groom leading bride through field at golden hour

Wedding photography at Farbridge West Sussex

“We saw Pippa’s work at a local wedding fair and straight away we knew she was the one we wanted to take the photographs of our magical day. So thanks you so much Pippa for the photos, we absolutely love them!
Just wanted to say thank you for doing an amazing job in the day we really couldn’t have asked for a better photographer!”

This was a stunning and joyous wedding from start to finish. I first met Madi and James last year at a wedding show and was super excited they wanted me to be involved in their special day. Wedding photography at Farbridge West Sussex is a dream, especially if you hit it lucky with the weather. After a pretty challenging July for weddings, we were gifted with a warm sunny day. And despite all hopes of a golden hour being dashed as the cloud cover came over we suddenly noticed a ray of evening light shining through. Bingo!

The venue – Farbridge Barn

Once an old diary, and nestled in the South Downs National Park, Farbridge is a beautiful wedding venue. The barn can host from 70-150 guests and includes seven en suite bedrooms. With a garden and courtyard, a barn for the ceremony and dancing and another for dining, it simply has everything you need. And the best bit of all, you can tailor it to your taste decorating the barns as and how you want.

  • wedding sign saying names and date of wedding
  • wedding gown hanging from curtain rail in bridal suite
  • flat lay of flowers, shoes, invitation and garter
  • ceremony room empty shot at farbridge
  • table plan signage
  • empty barn with tables all set up
  • barn from outside
  • shot of barns bedrooms from outside
  • Farbridge barn from the garden and courtyard
  • close up of bridesmaid
  • bride smiling looking out of door with bridesmaid dresses hanging up
  • black and white shot of bride having eye make up put on
  • bridesmaid and bride having make up done one with back to camera one facing the camera
  • group shot of bridesmaids all laughing looking at someone else's camera
  • bride and mother sharing a laugh
  • bride hugging her father
  • natural shot of groom's party doing up ties
  • bridal portrait as she gets ready looking into camera
  • father doing son's tie up
  • groom tucking in his tie to his jacket
  • groom opening bottle of beer
  • groom holding beer bottle looking away from camera
  • bride laughing in prep room
  • bridesmaids all made up but still in bridal PJs
  • photo of back of bridal party in their PJs
  • granny laughing loudly happily
  • bride having dress done up by mother and aunt
  • close up of dress being done up by aunt and mother
  • close up of bride holding bouquet
  • bridesmaids reaction on seeing bride for the first time
  • bridal portrait looking to the left
  • bride reflection in mirror
  • bride reflection in mirror smiling
  • bride looking over her shoulder with wedding dress on
  • groom reading letter from his bride
  • close up of button hole
  • groom wiping away tear with a tissue as his bride walks down the aisle
  • grandma and bride clutching hands smiling
  • inside of farbridge barn with tables set up for a wedding
  • groom crying during wedding speech
  • bride laughing with her sister at farbridge on her wedding day
  • groom leading bride through field at golden hour

Getting ready

Madi and her bridal party got ready in the beautiful bridal suite behind the main barn. There was a relaxed and chilled atmosphere despite hearing the guests were stuck on a coach in traffic near Havant. Madi had thought of everything. There were gifts for her parents, her girls, a letter for James. And of course not a dry eye around when they were opened. Madi had also designed the invitations, made the welcome sign, table plan and decorated the tables. Wonder woman!

The ceremony

Oh my gosh so many tears! James made me well up about three times at this wedding. The emotions were all so beautiful and authentic. Madi walked down the aisle with her father to her emotional hubby to be. A short but moving ceremony followed before the couple joined guests out in the courtyard for drinks and games. The speeches were equally full of tearful moments and of course wonderful laughter.

Evening golden hour and party

Oh to be blessed with the glow of natural evening light when you think it’s all over with cloud cover dominating the day! For ten minutes we were treated to the most gorgeous evening light. And what better place than at Farbridge. Surrounded by stunning fields, it makes the perfect backdrop for some relaxed couple portraits. After a walk around, the evening was kicked off by an outside cake cutting and then straight in for the first dance. Congratulations Madi and James. This was a special one! xx

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