That Amazing Place Wedding Photographer & Videographer

An exclusive-use manor house in Old Harlow

That Amazing Place is on Hubbards Hall Drive in Old Harlow, Essex (CM17 0NH). The venue describes a restored 15th-century manor house with tranquil gardens and lakeside views, and says it offers exclusive use of the whole venue for your wedding. Its pages describe a Grade II listed building with a gated secret garden and an orchard.

We photographed and filmed Shanice and Russel's wedding here on 8 September 2022. It is the day in this guide, and the old brick, the ivy and the gardens show up clearly in the portraits.

For current venue details, explore That Amazing Place.

01 / September 2022 / Shanice and Russel

Shanice and Russel: an ivy wall, a garden walk and champagne on the lawn

Shanice and Russel married on 8 September 2022. The photograph at the top of this page is the two of them close together, Russel kissing Shanice on the cheek while she holds a bouquet of dried grasses and white flowers. The morning is calm, with Russel looking out of a tall sash window in a bright room.

Later the two of them stand against an old brick wall under climbing ivy, then walk arm in arm through the gardens, laughing, with the tiled roof of the house among the trees.

Out on the lawn, Shanice, in white heart-shaped sunglasses, sprays champagne into the air while Russel stands beside her with a bottle of his own.

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

The Lakeview Lounge, the Hall, the Marquee and the Gazebo

The venue's pages describe the Lakeview Lounge, with bay sash windows and views of the grounds, as a ceremony room for up to 70 guests. The Hall, its largest room inside the house, has chandelier lighting, a mirrored wall and an original fireplace, and holds ceremonies for up to 100 guests and wedding breakfasts for up to 80 seated.

The Marquee has white linings and chandeliers, with panoramic walls that open in warmer months. The venue says it takes ceremonies of 100 to 150 guests, wedding breakfasts for up to 150 and evening receptions for up to 200 if you use its in-house DJ. The outdoor Gazebo sits beside the lake, with the water as the backdrop for vows. The venue says registrar fees are not included, so contact the Essex Registration Service directly.

03 / Staying at That Amazing Place / From the venue's own pages

Fifteen bedrooms and a cottage

The venue lists 15 bedrooms sleeping up to 31 guests, a Honeymoon Cottage for the couple, and a Wedding Lodge for the night before, with four bedrooms sleeping 8. It gives exclusive use from 11.30am on the wedding day until 10.00am the next morning, with guest bedroom check-in from 2.00pm and check-out at 10.00am. Which packages require full accommodation depends on the day of the week, so ask the venue.

Planning your photographs at That Amazing Place

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

1. Which ceremony setting: the Lakeview Lounge, the Hall, the Marquee or the lakeside Gazebo. Tell us your plan so we can arrange the morning around it.
2. Getting ready: ask when the Honeymoon Cottage and the Wedding Lodge are yours, since that is where the first photographs happen.
3. Rain: agree an indoor option with the venue when you confirm the order of the day. The Hall and the Lakeview Lounge are the indoor ceremony rooms the venue lists.
4. Group photographs: we do as many as you like and typically recommend around 15, which usually take about 20 minutes. The venue allows white biodegradable petal confetti in the garden and grounds, so plan it together with the group photographs.
5. Portraits: we usually take a portrait walk of about 15 minutes, with photo and video together. The old brick walls, the lawns and the lake give you very different backdrops. In September we check sunset and light times for your date in advance and 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 an old manor house with walled gardens, a lake and a marquee 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 That Amazing Place wedding