Little Easton Manor is a restored manor with gardens, a lake and both indoor and outdoor ceremony spaces, which means the day can move without anyone getting in a car. I filmed a May wedding there in 2024 and the film will be on this page when it is published.
Essex venues are barns and manors in the main, and they are well run. The county gets a lot of London couples who want a country wedding without the drive to the Cotswolds, and the venues have built themselves around that.
I am based in Bedford, which puts most of Essex within an hour and a half. If your venue is not named here, send it over.
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
Essex weddings tend to be single-site days at a barn or a manor, ceremony on the grounds or in a licensed room, drinks outside, dinner and dancing under one roof. Guests come from London and East Anglia and the day starts around one. The evening is a party.
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."
Essex barns are popular and Saturdays go two years out. If you have a venue in mind, ask about the date before anything else.
Stansted is close to several venues in the north of the county. If you want drone footage, tell me the venue and I will check the airspace before I promise anything.
If the ceremony is outdoors by a lake, ask the venue where the sun is at your ceremony time. Water in the wrong place is a lot of glare in the wrong eyes.
If you are marrying in Essex, send me your date and venue. I take on a limited number of weddings a year so that I can edit every film myself, and 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.