David and Claire were married at Close House near Wylam, Northumberland in the summer. It's a lovely location where I have worked many times. Here is a selection of photos from their day.

Shona and Paul were married at Otterburn Towers in the summer.

The ceremony is over- they are married!

Fantastic reds!

Jenni and David were married in August 2011 at Beltingham Church. I managed to visit the church to see the flowers before the heavens opened and gave us a continuous summer downpour! My first studio was a mile away from this church and I was there from 1999 to 2003. It's a wonderful church to visit as it has a Yew Tree behind it which is at least 900 years old.

Children are very important to Jenni as she is a nanny and so they feature very much in the photos too. Jenni gave her flower girls their necklaces so it is so natural to see them holding them here.

The lynch gate at Beltingham gave us all some welcome shelter. You can see how heavy the rain is as it falls in front of the trees.

Jenni and David had a marquee at her parent's house and it was beautiful, warm and comfortable inside.

The adults are busy being served with the wedding breakfast. The children have found how much fun the black and white squares are! It's very rare for a lot of rain all through a wedding but it never spoils it at all it just adds to the atmosphere and for me it becomes a natural part of the story telling. Also it's supposed to be good luck too x

Jane and Chris were married at St Helen's Church, Longhorsley on a very rainy day.

Umbrellas always add to photos. I like the dreamy quality of this one.

Men are so chivalrous aren't they!

Jane's dress is wonderful so full and romantic.

Later on the blue sky returned which it often does.

Fabulous dance floor with the sparkles and lighting.

Belinda and James were married at St Aiden's Church, Bamburgh, Northumberland and then went onto their reception in their marquee next to Bamburgh Golf Club. A beautiful setting above the fabulous Northumberland Coast. When I visited the marquee I found a stunning array of flowers. Delicate variations on a theme.

Belinda and her bridesmaids were getting ready in a holiday cottage in Bamburgh and I quietly followed the preparations.

I also had time to visit James and the groomsmen as they were nearby and as often happens the soft rain eased so that we could pop outside for some garden photos.

I arrived at church a little while before Belinda and so I was able to photograph guests entering the church. This is always a delight for me as I move from behind the scenes of people getting ready into the event.

St Aiden's has a lovely walk to the church door. It feels natural for me to be in this position as the bride moves towards her future !

This is a lovely photo. I rarely tell anyone what to do, I may ask of course but as I remember it the bridesmaids gave a last look quite spontaneously. If you look through the group you can see the vicar watching me. He will want to know that I won't hold anyone up and I never do. I don't feel it's appropriate.

I do ask the couple to pause at the door as they come out and then what they choose to do is always natural to them. So as long as they feel comfortable I'll keep taking photos.

And then everyone comes out and it's an exciting time for candid photos and spontaneous confetti if thats what the couple wants. At some weddings the ushers arrange the confetti throwing which works well too and I can count to three. We discuss all this before the wedding so I know what you want and how to make sure the photography fits in with your plans.

We went back into the church for a little while as the flowers were too good to miss!

It's a beautiful church door at St Aiden's so a very natural comfortable space for the agreed group photos. If the light had been uncomfortable we would have found some soft shade somewhere nearby. The quality of light takes precedence.

On the way to the golf club I had found this spot to stop and hop out of the car. It was a damp day and the couple didn't want to take too much time away from their guests which going onto the beach would have meant. This is such a lovely view of the castle.

It got wetter! But by now it didn't matter at all. The couple are waiting to enter the marquee for the speeches and there is always something good to photograph whatever is happening.

Belinda and James now have children and are coming up to Northumberland this year to have their complimentary family portrait session with me so it will be lovely to see them all. I feel very lucky.

Horton Grange is a lovely Hotel and although I work in the same rooms each time I visit the photos are always unique I feel. I hope you agree. The flower arrangements were so beautiful I loved the way they were presented in cups and saucers so creative and pretty.

A joy of photography for me is to see and respond to the light as it is so I will use flash if I need to but natural light is so flattering.

Anyone who has photographed babies will know how good it is to manage a photograph with everyone looking and feeling good including the baby. I find these work well with the softly softly approach, stay alert and keep looking and be ready to respond.

Their first dance. This photo is achieved where the flash will come in even though there is a very slow shutter speed and so you get this nice mix of softness through their movement but also some clarity through the flash light.

An intimate family wedding at Lindisfarne Castle. The Castle lends itself well to small weddings, even just the 'two of you'. It's a location full of atmosphere which you never forget.

The boys had cool sunglasses- so did the girls- and then the case with the gramphone, very cool!

Tim and Ailsa were married at Newcastle Registry office in 2002 in the days when I worked with film camera's. This meant that you got it right in the moment and I didn't do any post editing as the films went straight to the lab. I have since seen Ailsa and Tim with their children for a portrait session and they are planning to visit again this year.

We went to Malmaison for some social time and drinks before heading over the Bridge to the Baltic.

Fabulous contemporary, delicious looking wedding cake.

http://www.malmaison.com/locations/newcastle/