A riverside wedding in Oxford in the Autumn

In October 2022 we had the privilege of photographing Tamara and Rob’s stunning wedding at one of our favourite venues, the Voco Oxford Thames Hotel. The Voco is a large Thames-side hotel, with large gardens and plenty of room for guests to enjoy drinks and canapes at a lovely riverside location. Unlike many hotels, the Voco Oxford Thames doesn’t feel like a large hotel wedding venue; instead your wedding feels like a dedicated wedding venue, which of course it is! From the stunning Little Barn (where Tamara and Rob got married), through to the light and airy conservatory style reception room, and the outdoor licensed Garden Pavilion, The Voco Oxford Thames provided a dedicated wedding venue experience, with the added benefit of being a full featured hotel for you and your wedding guests to stay once the partying is over. Add to this attentive, friendly and professional staff, who let us work in our way without trying to control what we do, then all together the Voco Oxford Thames really is a lovely place to get married, and for to photograph a wedding!

On their big day, Tamara and Rob both got ready for their big day at the Voco. As usual Sam took care of bridal preparation photography (and extra bridesmaid support!) whilst I photographed the guys getting ready. One of the best things about photographing weddings at the Voco Oxford Thames is there usually is a toastmaster providing logistical support and event management. This time we had the pleasure of working again with Andy Earl. The ceremony took place in the Little Barn which had been beautifully decorated by Inspired Hire Weddings. The couple also had some beautiful flowers provided by Regency Flowers.

One of Rob’s groomsmen has a classic Mustang car which made a great backdrop for some couple portraits. Though their wedding was in October, the lawn at the back of the hotel was still recovering from the excessive drought conditions in the summer, as you can see in our drone photo of the whole wedding party!

A highlights for us of the evening was some beautiful jazz vocals from Amy Baker, who has a wonderful voice. Tamara and Rob also had some unusual evening entertainment: laser clay shooting! Provided by Oxfordshire Outdoor Pursuits this was a lot of fun and a great hit with their guests, even if we were pretty useless at hitting the targets ourselves!

We loved photographing another wedding at the Voco Oxford Thames and are looking forward to working there several times again in 2023. Thanks so much to Tamara and Rob for having us as their wedding photographers.

Below is a selection of their photos.

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