WEDDING
VENUES
now, there
are lots of these in the area, so I'm going to limit myself to my
favourites . ..
the places
that I've listed below are alll different and have their own strengths.
Dissington
Hall
what can I say ? lovely
place, built in 1797 I believe, by a relative of an admiral who was
there when old one eye - heck, can't see any ships through this thing
Nelson.
trounced the French and Spanish fleets in 1805. hah - that sorted
them out . . .
I could bore you stiff with the history of it all
(though, sad person that I am, I find such things interesting . .
)
what you need to know is
: it's yours for the day, David Burnett and his crew will look after
you very well. the building has heaps of character and I love it to
bits.
just click it's name above, and you will be magically transported
to the Dissington website. like - kapow, whoosh - and you're there
.
(of course you won't hear kapow or whoosh - that was for dramatic
effect only, silly . .. )
Langley
Castle
a firm favourite with yours
truly.
it's a genuine Medieval
castle, about as far from Dissington Hall as you can get in terms
of atmosphere, where Dissington is architectural grace, Langley is
moody massive and very definitely a castle. but exquisitely appointed.
There is some real luxury here . .
within, you'll find Anton
Phillips, - a true gentleman. he's very, very efficient and will ensure
that nothing goes wrong. (nothing would DARE go wrong, or he'd sort
it !).
he's a nice sort of guy to have on your side should things start to
slide -
because basically - he just makes sure that they dont !
Ellingham
Hall
a hidden jewel - just take
a peek at the website, or check out the wedding photographed there
by yours truly . . .
when time permits - I shall
add more venues to this list, but it is really fair to say that those
listed above are very close to my heart.
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WEDDING CAKES
lovely cakes, from Sandy Young at the Cake Garden.
The Cake Garden
07768 932 202
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HAIR AND MAKEUP
Gillian Radcliffe
she's good at her job, pleasant and polite.
and extremely importantly . . .
she arrives early and doesn't dither about, making the bride late for her wedding.
if you have a schedule . she keeps to it.
Gillian Radcliffe
0191 487 5201
07802 375 741
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PROFESSIONAL
FUNCTION BAND
a six piece
Newcastle based band with a wide repertoire
of Rock, Soul Jazz and Pop music
I've seen
them many times - always a good show !
LAUGHING
JACKS
richard
Rutherford 07743 817177 email laughingjacks2004@yahoo.co.uk
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D.J.'s
Colin Cook
The North East Wedding DJ
tel 01740 656995
mob 07745 526538
www.colincook.co.uk
Rob Kirtley
R.S.K.
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HARPIST
AND SINGER
Janet Bennett
Harpist and Singer
classical and popular harp music and songs
Janet seems
to pop up every so often at weddings,
the first thing I hear is the music - the sound of Janets very clear
voice
drifting through the building, ah - they must have booked a harpist
!
JANET
BENNETT
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STRING QUARTETS
NORTH EAST SOIREE
lovely people. I meet them at places like Langley Castle,
not only do they make string music . .
they can also provide a Ceilidh for the evening if required.
NORTH EAST SOIREE
Aurora Strings Professional string quartet experienced in providing the perfect atmosphere for all types of events.
AURORA STRINGS
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MAGICIANS
relaxed,
funny, entertaining magic
something
to keep the guests entertained,
I saw him at Dissington Hall - he leaped round a corner and had
wedding guests enthralled within seconds.
h e seems to have a really nice manner with people.
Don
Moses
www.donmoses.co.uk
Tom
Rose www.truemagic.co.uk
email
info@truemagic.co.uk
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PIPER
Northumbrian
pipes,
nice
guy . . he's the piper to the Lord Mayor of Newcastle.
Northumbrian
pipes are not traditional scottish bagpipes,
they're a smaller version, the piper wears Northumbrian tartan,
which looks like a sort of black and white checky pattern to me .
.
Piper
Dave Bailey tel 0191 2640455
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CEILIDH
BANDS
Ceilidh
bands - different to simply getting a band for your wedding,
a ceilidh band is live music - there's usually someone called a 'caller'
the caller is wired up to a microphone and shouts instructions to
the dancers.
basically it's everything from a highland fling to couples madly twirling
about.
the nice thing about this sort of entertainment is that it's for every
age group.
I've
seen 10 year olds dancing along with 60 year olds.
(and
at a wedding the guests often have a huge age range.
Joint
Stock Band. . a good one. . .
phone Dotty 01388 817485
or phone Trevor 01388 662720
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FLORIST
Forget
me not, Kathryn Hume floral designer
tel
07817 192 827
this
lady cares a great deal about her work - you'll see what I mean if
you book her.
Cinnamon Rose
www.cinnamonrose.co.uk
07801 252069
Florist - Martine . . . I photographed her wedding ! a lovely girl.
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FIREWORKS
Reaction fireworks
always
a good display - I've seen this companys work quite a few times.
http://www.reactionfireworks.co.uk/
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VIDEO / DVD
There are now NO LINKS to Video / DVD companies on this website.
If you've already booked me - and are considering booking a Video/DVD operator - please ask for recommendations - I have a great deal of experience in working alongside these people.
There are companies who are a pleasure to work alongside, and there are also some absolute nightmares who will take over your entire day and try to direct it to fit their idea of what your wedding should be.
Some are such a nightmare to work alongside, that your wedding photography would definitely suffer as a result of booking them.
However - some video operators are very discrete - you'd hardly notice they are there.
I prefer the discrete ones, for example - these guys A&G Video
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CARS
I photographed this fellers daughters wedding ! he's a nice guy !
STANEGATE CARS
Damian Rudge
Tel: (01434) 344489
Mobile: 07590 36 3456.
