Winter Weddings in Surrey at The Barn at Botley Hill

As the chill of winter settles in, and the festive decorations come out, now is the perfect time to celebrate weddings that capture the magic of the season. Winter weddings offer a cosy, intimate atmosphere to gather your loved ones and celebrate. Imagine crackling fires in the wood burners, fairy lights twinkling softly, tables aglow…

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Botanical Pampas wedding photoshoot at The Barn at Botley Hill

Botanical Pampas wedding shoot at The Barn at Botley Hill - Sammy Taylor Photography

Our beautiful Surrey wedding barn venue acts as the perfect blank canvas for stylish photoshoots, as well as individual and unique wedding days. We love this inspirational wedding shoot featuring stunning botanical and pampas grass florals, which was put together and captured by Sammy Taylor Photography. It makes full use of our stylish wedding barn.…

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Achieving an A-List Look for Your Wedding Day

Bride by window. Bridal hair and makeup by Melissa Oldridge. Photo Mindy Coe Photography

For a bride-to-be, one of the most important parts of planning a wedding, aside from the dress itself, is deciding on her hair and make-up. That said, trawling through numerous Instagram pics and Pinterest posts can also get a little overwhelming – and that’s where having a professional hair and make-up artist, such as Melissa…

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Why a Wedding Celebrant can be the Icing on the Cake

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How to have a beautiful, heartfelt and unique wedding ceremony. It might not be the first thing you think about when planning your special day, but choosing to have a celebrant, instead of a registrar, can really make your wedding unique to you. By separating out the legal aspect of the marriage, couples are able…

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Barn Wedding Venue Inspiration

Countryside Barn at Botley Hill Illustration

A Luxury Wedding Barn Venue As our vision for a luxury barn wedding venue comes to life we’re grateful to have benefited from receiving a wealth of information and inspiration from our supportive suppliers, associates and partners. These industry professionals are at the top of their game and their tips, ideas and wise words are…

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Barn Wedding Trends 2019

Wedding flowers on bale of hay

One of the early wedding trends that we’re seeing here at The Barn at Botley Hill, in terms of enquiries from brides and grooms-to-be, is the high proportion of couples that live in London. Keen to escape the ‘big smoke’ for their special day, they long for the charm of an idyllic, rural wedding, surrounded…

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