Category Archives: Venues

5 famous British wedding venues

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Claire

A guest blog post this morn­ing to make you smile. Fancy step­ping in the hal­lowed foot­steps of the floppy-haired secret-crush induc­ing naughtier-than-he-looks Hugh Grant? Here’s how…

Even if you don’t live in the same parish as the famous UK wed­ding venues men­tioned in this list you could pull a few strings to try and stage your wed­ding at one of them. It might be a bit tricky to arrange a wed­ding at num­ber five in the list though!

Luton Hoo Hotel wedding venue by Calotype46 on Flickr

Luton Hoo Hotel wed­ding venue by Calotype46 on Flickr

Luton Hoo Hotel as seen in Four Wed­dings and a Funeral. Photo by Calotype46 on flickr  Read more…

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Wedding Venue Review: Matara

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Claire

I should rein­tro­duce Eng­lish Wed­ding blog venue reviews as it’s been a lit­tle while since the last one. If you’re new to the blog (hello!) I ask wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phers to review wed­ding venues they know. It’s a great way to get an expert opin­ion of a wed­ding venue and its facil­i­ties, charm and atmosphere.

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Matara wed­ding venue review by Howard Wed­ding Photography

Today, Patri­cia from Howard Wed­ding Pho­tog­ra­phy shares her wed­ding venue review of Matara in Gloucestershire.

Pho­tographs of Matara

All pho­tographs by www.HowardWeddingPhotography.co.uk  Read more…

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Wedding venue review — Kirtlington Park

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Claire

Kirtling­ton Park wed­ding venue is a Grade I listed 18th-century Pal­la­dian coun­try house, about 0.5 miles east of the vil­lage of Kirtling­ton in Oxford­shire. It is set in 3,000 acres of park­land, land­scaped by Capa­bil­ity Brown, with views over the gar­dens to the Chiltern Hills.

Kirtlinton Park by documentary wedding photographer Martin Beddall

Kirtling­ton Park by doc­u­men­tary wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Mar­tin Beddall

Pho­tographs of Kirtling­ton Park wed­ding venue

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All pho­tographs by www.mcbweddings.com
See a real wed­ding at Kirtling­ton Park from Mar­tin Beddall’s pho­tog­ra­phy blog  Read more…

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Kelmarsh Hall wedding venue review

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Claire
Kelmarsh Hall by Northampton wedding photographer Sarah Vivienne

Kel­marsh Hall by Northamp­ton wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Sarah Vivienne

Kel­marsh Hall is an ele­gant 18th cen­tury man­sion near Northamp­ton, steeped in his­tory and per­fect for a sophis­ti­cated and classy wed­ding cel­e­bra­tion. With for­mal and land­scaped gar­dens, top­i­ary and roses, this wed­ding venue is per­fect for a tra­di­tional, clas­si­cally styl­ish Eng­lish wedding.

Pho­tographs of Kel­marsh Hall

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All pho­tographs by www.sarahvivienne.co.uk

Pho­tog­ra­pher Sarah Vivienne’s review of Kel­marsh Hall

Sarah Vivi­enne is a reg­u­lar wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher at Northampton’s Kel­marsh Hall and says: “I always look for­ward to a wed­ding at Kel­marsh Hall. It’s a very beau­ti­ful coun­try house but has such a relaxed wel­com­ing atmos­phere. You feel com­pletely at home there.  Read more…

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An inspiring wedding venue visit

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Claire
Styal Lodge wedding venue visit in Cheshire

Styal Lodge wed­ding venue visit in Cheshire — a fab­u­lous venue with a unique per­spec­tive… and look at that sky!

One of this week’s high­lights has to be my Thurs­day morn­ing — a glo­ri­ous sunny day and a trip to a Cheshire wed­ding venue with an inspir­ing story and a unique approach.

I will be writ­ing a cou­ple of blog posts inspired by my visit to Styal Lodge very soon, but just for now I thought I’d share these gor­geous pho­tos by Man­ches­ter wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Jonny Draper, who joined us for the morn­ing.  Read more…

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Fawsley Hall wedding venue review

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Claire
Fawsley Hall by Northampton wedding photographer Sarah Vivienne

Fawsley Hall by Northamp­ton wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Sarah Vivienne

Fawsley Hall is a lux­ury coun­try house in Northamp­ton­shire, com­bin­ing Knight­ley Court for smaller, chic wed­dings and the Main House at Fawsley Hall for lux­ury cel­e­bra­tions. Parts of the hall date from the 15th cen­tury — its his­tory is dot­ted with barons and vis­counts and ladies… need­less to say it’s a mag­nif­i­cent wed­ding venue today.

Pho­tographs of Fawsley Hall

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All pho­tographs by www.sarahvivienne.co.uk

Sarah Vivienne’s thoughts on Fawsley Hall

Sarah Vivi­enne, a wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher from Northamp­ton told me, “Fawsley Hall is one of my favourite Northamp­ton­shire wed­ding venues.  Read more…

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A very special wedding fair this weekend

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Claire

There are so many wed­ding fairs going on at this time of year that I don’t blog them as a rule. But this one’s spe­cial — it’s my favourite venue in the UK for wed­dings, only min­utes from my child­hood home in the Lake Dis­trict and a beau­ti­ful, enchant­ing location.

Lake Dis­trict Wed­ding Fair at Muncaster Castle

Muncaster Castle wedding fair March 2011

Photo Credit: www.lakedistrictletsgo.co.uk

Muncaster is a charm­ing, his­toric and stun­ning venue for your wed­ding day. The cas­tle over­looks a beau­ti­ful val­ley and is set on the main road around Cumbria’s west coast. It’s the per­fect idyl­lic wed­ding venue, licensed for civil cer­e­monies and with grand recep­tion rooms and a beau­ti­ful pri­vate gar­den for your guests to enjoy.  Read more…

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Your wedding in the roaring twenties — at the delectable Daffodil

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Claire

Some­times a breath­tak­ing wed­ding venue can set the tone for your entire wed­ding day. If you book The Daf­fodil in Chel­tenham you’ll be whisked right back to the art deco era, as Dun­can and Natalie found, much to their delight!

Setting the scene... the beautiful art deco detailing inside The Daffodil

Set­ting the scene… the beau­ti­ful art deco detail­ing inside The Daffodil

I was com­pletely bowled over by this incred­i­ble wed­ding venue and the beau­ti­ful ambi­ence Dun­can and Natalie cre­ated for their wed­ding reception.

Inside The Daffodil - beautiful art deco styling

Inside The Daf­fodil — beau­ti­ful art deco styling  Read more…

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Would you move your wedding for royalty?

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Claire

Imag­ine the sce­nario: you’ve booked your wed­ding date, chat­ted to the vicar and are look­ing for­ward to get­ting mar­ried in a pic­turesque lit­tle church that prob­a­bly means a lot to you… would you move over if another cou­ple wanted it more?

the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh

the Canon­gate Kirk in Edin­burgh — from the BBc

Or, would you move over if another cou­ple just wanted it, and were more famous? Or if they had more money?

The road to Scotland’s first royal wed­ding in 20 years

The story that Zara Phillips and Mike Tin­dall are get­ting mar­ried this sum­mer in a church that was already booked by another cou­ple is really mak­ing me think this morn­ing. Read the full story on the BBC web­site.  Read more…

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Rushton Hall wedding venue

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Claire
Wedding of Derek Roswell and Daniela Cormano at Rushton Hall by photographer Sarah Vivienne

Wed­ding of Derek Roswell and Daniela Cor­mano at Rush­ton Hall by pho­tog­ra­pher Sarah Vivienne

Rush­ton Hall is an ele­gant and pala­tial lux­ury wed­ding venue in Northamp­ton­shire. Dat­ing back to the fif­teenth cen­tury and boast­ing a mag­nif­i­cent court­yard, gar­dens and quiet coun­try loca­tion, Rush­ton Hall is an incred­i­ble place to get married.

Pho­tographs of Rush­ton Hall

Wedding of Derek Roswell and Daniela Cormano at Rushton Hall by photographer Sarah Vivienne Wedding of Derek Roswell and Daniela Cormano at Rushton Hall by photographer Sarah Vivienne Wedding of Derek Roswell and Daniela Cormano at Rushton Hall by photographer Sarah Vivienne Wedding of Derek Roswell and Daniela Cormano at Rushton Hall by photographer Sarah Vivienne All pho­tographs by www.sarahvivienne.co.uk

Sarah Vivienne’s thoughts on Rush­ton Hall

Northamp­ton wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Sarah Vivi­enne says: “I love work­ing at Rush­ton Hall. The team there are excel­lent and really look after you. It’s a very flex­i­ble venue with lots of spaces to accom­mo­date dif­fer­ent types and sizes of wed­ding. They have a civil licence so you can get mar­ried there too.  Read more…

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