THE CARRIAGE HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
Laura and Pete were married in 2018 at the Carriage Hall in Plumtree in sunny Nottingham, an autumn wedding in weather and theme.
It wasn't long into the girls getting their hair and make-up done that guests started to arrive at the Carriage Hall for the wedding, and with Laura getting ready close to the window, her girls were a little worried that people would see her before the wedding ceremony, the girls did their best to block the window from peeping wedding guests.
When the girls were ready to help Laura into her wedding dress, I headed downstairs to capture the wedding guest arrivals and hopefully capture some images of a nervous-looking Pete.
After a quick chat with Pete and a few of the wedding guests, I headed back upstairs to see Laura, who, with the help from her Mum, was almost ready for her wedding at The Carriage Hall.
Before Laura was ready for the wedding ceremony, there was a knock at the door; it was her Dad. He wanted to see her in her wedding dress.
These moments are always tricky for a wedding photographer, you are there to capture the moments, but you also have to be respectful that this is real, real emotions and you 100% do not want to get in the way; a few clicks and I left them to it.
As I headed downstairs to the main hall, the location for the wedding ceremony, I spotted that the staff at Carriage Hall had partially closed the curtains at the bottom of the stairs (to stop people from seeing Laura before she walked in with her Dad). I spotted that Pete and his Best Man could be seen through the gap in the curtains. I could see that they were chatting - I took a couple of pictures, but I wanted a better expression for the picture; I waited a bit longer, and one of them cracked a joke; 'click' picture done.
First down the aisle at Carriage Hall were Laura's bridesmaids, then it was the turn of Laura and her Dad - this is always a special moment for any parent, and you can see by the emotions on Laura's Dad's face, this was a big moment for him.
The wedding ceremony was a quick one - just how the guys had planned it, with a couple of readings, the vows and the "I do's"; it wasn't long before the wedding ceremony was done, the legal paperwork all signed and they were walking back down the aisle at The Carriage Hall as Husband and Wife.
The early afternoon was spent on the mezzanine floor at Carriage Hall; with the weather blustery and raining quite hard, it made sense for everyone to stay dry and warm!
We did manage to get outside for 10 minutes to grab a couple of family formal pictures. 10 minutes was all the weather gave us!
Back inside and with the main Hall now converted from a wedding ceremony room to a wedding breakfast room, it was time for the wedding guests to find their seats and wait for the entrance of the new Mr and Mrs.
With everyone ready and with the best man announcing everyone to stand for the arrival of the bride and groom - Laura and Pete made their way through the tables and guests to find their seat at the top table.
With everyone sat down and introductions were done, it was time for the wedding breakfast food - pork pies and afternoon tea - lovely stuff.
Next up, the wedding speeches, Laura's Dad was up first, followed by Pete and finally the Best Man, who behaved himself and kept the stories clean.. which is always a relief for the parents of the kids!
Once the wedding speeches were done and everyone at the bar, the evening kicked off with the wedding cake cut and the wedding first dance (or first shuffle as I call it).
The rest of the evening was a mixture of some ever so slightly tipsy wedding disco dancing and people chilling and chatting on the comfy sofas on the mezzanine floor.
The guys has asked me to keep the images private so if you were a guest at the wedding - make sure to get in touch with the couple to get the link to view the wedding images.
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THE CARRIAGE HALL WEDDING VENUE LOCATION AND INFORMATION
From The Carriage Hall’s Web-site:
“Housed in the former Plumtree railway station goods shed, the Perkins Family have lovingly restored this beautiful Victorian building into a stunning and unique venue. Tucked away within its own grounds with wonderful rural views, The Carriage Hall provides an idyllic setting for intimate wedding receptions up to grand ceremonies and celebrations. With a long heritage of delivering outstanding service and award winning menus, we are passionate about providing a truly memorable and special day”
Address - Station Rd, Plumtree, Nottingham NG12 5NA
Contact Info - https://www.thecarriagehall.co.uk | Tel: 0115 937 53 00 | sales@thecarriagehall.co.uk