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Wedding photography at Matfen Hall, Northumberland

the wedding of Jane and Simon. starting at Janes parents house in Darras Hall,
and hopping along to St Marys Cathedral - and then on to Matfen Hall

at Janes parents house we find bundles of lilies - florist Jean Hepple has been at work . . .

at this place - we also find a twinkly sparkly thing.  what is this we ask ?

and where did it come from ?

well - it's attached to some shooses - and where they came from is on the label of the bag.

nope - not London. .

the other place . .

apparently - Jane made a shopping trip to New York especially to pick up these little gems.

and lurking round the corner - dresses await bridesmaids on a rack

no - silly - the bridesmaids weren't on a rack - the dresses were.

well - it was more of a rail really . . .

anyhow let's get the conversation back on track shall we ?

Jane is in her dress already . .
and for the record, it's an Ian Stuart dress - you'll see more of the dress later . . .

we fast forward to another place - I hop behind some girls waiting in a city centre doorway

lets hop round the front of them - what can we see . . .

umm . . well it's those flowers from the picture above for a start . . .

and those dresses - the colour looks familiar . .

great . . we've established we're at the wedding . 

dresses above now filled with bridesmaids
and making their advance upon the cathedral interior . .

Jane and her father follow the bridesmaids in.
they look really calm - you've got to respect them for looking so cool about it all
when they turn the corner and go into this building
the inside of the cathedral is flipping massive.

cruising up the aisle - as one does . .

OK . I'm simply a peasant .
I get fascinated by crazy thinks like . . for heavens sake - is this an ornate ceiling or what !!

I clamber up to a vantage point to observe the marriage - and also to take a picture of it.

well - more than one picture actually - this one is taken from the other side of the cathedral - you've no idea how long a walk it was from one side to the next . .

whilst sneaking about and avoiding being seen by anyone that is . .

one girl on the fiddle.

or is it a viola ?

it's all a matter of size apparently . . well, I'm told that makes no difference . . 
but in the music world it still matters.

a packed house observes the wedding -
yes, they're bridesmaids - and yes - they still have those flowers . .

we even have a singer performing live, (the use of the word live is quite silly really - you can see that she isn't dead or made of plastic or anything like that . . )

there is also a man sitting behind her reading a telephone directory
and making appropriate noises with his piano.

it's a catholic wedding, so there's a bit of standing up and saying things going on here . .

a very, very pretty girl sits in car and waits to be transported to Matfen Hall . . . .

did I say she was pretty ?

she's the bride of course.

byeeee . . ..

no caption required.

what - you want a caption ?

don't be silly it's a drink, well, drinks actually . .

guests await our bride and groom in the Great Hall at Matfen

I sneak behind 'em and follow our couple down the staircase to greet the guests

the moment of greeting revealed - and Simon looks proudly at his new bride whilst the entire assembled audience look proudly at the two of them - take snaps, gaze lovingly
- aw ain't she pretty. . .
yes . .

ah - I forgot to mention - all of the placenames were written
(for written read - engraved) on perspex

souvenir paperweights anyone ?

it all looks pretty transparent to me . .

OK. you wanted to see what Matfen Hall looks like.

here it is. and oddly enough - since it's Jane and Simons for the day -
they're also in the picture .

Jane looking a bit stunning near to a wall which is covered with deep crimson ivy -
this picture is a little bit fashiony if you know what I mean . . like

it looks a bit like a fashion picture.  from a magazine  . . 
come to think of it, I think it ended up in one. .

bride. groom. dress . stairs.

you want a comment ?

OK beautiful bride Jane wearing a wonderful dress, poses on the staircase at Matfen.  howzat.

a cornercam view of the room at Matfen in which the wedding breakfast was held.

the room has the somewhat unromantic name of 'terrace 1  or terrace 2'

or something sounding like that . . 
anyway - it's a rather lovely room and I'm going to start a campaign to get it a nicer name.

the brides father makes his speech - and refers to the brides mum -
hey - you can see some love and laughter here. .

disco - dancing - band - atmosphere - looks cool to me . .

I think that there should be a law - when it's the bride and grooms first dance,
guests should watch respectfully . . . yep . . I mean all guests. . . .

two characters here running their own casino - awaiting the arrival of guests

Oooooh  - I forgot to mention - you know the flower arrangement cleverly placed in the doorway by Jean Hepple the florist ?

well . .  it lit up in the dark !

and how did this all end ?

Mauritius I believe . . .

(I've been told before - so I'll tell you again . .

a wedding isn't an ending - it's a beginning !).