Ruth & Mark's Wedding Day

When I arrived at the house photograph the Mark and his best man getting ready for the wedding, I was not overly surprised to be greeted by a rather sleepy best man and the news that the Groom was still in bed and had little or no recollection of the arrangements for me to come and photograph the preparations before the wedding.

Having already been to the church and taken some photographs of the church the extra hour and a half gave me enough time to head a few miles down the road and take some interesting photographs of the local Rail Freight Terminal (well it was to far to go home and I could not think of anything else to do on a Saturday morning with two canon cameras and an hour and a half of free time).

The church was a beautiful old building, but the Vicar wanted me to stand either one side or the other; One side I would have had the bride and groom with their backs to me, on the other I would have the Bride’s father with his back to me but the Bride and Groom would almost be in profile; so I chose the other. Unfortunately after the Father of the Bride gave his daughter in marriage the Vicar neglected to tell him to be seated and he stood for the rest of the service obscuring my view of the happy couple and thereby limiting the photographs of the wedding ceremony. 

Still as they say 'all is well that ends well' and with the sunshine the day could not have been better for the happy couple. Brownsover Hall Hotel is a Grade II listed Victorian Gothic mansion nestling in 7 acres of woodland and garden. This magnificent building has a dramatic red interior with sweeping staircase. Brownsover Hall Hotel is the perfect venue for your Wedding as not only is it a beautiful, charming and historic property but we also offer a professional and dedicated team.

 Holding a wedding at the Brownsover Hall Hotel includes:

• Red carpet on arrival
• Use of round or square cake stand
• White linen table cloths and napkins (additional charge for coloured napkins)
• Complimentary Overnight accommodation on the night for the Bride and Groom
• Toastmaster services by the hotel’s Duty Manager (excluding speeches)
• Licensed Bar until Midnight (11.30pm on Sundays / Bank Holidays) subject to an evening buffet being arranged
• Unlimited use of the hotels grounds for your wedding photographs
• Inclusive evening reception room hire (subject to a full wedding breakfast and full evening buffet taken at the hotel)