Luxury Cheshire Wedding

Bride Yvonne looks amaz­ing in this fab­u­lous pic­ture at Crewe Hall

Chris Han­ley is new to the Eng­lish Wed­ding blog but a well-loved pho­tog­ra­pher with a very dis­tinc­tive and ele­gant style. This Crewe Hall wed­ding is a taste of sheer lux­ury. Bride Yvonne is breath­tak­ing in her beau­ti­ful wed­ding dress with exquis­ite embroi­dery and that amaz­ing veil, which makes this a won­der­ful photograph.

Crewe Hall, pho­tographed by www.ChrisHanleyPhotography.com

Crewe Hall is an extremely desir­able wed­ding venue in the North West of Eng­land. The Hall is a Grade I listed build­ing with mag­nif­i­cent archi­tec­ture to cre­ate a real impression.

A rare wed­ding cer­e­mony shot, fac­ing the bride and groom and guests

Yvonne and Craig invited over 200 guests to their wed­ding cel­e­bra­tions! Crewe Hall can cater for up to 280 seated guests at a wed­ding break­fast. This Irish wed­ding cer­e­mony was held in The Long Gallery and pho­tog­ra­pher Chris got this great shot from behind the reg­is­trar, show­ing the bride and groom and guests.

Play­ing on the lawn at Crewe Hall — the bridal party look fabulous!

This infor­mal wed­ding pho­to­graph taken on the lawn at Crewe Hall shows a great oppor­tu­nity to relax and laugh with the bridal party. This is a great fun shot, the colours are fab — love those brides­maids in pur­ple! Groom Craig and the boys wore lush pur­ple ties to match, and looked fantastic.

Wed­ding guests enjoy the photo oppor­tu­nity as this gor­geous shot is staged

Inside the Hall, the ornate decor pro­vides so many photo oppor­tu­ni­ties. The styling of this lux­ury wed­ding venue is per­fect for sophis­ti­cated, atmos­pheric wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy. I really admire the way Chris Han­ley works with the venue and makes the most of every detail: here the bal­cony and light­ing make for a gor­geous image, with Yvonne’s won­der­ful veil the cen­tre of everyone’s attention.

Yvonne poses for a pho­to­graph in Crewe Hall’s Great Library

The Great Library at Crewe Hall is a stun­ning room with its high mar­ble fire­place and those dark, ornate book­cases. Sur­round­ings fit for a Queen… and beau­ti­ful Yvonne looks right at home here.

Soft can­dle light­ing, warm cham­page colours and deep blues make this a gor­geous image

Mak­ing the most of the his­tor­i­cal sur­round­ings inside Crewe Hall, Chris Hanley’s pho­tos cap­ture mag­i­cal light and shadow effects in such a styl­ish way. This cham­pagne glass pho­to­graph is just one exam­ple — I love Chris’s style and I’d highly rec­om­mend him as your wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher for any stately home wedding.

A def­i­nite case of ‘hap­pily ever after’ for Yvonne and Craig!

This lovely pho­to­graph of the bride and groom relax­ing after the cer­e­mony makes me smile every time I see it!

An artis­tic and very con­tem­po­rary wed­ding pho­to­graph by Chris Hanley

There are all kinds of photo oppor­tu­ni­ties at Crewe Hall. This images is another favourite of mine: bride Yvonne looks relaxed and so ele­gant, her glo­ri­ous gown and veil fall nat­u­rally across the car­pet, and yet the pho­to­graph itself is imag­i­na­tively struc­tured with the paint­ings and light­ing behind her.

Yvonne enjoy­ing the for­mal pho­tog­ra­phy ses­sion at Crewe Hall!

Chris takes advan­tage of Yvonne’s gig­gling to snap this warm and pretty pic­ture dur­ing the for­mal pho­tog­ra­phy ses­sion out­side the wed­ding venue.

These two shots of the wed­ding cake table and a flo­ral dis­play are both lovely.

The wed­ding detail pho­tographs are care­fully thought out and cap­ture key ele­ments of the wed­ding theme. The pur­ple theme con­tin­ues with the wed­ding cake, while white roses are used through­out the day.

Stun­ning wed­ding pho­tographs mak­ing the most of Crewe Hall’s stained glass windows

I’ve saved some of my favourite pho­tos from this wed­ding for last. This one makes the most of the stained glass win­dows to cre­ate beau­ti­fully atmos­pheric pho­tographs of the bride and groom.

A behind the scenes look at the wed­ding entertainment!

As night draws in, the enter­tain­ment is unique and has a magic of its own! Chris takes a great behind the scenes pho­to­graph of the man behind this unusual fire­work display!

A Jacobean arch­way at Crewe Hall makes the per­fect back­drop for this final wed­ding photo

Crewe Hall turns into a whole new world as day turns to evening, and it’s another won­der­ful oppor­tu­nity to make the most of the majes­tic build­ing for wed­ding pho­tographs. This last shot of Yvonne and Craig against an orig­i­nal arch­way at Crewe Hall is full of light and colour.

My thanks to Chris Han­ley for sub­mit­ting this won­der­fully lux­u­ri­ous wed­ding to the Eng­lish wed­ding blog. When it comes to stately home wed­dings, I’d rec­om­mend Chris as your pho­tog­ra­pher every time. His skill at cre­at­ing excit­ing images in a grand set­ting is really amazing.

Chris Han­ley Pho­tog­ra­phy will be exhibit­ing at The Wed­ding Show in Tat­ton Park on the 30th and 31st of Jan­u­ary 2010. Please seek him out if you’re going — he’s sure to have an amaz­ing wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy stand there!

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