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Laura & Mark - A Whirlwind Manchester City Centre & Owen House Wedding Barn Celebration - Cheshire Wedding Photography
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Laura & Mark - A Whirlwind Manchester City Centre & Owen House Wedding Barn Celebration - Cheshire Wedding Photography

Laura & Mark are one of those couples who just fit. Spending the day with them, their families, and their friends was such a joy, and I feel really lucky to have been their Manchester wedding photographer. I cannot thank them enough, along with the top-notch staff at Owen House, for making the day so dreamy.

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Alicia & Matt - A Joyous & Fun Owen House Wedding Barn Wedding (with bonus beer pong!) - Cheshire Wedding Photography
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Alicia & Matt - A Joyous & Fun Owen House Wedding Barn Wedding (with bonus beer pong!) - Cheshire Wedding Photography

Alicia & Matt opted for full party atmosphere with beer pong (and personalised ping-pong balls!) and cornhole during the drinks reception in the afternoon and a live band in the evening. I love that Alicia & Matt truly thought of EVERYTHING and so there wasn't any sort of awkward lull throughout the day, it just flowed perfectly.

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2018: A Year of a Manchester Wedding Photographer
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2018: A Year of a Manchester Wedding Photographer

How do you describe an experience that affects you so deeply, where individual moments are etched into your heart - where you’ve worked so hard and learned so much and listened and observed and were CONSTANTLY inspired? What’s the word for that? Do we even have one?

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Kate McCarthy Photography Weddings 2017 Year in Review
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Kate McCarthy Photography Weddings 2017 Year in Review

WHAT A YEAR.  Honestly, what an unbelievable way to spend 12 months: hanging out with wonderfully warm and fun couples in beautiful environments and capturing some of their most precious memories.  I always knew that when I began this journey into wedding photography, I was heading towards something special but 2017 and the huge outpouring of support I've received from so many amazing former strangers has been completely overwhelming. 

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A Little Bit Country, a lot of Rock n' Roll: A Jonny Draper Photography Workshop at Owen House Wedding Barn
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A Little Bit Country, a lot of Rock n' Roll: A Jonny Draper Photography Workshop at Owen House Wedding Barn

I was lucky enough to be asked along to Jonny's recent workshop at the gorgeous Cheshire wedding venue, Owen House Wedding Barn to shoot some behind the scenes images of the workshop and assist in some of the practical shooting.  I was invited to participate in the discussion with the attendees and chat about my own business journey whilst shooting the super rad duo of Seb & Zuzi of Stella Photo, the beautiful Sarah and the incredible venue styling by Mat of Red Floral Architecture, The Word is Love, & Luminate Events. 

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