This was my first time photographing a Botleys Mansion wedding, although I’ve photographed at their sister venue Notley Abbey nearly 15 times, so it was such a pleasure to have the opportunity to photograph at another Bijou venue. Elle and Stuart were married in March in a lovely ceremony in the mansion, followed by drinks in the great hall, entertained by the fantastic Wandering Hands band who sing in amongst the guests and take requests from their menu of songs – always a crowd pleaser and such fun. The rainy weather cleared up enough for portraits and group photos outside, before everyone headed into dinner in the amazing glass roofed reception. As it was March the sun went down quite early, but we did speeches by the light of the chandeliers and then they danced the night away on a starry dancefloor.
Venue: Botleys Mansion
Band: Wandering Hands