Sindlesham Court in Winnersh is a Masonic Lodge that now does civil ceremonies and civil partnerships in its’ large airy chapel which is quite stunning. The inside of the building has been recently rennovated and looks beautiful, and the room used to welcome the bride and groom or same sex partners by the registrar is quite stunning. Below are a few photographs that show the inside of the wedding venue. It has a huge main hall which can take up to 250 people and still have room for a dance floor or 400 people for a sit down meal only. If you are looking for a wedding photographer as well as a stunning venue then please call me to discuss details.

Photograph of inside of wedding venue Sindlesham Court

Photograph of Sindlesham Court Chapel

There are some beautiful spots within the grounds of Trunkwell house all very close to the house so no long treks to get some nice photographs.Below are a couple of views of the back gardens:

Trunkwell Mansion House near Mortimer, Reading in Berkshire is a beautiful old country hotel with beautiful gardens and a peaceful environment. They cater for weddings, civil ceremonies, civil partnerships, corporate events, christmas parties and much more. Below is a photograph of the front of the property with some of the wedding cars from the wedding fair still outside.

What a super unusual venue! Milestones Museum in Basingstoke is open for wedding receptions and events. You can wander amung the exhibits to your hearts content. They even open the 1940’s pub so that you have access to beer and spirits during the evening festivities, unfortunately the prices aren’t 1940’s! There are some great places to have photographs taken, like this one outside the green grocers.

There are hundreds of wedding fairs these days, most venues that hold wedding ceremonies hold at least 1 wedding fair a year, they are usually held during September, October, January, Febraury and March, occasionally they are held in November and April or even July. They consist of suppliers of wedding day paraphernalia of all shapes, sizes and types, including bridal dresses, mens wear, cars, photographers, jewelry, entertainers, cakes, florists, caterers and much more. There is usually at least one of each supplier category and usually in the case of photographers 2 or more. It gives you the oportunity to see the suppliers wares, talk to them, have a look round the venue and get lots of ideas for things you could spend your money on that you never knew existed. It is well worth visiting at least one if you are planning a wedding.

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

There is a little known phenomena about red and blue colours that effect the way we see things. Things that are close to us generally have stronger colours than things that are further away, in fact in landscapes things in the far distance often look very blue. So when we see two things together and one is coloured red and the other blue we tend to think that the blue item it further away than the red item. So you can give a feeling of distance or depth by putting red things closer to you and blue things further away. Take a look at the next 2 photographs. In the 1st one the 2 people are side by side, but it looks like the girl in red is closer. In the 2nd photograph the girl is actually about 3 paces behind but looks like she is level with the man. The further you are away from the photographs the more pronounced is the effect.

photograph of 2 people girl in red behind the man in blue

photograph of 2 people standing side by side

A hotel with a nice atmosphere in Basingstoke is the Apollo Hotel. It has a small area at the back for taking photographs and lays out the red carpet for its Brides and Grooms.

photograph of Bride and Groom taken at Apollo Hotel Basingstoke