Sheepdrove Organic Farm Wedding Photography

Sheepdrove Organic Farm Wedding Photographer

When Gill & Liam first got in touch about Sheep­drove Organ­ic Farm wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy they said ‘Our day is themed around wild flow­ers and mead­ows with rus­tic food and a live band’.

Straight away, that got me hooked.

Three ele­ments, which I think describe a per­fect wedding.

Beau­ti­ful sur­round­ings, deli­cious eats and a great party.

Tick, tick, tick.

Then I took a look at the web­site for Sheep­rove Organ­ic Farm, as it was­n’t a venue I was famil­iar with. 

What can I say, I think I’m in love!!

A Wedding Venue with sustainability at the centre of everything

So why do I love Sheep­drove Organ­ic Farm so much, as a wed­ding photographer?

It’s in North Wes­sex (Thomas Hardy coun­try), tucked away in the rolling hills of the Berk­shire Downs, near to the his­toric vil­lage of Lambourn.

The farm itself has two thou­sand acres of pas­tures, ancient wood­land and wild­flower mead­ows. It’s got miles of hedgerows, native broadleaf woods and a lake with pon­toon and boathouse.

Which gives you a stun­ning­ly beau­ti­ful loca­tion, that is also very close to the M4 and not that far from Read­ing and London.

They pride them­selves on NOT being a con­vey­or-belt wed­ding venue and give you access from the day before to pre­pare. If you’re plan­ning a relaxed wed­ding then this is bril­liant as it means you can take you time set­ting up, rather than hav­ing to rush on the day.

Final­ly, this is a venue which is all about sus­tain­abil­i­ty and con­ser­va­tion, sub­jects that are very close to my heart.

Their web­site has a whole sec­tion devot­ed to explain­ing the ongo­ing work they’re doing to make the farm as eco-friend­ly as possible. 

But here are a few examples:-

• Two wind tur­bines and 900 solar pan­els of their own.
• Reed bed water purifi­ca­tion system
• Ground source heat pump
• Soil asso­ci­a­tion certified

I’d strong­ly rec­om­mend tak­ing a look at their web­site to get the whole low down, but this sec­tion should have giv­en you a flavour as to why I like it so much. 

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Berkshire Downs Wedding Venue

Gill & Liam’s day was full of so much job and per­son­al touches. 

Thinks like a home­made cake, hand­made cush­ion for the rings to be put on, friends play­ing the music dur­ing the cer­e­mo­ny, the Bride’s broth­er-in-law’s band play­ing in the evening and many more. 

Sheep­drove Farm has a cou­ple of options for the cer­e­mo­ny and this one was in the stun­ning Oak Room with it’s high vault­ed ceil­ing, almost cathedral-like!

There’s a south-fac­ing court­yard which is a bril­liant sun trap for a drinks recep­tion. To enter­tain their guests they had music in the after­noon and lat­er on a game I’ve nev­er come across before, called Kubb. Appar­ent­ly it’s Swedish game (you can buy it at Ikea!) and it involves hav­ing to knock down your oppo­nents wood­en block by throw­ing sticks at them. 

Sheepgrove Organic Farm Wedding

With Liam hail­ing from Ire­land there were quite a few guests who’d had to trav­el. So a coach was laid on to fer­ry them from their hotels.

Sheepgrove Organic Farm Sunsets

“Thank you so much for these amaz­ing pho­tos. They real­ly emanate the feel of the day. It has been a com­plete whirl­wind of change in our lives since the wed­ding. So look­ing back at these pho­tos already evokes real feel­ings of nostalgia”

Gill & Liam

If you’re look­ing for Sheep­drove Organ­ic Farm Wed­ding Pho­tog­ra­phy, (or for any­where else), then please get in touch. I’d love to have a chat!