Manchester City Centre Wedding

Laura and Owen met in Manchester at University and have made this city their home so the place is very close to their hearts. They are a lively upbeat couple and their wedding reflected that, action packed giving their guests the best taste of Manchester and Salford!

Laura started her morning getting ready at the beautiful Lock Keepers Cottage just a few steps away from the Castlefield Rooms were Owen and his groomsmen waited for the guests to arrive. Having the wedding venue and the cottage so close together gave the morning of the wedding a lovely relaxed feel, Laura and her bridesmaids could spot guests arriving in the beer garden over the road. They new if they needed anything or anyone they were just a few minutes away and they just had a 2 minute walk to get to the wedding venue itself. The Lock Keepers Cottage and it’s surroundings are very tranquil, it has a beautiful garden of wild flowers accompanied by the noise of the water flowing from the canal lock next door it’s like a little Oasis in the middle of bustling Manchester, there is something quite magical about it.

"We've worked with Katie twice now: firstly for our engagement shoot and secondly on our wedding day. There's so much pressure on your wedding day but everything about Katie puts you at ease: she's kind, attentive and has a cracking eye for detail, suggesting shots you'd never have thought of! The whole process from first contact to delivery of photos was seamless. We are thrilled with the photos and have had so many compliments - huge thank you, Katie!" Laura and Owen

The iron fence and sign for The Lock Keepers Cottage and wild flowers.

The Bride and her bridesmaid inside The Lock Keepers Cottage Castle Field.

Bride having her show put on by her bridesmaid

Bride and bridesmaids drinking champagne.

Bride smiling wearing bride to be sash from her hen do

Bride at the door of the lock keepers cottage holding her wedding bouquet.

Close up of bridal bouquet, bright pink and orange flowers.

Bride at the door of the lock keepers cottage photographer through iron railings.

Bride leading her bridesmaids across canal bridge in Castlefield.

Bride and Bridesmaids have a photo by canal.

Castlefield Rooms

The wedding ceremony in the Castlefield Rooms was beautiful, with the brick walls, wooden floors and soft lighting there is a wonderful warmth to this room that Laura (and Owen) had accentuated with thier choice of flowers, bridesmaid dresses and the dressed arches bringing a focal point to the ceremony room. This warmth could have been a theme of the day with the weather and the over all vibe and love in the room, there was a warmth to the spirit of the day that ran all the way to the dance floor!

After the ceremony we showered Laura and Owen with confetti, then grabbed some quick group photos outside before nipping off with to get some couples portraits of them both using the gorgeous back drop of Castlefield with it’s mixture of historic brick work, architecture, greenery and water there is so much around to play with, it’s a beautiful location for photos and just general mooching about!

After the photos there was plenty of time for Laura and Owen to chat, drink and catch up with their guests before the London bus turned up to piack everyone up and take them to the party in Salford.

Bride walks down the aisle in the Castlefield Rooms Manchester

Groomsmen watch the ceremony in the Castlefield Rooms Manchester

Close up of the brides flowers and the bridesmaids flowers on their laps.

Bride and Groom laugh as they read their vows.

Bride smiles as she hears grooms speech.

Bridesmaids tearing up during the vow reading.

Bride and Groom look back towards guests laughing.

Bride and Groom laughing as they sign the register.

Bride and Groom have photo with witnesess.

Bride and Groom walk back down the aisle together after their wedding ceremony at the Castlefield Rooms, Manchester.

Group Photo of Wedding Guests Outside Castlefield Rooms.

Bride and Groom have confetti thrown at them on cobbled street in Manchester.

Bride and Groom laughing as their guests throw confetti.

Bride hugs guest wearing bright orange dress.

Bride has her photo taken by guest as bridesmaids watch.

Bride and Bridesmaids laugh after one of them spills a drink.

Bride and her bridesmaids wearing warm tan dresses holing flowers in the air laughing.

Bride laughing with bridesmaids in Manchester.

Guests walking on cobbled street on a sunny wedding day in Manchester.

Bride going up steps into Castlefield rooms.

Manchester City Sky Scrapers framed by window. Jupiter.

Wedding guests enjoy drinks inside the Castlefield rooms.

Bride and Groom coming down the steps of The Castlefield Rooms Manchester.

Bride and Groom kiss on cobbled street in Manchester

Bride and Groom walking and laughing in Castlefield Manchester.

Black and white photo of Bride and Groom laughing on a cobbled street.

Bride and Groom stand together in the centre of a lock bridge with sky scrapers behind them in Castlefield Manchester.

Members of the public congratulate the couple on their wedding day.

Bride and Groom stand in front of canal lock with sky scrapers behind them.

Bride holds flowers up in the air as she sits with her husband on lock in Manchester.

Bride and Groom walk under bridge into shard of light.

Bride and Groom walk together in dramatic shard of sunlight under Castlefield Arches.

Bride and groom walk away together in the sunlight.

Bride and Groom walk down busy street in Manchester.

Guests look out for bride and groom to welcome them.

Bride and Groom laughing on back seat of wedding bus.

Black Friars sign through the window of the bus.

Black Friars

The Black Friars Pub in Salford is another hidden gem of a Manchester city centre wedding venue. The old building looks beautiful and strange in the middle of the cities towers of glass and steel that surround it and inside it’s charm just gets more enchanting. The staff are attentive and everything runs perefctly, they very much centre the couples experience as paramount, the food and selection of drinks that they have available are out of this world (I love shooting these weddings for the food alone!) and the space inside and out is stunning. The garden is like being in an urban jungle and realy adds an extra depth to shooting the speeches that you don’t get at many venues and as for the dance floor, I’ve never been to a wedding at Black Friars pub that didn’t have a banging dance floor and I don’t think I ever will. As you can see from the photos Laura and Owen’s guests were definitely up for it!