Tythe Barn Wedding Photography-Jen and Dave

A gorgeous Rustic Barn summer wedding near Bicester

Jen and Dave’s wedding at the Tythe Barn  was a lovely wedding to photograph. The Tythe Barn is one of our favourite venues, and being Bicester wedding photographers, is only 2 miles from our home. We will tell you more about their lovely day shortly, but, firstly here is a short photofilm from some of our photos. 

We met the couple a year previously at a local wedding fair, and we immediately connected with them. They had a clear vision of what they wanted from their wedding photography; not too much posing, and time away from their guests, but instead a story telling approach. Who was there, what happened when, etc. As documentary wedding photographers, we immediately empathised with them and their plans. The Tythe Barn in Launton is a gorgeous venue; it’s a lovely place for a wedding ceremony in its own right; however it is also adjacent to St Mary’s Church, so couples looking for a church wedding with a local rustic barn for their reception are well catered for. Jen looked amazing in her dress from Wed2B, and as always, the staff at the Tythe Barn took care of proceedings efficiently and without fuss. 

We were blessed with lovely weather on this August day, apart from a short rainstorm, which left us with a gorgeous rainbow over the barn, as in the photos below.  

We were thrilled to get a lovely review from Jen and Dave, as below: 

“Much more than Photographers! Their portfolio of work was just what we had hoped for- few formal shots but mainly pictures capturing people having fun and enjoying the day – documentary photography at its best. Mixed in with these natural shots they captured some special moments between us as a couple and took some beautiful ‘arty’ shots of the two of us. The best bit for us was that they were also unobtrusive and you would never have known they were taking the shot! If natural, perfectly captured shots taken by two amazing people are what you want then look no further, you have found your photographers!”

— Jen and Dave

Here's a short selection of some of our photos from their day. 

Jen and Dave's suppliers were:

• Dress: Wed2B, Milton Keynes

• Men's Suits: Alex Edwards, The Cotswold Tailor, Woodstock

• Hair: Holly Preston, Oxford Wedding Hair and Makeup

• Make Up: Hannah Beth Fincham

• Flowers: Flowershed Oxford

• Cake: Batch 17 Bakes

• Band: The Jack Starr Band

• Catering: Jamies Fabulous Feasts

If you are planning an Tythe Barn Wedding, and are interested in documentary style wedding photography from a husband and wife team, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us here.  

Lains Barn Wedding-Charlie and Pete

A church wedding in Wallingford followed by a Lains Barn wedding reception

Our first Lains Barn wedding of 2017 was that of Charlie and Pete, in April. They were married at St. Leonard's Church, Wallingford, with their wedding breakfast and party at Lains. 

As normal for us, Samantha's day started a little before mine. Working together as a husband and wife wedding photography team, Sam will start photographing the bride and bridesmaids getting ready, whilst I am with the bridegroom and his groomsmen. In this case, Sam photographed Charlie, the bride in the family home with her bridesmaids, whilst I was with Pete and his guys at a local hotel, in Wallingford. From there is was a short walk for me and the groom and best men (for there were two at this wedding), to walk across town to the lovely church of St Leonard's.  At the church, I photographed guests arriving and entering the church whilst we awaited the bridal party. 

For this wedding, as the church was small and narrow, and a full choir was in attendance, there was no room for me to take photos from the front, so Sam and I photographed the ceremony from the rear of the church. After the ceremony, I got out of the church in time for the shower of confetti that followed soon after, whilst Sam was in place for the wedding recessional. 

From the church we all made the short drive to the rural Oxfordshire setting of Lains Barn. We photograph at Lains several times a year as a preferred supplier, but we always look forward to it. It's a friendly, welcoming place, efficiently run with staff who understand our documentary wedding photography style, and let us get on with it! After arrival drinks and canapés, Charlie and Pete joined their family and guests for their wedding breakfast; this is a time we use to back up images and to prepare for photographing the speeches. Sam took one of our Fujifilm XT2's with our 50-140 lens to photograph guest reactions from the small balcony in the barn, whilst I concentrated in capturing the speeches. 

Once speeches were over, the excellent band The Vents arrived, and Charlie and Pete had their first dance. As usual for us, we stayed for well over an hour after their first dance to photograph their guests partying. 

We had a wonderful time with Charlie, Pete, their family and friends, thanks so much for letting us tell the story in photographs. 

If you are looking for a Lains Barn wedding photographer, or reportage wedding photography elsewhere from a husband and wife team we would love to hear from you. You can contact us here. 

The Great Barn Anyho Wedding- Rachel and Steve.

A spring wedding in a rural wedding barn venue

It’s nearly a year since we photographed Rachel and Steve’s wedding at the Great Barn, Aynho.

The 18th century Great Barn is a lovely venue for a wedding; as a dedicated wedding venue the couple have sole use of the facility. Set on the border of Oxfordshire and Norhamptonshire, and between the busy towns of Banbury and Bicester, the rolling countryside and rustic nature of the Great Barn make it a perfect destination wedding venue.  Over 250 acres of landscaped grounds gives plenty of opportunities for photographs and for the wedding guests to spread out.

As usual, Samantha and worked together as a husband and wife photography team. This meant I started with Steve getting ready at a Bicester hotel, whilst Rachel and the bridesmaids getting ready was photographed by Samantha.

We have photographed regularly at the Great Barn, so we were well prepared for photographing there. Like most barns, the lighting can be a challenge, with parts of the barn being much darker than others. However, our Fujifilm cameras as usual copied well.  After a moving wedding ceremony, the wedding party moved outside, to the rear of the barn, where the wisteria was blooming beautifully.  The early summer sun meant the wedding party were able to sit outside for most of the day, and enjoy the rural location.

Samantha and I photographed throughout the day, only pausing when Rachel and Steve, together with their guests, enjoyed their wedding breakfast. After some moving and genuinely funny speeches, the wedding smoothly moved onwards towards the bride and grooms first dance, and the all –important evening dancing and partying.

As usual, we stayed photographing well into the evening party, to ensure we were able to capture the whole of the day for the bride and groom. 

Rachel and Steve received their photographs after 4 weeks, and ordered a gorgeous Folio Albums fine-art wedding album soon after.

If you are getting married at the Great Barn, Aynho, and would like a husband and wife team of documentary wedding photographers, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us here.

Here are some more photos of their wedding day. 

Notley Tythe Barn Wedding Photography- Nicole and Matt

Chinnor Church then a rustic barn in Buckinghamshire

Nicole and Matt's wedding in August 2016 was everything an English country wedding should be. A lovely Oxfordshire church, a rustic Buckinghamshire Barn, a gorgeous bride and handsome groom, lots of family and of course, lots of partying. It was a pleasure to photograph.  

Our day began as usual, with us working together as a husband and wife wedding photography team. I met up with Matt and his family, whilst Sam headed off to capture the bride and bridesmade preparation.

I got to the church in plenty of time to photograph Matt, his "guys" and the guests arriving. Sam arrived soon later to be in plenty of time for the all important bride arrival photos. Due to some vintage car trouble, Nicole was a little late in arriving, which of course, as a beautiful bride, was her prerogative! 

Due to the requirements of the vicar, both Sam and I photographed at the back of the church, rather than with me at the front of the ceremony,  and Sam at the back. Whilst disappointing, we always remember that a church wedding is a religious ceremony, and that the vicar/minister/priest is ultimately in charge, so of course we abided by her wishes.  It a good idea for any bride and grooms to be reading this, to check with their minister as to their policy on photography, in plenty of time before the wedding day, just in case of any unexpected disappointment. 

Once the service was over, we headed off to Notley Tythe Barn, a new venue for us at this time, but one we were extremely impressed by. It's a lovely rural rustic barn, with efficient and friendly staff. Highly recommended!  

After some both funny and moving speeches, and some time for some natural, unposed photos of Nicole and Matt, the partying soon got into full swing! As always, we loved this part of the day, which we always ensure we capture lots of photos of.

A sparkler run outside the barn concluded our day. 

Our thanks to Nicole and Matt, we loved capturing your day. All the best possible for your future together!

If you are interested Buckinghamshire barn wedding photography, candid wedding photography anywhere in the UK or beyond, we would love to hear from you. You can contact us here. 

Steve.

Below are some more photos of their brilliant wedding. 

Lains Barn Wedding- Charlene and Daniel

A Rustic Oxfordshire Barn Wedding in November

November 2016 saw us back at one of our favourite venues, Lains Barn, near Wantage, Oxfordshire, for the wedding of Charlene and Daniel. We are a preferred supplier at Lains, which does mean we work here more often than some other venues. However as our documentary wedding style is somewhat niche we do work a lots of different venues across the UK, which suits us fine....variety is indeed the spice of life. 

As usual, Katie and her team did a fine job of making sure everything ran like clockwork during the day; it is refreshing to work at a venue that understands how we work and isn't looking to boss us around, let alone the guests. 

For Charlene and Daniel's wedding, Samantha was with the bride and bridesmaids at the family home, whilst I was with Daniel and the guys at a nearby hotel. After a fun game or two on the Xbox (I declined the offer to take part),  the groom, his groomsmen and I headed off to the venue to be in place for the arrival of the bride. And fantastic she did look in a gorgeous dress! This was the first time we had photographed a wedding with a videographer, and a drone video  crew; the latter being expertly provided by Whirlybird Imaging. The late Autumn light, or lack of made photographing the ceremony in the barn challenging, but as usual our Fuji cameras performed admirably. 

Once more it was a pleasure to work and photograph at Lains, and are looking forward to our weddings there in 2017. 

If you are looking for candid, relaxed and unpressurised wedding photography at Lains Barn, or in fact at any venue, we would love to hear from you. You can contact via the details below, or with our contact form here. 

Steve. 

Cripps Stone Barn Wedding- Lizzie and Sean

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A lovely Cotswold barn Wedding near Bibury, Gloucestershire. 

It was August 2016 when Samantha and I were the wedding photographers for Lizzie and Sean's wonderful wedding at the rustic setting of Cripps Stone Barn. Based on a quiet road of the main A40 between Oxford and Cheltenham, Cripps Stone Barn is a gorgeous venue for a wedding, with the rolling Cotwolds hills all around. It's also another venue where the wedding and the guests can completely take over the venue, without other events taking place at the same time. This of course helps with out our documentary wedding photography style, in that we know everyone we photograph is at the wedding!  

We first met Lizzie and Sean at a wedding fair at another wedding venue earlier that year. It was that time of the day when all the exhibitors were looking to pack away their stands, but we were still "open of business" when Lizzie and Sean came for a chat. They loved our approach and the idea of two photographers at their wedding, so we were delighted to get home to a message on our phone from them looking to book us!  On their wedding day, we started in our usual way; Sam was with Lizzie and the girls getting ready at home, whilst I met up with Sean and his guys at a local hotel. The venue was pleasure to photograph at; although the light inside was challenging (another grey August day!) our Fuji cameras coped well as usual. Lizzie and Sean's young son melted everyone's hearts in his little suit, and of course Lizzie looked absolutely stunning. We throughly enjoyed photographing their wedding all the way through to well past their first dance, and the partying that then ensued. 

If you are looking for wedding photography for Cripps Stone Barn we would love to hear about your plans. You can contact us here. 

Stratton Court Barn Wedding; Jemma and David

A rustic barn wedding near Bicester, Oxfordshire

Jemma and David's wedding in May 2016 was at Stratton Court Barn, near Bicester and was the second time we had photographed there. Built in 1872, Stratton Court Barn is a lovely rural wedding location, close to the M40 and A43, but is still quiet and peaceful. Its also another venue where the wedding is the only event being held on the day, which means the bride, groom and guests have it all to themselves. We also helps us work in our preferred, un-obstrusive and informal way as documentary wedding photographers.   Jemma and David's wedding was a delight to photograph. We have never seen a bride so happy, and laugh as much as Jemma did! She made sure she thoroughly enjoyed her wedding day, and, when all is said and done, surely that's what the day is all about. 

We were delighted to receive some lovely feedback from Jemma and David which you can read on our testimonial page here:

If you are planning to get married at Stratton Court Barn, or are looking for documentary style wedding photography elsewhere in Oxfordshire or beyond, we would love to here from you. You can contact us here. 

Steve Vaughan