Yesterday I joined Ruth + Paul for their relaxed wedding photography at The Pheasant Hotel in Harome, near Helmsley in North Yorkshire!
No bridesmaids or groomsmen at this wedding, just a relaxed celebration with family, friends and amazing wine!
As this was both their second marriages, they decided everyone was special and not to have bridesmaids and groomsmen, but draw focus on uniting their families and spending quality time with near and dear.
Hidden away next to the mill pond in a quiet corner of Harome, this sixteen-bedroomed Country Hotel is the perfect spot for an intimate wedding like this. It’s interiors are the perfect blend of stylish and cosy, there’s a lovely terrace and lawn to mingle on and the top-tier service and cheffing stand out for miles around. Plus it even has its own swimming pool!
During the preparations, I bounced between Ruth – getting ready in the Pheasant suite with pals and her boys – and Paul, who suited up with his son in one of the hotel rooms. Their children were all involved in the day; bearing rings / walking Ruth down the aisle and in emotional support! The ceremony also had some lovely readings, including the beautiful welsh poem ‘Mi gerddaf gyda thi’ (AKA’Walk with Me’), which was read in Welsh and English:
“I will walk with you though the road be long; and set forth with a flower, a dream, a song.
I take your hand, look in your eyes and know; I will walk with you anywhere you go.”
After sealing the deal with a kiss, the sun popped its hat on, and we were soon enjoying Kent’s finest sparkling wine on the terrace, with live sax accompaniment, as the kids caused carnage under the apple trees. A little while later, we created a huge confetti bomb, did a few quick group pics and 5 minutes of portraits, then it was time for outdoor speeches from the terrace, in the evening sunshine!
This Yorkshire gastro-pub is renown for its amazing wedding food!
After a delicious meal, it wasn’t long before their beautiful cake was cut and Paul Skerritt’s swing band crooned the first dance and got the guests dancing.
You really couldn’t ask for more from a perfect Yorkshire wedding! Big credit to Nicola, Liam and the team there for being so much fun to work with, as always!
It’s always a real pleasure shooting at The Pheasant Hotel and this was no exception… I hope you enjoy the slideshow below as much as I did shooting it:
I’ll be uploading their full set of images to their client area in just a few weeks, so if you’d like to be notified when all their images go live, register to be notified at: https://barnabyaldrick.pic-time.com/-ruthpaul/register
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Huge Congrats guys and thanks so much for asking me along for all the action!
Barnaby
The suppliers involved in this wedding at The Pheasant in Harome, North Yorkshire were as follows:
Makeup: @jesspaceybridalmakeup | Hair: @rach_miller_hair | Florist: @twigandtwinehelmsley | Dress designer: @enzoani | Cake maker: @celebratecountrycakedesigns | Music: Sax @Dan_Johnson84 Meal Piano @jp_piano Crooning @paulskerrittmusic