Shilstone Manor: Stunning New Devon Wedding Venue

Yesterday, I visited the most amazing new wedding venue - Shilstone Manor - which will be opening this summer.

The experience starts long before you step out of the car, as Shilstone is set in the most beautiful Devon countryside, with country lanes full of wild flowers - wild garlic and bluebells, beautiful ferns unfolding in the sunshine - it really is delightful....

Right now the smell of wood shavings and paint fills the air as the joiners add their finishing touches. Crockery and lampshades huddle together for safety (or at least wait to be put back into position) and oak panelling is stacked ready to go back on the wall. But plainly, these are the final stages and its difficult not to be impressed by the attention to detail of the new design. Beautiful arches, window lights and perfect finishing touches give this venue a very cool, relaxed charm - combined with the stunning setting, its easy to imagine this as a very exclusive venue.

So I'm especially pleased to say that Andrew Jackson Photography is recommended by Shilstone Manor, with our first bridal shoot scheduled for early June. I can't wait to show you the pictures!

Devon Based Make up Specialist

Through the blog especially, its helpful I think to highlight some of the great people we end up working with... and if you are planning a Devon / Cornwall wedding, then we do recommend Josie Lock for all the bride and bridesmaid's hair & make up styling. Josie is incredibly friendly and is generating lots of interest in her work locally. I've been working with Josie on some exeter based projects and its been a real pleasure. The picture above is Josie at work, but rather than take my word for it, do give her a call and talk through your day with her.

Pickwell Manor

Just planning my next trip to Pickwell Manor, and as mentioned before, I have to say that this is such a fab venue. Surfers beaches on the doorstep, beautiful Devon countryside & a wonderful welcome. Anyway, planning the visit brought Angus & Charlotte's wedding back to mind. I love the attached shot. Not sure whether it will make sense as a small image, but the back lighting adds a great texture and I've cross processed it to bring out the detail of the light. I don't tend to use cross processed images in an album as they tend to be one offs and can conflict with the other images - an album should sit together as a portfolio so one of the design skills (we do all of our design in-house) is to create a collection of images that work in harmony. So cross processed images are usually for frames and canvas prints. Anyway, long story short. Love the image. Brings back memories of a fab couple, great day, great place...