Carr Hall Castle Wedding: Lyndsey & Andy

Ceremony & Reception: Carr Hall Castle, Halifax, West Yorkshire

Above - I thought I'd try a Tissot-inspired shot

 The convex mirror reminded me of Jan van Eyck's painting "The Arnolfini Marriage" in which you can see the artist's reflection behind the couple. Sorry, that was a bit pretentious, wasn't it?

Above - I resisted the temptation to suggest recreating Millais' masterpiece, "Ophelia". If you are not familiar with it, Google it then look at Lyndsey, her dress and the lake.

If yesterday's wedding was unconventional, today's was off the scale! I was shooting this one on behalf of Gav at White Room Photography, who had a prior booking on the day. We didn't want to let this one slip through our fingers as Carr Hall Castle is such a special venue and Lyndsey & Andy were keen for us to do it. They had hired out the Castle for the whole weekend for a truly intimate wedding with just Andy's parents and Lyndsey's mother, brother & sister in law.

Unlike most couples, they got ready together and walked together the short distance from the main house up to the watermill in the garden for the short ceremony, pulling a pre-arranged grumpy face on the way for the benefit of the camera!

The rest of the day was spent dodging the wind & showers to make the most of the beautiful surroundings of "Britain's Best Home" (CLICK HERE to see what I mean).

I was very impressed with Lyndsey & Andy's attitude to their wedding. They were determined to have precisely the wedding they wanted, without having to worry about all the usual formalities and conventions, with just the people they wanted there and instead of jetting off to The Bahamas or The Maldives, they decided to do it in Yorkshire! To be fair, they do both work for BA and can jet off somewhere exotic pretty much anytime!

Virtually everything about the day was completely relaxed and totally unplanned, which sounds like a nightmare but it was actually quite a refreshing change.

And what better place to do it than Carr Hall Castle. The Castle nestles in a beautiful secluded wooded valley near Halifax and gives you a real sense of being in your own little world. Lyndsey & Andy made full use of the hot tub and swimming pool and spent the evening of their wedding watching the Eurovision Song Contest on the enormous TV in the equally enormous lounge.

I had a great time photographing their wedding and I could tell they were loving every minute of their stay at Carr Hall Castle. In fact I'm half expecting to see photos in the Halifax Courier this week of Lyndsey & Andy chained to a radiator, refusing to leave!

Congratulations to a wonderful couple and thank you for letting me share your special day.

If you are planning a private, intimate wedding, or if you fancy spending a few days away from it all, you won't find a better venue than Carr Hall Castle. Have a look at their website http://www.carrhallcastle.co.uk/ for further details and contact Nicola to book. I promise, you'll love it!

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