The Old Mill at eversley is a beautiful venue with some beautifully kept gardens to wander in. The Old Mill itself has been lovingly restored with many original features being retained and the sound of running water is quite sleep inducing. The food is excellent and the venue can handle large or small wedding parties.

The pond in front of the main entrance

Great day on Sunday lots of brides through the door and a couple deffinitley seemed interested in me as their wedding photographer so lets hope the phone rings in the next couple of days.

The Hilton is a lovely modern hotel, some can be a bit cold and soleless, but the Hilton at Newbury is lovely, a nice chandalier as you come in the main door and lots of wood panelling give a warm cossy feeling. THe main room used for weddings is light and airy so good for indoor photogrpahy as well.

outside the Newbury Hilton Hotel

Newburys’ registry office is in Shaw House, the inside of which is small but beautifully decorated. The registrar is very friendly and makes the ceremony mean something (they don’t all achieve that). It is fairly light and airy inside. the outside has a small patch of grass that can be used for photography with shrubs as a back drop but the sun glares into this space at certain times of day and the rest of place is grey rendered walls, not very pretty from a photographic point of view.

The Apollo Hotel in Basingstoke is a nice venue with a small area round the back with a pagoda for photographs and in the event of inclement weather there is a large cover in front of the entrance and a nice bright reception area that can be used instead of getting wet outside. THe photogrpah below shows the entrance canopy to the hotel, they usually lay out a red carpet as well for you to walk up feeling like a million dollars on your special wedding day.

photograph taken at the Apollo Hotel Basingstoke

Oakley Hall has at least 2 rooms in which it can hold civil ceremonies and the photograph below shows the larger of the 2 rooms. The grounds outside are beautiful and provide some interesting spots for photography. There is plenty of parking and it provides a delightful atmosphere in which to hold your special event.

photograph of Oakley Hall Basingstoke civil ceremony room.

A very beautiful old church near the centre of Alton, this is a beautiful place for a wedding with lovelly flint walls and a great arched doorway for photos.

entering St Lawrenc's Church Alton

Oakley Hall at Oakley Basingstoke has 2 beautiful rooms it uses for its’ wedding ceremonys, here is a picture of a couple who tied the knot in the smaller room.

photograph of signing the register at Oakley Hall

St Micheal’s Church in the centre of Basingstoke is a beautiful old church with flint and stone brick work on the outside and some lovely vaulted arches on the inside. There is also a balcony from which to photograph the proceedings.

wedding photography inside St Micheal's church Basingstoke

Dummer church is a lovely ancient church in the centre of Dummer village, it is small but perfectly formed, with a balcony from which to get a birds eye view of the proceedings.

photograph taken inside Dummer Church from the balcony

Basingstoke Registry Office has been decorated in the style of the building and is quite beautiful inside. It is light and airy and the registrar is friendly and calming. Below is a photograph taken inside the registry office, the posed signing of the register.

photograph taken inside Basingstoke Registry Office