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Owen House Wedding Barn

Owen House Wedding Barn

Jess and Mark got married at Owen House Wedding Barn in Knutsford. The Wedding Barn is a purpose built family owned business with loads of character, onsite accommodation for wedding guests and even it’s own shooting barn for couples to have their portraits taken in, very handy if it rains!

To watch the slide show click the link below!

The Civil Ceremony Room

Jess and Mark had their teary and very emotional ceremony in the barns moody, orange bulb and fairy light lit ceremony room in front of 30 of their friends and family. Making it a beautifully intimate ceremony.

Bride stands with her father at the end of the aisle at Owen House Wedding Barn

Bride is walked down the aisle by father. Photograph in black and white.

Bride and groom hold hands and laugh together, photo in black and white.

Bride and Groom make their way down the aisle as husband and wife.

Photos and Games

Once the ceremony was finished Jess and Mark headed out into the beautiful lavender and bee filled gardens for some photos and lawn games with their friends and family.

Group photograph of all the wedding guests cheering at Owen House Wedding Barn.

Father has his son sit on his shoulders as his daughter and wife play limbo.

Bride, groom and bridal party watch on as bridesmaid pulls a rouge Jenga move!

Bridal party roar with laughter as wedding guests topples the Jenga tower.

Couples Portraits

After some milling around, eating some delicious wedding food and escaping the odd bee and wasp attack we grabbed a few portraits around Owen House Barn’s beautiful grounds. Dropping by on a massive row of hay stacks and talking a walk in Owen House’s Weddings Barns beautifully manicured gardens before heading back for the speeches and wedding breakfast.

Bride and groom laugh together in front of a load of hay stacks.

Bride and groom larking about at Owen House Wedding Barn.

Bride and groom bend together to avoid getting hit on the head with a festoon light at Owen House Wedding Barn. t

Bride and groom sneak away for a kiss in the room they were married.

Speeches

Mark gave a wonderfully emotional speech that had everyone moved to tears, when Jess and Mark had a little kiss at the end the entire room stood up and game them a standing ovation.

Bride and groom enter their wedding breakfast.

Bride and groom kiss as wedding guests applaud.

Bride and Groom sip champagne and laugh together walking through a field near Owen House Wedding Barn.

Bridesmaid falls on her bum while playing limbo. Bride is holding her drink and laughing.

Bride and Groom have a photo in front of the archway.

Bride and groom try and limbo together. It doesn't really work.

The bridal party are attacked by a wasp as they pose for a photo.

Bridesmaid and her boyfriend sneak off for a quiet moment.

Bridal party are still being attached by a wasp.

Plane flies over Owen House Wedding Barn.

Bridal Party stand for photo, minus wasp.

The bride and groom take the land rover for a spin. The bride is driving, but doesn't have a license. Everyone looks scared.

Bride and groom laugh in font of fairy lights in Owen House Wedding Barns Shooting Barn.

Bridesmaid and wedding guest laugh together.

Bide and groom dance together at Owen House Wedding Barn.

Wedding Suppliers

The Dress https://www.agapebridalboutique.com/

The Suits https://www.peterposh.co.uk/knutsford-showroom

Flowers https://frogflowers.co.uk/

The Cakes https://www.instagram.com/sophie_bamfs/

The Band https://www.theinnocent.co.uk/

The Venue http://www.owenhouseweddingbarn.co.uk/

Crewe Hall Wedding Photographer

Full blog post on Adam and Faye’s awesome wedding at Crewe Hall in Cheshire is coming soon… but for now I’m going to leave with you with their awesome little wedding photo trailer. Click the link play above to watch!

The Grand Hotel Tynemouth Wedding Photographer

Katie and Simon had their bloody awesome wedding at The Grand Hotel in Tynemouth and it was a blast. Feast your cheeky little eye balls on their sneak peeks here!

Nunsmere Hall Wedding Photographer

Check this wedding photo trailer of Jo and Gary’s beautiful wedding at Nunsmere Hall in Northwich.

Click play on the image above to watch.

Inglewood Manor Wedding Photographer

I first met Becky and Chris via a Skype call after shooting a family members wedding, Becky and Chris saw the photos and got in touch. The first thing that struck me about them both was how much they didn’t take things too seriously and were up for a good laugh. I knew I was on for a good one and I was.

Here’s Becky and Chris’s Story in their own words:

We met at main stage Avicii, Creamfields 2013 what a place to meet your husband! Chris took me to Jamie’s Italian in Liverpool where I chose spaghetti bolognese as a first date meal and tripped up the stairs! I had a code text with my mum incase he wasn’t nice as I couldn’t remember much from that night so my mum was on hand waiting for a text saying ‘the pasta is nice’ We had a ball and many more funny date stories in between. Chris proposed in panoramic 34 during afternoon tea but I wasn’t looking so the first I heard was “Come on is it a yeah or no Beck people are looking now”

Becky on Chris - “He makes me laugh all the time and behaves like a grumpy old man at the age of 34 .”

Chris about Becky - “I love how we laugh at everything and life is just one big joke when we’re together no need to take it too seriously.”

Inglewood Manor

Becky and Chris chose Inglewood Manor as they loved the country estate feel, gorgeous gardens and incredible rooms where guests could stay. Being able to have their ceremony outside in November (although you wouldn’t have thought it the weather was glorious) was a major plus and really made the day all the more special too them as they love going on adventures together and being outside.

Inglewood manor is a beautiful Edwardian Manor house in the heart of Cheshire countryside. A grade two listed building, it had many original Edwardian features and loads of character, rich mahogany wooden panelled rooms, and beautiful gardens bursting with different species of flowers, trees and wild life surrounding the house. The result of this being tons of beautiful back drops for photographs both inside and outside.

The house was built in 1909, but is actually dated as dated 1915. The house was built for F. H. Fox, a Liverpudlian millionaire (Whoop! Go on son! I love it when people from Liverpool are millionaires!) who made his fortune in marine insurance. Fishy. The outside of the house is made of stone and wooden panelling and has a Tudor look to it.

Blue skies and a swirly plane trail in the sky, views from Inglewood Manor.

Getting Ready

Becky got ready with her mum and bridesmaids at Inglewood Manor while the Chris and his groomsmen mucked about down stairs, eagerly waiting for the chairs to arrive. Upstairs with the bridesmaids it was business as usual, Becky being her usual hilarious animated self. It was lovely to see Becky being so exctied to finally marry her Chris.

Becky wore an Essence of Australia dress from Bridal Haven in Tarporley (shop now closed, but the staff there were amazing!) and Valentino shoes, and looked bloody awesome. I’m sure you’ll will agree. The shoes didn’t last very long as they were ditched shortly after the ceremony when we had to go on adventures for portraits.

The Bride makes her mother and bridesmaids laugh while telling a story.

Mother on the brides shoes lie in the sunlight on the carpet of a hotel room inside Inglewood Manor Cheshire.

Mother of the Bride and the Bride have a moment together on the morning of the wedding.

Wedding dress hangs on wardrobe at Inglewood Manor.

Brides Valentino Shoes lie on windowsill as the strong sunlight beams through onto them. The window is open showing the floor below.

Reflection of bride checking her dress in Snow White Mirror in the background of the shot, while her mum fastens her dress in the foreground.

The Bride looks out the window as her mother puts her dress on at Inglewood Manor.

The Union Jack flies outside the hotel room window at Inglewood Manor, the sun is shining.

An Outdoor Ceremony at Inglewood Manor

Becky and Chris chose to have an outdoor ceremony at Inglewood Manor. On a gloriously sunny day in November, it can happen! They put some blankets out for guests that they thought might get a bit chilly and thoughtfully labelled the reserved seats at the front with little tags with peoples names on so that people knew where to sit (and which blanket was for them!)

Under current British Law when getting married outdoors at Inglewood Manor you do need to be facing towards the house so that the registrar can marry you from the shelter of the structure of Inglewood Manor.

Empty cream wooden wedding chairs, sit empty in the sunlight casting shadows on patio awaiting the wedding guests.

The groom and his best man stand smiling awaiting their guests at their outdoor ceremony at Inglewood Manor.

Guests enjoy the sunshine while awaiting the Bride at an outdoor ceremony at Inglewood Manor.

A wedding guest in a wheel chair makes her way to watch the wedding at Inglewood manor.

Guests take their seats at the outdoor wedding ceremony, the Union Jack Flag flies behind them.

Groomsmen laugh together in the the sunlight at Inglewood Manor.

Wedding guests in blue hat chats with her friend.

Grandparents laugh together in the sunlight.

Mother of the bride is beaming with joy.

Small boy in a blue suit and red bow tie drags an older groomsmen across the patio.

The groom, best man and registrar share a joke.

The guests stand up and watch as the bride makes her way towards them at an outdoor wedding ceremony at Inglewood Manor.

Becky was walked down the aisle by her Dad looking so excited that she might burst and was greeted by an equally emotional Chris, there was a ceremony brimming with tears and laughter in equal measure and these two lovelies just looking totally besotted with each other through out. After the ceremony Becky and Chris pegged it back down the aisle grinning from ear to ear to be promptly greeted by Inglewood Manor staff who were waiting with Champagne ready for the celebrations to begin.

Flowers

Becky’s flowers were by Lisa G from Flowers of Distinction in Huyton (Lisa G was fabulous and showed Becky and Chris what the flowers would look like and had the best ideas as Becky and Chris didn’t want the bridal bouquet to be plain.)

The Bride makes her way down the aisle, arm in arm with her father during an outdoor ceremony at Inglewood manor.

The bride makes it to her groom laughing.

The bride and groom look at one and other, beaming from ear to ear at their outdoor ceremony at Inglewood Manor.

The Groom kisses the brides hand, while her father gives her a tissue to wipe their tears and snot probably.

First reading read by guest in a snazzy hat and sunglasses.

Mother of the bride and bridesmaids sit laughing together during an outdoor ceremony at Inglewood Manor.

Bride and Groom smile while holding hands.

Bride and Groom stand smiling while listening to the registrars instructions.

Bride and Groom stand facing each other, holding hands and looking to each others eyes playfully.

Bride and groom look towards registrar laughing at their outdoor ceremony at Inglewood Manor.

Bride and Groom hold hands laughing as they say their vows during outdoor ceremony.

Bride holds onto her Grooms hand while looking eager and super cute.

Close up of bouquet of flowers including red roses and berries, pink roses and eucalyptus branches.

Wedding guests laugh together as a catch them having a post ceremony cereal bar.

Bride and Groom exit the ceremony smiling.

Bride and Groom are greeted with 2 glasses of champagne at the end of the aisle by staff member.

Guests smiling in the sun shine wearing fancy hats.

Older male wedding guest holds his camera, framed by two male wedding guests wearing blue.

Bride laughs, her brides maids bouquet in the foreground of the shot.

Couples Portraits

After a cheeky swig out of Chris’s hip flask we took a quick little walk over the the tree lined path at the back of the house to get a few outdoor portraits and Becky and Chris together in the beautiful Autumnal light before heading back to the Bridal Suite at Inglewood Manor, where Becky and Chris had an idea to have a few photos of them just chilling out and having a drink together. So we did just that!

Bride takes a sqwig from her husbands hip flask as he laughs on the back steps of Inglewood Manor.

Bride and Groom laugh together on the steps on Inglewood Manor, the yellow light of the trees behind them.

Couple laugh together during their Autumnal wedding at Inglewood Manor.

Husband and wife walk through the tree lined path together laughing after their Autumnal wedding ceremony at Inglewood Manor.

Groom is attacked by a lovely red leaved branch, his wife laughs at him.

Newly weds make their way back to the house with the dusky Autumnal light behind them.

Bride raises up her flowers with a victorious strong arm as she makes her way into Inglewood Manor with her new husband.

Bride and groom sit and drink laughing in the bridal suite at Inglewood Manor.

Bride tries to stop laughing at her Groom by looking away from him, but is still laughing.

Wedding Breakfast and Speeches at Inglewood Manor

By the time we’d finished the photos, the party was in full swing, with Becky’s family and friends having a right old laugh before being ushered into the dining room at Inglewood Manor for a delicious 3 course meal followed by some hilarious and heartfelt speeches.

Becky and Chris were surprised at their table with a photograph of their beloved dog dressed in a full suit with a bow tie and a top hat, sneakily curated by Becky’s Dad (apparently it was a total nightmare to get on!)

The Wedding Cake

Their beloved pooch Barney also made an appearance on the top of the wedding cake. Becky and Chris were particularly impressed with the level of detail in shading of the fur of their beloved pooch. The talented team at The Devonshire Bakery in Frodsham took Becky and Chris’s photos and ideas and turned them into this fabulous creation!

All of Becky and Chris’s wedding stationary was made by The Complete Invitation Company.

Older male wedding guest enjoys a cup of tea at a wedding reception at Inglewood Manor

Wedding guests snuggle up to one and other at Inglewood Manor

Beautiful white ceiling and chandelier at Inglewood Manor.

Hard sunlight hits the tables that have been set for wedding guests at Inglewood Manor.

Red and white wedding cake topped with the bride and groom and their dog.

The dining room ready for guests at Inglewood Manor.

A photograph of the bride and grooms dog awaits them at their table.

The groom gives a speech as the bride laughs.

The best man presents the Groom with a car seat made up to look like a person.

The Groom congratulates the Best Man on his speech.

The Groom and Best Man smile laughing together.

Little girls watch wedding guests from the stairs.

The Party!

After the speeches were done and the cake was cut Becky and Chris and their friends and family went roaring straight into the party! Becky and Chris had a DJ and Saxophone player working the floor together to keep it jam packed and everyone with their dancing shoes on.

Henry Aspden played the saxophone all evening and the dj played Becky and Chris’s favourite songs, they found them on Jonny Ross music who also have open days so you can hear them play.

Advice From Becky and Chris for Future Couples on their Wedding Day

“Don’t take it all too seriously, ensure you laugh all day and spend the day doing everything you want to do.”

The bride reaches for the groom as they begin the first dance.

The Groom sings to his new Wife as they dance together.

Wedding guests hit the dance floor, a little girl jumps up and down as wedding guests dance behind her.

Saxophone player smiles at guests giving it their all on the dance floor.

Little boy sits on his dads shoulders cheering as wedding guests dance around them.

Grandma dances in her wheelchair surrounded by friends and family.

Bridesmaid shouts out and throws her head back as she dances.

Female wedding guest sneaks up on her friend to smack her on the bum.

Wedding guest laughs as she is driven around in Grandma's wheelchair.

Wedding guest dances making an excited face at her partner.

Bride waves her hands from side to side singing at her party at Inglewood Manor.

Groom stands nest to his new wife holding both hands in the air while grinning from ear to ear, surrounded by his friends and family.

Bride and groom dance together on their wedding day at Inglewood Manor.

A Shout Out to Becky and Chris’s Awesome Wedding Suppliers!

The Dress was an Essence of Australia dress from Bridal Haven.

Wedding Stationary by The Complete Invitation Company

Flowers by Lisa G from Flowers of Distinction

Cake The Devonshire Bakery in Frodsham

Acoustic Guitar by Ste Hadley

Saxophone by Henry Aspden

DJ found on http://www.jonnyrossmusic.com/

Make up was done by Nicola Fraser

Albert Hall Manchester Wedding

Couple kiss in the street outside Albert Hall Manchester on their wedding day.

When I first met Fran and Ben in a chic little bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter I knew I was on for a good wedding, not only had they chosen one of my favourite (and one of the coolest) venues in Manchester to host their wedding, but Fran is also an event planner so I knew everything was going to be spot on, from having their own unforgettable hash tag in lights #TEAMCRUSE to having water and hang over packs ready for guests on the way out Fran had thought of everything in advance meaning Ben and Fran and all of their friends and family could just relax into the day, knowing that everything was sorted and it was spectacular perfect.

Thanks to my awesome second shooter Marni V Photography for being a general legend through the day and every day.

The Albert Hall

The Albert Hall was an old Methodist central hall built in 1908 and is now used mainly as a music venue and a pretty epic one at that. A grade 2 listed building with a lot of the buildings old period features, including beautiful old tiled walls, a horse shoe gallery, magnificent 19th Century Organ towering over the room in centre stage, it really is something to behold. The huge beautiful stained glass windows either side of the building let in oddles of natural light during the day time and then when the sun goes down and the party gets started you have The Albert Hall’s professional concert lighting to give your party that extra edge.

Couple stand infront of stain glass window at Albert Hall Manchester on their wedding day.

Getting Ready

Fran and Ben both got ready with their bridesmaids, groomsmen family and friends at the Principal Hotel in Manchester. I love this hotel, the huge sash windows make way for loads of natural light and the rooms are nice and HUGE meaning there’s loads of space for you and your mates to have a nice chilled wedding morning together. The Principal hotel isn’t really very far from the Albert Hall so the boys walked while the girls jumped in a traditional Manchester black cab.

The groom doesn't know which way to turn at Principal Hotel Manchester

The groom catches the photographer snapping him in the bathroom mirror.

The groom has his groomsman fix his suit for him.

The groom fixes one of his groomsmen's ties.

The mother of the bride sits to have her make up done.

Bridesmaids react to the bride wearing her wedding dress.

Mother of the bride is saying something big with her arms.

Little girl sits on a chair, her eyes lit by window light.

The bride leaves her hotel to get to the church, surrounded by her bridesmaids beautiful white and green bouquets.

The Ceremony

Fran and her bridal party made their way across the main hall floor while their friends and family looked on from the stalls and cheered, before making it up onto the stage to get married! The Albert Hall lighting techs even added a little bit of smoke, to give the huge room the hazy atmospheric effect you can see in the photos.

Wedding guest in yellow is helped to her seat in the stalls at the Albert Hall Manchester.

Bridesmaid and groomsmen walk together across the hall.

Another bridesmaid and groomsmen make their way across the hall laughing.

Bridesmaid and groomsmen walk flower girl Matilda to the stage in the Albert Hall, Manchester.

Wedding guests stand cheering from stalls.

The Bride raises her flowers up to a cheer from her wedding guests as she enters the hall with her father on her arm.

Bride and groom take their first look at one another on the stage.

Bride laughing as the officiant makes a joke.

Bride and groom listen as friend gives a reading

Guests watch the bride and groom take their vows from the stalls at the Albert Hall Manchester.

The bride and groom put rings on one and other.

The bride and groom kiss, centre stage at the Albert Hall in front of their friends and family.

Bride and Groom laugh as the bride holds their marriage certificate.

Bride and groom raise hands in the air as they make their way across the main hall floor to an audience of cheering guests!

Albert Schloss

One great little perk they have at the Albert Hall Manchester is Albert Schloss, the huge, beautiful bar and restaurant down stairs, calling itself Manchester’s first bohemian bier it does have a strangely warm and cosy vibe for somewhere so huge! While the staff at the Albert Hall got stuck into getting the room ready for dinner and speeches, Fran and Ben’s Wedding guests were able to go and grab a drink at their own reserved part on the bar

Mother of the bride wearing a creme suit and hat.

Wedding guests chat in Albert Schloss Manchester

Black and white photo of wedding guest laughing.

Wedding guests have a drink and laugh together in Albert Schloss.

Wedding guests smiling playing with children

Three male wedding guests laugh together.

This little break in the day gave us the perfect opportunity to grab some friends and family portraits and a few quick couple shots before dinner.

Bride sits in the middle of her female friends laughing as they try and poke her in the face, huge TEAM CRUSE sign behind them.

The couple stand holding hands in front of a huge stain glass window.

Bride and groom laugh in pocket of window light, Albert Hall Manchester.

Bride and groom kiss in window light, Albert Hall Manchester.

Couple embrace in a pocket of strong window light.

Speeches

Once the room was turned around we were all ushered back up into the Albert Hall for speeches and some epic scran. Fran and Ben took a few moments to watch their guests enter from the stalls, seeing them finding their wedding favours on their tables. It was Fran’s idea to let everyone have a chance to be the Bride and Groom, a veil for the girls and a cheeky glasses and nose mask for the boys. Poor Ben! Lol.

Bride and groom sit laughing watching their guests arrive for the wedding breakfast.

Tables are set up with #TEAMCRUSE sign in the middle.

Wedding table set up, Albert Hall Manchester.

Brides table setting, with wooden bride calving.

Bride laughing with mother of the bride and her bridesmaid.

Wedding guests laugh trying on their veils.

Mother of the bride and her father hold hands.

Guests try on their glasses and nose masks.

Bride laughs while listening to fathers speech.

Bride smiles listening to fathers speech.

Groom makes his speech as his parents laugh.

Groom raises a glass to his bride at the end of her speech.

Best man open his speech in a flamboyant way.

Bride and groom raise their glasses to cheers the best mans speech.

Wedding guests applause the end of the speeches.

Two guests take refuge on a sofa next to a big white balloon.

The Party

After the speeches we took another little breather from the hustle and bustle of the wedding outside to grab a few more portraits in the street outside The Albert Hall Manchester, before re-entering to have the party start with the awesome The Herringbone Cocktail Club had people up and dancing straight away and right up until Fran and Ben’s last dance at midnight, sealed off with golden confetti canons and Fran and Ben making it up onto the stage for and end of night bow. An absolute belter of a wedding!

Bride and groom sit on pavement outside Albert Hall surrounded by star shaped glitter.

Bride and groom sit on the floor together.

Bride and groom laughing surrounded by glittering stars.

Bride and groom sit laughing together over the road from The Albert Hall Manchester.

Bride and groom kiss in the middle of the road outside the Albert hall, Manchester.

Bride and groom stand laughing in the middle of the road.

The Albert Hall Manchester in the sun light.

Two male wedding guests dancing with their legs in the air.

Bridesmaid dancing pulling a funny face.

Bride and grandad laugh together at the Albert Hall Manchester.

Wedding guest with shocked face and hands in the air.

Blonde wedding guest smiles dancing in the crown.

Female wedding guest dances raising her hand s in the air.

Band play in the middle of the dancing crowd at The Albert Hall, Manchester.

Bride raises her hand in the air singing to the music.

Male weddings guests dance with their ties tied around their heads, Rambo style.

Bride dances in the middle of her friends swishing her skirt around.

Packed out dance floor at The Albert Hall Manchester.

Bride hugs her friend on the dance floor.

Groom sits on his friend shoulders with his hands in the air at The Albert Hall, Manchester.

Bride sits on a guests shoulder, her hands in the air singing on her wedding day at The Albert Hall, Manchester.

Bride and groom dance the final dance of the night surrounded by their family and friends at The Albert Hall Manchester.

Suppliers

A shout out to Fran and Ben’s Awesome hand picked wedding suppliers who did an awesome job!

Venue - https://www.alberthallmanchester.com/

Hotel - https://www.phcompany.com/principal/manchester-hotel/

Dress - Knutsford Wedding Gallery

Shoes - Office

Bridesmaids - Needle and Thread

Band - The Herringbone Cocktail Club

Love letters - The Word is Love

Florist - Frog

Suits - Ted Baker

If you were a supplier that worked at this wedding and your name is not listed here, please get in touch, I’ll be more than happy to link to your site!

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