Mitton Hall summer wedding, in the middle of THAT heat wave

I had the best time with Hannah and Richard at their scorching hot wedding last Summer. I always get excited about being a Mitton hall photographer, it has such a great reputation within the industry, the locals, and the couples lucky enough to spend their wedding day there, and rightly so. I have been a wedding photographer at Mitton hall a good number of times, in fact, in 2019 I was here and at Eaves Hall more than any other venue.

It is perfect for photo’s no matter what the weather. in winter it is cosy and intimate with fires warming the old hall and fairy lights and candles lighting the main conservatory, but today it was in the middle of a summer heat wave. The light and airy party room looked absolutely stunning soaked in the sun, which complimented all the table flowers and gave the wedding breakfast a ‘destination’ feel.

Multi award winning unposed photography

Not only did I have an amazing time on the day, but I was lucky enough to pick up a number of prestigious awards from Hannah and Richards wedding. The photo of the girl under the table in church with the statue of Mary above earned me my first Fearless award - the most difficult awards to win with thousands of entries from around the world each round. It was also awarded a Masters of UK Photography and also with WPJA and Photographers keeping it Real. The black and white photo of Richard getting ready (The one that my sister says reminds her of the TV show ‘suits’ ??) also got an award with the WPJA.

I have to say though, one of my favourite shots of the day was of Richard walking back into Mitton hall after leaving his speech in the car!

bw photo of best man doing grooms cufflinks from a low angle

groom fastening waist coat in hard light

groom stood in a beam of light. Black and white photo

brides mum looks at the dress hanging up

bw photo, bridesmaids admiring the mother of the brides hat

bw photo of the bride getting her dress down

bw photo of the bride doing her dress in the mirror

close up reflection of brides smiling teeth in the mirror as her dress is done up

bw photo. Bridesmaid wipes a tear while looking at bride

bw photo of bride spraying perfume in nice light

bw photo of brides dad seeing her come down the stairs

bride adjusts veil in the foreground while dad checks the time on his watch by the window in the background

smiling bride arrives in an open top car

bride and her dad smiling at each other in the back of the car

bride and father walk up the steps in the church grounds

bride waving, vicar in the foreground and in the doorway of the church waiting for her

bw photo, bride smiling at the groom in church

photo of a little girl under a table in church with a statue of Mary hanging on the wall above

wide shot of the bride and groom about to leave the light, balloon filled church

bride and groom walking out down the church aisle, taken from the the wooden doors at the back

bride kisses a guest in the foreground, brides father congratulates the groom in the background

bride and groom walking out of the grounds through confetti

bride and groom walking out of the grounds through confetti. Wedding car in the foreground

bride and groom laughing in the wedding car. Hands opening champagne through the open door

bride and groom laughing in the wedding car. Hands passing them champagne through the open door

wedding car parked between trees by an old bridge

epic wide shot of the bride and groom walking onto Cromwell bridge

bride and groom kiss in the centre of Cromwell bridge over a river

Exclusive Mitton hall wedding

After a quick stop at Cromwell bridge at the request of the bride and groom it was onto Mitton hall in the heart of the Ribble valley. Today’s wedding was totally exclusive to the bride and groom. It was so good to see all the guests relaxing and laughing at the back of the stunning country house as they took in the breath taking views looking over the River Ribble in such incredible weather. It really was the perfect day.

We had a short stroll around the grounds and were treated some amazing light poking through the trees which made for brilliant portraits. Later in the evening we would return for some gorgeous sunset photo’s - you always get a good sunset there on a nice day here - but for now, it was back to the cool conservatory for one of my favourite parts of any wedding…The speeches!

chauffeur and groom helping the bride out of the car and handing her flower outside Mitton hall

Bride and groom by the car outside Mitton hall. Reflection of the brides smiling face in the car window

Long distance shot of the bride waving as she walks down a path at the back of Mitton hall

Detail shot of the beautiful wedding breakfast room in the orangery room at Mitton hall

Nice light in the wedding breakfast room as the bride walks in

front of Mitton hall in hard strong light. The groom returning to the building after forgetting his speech

BW photo of the bride and groom entering the wedding breakfast in strong light

Close up of bride’s dad holding microphone in the foreground during the speeches. Focus is on the bride’s face looking up at him

wide shot of the room during the groom’s speech

bride touches her dad’s shoulders as he looks at the gift she has just given him

BW photo of the bride laughing at her husbands speech

bride and her dad smiling at her husbands speech

BW photo of the bride wiping her eyes during the speech

bride laughing and groom drinking through embarrassment. Shot through glasses

low evening sun peeps through the trees about the entrance of Mitton hall

bridal party walking down the path at the back of Mitton hall

bride and groom kiss in the low evening sun

guest with shades on looking into the evening sun

guests laughing at the back of Mitton hall with festoon lights hanging in front of them all

wedding guests at the back of Mitton hall

bride walks along the balcony inside the main hall of Mitton hall, just hitting a patch of light

close shot of brides legs walking through a patch of light and showing her shoes

bride and groom walking through the gardens at the back of Mitton hall

A guest swinging his son around on the dance floor

BW photo, guests reflection in the bride’s dad’s glasses

Close shot of the girls catching the bouquet

girl who caught the flowers holding them up celebrating

bride and groom first dance in front of lit up ‘Mr & Mrs’ letters

brides parents look on at the first dance

BW photo of a guest holding up his hand and ‘being cool’

A group of guests under festoon lights at the back of Mitton hall

two girls on their phones at the back of Mitton hall

A group of guests laughing at the back of Mitton hall

A group of guests laughing under festoon lights at the back of Mitton hall

evening photo of the back of Mitton hall

Getting married at Mitton Hall?

Mitton hall is a beautiful 15th century country house in the middle of the Ribble valley, by the river Ribble. The oak panelled great hall was built during the reign of Henry VII and has so much character, lending itself to cosy winter weddings.

Mitton hall is also the perfect venue for summer weddings as you can see here with the party room being flooded with light the entire day. It is effortlessly beautiful and unashamedly romantic.

Part of the James places group, the ‘dream wedding venue’can accommodate up to 180 guests during the day and 350 evening guests.

The luxury wedding venue boasts 18 boutique bedrooms for your wedding guests with plenty of near by pubs and accommodation.

If you’re looking for a top mitton hall wedding photographer then I’d love to hear from you, it really is one of my favourite local wedding venues.

Mitton Hall Hotel

Mitton Hall, Mitton, Whalley,
Lancashire, BB7 9PQ

01254826544

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Mitton Hall wedding, Hannah and Richard

Mitton Hall summer wedding, in the middle of THAT heat wave

Multi award winning unposed photography

Exclusive Mitton hall wedding

Getting married at Mitton Hall?

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