Caswell House Wedding Photographer - Lauren and Dean

A Cotswolds wedding in the spring sunshine

“The photos are absolutely brilliant, thank you again so much for capturing our special day.”

— Dean and Lauren

It was lovely to be back at Caswell House, one of our favourite wedding venues, for the wedding of Lauren and Dean. Caswell House is a gorgeous Cotswolds wedding venue; on the edge of Witney, Oxfordshire, it offers an exclusive use wedding venue. Parts of Caswell House date back to 1485, and today this lovely Cotwolds wedding venue consists of an L-shaped layout, with the longest site being a indoor barn for a ceremony and/or wedding breakfast, whilst the smaller side is a bar and sitting area. Caswell House also has two, well separated areas for both a bride and a groom to get ready. There is also on site accommodation.

This was our first visit to Caswell House since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, and it was delightful to see the gardens and lawn area looking better than ever. Sam, as usual, started her day with the bride, Lauren getting ready with her bridesmaids, whilst I met up with Dean and the guys in the old stables. Lauren and Dean were blessed with a beautiful day, and so opted to have their ceremony outside. As is normal for us, Sam and I stayed photographing through the day until an hour after first dance; looking for special candid moments whilst of course making sure we provided the couple and their family with the more formal shots as required. It was also wonderful to work with Rebecca, the Wedding Coordinator for the day, who made sure everything ran smoothly, and was great fun on the day.

Lauren and Dean’s wedding suppliers:

Wedding Dress : Grace Loves Lace

Flowers : Joanna Carter Flowers

Make Up and Hair : Margot and Lace

We loved photographing Lauren and Dean’s wedding and meeting their lovely family and guests. Here are some of the photos from their big day.

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If you are looking for a Cotswolds wedding photographer for your wedding at Caswell House, or any other Cotswolds wedding location, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us via the button below.

Cotswolds Hotel and Spa Wedding Photography-Daisy and Luke

A Spring 2020 Cotswolds Wedding

We photographed Daisy and Luke’s wedding at Cotswolds Hotel and Spa (also called the Cotswolds Club) on 1st March 2020. Based just on the edge of Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds, this is a lovely venue with 114 hotel rooms, a marquee for the ceremony and a spa, not to mention a great golf course! Daisy had specifically requested no portraits or group photos for her wedding day, so, as we are documentary wedding photographers this was fine by us! Both bride and groom got ready at the venue, with Sam with Daisy and me with Luke. A wet and windy day meant most of the wedding took place indoors, and the ceremony in the large marquee at the venue. It also meant Daisy and her Dad came to the ceremony by golf buggy!

Daisy and Luke’s wedding was a really fun day and great to photograph, with their young son stealing the show in his scaled down Audi!

Below are a some of their wedding photos.

At the time of photographing this wedding, we could not have imaged the changes that were coming to life here in the UK due to Covid-19. At the time of writing (May 3rd), this was the last wedding we photographed. So far, we have worked with our couples to reschedule 21 weddings for this year. Take care everyone, and stay safe.

If you are planning a wedding and would like a husband and wife team of documentary wedding photographers, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us below.

Cripps Barn Wedding Photography | Hayley and Thomas

A Cotswolds Wedding in early Spring 2019

Our first wedding of March 2019 was at the Cripps Barn wedding of Hayley and Thomas, for whom we were delighted to be the wedding photographers for. Samantha’s day started with bride and bridesmaid preparation at Casina Cottage, in the Coln St. Aldwyns. Casina Cottage is owned by the Cripps organisation, sleeps 10-12 guests and is a lovely place for a bride to get ready for her wedding. I was next door with Thomas and his groomsmen at the New Inn; also owned by Cripps this is a lovely Cotswolds Inn that preparing to re-open as a pub on the date of the wedding, but was open for accommodation.

Once the guys had got ready, they stopped off for a quick pint at the lovely Swan Hotel in the picturesque village on Bibury, and on the way to Cripps Barn for the wedding. Cripps is a lovely Cotwolds wedding venue, with capacity for 150 guests for the ceremony and wedding. Hayley and Thomas had their ceremony inside of the Barn, will a lovely roaring fire. Although this March day did turn rather wet, there was plenty of room inside for the wedding guests to mingle and mix after the ceremony.

Once the meal and speeches had been completed, the evening’s partying took place with a colourful disco. Despite the rain not relenting all day, the partying took place with lots of fun for all.

Hayley and Thomas’s wedding was a lovely day, and we throughly enjoyed being their wedding photographers. We were delighted to receive this feedback from Hayley once we had given them their photos:

“Hi Sam and Steve,
Thank you so much for all of our photos. They are amazing, you have captured our day perfectly!!!”

Below is a small sample of their photos. We hope you enjoy looking at them!

We love photographing at Cripps Barn, and all Cotswolds wedding Barns ! If you like our style of photography, and would like two documentary style wedding photographers for your wedding, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us by clicking the button below.