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Jane and Tim met only last year but knew very quickly that they were with ‘the one’ and the date was set. Their Christian faith is incredibly important to both of them and their wider family and, after meeting them for the first time at the rehearsal I knew this would be a very special wedding.

I have been very fortunate with my wedding clients – all of my couples have been lovely but from the very first handshake that evening to meeting the rest of Jane and Tim’s family and friends on the wedding day itself  I was made to feel incredibly welcome – what a lovely bunch of people!

So, on Saturday morning I waved husband and kids off to Wales and headed off to Stockton Heath. The ceremony was lovely – touching and heartfelt and followed by a buffet in the Church Hall. After the speeches I jumped in the car and headed off on holiday.

Anyway, enough of the babble and on with the pictures!

Held on Tuesdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 9pm at Thelwall Parish Hall, the sessions are a mix of circuits, the odd sprint (or 20) and generally a great laugh – if you’ve got enough breath!

Seriously, whether you need to lose some weight, tone up, increase your fitness or just escape from real life for an hour, I can highly recommend coming along and giving it a try. It’s accessible to everyone, you don’t have to be superfit, just determined to make a bit of a change and work hard.

If you’re interested then give Tony (the one that shouts, sometimes) a call on 07886 447726 or email him on tcook59@yahoo.com

And here, if you want to have a look are some shots from a ‘typical’ Saturday morning.

A few weeks ago I received a call from Warren regarding his wedding to Cheryl on 10th June in Warrington. Their original plan had been to head off abroad and get married there but decided, fairly late in the day that they should do both – a wedding here in Warrington followed by two weeks in the Maldives with a blessing and, presumably a fabulous holiday too!

The ceremony was held at Warrington Registry Office and after a quick and slightly rainy stop at Lymm Dam for some photographs we headed to Cottons in Knutsford for the Wedding Meal.

As a photographer it’s a rare treat to be part of such a small wedding party – only 8 people including the bride and groom made for a very intimate and special day.

The car was provided by Andrea from the Grand Carriage Company - another local Warrington company. I haven’t worked with Andrea before but the service she provides is impeccable.

Anyway, enough chat, on with the pictures!

Luckily, Nicola cornered me one day and it turns out she was the smiley lady in question. Nic and Ant have been together a long time, have two beautiful daughters Caitlin and Keira and had decided to tie the knot at St Winifried’s Church in Lymm, followed by a reception at the Lymm Golf Club.

The biggest worry when I met them to finalise details a couple of days before was the weather – we’d had several weeks of glorious sunshine but the week preceeding had been more than a little wet. Expectations were duly lowered to crossing fingers for a dry day – no matter if there were clouds, or it was cold, dry would be good enough. I promised to look out the white umbrellas just in case…. Our expectations were met – nearly! It stayed dry until well after the wedding reception was underway, by which time it really didn’t seem to matter any more.

Sun or no sun, it was a beautiful day. Caitlin and Keira obviously so excited about their mum and dad getting married and being involved in everything along the way including the bidding prayers during the service. Just the best kind of wedding, lots of emotion, love, laughter and fun.

Big thanks to Lindsay Panting for some of these pictures x

The wedding ceremony took place at St Winefride’s Catholic Church in Lymm, followed by a reception at Lymm Golf Club.

At that meeting I met Jade, Jodi’s 9 year old daughter and knew immediately she would be my ally! Very confident, super friendly she promised to be my assistant for the day. She first asked for a fee of £500 but was fairly easily persuaded to do the job for an Easter Egg – if only all business transactions were so easy!

I met the (very nervous!) bridal party at The Village Hotel in Warrington where the bus was waiting for us. The ceremony and reception took place at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, home of the Warrington Wolves. As far as I’m aware, this was only the second wedding to take place there although it has long been a venue for Wedding Breakfasts. The team were really welcoming and super efficient. AND, the food smelled fabulous!

It was a very simple, but very emotional service, followed by a trip on to the pitch by Bride and Groom – what we didn’t realise was that the lines on the pitch had literally just been painted – one bride, one pair of white feet!

Jodi and Alan – thank you for inviting me to be part of your day – I really enjoyed it and wish you all the very best in your marriage. Biggest thanks of all though must go to Jade – thank you! You were a superstar and if you ever want to help me out again, just give me a call!

In 2008 I did my first every wedding photography for Claire and Leigh - about a year later, along came Heidi Rose who was followed a speedy year and a half later by Eric. Here he is only 10 days old.

So last week, it was time to visit again and see him a bouncing, healthy four months old. Gorgeous boy

Lots of exciting things happening though – plenty of wedding enquiries and bookings and for local weddings in Warrington, Lymm and further afield but still in Cheshire – I’ve covered a lot of miles in the last 12 months for my wedding photography, from the North East down to the Forest of Dean but very little on home turf so I’m really excited about that.

Birthday parties, christenings and portrait sessions are also coming in – remember, your portrait sessions are exactly as you want them to be – informal or more traditional; natural light, ‘environmental’ shots or studio portraits; just you, or the whole family. Portrait sessions are FUN! I want to capture you and yours doing what you do and I promise you’ll love the results – get in touch to find out more info@bridgetfrancisphotography.com

Finally, I have some trash the dress, rock the frock shoots coming up. Brides of 2010, have you considered this? You’ve spent months choosing your dress, you’ve loved wearing it on your special day. Where is it now? At the cleaners? In your Wardrobe? What are you going to do with it? Sell it? Save it for your daughter, a Christening Dress? Stop right there!! Before you do any of those things, give me a call, let’s go to the beach, into your city centre, onto the moors and spend a few hours really celebrating your dress and how fabulous you feel in it. We don’t need to ‘trash’ it if you don’t want but you can go swimming, rock climbing or fell walking in it. Go on, get your frock on and let’s have some fun!

Look forward to hearing from you!

Oh, and happy new year! – and just so that this post isn’t completely photo free, here’s a favourite family shot from Christmas time