If you’re planning a wedding at Delamere Manor, here’s a peek at how it can look – plus some little tips we’ve picked up from photographing here.

Why We Love Delamere Manor for Weddings

Set in the heart of Cheshire, Delamere Manor offers a mix of elegant interiors and sprawling grounds. If you’d love couple portraits then there are just so many options. The manicured lawns, the lakeside, woodland, a swing, and a golf buggy to drive around in!

The Bridal Suite – Beautiful Light for Getting Ready

One of the best places to start your wedding day is Delamere Manor’s bridal suite. The huge windows flood the room with soft natural light – a dream for photographers and makeup artists alike.

Tip: Switch off the room lights while you’re getting ready. It keeps the colour of the light natural and flattering, avoiding that orange indoor glow in your photos.

Arriving in Style – Guests on a London Bus

Fiona & Craig’s guests travelled from the church to Delamere Manor on a bright red London bus. As well as being a great photo moment, it also kept the car park clear and gave everyone a lovely walk into the venue’s main entrance.

Portraits Around the Grounds

Delamere Manor is a photographer’s playground – we could shoot here every weekend and still find new backdrops. Our favourite parts for this wedding were:

• The rows of trees down by the lake – perfect for some relaxed editorial walking shots.
• The sweeping lawns and terraces – ideal for group shots.
• A golf buggy tour! The venue allows couples to drive around in their buggies, and in this case the bridesmaids even had a spin with the bride. It made for brilliant candid photos and lots of laughs.

Tip: Take a little time to explore the grounds with your photographer. Even 10 to 15 minutes can result in a completely different look to your photos.

Golden Hour Magic

As the sun sets behind the back of the building, the light filters beautifully through the trees – soft, diffused and golden. We took just a few minutes with Fiona & Craig with the magical light. So worth it!

Tip: Ask your photographer to sneak you out for 10 minutes at sunset – or if your photographer asks you to pop outside for a few minutes because the light is amazing, do it!

Planning Your Wedding at Delamere Manor?

We’d love to photograph your day here. We know all the best spots for portraits and the tricks for making the most of its incredible light. Our style is all about capturing you and your guests at your very best, without making the whole wedding day a photo shoot. Get in touch here.

Despite being a February wedding, the weather was surprisingly warm so we actually got to explore some of the grounds for portraits. We checked it was bridal hair safe first though. Got to avoid the frizz. We loved that Mottram Hall has lots of secret paths where you can find absolutely stunning bits of woodland. There were still leaves on the ground too so we got a little bit of those autumn vibes (in the middle of winter!).

Jess & Andy’s beloved sausage dog, Simon, couldn’t make it to the wedding so he was the theme of all the tables – with a little picture of him on each on. He was missed! Their second son (a human one this time) did manage to make it though, despite his busy napping schedule. Kids in suits are the cutest. The couple very wisely organised a nanny for the day so they could enjoy everything to the fullest.

Venue: Mottram Hall
Makeup: Louise Maddison
Florest: Ethical Floristry By Rachel
Cake: AK Bakes
Video: Above the Action
Toastmater: Peter Burrows

Here are lots of our favourite wedding photographs at Mottram Hall:

Thanks so much for letting us be part of your wedding, Jess & Andy! Hope you’re having an amazing honeymoon!

Laura, meanwhile, was photographing Chloe and her bridesmaids getting ready in the main house at Merrydale Manor. A rather classier affair. It was such a lovely moment when Chloe came down the grand staircase to her waiting bridesmaids and parents – they were suitably amazed!

Our main memory of the day has got to be Chloe & James’ enormous smiles. After all the nerves of the ceremony were over, they were just beaming all day. It’s such an honour to photograph a wedding like this, seeing all the love between everyone – where there’s just happiness all around. Sounds cheesy, but that is the real joy of being a wedding photographer – being able to capture this happiness in a photograph forever.

As soon as we saw The Rush turn up we knew we were in a good night. Gavin and the rest of the band always bring it! If you need a wedding band, you should definitely book them (they haven’t paid me to say this, I just love them).

Shout out to our good friend Stefan at YSD on video too. That cheeky smile is always a pleasure to work with!

Enough of my rambling, here are some of our favourite pictures from their wedding at Merrydale Manor:

There was so much laughter in the morning with the girls, so much love in the room for Naomi. It wasn’t just the morning either. All day there were wonderful little moments of joy between everyone. We came home with all the warm fuzzy feelings. Just look for how adorable these guys are at the top of the aisle. The perfect bride and groom.

Here are some of our favourite photographs from this Dorfold Hall wedding:

The wedding itself was at the lovely St Oswald’s Church in Malpas before heading off the very beautiful Iscoyd Park. We absolutely love weddings at Iscoyd. Not only is it stunning inside (with massive windows lettings loads of delicious light in) but the grounds are brilliant for a few portraits without having to go far. Always a win! The groomsmen all got ready in a lovely little cottage on the grounds of Iscoyd. It had a Smeg fridge, that’s how fancy it was.

Anyway (feel like there should be a drum roll here, maybe that’s just me), here are a selection of photographs from Fiona & Adam’s wedding at Iscoyd Park

Merrydale Manor was looking particularly pretty this day, the sun aways helps doesn’t it?! Irlam Events did a brilliant job designing all the decorations and planning the wedding. There was even a sweet table full of delicious treats.

Here are some of our favourites from their wedding:

We always love to photograph at Arley Hall. Not only do the grounds provide an endless variety of portrait opportunities, the light and decor inside the main house is stunning. The massive big windows provide so much glorious light which contrasts against the wood panelling and ornate wallpaper or dark painted walls. Love it!

We’d already met this lovely couple a few months earlier for a portrait shoot, so we had pretty high expectations for the wedding day. We were in no way disappointed!

Kelsey’s stoic father who never cries, well he didn’t cry (can’t have it all!), but he’s in some of our favourite pictures from this wedding. Those eyes are so full of pride. As they should be – Kelsey & Jac were joyous to hang out with. As were the rest of the wedding party, and it was a party! The singing waiters got everyone up at the end of the meal and it was a beautiful moment. This crowd properly went for it!

We must mention the brilliant Dave Scholes who second shot for us (we were also filming this wedding). Thanks Dave!

Enough of us typing away – here are some of our favourite pictures from their Arley Hall wedding….

It may seem odd to do some portraits inside on a beautiful hot day! Peaky Blinders used the interiors at Arley Hall and Jac loves Peaky Blinders so we absolutely had to capture some shots in this room. The light is so pretty too!

The singer waiters were truly an epic moment! Absolutely everyone was up dancing. They were a total surprise for all the guests (even we had to come running back into the room in a panic!) but they really were the perfect way to get the party started.

Congratulations Kelsey & Jac! You had such an amazing wedding!

Fiona & Tom put up the longest row of polaroids we’ve ever seen. They decorated all along the entrance to the Nunsmere Hall marquee with individual pictures of all of the wedding guests. Such a lovely personal touch. These guys were an an absolute pleasure to photograph and spend the day with. Relaxed, up for anything, and always smiling! Special mention to the dads too – they really let their joy out. It was wonderful to see Fiona’s dad’s reaction to her coming down the stairs in her wedding dress, we got a little emotional ourselves!

Always brilliant to see The Rush rocking out in the evening too.

Here are some of our favourite pictures from their wedding:

There were shots during the speeches, Krispy Kreme instead of a cake, Kat & Mike’s adorable dog, and just a general air of giddiness. I wish everyone was enjoying life as much as this pair.

Here are lots of our favourite pictures from the day. I defy you not to smile along!