Belfast Castle

I had a "free day" last week, so decided to take my daughter up to Belfast Castle for a quick run around. We have been to Belfast Castle on many occasions, partly because it is only about 15 minutes from our house and we love the place (My wife and I were married here)

I also have another wedding coming up at the castle towards the end of March, so any excuse to head up and have a look around.

My philosophy is "know your venue", and I now know Belfast Castle quite well...









The Italian style serpentine staircase




"Cat paws on the path"
The cat theme runs throughout the grounds of the castle.

Storybook albums

This is a bit of a late post, I had received new storybook wedding album samples from Graphistudio (Italy), a while ago. These albums represent excellent quality and craftmanship, they are also available in many different variations. I have been offering the storybook albums for the past few years, so thought it was time for some new samples.

I have attached a few images below to show the leather bound version, with names debossed on the cover.

New year, new image...

A new logo is now in place for Ian Tate Photography. With the start of the new year, I have decided to refresh the design, possibly updating the website and advertising later in the year.

If anyone spots the old logo let me know, as I'm sure to miss the odd one...

Pretty Little Beads - Hand Crafted Bridal Jewellery

If you are looking for bespoke handmade wedding jewellery check out Pretty Little Beads.
This business is owned by Sherrie Murray. I photographed Sherrie's wedding a few years ago and have since been recommended to photograph several of her friends and relatives weddings throughout the year.

www.prettylittlebeads.vpweb.co.uk

Marguerite & Shane

Despite the stormy weather across the rest of the country yesterday, we had a very pleasant day for Marguerite and Shane's wedding. The clouds broke and the sun appeared for most of the day, and although it was a bit cold at times it is still November...



The ceremony was held at Ballykilbeg Chapel, which I had visited before in 2007 for Sherrie & Eoin's wedding.

We stopped at Marguerite's Grandad's house for a few photographs in the gardens, then off to the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle for the reception.









www.iantate.co.uk

Jennifer & Adam

Happy Halloween...



I was in Strangford yesterday for Jennifer and Adam's wedding. We had a great autumn day for the wedding, despite the heavy rain the day before.

I was welcomed at the Campbell house early for the bridal preparation and everything was going to plan.
(I also photographed Jennifer's sisters wedding back in 2007, so had met the family before)







The ceremony was held at Stella Maris Star of the Sea by Father Michael, followed by a short visit to Strangford harbour for a few photographs.





As we went to the reception, at the Slieve Donard in Newcastle, the clouds rolled in, although, it didn't dampen the mood and the day ended as well as it had begun.

Recommendation from Rachel & William

Thanks to Rachel and William (pictured above, walking towards Chaine Memorial Tower) for the excellent review on http://www.freeindex.co.uk
It's always great to hear from clients.

"Absolutely fantastic. Excellent in every way. Love the photos and the album. The photos look so natural and reflect the happy day we had. The website is great as well. Guests loved the fact that they could see the photographs and order any ones they wanted."

Rachel Mckay - 19 Oct 2009

We had an great day for the wedding in Larne, a few of the photographs are shown in the post below and the secure gallery http://www.iantate.co.uk/gallery

Wedding Extravaganza 2009

It's that time of year again, the wedding show... unfortunately, I am unable to attend the wedding extravaganza at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast (4th - 6th September) although my photographs will be there at the Brookhall Farm stand.

So if you're passing, drop in and see Sam and Pauline to say hello and have a look at their excellent wedding venue.

Online Gallery update

I have discovered that the latest versions of some web browsers (IE8 etc.) block connections to external websites, which is why some users have had difficulty sending payment through PayPal.

I have invested in a new enhanced gallery and I am currently working on setting up the system, I hope to have most of the galleries converted by next week.

Keep an eye on the blog for further updates, and thank you for your patience.

Dunadry Hotel

Just back from Anne & Ben's wedding, the ceremony was held at St.Colmanell's Church then on to a reception at the Dunadry hotel,County Antrim.
I have just started transferring the photographs so nothing to post at the moment, watch this space...

Brookhall Farm & Narrow Water Castle

"One thousand feet at 100mph", was the update from the pilot, that's the first time I had heard that at a wedding...

Yesterday the venue was Brookhall Historical Farm near Lisburn for Gillian and Davids wedding, the venue has some great locations and a lot of character for photographs. The trip to the reception at Narrow Water Castle was a little different to my usual mode of transport, it was in a helicopter, which was exciting and a great way to travel.

I've included a few photographs below, the gallery is now online...


Above: Narrow Water Castle


Above: Brookhall Historical Farm, Lisburn


Above: Narrow Water Castle


Above: Narrow Water Castle


Above: Narrow Water Castle

Kim & Graham

Got back from Carlingford late last night, so started working on Kim & Grahams wedding photographs this morning. The weather turned out great yesterday, I think to everyones surprise, although Kim claimed that it was down to her good luck charm... must get one of those for the next wedding I shoot :-)

The wedding gallery is uploading at the moment, but should be ready very soon...
I've attached a few photographs below




Above: King John's Castle




Above: Ghan House, Carlingford

Arlene & Columb

Arlene & Columbs wedding gallery has been online since Sunday evening, interest has been high... I've attached a few images from the gallery below, the quality has been reduced for quicker viewing..


Above: Holy Cross Church, Belfast



Above: Musgrave Park, Belfast



Above: Musgrave Park, Belfast


Above: Musgrave Park, Belfast

Arlene & Columb

I've just returned from photographing the wedding of Arlene & Columb in Belfast. The rain stayed off for the most part, and everyone looked like they had a great day. I have only started checking through the photographs so probably won't have anything uploaded for a while, check back later...