Colshaw Hall
Wedding Photographer

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I’m Andy Wade, an award winning photographer, and Colshaw Hall is Cheshire wedding royalty, and I’ve photographed a wedding here. An exclusive-use country house in Over Peover where the whole place is yours for the day, it makes for a celebration that feels both grand and completely personal.

My approach is all about storytelling in a relaxed documentary style, focusing on the real emotions, and creative yet natural portraits. The weddings you see across Andy Wade Photography are all real days I’ve documented, so what you see here is exactly how I’d photograph yours.

Exclusive use of one of Cheshire’s finest houses. Let’s create something beautiful together at Colshaw Hall.

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Colshaw Hall is Cheshire wedding royalty, and I've photographed a wedding here. It's an exclusive-use country house in Over Peover, just outside Knutsford, and the whole place is yours for the day, which makes for such a relaxed celebration.

The red-brick hall is gorgeous inside and out, with ceremony and reception spaces that handle the day in style, and because it's exclusive use, there's no sharing, no other weddings, just yours. Accommodation on the estate means the celebration can carry on into the morning after.

Cheshire wedding royalty

The grounds are immaculate: manicured gardens, a lake, and stretches of Cheshire parkland, and the light in the gardens in the late afternoon is something I always plan portraits around. There's a spot for every stage of the day, from confetti on the steps to quiet couple time by the water.

The flow is everything exclusive use promises: ceremony, drinks on the lawns, portraits around the gardens, then dinner and dancing with the hall lit up behind you. It's Cheshire country house weddings at their very best.

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  • Couple's first dance at a wedding reception.
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  • Newlyweds walk under confetti after ceremony.
  • Bride and groom embrace outside church at sunset.

The History of Colshaw Hall

An Edwardian showpiece

Colshaw Hall was built in 1903, designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Minshull, and it's now a Grade II listed building. Built in red brick with stone dressings in a Tudor Gothic style, it's a fine example of the grand country houses being built for Cheshire's wealthy families at the turn of the century.

Douglas was one of the most celebrated architects of his era, and Colshaw shows why: confident, richly detailed and perfectly suited to its parkland setting.

Douglas and Minshull's showpiece

Since 2002 it's been the much-loved home of the Irlam family, who run it as one of Cheshire's premier exclusive-use wedding venues. The family's care for the house and estate is obvious the moment you arrive, and weddings here consistently rank among the county's best.

How To Get To Colshaw Hall

Colshaw Hall is at Over Peover, near Knutsford in Cheshire, postcode WA16 8TW. From the M6, leave at junction 18 or 19 and follow signs towards Knutsford and Over Peover; from the M56, junction 7 via the A50 works well.

Knutsford station, with direct trains from Manchester and Chester, is about 10 minutes away by taxi, and there's plenty of parking on the estate.

My Style of Photography

I’m known for my documentary approach in wedding photography, capturing authentic, natural, and heartfelt moments. I aim to narrate each couple’s unique story through genuine, candid captures that resonate with real emotion. Having received numerous awards both in the UK and globally, my commitment and expertise in my field are well recognised. Offering my services throughout the UK and overseas, I cater to couples looking for a photographer who can document their day as it unfolds, ensuring a true representation of their special moments.

Why book Andy Wade Photography?

You’ve found your venue, and now you want the day photographed as it actually happens, not staged around the camera. My style is natural and documentary: genuine moments, real emotion, and the laughter, tears and everything in between, documented quietly while you get on with enjoying it.

As your Colshaw Hall wedding photographer, I’m committed to creating a collection that reflects the true emotion of your day, ensuring you have memories to cherish forever. Let’s tell your unique story together.

I couldn’t be more excited to join you on your wedding day at Colshaw Hall, document your day, and capture all the little moments that make it truly yours.

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What my couples say

LOVELY WORDS FROM LOVELY PEOPLE

I am super grateful for the amazing reviews my previous Cheshire couples have left on my Google and Facebook profiles.

My Features & Awards

I’m an internationally recognised photographer, and I measure and challenge myself against the best in the world.

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Frequently asked questions

ABOUT ANDY WADE 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 20 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 to 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 your 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 the terms and conditions, 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.

The light in Colshaw Hall’s gardens in the late afternoon is something I always plan portraits around. With manicured lawns, a lake and Cheshire parkland to work with, there’s a spot for every stage of the day, from confetti on the steps to quiet moments by the water.

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 is 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.

Because Colshaw Hall is exclusive use, there’s no sharing with another wedding and no strangers wandering into your photographs. The whole day flows at your pace, from the ceremony through to the hall lit up behind you at night.

Colshaw Hall was built in 1903 in a Tudor Gothic style and it’s a proper showpiece, all red brick with stone dressings. That kind of architecture gives portraits real presence, especially with the immaculate gardens as a frame.

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Looking for other venues in the Cheshire?

FIND YOUR PERFECT VENUE

I’ve shot all over the Cheshire in Alderley Edge, Knutsford, Chester and the Cheshire Countryside. There are so many gorgeous venues alongside Colshaw Hall! Check out my full list of stunning locations in the Cheshire;

Abbeywood Estate, Alderley Edge Hotel, Arley Hall & Gardens, Carden Park Hotel, Cottons Hotel & Spa, Crabwall Manor Hotel, De Vere Cranage Estate, Delamere Manor, Dorfold Hall, DoubleTree by Hilton Chester, Grange Barn, Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa, Heaton House Farm, Hilltop House, Mere Court Hotel, Merrydale Manor, Mollington Banastre Hotel, Mottram Hall, Nunsmere Hall, Oddfellows Chester, Owen House Wedding Barn, Peckforton Castle, Rookery Hall, Rowton Hall Hotel & Spa, Sandhole Oak Barn, Stock Farm Wedding Barn, Styal Lodge, Tabley House, Tatton Park, The Ashes Barn, The Chester Grosvenor, The Mere Golf Resort & Spa, The Oak Tree of Peover, The Plough Inn, The Stanneylands, The Tytherington Club, Wrenbury Hall
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  • Guests celebrating at a joyful indoor event
  • Bride and groom kissing at wedding reception.
  • Couple exchanging vows by the lake under arch.
  • Bride kissing older man at wedding ceremony.

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