Wethele Manor Wedding Photographer

What we love about this venue

Wethele Manor gives you an enormous amount to work with photographically and the farm setting is what makes it stand out from most Warwickshire venues. Beyond the gardens and courtyard immediately surrounding the manor house, you have open crop fields stretching out in every direction – on a summer evening with the sun dropping, it’s one of the best settings we’ve encountered anywhere. The Orchard Bothy is another highlight – a beautifully crafted oak-beamed structure that works as a ceremony space, a group photo location and a natural gathering point throughout the day. Add the pond, the chalets, the barn and the bunting-strung courtyard and there’s rarely a quiet moment photographically.

Wedding ceremonies at Wethele Manor

Wethele Manor is licensed for civil ceremonies both indoors and outside, which gives you genuine flexibility on the day.

The Orchard Bothy — outdoor ceremonies

The Orchard Bothy is the standout ceremony space – a substantial oak-beamed open structure in the grounds that we’d rate as one of the best outdoor ceremony locations we’ve come across at any venue. It frames the ceremony beautifully for photographs and doubles as a focal point for couple portraits and group photos later in the day.

Indoors – the Oak Beamed Conservatory and Cordwainer’s Hall

For indoor ceremonies, Wethele Manor has two options: the Oak Beamed Conservatory and the Cordwainer’s Hall. Having more than one indoor option means there’s always a suitable backup if the weather doesn’t cooperate – something worth knowing if you’re planning a spring or autumn wedding.

Drinks reception & group photos

The drinks reception is the busiest part of the day in terms of photography.  At Wethele Manor the drinks reception takes place on the lawn and in the courtyard next the main house – there’s plenty of space for guests to spread out, with shade on hotter days and garden games adding to the relaxed atmosphere.

During this time we’ll usually take the two of you off for a few ‘couple’ pictures.  Our priority during this part of the day is to give you time with your guests, so this couple session will be short and close by.

The drinks reception is also when we get the group photos done. The turning circle and courtyard outside the main house give us a great backdrop for a large group photo of the whole wedding party, and there’s enough space amongst the trees or in the courtyard to organise smaller family groups. We work through these efficiently so you’re back with your guests as quickly as possible – candid pictures of everyone relaxed and enjoying themselves are what we love most about this part of the day.

Evening party in The Barn

After the meal, the evening party moves into The Barn – a separate but directly connected space with a full dancefloor, room for a live band or DJ, and enough capacity to keep the evening party from feeling cramped. We get in amongst it – the first dance, the dancefloor action, the quieter moments at the edges – and stay until the light and energy tell us we’re done.

Couple portraits at Wethele Manor

The grounds at Wethele Manor give us a lot to work with for couple portraits — open crop fields, wooded areas, the courtyard, the Orchard Bothy and the manor house itself. In the evening the festoon lights strung across the courtyard add another dimension, and if the sun is going down over the fields we’ll always try to make use of it.

We’ll take you away from the crowd for as long or as short as you’d like.  For summer weddings we always recommend doing a longer couple session in the evening light when the environment at Wethele can be absolutely beautiful.

We give you enough direction to present well to the camera, but these sessions are less about posing and more about getting you away from the crowd and enjoying some time together in the surroundings of the venue you’ve chosen.