Gorgeous spring wedding in an ancient English castle

Hazle­wood Cas­tle is in the Domes­day book, no less, and dates from as far back as 1086! It was the per­fect wed­ding venue for Nat­sumi and Pete, who got mar­ried ear­lier in the spring. There are some really stun­ning images here, cour­tesy of Tier­ney Pho­tog­ra­phy. I love the imag­i­na­tion of these first two images espe­cially: the shad­ows are fab!

Pete and Natsumi’s wed­ding day at Hazle­wood Cas­tle in York­shire has so many stun­ning ele­ments to it I know you’ll love this post. The baby girl is grin­ning as though she’s already got the wed­ding bug! I love the check floor with the lit­tle brides­maid danc­ing across, and the light­ing in the images of the cas­tle itself.… I hope you love this wed­ding as much as I do. Enjoy!

Most of all Nat­sumi — her smile, the way she wears her gor­geous wed­ding dress and her con­fi­dence pos­ing for the pho­tos — she’s a real star and a beau­ti­ful bride.

Pete gets ready — with the instruc­tion man­ual to get his tie just right!

Inside Hazle­wood Cas­tle. For an 11th cen­tury build­ing this isn’t look­ing too bad! (It was restored in 1997 and has a very ele­gant Eng­lish ambiance — this room is beau­ti­fully lit from the windows.)

Isn’t she just the most adorable lit­tle thing?!

There’s some­thing lovely about this photo of Pete — his smile and the actual ray of sun­shine just make a great image.

This photo of Nat­sumi by the stately cas­tle door is so beau­ti­ful. It really cap­tures the ele­gance of the his­toric cas­tle wed­ding venue.

The lit­tle early blos­soms cap­ture the time of year… as does the bright, pale sun­light in the next photograph.

This could be a quiet cafe near the cen­tre of Paris on a quiet sum­mer morn­ing. I love it.

The dress… gor­geous, del­i­cate, ethe­real lace. And Nat­sumi and Pete look amaz­ing together don’t they.

Inside — the wed­ding break­fast table (some­one needs to start a wed­ding high-chair-cover service!)

I love the del­i­cate sprigs of cherry blos­som — and the pho­tographs make it look even prettier.

Hazle­wood Cas­tle. Stun­ning. www.hazlewood-castle.co.uk

Alice in Won­der­land… oh wow.

The lord of the manor? Cute!!!

A fab­u­lous cen­tre­piece! The cherry blos­som looks amaz­ing. And Pete’s speech is going down a treat.

Night falls…

This final wed­ding photo is one of my favourites. The light sur­round­ing Nat­sumi and Pete, their beau­ti­fully roman­tic sil­hou­ette and the light­ing of the cafe set­ting behind them — it could be a film set, for a Parisian romance. It could be the final scene… where they Live Hap­pily Ever After.

Thanks Tier­ney Pho­tog­ra­phy for shar­ing such a beau­ti­ful wed­ding. There’s more on the Tier­ney Pho­tog­ra­phy blog, and for infor­ma­tion about Mark Tier­ney and for prices and con­tact details visit www.tierneyphotography.co.uk