Yorkshire Wedding Photographer Tom Roberts, of Champagne Shutter Photography, at Rise Hall
Having previously lived in Beverley for six years, it was such a pleasant surprise to discover Rise Hall, 10 miles to the east, near Skirlaugh and Kingswood, Hull, tucked away down a tree lined driveway, only to reveal the magnificent golden Grecian style columns supporting the portico above the grand entrance hall.
This awe-inspiring wedding venue has the feeling of a beautiful art gallery or museum, with polished floors and a jaw-dropping palette and décor throughout. It’s really a gift for wedding photography!
With records dating back to 1066, and of tenants in the 1300s, the estate was owned by the crown between the 1400s and 1600s, before turning to private ownership. The present Hall was built between 1815-’20. It served as a base for searchlight officers during WWII before use as a school from the later ‘40s to the ‘80s, before use as a religious retreat until ’95. Bought by TV’s Sarah Beeny in 2001, she presented its restoration on Channel 4 in 2010, before selling it as a wedding venue in 2019.
Champagne Shutter Photography visited as a supplier at a Brides Up North wedding fayre. Rise Hall is one of 4 wedding venues with the Dine network, including Howsham Hall, near Malton, York and The Mansion at Roundhay Park, Leeds. Howsham is another stunning beauty I intend to visit and photograph – a Grade I listed Jacobean stately home built in 1610.
Rise Hall offers wedding packages for up to 180 guests and has 31 bedrooms/suites. Choose from Classic, Superior, or Premium Packages.
Wedding Packages
Accommodation
Just FYI - please note that today's photography was all iPhone snaps!
Grand history meets cosy log fire in the stunning library at Rise Hall - here the morning light streams in through the Grade II windows on the southern wing. Perfect for wedding photography, with book shelves as a backdrop, and spectrums casts by the prisms and crystals hanging in the window light...
The Swift Suite (The Wedding Suite); His & Hers Bathtubs; the view from between the columns on the west-facing portico of Rise Hall's main entrance
The Regent's Suite in the north wing
The Victorian Suite in the south wing
The Atrium; Couture - https://theharrogateweddinglounge.com/; main staircase & hall
The Drawing Room, decorated with elegant faux blossom trees, sits on the south-facing wing of Rise Hall, behind what becomes your ceremony space
The southern wing of the stately home: bar, details, Dining Room
Stationery - https://www.orenastationery.com/
To the rear of the Hall, facing east, lies the more modern extension, housing the main hall in which you will have your evening reception
Venue – Rise Hall - https://www.dine.co.uk/venues/rise-hall/
@risehall
Events Manager: Kim Banks
Events Coordinator: Chloe Taylor
Rise Hall can be booked as an events venue or filming location.
Photographer – https://www.champagneshutter.com/
Champagne Shutter Photography – Tom Roberts
Dine Network - https://www.dine.co.uk/
@dinevenues
https://www.dine.co.uk/venues/howsham-hall/
@howshamhall
https://www.dine.co.uk/venues/the-mansion/ (Also including 2 separate tearooms).
@themainsionleeds
Other Dine venues include The Walled Garden at Helperby & Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool
Florists – https://www.fleurcouturefloral.com/
@fleurcoutureevents
https://www.flowerstylebeverley.co.uk/
@flower_style_beverley
https://www.wonderlandblooms.uk/
@wonderlandblooms
https://www.leafycouture.co.uk/
@leafycouture
@leafycouture.eastyorkshire
@leafycouturesouthyorkshire
@leafycoutureyork
Stationery - https://www.orenastationery.com/
@orenastationery
Couture - https://theharrogateweddinglounge.com/
@harrogateweddinglounge
Champagne Shutter Photography
Tom Roberts, of Champagne Shutter Photography, is a wedding photographer and educator based between South, West, East and North Yorkshire. Champagne Shutter Photography offers comprehensive wedding day photography packages (and videography) from bridal and groom preparation through to evening reception, from elegant portraiture to an unobtrusive capturing of timeless photographs that feel natural and unorchestrated, leading to beautiful heirloom albums.
Tom Roberts
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