Janie & John's Wedding - The Grand Hotel Tynemouth

The couple were married at St Mary's in Whitley Bay & then on to The Grand Hotel in Tynemouth for their reception. I joined Janie & John at their church rehearsal the eve before the wedding only to find the vicar didn't allow any photography during the ceremony which she seemed stuck on even when I suggested shooting from the back of the church. I sat at the back throughout the service & now & again had to keep checking my exposures for after the service, I just so happened to get a ton of ceremony shots while doing so, OOPS!!! ;-)

Janie & John are both keen walkers as I found out on our pre wedding shoot when their chosen location was Roseberry Topping in Cleveland. I got to know them both quite well on the pre shoot & found them both to be a really nice, kind & caring couple, so much so they'd requested their guests to give what money they would have spent on wedding gifts to a local charity chosen by Janie & John.

Unfortunately the weather was thick fog on the day of their wedding, but this didn't stop us having some time on the beach & at St Mary's lighthouse for some photos.
Here are just some of the pics form their wedding day!

On Top of the World

Janie & John are both keen walkers & climbers & so for their pre-wedding shoot had decided on Roseberry Topping in Cleveland as one of the locations. I was assured by John this walk (climb) would only take us about 15 minutes. Sat at the bottom in my car I figured I could manage that. About an hour later we arrived at the top. The view was..... well breathtaking is an understatement!!! Roseberry Topping otherwise known as 'The Cleveland Matterhorn' sits at 1049 ft on the border between the North Yorkshire Moors & the borough of Redcar & Cleveland. The wind decided to pick up quite a lot while we were up there but we still managed to get some shots without being blown off. After our trek back down we had some lunch in the nearby pub. This gave us a chance to get to know each other a bit more as I find climbing a hill (mountain) & talking at the same time hard. Our next location was Whitby. The sun was out & the sky was a really deep blue which made an excellent backdrop. After a walk through the town & some pictures on the pier we headed to a tearoom Janie & John are familiar with to discuss the wedding plans a little further. We then headed home managing to catch the last light at St Mary's Lighthouse along the way. Here are just some of the images from their pre shoot.