Outside Wedding at Goldney Hall, Bristol by Caroline Alexander

Outdoor wedding in the trees

Today on the blog is a beautiful outside wedding at Goldney Hall in Bristol, I’ve been excited to share this one as who could have imagined such a colourful and stunning outside ceremony set in trees within the city itself? Rosie and Mike, that’s who! The gardens in the walls of Goldney Hall are a little haven, you would never imagine that this paradise is right there in the city. I absolutely loved shooting there and loved being the one to shoot Rosie and Mike’s day!

They had a humanist style ceremony conducted brilliantly by Mike’s sister. It included heartfelt words and vows but also a bit of fun in the form of their take on the Mr and Mrs game. As you’ll know if you visit my blog often I’m a massive fan of Humanist ceremonies, mostly for how unique they are to each couple. Theirs really set the tone for the whole day which was a super chilled, relaxed day. The sunshine of course always helps but having their relaxed and fun ceremony outside in the trees definitely was the best start!

The gardens at Goldney Hall were brilliant for their couple photos. We did a couple of short sets using different parts of the gardens each time. But then, just before the first dance the golden evening sun poked through the clouds so while everyone gathered inside we legged it to find the best spot for a few last minute sunbeams before they headed in to dance.

I started the day in the morning with Rosie and her best friends and close family getting ready at their flat in Cotham, Bristol. But otherwise the whole day was at The Orangery at Goldney Hall. The ceremony, their drinks, games and the photos we took were all in the amazing gardens there. The meal (stunning food by Fosters Catering), speeches and the evening dancing all happened in the light and bright Orangery there at Goldney Hall which they’d decorated colourfully and with a nod to their hobbies such as cycling. The day was run by Goldney Hall’s Neil who was so lovely to work with and I could tell genuinely cared about Rosie and Mike and how their day went. The whole wedding was a total dream to photograph, everything I love in one place but mostly just really awesome people!! Here are some of my favourites:

Wedding invitation attached to the fridge for Goldney Hall outside wedding

bride and bridesmaids toast with champagne before wedding at goldney hall

bride having her make up done professionally in cotham bristol before wedding at goldney hall

Phase eight wedding dress hung up on wedding morning

brides shoes decoratively placed in window for a photograph

Goldney House wedding bride having make up done professionally

brides mum helps bride get into her wedding dress

black and white photo of bride having her dress done up by her mum before wedding at goldney house

bride doing up her wedding shoes sat on the edge of her bed before going to her ceremony at goldney house

bridemaids see bride in dress for the first time

bridesmaids get emotional seeing the bride in her dress for the first time

Goldney Hall wedding, view from the gardens looking back towards the orangery with pond in foreground

Outside wedding at goldney hall, chairs set up under the trees where colourful lanterns hang and flowers sit at the edge of the aisles in milk churns

bristol bride arrives by taxi to goldney hall in clifton

Bride has dress arranged by bridesmaids on the streets of clifton, bristol

bride and bridesmaids cross the road in clifton to get to goldney house

bride and bridesmaids enter goldney hall and prepare themselves for the ceremony

father of the bride puts his tie on in goldney house

groom and bestman chat as they wait in the trees in the gardens of goldney house before the ceremony

view of guests sat waiting under the trees for the outside wedding at goldney hall, groom and bestman in distance waiting for the bride

bride is escorted into her outside wedding at goldney hall by her dad, she is in bright sunlight while everyone else is in the shade

black and white photo of the bride and her dad walking down the aisle at goldney hall

bride and groom see each other for the first time under the trees at the start of their outside wedding at goldney hall

bride and groom laugh at the start of their humanist ceremony at goldney hall

couple hold hands during their humanist ceremony at goldney house bristol

Guests hold up images as they play the mr and mrs game during the humanist ceremony at goldney hall

groom holds up image during outside wedding ceremony in bristol

Guest laughs during humanist wedding ceremony in bristol

couple and celebrant laugh during ceremony game in outdoors wedding ceremony bristol

grooms parents hold up photos during a game in their sons wedding ceremony at goldney house

brides sister does a personal reading under the trees and lanterns in the gardens of goldney house

sister of the bride during the outside wedding ceremony at goldney hall in clifton

couple smile during wedding ceremony outdoors in bristol

lots of guests hold up cards and laugh during the mr and mrs game taking place during the outdoor wedding ceremony in the trees in bristol

Couple about to say their vows during outdoor wedding ceremony at goldney hall clifton

groom places wedding ring on her finger during outdoor wedding ceremony bristol

bride smiles at groom as he places the ring on her finger during outdoor wedding ceremony in clifton bristol

couple saying vows during outside wedding ceremony at goldney hall

Wide view of the trees in the garden of goldney hall, perfect setting for this outside wedding ceremony

bride and groom elated after getting married outside at goldney hall

very happy couple after getting married in the gardens at goldney house bristol

bride and groom pronounced wife and husband outside in the gardens at goldney hall

Couple share their first kiss under the trees and lanterns in the garden at goldney hall

couple grin at each other as they walk up the aisle after their outside wedding ceremony bristol

black and white photo of couple kissing as they walk back up their aisle outside in the gardens of goldney hall in clifton, bristol

Bride and groom grinning with their wedding guests in the background in the trees and colourful lanterns after their outside wedding at goldney hall

Couple kiss under the trees with single central blue lantern above them as they exit their wedding ceremony outdoors at goldney house

Wedding party getting ready for confetti at goldney house

Couple walk out to lots of confetti outside Goldney House

Couple laugh and squint as lots of confetti in thrown in their faces at goldney hall

The garden is full of wedding guests outside at goldney hall

Guests play crochet outside at wedding in bristol

guests having fun at outside wedding in bristol

Guests playing giant jenga in the gardens at wedding venue goldney house

Couple in the doorway of the grotto in the gardens of goldney hall with foliage in the foreground

Couple walk along hand in hand in the sunshine with dark rain clouds behind them, outside in bristol

Couple kiss in the pathway surrounded by flower beds and lots of tree branches in the foreground in the gardens in bristol wedding

black and white photo of couple kissing at their outside wedding in bristol

Couple walk along smiling and holding hands, bride holds wedding bouquet in bristol

Couple kissing in the grotto doorway in goldney hall gardens, lots of greenery surrounding them

Black and white photo of couple having an intimate moment outside at their wedding at goldney hall

Couple walking along smiling at their guests as they walk back to their wedding in clifton

Couple wave and smile at guests as they walk back to their wedding at goldney hall with the tower in the background

Inside the orangery at goldney hall decorated with colourful flowers and bunting

Close up of the brides placename and decorations in the orangery at goldney hall

A table name card with the word Denmark on it and a photo of the couple after they just got engaged as part of the wedding decorations at the orangery at goldney hall clifton

Table plan made with bike wheels, cycling wedding theme, ivy folliage, the orangery at goldney hall, clifton, bristol

Couple wait for their guests to be seating before being announced into the room, a big seagull sweeps across in the gardens at goldney house

Couple announced into the orangery at goldney hall

Couple celebrate and punch the air as they are announced into their wedding breakfast at the orangery, bristol

Guests clap the bride and groom as they enter the orangery for their wedding at goldney hall

Father of the bride speech at goldney hall, bride hides her face in embarrassment

bride and groom laughing during the brides dads speech

bride gives a speech at wedding at goldney hall in the orangery, the groom laughs as she speaks about him

groom gives speech and bride laughs at what he says, bristol wedding venue

groom holds brides hand as he speaks about her during his wedding speech in the orangery at goldney house

best man reflection in the mirrored walls in the orangery at goldney hall as he gives his speech

bride and groom laugh at the bestmans speech, bride looks at the groom as they do as the joke is at his expense

bridesmaid laughs at the bestmans speech during wedding speeches at the orangery in bristol

The top table all laugh at the best mans speech at wedding in clifton bristol

bride shields her face as the groom laughs at a joke from the bestman at their wedding

inside the orangery at goldney hall, all guests raise their glasses to toast the bride and groom, lots of colourful bunting in the background

groom hugs his best man after the speeches at the orangery at goldney house bristol, lots of bunting hanging above them

bride tries to lure cat over to her with a wedding guest at her wedding, the cat hangs out at the orangery at goldney hall

groom is laughing with one of his ushers at his wedding after the speeches in black and white

The orangery at goldney hall, covered in greenery.

Guests playing boules with the tower in the background at a wedding in the gardens in goldney hall

Guests laugh together outside the orangery

Playing boules in the gardens at the orangery at goldney house

bridesmaid holds the hand of the bride as she tells her something intimate outside the orangery

couple kissing in the flowers in the gardens at goldney hall

Couple stand hand in hand and smile at each other in front of red brick wall with trees growing up it in the garden of goldney house

couple look at each other in the classical garden ornaments at goldney house, photo in black and white

Couple stand very close and look into each others eyes with trees behind them, sun is setting behind the trees which gives an orange glow at goldney hall

couple laugh in the wild garden at goldney hall

Couple walk hand in hand outside at their wedding at goldney hall

bride puts her hand up to her grooms face and he smiles back at her, intimacy without posing in bristol

Couple rest their heads together for a photo in the columns outside at goldney hall

groom holds his wifes head in his hand as he goes to kiss her outside at goldney house

Couple walk surrounded by flowers and trees in the walls of the city garden in bristol

close up photo of groom hugging bride from behind, he nuzzles into her and he holds his wedding ring finger as he does

couple walk through the orchard at goldney hall inside the walls

Lady makes man laugh at wedding outside in bristol

Guest laughs as she plays crochet at a wedding outside at goldney hall

Guest at wedding in waistcoat in bristol laughing

wedding guest in blue with blue flowered headband laugh at something a bridesmaid says to her in the trees outside in clifton

groom and groomsmen mess around laughing with drinks in the gardens at goldney hall, they wear matching blue suits

Guests laughing as they chat during evening reception at goldney hall

Couple run away from camera in the gardens at goldney house towards the tower, photo is in black and white

bride holds grooms head in her hands as they laugh, the low evening sun is golden and coming through the trees in the background at a garden wedding in bristol

Couple embrace and kiss with the ligh sparkling through the trees behind in black and white in the city garden of goldney house

Sunflare and sun beams through the trees, golden in colour, there is lens flare which is over the kissing wedding couple outside at goldney hall

Couple run back to their party at goldney hall with the sun hitting the tower in the background and the cat is in the distance

Guests clap and cheer the couple as they enter for their first dance in the orangery

first dance with lens flare at bristol wedding, couple embrace and have an intimate moment

Couple have first dance in the orangery at goldney hall, they hug and their guests are behind them

bride, groom and guest play fight during dancing at their wedding

a couple dance together at a wedding in the orangery at goldney hall

Guest dances with bunting and lights from the decoration of the orangery at goldney hall

best man and friend dance togerher on a crowded dance floor in the orangery at goldney house

groom is lifted in the air by his friends while dancing in the orangery in bristol, they smile for a guests camera

Guest dances with elation in the orangery at goldney house in bristol

Usher dances with lens flare at goldney hall in the orangery after the outside wedding

grooms mum and son in law dance at wedding in the orangery at goldney hall

Outside wedding at the orangery at goldney hall in clifton, bristol. It's the evening and guests are outside.

I hope you enjoyed their outside wedding at Goldney Hall as much as I loved shooting it. For more photos check out some other posts on the blog or check out my portfolio.