A Granary Estates Wedding : Ashley & Charlie

The great barn decorated for a Granary Estates Wedding
REAL WEDDING · THE GRANARY ESTATES

Ashley & Charlie

Ashley and Charlie’s wedding at The Granary Estates was relaxed, chilled out and genuinely good fun, exactly what they wanted. The venue is close to Cambridge, minutes from Newmarket, with the wedding breakfast in one spacious barn and the ceremony in a second, more ornate one, so the day naturally moves between spaces rather than staying in a single room.

In the warmer months the drinks reception spills into the large courtyard, and by evening guests are spread across the courtyard and surrounding grounds.

The great barn decorated for a Granary Estates Wedding

Bridal Prep and the Vintage Double Decker

The Granary Estates has its own beautiful cottage for getting ready, but Charlie chose to prepare at her family home instead, surrounded by her bridal party and her mum. The whole group then travelled to the venue together on a stunning vintage double decker bus, picking up a few more guests along the way.

Collection of shots showing bridal prep at a Granary Estates Wedding
Bridal prep images showing a selection of shots from a Granary Estates wedding. As well as a close up shot of a floral button hole. The large image is of three bridesmaids having a selfie.
Montage of images of bridal party taking a double decker bus to The Granary Estates.
Two images, one of a flower girl on the bridal bus. The second image is of the bus arriving at The Granary Estates

The Ceremony

Ashley and Charlie married in The Granary Estates’ ornate ceremony barn, surrounded by friends and family. It was a genuinely hot day, but the barn stayed comfortably cool, Ashley looked completely at ease waiting for his bride to arrive.

Three images showing some wedding details. The first is a sign welcoming guests. The second image is a flower arrangement, hung on a wedding chair. The third is a small sign on a wedding chair explaining that it's reserved for a party guest. All images taken at The Granary Estates by Cambridge Wedding Photographer
Image of a cute flower girl holding a sign saying 'I only came for the cake'. Photographed by Cambridge Wedding photographer
Three shots, the first is the bride walkinginto the wedding ceremony. The second image is the bride looking at her groom at the alter. The third shot sis the bride and groom celebrating having just got married at The Granary Estates

The Wedding Breakfast

After cocktails served in the courtyard, guests moved into the main barn for the wedding breakfast. It’s a genuinely impressive space, and it’s always the couple’s own styling and decorators that turn it into something unique to them.

Three shots showing the wedding venue. First image is of table centre piece decorations. Second shot is a tray carrying cocktails and third shot is a wide shot showing a set table in the main barn at The Granary Estates
Two shots showing trays with brightly coloured horderves
Four shots showing table settings and decorations in the main barn at The Granary Estates wedding

Portraits Around the Grounds

While guests mingled in the courtyard, I took Ashley and Charlie for a walk around the grounds for some quieter portraits. The venue sits in genuinely lovely countryside, and time it right and you’ll catch the wildflower meadows in full bloom.

Bride and groom about to embrace ina wild flower meadow at a Cambridge Wedding
Bride and groom standing by an old antique cart, with their dogn Second shot is a close up of the dog wearing a sign that say 'all you need is love... and a dog.

The Party

I stay right through to the end of the dancing, it’s one of my favourite parts of any wedding day. Evening celebrations kicked off in the main barn, and on such a warm evening guests spread out onto the lawn and back into the courtyard too. A genuinely lovely way to end a lovely day.

Two shots, the first is a detail shot of the bridal bouquet. The second shot is the bride and groom dancing in the main barn at The Granary Estates.
Six shots of guests dancing and having lots of fun at a wedding.

Book The Granary Estates for Your Wedding

I’m lucky that so many of my couples choose venues this beautiful, it does a lot of the work for me. What really sets The Granary Estates apart, though, is their events team, genuinely one of the most professional and organised I work with.

Contact The Granary Estates Wedding Team

Call 01638 731230 or 07557 886447, or visit their site. The venue is at The Granary Estates, Parsonage Farm, Woodditton, Suffolk CB8 9RZ, and you can see it in full on our dedicated venue page.

For more real weddings at this venue, read about Georgina and Ashley’s Granary Barns wedding or Kat and Tom’s Granary Barns wedding. To see our full range of coverage visit our wedding photography portfolio, and for extras like a second shooter or albums, take a look at our wedding photography add ons.

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