James and Ria were married at the incredible Concorde Hanger at Manchester Airport. What a stunning location for a wedding! Also, we were the first people to be able to photograph a wedding where the wedding ceremony was held outside of Concorde itself – underneath the massive engines. See how incredible it looked later!

If you’re getting married at Concorde, get in touch to discuss how I can help on your wedding day.

Inside Concorde there is a fantastic array of instruments in the cockpit – but watch your head because those ceilings are pretty low and we don’t want any bruises on the couples foreheads! The Airport had put ribbons around the chairs at the back for the signing of the register, which was to be done onboard.

Outside Concorde was everything that I had imagined as a child – massive engines, sleek design and an amazing pointed tip to cut through the air at Mach 2. No commercial airliner since has achieved these speeds.

When the guys arrived, they were clearly struck by the awe-inspiring sight of one of the icons of their youth.

And they had some fun onboard, including a surprisingly realistic fake crash!! Captain James looked every bit the man in control…

For something special, I had created a lighting setup to produce a unique photograph for them – with the plane and the guys lit up in a Welsh rugby scrum. This is a wedding photographers dream!As the other guests arrived there were cameras everywhere while people waited for the wedding as people grabbed photos of themselves all round Concord.

Now seated underneath Concorde and waiting for the brides arrival, this was clearly an incredible place to be married.

Ria arrived at the Concorde hanger and her dad clearly was in awe of the enormous place. She was escorted down the aisle by her bridal party.

Underneath Concorde, the wedding ceremony began and went through the beautiful ritual surrounded by a sea of red

One of Rias bridesmaids gave an emotional testament to her and James and the ceremony continued through to the applause from friends and family as they were pronounced man and wife.

The bridal party boarded Concorde to sign the registers and have some wedding portraits taken while their guests were arranged outside for their arrival as a newly wed couple for…
… an enormous confetti explosion in frone of the Concorde stairs. Ria and James then had a lit wedding photograph of themselves in front of Concorde.

The guests enjoyed themselves in the Concorde hanger, chatting and taking tours on board the iconic aircraft.

Finally it was time for Ria and James to be piped down the aisle surrounded by their friends and family……but they snuck back in afterwards for some beautiful Concorde wedding photographs. The plane and their hanger made for some particularly unique photographs of them two of them as a couple, but it’s safe to say that it is a day that their friends and family will never forget.