Arley Hall was Eleanor and Matt in August 2025. The house was built between 1835 and 1845 to look far older than it is, with ornate ceilings, stained glass in the Gallery and gardens known for a double herbaceous border thought to be the first planted in England. Eleanor ran through those gardens at one point and it is the shot everyone remembers.
Alcumlow Wedding Barn is a Dutch barn on a family farm in Astbury, near Congleton, with a separate outdoor ceremony space called the White House. Rebecca and Murray married there in July 2023. The barn and the White House give two quite different looks on the same site.
Colshaw Hall is a Tudor Revival house of 1903, designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Minshull. Other Cheshire venues couples ask me about include Peckforton Castle, a Victorian castle on the Peckforton Hills, Combermere Abbey, with its Glasshouse in a walled garden and views across the mere, and Merrydale Manor.
Cheshire venues tend to be well run. The coordinators have seen most things, the timings hold, and that leaves me free to watch for the things that are not on the schedule.
I'm Chris Oxley. I film weddings at country houses and private estates across the UK.
I started this because when I got married in 2015, we didn't have a videographer. I wanted to build something I wished had existed for us. Films that hold up years later. A real record of a real day, not a montage of prompted moments.
I handle the consultation, the filming, the edit, the grade, and the delivery. I film a limited number of weddings a year, and I'm personally at every one.
Recognition: TWIA Regional Finalist
Venues Include: Grantley Hall, Froyle Park, Storrs Hall, Brympton House and 15+ leading venues
Many Cheshire weddings happen on one site. The venues are set up for it, with a licensed ceremony room or garden, a reception space and grounds that carry the drinks.
A lot of these venues have formal gardens, and formal gardens reward a walk. At Arley, a walk through the borders became one of the key moments in Eleanor and Matt's film.
Many wedding videographers arrive with a shot list. I don't. I arrive early, stay quiet, and pay attention. The film comes from what actually happens. I might offer the occasional quiet prompt when it matters, but I'm not staging moments or running through the same poses as everyone else.
I tend to work with couples based in and around London who want something honest. A real record of a real day. Not a highlight reel built from the same five moments as everyone else's.
I film fifteen weddings a year. That number lets me edit every film personally, respond to every email myself, and still show up fully present on your day. Every frame graded and cut by me. No outsourced editing. No house style.
"We don’t even know where to start! Hiring Chris to shoot our wedding video was the BEST decision we made for our wedding. From the first meeting we had to discuss his style and approach, we knew we were on to the right person. Chris’ attention to detail is parallel to none."
"We weren’t originally going to get a videographer but it was worth every penny. The whole day is so much to process that you forget bits after. Having this video to treasure forever was the perfect way to cure the wedding blues."
"Before meeting Chris, we weren’t sure how to appear on film. After working with him, we felt completely comfortable, and he captured every organic moment we wanted."
If your venue has formal gardens, walk them before the day and pick a route. Twenty minutes in the gardens after the ceremony can give you more than an hour of posed portraits.
Cheshire venues run to time. If you want a slower day, tell the coordinator early so they can build it in.
Arley Hall's Gallery has stained glass made in Paris in 1863. If you are marrying there, ask the house when the sun comes through it and see whether your timings can make use of it.
Manchester Airport is close to several Cheshire venues. If you want drone footage, tell me early so I can check the airspace for your venue.
If you are marrying in Cheshire, send me your date and venue. I take on a limited number of weddings a year, and you deal with me from first enquiry to final delivery. I will come back to you personally within a day.
Send your date, venue, and the collection you're leaning towards. If you're not sure, just outline your plans and I'll suggest the right approach. I'll come back to you personally within 24 hours.