CHRIS AND KATE'S LANGLEY CASTLE WEDDING IN WINTER

I've been looking forward to Kate and Chris' wedding at Langley Castle in Northumberland, England on New Year's Eve all year.

And so it finally came to pass ..... on one of the snowiest days of the year and at the beginning of the longest period of snow and ice and low temperatures for 30 years in the UK!

Getting to Langley was a bit hairy to say the least, and I was up most of the previous night hoping that I would not break my record in never missing a wedding in 25 years!

I arrived about 4 hours before the ceremony - just to make sure, and met with Kate as she wandered around this magnificent castle wedding venue in her towelling dressing gown meeting and greeting her early arrivals - she was pretty chilled out and looking forward to her BIG celebration!

Arriving so early gave me a chance to put on my walking boots and suit which seems to have become my December wedding outfit at the end of 2009. I took some lovely photographs of Langley Castle in the snow before heading up to the bridal suite that I now know so well as Kate started to get ready.

You need to be fit at Langley Castle as a wedding photographer as there's five floors and no lift (well, there is a service lift) - it's a REAL castle, not a pretend one like many others!

Chris arrived about 12.15 through the snow from his parents home in Langley Castle and was met at the door of the castle where an old polish wedding custom (Chris' side of the family...) of offering the chief bridesmaid varying sizes of vodka bottles to allow him entry to the castle for his own wedding .. there was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing between Chris and the best man and the chief bridesmaid before a 'fee' was worked out!

Final preparations with Chris and the registrar and Anton from Langley Castle kept me busy - and up and down the stairs - alongside Kate's final preparations.

Both were very nervous so I kept in the background as much as possible and before long the ceremony was over and we were straight out in the snow through the front doors of the castle.

Fresh air was welcome as it was VERY warm during the ceremony, but Kate and Chris and I knew there would be only a few minutes before guests would want to be back in the warmth, but this was an ideal opportunity to make an image of everyone - the downside being that I had to 'sprint' four floors back up the castle to the bridal suite to make the photograph we needed!

In the hour afterwards before the wedding breakfast there was time to enjoy a relaxing drink - the guests, not me - and grab a few informal groups around the Christmas tree while listening to the fine harpist - and a quick dash outside for 5 minutes so that Kate could put her wellies on for a few fun snow photos!

The wedding breakfast flew along and soon it was laughter and tears during the fine speeches.

The weather didn't look good at all, so Chris and Kate and I dashed outside in a snow storm for a few minutes for a few last minute images with the floodlit Langley Castle and it was agreed that I should head off while I could for the two hour drive home on the snowy, scary roads and back home to the east coast.

A great day of celebration for both Chris and Kate.

I hope you enjoy a SNEAK PEAK of a few of the images from their great days. Once kate and Chris have enjoyed their honeymoon in Africa I shall post more. For relatives and friends, Kate and Chris will send you an e-mail link to their private gallery so you can view all the images from their wedding at Langley Castle Northumberland Northumberland.

DIRK VAN DER WERFF

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BLANCHLAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

It's always nice when clients offer me a testimonial ... so, Linda sent me this one after I covered her and Phillip's wedding in Consett and at Blanchland, a medieval village in the Derwent Valley / Northumberland border.

"...... We are delighted that we choose Dirk as our wedding photographer at Consett and The Lord Crewe Arms at Blanchland in the Derwent Valley, County Durham

He was a joy to work with!

I am a photographer too - specialising in Asian wedding photography across the North East of England ........ and therefore knew exactly what I wanted and didn't want.

We talked to a number of "recommended" photographers but Dirk stood out a mile for this style of photography and his personality.

Personality is important when your wedding photographer is going to spend a full day with you and your guests.

On our wedding day, Dirk came to my house in the morning whilst we were getting make-up done and getting dressed.

He just fitted in, he made us all feel totally at ease.

He sensed when some were getting tense and left them in peace. Then off to the church; he did not use flash so the photographs were warm and natural.

In typical Dirk style he asked us to go for a walk and a chat in the garden at our wedding reception venue, The Lord Crewe Arms at Blanchland and as a result produce some wonderful photographs.

Even the more formal shots for family members were unobtrusive and quick.

His photographs captured the story of our big day to perfection.

Dirk is a Master - I would not hesitate to recommend him.

He is worth every penny!!

Thanks Dirk!...."

If you would like me to photograph your wedding in Blanchland or in the Derwent Valley / Northumberland / County Durham, then ring for FREE on 0800 804 7270 or my mobile on 0778 7150966

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DIRK VAN DER WERFF

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READING: David Whyte's Poem - The Truelove

The Truelove

by David Whyte

There is a faith in loving fiercely

the one who is rightfully yours

especially if you have

waited years and especially
if part of you never believed

you could deserve this

loved and beckoning hand

held out to you this way.

…because finally

after all this struggle

and all these years

you don't want to any more

you've simply had enough

of drowning

and you want to live and you

want to love and you will

walk across any territory

and any darkness

however fluid and however

dangerous to take the

one hand you know

belongs in yours.

- from The House of Belonging

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BEAMISH HALL THE WEDDING VENUE FOR ANNA AND NEIL

Anna and Neil - what a great couple, but I nearly didn't photograph their great family wedding at Beamish Hall Hotel.

I had a phone call and an e-mail about the same time to the office. It was another plea for help from a bride who had been 'let down' by another photographer, and their wedding was in 8 weeks time. Could I help?

Of course I could. Luckily, because I cover only 20-25 weddings a year, I have availability through the year in different weeks and months. It's great for me and for my brides, it means that I can concentrate on each bride and groom and wedding as individuals, you're not on a production line, you're not just another bride and groom!

I digress ... so, Anna and Neil, who had met in India while working, and who had settled in Essex and Kent decided they wanted to get married in the north east where Anna had family and thought that Beamish Hall would be a great location - too right, especially when their's was the only wedding on that day!

They had already decided from looking at my images on this BLOG and my website, that I was the guy for them! So, they paid a deposit the same day and we hooked up 3 weeks later when they were visiting the area.

We got on famously ... we did some photographs together, with Anna's mum at Beamish Hall as they made their last minute arrangement s and we dashed across to the Angel of the North to get some photographs there that would be suitable for using in their place settings on the BIG day!

So, on Sunday, we met for the second time - their great wedding celebrations at Beamish Hall. The hairdresser had dragged Anna from her bed at 7am, so I didn't feel too bad about things when I arrived on site about 9.30am to catch up with the madness and mayhem.

But it was all chilled out, all fun and games and Anna was the most laid back person there!

Neil, however, in texts and phone calls to me the day before, was in turmoil, bless him, so when he turned up in his father-in-law's Jaguar, he did look a little pasty faced!

He soon settled into the day with his brothers and friends and best man greeting him and letting him know that there was a van full of tissues for when he started crying with emotion of the day - it took about 20 seconds for the first sniffle!

Back upstairs, Anna was about to get into her dress with the help of mum and her friends. It was a fabulous Ian Stuart Bridal dress from Wild Brides in Sunderland and she looked stunning!

I had to worry Neil even more when I saw him soon after and told him he might need a paramedic when he saw Anna coming down the aisle in THAT dress!

Even the civil ceremony was full of fun and laughter, and I was able to get friends and relatives to join in the fun as I took a shot from the balcony in the main hall which Anna and Neil had requested.

Reception started with a demonstration from the guys who run the Birds of Prey Conservation Centre at Beamish which was very different to other weddings, and allowed us to get outside and have more fun with some stunning birds of prey and grab a few important family photos with mums and dads and grandparents for a few minutes.

Inside, the speeches were shoRt and to the point and fun, the chefs excelled themselves with the wedding breakfast and were stunned to be rewarded by Neil with drinks all ound for the kitchen staff - they couldn't remember the last time that had ever happended to them - but it shows the sort of people that Neil and Anna are.

Anna and I and Neil managed to get 10 minutes to ourselves finally as we headed back outside and got some well deserved fresh air - and even theough it was overcast and grey, we created some fun photos together.

The evening reception was already underway and as the first dance loomed, I reflected on what a great day it had been. Full of fun and laughter, chilled out and relaxed.

Just the day that Anna and Neil had ordered!

I hope you enjoy this sneak peak of photographs from their great day ..

DIRK VAN DER WERFF

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