Horsted Place Wedding Photographer
A Victorian Gothic country house near Uckfield, with a sweeping staircase, formal gardens and a croquet lawn for outdoor ceremonies.
Horsted Place is a red-brick Victorian Gothic house in the East Sussex countryside, just outside Uckfield.
Augustus Pugin, of the Houses of Parliament, had a hand in the interiors, and it was once a quiet getaway for the Royal family. Today it's a country house hotel with 17 bedrooms, and you can take the whole house for your wedding.
A house I've photographed many times
Gothic doorways, tall chimneys and a long lawn in front of the house. It's an easy place to make good pictures.
I work quietly. I'm not the photographer shouting across the terrace or stopping the day for a forty-minute group list. Send me your family combinations beforehand and we'll do them in twenty minutes.
Then I take the two of you away for fifteen or twenty minutes when the light is right. Winter weddings here are lovely too, with log fires inside.
BarrieWhere weddings happen at Horsted Place
Big enough for a proper celebration, small enough to feel like a house rather than a hotel.
The croquet lawn
The outdoor ceremony option in summer, with the gardens all round and the house close by.
The Library
For a more intimate ceremony indoors, and cosy in winter.
The Garden Room and Royal Lounge
The reception rooms for the wedding breakfast, drinks and the evening.
Staying over
Take the whole house and most of the wedding party can stay, with a Bridal Suite for getting ready.
Where to take portraits at Horsted Place
Fifteen or twenty minutes when the light is right, and you're back with your guests before anyone misses you.
- The lawnThe Gothic front of the house behind you. Best in the late afternoon.
- The doorwaysOld stone arches and brickwork, and good for groups.
- The staircaseThe sweeping staircase and gallery inside, whatever the weather.
- The gardensHedges, planting and quiet corners for relaxed walking pictures.
What Horsted Place wedding photography costs
Sussex collections, priced by the hours you actually need.
Ceremony through to the speeches.
- For smaller weddings and daytime receptions
- Ceremony and drinks
- Portraits on the lawn
- Family groups kept short
- Dinner details and speeches
Preparations through to the first dance.
- The standard full wedding day
- Getting ready
- Ceremony, drinks and portraits
- Speeches and dinner
- The first dance
Preparations through to the last dance.
- For big celebrations where nothing gets missed
- Everything in Classic
- Getting ready in the house
- The evening party
- An unhurried pace all day
A second photographer is £1,250 and albums are quoted separately. Albums and extras are explained on my wedding photography prices and packages page. Nearby in East Sussex: Firle Place and Eastbourne. The rest of the county is on my Sussex wedding photographer page.
Horsted Place wedding questions
Can you get married outside at Horsted Place?
Yes. Summer ceremonies can be on the croquet lawn, and there are rooms inside, including the Library, for smaller or winter ceremonies.
Have you photographed weddings at Horsted Place?
Yes, on a number of occasions, including Alex and Barry's wedding, which is on this site.
Can guests stay at Horsted Place?
Yes. There are 17 bedrooms, including a Bridal Suite, and you can take the whole house for the wedding.
How much does a Horsted Place wedding photographer cost?
My Sussex collections are £1,150 for five hours, £1,550 for eight and £1,900 for eleven, with every image edited. Galleries come back within 24 hours for smaller weddings and within a week for a full day.
Where are the best places for photos at Horsted Place?
The lawn in front of the house, the old stone doorways, the staircase inside, and the gardens.
Getting married at Horsted Place?
Send me your date. I read every enquiry myself and I'll let you know straight away whether I'm free.
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