Santa paid a surprise visit to Crathorne Hall to entertain all the children at Lucy and Graham’s Christmas Eve Eve (23.12.17) wedding.  I managed to have a quiet word with him and I’m not on the naughty list. Celebrate the wonder and joy of the season. Merry Christmas from Lynn & Gary x

you’ve got to dance like nobody is watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening and live like it’s heaven on earth… – William W Purkey   The first dance for a bride and groom, (as the guests of honour) is to open the evening’s dancing.  The style of dance is the personal choice of the happy couple, from the Teesside two step (rocking but not rolling), to a choreographed jig of twists and lifts.  A little tip I will share with you, if the idea of dancing with your partner while all your friends and family look at you …

Michael & Julie asked me to shoot their wedding using a storytelling style of photography, covering all the key moments, a small selection of family groupings and then they gave me carte blanche (I was allowed to play) to capture a handful of showstoppers of the two of them. It was my first visit to The Stables at Cross Butts Whitby, so I made sure I arrived early to have a mooch about and identify potential key bride and groom image locations, but first coffee (I was offered, so I accepted). Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement …