RUNA FARM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

THIS ONE IS SPECIAL. REALLY SPECIAL.

WHEN I WAS 7 OR 8, I HAD THE UNEXPECTED HONOR OF LAYING A MEMORIAL WREATH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL ALONGSIDE ANOTHER STUDENT FROM MY SCHOOL. THAT STUDENT WAS ROB. FAST FORWARD MORE THAN 20 YEARS, AND THERE I WAS, STANDING BESIDE HIM ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME AT THE END OF THE AISLE, WAITING FOR HIS BEST FRIEND IN THE WORLD TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE SO THEY COULD TIE THE KNOT.

ROB & AMY’S WEDDING AT RUNA FARM WAS NOTHING SHORT OF MAGICAL. THIS RELATIVELY NEW VENUE IN THE NORTH EAST IS A DREAM; MOODY AND ATMOSPHERIC YET EFFORTLESSLY STYLISH AND CHIC. IF THAT’S YOUR VIBE, RUNA FARM MIGHT JUST BE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR YOU.

THIS WEDDING WAS A FIRST FOR ME IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. NOT ONLY WAS IT THE FIRST TIME I’D PHOTOGRAPHED A WEDDING WHERE I KNEW MOST OF THE GUESTS, BUT IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST TIME I’D BEEN A GROOMSMAN. WALKING INTO BRIDAL PREP FELT LIKE STEPPING INTO A ROOM FULL OF OLD FRIENDS BECAUSE, WELL, IT WAS. THE PREPARATION AREA AT RUNA FARM IS A GEM, FLOODED WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND FILLED WITH COZY TOUCHES. THE BIG, INVITING SOFA IN THE MAIN LIVING SPACE WAS PERFECT FOR THE BRIDAL PARTY TO SIT TOGETHER, SIP CHAMPAGNE, AND WATCH EACH OTHER TRANSFORM INTO WEDDING-DAY PERFECTION.

AND THEN THE CEREMONY, WHERE I WATCHED TWO PEOPLE I’VE KNOWN FOR YEARS EXCHANGED THEIR VOWS. I WON’T LIE, THERE WERE TEARS BEHIND MY CAMERA.

WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR PORTRAITS, RUNA FARM DELIVERED IN SPADES. THE BACKDROPS WERE STUNNING, THE LIGHT WAS DREAMY, AND GETTING ABSOLUTELY DRENCHED FOR A CHAMPAGNE SPRAY SHOT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT.

IF I TOLD YOU MY FRIENDS ARE GOOD DANCERS, I’D BE STRETCHING THE TRUTH. BUT WE HAD AN ABSOLUTE BLAST UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING.

ALL IN ALL, THIS DAY WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS, FILLED WITH LOVE AND MEMORIES I’LL NEVER FORGET.

HERE’S A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE FRAMES.

P X

VENUE: Runa Farm

DRESS: Sisters Of Grace

HAIR & MAKE UP: Lisa Jones Hair & Makeup

FLOWERS & STYLING: Muscari Events

SUITS: Waltons Menswear

BAND: Union Street

AUDIO GUESTBOOK: Odd Audio