At the beginning of the month I had the pleasure of covering Cathy and Connor’s wedding at the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel outside Bangor in County Down.

Cathy and Connor were wonderful to work with and really understood what it is I do with my photography. As Cartier Bresson once remarked “To photograph is hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality.”

Cathy senty me a lovely email after seeing her photographs online:
“We are overwhelmed with the photos Dylan, they are beautiful! Honestly we are over the moon with them; you are amazing at capturing the moment and there are so many of the photos that among all the excitement & bustle….you have caught us in our own little world celebrating! These are my absolute favourites!”

After Donegal I was back at the beautiful setting of Phantom House and the Great Hall in Galgorm Manor Resort and Spa for Gary and Emma Jane’s wedding.

It was lovely to see many of Laura and Colin‘s friends also at this wedding and of course Margaret and Conor whose wedding I had the pleasure of photographing almost two years ago up at Belfast Castle.

EJ and Gary were an absolute pleasure to photograph and I’m very lucky to have such wonderful clients. The ceremony was very emotional with the registrar’s voice almost breaking at the end – what a joy to be there and make photographs. I received a lovely message from them just a couple of days ago.

“Just another thank you for taking such great pictures. We really wanted someone who would capture the day and all those small moments that go by so quickly especially those that we missed. It was fantastic to be able to look at the pictures when we were on our honeymoon and remember what a fantastic day we had with our friends and family. Emma Jane cries when she watches the slideshow and my hayfever flares up something terrible…”

Little Corrina is such a trooper!

In the last couple of weeks she’s been to the west of France and the west coast of Ireland. She loves flying (through the air and on the plane) and she always loves the beach – even if it’s rainy.

When she’s at home her best friend is Pluto the dog. Oh the fun!

Donegal is such a beautiful place to shoot a wedding. Based in Belfast, I am very fortunate to get to cover pretty much the whole of the North of Ireland as a wedding photographer.

Karen and Steven’s wedding was in the beautiful village of Urris. Afterwards they held a fabulous marquee event on Doagh Isle where friends and family relaxed amongst the stunning Donegal landscape, before heading back up the road to the very welcoming Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel for speeches and dinner.

What a pleasure it was to cover this wedding – on the road home I reflected on what had been a great day. Here are some of my personal favourites from the wedding.

Sandrine et Didier se sont mariés à la mairie de Quimper et ont ensuite célébré leur mariage avec famille et amis au Domaine des Rhododendrons à Elliant, dans le Finistère en Bretagne.
Ce fut un très joli mariage. La maman de Sandrine a eu l’honneur et la chance de conduire la cérémonie de mariage de sa fille et nous a fait partager un discours très émouvant qui nous a beaucoup touché.
Les amis de Sandrine et Didier leurs ont preparés de nombreuses surprises tout au long de la journée et l’une des plus insolites fut l’arivée au domaine en parapente de Marc, le témoin de Didier.

Pour moi les invités contribuent énormément à l’ambience d’un mariage, celui-ci n’en manquait vraiment pas: tout le monde a passé une excellente journée.

Voici quelques unes de mes photos préférées de la journée…

Sandrine and Didier married at La Mairie Quimper before heading to Domaine des Rhododendrons near Elliant in Brittany for their wedding reception. This wedding was so lovely – Sandrine’s Mum (who was also the celebrant) made a very touching personal speech during the ceremony. A La Domaine their friend Marc came in from the sky on a paraglider and everyone had great fun all day. To me it’s the people that make a great wedding and this one was just fantastic.

Here are some of my favourite photographs from the day.