Couple’s first dance under the festoon lights of a sailcloth tent on the Gower

Marquee and at-home weddings · The Cotswolds, Wiltshire & Hampshire

Marquee and at-home wedding photography

For weddings in family gardens, on estates and in the fields behind the house.

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

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My approach

Home weddings are the ones people remember.

I’m Lewis, a documentary wedding photographer and filmmaker. A marquee at home is a wedding built by family. The garden someone has tended for thirty years, the field borrowed from a neighbour, the kitchen full of people at nine in the morning.

I photograph all of it quietly, from the tent going up to the last song. I stay late, because the best part of a marquee wedding is usually after dark.

Full-day coverage runs well into the evening dancing.

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

Black and white photograph of a couple embracing in an orchard beside their tipi

Recent weddings

Three weddings outdoors.

Groom lifting his bride on the dance floor inside a Wiltshire tipi as guests cheer — Village tipi · Wiltshire

Bride and groom walking across the lawn at Parc le Breos with their sailcloth tent and the house behind — Sailcloth tent · The Gower

Guests waving napkins as the couple arrive at an outdoor courtyard dinner — Courtyard dinner · Santorini

Planned for

The three things couples ask about.

Weather

Rain is part of the plan

We agree a wet-weather version of the day in advance. Umbrellas, the tent doorway and the house all make lovely photographs.

Light

Tents are kind to faces

White canvas softens daylight beautifully. After dark I work with your festoons and candles, adding a little light only when it helps.

Logistics

One less thing to organise

I talk to your planner or marquee company about timings and power, and I need very little: a dry corner and a meal.

Guests raising glasses along a long table inside a tipi in Wiltshire

Bride and groom walking out under festoon lights at dusk

Couple walking through a harvested field towards a vintage car

Newlyweds smiling on a garden path with their tipi behind them

Couple sitting together on a log in a woodland garden

The family dog resting its head in a pile of wedding flowers

I also film. Speeches in the tent and the first dance under the lights, from the same person who photographs them.

Photography and film

Kind words

“He’s so organised, it’s great knowing there’s one less thing you have to worry about.”

Verity & Dafydd · Marquee farm wedding

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

Suzie & Sam

Questions about marquee weddings.

Have you photographed marquee weddings before?

Yes. Tipis in Wiltshire and South Wales, sailcloth tents on the Gower and marquees on family farms. Every one is different, which is part of the appeal.

What if it rains?

Then we use the tent, the house and the umbrellas, and the photographs often feel more alive for it. I plan a wet-weather version of the day with you in advance.

How do you handle low light in the tent?

My cameras work beautifully in festoon and candlelight. On the dance floor I add a little off-camera light so the atmosphere is kept, never flattened.

How late do you stay?

Until the dance floor is in full swing, usually 9 to 10pm. If you’d like the last dances too, extra time can be added.

Do you need power or a space to work?

Just somewhere dry to leave a bag and a socket for an hour while you eat. I’ll mention it to your planner or marquee company.

Church in the village and a marquee at home?

Yes, and it’s one of my favourite days. I photograph the service, go ahead to the house and I’m in the garden when you arrive.

Your day