to take all the family portraits outside.  We used the grounds of the hotel to take the bridal portraits.  There was some lovely warm lighting which a surprising amount of colour for this time of year.

Fonmon Castle Wedding Photography

Fonmon Castle Wedding

This post contains a choice of my favorite images from the wedding of Hannah and John at Fonmon Castle in Rhoose, South Wales.  Hannah got ready at her parents house in St. Hilary, South Wales.  We had photographed Hannah’s sister Claire a few years earlier so it was like photographing old friends.  Hannah and John had flown home from Hong Kong for their wedding at Fonmon Castle.  Hannah chose a really novel idea where she was able to design her own shoes, DYOS.  The ceremony took place at the village church in St. Hilary.  A bus transported all the guests on to Fonmon Castle for the reception.  We were able to take all the family portraits in the gardens which are always beautiful.  The bridal portraits were taken throughout the amazing grounds.

Miskin Manor Wedding Photography

Miskin Manor Wedding Photography

Clare and Dan had there civil ceremony at Miskin Manor in South Wales.  Clare got ready at Miskin Manor with her sisters and parents helping out.  The weather remained overcast but dry all day so it was great for photography.  The ceremony took place in the Minstral hall.  All the guests were able to enjoy the Miskin Manor grounds where we took all the family portraits.  We were able to take bridal portraits before and after the wedding breakfast to make the most of the beautiful grounds at the hotel. The evening entertainment commenced with Clare and Dan doing their first dance.

Llandaff Cathedral Wedding

Llandaff Cathedral Wedding Photography

The wedding photography of Kelly and David at Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff.  Their their reception was at Llansantffraed Court Hotel, near Abergavenny.  The day started with Kelly getting ready at Llansantffraed Court Hotel before travelling down to Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff for their Ceremony conducted by Canon Halcombe.  After the ceremony we took a few family portraits in the Llandaff Cathedral grounds.  We were then able to take Kelly & David back inside to take advantage of some shafts of sunlight coming through the stained glass windows.  We were then back on the road to Llansantffraed Court to cover the wedding breakfast and speeches.  Some great evening skies over the surrounding hills were used to take a few evening shots before the partying began.

Wedding Photography at Mansion House Llansteffan

Mansion House Llansteffan Wedding Photography

A recent wedding of Georgina and James photographed at the Mansion House Llansteffan near Carmarthen in West Wales.  Georgina got ready at her parents house in the Carmarthenshire countryside with her close family and bridesmaids.  The ceremony was held at the lovely Holy Trinity Church in Nangaredig.  After the ceremony we were able to take a few family portraits in the church grounds before all the guests made their way to the Mansion House Llansteffan.  The weather just about held off for us to finish of the rest of the family group shots and some Bridal portraits of Georgina and James in the Mansion House Llansteffan grounds.  We had the pleasure of working with Andrew O’Leary from SLR Creations, a great videographer we have worked with many times before.  The wedding breakfast was served in a marquee in the hotel grounds.  We took Georgina and James down to Llanteffan beach in the early evening and in spite of the rain got some really atmospheric shots.