About Merrydale Manor as a wedding venue
Merrydale Manor is a country-house wedding venue in Cheshire. Like many of Cheshire’s historic halls, it combines period architecture with grounds and gardens that work well for outdoor photography across the seasons. The hall is licensed for civil ceremonies and runs weddings throughout the year.
Photographing weddings at Merrydale Manor
Country-house venues like Merrydale Manor give a wedding photographer the contrast that makes images sing — high-ceilinged interiors with large windows for natural light during the day, and gardens or parkland for portraits and group shots when the weather plays along. I work documentary-style, blending into the background so guests forget the camera, and the staff at venues like this are typically well practised at running a day smoothly. If the weather turns, there’s almost always somewhere indoors that’s equally photogenic.
What I notice when I shoot here
Merrydale Manor is an amazing wedding venue which you will find in the heart of cheshire near knustford in over peover .
I have done lots of wedding photography here and it has many brilliant wedding photography spots It has a purpose built building for civil ceremonys and rooms to stay and a fabulous wedding suite .
Merrydale Manor is owned by the Irlam family
It is an exclusive venue so you will not see anyone at the venue on your wedding day but your guests on the day .
They have a make up area for the ladies
and a cave with games in for the men .
Recent weddings at Merrydale Manor
Recent wedding stories I’ve photographed here:
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Looking for a wedding photographer at Merrydale Manor?
I’m Rick Dell — an award-winning Cheshire wedding photographer with over 25 years of experience and over 1,900 weddings photographed across the North West. I’ve photographed 1+ recent weddings at Merrydale Manor alone. Check availability for your date, or view packages and album options (£850 – £1,950, all including a pre-wedding shoot and edited gallery on USB).
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