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Rockliffe Hall is a new wedding venue near Darlington - a five star venue for wedding photography

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Rockliffe Hall believe every wedding should be different and is fully licensed for civil ceremonies and their unique setting, relaxed atmosphere, understated grandeur, and choice of venues, together with a dedicated team ensure your wedding day is truly individual. It could be an intimate ceremony for half a dozen friends in the elegant Morning Room, or a grand occasion for 200 guests in the Rockliffe Suite.

Elizabeth and Wayne had an intimate family wedding for just 21 people at the Rockliffe Suite in June 2010 and I was there to capture some great images from their day.

 

 

Rockliffe Hall is the brand new five star wedding venue for the north of England which has been open for only a few months and I was lucky enough to be among the first wedding photographers booked for this exclusive use hotel.

 

Elizabeth and Wayne are a great couple and had their grand wedding planned for 2011, but decided in the end to have a small intimate wedding with their closest family and friends at Rockliffe Hall after a civil ceremony at County Hall Northallerton.

 

I met with Elizabeth for the first time only 6 weeks before her wedding, which is unusual, but we got on famously in the hour while we talked about her plans for her wedding celebrations. I didn't need to be there all day as is normal, and the wedding party was originally going to be for only nine friends and relatives, but this ended up as just 21 guests at Rockliffe Hall.

 

Many more brides are looking for small intimate weddings and am happy to tailor my coverage for a smaller wedding.

 

I met with Elizabeth and her son and Wayne at their beautiful home as they prepared for their guests arriving and there was a lot of fun and champagne on the terrace before they piled into two stretch limousines to take them for their civil ceremony at Northallerton County Hall.

 

Elizabeth didn't expect to be crying at any point, but she was definitely bubbling as she stood at the front of the ceremony room with the registrar and while a very funny Pam Ayers poem was read out.

 

So with tears and laughter we went outside to grab a few shots with confetti for her lady friends and then headed over to Rockliffe Hall where they had booked a private dining room to celebrate their marriage.

 

Although Rockliffe Hall is very new and shiny, it's been extended from a much older building and the architects and developers have done a brilliant job making it all work so well, and once the grounds approaching the hotel develop and grow, it will be an even more magnificent wedding venue.

 

I had time on the terrace while the guests had some more champagne to sort a few quick family and friend groups then borrowed the bride and groom for a few intimate photographs, before I said my thanks and farewell to the happy couple and their guests as they sat down to dinner.

 

It was a lovely small intimate wedding, full of fun and laughter and tears and joy. It was a pleasure to be part of Elizabeth and Wayne's wedding celebrations at Rockliffe Hall!

 

If you are getting married at Rockliffe Hall in 2011 or 2012, please ring me for free on 0800 804 7270 or on my mobile 0778 715 0966 and I would be delighted to talk about your plans

Nicola's wedding in Durham

Victoria at The Crab and Lobster

Lynn's wedding at Lindisfarne Castle

Kate's wedding at Langley Castle

Louise at Jesmond Dene House Hotel

Amy's wedding at Ellingham Hall

Wayne and Elizabeth at the Rockliffe Suite before their wedding breakfast

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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

Drinks with friends on the terrace at their home before heading off for a civil ceremony at Northallerton County Hall

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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

Drinks with friendsbefore heading off for a civil ceremony at Northallerton County Hall

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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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Beautiful wedding bouquet from Sandra Rose in Yarm

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

Elizabeth and Wayne at Northallerton County Hall for their civil ceremony before heading to Rockliffe Hall for their private dining wedding breakfast

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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

Becky and Chris at Tynemouth

Ritu and Ven in Cheshire

Jennifer and Andrew at Gisborough Hall

The Rockliffe Suite private dining area for Elizabeth and Wayne's intimate family wedding at Rockliffe Hall

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Niki and Steve at Wynyard Hall

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.... 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

Fay and Nick at The Crab and Lobster

Jayne and Stephen's marquee wedding

Niki and Steve at Wynyard Hall

Anna and Neil at Beamish Hall

Becky and Chris at Tynemouth

Ritu and Ven in Cheshire

Jennifer and Andrew at Gisborough Hall

Jag's wedding at Hardwick Hall

Caroline's wedding at Wynyard Hall

Sarah and David at Beamish Park Hotel

Jag's wedding at Hardwick Hall

Charlotte's wedding at Tynemouth

Kay's wedding at Ramside Hall

Charlotte's marquee wedding at home

Debra and Liam at Quayside Exchange

Elizabeth's wedding at Rockliffe Hall

Weddings in Cleveland / Teesside

Claire's wedding at Redworth Hall

Weddings in Northumberland

Anne's wedding at Redworth Hall

Pre-wedding portrait photography

Catherine's wedding at Tynemouth

Weddings in County Durham

Kirstey's wedding at Wynyard Hall

Rhoanne's wedding at Headlam Hall

Gill's wedding at Bowes and Teesdale

Rachel's wedding at Headlam Hall

Shelley's wedding at Langley Castle

Lucy's wedding at Seaham Hall

Catherine's wedding at Crathorne Hall

Kerry's wedding at Tynemouth

Leila's at Sunderland Glass Centre

Lynn's wedding at Lindisfarne Castle

Kate's wedding at Langley Castle

Nicola's wedding in Durham

Victoria at The Crab and Lobster

Louise at Jesmond Dene House Hotel

Karen's wedding at Crathorne Hall

Natalie's wedding at Gisborough Hall

Amy's wedding at Ellingham 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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