Deer Park Hall Wedding Photography || Cotswolds

Deer Park Hall Wedding Photographer

What you can say about this venue.… they’ve got their own deer!! So when Shu­la & Dan asked me to do their Deer Park Hall Wed­ding Pho­tog­ra­phy I did­n’t hes­i­tate to say YES PLEASE!!

But that’s not all.

They planned to have an out­door cer­e­mo­ny with stun­ning views of not only the deer park but also the Malvern Hills.

In the evening they’d arranged to have a ceilidh includ­ing a first dance with a difference.

And there’s more.

Shu­la was­n’t going for the con­ven­tion­al walk down the aisle.

Oh no, no, no, no.

She decid­ed that she was .…. wait for it.…… going to come down the aisle.….. on horse­back!!!!

A lit­tle about the venue. Deer Park Hall is in the north­ern part of The Cotswolds, in Worces­ter­shire, near to the mar­ket town of Pershore.

As well as hav­ing their own herd of free-roam­ing red and fal­low deer, they also have their own vine­yard, the appro­pri­ate­ly named Stag Oak Vineyard.

They’ve got some cot­tages at the foot of Bre­don Hill, upon which sits the venue. One of them, The Gra­nary, is yours for two nights as part of your book­ing so handy for get­ting ready!

Getting ready for a Deer Park Hall Wedding

I’ll come back to that juicy lit­tle equine detail lat­er on, but lets start at the beginning.

At this par­tic­u­lar wed­ding Shu­la, the Bride, was get­ting ready in Per­shore at a hotel called The Angel.

The black & white image is one of my all time favourite wed­ding pho­tos. I wish I could remem­ber what had been said to get this reac­tion from Shu­la and her make up artist, Michelle G. But it cer­tain­ly did get a reaction!

For me, this is what doc­u­men­tary wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy is all about. 

Observ­ing, wait­ing, then cap­tur­ing moments like this. To pro­duce pho­tographs which take you right back to when they were tak­en, and how you felt.

Outdoor Wedding Photography at Deer Park Hall

Rea­sons to choose Deer Park Hall for your wed­ding venue:-

• Glo­ri­ous views across the val­ley to the Malvern Hills
• Indoor and out­door cer­e­mo­ny spaces
• They’ve got deer!!

So, to Deer Park Hall now and their alfres­co wed­ding with (clip clop) a rather mem­o­rable entrance!

The indoor cer­e­mo­ny room at Deer Park Hall, The Pan­elled Hall, is beau­ti­ful. But on this hot and sun­ny August day the cou­ple had gone for the out­door choice. Their guests sit­ting on the lawn with the cer­e­mo­ny itself in the Gar­den Pavilion. 

A Bride Arriving on Horseback

So I men­tioned a horse.

The Bride’s horse, brought to the venue spe­cial­ly for the ceremony.

Now I’d be assum­ing that Shu­la had been rid­ing for years and years and years. That she’d been brought up with hors­es, almost born in the sadle.

Hell no!

Rid­ing was actu­al­ly quite a recent pas­time but one she’d real­ly tak­en to, hence her four-legged friend being entrust­ed with car­ry­ing her down the aisle. 

A Wedding Reception at Deer Park Hall

Drinks out­side, then the new­ly­weds and I had a wan­der, on the hunt for deer.

I men­tioned that they’re free-roam­ing and roam they did — we had quite a hike to find them! 

Then, in the evening, the Ceilidh.

I’ve done a few wed­dings that have had one of these for par­ty and they are brilliant!

If you’re not sure about your guests get­ting up and danc­ing, book a Ceilidh!

With this one, the Bride & Groom had a first dance with a dif­fer­ence. The two of them sit­ting on chairs in the mid­dle of the room whilst all their guests danced some kind of trib­al rit­u­al around them.

Def­i­nite­ly a wed­ding to remember!

OTHER BLOGS TO CHECK OUT

• Barns & Yard Wedding
• Fleece Inn, Eve­sham Wedding
• Crum­ple­bury Farm Wedding

If you’re look­ing for Deer Park Hall Wed­ding Pho­tog­ra­phy, (or for any­where else), then please get in touch. I’d love to have a chat!