Gabriella and Richard were married at Hampton Court Castle in Herefordshire in the depths of winter — a castle, a ceremony room full of flowers, black tie, and fireworks over the grounds at the end of it.
Hampton Court Castle in Winter
A castle in Herefordshire in the middle of winter, with low gold light across the grounds and the rooms inside dressed with greenery and candles. Hampton Court Castle does a great deal of the work for you.
Getting Ready
Gabriella got ready at the castle in a Pronovias gown; Richard and the men sorted themselves out in black tie. There were letters read on both sides before anybody went anywhere.
The Ceremony at Hampton Court Castle
The ceremony room had been turned into something close to a garden — fresh greenery and blooms everywhere, and the winter light through the old glass doing the rest.
Portraits in the Castle Grounds
We went out into the cold for a while. Winter light is short but it is the best light of the year, and the castle hands you archways, avenues and water to work with.
The Grand Ballroom
The wedding breakfast was held in the Grand Ballroom beneath the chandeliers, and the speeches went the way the best ones do — long enough to matter, funny enough that nobody minded.
Fireworks Over the Castle
Then fireworks over the grounds, which is not something I get to photograph every week, and a dance floor that filled and stayed full until the lights came up.
Photographed across one winter’s day at Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire. More of my work is in the portfolio, and there are other Herefordshire weddings on the blog.
