Peckforton Castle wedding photographer in Cheshire

Peckforton Castle Cheshire Wedding Photography – Sophie and Alex

Winter Wedding Photography in Cheshire

We don’t actually get many weddings with snow. I don’t think it’s global warming, just that January and February tend to be the coldest months, and are also fairly quiet in terms of weddings. However, Peckforton Castle is on top of its own little hill, sticking out of the Cheshire plain, so there was still some of the slight sprinkling of snow left from December’s little flurry when we got there for Sophie & Alex’s wedding.

As this was a Fusion package, we produce a video on the day incorporating still images combined with film from the wedding ceremony. You can pick whatever music you like for the film, but I have re-edited this one with some copyright-free music to allow sharing online:

Fusion Film at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire

Drone wedding photography in Cheshire — Drone photograph of Peckforton castle with Beeston Castle in the background

Peckforton Castle Wedding Venue

Peckforton has some lovely rooms and it’s a great place for brides and bridesmaids to get ready. With the fusion package we cover the wedding as a team of 2 photographers, so Sarah was with the girls while Stuart took the drone shots, captured some of the scenery, and caught some shots of the guys as the guests began to arrive.

Bride and bridesmaids getting ready at Peckforton Castle — The girls getting ready – Peckforton castle has some gorgious rooms

Wedding dress hung from four poster bed — Sophie’s amazing wedding dress

Macro photography of wedding rings — Sophie and Alex’s wedding rings

Documentary wedding photography in Cheshire — I’m sure the dresses weren’t that heavy!

Wedding photography during bride prep — Sophie and the girls

Wedding dress photo — Wedding dress details

Getting hitched in the Great Hall

The Great Hall is a breathtaking location for a marriage ceremony. Stained-glass windows and the magnificent vaulted ceiling make this a dream setting. Sophie’s entrance through the original main door of the castle was unforgettable.

Bride walking down the aisle at Peckforton Castle — Sophie and her dad walking down the aisle

Cheshire wedding photographer — Wedding ceremony in the Great Hall

Walking down the aisle. — Alex and Sophie walking down the aisle in Peckforton Castle, Great Hall

Guests at winter wedding in Cheshire — Wedding guests after the ceremony

Wedding Photography at Peckforton Castle

Peckforton Castle is paradise for wedding photography. Inside there’s a huge selection of locations for group and portrait photographs. But if the weather’s ok, there’s even more options ouside. After some group photographs in the courtyard we took Sophie and Alex to the woods just oustde the castle gate. We had a gorgious winter sunset creating lovely warm lighting, as you can see. We try to keep our wedding photography as natural as possible. Posing is kept to a minimum, which many of our couples find a great relief!

Bride and groom looking at each other — Alex and Sophie in the woods by Peckforton Castle

Wedding photograph at winter sunset in Cheshire — Sunset through the trees

Wedding photography with bride and groom in front of castle in Cheshire — Romantic wedding photography in Cheshire

Cheshire wedding photograph in winter woodland — Alex and Sophie walking through the woods

Traditional wedding photograph at Peckforton Castle — Bride and groom

Documentary wedding photography — Chatting with wedding guests

Evening guests at Peckforton Castle — Wedding guests before the meal

Wedding Breakfast in the Drawing Room

Peckforton Castle has a selection of rooms of various sizes that can be used at different parts of the day. The Great Hall is typically used for the marriage ceremony and evening reception. There’s a separate bar area where people can mingle in-between the main events, and the Drawing Room is usually used for the wedding breakfast.