Heather

Butterworth

Sophie and Ralph had a beautiful elegant wedding at The Oakwood at Ryther near York. We had a stunning sunset engagement shoot a few weeks before and Sophie wanted some similar shots on the wedding day but the weather wasn't in agreement! So instead, I used some lighting and off camera flash to recreate the warmth and romantic feel of a sunset and they were thrilled with the results.

The lovely Jess and Oli on their pre-wedding shoot at Otley Chevin Forest Park. We had had days of rain and we'd postponed our photo session the week before due to the horrendous weather. I'm really glad that we did though as we ended up with this perfect sunset overlooking Otley.

The happy walk from hotel room to the ceremony is always a lovely one to photograph, with excitement and anticipation radiating from the wedding party. This gorgeous trio of bridesmaids were a dream to photography throughout the day, always smiling and getting stuck right in to the celebrations. In the background, cousin Rich had just collected Sarah ready to walk her down the aisle. Every face tells a story in this shot, and I love how there are five pairs of eyes all twinkling away at what is to come.