Cheshire Countryside
Wedding Photographer

Are you getting married in the Cheshire countryside?

Planning a countryside wedding in Cheshire? Let’s talk.

I’ve photographed many weddings across the Cheshire countryside, capturing love stories set within rolling landscapes, quiet lanes, and some of the region’s most beautiful rural venues. From elegant country houses to contemporary barns, the countryside offers a relaxed and visually rich backdrop for weddings of all styles.

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A little about me

My approach is all about storytelling in a relaxed documentary style, focusing on the real emotions, and creative yet natural portraits. Wherever you look at Andy Wade Photography, you’ll see exactly how I can capture your story.

Originally from South East London, I am now an honorary northerner after living in this neck of the woods for over 20 years. I live in Todmorden with my wife, two children and two dogs. I’m pretty chilled and love being out with my family, walking the dogs in the wilds of Lancashire, The Dales & The Lake District. I’m also a bit of a foodie and love a good crackly fire in the local establishment in the winter!

Andy Wade Photography is an award winning wedding photographer covering the Cheshire countryside and the wider North West of England.

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THE START OF YOUR STORY

Cheshire countryside weddings

My approach to wedding photography in the Cheshire countryside is rooted in documenting your day naturally, without interruption or pressure. I work calmly and unobtrusively, allowing moments to unfold while you stay fully present with the people around you.

The Cheshire countryside is known for its sense of space and calm. Weddings here often feel unhurried, with time to enjoy the setting as well as the celebration itself. From long driveway arrivals to outdoor drinks receptions and evening light over open fields, the countryside offers endless opportunities for meaningful, atmospheric photography.

I focus on photographing real interactions rather than staged scenes. The anticipation before the ceremony, the quiet exchanges between family, the emotion during vows, and the shift in energy as the evening unfolds all play a role in telling the story of your wedding day.

Whether you’re planning a large celebration or a more intimate gathering, the Cheshire countryside provides a timeless setting for relaxed, documentary wedding photography. My role is to capture the people, the atmosphere, and the moments that make your wedding uniquely yours.

MY PORTFOLIO

My Favourite Cheshire Countryside Wedding Venues

STUNNING PLACES TO walk down the aisle

The Cheshire countryside is home to a wide range of exceptional wedding venues, each offering its own sense of character and setting. From elegant country estates to modern barn venues surrounded by open land, these locations provide space, privacy, and beautiful backdrops throughout the day.

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Sandhole Oak Barn

Sandhole Oak Barn offers a modern countryside setting with expansive views across open fields and water. Its clean architectural lines, abundance of natural light, and thoughtful layout make it ideal for couples who want a relaxed yet contemporary wedding that still feels rooted in the landscape.

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Carden Park Hotel

Carden Park Hotel is set within expansive Cheshire parkland. With elegant event spaces for each part of the day and sweeping views across rolling landscapes, it allows weddings to unfold seamlessly while offering a balance of refined interiors and relaxed outdoor surroundings.

Bride and groom on lake pier, wedding day.

Nunsmere Hall

Set beside a private lake, Nunsmere Hall combines classic country house elegance with a peaceful rural atmosphere. The surrounding grounds create a calm and romantic setting, perfect for couples looking for timeless wedding photography with a soft, natural feel.

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Dorfold Hall

Dorfold Hall is a grand historic estate offering impressive architecture and beautifully landscaped gardens. Its scale and character make it well suited to elegant countryside weddings that still feel personal and considered, with space to enjoy both formal and informal moments.

Bride and groom walking in garden, holding hands.

Hilltop House

Hilltop House is a contemporary countryside venue known for its design led interiors and elevated rural setting. Surrounded by open landscape, it offers a clean, modern aesthetic while still retaining the calm and privacy of a countryside wedding.

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Peckforton Castle

Peckforton Castle provides one of the most dramatic wedding settings in the Cheshire countryside. Its medieval architecture and elevated position create a sense of occasion unlike anywhere else, making it ideal for couples looking for a bold and distinctive backdrop for their wedding day.

Beautiful Wedding Venues in the Cheshire Countryside

Each venue brings its own rhythm to a wedding day, and it’s that variety that makes the Cheshire countryside such a rewarding place to photograph weddings. Every setting offers new light, new moments, and new stories to capture.

PICTURE PERFECT MOMENTS

Award Winning Wedding Photography

Welcome to Andy Wade Photography, an award winning photographer covering weddings across the Cheshire countryside. I specialise in capturing genuine emotion and natural moments, creating photographs that reflect the atmosphere of the day rather than directing it.

Serving the Cheshire countryside and the North West

Planning a countryside wedding in the Cheshire countryside means choosing a setting that allows space to breathe. From long summer evenings outdoors to intimate winter celebrations inside historic buildings, countryside weddings offer variety and freedom.

Having photographed weddings throughout the Cheshire countryside and across the North West, I’ve worked with couples hosting everything from relaxed barn celebrations to elegant country house weddings. Each one is different, and my approach adapts to the rhythm of the day rather than forcing a formula.

My Approach to Wedding Photography

Choosing the right photographer is about trust. I take time to understand what matters most to you, so that photography feels natural rather than intrusive.

On the day, I work quietly and attentively, documenting the details, interactions, and moments that often go unnoticed. From morning preparations to the final dance, my aim is to create a complete and honest record of your wedding.

View My Wedding Portfolio

My portfolio includes weddings photographed throughout the Cheshire countryside and beyond. You’ll see real weddings, natural portraits, and moments of genuine connection, always focused on people rather than poses.

Get In Touch

If you’re planning a wedding in the Cheshire countryside and are looking for relaxed, documentary style wedding photography, I’d love to hear from you. Get in touch to talk through your plans and see whether we’re a good fit.

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Here are some of the frequently asked questions I get about my wedding photography.

No. 90% of any day I shoot is completely candid. I can photograph all day without a single ‘posed’ photo. The portraits of you both, if you’d like some, are kept simple and as natural as possible; nothing cheesy and nothing awkward. Usually the portraits of you are created during a relaxing wander together for twenty minutes or so with me capturing shots as we go along – so not really posing. We may stop in a certain spot but most of that time you’ll forget I’m there and the portraits will feel and look perfectly natural. Just think of this as a bit of ‘you time’! There is the option create a specific photo with flashes which I set up – but only if you want that. Even if I do it will be set up before we do it so that you can spend the maximum time with you guests. Otherwise I’ll just photograph the day as it happens.

Firstly I have to be available on your day but after that just say “Let’s do It!”. Just fill out the email form on my contact page or just send me a text, a message on Instagram or just give me a call. A small deposit then secures the day. That deposit is refundable up to one month after the agreement to go ahead. In the meantime, I will send you some paperwork and that will include a contract which has all the T&C’s in which we both sign when you’re 100% happy. You’ll also receive a summary of what is in your package.

Your photos will be delivered in a beautiful gallery that will work on any device. You can control the sharing of your photos from your gallery for family and friends or to social media. You can download your photos in full, high resolution or in a smaller version should you wish to share them. There are no watermarks on your photos and are free for your personal use. There is also the option to buy prints and wall art and you can create and order albums from the ‘Shop’ area of your gallery. If you have a slideshow made then it can be viewed from your gallery as well.

For a 9 hour wedding you get an edit of about 500+ photos. If it is a 12 hour day then around 700+. I work on your photos intensely after the wedding, lovingly crafting them so that they are perfectly colour balanced with a bright, fresh look. There’s probably a ratio of a third black and white and two thirds colour.

Everything is moving to digital transfer, now, so you can simply download the full high resolution photos from your gallery. You can have them on a USB if you wish but these are gradually being made obsolete. Whatever the means you get your edited photos in full size/resolution and with no watermarks. The images are free for your personal use.

Yes. I think it’s good to meet as you can ask all the questions you need to. I’ll be around you for almost all of your wedding day so meeting up before the day a great way of getting to know each other. I’m a nice chap and very comfortable with people I’ve just met, so it’s not a problem if we don’t. A video call is a really good way of talking things through if we can’t arrange a meeting.

Yes. Most people like a few photos of mum, dad and their close family as well as the bridesmaids and groomsmen. I get that it is important and can be good fun, too. It takes about 10 minutes to organise a photo of everyone, for example, and then about 2-3 minutes for each one after that providing everyone is available. You decide what those photos are if you want them – I don’t have a ‘list’ of my own. If there is 1.5 – 2 hours between your ceremony and wedding breakfast then I’d suggest to have something like 20 mins with you portraits and then 20 mins of group photos dotted about, so between 6-10 group shots max. This way you spend more time just being with your guests, which I will capture naturally. I hear many stories of people who have been to weddings and were really bored and made to stand around for hours while the photographer goes through a repertoire of their own group photos. That’s not me!

Yes. There is an amazing choice of albums and wall art that will be available from your gallery and that I can send you information on. There is so much choice that I do not put albums in my packages unless on specific request. I do have three album packages that broadly cover the options so if you would like to include one I would be happy to chat and look at putting an album in your package.

Yes, but you can have another photographer if you wish – called a ‘2nd shooter’. If, for instance, you’d like the groomsmen preparation photos covered fully as well and they are over 15 mins away, I can employ a second photographer to cover that for £350/day and they will stay until the speeches – so about 6 hours. A second photographer is great to cover a specific span of time but does not necessarily mean a ‘better’ set of photos. I can be in and amongst a whole wedding party quite easily and capture the essence of the day without a 2nd shooter but it does enable us to do more portraits together – if that is what you’d like – and we can have more angles covered in the ceremony. If you would like a 2nd shooter then we’d book them about 3 months before the day. They are always 1st class, professional photographers like me and shoot in my style.

Guest Wishes! is a contemporary alternative to the wedding guest book. At the wedding breakfast I collect hand written message from your guests, take a quick snap of them and put it all together in a polaroid style. They can have a personal design and even go into you album. For more info, click here.

Yes. They are for half a day or less and can be done in a location of your choice or a fab location that I know of. You’ll get a set of online photos, usually an edited set of around 50-100 in the same gallery style that your wedding photos are. For more information about pre-shoots, click here.

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