Natalie and Nicky's wedding at Mount Pleasant Hotel, Doncaster

I remember the first time Natalie & Nicky got in touch and wanted to meet us to secure us for their wedding day at Mount Pleasant in Doncaster. We met up, and both Nic and I left the meeting feeling positive that we had just made a great wedding booking with two lovely people.

As always, it wasn’t long until the date of their pre-wedding shoot came round, and we arranged to meet at Wentworth in Rotherham. The only problem was the crazy wind blowing Natalie’s hair around, but like troopers they carried on, laughing all the way.

The morning at Mount Pleasant

Then Sunday the 27th of August arrived, and we were on our way to Mount Pleasant, Doncaster, on a fantastic bright blue sky sort of day. Natalie was getting ready there and had stayed the night before, so we wandered down to her room to a lovely greeting. She showed no signs of nerves and was ready for the big day.

We had a warning that Nicky was on his way with his best man, heading down the M18 in their hired Aston Martin. Amazing! His groomsmen had been warned that we were going to nip off quickly for a few shots for five minutes, while Nic shot back to Natalie’s room for those final getting ready images.

All the groomsmen were fantastic with us, and Nicky led the way to what was going to be an outdoor ceremony, any photographer’s delight! We had the light and an amazing bride and groom: what more could we want?

An outdoor ceremony in the gardens

The ceremony was fantastic, set in the beautiful secluded garden of Mount Pleasant, and then it led through to the venue’s next, much larger garden for drinks and group shots. This is normally when we start to meet lots of the guests, as we shot round capturing candid moments full of fun and laughter.

The sun was still blazing as we headed off for Natalie & Nicky’s personal shots, where the opportunities were abundant. As well as the gardens, we had the building itself and a huge, slightly overgrown field to the side. We made the most of the time we had, then headed in for the speeches and their wedding breakfast.

The rest of the day went totally to plan. We even ventured out later with the bridesmaids and groomsmen for a little evening shoot, which turned out fantastic, as most people were now well and truly relaxed and ready for a party!

We love shooting weddings, and it’s our entire life. Every wedding is different, every bride and groom is different, and we are lucky to have the most fantastic people book us for their big day. Nicky & Natalie are no exception and made our day shooting with them a dream.

Massive thanks to you both, and big love x

Nick & Nic x