Festival-Styled Wedding at Shrigley Hall
Charlotte and Lewis got married on a sunny day in May at Shrigley Hall in Cheshire, before carrying the party on at Lewis’s dad’s home in a big festival-styled tent. It was a two-venue day full of music, ribbon bunting and six brilliant speeches. Super 8 was used alongside digital throughout the film.
A late hello
Charlotte and Lewis got in touch only weeks before their wedding. Their original videographer had pulled out with no warning, and they were understandably worried.
What they asked for was simple. Something fun and not too traditional, that still looked after the important parts like the ceremony and speeches. Not slow music and muted colours. Just the day as it actually felt.
I was free, and I’m really glad I was as it was one of my favourite weddings of 2026.
Where it started
They met in the Warwick University big band. Both played alto sax, Lewis on the front row and Charlotte just behind him. Lewis noticed her straight away, but it took a good while of will-they-won’t-they before Charlotte finally told him it was time to make it official.
Ten years, plenty of festivals and one proposal on a hike in the Lake District later, here they were. Quite a few of their big band friends were in the room too.
The ceremony at Shrigley Hall
They chose Shrigley Hall for the views, the feel of the old building and how close it sat to the evening venue. With the sun out, it really showed off.
The ceremony was full of their people. Rhys read a passage from Philip Pullman about two people’s atoms finding each other again. Family and friends came up one by one for a handfasting, each tying a ribbon around their hands, including a piece of tartan from Charlotte’s grandad. And their dog Alfie came down the aisle with Owen to help with the rings.
Two venues, six speeches
The speeches were split across the day. Charlotte’s dad, Lewis and best man Bryn spoke at Shrigley Hall. Charlotte, Lewis’s brothers Finn and Owen, and Charlotte’s sister Philly spoke later at the house.
Every one of them was full of stories. Football rivalries. Yorkshire versus Lancashire. A trip to Berlin soundtracked entirely by the Beatles. A few tales of Lewis’s lack of common sense that his brothers had clearly been saving up for years.
The party at home
The evening was at Lewis’s dad’s home, and it was everything they’d hoped for. As Lewis put it, a guaranteed party.
Rob had worked hard to get it ready after a flood the year before, and it looked incredible. Charlotte, her mum and a whole team of friends had made ribbon bunting that ran all the way down the drive and around the tent. Lewis’s brother Finn made the drinks, including a tequila cocktail the couple drink every year at Kendal Calling. Lewis’s Auntie Karen baked the cupcakes.
And then there was the music. Lewis and Bryn’s sax band, Feeling Saxxy, played during the drinks, with Charlotte joining them. For a couple who met in a big band, it couldn’t have been more fitting.
The film
With two venues and so much going on, I filmed the day the way I always do, quietly and in a documentary style, letting it all unfold. The ceremony and speeches were covered from more than one angle, so the reactions around the room are there too.
Super 8 brings a warmer, scrapbook texture alongside the digital footage. It suited a day with this much colour, sunshine and handmade detail.
I take on around twenty weddings a year, so every film gets proper time and care. I film quietly, giving you space to be present, and blend digital with Super 8 for a film that feels timeless and full of character. If you’re planning a wedding at Shrigley Hall and this way of working feels right, I’d love to hear about your plans.
