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Tag Archives: Chris Hanley
The week in weddings — blog love!
Evening everyone, what a fabulous day it’s been! I hope you’ve had a great weekend. I was whisked off to Tatton Park to enjoy a bit of nature — deer, dragonflies and a duck. Oh, and an ice-cream. 
While I was out I realised I’d forgotten to link to my favourite bits of the internet from the past week — and I had some gorgeous blog posts and wedding treats to show you!
So here — a little later than usual but worth the wait!
Nunsmere Hall wedding venue
Nunsmere Hall — a stunning Cheshire wedding venue (photo credit: Chris Hanley)
Nunsmere Hall is a magnificent wedding venue near Northwich in Cheshire.
Photographs of Nunsmere Hall
All photographs by www.ChrisHanleyPhotography.com
See a real wedding at Nunsmere Hall from the English Wedding blog
Photographer thoughts on Nunsmere Hall
Chris Hanley says, “Nunsmere Hall is beautiful, oh so very English, with delightful terraced gardens, lawns, rose arches and an enchanting pond.
“It’s an inspirational place to shoot with great choices for fine weather and inclement weather. The staff were polite, professional and attentive, the catering was lovely.
Family friendly wedding at Nunsmere
Kate and Mark with little Eva — their wedding is all the more amazing for the family focus of the day
This wedding is a treat, and all the more special for a very special little flower girl, daughter of the bride and groom and the star of the show. She’s adorable and clearly loving her mum & dad’s wedding celebrations.
Bride Kate is absolutely beautiful, and she and Mark make a striking couple. Their photographs (by Chris Hanley) are exquisite, combining dramatic scenes, romance and emotion, and some fantastic fun shots around the venue.
Posted in luxury weddings, Real weddings Tagged Cheshire, Chris Hanley, family wedding, fun wedding photos, Nunsmere Hall 3 Comments
Cherish the Dress
Cherish the Dress photoshoots are an experience you’ll never forget. It’s a dream come true, the perfect treat and an excuse to wear your wedding dress again for a fashion style photoshoot where the dress is the star.
Invented by Chris Hanley, Cherish is the sophisticated cousin of America’s trash the dress concept. You’ll feel a million… well, it has to be pounds rather than dollars!
Chris Hanley is the Cherish the Dress photographer. Chris has submitted many beautiful wedding photographs to English Wedding and took my photograph for the About page of the blog.
Green Earth Flowers at Sandhole Oak Barn
It’s flower time! Real wedding flowers by Green Earth Flowers of Cheshire
Another visual spectacle today, with a little more detail from Katie and James’s wedding at Sandhole Oak Barn which I featured a few days ago. Chris Hanley was the photographer — a regular favourite on English Wedding — and he sang the praises of Laura from Green Earth Flowers.
Green Earth Flowers are based in Poynton, Cheshire. They pride themselves on their bespoke approach to wedding flower design, and every wedding is designed around the unique requirements of the bride and groom.
Posted in Flowers, Real weddings Tagged Cheshire, Chris Hanley, Green Earth Flowers, hydrangeas, orchids, pure white theme, Sandhole Oak Barn 1 Comment
A wedding of pure beauty
Catherine and Kevin at The Belle Epoque in Cheshire
Combine the incredible setting of Cheshire’s Belle Epoque wedding venue with the astonishing talent of Chris Hanley Photography and the natural beauty of today’s bride Catherine, and you have a wedding that is second to none.
I’m actually reluctant to write words to accompany this post, I think the beautiful photography speaks for itself and I don’t want to spoil that! There are way more photographs than I usually blog, so grab a coffee, sit comfortably and enjoy a little peek of the Chris Hanley Experience.
My Chris Hanley photoshoot — preview
I met the lovely Chris Hanley, his beautiful wife Claire and his hee-yuge camera on Friday morning. Chris has taken my picture for the blog and — while I’m scurrying around trying to find sensible words to write “About Me” — I wanted to share some of his photos with you.
Best think of these as a sneak peek!
We met in my local park on a gorgeous sunny morning. After coffee and a lovely chat over a wonky table (where Chris was scouring the park for locations as we talked), we headed off to take some pictures.
Coming soon… me!
I received an order on Twitter a few weeks ago: something along the lines of, “Right, Mrs, you’re going to write an About Me page, and I’m taking your photo for it.” Cue me falling off my chair and squealing, as said tweet was from the inimitable genius that is Chris Hanley.
I’ve dieted for 3 weeks and lost nearly a stone I think — still a happy, chunky size 16, mind — and today I had my photoshoot with Chris and his lovely wife Claire (of Cherish the Dress fame). I’m still on a high, I haven’t seen any of the pictures yet and I can’t wait. (Still a bag of nerves though!)
Inside the mind of a wedding photographer
The best wedding supplier interview — Chris Hanley. I emailed Chris with a few questions and the answers are almost poetic. In summary, inside the mind of an expert wedding photographer is a bright, sparkly and creative place!
Show and Tell — Chris Hanley
Chris is one of the UK’s very top wedding photographers and has featured on English Wedding a number of times with real weddings from Thornton Manor, Shottle Hall, Hampton Manor and more.
Black and white wedding images
Inspired by Brendan and Maria’s black and white wedding theme which I featured here on Sunday, I asked some of my favourite UK wedding photographers to share their best black and white wedding photographs.
There isn’t much I can say about these, other than I was absolutely blown away by the wedding pictures they sent to me. Today and tomorrow — in two very, very different ways, I’ll show you why you should choose a wedding photographer who’ll give you wedding photographs in black and white as well as colour.
Today — spectacularly artistic wedding photographs by Chris Hanley:
