Historical event at historical site

For today was the pre wedding shoot for the soon to-be-wed couple. It's been a fair time coming but all the preparations are in place for their special day on the 29th of this month, the wedding decorations are sorted and the photographers (that's us) are getting ahead and picking our pitch... One of the first same-sex marriages in the country will taking place in Halifax, West Yorkshire between our good friends Helen & Teresa...

This is in fact the happy couple scouting the infamous Shibden Hall and grounds for wedding photography ideas for their big day.
We're really excited to be joining them both for what is set to be an exciting week of celebrations throughout the week. Wedding photography in Halifax always brings pretty scenery as well as

A wealthy landowner, diarist, mountaineer, traveller and iconic lesbian of the 1800's who sadly, due to the times she lived in, couldn't take part in a same-sex marriage as Helen & Teresa will in just a few weeks time.
See here a handsome image of Anne from the tour today, sporting not an eerie ghostly orb, but in fact just the reflection of an excited Teresa pouring over the list of news crews attending the service on the 29th.