POWYS & MID WALES WEDDING GUIDE
Wedding Photographer and Videographer in Powys and Mid Wales
Hay bales and fairy lights near Knighton, confetti at a stone country house in the Mid Wales hills and a Christmas wedding in a castle in the Upper Swansea Valley. Natural photographs and wedding films, with every venue labelled by where it really is.
In short: Bright Sight is Cam and Beth, a photo and video duo based near Cardiff. This guide follows six real weddings in Powys and Mid Wales: Wilde Lodge near Knighton, Plas Dinam Country House near Llandinam and Craig y Nos Castle in the Upper Swansea Valley in Powys, with labelled neighbours at Tynrhyd Retreat near Aberystwyth, Cabin Lane Church near Oswestry in Shropshire and Dewsall Court near Hereford in Herefordshire. Standard full-day packages start at £2,099 for photography, £2,099 for videography or £3,799 for both, with travel included and a £120 deposit to secure your date.
Weddings across Powys and Mid Wales
Powys is the largest county in Wales and the least crowded: hills, valleys and long views, with a farm or country house at the end of a lane. A wedding here often means guests travelling in from the Midlands, the Marches and South Wales, so the day usually has more to do with the journey and the landscape than with a city skyline.
Cam and Beth work as a photo and video duo, quietly in the background of your day. We want the stile in the hills, the confetti by the front door and the minutes between formal photographs to be in your gallery as much as the portraits are. We keep you with your guests, step in only when a little direction helps and let the photographs and film grow from what actually happens.
A word on the map. Wilde Lodge, Plas Dinam and Craig y Nos Castle are in Powys. Tynrhyd Retreat is near Aberystwyth in Mid Wales, Cabin Lane Church is across the border in Shropshire and Dewsall Court is in Herefordshire, so they are labelled as neighbours. Our Valleys and Brecon Beacons guide covers the south of the county, our Shropshire guide and Herefordshire guide cover the English side and our Pembrokeshire guide covers the west coast.
01 / Knighton, Powys, on the Welsh border / Alice & Matthew
Wilde Lodge: hay bales, fairy lights and a stile in the hills
Alice and Matthew married at Wilde Lodge near Knighton, on the Powys side of the Welsh border, on 27 September 2025, and the photograph at the top of this guide is the two of them walking arm in arm across the hillside. The morning is quiet: in black and white Alice has her dress fastened in a bedroom, and a little later she pauses in a long veil on a wooden staircase. The ceremony takes place in a barn beneath fairy lights and old timber beams, and the two smile as they walk back down the aisle in front of their guests, with Matthew in a cream suit.
The day stays in the hills. Guests sit on hay bales in the barn, the wedding party cheer with their arms in the air on a country track, and Matthew helps Alice over a wooden stile with her veil lifting in the breeze.
If you are weighing a farm or lodge in the hills, ask where the ceremony can happen if it rains, how guests will reach the venue and how much walking is involved. A short walk to a stile or a hillside can be the best portrait location, but you will want sensible shoes.
For current venue details, explore Wilde Lodge.
02 / Near Llandinam, Powys / Molly & Isobel
Plas Dinam Country House: confetti at the front door and pink smoke on the drive
Molly and Isobel married at Plas Dinam Country House near Llandinam, in Powys, on 20 May 2025. The venue describes a country house with 15 bedrooms and a glass-roofed courtyard, set among the Mid Wales hills. Their ceremony takes place on the lawn, with guests on wooden chairs either side of the aisle and green hills rising behind, and afterwards the two walk arm in arm through confetti thrown along the gravel path in front of the stone house. One of the brides carries a small guest in her arms, and the two stroll along the grass with a ridge of hills behind them.
Their portraits stay close to the gabled stone house: an embrace on the lawn in front of it, a kiss with a bouquet of anthuriums and roses between them, a bottle of champagne sprayed on the gravel path and pink smoke billowing behind them as they laugh down the drive. A house with wide lawns and a long view lets the day spread outdoors without feeling far from the party.
If you are choosing a country house in Mid Wales, ask how many guests can stay on site, how the ceremony and reception rooms connect with the grounds and what the plan is if the weather turns.
For current venue details, explore Plas Dinam Country House.
03 / Upper Swansea Valley, Powys / Sophie & Tom
Craig y Nos Castle: a Christmas tree, a wreath-hung arch and green velvet
Craig y Nos Castle stands in the Upper Swansea Valley, in the south of Powys, and Sophie and Tom married here on 29 December 2025. An aerial photograph shows the wedding party gathered in the courtyard in front of the grey stone castle with its turrets and gables. Tom and his groomsmen, in grey suits, walk towards the camera in front of the castle, and after the ceremony Tom in a green suit and Sophie, bouquet in hand, walk back through cheering guests on a blue carpet, confetti falling around them.
Inside, Tom kisses Sophie in front of an arch hung with a Christmas wreath, and the two kneel beside a lit Christmas tree to stroke a small dog. A winter wedding changes the plan: the light fades early, so keep portraits close to the building straight after the ceremony.
If you are choosing a castle or a hotel for the colder months, ask what the heating and the indoor spaces are like, how early it gets dark and where you can step outside for a few minutes of portraits.
For current venue details, explore Craig y Nos Castle.
04 / Near Aberystwyth, Mid Wales / Ella & Josh
Tynrhyd Retreat: a white-draped arch, a meadow and golden evening light
Tynrhyd Retreat is near Aberystwyth, a little to the west of the rest of this guide, so it is a labelled Mid Wales neighbour. Ella and Josh married here on 7 July 2026. Their ceremony takes place outdoors beneath a white-draped arch, with guests seated either side of the aisle and wooded hills behind, and a dog at the couple's feet while they exchange vows. A woman in a blue hat lifts Ella's train in the meadow, and the two stand together among tall trees as the sun shines through the branches.
In the evening the light turns golden, with Ella leaning against Josh's shoulder on the hillside holding a bouquet of white and blue flowers, and a black and white photograph catches the two of them kissing as the day ends. If you are considering a longer wedding stay in Mid Wales, ask about accommodation, access, guest arrivals and the indoor plan for the spaces you book.
For current venue details, explore Tynrhyd Retreat.
05 / Oswestry, Shropshire, near the Powys border / Noomi & Jamie
Cabin Lane Church: roses, blossom and a top table under white drapes
Cabin Lane Church is at Oswestry, in Shropshire, a short drive east of the Powys border, so it is a labelled neighbour to this guide. Noomi and Jamie married here on 8 July 2023. A kiss among pink roses and blossom, with Noomi holding a bouquet of white flowers, sits beside a photograph of the two of them smiling together at the top table beneath white drapes.
If you are considering a church or chapel venue, ask how the ceremony space changes for the meal and where guests can gather outdoors.
For current venue details, explore Cabin Lane Church.
06 / Near Hereford, Herefordshire / Xenia & Jack
Dewsall Court: a window sill, a stone wall and a lift on the deck at dusk
Dewsall Court is near Hereford, on the Herefordshire side of the Welsh border, so it is a labelled neighbour a little to the south-east of this guide. Xenia and Jack married here on 15 June 2024. The photographs start with their rings resting on a window sill and the bride laughing while her hair is dried, then the bridal party in white robes hold up newspapers in a bedroom with a canopy bed.
Outside, the bride and her bridesmaids in pale blue raise their bouquets on the gravel path in the gardens, the couple smile at each other with a bouquet of wildflowers beside a stone wall and, at dusk, Jack lifts Xenia on a wooden deck among the trees.
A house with gardens and a deck gives you several places for a few minutes together. Ask which are open to wedding guests and how late you can stay out as it gets dark.
For current venue details, explore Dewsall Court.
Planning a wedding in Powys and Mid Wales
Farms, lodges and country houses
The venues here are working farms, lodges and country houses, and many have their own barns and lawns for the ceremony. Ask each venue which spaces your booking includes, how the ceremony and reception connect and where guests can shelter. A glass-roofed courtyard, a barn with hay bales and a castle with a Christmas tree each ask different questions of a timeline.
Weather and light in the hills
Weather in the hills changes quickly. A ceremony on the lawn at Plas Dinam or in a meadow near Aberystwyth is lovely in good weather, so agree a wet-weather plan you would still be happy to use. In winter, as at Sophie and Tom's Christmas wedding, the light fades early, so keep portraits close to the building straight after the ceremony.
Getting guests there
Many Powys venues are down narrow lanes with patchy phone signal. Send guests a clear route, parking notes and a taxi number early, and ask whether the venue has rooms on site, because several of the venues in this guide can put guests up.
Walking for portraits
A short walk to a stile, a hillside or a ridge can make the best portraits of the day, but it asks for sensible shoes and a little time. Ask your venue where the best spots are and how far they are from the party, and we will build the walk into the timeline.
How we travel to you
We are based near Cardiff and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages. If your wedding is a long drive from home, we stay in a hotel the night before so that traffic on the morning cannot affect your day.
Before you enquire: write down every address your day will use: where you get ready, the ceremony, the meal and where people sleep. Send the list with your date and venue and we can talk through the order of the day.
Beyond Powys, the Valleys and Brecon Beacons guide covers the south, the Shropshire guide and Herefordshire guide the English side and the Pembrokeshire guide the west coast.
Hearing the day again: wedding films in Powys and Mid Wales
A photograph keeps a face. A film keeps the voice that went with it: a vow, the pause before a speech lands, the sound of a barn full of people when the dancing starts. A highlight follows your day in the order it happened, so watching it feels like the day again, not a trailer for it.
Our full-day video packages include a 7 to 10 minute highlight and a 40+ minute documentary film. Watch Meg and Luc’s highlight from The Barn at Brynich and Oli and Tara’s highlight from The Shed at Mwnt below. Explore the wedding videography package for current inclusions, or browse our wedding films for more celebrations.
A real wedding on film
The Barn at Brynich: Meg and Luc’s October 2021 wedding on film
Meg and Luc’s highlight follows their October 2021 wedding at The Barn at Brynich near Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. We filmed their day as videographers and this wedding appears on film only, so the highlight is where to see it.
Explore The Barn at Brynich’s wedding spaces
The Barn at Brynich / Near Brecon, Powys
Meg & Luc
Watch Meg & Luc’s The Barn at Brynich wedding film →
Watch their highlight on YouTubeA real wedding on film
The Shed at Mwnt: Oli and Tara’s Ceredigion wedding on film
Oli and Tara’s highlight follows their June 2022 wedding at The Shed at Mwnt on the Ceredigion coast, a labelled neighbour to the west of this guide. We filmed their day as videographers, so this is a video only example, and it shows a coastal barn wedding in motion.
Explore The Shed at Mwnt’s wedding spaces
The Shed at Mwnt / Mwnt, near Cardigan, Ceredigion
Oli & Tara
Watch Oli & Tara’s The Shed at Mwnt wedding film →
Watch their highlight on YouTubeOne team for the photographs and the film
Booking photography and film with the same team means one conversation about the timetable, one set of questions for your venue and one plan for the portrait walk. Cam and Beth have photographed and filmed over 400 weddings together since 2016, so a barn that turns from ceremony to dinner, a castle in winter or a late change to the order of the day is familiar territory.
The photo and video team package carries a £120 deposit and a £400 saving over booking photography and videography separately. If your day uses more than one location or has unusual timings, tell us the plan and we will confirm how it fits.
Questions about photography and film in Powys
Do you photograph and film weddings in Powys and Mid Wales?
Yes. Cam and Beth are based near Cardiff and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages. We have photographed and filmed weddings near Knighton, Llandinam and Craig y Nos in Powys, and near Aberystwyth. Send your date and venue and we will tell you whether we are free.
Which real weddings can we see in this guide?
Alice and Matthew at Wilde Lodge near Knighton, Molly and Isobel at Plas Dinam Country House near Llandinam and Sophie and Tom at Craig y Nos Castle in the Upper Swansea Valley are in Powys. Ella and Josh at Tynrhyd Retreat near Aberystwyth are in Mid Wales, Noomi and Jamie at Cabin Lane Church near Oswestry are in Shropshire and Xenia and Jack at Dewsall Court near Hereford are in Herefordshire. Each story says where the venue is.
Why are Shropshire and Herefordshire venues in a Powys guide?
Couples searching in Powys often look across the border, and the hills do not stop at the county line. Cabin Lane Church near Oswestry and Dewsall Court near Hereford are close enough to compare with the Powys venues, and each is labelled with its real county so you can judge the distance from your own venue.
Can you photograph a wedding in the hills, with limited phone signal and long drives?
Yes. Rural Mid Wales is where we plan most carefully: we ask about access, parking and the route before the day, agree a meeting point for the portraits and keep everyone close to the venue when the light is changing. Send us the address and any guest travel notes you have and we will build the timeline around them.
Do you travel to Powys and Mid Wales for weddings?
Yes. Travel across England and Wales is included in our standard full-day packages. When a wedding is a long drive from home, we stay in a hotel the night before so the journey cannot affect your day.
How much does a Powys wedding photographer and videographer cost?
Our standard full-day packages start at £2,099 for photography, £2,099 for videography and £3,799 for photography and videography together. Longer packages add more coverage and extras, and the package pages show the current inclusions.
Can we book photography and videography together?
Yes. Our photo and video team package puts both under one booking with a £120 deposit, and it carries a £400 saving compared with booking them separately. Full-day video packages include a 7 to 10 minute highlight and a 40+ minute documentary film. See the package pages for current coverage and prices.
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