Wedding Photography: So much for the bride! Groom splashes out on wedding photoshoot with his BEST MAN that sees them curled up in bed, wearing fluffy gowns and even enjoying a bath

John Taylor, from Stockton-in-Tees, decided to add a unique twist to his wedding photographs...by posing for 'cosy' shots with his best man

Taylor and Andy Pemberton, a former X Factor contestant, celebrate their friendship by spooning in bed and wearing fluffy dressing gowns

Photographer Katie Byram took images ahead of Taylor's wedding to bride Lisa Pendlington on September 25th and said trio 'roared' with laughter

Photoshoot took place at the Hotel du Vin in Newcastle city centre and As You Like It Bar in Jesmond, where John and Lisa were married

By Jo Tweedy For Mailonline

Published: 06:33 EST, 8 December 2015 | Updated: 09:21 EST, 8 December 2015

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As the happy couple lean in for a kiss, it has all the hallmarks of a wedding photoshoot; immaculately-styled hair, doe-eyed expressions and a warmth that only a longstanding relationship can convey.

Yet wedding photographer Katie Byram's carefully-choreographed photographs are a tad unusual, for the bride is nowhere to be seen.

In what could be the ultimate celebration of bromance, the set of professional images show groom John Taylor, from Stockton-on-Tees in the North East, and his best man Andy Pemberton, 39, from Middlesborough, in a variety of adoring poses ahead of Taylor's wedding to Lisa Pendlington.

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A serious bromance! Groom John Taylor (left), from Stockton-on-Tees, and his best man Andy Pemberton (right) pose up next to a Mr & Mr sign as part of a quirky wedding photoshoot that saw the usual 'getting ready' shots turned instead into a photographic homage to their friendship

A bathroom made for two: The friends employed the services of photographer Katie Byram to help them create a cheeky alternative set of wedding photos, which saw the pair enjoying matching bathtubs while sharing shampoo and watching Ruth and Eamonn Holmes on This Morning

Happy together: The boys cosy up reading magazines in a luxury king-size ahead of John's wedding to Lisa, which took place at the As You Like it Bar in Jesmond, Newcastle

That's one way to ease the nerves! John Taylor, left, and his best man Andy Pemberton cuddle up in the photoshoot at the Hotel du Vin, which was directed by themselves and took just 20minutes

'Would you look at that?' The pre-wedding morning continues with fluffy robes and more magazine reading

Spooning in bed wearing just their underwear, cosied up reading magazines in fluffy dressing gowns and side-by-side in matching roll-top baths, the friends, who met in 2003, are clearly very much in like with each other.

The unique shoot, which took place in the Hotel du Vin in Newcastle, came about after groom John Taylor, who married his bride Lisa on September 25th this year, decided to capture the friendship between himself and his best man, former X Factor contestant Andy, on film.

The 20-minute shoot was directed entirely by the pair right down to them standing next to a 'Mr and Mr' sign wearing their wedding attire next to an ornate fireplace.

Wedding photographer Katie Byram, 27, from Newcastle said the trio were left 'roaring with laughter' at the cheeky photoshoot which preceded the late summer wedding at the As You Like It Bar in the Jesmond area of the city.

Let's do this! John casts a glance at his best man as they straighten their ties ahead of John's big moment

Everyone needs a helping hand right? The pair of friends grip tightly on to each other

There's three people in this marriage! The trio, John (left), Andy, (centre) and Lisa (right) even shared a dance

Photographer Byram said while she often takes 'getting ready photographs', she's never done a nything this unusual before.

She told Femail: 'John told me that he wanted some comedy in the photos of him getting ready at the hotel. What I didn't realise is that he'd spent most of the morning plotting!'

Katie said that when she arrived at the hotel, she was met with the sight of John in his dressing gown.

'He opened the door and said: "Hello Katie, I've been expecting you" with a really mischievous grin on his face. The next thing I knew he'd jumped on the bed with Andy and they were in the spooning position.'

Finally, the bride gets her man. Lisa moves in for a kiss with John...and Andy's nowhere to be seen

The couple, who live in Stockton-on-Tees have seen their wedding photos splashed across social media

John added his version of events: 'The whole morning was a laugh. W e had shared the room so we could be together in the morning ready to smarten ourselves up.

'Ended up waking up around 6am and walking along the quayside to find coffee... Got back to the room and instead of doing anything productive we just sat about discussing how much stupidity we thought Katie would take! Plenty it would seem!'

Katie says she's amazed by how far her images have now travelled with radio stations in New Zealand getting in touch to cover the story.

Pemberton is more than used to the spotlight, he was once part of Journey South, which came third on the X Factor in 2005.

So, what does Lisa make of seemingly sharing her man? She told Femail: 'I think the pictures are hilarious, John and Andy have been friends for years and the pics really show that they don't take things too seriously. We were really amazed that the pics have gone s o viral!'

She adds that it was important to the couple that their special day was remembered in a unique way. 'We really didn't want boring posed wedding photos so that's why we chose Katie as our photographer.

'She captured their friendship and our whole wedding brilliantly.'

Time for the speeches: Lisa and John look on as Andy begins the traditional best man's yarn

We're still friends! The pair embrace after Andy finishes his speech

I hope he's not hiding in that postbox! Lisa and John pose as man and wife beside a red postbox

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