Their day finally came! These two booked me for their big day the moment they set their date at Rudding Park Spa and we have been excitedly looking forward to it together ever since!
The Engagement
We had an engagement shoot to celebrate as they were both feeling a little anxious about being in front of the camera, but just look at those smiles!
“We got engaged 21st July 2022 in our beautiful home, Michael had just got home after working away, he caught me totally off guard. We can’t wait to get all of our families celebrating together!”
Meet Lisa
I have been lucky enough to know Lisa since primary school! (That’s 27 years at the time of writing, oh my word!) Lisa has always been a beautiful soul!
We started the day in the bridal suite at Rudding Park where Lisa and her bride tribe were getting ready for the day ahead. Lisa was super chilled out and just glowing with excitement!
Dress boutique: The Harrogate Wedding Lounge
Make-up artists: Josephine Finch MUA & Kate Atkinson MUA
Hair stylists: Eve @Evie, Hair by Laura @Evie, The White Rooms & Jodie Taylor
We had a lovely and emotional bridal reveal to Lisa’s dad; followed by Mike’s mum and Lisa’s bridesmaids!
Meet Mike
The first time I met Mike was at my stall at The Lincs Wedding Show; where Lisa informed us both “This is our photographer”! What a legend! We had some time to chat during their engagement session which meant I wasn’t a total stranger to him on the day!
Top Tip from the Newlyweds
“Definitely get a wedding email account, it makes it so easy to keep on track with everything. Enjoy every minute it goes so fast!”
Tying the Knot
If their smiles don’t say it all, Lisa & Mike had the most beautiful ceremony at Rudding Park; the room and everyone in it looked absolutely gorgeous!
Flowers: Flowers by Colette
They made their rockstar exit and we had a fabulous confetti walk!
Family Photo Time
We held the family photos around the back of the building where the light was the most even, even an October photoshoot can have that lovely subtle glow if the timing is right!
Newlywed photoshoot
The newlyweds enjoyed some time to themselves on the beautiful grounds at Rudding Park Spa. Lisa and I both love this photo of Mike holding the flowers! As you can see we had a lot of fun, especially Mike recording the video of Lisa and making her laugh!
Wedding breakfast & Speeches
What a legendary entrance! Everyone cheered and waved their napkins around, the best man even blew out one of the candles with his napkin!
“Our theme is soft Autumnal colours and vibes!”
Venue stylist: Ambience Venue Styling
We were back in the gorgeous Rudding Park reception room for the breakfast and speeches. Lisa’s dad gave a very emotional speech first, Lisa’s mum followed with the hype vibes, the best man followed and gave Mike a hard time (naturally!) and finally Mike gave an equally funny and meaningful speech to wrap up the formalities. During dessert; the secret singing waiters started their set, only Lisa and her Mum knew about this, Mike was so surprised!
First dance
“Our first dance is going to be to Beautiful Things by Benson Boone”
About Rudding Park Spa
“We chose Rudding Park Spa because it’s just beautiful and has that stately home vibe with a modern take.”