Cripps Barn Wedding Photographer & Videographer

An 18th-century stone barn in the Coln Valley

Cripps Barn is on Fosscross Lane at Bibury, near Cirencester in Gloucestershire (GL7 5BA). The venue describes an 18th-century Cotswold stone barn in the Coln Valley, set among ancient woodland and rolling meadows, with flagstone floors, beams and a stone fireplace. The photographs show how much of the setting is open field and sky.

We photographed and filmed Laura and Jack's wedding here on 26 June 2025, and their day is the one in this guide.

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01 / June 2025 / Laura and Jack

Laura and Jack: a hanging garland, open fields and a lawn full of cheering

Laura and Jack married on 26 June 2025. The photograph at the top of this page is the two of them kissing inside the barn, holding hands, with guests smiling behind them and a hanging floral installation overhead. The morning starts quietly in a pale room, where one man adjusts another's cuff and a man in a white shirt does up a button beside a suit in its garment bag.

Outside the stone barn, guests gather on the timber-railed terrace and steps, with the lawn and a rose bush in front. Inside, Laura and Jack kiss beneath a garland of greenery and flowers, with a long table laid with candles and glasses beside them.

Later the whole wedding party gathers on the lawn in front of the long barn, arms raised and cheering under a pale blue sky. It is a good example of how much open space the front of the building gives you.

Laura and Jack walk hand in hand across dry grass beside a row of young trees, with a wide pale sky above them. The surrounding fields are the backdrop here, and there is a lot of room to move.

In black and white, Laura rests her head on Jack's shoulder as they embrace in the low sun.

02 / The spaces / From the venue's own page

The barn, the Oak Pavilion and the woodland glade

The venue's page says ceremonies in the main barn take place under a hand-forged greenery wheel beside a stone fireplace. It also names the Oak Pavilion, an outdoor ceremony option in the gardens set in woodland, and a woodland glade that is licensed for civil ceremonies. Couples can also hold a ceremony at a local church and celebrate at the barn.

The venue lists room for 150 people for the ceremony and dining and 200 in total with evening guests, and says it is licensed for civil ceremonies for up to 150 people and has a late licence until 1am. It says the barn turns into a dance floor after dinner, with terrace, fire pits and surrounding fields outside. The venue also says it cooks in-house and does not allow outside caterers, so ask when you enquire.

03 / Staying nearby / From the venue's own page

Rooms close to the barn

The venue's page does not list bedrooms at the barn itself. It points couples to nearby places to stay, naming The Stump, a roadside inn with 10 rooms and a barn for private gatherings, and The New Inn at Coln St Aldwyns, a boutique hotel with 15 rooms. The venue also has an accommodation guide on its own site, so ask them which options suit your guest list.

Planning your photographs at Cripps Barn

A few things worth asking the venue, and how we would plan around the answers:

1. Where the ceremony is: in the main barn, in the Oak Pavilion, in the woodland glade or at a local church. Tell us the plan and the times so we can arrange the morning around them.
2. Group photographs: the lawn in front of the barn is a roomy place for them. We do as many as you like and typically recommend around 15, which usually take about 20 minutes. Ask someone who knows everyone to round people up.
3. Portraits: we usually take a portrait walk of about 15 minutes, with photo and video together. The fields, the row of young trees and the terrace give you very different backdrops within a short walk.
4. Rain: agree an indoor option with the venue when you confirm the order of the day. The main barn is the covered space the venue lists for ceremony, dining and dancing.
5. Evening: the venue has a late licence until 1am. Tell us if you would like anything in the evening photographed or filmed and we will agree the plan with you.

One team for the photographs and the film

Cam and Beth have photographed and filmed over 400 weddings together, so a stone barn with a lawn, a terrace and open fields beyond is familiar territory. You get one conversation about the timetable, one set of questions for the venue and one plan for the portrait walk.

The photo and video team package carries a £120 deposit and a £400 saving over booking photography and videography separately. We are based near Cardiff, and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages. When the drive is over two hours we always stay in a hotel the night before and cover it.

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