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Mere Golf & Country Club wedding photographer │ Marie and Iain

31ST July 2010

I usually start my blogs with a picture of the Bride and Groom but I  love the idea behind this wedding favour so I thought I’d show you this instead.  Kilts were the order of the day for Marie and Iain’s Mere Golf and Country Club wedding photography, and how smart the lads looked too!  I am one of three boys and my mother was a Scot. I can still remember (vividly!) the embarrassment of having to wear a kilt at Xmas, invariably spent at my Granny and Grandpa’s, where all my nephews got away with wearing shorts. I got ribbed me mercilessly for wearing a kilt.  Of course a grown-up kilt wearer has the advantage of a well-weighted sporran to maintain their modesty.  If only I’d had a sporran then!

Marie and the bridal party prepared themselves at The Cottons Hotel close-by, with the Bridesmaids wearing dresses a rich shade of turquoise. I invariably take stepladders with me to every wedding, just in case, and they were put to good use straight away, enabling me to get a better angle of the Bridal Party with the ponds in the background.  The Piper piped and the day progressed smoothly with everything happening right on cue.  Marie and Iain made a bonnie couple indeed against the greens and fairways which looked even better as the evening light wore on.  As soon as it was dark enough the firework display (which was a surprise for the Groom) was announced and got under way, giving me the spectacular shots you can see at the end of this blog.

My Favourite Weddings & Venues – Winter 2008

A few venues worthy of mention have slipped the net so now I’ll make amends!

Nicola and Joe were looking for a Lancashire wedding photographer for their wedding at the Holy Trinity church in Bardsley. The reception was held at the splendid Saddleworth Hotel in Delph. The well designed sloping gardens have a couple of unusual features which really help with more formal pictures and big group shots are a doddle on the steps up to the lawns.

The venue’s owner is an unrepentant petrolhead and the unusual Rolls coupe pictured in the album is from his collection, all of which are available to the Bride and groom for hire.

The Groom, Bridesmaids and Ushers all wore brown which worked very well. And I never paid any attention to that tree when I arrived in daylight. It was dark when I left and the effect was unmissable and quite magical.

The youngest wedding of the year award went to Amy and Ashley, with Amy also challenging for the biggest personality of the year award. What an exuberant and happy couple! Amy looked stunning and wore a beautifully detailed dress. The weather wasn’t too kind but nothing could dampen their spirits.

The reception was held in the heart of the Peak District at the popular Royal Hotel in Hayfield. Amy and Ashley chose a Graphi album.

 

 

 




Laura & Richard were married at St Mary’s Church in Levenshulme. This modern Catholic church has beautiful, bright stained glass and the layout of the church lends itself to photography. I was particularly happy with pictures I took at the church and the priest there was very accommodating. Laura looked gorgeous (and Richard didn’t look too bad either!)

The Bride and Groom travelled to The Alma Lodge Hotel in Stockport in a Rolls-Royce but the rest of the bridal party came in the biggest stretched limo I have seen. I couldn’t find the swimming pool but I’m sure there was one somewhere!

This was only a half day booking, though Laura and Richard offset this by wisely chose a GF Smith Reportage album. The larger pages and bigger variety of overlays associated with this album greatly enhance the overall pictorial impact. The Alma Lodge has benefited from a generous refurbishment though their website doesn’t do it justice.

 

 

 

 

 

The Mere Golf & Country Club has a most attractive lakeside location and this was the setting for Nicola & Jason’s August wedding.

The lake together with rolling views of the golf course itself make for stunning pictures.

Take a peek at their GF Smith Reportage album which shows how versatile the various overlay combinations can be.