Tres años de espera....
Ese es el tiempo que estuvimos esperando para poder celebrar esta preciosa boda en el norte del Inglaterra, concretamente en la provincia de Harrogate.
Años atrás la mujer del padre de la novia, ya me dijo que sería yo quien viajaría de españa a Inglaterra para hacer las fotos de la boda de Amber y John Michael.
Primer aplazamiento; por culpa de la pandemia por COVID, y la boda se pasaba a julio de 2021, y en ese tiempo vino al mundo el segundo hijo de la pareja, que como veréis mas adelante no le gusta mucho que le corten el pelo...
Y del 2021 al 2022, ya que las restricciones que había por entonces en la Finca donde se celebraría la boda, parecia que fuesen a tener una celebración al 100%, y sumado al tema del uso de mascarilla hizo a la pareja volver a retrasar un año más la boda, hasta este 2022, que por fin pudimos celebrar y fotografiarla.
Three Year’s of waiting....
This is how long it took before we could at last celebrate this beautiful wedding in the North of England, specifically Harrogate Town in the County of Yorkshire.
Some years ago, Aurelia asked me with excitement that she would like me to travel from Spain to the UK to professionally photograph Amber and John Michael’s wedding.
Unfortunately, the famous COVID 19 pandemic pushed out everyone’s wedding dates for he season.
At first, the wedding was postponed to July 2021, and in the meanwhile their second child Noah arrived, and you will soon see Noah doesn’t like a haircut!
From 2021 to 2022 the wedding venue insisted that everyone must wear face-masks during he events. The couple felt that this would prevent them from fully celebrating their wedding, so reluctantly decided to postpone yet another year. But in 2022, we at last were able to photograph and celebrate.
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Preparativos del novio
Eran las 7:30 AM cuando empezabamos arrancabamos con los preparativos del novio, estuvimos en un precioso Hotel en el norte de la región de Yorkshire, el West Acre Lodge, donde no sabiamos ni que habitación elegir para hacer los preparativos del novio y de sus amigos y familiales, incluyendo a Esmé, que de nuevo nos volvió a regalar preciosas y tiernas fotografías, ya que la decoración del hotel era una pasada.
The Groom Gets Ready
It was 7.30 am when we started with Groom Preparations! We were staying at the West Acre Lodge, a Hunting Lodge situated in the very North of North Yorkshire! This complex was so spectacular, we were spoilt for choice for rooms! We ended up in The Lounge for The Groom, his family and friends to get ready in. Once again, Noah was the star of the show, delighting us with such gorgeously cute photos within the stunning surroundings
Preparativos de la novia
A las 9:00 AM nos esperaban la novia y sus damas de honor el Harrogate, en el mismo hotel que posteriormente se celebraría la boda, el precioso The Cleveland Tontine, y allí en la Suite estaban todas preparadas con las batas, peinandose, maquillandose, pintandose las uñas.... todo lo hicieron entre ellas, unas se ayudaban a otras...
Lo primero que hicieron nada más llegar, fue un brindis por la novia y que decidí que desde abajo podría haber una foto bonita.
En la habitación fueron sucediendo cosas, como que la novia y las damas de honor saltaron todas encima de la cama y por la habitación iban apareciendo familiares y amigos de la novia, protagonizando todos y cada uno de ellos, secuencias diferentes en este momento tan especial.
Uno de los momentos mas bonitos, fue la llegada del hermano del novio y del padre de la novia, que hicieron llorar a gran parte de quien allí se encontraba.
La ayuda para la vestimenta de la novia, corrió a cargo de la madre de la misma.
The Bride Gets Ready
At 9am we were expected at the Wedding Ceremony Location, The Cleveland Tontine, a luxurious Georgian hotel, to photograph the Bride and her Bridesmaids. This was where they had made plans to marry two separate times before! In the Bride’s room, all the girls were in their robes getting ready, doing each other’s hair, putting on make-up and painting each other’s nails. Everyone helped everyone else out! The first thing they did on our arrival was to raise a glass to the Bride. This gave me a perfect photo-opportunity from a worm’s eye view!
We followed this with other antics, such as bouncing on the bed, and one by one, more and more family members popped in to wish the Bride good luck. Each and every one of these special moments were captured forever by my camera!
One of these moments was when the Groom’s brother Joseph came in, followed by Father of the Bride James, whose appearance managed to make most of the girls cry!
The Bride’s mother Verity did an excellent job ensuring her daughter Amber was looking her best and that her Bridal Gown was perfectly fitted.
Ceremonia
El novio entró acompañado por Mickey, a quien lo denominan The Best Man, que en realidad es su mejor amigo.
Después la espectante espera de la novia, que llegaba escoltada por Isabela y Noah, hermana e hija, seguidas por sus 6 damas de honor, aparecia en el salón del brazo de James, su padre, un hombre excepcional y que como quedó claro durante todo el día, sus hijas le adoran!
La ceremonia civil estuvo protagonizada de nuevo en algún momento por Esmé que comenzó a llorar hasta que la madre lo tomó en brazos.
The Ceremony
First John-Michael arrived, accompanied by one of his Best Men Mikey, the Groom’s best friend, and they waited at the front for Amber. The Page Boys, Hugo and Noah, walked at the front of the wedding procession as it arrived, followed by Flower Girls Isabella and Esmé and Amber’s six bridesmaids. After growing anticipation, The Bride at last appeared in the door of the Ceremony Room on the arm of her Father, James, an exceptional man obviously adored by his three daughters, Amber Cerys and Holly.
The Civil Ceremony was again interrupted by Noah, who started to cry and only stopped once cradled in his Mum’s arms.
Canapés, Dinner and Dance
Canapés and bubbles were served in the Hotel gardens but were interrupted by a bit of rain. We were in England after all! One of the most important photos that had to be taken was of all the guests attending the wedding. To take this shot, my colleague and friend Sonnia from Esencial Weddings took photos from two different angles: one from the elevated back entrance of the Hotel, and one from the Bride’s first floor bedroom overlooking the gardens, guaranteeing two separate perspectives.
The Bride’s Grandparents gave a very beautiful performance of “All I ask of You”, dedicated to the newlyweds, such a moving and poignant moment.
Wedding Breakfast
The first thing we needed to do in preparation for more photos was to check the Ceremony Room before the guests arrived, as it had now been prepared for the meal. Everyone by now was very keen to congratulate the Bride and Groom, one by one as they entered the room and took their seats. Then, during the meal the Wedding Speeches were given by James, The Father of the Bride, The Best Men Mikey and Joseph, and finally The Groom, John-Michael. These men were given the duty of making the guests laugh and cry, and even I, being poor at English, felt the emotion and shed a tear.
The Cutting of The Cake is an important and typically English tradition at weddings. This took place in front of all the guests back in the Ceremony Room once all the tables from the meal had been cleared.
DANCING AND FIREWORKS
Por último y como final de fiesta se produce, el baile de los novios e invitados y por ultimo en el jardín, novios e invitados encendieron bengalas y bombas de humo, y bueno como había un cielo muy típico y bonito inglés, aprovechamos para hacer algunas fotos con Noah y su papá.
Last, but not least, at the end of the evening the Bride and Groom performed their first dance, followed by setting off fireworks, sparklers and coloured Smoke Bombs in the garden. We finished off the evening and took full advantage of the typically British weather by taking several photos of Esmé and her Dad John-Michael.
Por último, dar gracias a parejas como Amber y John Michael, parejas que confían en nuestro trabajo, en el Fotoperiodismo de Boda o Fotografía Documental de Bodas, por encima de otro tipo de fotografía. Si tú también quieres inmortalizar tu momento de la misma forma, con este estilo tan bonito de hacerlo, no dudes en contactar a través del formulario de contacto.
Somos Fotógrafos de Bodas en Alcalá de Henares, pero siempre digo lo mismo "vamos allá dónde el amor nos crea necesarios"
Gracias a tod@s los novios que seguís contando con nuestra forma de ver la fotografía.