Holdsworth House Wedding Photography - Danielle & Christopher

Wedding Photographer at Holdsworth House Hotel and Restaurant

”Absolutely amazing pictures, we can’t stop looking at them.
Matt took pictures at our wedding in January 2022, he captured everything about the day. He didn’t just get the visuals, he captured the emotions of the day too.
We highly recommend Matt, he’s an outstanding photographer and so easy to work with.
We couldn’t be happier with what he’s delivered.’

A beautiful day for my first wedding of the year, providing wedding photography at Holdsworth House in. Halifax, Yorkshire, for the intimate wedding of Danielle and Christopher.

It was a chilly January day outside but the fires were roaring inside the beautiful Jacobean Manor House creating the perfect backdrop to celebrate their wedding day.

Dress by Hoops a Daisy Bridal, flowers by Stems Design, cake made by The Pretty Sugar Cake Company, make up by Nina Walker, and music by Daisy Kate Music.

Red Hall Hotel - Wedding Photography - Sarah & Dave

The joy of capturing the wedding of an old friend

‘We were a bit nervous waiting for our wedding pictures to come back, but we shouldn't have been, they were amazing! Absolutely beautiful and a perfect reminder of our wedding. Matt was brilliant on the day, I didn't even realize he had taken half the pictures he took! completely captured the day from start to finish. We cant thank him enough and would highly recommend him for anyone's wedding! X’

This wedding was a little different, photographer and guest. It was great to see an old friend getting married and a lot of fun being the photographer, although I may have ended up with slightly more blurred photos than usual as the evening wore on, and it’s even more unusual that I am actually in some of the pictures!

Dave & Sarah, thanks for a fantastic day!

A Very Intimate Wedding - Rose and Josh

A Covid Restricted Wedding - The Guild Hall Worcester

A few weeks ago I finally got to Photograph my first Wedding in what feels like a lifetime. Like many others these guys had been very organised, planning and booking their wedding well in advance, securing a beautiful venue and all their preferred suppliers, including myself as their photographer. But again, like many others their plans were thwarted by the dreaded Covid, postponements were made, back up plans were put in place, and those cursed words were uttered, “everything should be fine by then!”.

But what really mattered was getting married so when the Prime Minister made his final announcements and the rules said six guests, Rose & Josh put what mattered first, made a few final adjustments and married at ‘The Guild Hall Worcester’ accompanied by their closest family members. and myself with my cameras! Other friends and family watched via a live Zoom call and a few stopped by after the ceremony to wish the new Husband & Wife their best wishes.

The Photographers Wedding day nerves

Shooting a wedding is a nerve wracking experience, in my opinion if it isn’t then you are not putting your all into what you are doing, sure anyone with a camera can do it, but to do it and add that little bit of something extra takes a little bit more work. Thousands of thoughts run through your mind, will I be in the right place? will I see the best shots? will I be ready for those special moments? will the light be right? will I see the light and make best use of it? will I have the right lens on? will my camera focus? Oh please focus! will my pictures look natural? will they look cliche? what would a ‘wedding photographer do’ and how can I do it different? How can I add depth and interest? will I get the best pictures I can get? And when you haven’t shot for a while then these nerves are amplified, and when the wedding is only a couple of hours then you just dont want to miss a thing. Luckily everything came together on the day, and worked out well, my nerves soon faded, it just left me itching and excited to get back to it and to start shooting a lot more!

The beautiful dress was from Ashton Rose Bridal, Hereford. And the amazing flowers were from May Rose Floral Design, also in Herefordshire.

Bride and Bloom at Barns & Yard of Hanley Hall

During the summer I was asked by Hannah, of Bride & Bloom, if I would be interested in capturing some of her work at a new Wedding venue called Barns & Yard. Having worked with Hannah on several occasions I just knew this would be an amazing opportunity , and having a little look at the venue I jumped at the chance.

On the day the flowers did not disappoint, the pastel colour palette was perfect and the arrangements just looked so natural in their surroundings, an unusual challenge to make them look as though they are not a permanent fixture in the courtyard! The flowers were displayed in a number of areas, the main features being the floral archway, and isle runners, set out with benches (supplied by barebones) to create a wedding ceremony setting. And a perfect setting this would be, it was easy to imagine a beautiful, intimate outdoor ceremony taking place here. Inside the venue the focus shifted to table flowers both on the tables and at the foot of the tables, making a perfect area for a wedding reception, Bride and Bloom assisted by Laura of Studio 81 Events did an amazing job.

As for the venue, wow! I love the place, Barns & Yard of Hanley Hall, Worcestershire is the perfect rural get away, nestled in the Malvern hills this place would make the perfect setting for an intimate wedding or party. I can imagine this place would suit those that don’t necessarily have hundreds of guests but have their priorities in sharing their time and memories with close friends and family. The venue almost has a continental feel, it would be easy to imagine you are spending time in the grounds of a luxury French Chateau. The barn and farm cottages date back to Tudor times, it is this character that has been tastefully restored and combined with stylish contemporary details that just make the place perfect. To set the scene further the courtyard is faced on one side by the Barn itself and then on the other aspects by accommodation that can be individual apartments or interconnected to make one big friendly space for sharing special times.

For the photographs I had the freedom to capture things in my own way, I chose to shoot on a combination of digital and classic analog film, it is said that good photographs need an interesting subject matter, the flowers in this location ticked this box, good composition and good lighting, the light was perfect, yes the sun was shining but the location provided perfect shapes ands shadows to fulfil this requirement.

Barns & Yard is a venue I would definitely recommend and a wedding venue I would definitely love to return to, so if your planning your wedding then do not hesitate to get in touch!

Intimate Broadfield Court Wedding Photography - Abbie & Connor

An Autumnal Broadfield Court Wedding

It was a beautiful autumn day at the wonderful Broadfield Court as the orange and yellow leaves on the trees were starting to fall and the temperature was starting to cool a little, but it was a perfect day for the family wedding of Abbie and Connor.

The wedding was shared with close family and friends and had the feel of a traditional family gathering, just the vibe that was sought, to extend the family theme Abbie’s sister was a bridesmaid and Connors brother was his best man, all of whom looked fantastic, finished off with some perfectly matched flowers by May Rose Floral Design.

Broadfield is an outstanding country house with visible layers of history running through its architecture and interior style and design. Hidden away at the end of its long drive, surrounded by woodland, flower gardens, walled food gardens and orchards this exclusive hire wedding venue is the perfect escape from any outside distractions to make a wedding the special and memorable occasion that it should be. And for Abbie and Connor this was certainly the case.

If your planning your Broadfield wedding then do not hesitate to get in touch.

A Beautiful home garden Wedding - Will & Ruth

For the Love of People and Wedding Photography

I absolutely loved Photographing this rural Herefordshire home Wedding. The prep was at the Cider House, Bredenbury, The Ceremony at St Dubricius Church and the amazing reception was at the family home.

I think the main reason for loving this day was the Reminder, and similarities to my own wedding day, albeit 24 years when I was a little slimmer and had a lot more hair, well, when I had hair! Will and Ruth were married by the family Vicar, we were married by my Uncle, a Priest. both were Church Ceremonies and then it was back to Will’s parents for the reception, for us, it was back to my parents for the reception, and for both weddings the Sun was certainly shining!

A Beautiful, Personal home wedding in the sun

The fact that the reception was at home made the day very special, not only that, Will’s best men were his brothers which made things even more personal, getting married and sharing memories in the home in which they grew up, created memories and eventually left to start their own lives, so the day was also a beautiful family reunion and a perfect way to formally welcome Ruth and her family into the creation of one big family.

The garden area was made even more special with the addition of a Marquee from Burgoynes, where guest were seated for the delicious food from Taste, The bride looked amazing in a perfect dress for the day from Suzanne Neville, hair and Makeup was through Natasha LoUise. The beautiful Flowers were done by themselves, friends and family.

If your planning your wedding day then do not hesitate to get in touch!