Cheshire & Manchester Wedding Photographer Neil Redfern

I absolutely love Portmeirion Village in Wales, it’s such a quirky beautiful place, full of colour and amazing scenery and I it had long been on my list of ‘places I would love to photograph a wedding’, so I was obviously delighted when Rachel and Oliver asked me last year to photograph their wedding there!

Add to the this the fact that Rachel and Oliver are such an amazing couple, so kind, fantastic to photograph (you can view their pre-wedding photographs by clicking here) and obviously made for each other that I really couldn’t wait for their big day

As if the day couldn’t get any better I also got to work with Phoebe and Amy from Flossy and Leigh on this wedding, who are without doubt the very best hair and make-up artists I have ever worked with. Not only do they help make brides looking absolutely stunning, they are also so nice and put brides and bridesmaids instantly at ease as soon as they walk in to the room – their personalities alone make them worth their weight in gold! Phoebe and Amy were there for the whole day too so not only were they on hand anytime for Rachel but also for all the wedding guests! Amazing.

Although Rachel and Oliver didn’t have the best weather on their wedding day, it didn’t stop them from having an absolutely incredible day which was full of smiles, happy tears and laughter and I couldn’t have been happier for them. I had been looking forward to this wedding for a long time and it was even better than I had hoped

To Rachel and Oliver – thank you so much again for asking me to be your Portmeirion wedding photographer. It has been an absolute pleasure working with you both and I wish you a very long and happy future together (which I know it will be!) Also, thank you so much again for my lovely present, it is so kind of you. Michelle and I will look forward to drinking it in our new house!

Here are a selection of my favourite Portmeirion wedding photographs from your special day: