Heaton House Farm Wedding Photography | Christina and Adam
Christina and Adam
Heaton House Farm Wedding Photography
I always love returning to Heaton House Farm to photograph weddings, and so I was really looking forward to Christina and Adam’s big day at this amazing venue. Heaton House Farm is a rural country home specialised in hosting weddings to couples looking to host their nuptials while boasting scenic views across Cheshire’s countryside. A stones throw from Macclesfield, this family run wedding venue is situated beyond the borders of Cheshire deep into the countryside with fields spanning the rear of the home’s setting. One lone oak tree is perfectly positioned for stunning portraits as newlyweds love to walk hand-in-hand across the lawns of this charming estate.
I met up with Christina and the bridal party in the pamper rooms of Heaton House Farm. As the venue is a purpose built estate for hosting weddings, it is great to see contemporary, lavish design with a quaint and rustic twist. The rooms are interesting from every angle with compositions to be captured using the various surfaces and mirrors that adorn the walls. The venue is quite simply a wedding photographer’s dream.
Sarah Meredith Hair and Make-up
It was lovely to meet the girls in the morning, all in high spirits with the music playing in the bridal suite. I would also be working with the lovely Sarah Meredith Hair and Make-up for the first time, which was exciting!. The day itself was warm and pleasant with no chance of rain, and so we were on for an outdoor ceremony on the lawn of Heaton House Farm. The venue is in the perfect location for alfresco rustic ceremonies boasting views which look out across Cheshire’s beautiful meadows and pastures.
Picturesque outdoor wedding ceremony
It wasn’t long before our couple were all dressed and ready to exchange wedding cards before the ceremony. Chrissie and Adam wanted to do a ‘no look’ card exchange behind the gateway to the gardens. This exchange was a first for me, however, I sure hope it won’t be my last as the emotion was certainly tangible and was a great experience to capture on camera. The pair held hands between the garden’s wooden gate as our bride shed a tear while reading the groom’s heartfelt card.
After a couple of moments we were all ready for the service on the lawn as the wedding guests took their seats. The bridesmaids looked a picture as they walked down the aisle holding their colourful bouquets, shortly followed by the adorable flower girls who held a novel wooden sign for the groom. Then came the beautiful bride who looked absolutely stunning as she slowly walked alongside her dad while linking arms during the processional walk of the ceremony.
Rustic venue dressing by Qube Events
The setting was dressed perfectly by Qube Events who dressed the aisle and ceremony pagoda with verdant colours to complement the wedding theme perfectly. The nuptials for the day were performed under the quaint wooden archway as Chrissie and Adam exchanged rings and vows. The service itself had a great balance of emotion and humour with all eyes on the married couple as the service concluded with the newlyweds kissing under the pagoda. Once the ceremony had ended our newly wedded couple were then duly congratulated by their closest family and friends out on the field of Heaton House Farm before we then got into a round of confetti throwing and group photographs.
Unposed, natural photography
As a wedding venue, Heaton House Farm delivers when it comes to portraits and photographic opportunities. The amount of room and space in the fields outside allows a photographer to capture some great natural moments between newlyweds. There’s also the water garden which opened up a plethora of opportunities for me to document Chrissie and Adam together. When I photograph couples I try to let things naturally play out in front of the camera and so, when the bride and groom share an emotional or funny moment together, it’s this pure emotion which I try to capture. It’s raw moments like these which make a wedding day for me.
First dance and sparkler send off
We had a fantastic couple of hours in the barn for the receiving line and wedding breakfast. It was great to capture so many moments as guests congratulated the happy couple before taking their seats. Once everyone was seated we had a couple of speeches which had everyone in stitches as anecdotes were regaled leaving the bride and groom with their head in their hands! Before you know it, we were on to the cake cutting and first dance which is always eventful to photograph!
The wedding party then ventured outside as the sun was setting for an awesome sparkler exit with our new husband and wife wedding photographers in the beautiful grounds of Heaton House Farm.
I had a brilliant time photographing Chrissie and Adam’s wedding here at Heaton House Farm. If you like my style of photography and are currently looking for a wedding photographer, please feel free to drop me a message.
Heaton House Farm weddings photographed by Stephen McGowan. If you are getting married and looking for a natural wedding photographer then please get in touch to discuss more.
Idyllic Countryside Wedding Setting
Heaton House Farm is a purpose built, family run wedding venue in the heart of the Cheshire countryside. Greeted with a warm, homily welcome as you enter the barn entrance, you will be taken back by how stunning this venue looks. The venue is designed with flexibility in mind with purpose built rooms for preparation, ceremony and wedding breakfast reception afterwards. Boasting views across resplendent green landscapes, it’s easy to see why this venue is so popular as a Cheshire wedding photographer.
Being an award winning exclusive venue means that the team are fully attentive to your needs on the day. Before the day you will be welcome to a show around of the venue or you can also attend an open day where you will learn more about the farm’s layout and decide on how you’d like to spend your special day.
Staying over after the Wedding
Heaton House offers fifteen luxury wedding accommodation rooms for your family and friends staying over. Twelve of the rooms are located on site and consist of double, triple, quad and family rooms, all of which are converted farm buildings. The remaining three beautiful rooms are just a short walk up the road at the Beech Trees bungalow boasting spectacular views of the Cheshire countryside.
All accommodations come with breakfast included, the ideal hangover cure to the night after partying and drinking. Enjoy locally sourced ingredients and homemade products for your traditional English breakfast while taking in the views in Heaton House Farm’s old stable yard.
Weddings at Heaton House Farm
For your indoor ceremony room, Heaton House Farm boasts a magnificent sandstone barn conversion with natural stone walls and gorgeous wooden oak beams running along the ceiling perfect to hang some bunting runners for your ceremony. With views overlooking the Cheshire moors, exchanging your wedding vows in such a stunning setting can not get any better. After a relaxing stroll through the venues water garden for a couple of portraits, you are then at the leisure of making your way back to the very light and spacious barn for your reception where you will be greeted to a mouth-watering wedding breakfast, boasting a menu created just for you.
When it comes to drinks and dancing, Heaton House Farm has several options determined by the size of your wedding party. The bar is dedicated to serving you and your guests with an offering of ales, gins and spirits to really get the party started. Heaton House also has full facilities for a DJ or live band making this venue the consummate farm conversion for your special day. There are not many venues better for wedding photography than at Heaton House Farm with the committed family team there to help as much as possible to make your day as magical as it can be.
If you are looking for a wedding photographer at Heaton House Farm, or any other location, then please feel free to contact me to see if I am available for your wedding date.
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Photography Information
Photographs were taken using a Canon 5D Mkiii camera, a Canon 6D camera and a selection of lenses (mainly the 24mm-70mm series ii 2.8L, 70-200 F4.0, a wide angle lens 17mm-40mm F4.0) and two Canon 600EX-RT flashes to maintain consistant exposure in light and dark conditions and also for night time flash photography for images with contrast. A Canon 100mm F2.8 macro lens was used for close up details for the wedding photography.