Exe Valley · Near Exeter · 2027 & 2028
Pynes House Wedding Photographer
An exclusive-use country house in the Exe Valley just outside Exeter, with twelve bedrooms and a ballroom. Relaxed, documentary photography, £2,000 all in.
A note on the photos: I have not photographed a wedding at Pynes House yet, so as your Pynes House wedding photographer I am showing pictures from other weddings of mine. When I photograph one here, they will be replaced.
What a Pynes House wedding photographer is working with
Pynes House sits in the Exe Valley just outside Exeter, reached along a long tree-lined drive. It is hired exclusively, so the house, the gardens and the twelve guest bedrooms are yours for the wedding.
It is said to be the inspiration for Barton Park in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, and inside there are sunny State Rooms and a Ballroom for the wedding breakfast and dancing.
A tree-lined drive, an old house and your favourite people under one roof.
Photographing a Pynes House wedding
The State Rooms are full of daylight, which is lovely for the morning and the speeches. Outside, the gardens and the views over the valley give you plenty of places for portraits a few minutes from the party.
With everyone staying in the house it feels like a family weekend, which is where documentary photos are at their best.
The first kiss.
Reading the card.
How I photograph a Pynes House wedding
Pynes House feels like a family home, from the tree-lined drive to the sunny State Rooms. A Pynes House wedding photographer here should be good with people as much as with light, because everyone is staying under one roof.
As your Pynes House wedding photographer I photograph the arrivals up the drive, the quiet moments in the State Rooms and the party in the Ballroom, with portraits in the gardens looking over the valley.
Soft evening light.
The dancefloor.
Planning your Pynes House wedding photography
Keep twenty minutes free before sunset for the gardens and the views across the valley. For multi-day weddings, the day before is a great time for relaxed photos of everyone arriving.
There is more on Devon weddings on my Devon wedding photographer page.
What a £2,000 Pynes House wedding photographer covers
An exclusive-use house, photographed the way it feels, at one price.
Straight answers
Yes, there are twelve individually designed guest bedrooms in the house.
Yes, it is hired exclusively, so the whole house and grounds are yours.
One price, £2,000, covers everything: I stay as long as you need me, you get 800+ finished photos, 100+ previews within a day, drone photos where permitted and a private gallery. UK travel is included, so there is no travel charge for Devon.
Hardly any. There is a list of family groups, which I keep quick, and a few minutes of portraits with gentle prompts. Everything else is unposed.
★★★★★
“I cannot thank Matt enough for the pictures he took of our wedding day. They are everything we wanted and so much more.”
Jennifer G. · Google review
Is your Pynes House date free?
Tell me the date and whether it is a one-day or two-day wedding.