Cotswolds micro wedding with afternoon tea at Buckland Manor, Worcestershire

When these two grooms contacted me enquiring about coverage of their micro wedding with close family for the official part (ahead of a big bash with friends back in London) I was so excited when they mentioned the venue! I adore beautiful Cotswolds country house wedding venues, especially when there’s an amazing garden to go with them, as Buckland Manor has. It’s an intimate venue too, with the Morning Room as the ceremony space holding up to 20 guests, making sure the celebrations are truly cosy.

It was important to the couple that I bring my relaxed, natural style of photography to this event. It was very special to me to get this right, because one of the grooms is a wedding photographer himself! Taking photos for other photographers can be nerve-wracking but also so rewarding, because it’s an additional honour to be picked by someone who knows just as much as me about how it all works! The guys didn’t want to spend too much time posing, and like always, I focused on capturing authentic interactions between them following gentle prompts without strict poses. The backdrop of Buckland Manor provided the perfect opportunity for getting beautiful and fun photos for them that look natural and timeless, in keeping with the Cotswolds country vibe.

The grooms got ready together at Swallow’s Rest cottage near Buckland Manor, and then drove over in their blue Beetle decorated for the wedding. There was a bit of drizzle as they left the cottage but luckily it cleared up enough for photos before and after their ceremony! After their photos and some drinks, the family returned to the Morning Room, now set up for afternoon tea.

The setting and the fact that it was an LGTBQ micro wedding with two grooms reminded me of this wedding at Broughton Castle earlier that year, with the colours and style – check it out if you’d like to see more photos like this!