Asma and Steve married at Goodwood House in May. It was chilly, but the rain held off all day. The morning started at the Goodwood Hotel, the ceremony was in the Yellow Drawing Room, portraits took in the Festival of Speed hillclimb, and the evening had a photo booth full of dressing-up clothes and an Irish ceilidh.
Two starts to the day
Asma and her bridesmaids got ready at the Goodwood Hotel. They were relaxed and having so much fun that it was a really enjoyable part of the day. Barrie had met the boys at the House earlier on, for some pictures of them before the ceremony.
Asma made her way up to the House in a vintage Rolls-Royce, driven by her cousin.
The ceremony in the Yellow Drawing Room
The Chichester registrars are some of the loveliest to work with, and this ceremony was no exception. Asma and Steve married in the Yellow Drawing Room, which has yellow silk on the walls, windows onto the gardens and portraits of the Dukes of Richmond looking on. The Nero String Quartet played through the ceremony and the drinks reception, and they were brilliant.
By golf buggy to the hillclimb
After the ceremony it was outside for photographs. Goodwood provided a golf buggy, so Asma and Steve could be taken out to the avenue of trees that lines the start of the Festival of Speed hillclimb. There were also pictures of the two of them in the vintage Rolls-Royce, and in the Music Room, before they went in for the wedding breakfast.
A photo booth and a ceilidh
After the meal and speeches, a photo booth was set up in the Ballroom. Asma had brought a box of Arab and Irish dressing-up clothes, and the guests threw themselves into it. It was a very funny hour.
Then an Irish ceilidh in the Supper Room, with The Long Notes, helped everyone work off dinner. It was fast and high energy. Just watching it was confusing, but everyone dancing clearly had a great time.
Asma and Steve were off to Indonesia for their honeymoon.
Congratulations to Asma and Steve.
Wedding venue: Goodwood House
Wedding dress: Paloma Blanca
Bridal make-up: Elle Au Naturel
Flowers: Spriggs of Petworth
Car hire: Vanilla Classics
Wedding cake: The Abigail Bloom Cake Company
String quartet: Nero String Quartet
Ceilidh band: The Long Notes
Planning a Goodwood House wedding with the hillclimb
- Ask about a buggy. The hillclimb is a tree-lined private road with a lot of Goodwood’s story in it. A buggy gets you there and back without a long walk in wedding shoes.
- Bring the car. Goodwood and cars go together. If you arrive in something special, use it for portraits on the hillclimb or outside the House.
- Use more than one room in the evening. Asma and Steve had the photo booth in the Ballroom and the ceilidh in the Supper Room, which gave each part of the evening its own space.
- Give guests something to do. A box of dressing-up clothes is what made the photo booth such a funny hour.
More about the rooms, portrait spots and costs is on my Goodwood House wedding photographer page, and there are more venues on my Sussex wedding photography page. Other Goodwood House weddings include Sam and David, after a church wedding in Lavant, Scott and Emma’s winter wedding and Tom and Louise, with a tour of the House. For venues nearby, see my Chichester wedding photographer page, or have a look at my prices and send me your date.
