Pear Tree, Purton
Wedding Photography
Documenting a Wiltshire Wedding
It’s always a pleasure to be asked to be a Pear Tree, Purton Wedding photographer
The Pear Tree, Purton, is full of natural light, beautifully landscaped gardens and many different indoor spaces that allow your day to flow from one room to another.
K&B wanted a relaxed, informal day with lots of natural stills of them and their guests having a good time. They both admitted to feeling self-conscious in front of the camera, but we worked together to grow their confidence, and I’m absoutely thrilled with the look of their gallery!
One of my favourite things about this day was the colour scheme and beautiful flowers by Nicole from The Florals Studio, Purton. Nicole put together a mix of fresh and dried foliage in oranges and reds. I love how the colours carry through the gallery of images, tying everything neatly together, just gorgeous!
The Pear Tree, Purton is always a pleasure to work at. I love all the different spaces available, there is so much variety to choose from in terms of backdrops and the staff are wonderful too.
The Clients Said…
“Becky, what can we say other than “Thank You” so, so much for being such a wonderful photographer for our day. Neither of us are particularly confident with ourselves as you know, but right from the engagement shoot through to the day itself you were so supportive and encouraging and helped us to just relax and enjoy ourselves and leave the photos to you.
We love them so, so much and couldn’t wait to share them with everyone (which is very unlike us!). We have already had so many comments on how fantastic they are and how pleasant and lovely you were to everyone who met you.
You truly captured the joy of the day and we are incredibly grateful we will forever have these to look back on and remember such a wonderful day.“
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A Wedding at the Pear Tree, Burton
B&K had spent such a lot of time thinking about all the little details. From their life-size cut out of their dog Olive (who was far too excited to attend!) to their personalised ring boxes and their matching Mr and Mrs Converse. So when I first arrived, I captured some of their details before both bride and groom got ready. Ben’s groomsmen helped him into his suit and cufflinks. I helped Ben into his shoes. Then we took a couple of portraits before I headed upstairs to the bride and her bridesmaids who were having the finished touches to their hair and make-up.
Like most of the Pear Tree venue, Cascade (the dressing room), has plenty of natural light to play with. The angled windows were perfect for creating beautiful portraits of K, using soft side light from the window with beautiful fall-off, creating dark shadows behind her.
The couple had chosen an autumnal colour pallet and mixed deep reds, burnt oranges and eucalyptus with dried grasses for the bouquets, buttonholes and table flowers. They were divine!
B&K tied the knot in the Pear Tree’s ceremony room, named Blossom. After they’d said their vows, exchanged rings and signed the register, their guests welcomed them into married life as they walked down the garden staircase and into their new lives together.
Being February, the reception drinks were held in the Pear Tree’s bar but as it was dry, and because they were keen, we took their groups outside the front entrance of the Pear Tree.
Afterwards, to make the most of the Pear Tree’s grounds, we headed around to the Garden Pavilion for portraits, where the bride and groom took a moment away from their guests, caught up with one another and had a little time to absorb all the big feelings of their day.
It was time to head back in and warm up in the Orangery with the meal and speeches. The couple had arranged an impressive Gin bar for their guests and after cake cutting they shared their first dance.
After capturing some of my favourite moments on the dancefloor, we snuck outside to the Pear Tree’s garden pavilion in the dark. I set up some off-camera flashes to fire behind the couple. This created rim light behind them and made them pop from the background. Shooting with my aperture wide open created bokeh from the fairy lights adorning the pavilion and that, combined with K’s floaty dress, created some awesome night portraits to end the gallery.
The Venue
The Pear Tree in Purton is the ultimate venue. This recently renovated stately home, with its picturesque gardens, and stunning countryside backdrop, The Pear Tree is the perfect venue for a romantic and intimate celebration.
With over 400 years of history, The Pear Tree combines historical interiors with a purpose-built Orangery, in the pretty Wiltshire village of Purton, near the Cotswolds.
Blossom ceremony room has space for up to 150 guests, beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows and amazing chandeliers. There is a stunning open-air staircase descending from the ceremony room into the gardens. The terrace has views over the gardens, woodland and field as well as a church spire.
Drinks receptions can take place outside in the garden or inside the stylish Bartlett Bar. Outside there is a stretch tent with an outdoor kitchen and pizza ovens, perfect for informal evening food.
Once the night is done, couples can escape to Moonglow, the Pear Tree’s breathtaking honeymoon suite, and guests can stay on-site in one of many on-site bedrooms.
This Wiltshire venue sits just outside the Cotswolds and takes barely any time to get to once you’ve left the M4 motorway, making it in easy reach from London, Bristol, Bath and Swindon.
Becky Weir Photography – The Pear Tree, Purton Wedding Photographer
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