Chiddingstone Hoath · Kent · 2027 & 2028
Hoath House Wedding Photographer
A Tudor and Victorian manor house in the High Weald, with six acres of gardens and a marquee on the lawn. £2,500 all in.
The photographs below are from Nicola and Luke’s wedding at Hoath House.
What a Hoath House wedding photographer is working with
Hoath House sits in Chiddingstone Hoath, in the High Weald near the Kent and Sussex border, a few miles from Tunbridge Wells. The house is a mix of Tudor and Victorian, with a Tudor wing full of old beams and character, and centuries of history in its walls.
Ceremonies take place in the house for up to around 80 guests, and the reception moves into a marquee in the grounds for up to around 180. The six acres of gardens are planted with hundreds of varieties, which gives you somewhere different to walk for portraits in every season.
A house with five hundred years of stories in it, and a garden to match.
The light at Hoath House
The first thing a Hoath House wedding photographer notices is the Tudor wing. Low beams and small windows make it darker inside than a modern venue, and that is beautiful if you work with the windows rather than against them. I keep the flash away until the dancing starts.
Outside, the gardens do the rest. They are full of planting and shade, so there is always somewhere with good light for portraits, even at midday.
Confetti on the lawn, straight after the ceremony.
Dinner in the marquee on the lawn.
Nicola & Luke at Hoath House
These are from Nicola and Luke’s Hoath House wedding: a ceremony under the oak gazebo in the garden, confetti on the lawn, dinner in the marquee and the last of the evening light.
Under the oak gazebo in the garden.
Five quiet minutes by the old oak.
How I photograph a Hoath House wedding
Documentary first, but not rigid: family group photos from your list, three short portrait sessions with gentle direction, and as much or as little posing as you want. The rest of the day I am in the background, photographing it as it actually happens.
As your Hoath House wedding photographer I keep group photos to around half an hour, usually on the lawn with the house behind you, from a list we agree in advance. The three portrait slots are about fifteen minutes each: after the ceremony, before dinner and in the evening light.
I photographed a wedding at Hoath House in 2018, so I know the house, the gardens and how the day moves out to the marquee.
Planning your Hoath House wedding day
Hoath House feels like a private home rather than a hotel, and the day tends to have that relaxed, house-party feel.
A few things I would suggest to any couple booking a Hoath House wedding photographer. Use the Tudor rooms for getting ready, because the light through those small windows is lovely. Leave a relaxed hour in the gardens after the ceremony before anyone is called for photographs. And keep fifteen minutes free in the evening for a walk through the gardens.
Everything else we talk through properly a few weeks before, when I help you with the timeline.
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“When we told him we were worried about posing for photographs as it doesn’t come naturally to us he assured us we wouldn’t need to worry.”
Kayleigh C. · Google review
What a £2,500 Hoath House wedding photographer covers
One price, the same for every couple, written out in full so there are no surprises.
Straight answers
Yes, once, in 2018: Nicola and Luke’s wedding, which is the one you can see on this page. I know the house and the gardens.
£2,500 all in: unlimited hours, 800+ edited images, 100+ previews the next morning, drone where permitted and travel. There are no packages and nothing is added on the day.
The Tudor wing for getting ready, the lawn in front of the house for groups, and the gardens for the two of you in the evening light.
Regularly. There is more on my Kent page.
Tell me your date
One price, everything in it, and a whole day at Hoath House photographed as it actually happens.