Dan and Sam – Wedding Day Leasowe Castle

A lovely wedding for Dan and Sam in West Kirby. A church service at the URC with a small reception in the church hall for friends followed by a reception at Leasowe Castle.
The day started early for Sam and we caught up with her at her make-up stage – thank you to Gina from Positive Touch
It was back to the house for the bridal details and all too soon it was off to the church and then onto the castle. A day full of joy and blessings and wishing you many more Dan and Sam.
Below just a few of the many images – on-line gallery is now available for viewing.

Jenny and Graham – Wedding Leasowe Castle

Pixsmiths had a wonderful time with Jenny and Graham’s wedding, being blessed with a bright day and glorious daffodils in the woodland garden of Leasowe Castle.  There were plenty more surprises to come too with the “Everton Blue” theme, bridesmaids dresses, cocktails and resultant blue tongues which made for a funny picture.  Graham was surprised with  a wedding card signed by all the Everton players…the look on his face was priceless so glad we captured that for him

Jenny a Blackpool lass looked radiant, her make-up was by Make -up artist of the Year, Amy Lewis.  A born organiser, Jenny had meticulously made the table favours, seating plan and post box all co-ordinated with the blue bows.  A pic’n'mix table added to the colour and they had their own sticks of rock and sweetie jars with their names and wedding date on.  Very popular with all the adults!  Jenny’s thoughtfulness was even evident in the ladies where a basket with perfumes, dry spray shampoos, plasters in case of blisters from the dancing all night long in heels.

Our thanks to to the staff at Leasowe Castle for their helpfulness and delicious meal provided by the chef – very tasty.

Many congratulations to you Jenny and Graham and wishing you even more happiness in the years to come.

On-line gallery is now available – enjoy!
We look forward to being here back in the summer for another wedding. Our images are on Leasowe Castle’s website and credit is given on their downloadable wedding brochure. If you wish to discuss your wedding photography requirements with us please don’t hesitate to contact us.

The Year Ahead

Well the New Year has been a busy period for Pixsmiths Creative Photography with enquiries and bookings.  We are so pleased to have so many weddings at such differing venues planned for 2011.

Soughton Hall

We have weddings at Wirral’s onlys Historic Castle in Leasowe , Wirral’s premier venue of Hillbark  Hotel.  We always enjoy registry wedddings at Wallasey Town Hall – such a grand building and the steps leading down to the waterfront make for a great setting.  We have venues out in Wales too,  Llwynegrin Hall – a former country house is now  the registry office in Mold will be the first of of our weddings this year follwed by a reception at St David’s Park Hotel – which is having a great make over and branding as a Village Hotel.  We have  weddings and a blessing to cover at  local wirral churches – one with a reception at the contemporary cafe at Woodside Ferry Terminal – a Grade II listed building with wonderful views over the Mersey to be enjoyed  from its balcony and decking.  Pixsmiths will also be at a North Wales venue  favourite with celebs – Rossett Hall and the stunning elegant hotel of Soughton Hall in Flintshire.  With more consultations booked in Februrary we hope there will be more exciting news to tell.  All our couples are special to us, whether we are with them for just a few hours or the whole day – we take the same care and attention to detail for each one. We thank you all so muc for choosing Pixsmiths for your wedding day photography and we are really looking forward to sharing and capturing the fun and joy of your day.  2011 is going to be a fab year.

Hilbark Hotel, Frankby

Wallasey Town Hall

Sean & Gemma’s Wedding Leasowe Castle

Further to the sneak peek of Gemma and Sean’s wedding at Leasowe Castle here are some more pictures from their happy wedding day, 1st October 2010. As said before a an intimate family wedding and reception held in the historic Star Chamber. The rain did not dampen their happiness one little bit, the smiles and laughter continued all day long. It was a fun-filled day from morning to evening, we loved capturing all the smiles. Many many congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Dowd , may your happiness grow even more   Progress is going well with the wedding album, by the time the honeymooners are back  it should be ready for thier approval

Venue: Leasowe Castle
Photography: Pixsmiths Creative Photography

Client gallery is also now ready for perusal!

Leasowe Castle – Wedding Venue

Recently we popped along to the open day at Leasowe castle when they had an open day with the rooms dressed up for weddings and showing details like the chair covers with colours available and table decorations etc.. It was especially good to see the Star Chamber as we are looking forward to a wedding here very soon so it was an ideal opportunity. The Star Chamber is used for civil ceremonies and is a beautiful wood panelled cosy room, which can accommodate wedding parties for up to 50 people so ideal for the smaller intimate wedding. The Star chamber, so called as its ceiling is studded with golden stars was originally a dining-room and library. It was fitted out by Sir Edward Cust in 1836 with the original panelling from the Star Chamber in the Old Exchequer Buildings at Westminster. Four old tapestries depicting the four seasons complement the room. The ivy-covered arch is optional.

Star Chamber

The Victoria Suite is newly re-furbished, gorgeous colours and very decadent looking with the feather table-top decorations. Of course brides can arrange own decor but its one less thing to worry about when planning your special day. The Victoria Suite has its own private bar, dance floor and toilets nearby. Capacity is for 70 and up to 110 for the evening. Its an upstairs room and has lovely view overlooking the grounds. An ante room can be used to receive your guests and serve an evening buffet.

Victoria Suite

The largest suite is the Northumberland and Ballroom suites, capacity from 70 – 220 for the day, with itsroom dividers opened, and up to 240 for the evening function. A light airy room, plenty of natural light from the windows, so great for us photographers! Beautiful table decorations available, they really take care of all the details for you so you can just enjoy your special day.

Ballroom Suite

Accommodation is available too – including a spacious 4 -poster bed suites

four poster suite

We have sent Leasowe Castle some of these images – they will credit us if they can use them on their website so you may see these images again!

Pixsmiths Creative Photography can capture the joy and emotion of your day here with beautiful lasting images. Contact us for a no-obligation discussion for your photography needs, we’d love to tailor make a quote for you.

Gemma & Sean Pre-Wed

Its was a lovely sunny afternoon and time to meet up with Gemma and Sean for a get to know you and pre-wedding shoot session. We had previously met Gemma when she booked us for her wedding  photography  but had yet to meet with Sean. They are  a super couple and we quickly put them at their ease as we walked around their chosen venue of Leasowe Castle and went through some poses and candid shots with them. Any fears that Sean wouldn’t smile easily were soon dispelled, they were just so natural and happy with each other, it was such a pleasure to see. We find these little sessions a really important part of the pre-wedding preparations which is why we include it in our photography packages.  Images will be used on  mini business cards and made available for wedding guests, giving our contact details and on-line gallery instructions for perusal of Gemma and Shaun’s wedding images.  We are really looking forward to their wedding in a few weeks time. For now some of the images taken this afternoon.

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Leasowe Castle

Leasowe Castle is currently proving to be a popular wedding venue – Pixsmiths have just received a booking for October this year for the wedding of Gemma and Sean and have also seen clients for a wedding here in March next year. Leasowe Castle receives excellent reviews for functions and we are looking forward to being here.

Battle staircase

Its a lovely location near to the golf course and coastal promenade which make for a great backdrop. The castle has quite a history, originally built in 1593 by Ferdinando, the 5th Earl of Derby. Its not a majestic castle, so don’t expect a fortress on a hill, surrounded by a moat! Extra towers, wings, turrets and outbuildings have been added over many years, forming its present spread out structure. However there are excellent facilities for weddings with several suites available for wedding breakfasts and gardens surrounding the outside. Plenty of space for photography outdoors, weather permitting. The Star Chamber is used for civil ceremonies and is a beautiful wood panelled cosy room, which can accommodate wedding parties for up to 50 people so ideal for the smaller wedding. The Star chamber, so called as its ceiling is studded with golden stars was originally a dining-room and library. It was fitted out by Sir Edward Cust in 1836 with the original panelling from the Star Chamber in the Old Exchequer Buildings at Westminster. Four old tapestries depicting the four seasons complement the room.Another feature of the hotel is the Battle staircase, so named as there are plate names of famous battles along it. It can be dressed with wedding swags too. Great angles here as the bride makes her way down to make her grand entrance.  Its going to be lovely to shoot a ceremony and wedding breakfast taking place in such a historic beautiful location, we can hardly wait.

Leasowe Castle hads an open day coming up on the 25th August when rooms, including the Star Chamber and the newly furbished Victoria Suite were dressed for weddings. So if you are interested in Leasowe Castle for your wedding venue then come and check it out and if you need a photographer give us a call, we would be delighted to provide a quote for you.

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