Hensol Castle Wedding Photography
Wedding Photography from the South Wales Hensol Castle
Here are some example from my previous Hensol Castle wedding photography assignments. Hensol Castle is part of The Vale Resort in South Wales. A Grade I listed, 400-year former stately home found at the end of a long, tree lined, sweeping driveway, within a generous landscape that includes a 15 acre lake. Architecturally it is a castellated mansion built in a gothic style. The Hensol estate dates back as early as 1419, then probably owned by the Jenkins family, a notable member of which was the famous judge, David Jenkins, who remained loyal to the Royal family during the English Civil War, liberated from incarceration once King Charles II regained the throne. In the 18th Century, through lack of male heir the estate passed to Charles Talbot through marriage. However by the end of the century it was sold to the banker, Samuel Richardson, and later Benjamin Hall in 1815, then William Crawshay the Iron King of Merthyr Tydfil in 1824, followed by fellow iron master Rowland Fothergilll in 1838. Following his death, it passed through the family until Sir Franis Caradoc Rose Price, the grand-nephew of Rowland, put the estate up for sale, quoted in the The Times;
“The old place requires a lot of money to maintain it. Income-tax and supertax have almost trebled since the war, and the cost of upkeep has considerably increased. These heavy burdens make careful consideration of one’s position necessary, and there is a duty to younger children. If I died to-morrow, heavy death duties would make it impossible for them to live here. I can go on, but they could not. By the time one has paid all Imperial and local dues in the way of taxation there is not much left now, and for that reason I have decided to put the estate up for sale”
In 1926 the Glamorgan County Castle bought the estate to use as a mental hospital. By the end of the century, thanks to the dwindling number of patients, which was due to move towards care in the community, it had many uses including conference and educational offices. It finally closed in 2003 and was soon bought by Leekes, a local family run company who had previously built the neighbouring Vale Resort. With the financial assistance of the Welsh governments historic environment service, CADW, it has been refurbished into an exclusive use, wedding and conference venue. If you are planning a wedding at Hensol Castle and looking for a South Wales wedding photographer please do not hesitate to enquire after my availability.
South Wales Wedding Photographer at Hensol Castle – Kate & Jason
Kate and Jason were married on 31st May 2019 at Hensol Castle, in South Wales. The wedding photography coverage began with the bridal preparations, which took place at The Vale Hotel, part of the same resort as Hensol castle. Apparently accommodation is still in the pipeline at the castle, and...
Hensol Castle Wedding – Cheryl & Brian
Cheryl and Brian held their wedding on 22nd June 2018 at Hensol Castle in South Wales. After getting ready at her parents home in Llantrisant, the marriage ceremony took place at the local parish church. Just after the bride was chauffeur driven along the terrace street outside the church, I...
Wedding Day at Hensol Castle – Lucy & Scott
Lucy and Scott live in perpetually sunny Dubai, but chose the lovely Hensol Castle in South Wales to hold their wedding . Rather predictabilly the Bristih summertime weather play its part in creating a rather more humid atmosphere. The rain on 21st July 2017 will go down in my photographic history...
Shaunna & Morgan’s Summertime Wedding at Hensol Castle
Here are a few photographs from the summertime wedding of Shaunna and Morgan at Hensol Castle. I photographed their special day on 16th June 2017. The day started at Shaunna's parent home in South Wales where her and her bridesmaids were busy perfecting hair and make up. Meanwhile the groom and...
South Wales Wedding at Hensol Castle – Lara & Mark
I have been looking forward to this wedding ever since the day Lara and Mark booked me as their South Wales wedding photographer. I met them at the dentist practise where they both work, along with Lara's parents and immediately upon introduction I knew it was going to be a warm and fun wedding....
Spring Wedding at Hensol Castle – Kate & Alex
On 29th April 2017 I was commissioned to photograph the Hensol Castle Wedding in South Wales of Kate and Alex. In the morning I started the photographic coverage with the bridal preparations at their home. After a while I made my way to see the groom where he was waiting at the ceremony...
Wedding at Hensol Castle – Lauren & David
Here is collection of photographs that I took at Hensol Castle for the wedding of Lauren and David on Saturday 8th October 2016. The bridal preparations took place at Lauren's parents home in Cardiff before the marriage ceremony which was performed at St Isan's Church. The drinks reception,...
Winter Wedding at Hensol castle – Kathryn & Nicholas
Here are a few of my favourite images from the last wedding I photographed in 2015. The day, namely the 30th December, belonged to Kathryn and Nicholas whose marriage ceremony took place at Hensol castle in South Wales. Hensol Castle is, a Grade I listed building in the form of a castellated...
Hensol Castle Wedding – Jessica & Christian
This was the first time I have photographed a wedding at the newly refurbished Hensol Castle part of The Vale Resort in South Wales. This 400-year former stately home located within generous grounds which includes a 15 acre lake, has just undergone a £10 million revamp with the assistance of the...
Hensol Castle Wedding Photography
