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Sadie & Jordan’s Bolton Abbey Wedding
Bolton Abbey Priory Church Wedding
Sadie and Jordan’s wedding ceremony was in ruins…. the ruins of Bolton Abbey that is.
If you didn’t find that funny we probably shouldn’t work together.
Anyway, this was my first wedding at the Priory Church at Bolton Abbey since my step brother got married here about 10 years earlier, so it was great to be back.
Not only is the Priory a beautiful church, it comes with the added benefit of giving you access to the ruins of Bolton Abbey for some photos afterwards.
Of course Bolton Abbey is not restricted so members of the public can be wandering around. Fortunately for us, it was a damp and rainy day so we didn’t have a raft of families with picnics to contend with.
The Tithe Barn Wedding Reception
The Tithe Barn is on the same Bolton Abbey estate as the Priory which meant the trip over was swift and true.
It also benefits from a beautiful view of the Abbey from the courtyard.
The Tithe Barn benefits from beautiful stone featured and is lit using actual candles. I can vouch for this because some wax almost fell on me as I was manoeuvring around under the giant candelabras.
Despite the weather I had a lovely day getting to know Sadie’s family, plus a lovely reunion with Jordan’s family since I had photographed his brother Ben’s wedding last year.
Here is a selection of photos and videos that I captured that day.

14/09/2022
St James Church, Anston & Consort Hotel Wedding
I arrived at the Consort Hotel in Thurcroft nice and early to find the air conditioner in Colleen’s room dripping on the carpet, the bathroom flooded from the shower and some of the girls suffering from… hay-fever… allegedly.
Still, spirits were high in the face of adversity and everyone was surprisingly calm as the girls gradually transformed into Bridesmaids, Flower Girls and of course, a Bride.
St James’ Church, Anston
Church services simultaneously excite and terrify me.
Churches were never designed with photography in mind.
Often the lighting is poor. There is little room to manoeuvre and there are certain areas which are consecrated and therefore off limits.
Working with the Vicar is a must for me. I will always make an effort to discuss my intentions with them before the service.
As it happened, Colleen had invited me to the rehearsal earlier in the week so I had a great opportunity to chat with both the Vicar and the Verger meaning I was able to discuss all the ins and outs, propose my routes and establish exactly where I should and should not stand.
It also gave me chance to suss out the parking situation which is often a stress point for me when I am rushing from the bridal suite to the church trying to beat the bridal car.
Having had that pre-planning opportunity everything ran smoothly for me at the church and, I think, I didn’t upset the Vicar!
Best Western Consort Hotel, Thurcroft
As I had mentioned earlier in this post, there were a few issues with leakages in the bridal suite in the morning.
Fortunately this was not a sign of things to come as everything went very well as far as I could tell once we were back at the Consort Hotel.
Being that the hotel is situated on a busy road in Thurcroft the opportunities for outdoor photos were pretty limited, so my suggestion to anyone getting married here would be to try to get your group photos done elsewhere, at church for example.
For us, the weather at church was, adverse. The sun was beating down creating some pretty harsh shadows but worse than that, there was a very strong wind running through the grounds so guests were struggling to maintain their composure.
We ended up taking up a spot on the edge of the car park for group photos, and then I took Colleen and Floyd down the road to what looked like a farm for our evening portraits.
Overall, I’m chuffed with the photos and I had a great time taking them.
Colleen and Floyd have a very lively family, all of whom made me feel very welcome. Definitely one to remember.
Here is a selection of photos that you can scroll through.
So there you have it. I hope you enjoyed those photos. Get in touch with any questions, comments or if you want to check my availability.
See ya next time.
James
01/09/2017
St John’s Church, Ranmoor and Kenwood Hall Wedding
I had some pretty profound thoughts on my way to Kenwood Hall. More profound than usual anyway.
Since Kirby and Danny’s wedding ceremony was in the early afternoon we arranged for me to arrive at the hotel at 8am. That was fine with me as I usually prefer to arrive earlier rather than later so that I never miss a special moment.
What made this interesting for me, on the way to Kenwood Hall Hotel, was that it was a Friday morning.
To me, and I imagine to a lot of people, a wedding day is a special day; one that has been in the diary for months, maybe years.
That special feeling makes the drive to the hotel feel important, almost prestigious.
What got me thinking was when I realised that most of the other people on the road that morning were simply going about their regular day to day lives.
Certainly the Friday feeling would be elevating the mood of the morning commute above other weekdays, still it was a normal Friday for most of the people I saw as I caught the early end of the Friday morning rush hour.
I guess what I am getting at is, every day is special for someone.
The Special Day
On this particular day it was Kirby and Danny’s special day.
So we started the day in Kenwood Hall Hotel in Sheffield, spread across multiple rooms as Kirby and her bridesmaids got ready.
The ceremony was at St John’s Church in Ranmoor, Sheffield; a spectacular building and very accommodating to pesky photographers such as myself.
Following the ceremony we headed back to Kenwood Hall for the wedding breakfast followed by an evening of entertainment by the amazing Paul Pashley. I mean amazing by the way, if you can’t get hold of Michael Buble for your wedding day then you cannot go wrong with Paul as your second choice.
10/05/2017