The Vermont Hotel is slap bang in the middle of Newcastle city centre, in a superb location with The Black Gate, The Castle & the fantastic Quayside all close to hand. We were so pleased when Lucy & Colin chose us to cover their wedding day, and even more pleased that they were keen to make the most of all the photo opportunities we had.
We started the day at Lucy's parents house in Whickham for the bridal preparation photos. Lucy had some fantastic Jimmy Choo wedding shoes & looked stunning in her dress. We did a few formal shots in the garden and then headed to the Immaculate Heart RC Church nearby for the ceremony. The church was lovely and light inside, the priest was great and allowed me to photograph from the front of the church & Alison was up on a balcony at the back.
After the service we headed to The Vermont for the majority of the group photographs and some shots of Lucy & Colin outside the Moot Hall and at The Black Gate. Lucy had put a lot of time and effort into the table decorations for the wedding breakfast and the Heritage Suite looked amazing.
After the meal we had some more time with Lucy & Colin, so headed up to the roof of the hotel (thank you to the Vermont for this!) to get some shots looking down over the city. We also nipped down to The Quayside for some photos by the Tyne Bridge - the most iconic landmark in Newcastle.
Lucy & Colin had booked Pete Brown to sing at the evening reception, he covered some great swing classics and also sang the first dance song which was lovely. Lucy was lucky enough to have a second dress to change into for the evening reception, definitely worth it to show off those Jimmy Choos!
We had a great day with Lucy & Colin and their guests and wish them all the best for an amazing future together.
Lucy's mum Gillian & sister Christina were in charge of lacing up the corset back of Lucy's gorgeous dress
Those fabulous Jimmy Choo's!
Lucy's 4 flowergirls looked gorgeous and were good as gold waiting to set off for church
Lucy's mum saying a quick hello to Colin before Lucy made her grand entrance!
The priest was fantastic and there were a few giggles during the service
The children each said a few words, all very quietly spoken until the last flowergirl had her go - cue laughter from the whole congregation!
The Moot Hall is directly opposite The Vermont, and the steps are ideal for the group photographs.
The fantastic Black Gate, which dates from 1250.
Lucy & Colin had time to chat to their guests over a glass of Pimms before the wedding breakfast.
Lucy's sister Christina had made all of the favours, which also doubled as place names - very impressive!
Colin's best man Stuart gave a great speech, and yet again we had a groom head-on-the-table moment - brilliant!
A view of the Tyne Bridge with The Sage in the background.
Pete Brown kicked the evening reception off in style.
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