Your wedding photographs will last forever so choose a picture-perfect venue to provide wonderful backdrops for your wedding photos.

Beautiful castles and historic homes with landscaped gardens make for amazing photography. These types of properties can also provide fantastic indoor opportunities such as sweeping staircases or large ornate windows should the weather prove to be unfavourable on the day.

Remember that this is your day so try to avoid venues that insist you use their ‘approved’ suppliers. Choose a venue where the staff are experienced and professional and willing to adapt to your needs as this will be a major factor in how smoothly your day runs.

Lastly and most importantly – it is no good having beautiful scenery for your photographs if your photographer is not available! Make sure you check the availability of your chosen photographer before booking your venue. 

Here are some of the venues that I recommend:

Ashwells Sports & Counrty Club – Baddow Park Coutry Mansion - Barnston Lodge -  BlakeHall - Boreham House - Braxted Park – Channels Golf Club -  Crabbs Barn – Creeksea Place - Crondon Park Golf & Country Club – Englemere – Fennes Georgian Manor House - Forrester Park – Friern Manor – Gaynes Park - Gosfield Hall – Greenstead Barn - Greenwoods Hotel – Hedingham Castle - Hintlesham Hall – Hylands House - Ingatestone Hall - Layer Marney Tower - Leez Priory - Little Easton Manor – Lords Golf and Country Club - Maidens Barn - Mangapp Manor - Marks Hall - MaryGreen Manor - Mulberry House - Newland Hall - Orsett Hall - Parklands Quendon Hall -  Plegdon Barn – Smeethan Hall Barn - Stock Brook Manor - Stoke by Nayland Hotel - Spains Hall - Sturmer Hall – The Lawn - The Reid Rooms - The White Hart and  Essex Barn - Three Rivers Golf & Country Club – Valentines Mansion