The best wedding photo locations at Shottle Hall

Well obviously! It's a photogenic, quintessentially English country house and it looks divine from every angle.

My name for it, not theirs :) Take a short wander down into this field for views back to the Hall or out over the Ecclesbourne Valley. Go around the end of April and see it covered in a sea of dandelions!

This beautiful country lane scene was shot barely 100 yards from the Shottle Hall's front door. What a perfect chance to leave your guests behind with the canapes and get a few moment's peace and quiet. Just you, me, and my telephoto lens :)

I LOVE exploring and losing ourselves in the hidden corners of Shottle's garden. Wander through the hedgerows and flowers and discover some beautiful secret areas with the best light.

Did I mention the garden area at Shottle is HUGE?! It's more than big enough to accommodate a crowd shot featuring everybody in your wedding party. There's even a perfectly placed bedroom window for me to heroically hang out of to get the shot.

I won't pretend to know what these trees are called but they look as funky as all anything on this shot, right?! The best bit, you will drive right past them when you arrive at Shottle Hall, and probably not even notice them!

This shot shows what things look like if I turn the camera around to face away from the hall - THAT countryside!

This is one of my fave shots from this wedding because it was made during a humdinger of a storm - we didn't let that spoil the fun and decided to do a few dark and moody shots in the fab library. One of my top spots.

The Orangery is a wonderful space for your wedding breakfast, it's filled with constantly changing natural light, and has a chandelier and ceiling to beat them all for the evening.

Featuring my favourite rustic barn doors (I complained years ago when they painted them all perfect and pristine!) this warm bright courtyard catches the sun perfectly and is the gateway to some great looking rustic farm buildings.

Yes, really. It's big enough that your guests aren't likely to fill it so we'll have space to play, and it looks like THIS on photographs!

If we're visiting one, we may as well visit them both, right?! If you're having your ceremony in the Coach House Marquee this will be the car park for your guests. Again, it's MASSIVE and has some wonderful industrial/rustic features.

I don't know if it has an official name but you'll drive right by it if you're going to the Coach House Marquee car park, and it's rustic heaven! It also turns bright red for around a week in October.

The Coach House Marquee is the second of Shottle Hall's ceremony areas, and with surroundings like this, it's hardly surprising that it's really popular! I love this angle from high on the hill where I can wander around and capture the ceremony without disturbing anybody.

A darned fine way to spend an afternoon and evening, this is where your wedding breakfast will be if you get married at the Coach house Marquee.

Wherever you are on the Shottle Estate, the sun sets in a really convenient position for us to set up a lovely golden dusky evening mini photoshoot.