February 2013 | DIRK VAN DER WERFF - WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

Barnard Castle School Chapel Wedding for Charlotte and Chris

BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL CHAPEL WEDDING:
PROUD FATHER BARRY WALKS HIS DAUGHTER DOWN THE AISLE IN BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL CHAPEL

CHAPEL WEDDING: IF YOU STAND ON THE SEATS IN THE CHAPEL ... YOU CAN SEE BETTER!

DAD HAS A TEAR OR TWO FOR HIS DAUGHTER ON HER WEDDING DAY ....

TRUE LOVE ... CHARLOTTE HOLDS ON TIGHT AFTER SHE ARE CHRIS ARE PRONOUNCED AS HUSBAND AND WIFE
PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

THE BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR OF BARNARD CASTLE SCOOL CHAPEL

HAPPINESS ALL ROUND AS THEY LEAVE THE CHAPEL

A CLASSICAL WEDDING PORTRAIT BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF
EVEN THE YOUNGEST WERE INVITED TO CHARLOTTE'S WEDDING!

PART OF THE LOVELY DECORATIONS AT HEADLAM HALL FOR THE WEDDING BREAKFAST

ONE OF THE BRIDESMAID'S BOUQUETS FROM DENISE MARMONT AT MUSCARI IN BOWES

... AND, THE CAKE IN ALL ITS GLORY!

CHRIS AND CHARLOTTE WITH CONNOR AT HEADLAM HALL

THE WEDDING PARTY ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY AT HEADLAM HALL - PHOTOGRAPH BY DIRK VAN DER WERFF

FUN ALL THE WAY FOR MUM BARBARA DURING HER HUSBAND'S SPEECH AT HEADLAM HALL

LATE SPRING SUNSHINE CATCHES THE BRIDE AND GROOM AT HEADLAM HALL

ADD FOUR  MISCHEVOUS YOUNG LADIES TO THE BRIDGE ....... HAPPY DAYS AT HEADLAM HALL FOR CHARLOTTE AND CHRIS

OFF BACK TO 'THE HALL' FOR THE FIRST DANCE AND MEEETING AND GREETING LATER GUESTS .....

A GENTLE KISS FOR CHARLOTTE FROM DAD BARRY AFTER HER FIRST DANCE ......
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I first met with Charlotte at her mum and dad's home at Barnard Castle a year or more ago, and almost as soon as I walked in the door I was invited to an informal tea with the family with cakes and nibbles, warm bread and home made pizza, so it was evident that they had already decided between them that I was going to be their wedding photographer of choice!
I love to build relationships, not just with my brides and grooms (which is where a pre-wedding portrait photography session comes in handy .. ) but also with parents and even grandpaprents, and with the advent of Facebook in particular, many brides and grooms and their parents seem to know more about me and my brides and recent weddings as I do!
So, Charlotte and Chris' big day arrived - suddenly it was all real! It was my first wedding at Barnard Castle School Chapel, reserved only for ex-students, and after looking around during their pre-wed shoot, I knew it would be a special place for a wedding.
I arrived good and early at their home, just a few hundred metres from the chapel, and make-up artist Kate Pymm was already busy at work, and I managed to capture some lovely images of the chilled out pre-amble to setting off for the wedding - including dad Barry's happiness and surprise and his daughters and grandchildren paraded in their outfits for him!
Soon enough I was off to the chapel to meet with Chris, who looked pretty cool calm and collected in the magnificent building where he was to be married to Charlotte.
By the time Charlotte and her father had started their walk down the aisle, he had gone a little bit quiet, and even Charlotte suffered from last minute nerves, but soon, once their eyes had met, their faces lit up and it was happiness all the way.
Time for a staged confetti shot to make sure that everyone captured the photograph for posterity and a few nice portraits back inside the chapel for 5 minutes -then it was off to one of my favourite wedding venues in England - at Headlam Hall.
I can't really write much different about Headlam Hall that I haven't written about with all my other weddings there - suffice to say, it's the quality of the staff that make a place special, and Headlam Hall are first class in this respect.
We had an hour and a half before the wedding breakafast, so lots of time for canapes and champagne, lots of lovely relaxed portraits of bride and groom and their guests having a great time in the spring sunshine - it was blue skies and sunshine all day for Charlotte and Chris' wedding!
I'm sure that Charlotte and her Mum Barbara were very proud of Barry's speech as father of the bride - it was one of the most entertaining of the many hundreds I have listened to over the years - there was laughter and tears as ever, followed by a magnificent wedding breakfast - thank you folks - and a nice touch was the family asking for all the kitchen and serving staff to be introduced - and cheered - by the guests in the room!
Time for us to head off onto the lovely lawn and the grounds for some relaxed images of the happy couple - and some of the many children at the wedding, before evening guests were arriving .... 
First dance was over quickly with a cheer and then Hip Operation started their performance to take the celebrations into the early hours.
I thanked both sets of parents for their kind hospitality and friendship, and it was cuddles all round for the bride and groom before I headed off for the drive home to my own family, sound in the knowledge that Charlotte and Chris' families had done them proud on a great day of celebration at Headlam Hall.
I hope you enjoyed this 'sneak peek snapshot' of their wedding day!
If you would like me to be a small but important part of your day anywhere in the UK or abroad, ring me on 0778 7150966 - and tell me about your plans.
See photographs from Rhoanne's Headlam Hall wedding HERE and photographs from Rachel's wedding at Headlam Hall HERE
DIRK VAN DER WERFF

Wynyard hall Wedding Photography Review 2013 from Kevin and Rachel

WYNYARD HALL WEDDING REVIEW FROM KEVEN AND RACHEL'S DECEMBER WEDDING

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I loved being part of Rachel and Kevin's great day of wedding celebrations in December at Wynyard Hall.
Such a sweet couple with great family and friends.
Rachel has decided to embarrass me by writing a review of my performance as her wedding photographer!
"......As soon as we got engaged and started to think about our wedding plannning, I knew that wedding photography would play a big part of our day.
After all that planning, money and effort spent on the little details, it's only memories and the photographs which live on and last!

I started by just Googling for photographs of wedding venues I liked.
I came across Dirk's wedding blog and straight away knew that he was the wedding photographer I was after - his images were just perfect, capturing the atmosphere of the day and showing natural shots of special moments!
It also gave me a clear idea as to how he treats his brides and grooms, I knew we wouldn't feel like a number or just another booking in the diary, and I was right!

Dirk worked really hard with us, and our family to make us all feel comfortable long before the big day so that during the actual wedding it is almost as if Dirk is part of the family.
He is there when you wanted him to catch certain shots, but blends into the background too, catching all those natural shots, and this really makes for a relaxed atmosphere on the day, but also makes beautiful photographs.
Looking at mine there were so many photographs of moments I had forgotten, or of little details from the decor/venue which I had planned but hadn't remembered either, all beautifully shown in Dirk's photographs of our wedding at Wynyard Hall.

As you can tell I really can't recommend Dirk highly enough! 
But what made me realise I had made the right decision was on our pre-wed shoot.
A cold but sunny day in Osmotherly, me, the bride, slipped over and fell in mud on all fours, completely covering my smart white jeans...and Dirk didn't point and laugh!! 

Ever the professional, but with warm and a friendly approach, Dirk truly is made to photograph weddings, and if you want beautiful wedding photographs without being herded by some bossy photographer, then he is definitely the man for you!

Thanks Dirk, we will treasure our pictures for ever, I can't stop looking at them!!!..."
Rachel and Kevin
See the sneak peek of Rachel and Kevin's wedding at Wynyard Hall HERE
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Wedding Photographers in Durham Darlington for Nicola and Jonathan

Durham Darlington Weddings Natural Relaxed Wedding Photography:
NICOLA AND JONATHAN HEAD DOWN THE BANK TO PREBENDS BRIDGE DURHAM



COUNTY DURHAM DOCUMENTARY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS:
SO SWEET ...  WAITING FOR THE BRIDE
DURHAM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS: NICOLA - READY TO GO DOWN THE AISLE TO MARRY JONATHAN
LANCHESTER WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS: NICOLA AND JONATHAN TAKE THEIR VOWS IN LANCHESTER RC CHURCH
COUNTY DURHAM WEDDINGS PHOTOGRAPHS: NICOLA SHEDS A FEW TEARS DURING THE CEREMONY
LANCHESTER AND CONSETT WEDDINGS PHOTOGRAPH: JONATHAN LEEDS NICOLA TO THE SEATS AFTER THE CEREMONY
DURHAM PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR WEDDINGS:
THIS YOUNG CHAP JUST WANDERED TO THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH!
CLASSICAL MONOCHROME WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH IN DURHAM: NICOLA, CAUGHT IN THE DOORWAY IN LANCHESTER RC CHURCH AFTER HER WEDDING TO JONATHAN
A QUICK STROLL DOWN THE BANK TO PREBENDS BRIDGE FOR A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS
AND LIKE A GENTLEMAN ..  JONATHAN CARRIED NICOLA'S DRESS BACK UP THE BANK!
FUN FROM THE BRIDESMAID!
HAPPINESS FROM NICOLA DURING THE SPEECHES
LISTENING INTENTLY AT THE SPEECH FROM HER FATHER
NICOLA TAKES  ACALL FROM A FRIEND WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TO HER WEDDING
NICOLA PLAYING THE WEDDING DIVA AFTER HER WEDDING BREAKFAST
HAPPY BRIDE AND BRIDESMAIDS .. DASHING BACK FOR DESSERT!
THE BOYS SEEMED TO THINK THEY LOOKED GOOD WITH HANDBAGS FOR SOME REASON
.. AND ADD SOME FUN TOO!



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Nicola and Jonathan are busy people ...  so we emailed and chatted on the phone in the run up to their weddings celebrations - and also managed a pre-wed shoot around the river at durham.
It's all part of the bonding process.... the time spent sipping tea and sharing cake in a cafe afterwards is actually the more important part of a pre-wed shoot rather than the photography. It means we're not strangers on the day and everyone can chill out and relax!
Nicola and Jonathan decided to get married at the church where Nicola's Mum and Dad were married in Lanchester, County Durham and have their reception at Van Mildert College in Durham where they had met each other while at University .... Aaawww..
The day worked out great, it rained at the right times (when we were inside) and stopped when we wanted to catch some daylight without getting wet.
Nic and Jon spent some time at Prebends Bridge in Durham which was a special place to them, and it featured in my pre-wedding portrait photography session with them too.

It's never easy to get a clean shot of the bridge without tourists or students on, but with a little bit of persuasion and 'coaxing' and a touch of luck, I managed to get some lovely images of them on the bridge and walking (very gingerly on the wet coblestones) down to the bridge too.
I loved this wedding (as I love all my weddings .... ) and it was great to be with such a great couple and their lovely families in Durham for the day.
I hope you enjoy some of the images I created.

DIRK VAN DER WERFF