Wedding photography at Houchins wedding venue in Essex. A bride runs around the dance floor as the guests reach out their hands.

Claire & James: Houchins Wedding Venue

I had so much fun at this wedding at the Houchins wedding venue. Claire and her family used to be my neighbours, here in South Woodham Ferrers. When Claire was still in school, she’d serve me in the local corner shop, and I’d hear her and her brother Iain practising playing their musical instruments from my garden. My now-adult son was a toddler back then and would dance to Iain playing his drums.

Over the years, I’ve spent time with Claire’s family at quite a few music festivals and gigs, and as much as I’ve seen their children grow up, they’ve seen mine grow up too. I’m so glad I was the obvious choice because it was such a wonderful day.

I am, however, now possibly going to be a bit of trouble for showing some of these pictures. Sorry Mick! Especially for the last one, but you know that tie does absolutely suit you around your head.

This summer was a particularly rainy one, so we were lucky to have a dry, warm day. I was impressed; Houchins had style, everything in one place.

Claire and James chose a wonderful band called Oomphf. This is a seriously talented bunch, as you can see; the party spilled out of the back door of the venue into the car park. I won’t elaborate anymore in case I get myself into any more trouble than I already am!

  • Mock Ladybird book table placard with picture of the Houchins wedding venue.
  • Woman on the morning of her wedding in a waffle dressing gown is smiling and sitting on the bed with her bridesmaid. They are in a bedroom at Houchins venue.
  • Groom wearing just trousers puts on his shoes.
  • View of Chitting Shed reception barn and ceremony loggia from bedroom window at Houchins wedding venue in Essex. Blue sky with wispy clouds.
  • Groomsmen putting on button holes.
  • Wedding guest in casual clothes sitting and lying in the wedding garden at Houchins before the wedding.
  • Table named after King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford known as KEGS On mock Ladybird book table placards.
  • Father of the bride having his hair sprayed.
  • bride and bridesmaid sitting on the bed. One bridesmaid is having her makeup done. There are croissants on a tray.
  • Mother of the bride adjusting her son's button hole.
  • Bride and her father hug before her wedding. They are in a bedroom at Houchins venue in Essex.
  • Bride and her father hug before her wedding. They are in a bedroom at Houchins and the bride's mum is watching and is emotional too.
  • Bride, her dad and brother are all crying happy tears and wiping them with tissues. They are in a bedroom getting ready.
  • Mother and father of the bride look out of a window
  • Bride in a white lace wedding dress and a cut out back stands with her hands on her hips in a bedroom in the Houchins farm house. Bridesmaids and family are getting ready in the room.
  • Bride sitting on the bed, bridesmaids standing up.
  • Bride leaving the bedroom ready for wedding.
  • The bridesmaids in a dining room in the Houchins farm house. They are looking at the order of service. They are wearing navy coloured dresses.
  • The father of the bride is smiling in the dining room at Houchins waiting to walk his daughter down the aisle.
  • A father walking his daughter down the aisle of the ceremony loggia at Houchins wedding venue. The bride is wearing a white lace dress with no sleeves.
  • Bride looks at the groom during Houchins wedding ceremony in the loggia..
  • Groom smiling at his new wife during ceremony.
  • Bridesmaid and woman singing opera during wedding.
  • Bride and groom kiss during wedding ceremony in the loggia.
  • Bride and groom walking down aisle and surprised
  • Guests waiting in the garden to throw confetti.
  • Confetti tunnel in the wedding garden at Houchins.
  • Confetti tunnel in the wedding garden at Houchins.
  • Two women smoking sitting on a bench.
  • Wedding guests laughing.
  • Candid style pictures of people in the wedding garden and Chitting Shed.
  • Natural and unposed wedding portrait of a bride in the garden at Houchins.
  • A woman sat at a table listening to a friend.
  • A bridesmaid kissing her partner in the garden at Houchins.
  • The bride in front of a willow.
  • Groom on tiptoes to kiss his new wife in the gateway to Houchins wedding venue near Colchester. The bride is in a white dress. At Houchins venue in Essex.
  • Some relaxed posed wedding portraits of the couple stood in a field at Houchins.
  • Some relaxed posed wedding portraits of the couple stood in a field at Houchins.
  • It's the great wedding bake-off. A table of wedding cakes made by family and friends.
  • Some wedding guests sat on a bench in the garden at Houchins.
  • Man laughing with his mum.
  • A woman on her wedding day with her brother at Houchins near Colchester.
  • Picture from behind as the newly married couple enter the venue for dinner. The bride is waving her bouquet in the air.
  • Picture from behind as the newly married couple enter the venue for dinner. The bride is waving her bouquet in the air.
  • Bridesmaids playing a triangle.
  • A father's hands holding his speech at a wedding.
  • Man upstairs in the grain store at Houchins, leaning on the bar and looking out of the window.
  • People sat a the wedding breakfast table.
  • A girl is hugged by a woman during wedding speeches.
  • Newly married couple kiss during a toast.
  • Bearded man clapping in the grain store at Houchins during wedding speeches.
  • A girl is hugged by a woman during wedding speeches.
  • Bride laughing at her husband's speech. Her dad is pulling a face.
  • Groom giving a speech.
  • A view from above of a groom giving his speech in the grain store at Houchins. The guests are sat at round tables.
  • Bride and groom sat at the table during speech.
  • A woman in a navy bridesmaid dress sat on a man's lap. She is clapping. At Houchins.
  • People playing dress-up at wedding.
  • People sat down in the garden.
  • Wedding guests young and old all watch the cake cutting behind the camera and laughing.
  • Bride and groom kissing on the dancefloor.
  • Bride and groom dancing together at Houchins.
  • Woman in wedding dress putting on flip flops.
  • A couple kissing on a dancefloor.
  • Women looking at a phone and laughing.
  • Oomphf funk band at a wedding in Essex. The light is blue.
  • Bride dancing with her bridesmaids at night.
  • People chatting outside in the evening.
  • Couple serving coffee from a van.
  • Evening reception on the dance floor.
  • Woman laughing and looking up at a man while she changes her shoes at a wedding reception.
  • A woman playing jenga.
  • Bride and groom kissing each other outside at the Chitting Shed at the Houchins venue. There is a light shining behind them.
  • Women singing into a microphone.
  • At a wedding reception a woman plays the tambourine.
  • Newly married couple kissing at reception. Groom has tie around his head.
  • Man with beard dancing with a woman in a red dress.
  • Man with beard offering wine to a woman on the dance floor. Houchins wedding reception.
  • Oomphf funk band playing in the Foundry at Houchins. The singer points at the bass player in blue and red lights.
  • A bridesmaid with her arms stretched out on the dance floor.
  • Oomphf funk band playing in the Foundry at Houchins. The singer points at the bass player in blue and red lights.
  • Man with a beard in a waistcoat kisses a woman in a red off the shoulder dress on the dance floor at Houchins in The Foundry.
  • A woman with red hair dancing at a wedding in Essex.
  • A woman holding a glass of wine and dancing at the Essex venue Houchins near Coggeshall.
  • WOman in yellow dress looks at camera while partying with wedding guests.
  • The well stocked bar at Houchins wedding venue near Colchester in Essex.
  • People dancing at a wedding reception at Houchins. Some guests are on the floor doing the Oops Upside Your Head dance moves. A woman bumps her head.
  • People dancing at a wedding reception at Houchins. Some guests are on the floor doing the Oops Upside Your Head dance moves.
  • A group of wedding guests at night sitting on a bench on the terrace at Houchins.
  • Bridesmaids on the dance floor.
  • Couples spilling out the back of the Houchins venue and dancing by the cars. One couple are kissing.
  • Couples spilling out the back of the Houchins venue and dancing by the cars.
  • Groom dancing with his wife with a tie around his head.
  • Oomphf funk band performing at a wedding at Houchins, an Essex wedding venue. Live music at weddings.
  • Man with ginger hair and beard holds his hands up while looking at the camera.
  • Woman dancing in a white vest and skirt is singing.
  • IN the middle of the room called the Foundry at Houchins wedding venue a bride stands surrounded by wedding guests. It's night.
  • Father of the bride with a blue tie around his head drinking a pint on the dance floor at Houchins.

Limeberry Catering at Houchins


If you are hosting your wedding at Houchins, you might be considering booking their recommended supplier, Limeberry.

I’ve put together a small collection of photos showcasing their food, which you can see if you click below.

Limeberry Pictures
A charcuterie board by Limeberry catering on the table at a wedding breakfast.
Photograph of couple straight after wedding ceremony at an outdoor wedding venue in Essex. A sunny day with blue skies. The bride is wearing a dress called Jack from Made With Love, from Halo & Wren. The groom is wearing a suit from The Grooms Room. Houchins wedding photography in the summer.

Explore My Work

If you’ve landed here after searching for Houchins on Google and you are interested in viewing more of my work, including other weddings at Houchins, then my homepage is the perfect place to begin.

There, you’ll discover further details about my distinctive style of documentary wedding photography and my approach to capturing weddings… and many more photographs. With fourteen years of experience as a full-time wedding photographer, I have hundreds of weddings to share.

Homepage