Although I wouldn’t usually spend 4 hours traveling to a wedding on the opposite coast, as soon as I met Sabbah and Karl I knew I had to shoot their wedding! Sab is my self confessed number 1 fan and a regular contributor to my blog,  she will finally get to see and comment on her very own wedding photos.

Sabbah and Karl both left from Blackmoors hotel in Alnwick which gave me the opportunity to spend time with both of them before the ceremony, Sab getting pampered in her room whilst Karl met their guests in the bar downstairs before the short journey to Alnwick gardens for their ceremony.

Alnwick gardens is a wonderful place for a photographer, lots of light and countless cool places for photographs that change every week. It is however still open to the public so photographing there isn’t a walk in the park even though it is actually in a park.

Their ceremony was held in the glass walled visitor center with spectacular views across the lawn to the huge water fountain. The party then moved into the gardens grounds before heading across rope bridges to the tree house within the gardens for their wedding supper. This is no ordinary tree house though, its huge, is lit by fairy lights, filled with cool furniture carved from solid lumps of wood and has a log fire at its heart.

Sab and Karl had put a lot of thought into their unique wedding experience at Alnwick gardens with entertainment throughout the day for their guests including a magician and crooner. They both had a fantastic day and so did I, thank you for sharing it with me.

Here are a few of my favorites from their day…

Steff and Ste’s wedding saw my return to fabulous beatles inspired Hard Days Night hotel here in Liverpool almost a year to the day.

We started the day at Steff’s parents house in Crosby before setting off on the ‘Magical Mystery Bus’ to the spectacular Christ Church in Bootle for their wedding service. The weather was not on our side so we made our way straight to Hard Days Night for the rest of the celebrations.

Steff, Ste and their guests had a relaxed and fun day to a beatles backtrack and had their first dance performed by a beatles tribute band.

Here are just a few of my favorite photos from their day…

Its always an honor to shoot someones wedding especially when the groom is a photographer too.

I’ve been excited about photographing this wedding at the Crowne Plaza in Speke, its a building that’s always caught my attention because of its 1920′s architecture and of course the classic airplane out front since my move to Liverpool last year. I was delighted to see the inside continues the 1920′s styling.

Becky and Jamie had a great, fun filled day which was quite uniquely them including tea and cake’s instead of canape’s and not forgetting this was new years day!

Here are just a few of my favorite photos from their day…

Sarah and Stuart are a great couple who are so easy to get on with which made for such fun during their engagement shoot. Sarah and Stuart are wedding photographers themselves, its especially flattering when our peers choose us to capture such important events as this.

Engagement sessions are great, they get couples used to being in front of a camera prior to the big day.

After looking at their photographs I received this lovely email from them…

“We are soooo pleased with the engagement pictures you took for us. We were really nervous at first but you put us at ease straight away and we really did have a great time – it was so much fun! We both look so happy and in love which is exactly what we knew you’d capture for us. We want them all on our wall! Your eye for detail and talent has produced so many wonderful pieces of timeless art that we are soooo proud to own. We can’t thank you enough for all you have done and the memories you have captured. We can’t wait for the wedding pictures now!!! Thanks again Rob – you are a true professional, an amazing photographer and now also a good friend.”

I’m really looking forward to photographing the UK leg of their New York wedding next Autumn, it promises to be a great day.

Here are a few of my favorites from their engagement shoot…

I really enjoyed shooting Carl and Victoria’s wedding they are such a fun easy to get on with couple.

The weather threatened rain all day but luckily we didn’t see any, there was only got a light spattering later in the evening.

This was unusual in that they got married at st Nicholas in Hale Village but had arranged to take photographs at st Nicholas on Liverpool centre. We had great views of the city from st Nich’s and the nearby Arctic Hotel.

This was a lovely wedding and a pleasure to photograph.

Here are a few of my favorites from their day…