Wedding Photographer in Redhill
Small weddings around Redhill and Nutfield, photographed in the light that's already there.
★★★★★ 40+ five-star reviewsSmall weddings from £750Based in Caterham, Surrey
Small weddings around Redhill and Nutfield, photographed in the light that's already there.
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Redhill is about fifteen minutes from me and it solves a problem most Surrey venues create. Direct trains from London and the coast, the M25 on the doorstep and Gatwick a short drive away, so the half of your guest list that has to travel isn't planning a two-hour cross-country trek for a three-hour lunch.
What it also has is Nutfield Priory, a Victorian country house hotel on the ridge above the town and one of the more interesting places in this part of Surrey to photograph a wedding.
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The name misleads people, so it's worth saying plainly: Nutfield Priory has never been a priory. It's a Victorian country house, now a hotel and spa. John Gibson built it between 1872 and 1874 for the MP Joshua Fielden, neo-Gothic modelled on the Palace of Westminster, Kentish ragstone outside with a six-storey tower over the entrance. The ceremony rooms are named after those two men, the Gibson Room and the Fielden Suite, which is handy to know when a coordinator starts listing options at you. It's licensed across several rooms and seats somewhere around 110.
What Gibson left behind is dark panelling, stained glass and windows built for grandeur rather than daylight. Those are the rooms couples worry about, and the worry is fair, because a photographer who answers dark panelling by firing a flash across it hands you back pictures of a room you don't recognise. I'd rather use the light that's there, keep its colour and let the shadows stay shadows. If your venue is on the gloomy side, say so when we talk and I'll tell you how I'd shoot it.
Elopement
£750
Intimate
£1,250
Small Wedding
£1,750
Travel within 30 miles is included, so Redhill and Nutfield cost you nothing extra to reach.
Robert Denholm House on Bletchingley Road at Nutfield holds up to 60 in its Capenor Room, which lands almost exactly on my full-day guest number. Bletchingley Golf Club on Church Lane is licensed as well and sits out in open country a few minutes east. Between them and the Priory you can have a Redhill wedding at more or less any size without leaving the RH1 postcode.
Numbers and licences move about, so confirm yours with the venue. Marrying the other side of the hill? There's a separate page for weddings in Reigate, and I cover Caterham, Croydon, Oxted and Purley from the same doorstep.
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“Looking through our photos feels like reliving the whole day again.”
Where do I even begin… Elena is honestly incredible at what she does and we feel so lucky that we found her to capture our wedding day.
From the very beginning, she made the whole experience feel so personal. Meeting us for coffee beforehand, taking the time to get to know us, listening to exactly what we wanted from our photos and making sure she understood what was important to us. Her communication in the run-up to the wedding was amazing and we always felt completely looked after.
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On the day itself, she was just brilliant. She made us feel so comfortable and somehow managed to capture all of those little moments, emotions and details so naturally. Looking through our photos feels like reliving the whole day again.
We were then completely blown away when she sent us our previews the very next day! Every single photo was beautiful and we honestly couldn’t stop looking at them.
Elena is unbelievably talented and has such an eye for capturing moments in the most beautiful way. These photos are something we will treasure for the rest of our lives and we are beyond grateful to her for giving us such special memories of our wedding day.
If you are looking for a wedding photographer, I couldn’t recommend her enough. She is incredible at what she does and choosing her was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. We loved our photos and our experience with Elena so much that we are now booking a family shoot with her too. 🤍
Nutfield Priory is the best known. Despite the name it has never been a priory: it is a Victorian country house of 1872, built for the MP Joshua Fielden and now a hotel and spa, on the ridge above the town. It is licensed across several ceremony rooms, including the Gibson Room and the Fielden Suite, with space for around 110 guests. Robert Denholm House on Bletchingley Road at Nutfield takes up to 60 in its Capenor Room, which is a neat fit for a small wedding. Bletchingley Golf Club on Church Lane is licensed too. Confirm rooms and numbers with the venue, because these do change.
No, and this is worth saying because it is the most common worry at Nutfield Priory and rooms like it. Wood panelling, stained glass and small windows are lovely to be married in and unforgiving to photograph badly. I work with the light that is there rather than firing flash across the room, so the pictures keep the warmth and the shadow of the place instead of looking flat and washed out.
Easier than most of this area. Redhill has direct trains from London and the south coast, the M25 is minutes away and Gatwick is a short drive, which matters if anyone is flying in. If half your guest list is travelling, a Redhill venue takes a lot of the argument out of the planning.
Elopements start at £750 for up to three and a half hours. The Intimate day is £1,250 for six to seven hours and up to 30 guests. The full Small Wedding day is £1,750, up to ten hours and up to 60 guests. I am based in Caterham, about fifteen minutes away, and travel within 30 miles is included.
