Swynford Manor Wedding Photographer & Videographer

A historic manor house near Newmarket

Swynford Manor is on London Road at Six Mile Bottom, near Newmarket in Cambridgeshire (CB8 0UE). The venue describes itself as a historic manor house and a luxury venue for weddings, and the photographs show a black and white timbered front, a chequered hall, a dark staircase and a bright glazed room.

We photographed and filmed Anthony and Paige's wedding here on 5 October 2024. Their day is the one in this guide: confetti thrown from the landing, an arched window above a dark banister and a white room full of light.

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01 / October 2024 / Anthony and Paige

Anthony and Paige: confetti on the chequered floor and an arched window

Anthony and Paige married on 5 October 2024. The photograph at the top of this page is the two of them kissing in front of tall white-framed windows, Paige holding a bouquet of dried grasses and pale flowers. Inside the manor they laugh together as Paige holds a baby in a black outfit.

The black and white timbered front of the manor, with its gabled roofs and tall chimneys, stands across a gravel drive under a bright blue sky. Inside, Anthony and Paige kiss on a chequered floor beneath a staircase while guests on the landing above throw clouds of confetti.

The two of them walk arm in arm down a dark wooden staircase beside a large arched window, and later embrace in front of the same window above a dark banister, in black and white. The venue says final photographs are taken on the grand staircase, and it is easy to see why.

The day also finds a bright white glazed room with a pitched glass roof and tall windows, where Anthony and Paige stand together as light falls in stripes across the floor.

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

The Study, the Garden Room and the pergola

The venue's wedding pages list ceremonies indoors in the Study, the Garden Room or the Drawing Room, and outdoors beneath the Pergola, with PA facilities in all licensed areas. The Study takes up to 98 guests plus the couple, musicians and officials, and has large windows leading to the Terrace and gardens. The Garden Room is described as light and airy, with views of the grounds and surrounding fields, and the pages give ceremony numbers of 98 to 150 and a figure of up to 220 guests for the room with a band or DJ. The figures are for different uses, so confirm them with the venue.

For the morning, the venue lists a Bridal Lounge, with access for the bride from 9am and the groom from 11am. It also lists a Grand Hall. Dogs are welcome for the ceremony, drinks and photographs, and the venue sets a midnight finish, with a paid extension to 1am.

03 / Staying at Swynford Manor / From the venue's own pages

Twelve guest rooms, a Honeymoon Suite and The Lodge

The venue lists 12 boutique-style guest rooms with en suite showers and roll-top baths, a Honeymoon Suite and The Lodge, and says couples and guests must leave by 10am the day after the wedding. The pages do not give an overall sleeping capacity, so ask the venue which rooms come with your booking.

Planning your photographs at Swynford Manor

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

1. Where the ceremony is: the Study, the Garden Room, the Drawing Room or the Pergola outside. Tell us your plan and timings so we can arrange the morning around them.
2. Getting ready: ask when the Bridal Lounge and the Honeymoon Suite are yours on the morning, since that is where the first photographs happen.
3. Group photographs: we do as many as you like and typically recommend around 15, which usually take about 20 minutes. The gravel drive, the terrace and the lawns give you room.
4. Portraits: we usually take a portrait walk of about 15 minutes, with photo and video together. The staircase, the arched window, the white room and the grounds give you very different backdrops. In October, we check sunset and light times for your date in advance and agree the plan with you.
5. Rain: the venue's FAQ does not give a wet-weather plan, so agree an indoor option with the venue when you confirm the order of the day. The staircase and the manor's rooms give you plenty indoors.

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 grand staircase, a chequered hall and a lawn 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.

Questions about a Swynford Manor wedding