Winter Wedding at Master Builders Hotel Beaulieu new forest

I love winter weddings, though they can be cold and there isn’t long amount of natural daylight, the quality of the light, the beautiful colours all conspire to create a rich tapestry of awesomeness that it is an honour to photograph a wedding in. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been at the Master Builders Hotel in Bucklers hard, but, I was literally a stones throw away from exbury gardens and the railway when I was at Tasha and Roys wedding earlier this year so it was all very familiar to me.

The day started with me arriving at the Master Builders hotel and meeting up with Laurie and his entourage where I got to have a quick chat and do a quick photo of the wedding rings, I like to take pictures of the rings as I find them very symbolic at a wedding but i don’t want to ask people to take them off once they are married. Bonus points for not losing the wedding rings and bringing the wedding to a stop at this phase too.

Every guest has clearly made a special effort, lots of wonderful suits, furs and dresses were on show. The bridesmaids all looked stunning as did the 2 flowergirls and everyone did a fabulous job of coming into the ceremony room at the Master builders ceremony room (look later on for a full panorama of how the room looked before guests arrived!)

After a beautiful couple of readings Holly and Laurie were married. It later occurred to me that Holly is a great name for someone getting married around christmas time. It was them time for some delicious canapés and some mulled wine to start the celebrations whilst the awesome staff at the Master builders hotel turned round the ceremony room ready for the wedding breakfast. I don’t always include images of the room setup in my blog posts, but, I couldn’t help it here because they looked so beautiful, a fabulous job and let me get some awesome bokeh shots with candles and decorations in. Loved it!

We saw a gorgeous sunset just before coming in for the wedding breakfast so made a beeline for outside to get some of the great colours. I do love the wonderful sunsets you get in winter! They can be spectacular and it’s always worth keeping your eyes peeled for this stuff.

I was once again thankful to Tim Churchill for being the main shooter here and having me along as second shooter. I’ve mentioned this before but I love being second shooter as I get to document the day in a way that’s not always possible as main shooter myself. I have been using 2 mirrorless cameras again for this wedding (Panasonic GH4 and Sony a7s for those interested), I hope you can see from these images that the camera makes no real difference to the images and it is all down to my eye as a photographer that creates the images.

Winter wedding photographs from Master Builders Hotel

Here’s a selection of my favourites from the day to help tell the beautiful story of Holly and Laurie’s awesome winter wedding at the Master Builders Hotel.

winter christmas wedding rings on portrait of couple

winter christmas wedding drinks ready for guests

winter wedding at master builders groomsmen waiting

winter wedding at master builders groomsmen and groom

winter wedding at master builders grooms sporan

winter wedding at master builders beautiful guest waiting

winter wedding at master builders groom waiting nervously at ceremony room

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridal party arriving

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridal party arriving

winter wedding at master builders hotel – reading from guest during ceremony

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom holding hands during ceremony

winter wedding at master builders hotel – reading from guest during ceremony

winter wedding at master builders hotel – first kiss during wedding ceremony

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom exiting ceremony as husband and wife

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom table plan

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom table plan

winter wedding at master builders hotel – guest enjoying themselves

winter wedding at master builders hotel – guest enjoying themselves

winter wedding at master builders hotel – guest enjoying themselves

winter wedding at master builders hotel – female guest talking to new bride

winter wedding at master builders hotel – female guests talking

winter wedding at master builders hotel – guests talking with baby

winter wedding at master builders hotel – female guests talking

winter wedding at master builders hotel – canapes looking delicous

winter wedding at master builders hotel – scenic view onto the river

winter wedding at master builders hotel – scenic view from the river back towards the hotel

winter wedding at master builders hotel – guests braving the weather to have a drink outdoors

winter wedding at master builders hotel – guests talking in coats

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridesmaids flowers

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridesmaids in a lineup

winter wedding at master builders hotel – young bridesmaids in a lineup

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom kissing

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom laughing

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridesmaid smiling

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridesmaid smiling

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridesmaid smiling and pointing

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridesmaid flowers on table

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bridesmaid with best man and husband

winter wedding at master builders hotel – three wedding guests

winter wedding at master builders hotel – women chatting

winter wedding at master builders hotel – room setup for wedding

winter wedding at master builders hotel – room setup for wedding breakfast

winter wedding at master builders hotel – room setup for wedding breakfast flowers

winter wedding at master builders hotel – tree decoration

winter wedding at master builders hotel – confetting with all guests

winter wedding at master builders hotel – confetting with all guests

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom heading off for some photographs

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom portrait with beautiful sunset

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom portrait with beautiful sunset

winter wedding at master builders hotel – bride and groom ready to enter wedding breakfast

winter wedding at master builders hotel – guests pulling crackers

winter wedding at master builders hotel – father of bride speech

winter wedding at master builders hotel – father of bride speech – guest reaction

winter wedding at master builders hotel – father of bride speech – toasts

winter wedding at master builders hotel – grooms speech

winter wedding at master builders hotel – grooms speech – talking

winter wedding at master builders hotel – grooms speech – guest reaction

winter wedding at master builders hotel – best mans speech

winter wedding at master builders hotel – best mans speech – reactions

winter wedding at master builders hotel – best mans speech – reactions of wife

winter wedding at master builders hotel – best mans speech – final toast to bride and groom

See what a wedding ceremony looks like at the Master Builders Hotel

See what the wedding ceremony room looks like at the Master Builders Hotel ready for a wedding.