Ocean View Gower Wedding Photographer & Videographer

A farm venue above the north Gower coast

Ocean View Gower is at Windmill Farm on the Gower peninsula in South Wales (SA3 1HB). Its own website describes paddocks and rolling fields with views over the North Gower hills and coast, and its wedding package page lists a ceremony set up in the old milking parlour, heated marquees with a large bar lounge, a dedicated coordinator team and exclusive use of the venue on your day.

We photographed Martine and Jim's wedding here on 4 October 2021, and their day is the one in this guide: a ceremony in a high room with timber beams and fairy lights, a ride in a campervan, portraits at a ruined castle above the estuary and a first dance in front of tall light-up letters. Our Swansea and Gower guide shows more weddings in the area, and here we stay with this venue. What we say about the venue comes from its own website, and what we say about the photographs comes from looking at them.

For current venue details, explore Ocean View Gower. Our photographs are from October 2021, so ask the venue to show you the spaces as they stand now and to confirm what your package includes.

01 / The spaces / From the venue's own description

The milking parlour, the marquees and the standing stone

The venue's 2025 package page lists a ceremony set up in the old milking parlour, heated marquees with a large bar lounge, exclusive access to a nearby megalithic standing stone and the venue to yourselves on your day. Its accommodation page describes a retreat for two called Paddock Haven, with a patio over the old mill pond, and cottages in the stables and barns, each with one double and one twin bedroom.

It also lists five suite huts for guests, three double pods and two double suite huts, each with its own shower room. The pages we read give no guest capacity, no ceremony licence details and no finishing time, so ask for all three in writing, along with the current price of your date.

02 / October 2021 / Martine and Jim

Martine and Jim: a beamed ceremony, a campervan and a ruined castle

Martine and Jim married on 4 October 2021. The photograph at the top of this page shows them kissing in front of an old wooden gate set in a stone arch, Martine in a lace gown with a long veil and an orange autumn bouquet, Jim in a navy suit.

Their ceremony took place in a high room with pale walls, tall windows, exposed timber beams and strings of fairy lights, their guests seated close around them. In the first photograph Jim kisses Martine as the room smiles and claps. Afterwards, at a wooden table with a spray of burgundy, orange and white flowers in front of a white draped arch, Martine signs the register while Jim leans over her, smiling.

After the ceremony the two of them climbed into a campervan, its ceiling covered in peace signs, flowers and smiley faces. Martine has a flower in her hair and her bouquet in her lap, and the pair look at each other and laugh.

Their portraits took them to a ruined castle on the coast. On the grass above a wide estuary, Martine's veil blows out beside Jim as they walk towards the view under a big sky, the old stone wall to one side.

Then they stand hand in hand in front of a rough stone archway in the castle wall, a wooden gate and a cobbled path behind them.

In the evening reception room, with its draped walls, a pale wooden dance floor and tall white light-up letters, a guest in a navy waistcoat throws his hands up and pulls a face for the camera. Later Martine and Jim take the floor for their first dance, Martine's arm around Jim's shoulders, coloured disco lights sweeping the drapes behind them.

Planning your photographs at Ocean View Gower

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

1. Ceremony room: Martine and Jim's ceremony was in a high room with timber beams and tall windows, which gave soft daylight. Ask the venue which room your ceremony would use, how many guests it seats and what time of day suits it best.
2. The register: A white draped arch and a wooden table made a tidy backdrop for signing. Ask where the register is signed and whether it can stay by a window, so we can plan the light before the day.
3. Going further afield: Their castle portraits meant a short trip away from the venue. Ask the venue how long the drive takes, who manages any site you want to visit, whether photography is allowed and whether there are opening times, then allow for the travel in your timetable.
4. Evening and the first dance: The reception room had a pale wooden floor and strong coloured lights, which made the first dance lively. Tell your DJ or band where the first dance will be and we will plan around it, and ask the venue about finishing times.
5. Group photographs: Choose as many as you like, though we usually suggest around 15, which take about 20 minutes. Pick a spot with space and a covered back-up, and ask someone who knows everyone to gather people.
6. Portraits: We usually plan a portrait walk of about 15 minutes, with photo and video together. Between the fields, the old farm buildings and the coast views here, you have plenty of different backdrops to choose from.

One team for the photographs and the film

Cam and Beth have photographed and filmed over 400 weddings together, so a farm venue, a ceremony under timber beams and a trip to a coastal castle are all familiar ground. You have one conversation about the timetable, one list 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.

Questions about a Ocean View Gower wedding