Vanessa & John - Cave Castle Hotel - 9th February

As an East Yorkshire Wedding Photographer, I had the great pleasure of spending my first wedding of the year with John and Vanessa at Cave Castle Hotel yesterday.

This is a great story and one that has the most miles travelled for a wedding I have been involved in! John, our groom, is originally from North Ferriby, East Yorkshire and his bride Vanessa is originally from Hong Kong - the couple actually live in Australia.

I met John and Vanessa between Christmas and New Year when they flew over to finalise arrangements for their big day and I was delighted when they chose me to capture their special day. Due to the distance, we made all of our arrangements by email and I would not see them again until 4 days before their wedding!

We met for a final planning meeting and pre-shoot on Sunday and I was amazed how bright they were considering the distance they had just travelled!

Although it was cold morning for their wedding, the conditions were lovely at the Castle. I spent time with Vanessa and her family from Hong Kong as she made her final preparations and captured some lovely images - she looked so elegant in a classic wedding gown! A lovely civil ceremony followed in the Balmoral Suite followed by group shots in the hotel lobby with a roaring open fire providing a very welcome atmosphere!

Even though it was cold outside, John and Vanessa were very brave during our time outside capturing classic shots with the castle as a majestic backdrop. Vanessa had brought a traditional Chinese style gown and we even found time for a costume change before they sat down with their guests for lunch.

John and Vanessa seem to know no fear when it comes to travel plans! They were getting on a train at 7.30am this morning to take their Hong Kong guests upto Edinburgh for the day, we will be meeting tomorrow to share their wedding images then they will fly to Hong Kong on Saturday for the Asian part of their celebrations! I'm sure they will be ready for a couple of weeks of sleep when they finally get home to Australia!

I wish them all the very best for their future together on the other side of the world!