Jackie and Sean - Royal Station Hotel, Hull 18th June

I had the pleasure of helping Jackie and Sean celebrate their special day on Saturday just past at The Royal Station Hotel, Hull, East Yorkshire. Their fantastic day started off with the usual visit with the boys, I knew the groom and best man was going to be wearing kilts (Sean's dad is Scottish) but I didn't realise that another 12 'wannabe' Scots would be at Sean's house - I've never seen so many nobbly knees in skirts in one place (full respect to any Scots reading this - you look amazing in kilts!)

Jackie was getting ready at her Mum's with all the girls, the champagne was flowing and a lovely calm atmosphere was the order of the day. The couple were married at St James Church in Sutton Village which is definitely one of my favourite churches to shoot weddings at, the Vicars are all very accommodating which makes for happy times all round. As we left the church, a Scottish piper strook up and we took care of the couple's group shots in the church grounds. Jackie's uncle had secretly arranged for a flock of his doves to be released and they looked fantastic as they flew over the whole wedding party who I'd assembled on the steps at St Jame's.

After a 'penny drop session' in the Kingston Theatre Gardens, we went on to The Royal Station Hotel which looks absolutely fabulous after a major refurbishment just recently. The lobby would not look out of place in a Raffles Hotel and the tasteful/contemporary features they have incorporated into the decor made my job very easy with such an easy going and loving couple like Jackie and Sean. We shot in and around the hotel, with Hull's Paragon train station making a really different environment to make some really stunning images.

Although England didn't seem to get their game on against Algeria, the mood of the party was definitely game on! As I left after the couple's first dance, the whole room was setting itself on fire with a live band rocking late into the night.

Jackie and Sean are honeymooning in Florida (both big Disney fans) and I am really looking to sharing their story with them when they get back.