Jaclyn & Patrick were married in September and their wedding required more planning than most. Why? Because they held their reception in the gardens of their beautiful home in Howden-le-Wear which they'd been renovating for the past few years, so had to source all the suppliers themselves. This has to be the ultimate way to bring a personal touch to your big day!
We started the day at The Old Vicarage with Jaclyn, her bridesmaids and her mum for the bridal preparations. All was going smoothly until Jaclyn's hair was almost finished, and she realised she wouldn't be able to take her t-shirt off as it would ruin all the hairdresser's hard work - luckily sister Lucy was on hand with a pair of scissors to save the day! Jaclyn looked absolutely stunning, and groom-to-be Patrick had bought her an amazing antique mirror as a wedding gift which was really useful when the time came for Jaclyn to get into her wedding dress.
We travelled through to nearby St. Philip & St. James' church in Witton-le-Wear for the ceremony where we met Patrick walking up the street with his groomsmen. Jaclyn soon arrived in their fantastic wedding car - an immaculate old series 111 Land-Rover! After the ceremony we headed up to Hamsterley Forest for a few photos of Jaclyn & Patrick. The land at Hamsterley was owned by the family, had incredible views over the valley, and also had great sentimental value as it's where Patrick proposed to Jaclyn - a great story involving a banner and an imaginary pig in the wood!
When we arrived back at the house the party was in full flow, with the guests enjoying arrival drinks in the marquee entrance. We had a fair bit of rain so we took some of the group photos indoors in Patrick & Jaclyn's lounge - again a first for us!
The marquee looked superb, a really family effort with Lucy co-ordinating all the decorations including photos of the guests around the marquee, and mum Lynn had grown all the wedding flowers for the big day. Jaclyn's from a farming family, and so they had Thompson's beef for the wedding breakfast, with a nominated carver on each table which made for some great photos. Best man Barry also had an appropriate change of clothes during his speech - which you can see in the shots below!
Jaclyn & Patrick had a special cake table in the evening, with several friends & family members bringing along cakes and biscuits they'd baked at home. It was soon time for the first dance, the black and white chequered dancefloor looked brilliant and made for some great photos.
Thanks to Jaclyn & Patrick for being great on the day, and also for allowing us to have our lunch in their kitchen and help ourselves to cups of tea to keep us going.
Here are some of our favourite shots from the day, please click here for the full gallery.
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