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Guyzance Hall Wedding Photography, Northumberland – Emma & Jez

Paul Santos Photography — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:11:42 +0000

November saw Emma and Jez get hitched at the wonderful Guyzance Hall in Northumberland. The day started out a bit drab (weather wise that is!) but finished of with one of the best sunsets I’ve seen in ages – see one of the last photos further down. In keeping with the stylish feel of the day I’ve included quite a few contemporary black & white images too. Spending the majority of the morning with Emma and her bridesmaids I make sure I get all the photos I need before running down to see Jez and the guys getting ready – as you can see it’s all very different with guys – less finesse, more speed!! Get some great shots and its back up to get the final last minute important shots of Emma – she looks great and I show her a photo to put her mind at ease. Guyzance Hall hosted the full day so it was just a short jog down the stairs to prepare for the ceremony. Afterwards the Northumberland weather brightens up allowing us to get all our formal wedding party photos outside, followed by the bride and groom wedding portraits around the grounds – Emma wore her wellies just in case. One of their favourite shots was the sunset photo which happened just at the end of their starter – it only took 2 mins though as I had everything already set up. The speeches (hilarious) took us right through to an amazing fireworks finale – simply stunning and it helped produce some really fantastic images. I look forward to my next Guyzance Hall Wedding! See a few of my faves below.

Wedding Photographer Photographed!

Paul Santos Photography — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:43:51 +0000

Attached to rather fantastic email I received from Jenny & Richard on their recent wedding at Dissington Hall in Ponteland was a few photographs from guests that managed to catch me shooting. Apart from the fact I’m probably better off behind the camera than infront of it!, it’s quite rare to get snaps of me working. On this occasion I actually remember the wedding photograph that resulted from my sneaky shoot through the doorway, so I thought I would post both images. The little chap in question is quite clearly a budding photographer in the making and at first I thought I might actually have some fierce competition on my hands – but he assured me it was just a hobby for him. He looks like he was quite pleased with his results – as was I too.

Dissington Hall, Ponteland – Jenny & Richard

Paul Santos Photography — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:36:10 +0000

Dissington Hall Wedding Photography

A generous late September gave Jenny & Richard a wonderfully bright and warm day to get married. Although their reception was held at the magnificant Dissington Hall in Ponteland, Northumberland – the ceremony was held at a lovely church in Rowlands Gill. Top hats and tails were the order of the day for the guys whilst summer blue was the running theme for the ties and bridesmaids dresses. I was very priviledged to be able to be able to capture the ceremony as the ministers standard rule is no photography at all – but he was aware of my style of photography and complimented me afterwards on my discrete way of capturing the cermony. A vintage double decker bus waited to take guests over to Dissington Hall for the reception. A champagne reception from the amazing staff at Dissington Hall greeted the guests and after both Jenny and Richard chatted to their guests for a little while we gathered the wedding party up to a room I had set aside so we could shoot the more formal wedding photos. Leaving enough time aside I took Jenny and Richard (champers in hand of course!) for a planned leisurely stroll around the stunning grounds so we could get some photos of the two of them. If you’ve been here then I don’t need to tell you how magnificent the surroundings at Dissington Hall are, and if you haven’t been it’s certainly worth a visit – especially if you’re planning a wedding in Northumberland! A wonderful day from start to finish. A big thanks to both Jenny & Richard for their warm hospitality – and a huge thanks to the staff at Dissington Hall for being friendly, cooperative and extremely organised. I look forward to my Dissington Hall wedding.

If you’re considering getting married at Dissington Hall and would like me to shoot your wedding, please get in touch to book an appointment.

Horton Grange Country House – Jo & Paul’s Wedding

Paul Santos Photography — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:46:06 +0000

Last Friday I found myself at Horton Grange Country House again. This time shooting Jo & Paul’s wedding. Now if you’ve never been to Horton Grange it’s def worth a little visit – or even a bigger visit as the food is pretty amazing and the place itself is quite special. It’s an elegant Grade – II listed Country House with a real intimate charm about it and I’m sure thats why Jo & Paul chose it for their special day. A wonderful champagne reception welcomed all their guests and kept welcoming them until all the bottles were empty! Always good to see. Whilst waiting for the ceremony to creep up on us I took some less formal shots of Paul and his best man – and never needed to say ‘smile’ once! (Maybe the champage?!) Wasn’t long before everyone was called into the lounge for the ceremony start so I greeted Jo and her Father just outside – a quick comb of the hair (Jo’s dad that is!) and they were ready to walk down the aisle. Horton Grange is perfectly suited to cosy intimate ceremonies and this was no exception – even with a good few people it still feels private. After the ceremony all that remained for me to do was arrange and capture the formal wedding photography and get some nice relaxed images of Jo & Paul. My next Horton Grange Wedding will be slightly different in that I won’t be working and it will be my best friend’s wedding – really can’t wait for that! Congrulations to Jo & Paul. Here is a mini selection of images from the day.

If you’re considering getting married at Horton Grange Country House in Newcastle and would like me photograph your wedding please get in touch to book your day.

Sarah & Andrew’s Wedding at Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle

Paul Santos Photography — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:12:25 +0000

A Jesmond Dene House Wedding. Sarah and her Bridesmaids got ready at the Malmaison at Newcastle Quayside. It’s a wonderful place to get ready as the reception has lots of photos opportunities from the quirky chairs, cool sofas and great lighting they have. Everyone was pretty relaxed and just had good giggle while getting ready. The wedding was held at St Andrew’s Church in Newcastle City Centre whilst the reception was at Jesmond Dene House. The Church itself is a bit of a hidden gem, I must have walked post it a thousand times but this is the first time I have captured a wedding ceremony there – and the inside is truly magnificent and def worth a look if you’re ever passing. A wonderful wedding ceremony saw the day off the a great start and from there we headed over to Jesmond Dene House for the wedding reception. Round the side of Jesmond Dene House provided a brilliant secluded space to capture the planned formal photos – lots of greenery and colourful flowers for the background. The various little nooks and characterful corners that Jesmond Dene House has in abundance provided some wonderful relaxed and romantic wedding photography of Sarah and Andrew. Whilst the Grand Hall hosted the speeches and reception for the remainder of the evening – a wonderful room with bags of atmosphere and great subtle lighting. Andrew did a cracking speech whilst his best man ensured everyone had tears of laughter once his turned arrived. Jesmond Dene House really is a great location for a wedding with amazing food – which reminds me I better use the vouchers up soon that somebody kindly got me for Christmas! Anyway…here is a very small selection of some of my faves from the day.

If you’re considering getting married at Jesmond Dene House and would like me to shoot your wedding – please get in touch to secure your day.

A wonderful email just received…………….

Paul Santos Photography — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:56:58 +0000

Emma & Andrew are a super nice couple who recently got married at The Assembly Rooms and asked me to photograph their wedding day. I’d only recently finished designing their wedding album and organised delivery for them when I received this great email from them both.

“Hi Paul, our album has arrived and it’s beautiful! Thank you very much. We’d like to say again, a massive thank you for your professionalism and approachability on the day of our wedding. Your influence was incredibly calming and it was clear you had a great deal of experience dealing with awkward family members! The photography is exquisite and we are so pleased with our finished album. Of all the worries and stresses we had on the approach to the day, the photography was certainly not one of them. We felt like we could leave it all up to you, and the photos speak for themselves – an outstanding service. Thanks once again, Emma and Andrew”.

Thanks guys.

Jo & James – Cuddystone Hall, Northumberland

Paul Santos Photography — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:35:35 +0000

Cuddystone Hall is situated in The College Valley, set in over eleven thousand acres of beautiful Northumberland countryside. I read that it’s one of the most silent places in the UK – certainly not on the Saturday night Jo & James got married! The day started of with Jo and her bridesmaids getting ready in a cute little cottage near cuddystone hall. Not before long a lack of hairspray kind of stopped any progress, so I offered to go and get some before things could get back on track (not just a wedding photographer!). The Rolls Royce arrived just before I set off to St Ninians Church in Wooler where the ceremony was being held. Once there I got a few quick shots of James and his best man and ushers before awaiting Jo in the Roller. The Church was beautiful, and so was the ceremony. The main reception was back at Cuddystone Hall though so once everyone arrived I set about getting the formal wedding party photographs and then something a little less formal for Jo & James. The weather didn’t exactly make things easy for me – did I mention it rained for most of the day – but we managed to have a laugh and get some lovely romantic wedding images. A cracking ceilidh saw the evening off to brilliant and noisy start and probably echoed through College Valley until the early hours! Thankfully it’s pretty remote so I doubt anybody heard

Emma & Andrew – St Ann’s Church and the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle

Paul Santos Photography — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:04:48 +0000

Last Saturday saw Emma & Andrew tie the knot at St Ann’s Church followed by a reception at The Assembly Rooms in Newcastle. Mega sparkly shoes, crazy socks, a horse and carriage, a super cool Jaguar (the car not the animal!) and a vintage bus made all made for a truly wonderful and unique wedding day. Not forgetting the bride & groom though, who looked really relaxed and happy throughout the whole day. If ever a brides jaw was gonna ache from smiling all day my bet would certainly be on Emma – she never stopped! Always great to photograph such happy people. Once the ceremony had finished I couldn’t help but jump on the bus with everyone as I knew this would result in some great (if a little shaky!) photographs. Congratulations to Emma & Andrew. Here is a small sample from the day.

Bellissimo Perfetto Wedding Albums – Parents Albums

Paul Santos Photography — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:26:28 +0000

These super cute wedding albums are Bellissimo Perfetto parent albums. Just as stunning as their 12×12″ big brother, but just half the size at 6×6″. When you choose a Bellissimo Perfetto album as your main album you can also add-on two identical parents albums for a discounted price if ordered at the same time. They come in black leatherette with names etched on the front and are supplied in their own black linen drawstring bags. Parent albums also make a wonderful thank you gift too. To see samples of these or any other albums I offer why not call to arrange an informal chat.

Bellissimo Perfetto Wedding Albums

Paul Santos Photography — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:37:02 +0000

The Bellissimo Perfetto is just one of the albums from my select wedding album range I choose to offer my clients. Just as I make sure my clients get a top class service from me, I also only deal with companies who offer me superior products and excellent customer service – thats why these super cool albums get a big thumbs up from both me and my clients! Being handcrafted here in the UK means I can usually have your Bellissimo Perfetto wedding album ready and delivered to you in under a month from choosing your photos.

Perfetto translated means completely perfect, and with the outstanding quality of the album and the way your images are spread seamlessly across the pages I reckon its a pretty good name for this album. Your wedding photographs are printed onto traditional photographic paper which is then mounted onto thick card pages giving a really sleek finish. Album covers come in a choice of leatherette (4 colours), sleek acrylic (pictured) and premium leather (12 colours) with the option to have your names etched into the leather/leatherette.These albums come in size 12×12″ and are supplied in their own luxury protective case. When choosing the Bellissimo Perfetto wedding album you can also add two identical mini 6×6″ parent versions too. Too see these or any of the other albums I offer please get in touch and we can arrange an informal chat.