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TESTIMONIAL: NICOLA AND JONATHAN'S DURHAM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

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".... Planning a wedding can be a stressful time especially when the bride and groom are living 120 miles apart and the bride is 300 miles away from where she is getting married!
Choosing Dirk as our wedding photographer photographer however removed a massive part of this stress. He provided us with fantastic support before, during and after our wedding. With us living so far apart it could have been easy for a photographer to just leave it to the day and hope for the best but not Dirk!
Dirk came to my parent’s house to explain the various packages available to us. We were able to look at his previous weddings in full to get inspiration for our own wedding and we also looked at the types of wedding books available.
One of the reasons why our photographs are so special comes down to the fact that Dirk met us at the venue during a brief visit two months prior to our wedding.
He saw the church where my parents were also married and then looked around where our reception was being held. We then had some photographs taken around the lake and on Prebends Bridge which was special too us - and on our wedding day we stopped off there again to have some more photographs taken!
Getting to know Dirk before the big day helped us to feel relaxed and because of that we were very relaxed on our wedding day and Dirk felt more like a friend than our photographer.
One of the things we love most about our A3 wedding book is how it captures our whole day. Dirk was at my house whilst we were getting ready and photographed the build up to the grand event! He also did this at Jonathan's preparation 45 minutes away.
One of things we didn’t want was the guests hanging around whilst hundreds of photographs were being taken and although we had some group shots the majority just captured the special moments of the day. This helped make the entire day feel really calm.
We had a rather wet wedding day but I was determined to have some pictures taken by the river down in Durham. After the service Dirk followed us there and the results we feel were stunning. They really add to the uniqueness of the album and show the beauty of the city - and the photograph of us walking down the hill to the bridge with the Chinese student on her bike we chose for the front page of our wedding book!
Everyone wants to have the perfect wedding day but when the last glass of bubbly has been supped, the last crumb of cake gone and the thank you cards have been sent it can all appear to have been a bit of a dream. Your wedding book or album therefore needs to be able to bring back all the wonderful memories and transport you back to the time of your happy day.
We both feel our photographs do exactly that and everyone who has seen them has loved them.
We can’t thank Dirk enough for all his time and effort and would recommend him to any potential bride and groom.
You better be quick though as with a service like this he will definitely be booked up fast!

Nic and Jon


THESE ARE JUST TEN OR SO IMAGES FROM NICOLA'S 300+ FINAL EDITED IMAGES TELLING THE STORY OF HER WEDDING CELEBRATIONS
NICOLA'S PACKAGE INCLUDED A 70 PAGE A3 SAN FRANCISCO WEDDING BOOK WITH ALMOST 200 PHOTOGRAPHS.
DUPLICATE PARENTS ALBUMS WERE ALSO PURCHASED

Nicola's wedding in Durham

Victoria at The Crab and Lobster

Lynn's wedding at Lindisfarne Castle

Kate's wedding at Langley Castle

Nicola and Jonathan on their way down to the riverside at Durham, with a Chinese student! This photograph was chosen for the front page of their wedding book!

Louise at Jesmond Dene House Hotel

Amy's wedding at Ellingham Hall

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Karen's wedding at Crathorne Hall

Natalie's wedding at Gisborough Hall

Rachel's wedding at Headlam Hall

Shelley's wedding at Langley Castle

Lucy's wedding at Seaham Hall

Catherine's wedding at Crathorne Hall

Nicola and Jonathan in Lanchester Catholic Church County Durham for their wedding

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Rhoanne's wedding at Headlam Hall

Gill's wedding at Bowes and Teesdale

Kerry's wedding at Tynemouth

Leila's at Sunderland Glass Centre

Weddings in County Durham

Kirstey's wedding at Wynyard Hall

Nic hams it up outside after the wedding breakfast at Van Mildert College Durham

BELOW: Fun for Nic and her female attendants!
There's more selections on my BLOG entry HERE

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Weddings in Cleveland / Teesside

Claire's wedding at Redworth Hall

Weddings in Northumberland

Anne's wedding at Redworth Hall

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Pre-wedding portrait photography

Catherine's wedding at Tynemouth

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Jag's wedding at Hardwick Hall

Charlotte's wedding at Tynemouth

Kay's wedding at Ramside Hall

Elizabeth's wedding at Rockliffe Hall

Caroline's wedding at Wynyard Hall

Charlotte's marquee wedding at home

Sarah and David at Beamish Park Hotel

Debra and Liam at Quayside Exchange

Fay and Nick at The Crab and Lobster

Jayne and Stephen's marquee wedding

Anna and Neil at Beamish Hall

Nicola glowing just before walking down the aisle with her father in Lanchester

A few tears from Nic during the service

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When a black and whiote photograph looks better than the original colour one! Stunning!

Fun and laughter during the wedding breakfast

.... and some lovely weddings from previous years ....from Tontine Restaurant North Yorkshire, The Crab and Lobster near Thirsk, Crathorne Hall, Langley Castle, Redworth Hall, Guyzance Hall, Doxford Hall, Judges Country House Hotel, Slaley Hall, Close House Hotel, Tall Trees Yarm, Hardwick Hall, Dissington Hall, Rockliffe Hall Chillingham Castle and Beamish Hall

Amy at Redworth

Liz at Ellingham

Jenni at Judges

Nina at Stokesley

Asian Weddings

Kelsey at Crab Manor

Ingrid at Langley

Jo & Jez at Crathorne

Tall Trees Yarm

Lucy at Matfen Hall

Lindsey at Dissington

Beamish Hall

Deborah at Crathorne

Crab and Lobster

Nicola at Hardwicke

Teedah at Slaley

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