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Abigail and Lewys walking out of the Barn at Upcote through a shower of confetti

Barn weddings · The Cotswolds, Monmouthshire & the borders

Barn wedding photography

Documentary photography and film for weddings in the stone barns of the Cotswolds and the farmhouses of the Welsh borders.

Full day from £2,600 · Photography and film, one person

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Wales Wedding Photographer of the Year 2025 and 2026 · 100+ five-star reviews

My approach

Stone, timber and the people inside it.

I’m Lewis, a documentary wedding photographer and filmmaker. A barn wedding is relaxed by design. Long tables, open doors, children running between them, and a dance floor that was a threshing floor a hundred years ago.

I photograph it quietly, from the morning in the farmhouse to the last song under the beams. The light in a barn is unlike anywhere else, dark in the middle and bright at the doors, and I use that rather than fight it.

Before the day I talk to the venue team, walk the barn and the fields around it, and plan for both versions of the weather.

Full day from £2,600, travel included across most of the UK.

Abigail and Lewys kissing in the back of a vintage car on the drive at the Barn at Upcote

Recent weddings

Three barn weddings.

Abigail and Lewys cheering from the back of a vintage car at the Barn at Upcote

Barn at Upcote · Cheltenham

Abigail & Lewys

A Cotswold stone barn above Cheltenham, a vintage car on the drive and a party that filled every corner of the barn.

Rachel and Cameron walking through a barley field beside the Great Tythe Barn at golden hour

Great Tythe Barn · Tetbury

Rachel & Cameron

A fourteenth-century tithe barn on the edge of Tetbury, long tables under the beams and the barley fields at golden hour.

April and Alex’s ceremony in the timber barn at Dewsall Court

Dewsall Court · Herefordshire

April & Alex

A Herefordshire manor with a timber barn for the ceremony, bluebells in the garden and speeches under the beams.

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Barns

Barns I know well.

Knowing a barn means knowing where the light comes in, and where to stand without being in the way.

Barns I’ve photographed

And the farm around it

Fields at golden hour
Farmhouse mornings
Ceremonies in the orchard
Fire pits after dark

Somewhere not listed? Most barns I photograph for the first time become barns I know well.

How the day runs

Your day, in four parts.

Bride holding her bouquet in a sunlit farmhouse bedroom at Llantilio House

The morning

The farmhouse or the cottage next door. Quiet rooms, open windows and the people closest to you.

Becca and Liam walking through a sword arch after their ceremony

The ceremony

Under the beams or out in the orchard. Silent cameras, no flash, and I find my places before anyone sits down.

Rachel and Cameron in the barley field beside the Great Tythe Barn at sunset

The fields

A short walk into the farm while your guests have a drink. Twenty minutes, often less.

Rachel and Cameron walking through sparklers outside the Great Tythe Barn

The evening

Long tables, loud speeches, then the dance floor under the beams. I stay until it is in full swing.

The day

A barn wedding, start to finish.

Farmhouse mornings, ceremonies under the beams, the fields at golden hour and a dance floor that does not stop.

Rachel and Cameron in the barley beside the Great Tythe Barn

Guests gathered outside the Great Tythe Barn

Wedding dress hanging in the mirror at the Barn at Upcote

Bride walking across the courtyard in her dress

Bride and her veil by the pool at Llantilio House

Couple outside the church before the barn

Abigail and Lewys walking the farm track at the Barn at Upcote

Couple walking the lane in front of Llantilio House

Long tables in the barn at Llantilio House

First dance under the lights at Lapstone Barn

Couple among the flowers at Llantilio House

Wedding shoes on the windowsill at the Barn at Upcote

Abigail and Lewys cheering from the vintage car on the drive

Outdoor ceremony beside the farmhouse at Llantilio House

Bride on the staircase at Llantilio House, in black and white

Flowers on the ceremony table inside the Barn at Upcote

Rachel and Cameron in the barley at sunset

Confetti outside the farmhouse at Llantilio House

Bride lifting her dress on the way into the barn

The food truck after dark at Llantilio House

Dark in the middle, bright at the doors. I work with the light a barn gives me.

Silent cameras under the beams. I find my places before anyone sits down.

The fields around the barn, in the last hour of light. Twenty minutes, no more.

Long tables and loud speeches. This is where the photographs you will keep come from.

Fire pits, festoons and the dance floor. I stay until it is in full swing.

I also film. The speeches under the beams and the first dance under the lights, from the same person who photographs them.

Photography and film

Kind words

“We also couldn’t believe just how long Lewis stayed, he was on the dance floor far later than we imagined.”
Suzie & Sam · Barn wedding

“To spend the day completely stress free with zero pressure from the photographer…”
Gabrielle & Iain · Rosedew Farm

Questions about barn weddings.

Which barns have you photographed?

The Barn at Upcote near Cheltenham, the Great Tythe Barn in Tetbury, Lapstone Barn at Chipping Campden, the timber barn at Dewsall Court in Herefordshire and Llantilio House, a listed farmhouse in Monmouthshire with its own barn. Each one has its own light and its own rhythm, and I visit any barn I have not worked in before the day.

How do you handle the light inside a barn?

Barns are dark in the middle and bright at the doors, and that contrast is the point. I work with the window light and the open doors for the ceremony and speeches, and after dark I use your festoons and candles, adding a little light of my own only when it helps.

Can we have the ceremony outside?

Yes, and many barns are licensed for it. I plan for both versions of the day with you, so if the weather turns and you move inside, nothing about the photographs changes.

What about the farm around the barn?

That is often where the best photographs are. A short walk into the fields while your guests have a drink, twenty minutes at most, then back to the people who came to see you.

How late do you stay?

Until the dance floor is in full swing, usually 9 to 10pm. If you would like the late-night part of a barn party as well, I can stay on.

How do we book?

Send your date and the barn using the form below. I will reply with availability and a link to a relaxed video call. A £300 booking fee secures the date, with the balance in instalments.

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