If you are thinking about a wedding with a rustic, country theme then a barn wedding could be the answer for you. Locations are usually surrounded by rolling fields and stunning countryside. Rural weddings enable professional wedding photographers to deliver a collection of romantic photographs, at any time of the year.
Character, charm and space
Weddings in rolling countryside ooze oodles of character and charm and can look amazing when the venue is decorated! There is usually plenty of outdoor space for drinks and canapes. Your wedding photographer will have a choice of stunning backdrops without having to be aware of those ubiquitous street lamp posts and yellow lines, common to city wedding venues!
Personalise your Barn Wedding
As a professional wedding photographer, I feel it is important to put your own stamp on your special day. If starting with a blank canvas doesn’t faze you, then these weddings are perfect to introduce your own theme or colour palette. From fantastic reception decorations, homemade favours, great wedding signage and unique table plans, the venue always looks brilliant when it’s full of homemade features.
Venue Accommodation
One thing is guaranteed! Countryside weddings have plenty of personality and each one is unique. Choose a venue with original wooden beams and large windows flooding the barn with natural light, (a wedding photographer’s dream by the way), and you will have hit the jackpot! You will also find that these venues usually have good accommodation facilities. If you choose to hold your marriage ceremony, as well as the wedding breakfast, at the venue, then you can make the most of every moment of your day, saving on travel time between locations.
Bridal Prep at Barn Weddings
Many barn wedding venues will also provide areas for those all-important bridal preparations your wedding photographer will want to capture. There’s usually plenty of space for bride and bridesmaids to get ready and your venue can also be that special, memorable place for your first night as a married couple.
Here are some of my favourite places:
Mythe Barn Luxury Venue, Leicestershire Lains Barn, Ardington, Oxfordshire The Great Barn, Headstone Manor, Harrow, Middlesex The Kingscote Barn Venue, Tetbury, Gloucestershire The Great Tythe Barn, Tetbury, Gloucestershire The Granary, Boston, Lincolnshire
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Whatever wedding theme you eventually decide upon, a useful resource could be my Blog . Here you can browse many Real Weddings, held at some amazing venues throughout the UK and abroad, which I hope will inspire you on your journey to find your perfect venue.