Hyde House Wedding Photographer

Hyde House Wedding

Gautham and Roshni’s Cotswolds Wedding

“The photos are gorgeous Becky, thank you so much!”

“Despite the wind we managed to get some good portraits too!

It’s going to be tough to pick between them all. They’re all so good, we’re very happy with all the pics and can’t wait for the album now!

PS The ones with Nala all came out so good too”

The Awesome Suppliers

The Venue – Hyde House

Videography – Union Video

Florist – Forget Me Nots

Cake – Story Teller Cakes

Bride’s Make-Up – Nisha Rajput

Bridal Gown – Emne London

Music – Fay Donaldson Music

The Wedding Day

We were fortunate to be able to use the oak beamed porchway to frame the bride and groom and their guests for group photographs. There were so many pops of beautiful, rich colours as many of the women wedding guests wore gorgeous traditional sarees.

Before dinner was served, the newly-weds and I headed out for some portraits away from guests. Roshni and Gautham were excited to see their lovely 9-month-old Labrador Nala who was being well looked after by their dog-walker. The couple lit up when they saw Nala, who wore flowers around her collar, especially for the occasion (half of which, had been eaten!).

Being a chilly blustery day, after a few photographs outside with Nala, we headed into the shelter of the Grange for some portraits. Soft light came in through the window with a lovely fall off being my subjects. We were able to use the window light to play about with different angles and get some beautiful moments between the new Mr and Mrs.  We used backlight to create some silhouettes of Gautham spinning his wife in the big bay window and side light for a flattering affect across the couple.

Guests were seated for the wedding breakfast on our return to The Barn and the Master of Ceremonies announced the newly-weds while guests stood to clap and cheer their entry.

After dinner, toasting drinks were served and the two best men, groom and bride’s brother delivered their speeches. Roshni was particularly emotional during her brother’s speech, it was touching.

Before the evening party started, the bride and groom snuck upstairs for a quick outfit change. Roshni wore a fabulous ivory two-piece trouser set and Gautham looked dapper in a tuxedo. Outside the sun set over the Cotswolds hills and has the wind had finally subsided a handful of guests braved the outside for a wonder around the gardens.

The Master of Ceremonies once again announced the arrival of Roshni and Gautham before cake cutting and the first dance ensued. Guests hit the dancefloor to party whilst the DJ played out.

Before it was time for me to leave, we wrangled a few guests outside for a sparkler exit beside the arbour and a night portrait of Roshni and Gautham using an off-camera flash. The arbour ceiling was white, enabling me to fire a flash upwards behind the couple to bounce light off the ceiling, lighting the subjects from above.

On the way back across the lawn to the venue, poor Roshni got her heel stuck in the soft, spring turf, fortunately, her new husband was on hand to carry her back to the dancefloor where the party continued!

The Venue

Built from Cotswolds stone with a traditional oak-frame porch, the Barn a fantastic space for wedding receptions. It has high faulted ceilings, double heigh windows flooding the rooms with light, a stylish copper-topped bar with leather furnishings and on warmer days doors open onto the terrace and gardens behind.

 On warm days, you can even get married outside under the Arbour, though with the unpredictability of the great British weather, it’s nice to have an alternative, indoor option!

Hyde House Wedding Photographer – Becky Weir