Stretton Manor Barn Relaxed Beautiful Wedding Photography
Stretton Manor Barn
Beautiful Relaxed Chesterfield Wedding Photography
Introducing the beautiful Stretton Manor Barn
Stretton Manor Barn is absolutely stunning, bespoke built in 2020 near Chesterfield as an exclusive barn wedding venue it has been luxuriously designed with big open plan spaces and gorgeous panoramic views over the surrounding Derbyshire countryside. It really is one of my absolute favourite venues for creative wedding photography and I can’t recommend it highly enough!
The team at Stretton Manor Barn also need a special mention, everything just runs perfectly with zero stress. As a wedding photographer there is nothing better than being part of a team on the day coming together in a relaxed but professional way with lots of laughs, all working to ensure you have the best day ever!
As a creative wedding photographer I have to mention all the natural rustic features too. The traditional stonework, floor to ceiling windows flooding the rooms with flattering natural light, lots of fairy lights, chandeliers and glowing fire pits all combine to make for the perfect backdrop for your wedding photographs! The barn is also exclusive use so the whole secluded venue right on the edge of the Peak District, Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby is all yours to enjoy!
I have put this page together to give you lots of information and photographs about Stretton Manor Barn from the wedding ceremony room and the grounds as well as some of my thoughts on how to get stunning wedding pictures when I have photographed here, it really is a gorgeous barn conversion wedding venue like no other!
Contents
The Morning Preparations – Getting Ready at Stretton Manor Barn
Getting Married at the Gorgeous Stretton Manor Barn
Stunning Wedding Photography Ideas at Stretton Manor Barn
Winter Weddings at Stretton Manor Barn and What if it Rains?
Can we do Confetti and Sparklers at the Barn?
The Wedding Breakfast – Time to Eat!
The Family Group Photographs
Cutting the Wedding Cake and Dance the Night Away!
Finding Stretton Manor Barn Near Chesterfield
The Morning Preparations – Getting Ready at Stretton Manor Barn
With a custom built on site wooden lodge preparation building there’s zero stress getting to the ceremony as it’s a 30 second walk away! The building is full of natural light, surrounded with large mirrors, a private changing area and lots of space for your makeup artist, hair stylist o to get to work.
The view across the meadows is also just the perfect vista to take in and enjoy whilst you get wedding ready, before putting on THE dress or THE suite and having some fun relaxed photographs with your wedding party before you head off to say ‘’I Do!’’
Perhaps an emotional first look with mum or dad too… don’t worry if they are not the emotional type, I can Photoshop tears in later haha!
Getting Married at the Gorgeous Stretton Manor Barn
The wedding ceremony room at Stretton Manor Barn is just an absolute stunner, genuinely breath-taking. It’s a wedding photographers dream come true, beautiful natural light complimented by rich glowing artificial lights which I enhance with just a small discreet off camera flash to ensure the ambiance isn’t affected but every detail is perfectly captured.
The backdrop of stone walls, glowing chandeliers, fairly lights and wooden beams just ooze romance and I absolutely love the ambiance it all gives as I capture that walk down the aisle, a shed tear or two and the emotion of the wedding ceremony right through to your first kiss.
Stunning Wedding Photography Ideas at Stretton Manor Barn
I’ve already mentioned to beautiful interior features of the barn but I can’t forget to mention that you also have access for wedding photographs the massive 22 acres of private grass meadows around the venue.
I prefer not to tie you down to a specific time and a long drawn out photo shoot, instead for the gorgeous photos of just the two of you I just whisk you away for five minutes here and there as the day goes along. The light is constantly changing through the day so as I see a part of the venue or the grounds that looks just perfect we take some stunning pictures and then before you know it your back with your guests.
It makes for a really relaxed day, means you get more varied wedding photographs with a variety of lighting and most importantly maximises the time you spend with your family and friends!
When the light falls away and the blue hour kicks in after sunset Stretton Manor Barn comes alive and is surrounded by romantic rope lights, free standing firepits and the whole front of the venue comes alive with subtle lighting all of which I love to use to get creative. If you are up for a dash out into the fresh evening air I grab my photography lighting kit and make some stunning romantic twilight pictures of you both… It may be a bit chilly in the winter months but I promise it will be worth it!
Winter Weddings at Stretton Manor Barn and What if it Rains?
I absolutely love winter weddings, whether we get the gorgeous low golden winter sunshine or its overcast and grey, it’s a recipe for amazing wedding photographs!
I guess the biggest worry for my couples with winter weddings is the weather. Well, if you have a great wedding photographer with lots of experience then there’s absolutely no need to worry, everything’s fine! Rain on a wedding day becomes an opportunity to get out the weather sealed camera and lighting kit and create some truly beautiful and unique wedding photographs.
Rain doesn’t mean we don’t get to explore the barns gorgeous grounds, I bring along the big photographic brolly to keep you dry and off we go! When it comes to clothing, if you have a wedding dress with a long trail check you know how to hitch it up to keep it dry and as clean as possible when walking outside. I also tend to bring along a willing bridesmaid or groomsman to help carry the train.
The Wedding Breakfast – Time to Eat!
The gorgeous wedding breakfast room has a truly opulent feel. I love how the room turn around is screened off so your guests get the full impact of the beautiful setup as its revealed to everyone at once. Its always a chorus of ‘’ohhh wow’’ as everyone gets their first look!
Can we do Confetti and Sparklers at the Barn?
Ohhh yes! After your ceremony you can be announced into the entrance walkway for your friends and family to shower you both with confetti.
You can then relax, enjoy a glass of Prosecco and catchup with all your guests. The whole team at the barn go out of their way to ensure everything goes perfectly, from your wedding co-ordinator to the bar staff and kitchen team everything goes like clockwork.
Wedding Day Family Group Photographs
Cutting the Wedding Cake and Dance the Night Away!
Finding Stretton Manor Barn Near Chesterfield
Telephone: 0124 6511676
Stretton Manor Barn
Straw Lane
Stretton
Chesterfield
E55 6EX
Email: weddings@strettonmanorbarn.co.uk
Accomodation for Stretton Manor Barn
Stretton Manor Barn has a lovely lodge for the morning preperations but no on site accommodation. There are however some perfect hotels to stay in locally. The venue also has. afancy electric powered minibus so you can enjoy a drink and the team will transport you and 16 guests back to the hotel after the big day!
1. Stretton Hall Farm
2. Casa Hotel
3. Oakerthorpe holiday village