Dumbleton Hall Wedding Photographer & Videographer

A turreted manor house near Evesham

Dumbleton Hall Hotel is near Evesham (WR11 7TS). The venue describes the house as a manor house reborn as the gem of the Cotswolds, and its wedding page promises ceremonies and drinks in the gardens, with views across the estate. The photographs show why: a stone manor with turrets and tall chimneys, a carved stone doorway and a wide lawn in front.

We have photographed two weddings here. Lucy and Christian married on 16 September 2023, and we photographed and filmed their day. Emma and Jason married on 20 May 2022, and we photographed theirs. Both are in this guide.

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01 / September 2023 / Lucy and Christian

Lucy and Christian: a vintage car, a stone doorway and a chandelier

The photograph at the top of this page is Lucy and Christian kissing beside a vintage car on the drive, with the stone of the manor behind them. The day begins more quietly. Lucy laughs beside a tall window in her ballgown, and Christian reads a card in an armchair, a few minutes alone before everything starts.

In black and white, Christian presses his fist to his mouth, overcome with emotion, while a groomsman smiles beside him. Afterwards the couple kiss in a swirl of white confetti in front of a carved stone doorway, with their guests all around them.

The evening moves into a dark-panelled room under a chandelier, where Christian dips Lucy for a kiss in front of big light-up letters and fairy lights.

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

The Drawing Room, the Allied Room and the gardens

The venue's pages name the Drawing Room and the Allied Room, and describe gardens, terraces and views across the estate. They also mention garden ceremonies by the lake and candlelit salons, and offer exclusive use as an enquiry option. The pages do not set out ceremony licence details, capacities or bedroom numbers, so ask for them in writing when you enquire.

For photographs, the useful questions are which rooms you will have on the day, where the ceremony will be if the weather turns, and how long the light lasts on the terraces at the time of year you are marrying.

03 / May 2022 / Emma and Jason

Emma and Jason in May

Emma and Jason married at Dumbleton Hall on 20 May 2022. Two photographs from their day show the setting at two scales: a kiss among the trees, and the two of them walking away across the lawn towards the manor, with its turrets and tall chimneys filling the sky.

04 / Staying at Dumbleton Hall / From the venue's own pages

Suites in the manor

The venue lists a Master Suite, a Manor Suite, a Manor Junior Suite, and Manor Deluxe, Classic and Cosy rooms. Getting ready in the house means a short walk to the garden or terrace, so ask which rooms come with your booking and from what time on the morning.

Planning your photographs at Dumbleton Hall

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

1. Where the ceremony is: in the gardens, in a room of the hall or at a church nearby. Tell us the addresses and times so we can plan the morning around them.
2. Rain: agree an indoor option with the venue when you confirm the order of the day. The Drawing Room and the Allied Room are the spaces the venue names.
3. Group photographs: the front of the house and the stone doorway are handsome places for them. We do as many as you like and typically recommend around 15, which usually take about 20 minutes.
4. Portraits: we usually take a portrait walk of about 15 minutes, with photo and video together. The drive, the lawn and the trees give you very different backdrops.
5. The evening: the dark-panelled room and its chandelier make a warm, low-lit party. Our evening coverage follows your booked hours.

One team for the photographs and the film

Cam and Beth have photographed and filmed over 400 weddings together, so a manor house with a carved stone doorway, a wide lawn and a panelled party room 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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