Glamorous Rudding Park Wedding

Yesterday saw the beautiful celebration of Des and Alison's wedding. Set on a gorgeous, bright autumn afternoon against the glory of Rudding Park hotel in Harrogate.

Their wedding breakfast was held against a backdrop of warm candlelight, perfect for that romantic, cosy feeling as the evening drew in.

The official photos are to follow soon; but for now here is just a little taste of the mood...

Caroline and Matthew - One Year On...

Almost a year ago to the day I was lucky enough to help one of my closest friends plan her wedding. Now one year on Caroline looks back on her big day...

Stunning photos with thanks to the super talented Lawson Photography

What were the highlights of your wedding day?

It’s hard to choose a best part as it was all so fantastic, but some of the best bits for me were;

Arriving at the church and walking down the aisle. Saying our vows and having all our family and friends there to share it with us. Watching everyone’s faces while they listed to our amazing soloist Laura as we were signing our register. Getting ready with all my girls in the morning – I’ve never felt so calm in all my life. I wanted to bottle it and keep that feeling forever! And finally, dancing the night away with all our friends and family.

What was unexpected that you loved?

On the morning of the wedding, my Mum surprised me when she gave me my Grandma’s brooch which she had put on to a blue ribbon to tie around my bouquet as my something old, borrowed and blue. So thoughtful, there were lots more tears!

What are your fondest memories of your wedding day?

On leaving the church it just happened that we remained close to the doors and we managed to meet and greet all our guests, I was absolutely buzzing with excitement.

What's your top tip for brides to be?

Keep grounded and focussed on what you want and how you want your wedding to be. Don’t forget the main reason why you are marrying each other and last but not least always remember that no matter what happens you will have the most amazing day and nothing will change that.

How did you feel after the wedding?

Wonderful but incredibly overwhelmed. Getting married is the most wonderful feeling in the world and one I’ll never forget as long as I live.

The lovely Annabel featured this wedding on her fabulous blog last year over at Love My Dress, where you can read more about the big day itself

With much thanks to the gorgeous Caroline and Matthew wishing you a very Happy Wedding Anniversary for Saturday :) xx

Yorkshire Songbird’s Summer Tea Party

Have you thought about having a soloist at your wedding, for the ceremony or reception, if so you might want to check out Cara Jemison.

She’s a delightfully talented soloist who performs a variety of songs covering traditional-style soprano arias right through to songs from the musicals, 60’s hits and light pop.

Next week Cara is holding an exclusive Summer Tea Party in York where you’ll have the opportunity to hear her sing live and get to chat through your musical wedding ideas face to face. All served up with lashings of tea and cake!!

Best of all, the event is completely free to attend so if you fancy bobbing along with friends or family, get in touch with Cara to find out how you can get hold of an exclusive ticket!

Cara’s Summer Tea Party will be held in Bishopthorpe, York on Thursday 8^th September from 6pm.

Contact Cara Jemison for more information Info@CaraJemison.co.uk

The Royal Wedding

William and Catherine 29^th April 2011

The top ten things we adored here at WHWedding Towers:

1 – Her Veil

Perfect for a princess. The wind blew it softly enough to show off its divinity.

Picture AP – Via The Telegraph

2 – William telling her ‘You are beautiful’ at the altar

We could barely breathe, watching his lips make the words.

Photo – Getty Via The Daily Mail

3 – Pippa

Sensational . She oozed gorgeousness. Her dress was divine. Her duties carried out flawlessly. There was a little bit of us that wanted to really dislike her for being so perfect but we just couldn’t manage it. She overwhelmed us with her humility.

Photo Via – HelloMagazine.com

4 – The Kiss

Filled with love and joy. An iconic moment.

The Balcony Kiss Photo - AFP/Getty Via The Telegraph

5 – The Crowds

Flag waving, night camping, patiently waiting for a glimpse of history. They did us proud.

Photo – Getty – Via The Daily Mail

6 – The Guests

Loved the future Princess of Monaco, she could only have been from Monaco. Hatless Sam Cam. The Beckham’s queuing to get into the Abbey. Princesses Beatrice and Eugene...

Charlene Wittstock the future Princess of Monaco – Photo - AP sourced via The Telegraph

7 – Prince Harry

We couldn’t help but smile, his charm full nature shone through.

Image sourced from The British Monarchy

8 – The Evening Dress

Stylishly simple, tangibly regal.

Image sourced from The British Monarchy

9 – The Cake

Eight tiers of intricacy.

Photo – Clarence House, Via The British Monarchy

Made by Fiona Cairns

10 – The Aston

A perfect moment. So normal yet so far from normal - all at the same time.

Photo – Enigma Via The Daily Mail

A day dreams are made of...

Gorgeous Goldsborough Hall

Image courtesy of Morgan Photography

Recently I had the pleasure of being welcomed into the gorgeous-ness that is Goldsborough Hall. It’s still seen as a relatively new wedding venue in Yorkshire, despite being open a few years, it’s still an emerging hidden gem!

Photo courtesy of Goldsborough Hall

As you would expect, the 17^th Century grade II listed stately hall (which happens to be the former residence of Princess Mary) boasts stunning grounds, an array of grand reception rooms and exquisite bedroom suites. Most impressively though it’s one of only a few venues in the area that can hold the closest thing to the much coveted ‘outdoor wedding’.

Photo courtesy of Goldsborough Hall

What sets it apart from your average hotel venue is that the Hall is actually a private family home. This means it’s ideal for bespoke celebrations, a blank canvas to create exactly the type of wedding you want and the attention to detail you’ll receive from its owners is second to none.

Image courtesy of Morgan Photography

The entire Hall is exclusively yours for the big day, offering intimacy and privacy for you and your guests, in sensational surroundings. Practically it also ticks all the essential boxes; there is ample free parking, fabulous transport routes and six beautiful bedroom suites available for you and your special guests. There is even private access from the Hall to the picture-pretty village church, in case you’re planning a religious ceremony.

{The Library at Goldsborough Hall} Image courtesy of Morgan Photography

If you fancy bobbing along to see all that Goldsborough Hall has to offer for yourself, then be sure to visit their Wedding Open Evening on Wednesday 16^th March from 6-8pm . Oh, and don’t forget to ask about the possibilities that the Hanson Conservatory offers for an outdoor ceremony too!

Image courtesy of Morgan Photography

Other great regional suppliers will be showcasing their talents on the night including; The Event Music Company, florist Lucy MacNicholl and chair cover specialist It’s A Cover Up. The Harrogate Wedding Lounge will also be holding a catwalk show of some of their latest designer dresses.

Goldsborough Hall is located in Goldsborough village, five miles outside Harrogate in North Yorkshire.

A Fairytale Celebration in the heart of Yorkshire

We're delighted to feature our first ‘Real Wedding’ here at Williams Hart Weddings today with many thanks to the brilliance that is Steve Ramsden Photography who captured this gorgeous fairytale wedding last year.

And what a fairytale it was, Katie and Simon’s celebration had it all; a Sophia Tolli satin gown complete with chapel length train, cascading avalanche roses and portrait photographs on a huge wooden swing nestled in the woods.

Katie filled us in on the details...

“We really wanted a wedding full of personal touches that reflected us as a couple, so we arranged the wedding to be held at St Gregory’s Minster in Kirkdale, North Yorkshire where I had grown up.

We also added other personal touches including Simon’s love for football, which my sister (artist and illustrator) Amy Barnes cleverly worked into our stationery and my obsession with chocolate which influenced the colour scheme and cake!

We chose cream flowers to complement the theme, including lilies and avalanche roses from the extremely talented WP Horsley and the ‘jasper’ green Jim Hjelm bridesmaid dresses from Scarlet Poppy in Leeds worked perfectly as our accent colour with splashes throughout the day.

Our delicious wedding cake was created by Chocolart and was of course, chocolate! A simply gorgeous three tiered luxury chocolate cake layered with ganache throughout and adorned with truffles which we received loads of fantastic comments about it!

The fantastic 1952 Bentley Freestone & Webb was naturally perfect being in cream and black was from Superior Motor Cars.

My Sophia Tolli, Corali dress was from Angel Brides in Horsforth, Leeds; a satin strapless sweetheart gown with a chapel length train with matching beaded and embroidered lace embellishments.

The other thing that was really important to us was that all our guests had a great time, so we picked our venue to make sure there was plenty of space to keep everyone happy! The Old Lodge in Malton was a perfect choice, not only is it a gorgeous building with all the space we needed, it also has an amazing reputation for fantastic food, not to mention fabulous grounds, complete with their own huge rustic wooden swing, perfect for photographs!

Simon and I made sure we arranged different areas at the venue where we knew our guests could enjoy themselves. From the amazing band, The Killing Times, who kept everyone dancing all night, to the chillout area and the space for children (complete with DVDs and beanbags). It was really important to us that we made sure everyone was enjoying themselves to the full, which we all certainly did.”

Huge thanks to Katie and Simon for sharing their ever-so-beautiful day with us, and to Steve Ramsden for capturing a real fairytale celebration.