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Wedding at Winters Tale Country Barn, in Buckingham
Elena and Hugh’s Special Day was even more special with the backdrop of a stunning location.
Situated in the lush green fields of the North Buckinghamshire countryside, Winter’s Tale Country Barn is an iconic place for a year-round wedding.
We were delighted to be asked to capture Elena and Hugh’s special day at the Barn earlier in the year. The delightful couple completed their beautiful ceremony here, with a lavish meal surrounded by their friends and family.
The Venue
Winter’s Tale Country Barn features the rich woods and elegant low rafters featured in imitation longhouses. Situated in Steeply Claydon, Buckingham, it is a favoured place for wedding receptions in and around Buckinghamshire County.
The star attraction here are the endless gorgeous fields that are ideal for your photographs, and the long hall itself, which is exquisitely decorated in string lights and elegant round tables. The barn makes for a fairy-tale experience, especially when you see the floral arches and carefully tended, lit up trees in the evening.
This wedding venue in North Buckinghamshire is effortlessly chic. From the outside, it resembles a wooden building, giving you the cosy feeling of log cabin realness. When you step inside, your breath will be taken away by the high exposed beams and the clean, welcoming, enjoyable atmosphere
The 17th Century Farmhouse
The Winter’s Tale Country Barn Wedding Venue is situated on the grounds of a 17th century farmhouse. The venue seats up to 120 guests, with the ability to accommodate eighty guests in the evening. You can have your whole wedding here, from start to finish.
Licensed for civil ceremonies, the Barn has its own quiet gardens where you can spend your first few hours as husband and wife (or variation thereof) in the elegance and calm of marital bliss. The barn has been renovated from a hay barn that stood on the same site, one hundred years ago.
This Buckingham wedding venue features an adjacent silk marquis, allowing you to bring more guests and spend time outside. They have a cocktail bar area and space for evening entertainment or for a meal. There is a secret garden for phot shoots, which includes a water fountain and bridal swing.
The Happy Couple
As you can imagine, Elena and Hugh had a wonderful day here, each marrying the special person in their lives. It was a momentous occasion in which both families came together to unite in celebration. The day was beautiful, the night even more so. There are few things in life as wonderful as the union of two families… and theirs was idyllic.
The happy couple enjoyed a video session courtesy of Gaetano Di Giacomo Media Production out in the spacious fields. Together, we created some picturesque footage which will last them a lifetime. The good memories of that day will linger, captured as moments of time in their wedding photographs. We hope they cherish them forever.
Congratulations, Elena and Hugh. We wish you all the best and many years of happiness to come. Thank you for choosing us to be part of your special day. It truly was an honour.
A Perfect Wedding at The Crazy Bear Stadhampton
Emilia and Antonio found happiness at their dream wedding venue. So could you!
There are two things we all strive for in life: one is the wedding, the other is the perfect venue to hold that wedding within. When Antonio and Emilia realised they were destined to tie the knot, they forewent the usual mad dash to find somewhere suitable. Instead, the two already knew where they wanted to get married.
The Crazy Bear Group in Stadhampton, in the Oxfordshire countryside, is a joy-filled venue that is ideal for a picturesque wedding. They offer dining and drinking at their in-house restaurant, plenty of bedrooms for you and your guests, and even have a farm attached where they grow their own produce.
Sound like the ideal wedding venue? We’re just getting started…
The Crazy Bear Group as a Wedding Venue
The Crazy Bear Group is a group of businesses capable of catering to your every wedding need. Situated just outside of Stadhampton, this picturesque venue allows you to get married against the glorious backdrop of Oxfordshire. It is regal, opulent, and striking in its setting.
Although we are focused on the gorgeous wedding of Emilia and Antonio, countless other happy couples have tied the knot inside these walls. Why choose the Crazy Bear Group as a wedding venue? Because of the stunning grounds combined with the numerous added bonuses that come with the location.
It’s not just a wedding venue. That giant bear in the foyer also caters to private parties, offers a space for Thai massage, has regular Jazz & Soul nights, and runs an interesting event called Champagne Wednesdays that we can’t wait to try out. Whether it be a wedding, a private party, a business meeting, or even a corporate event space in Oxfordshire, the Crazy Bear Group can cater to your needs.
What you get in a Crazy Bear Group Wedding?
If we use the delightful day that Emilia and Antonio had together, we can give you an accurate overview of how distinguished this wedding venue is.
You can say your vows on-site by way of civil ceremony here. If you are having a church wedding, then this fantastic hotel has the character-packed rooms and gardens you need to house your guests before or after the big day. You can book your wedding breakfast, dinner, or reception, right here.
Described as being one of the most unique wedding venues in Oxfordshire, the Crazy Bear Group features elegantly curated bedroom suites, fit for royalty. Their lounge and bar area are tastefully decorated, with individual booths alongside a large dancefloor. The table dressings are elegant and graceful, the food exemplary and the gardens beatific.
What we love best about the Crazy Bear Group is the backdrop for your wedding pictures. As we proved with Emilia and Antonio, the perfect setting means the perfect wedding day memories. Preserve your wedding day memories by combining excellent wedding photography and videography with an idyllic location. Remember to hire Gaetano Di Giacomo Media Production to make the most of your wedding videography and photography, too.
You might just end up with memories that last a lifetime.
Wedding Videography Prices
Wondering how much it costs to hire a wedding videographer in the UK? Let’s find out…
When you want to get married, there are suddenly a thousand little costs rearing their ugly heads. Unfortunately, the perfect day isn’t possible without getting to grips with the pricing. With wedding photography and videography, prices fluctuate quite a lot throughout the UK, so let’s break it down.
The Benefits of hiring a Videographer
Before we get into the details of pricing, let’s talk about why you need a videographer for your wedding. Most of the reasoning is to do with the quality of the recordings made. A wedding videographer will make a complete, beautiful documentation of your wedding day. An amateur won’t have that privilege.
There’s the question of experience, too. A good London based wedding videographer like Gaetano comes with a rich background of capturing weddings on film, all over the world. They know what works and what won’t work… an amateur has no idea of the tricks of the trade.
Thirdly, people in the UK love to have that cherished memory of their big day captured on film. Come anniversaries or valentine’s day they can whip it out and show their loved ones. Offspring can enjoy seeing their parents married even though they weren’t born yet. A wedding video really is the perfect memento.
With all the benefits of hiring a videographer for your wedding in mind, let’s talk about pricing.
How much does a wedding videographer cost to hire?
If you are considering hiring a world class videographer for your wedding, cost is a big part of the issue. To be blunt about it, a typical UK-based photographer charges in two lots. One charge is for editing, one charge is for the footage. If you wanted to, you could have them film all day then chop the footage together yourself – but again, if you want a brilliant token to remember your wedding by, just pay the editing fees.
An average videography cost in the UK is £500 for the wedding day and the footage creation, then a further £500 for editing it all together into a beautifully finished film. When you get into the large towns and cities, however, the price of a good videographer increases.
How much does a London-based wedding videographer cost to hire?
In London, for example, that price shoots up to around the £2000 mark. There are other considerations to consider that can also affect the price. Do they have to trnavel far? Do they have to stay overnight? Does your videographer need to capture anything special you would like added to the wedding video? Are there any additions to the footage and editing?
All of these are chargeable. To make sure you do not get surprised with an unexpected bill, be sure to have a long consultation with your videographer. Discuss price in depth and get their structure in writing to be safe.
Finally, the number of copies of a DVD you want to give out, as well as the online access to your film, can affect how much a videographer in London costs.
Recommend a Videographer?
Of course, we are a little biased. But Gaetano Di Giacomo takes some of the finest wedding videos in London and is available for hire. WE hope you have a wonderful wedding day.
Wedding Song Playlist
Finding the right tracks to play at your wedding isn’t difficult when you have a little help.
Working out what to play at your wedding is difficult at best. We don’t just mean on the day of your wedding, either. Your wedding playlist is what you listen to on your stag or hen night, what you listen to while hair and makeup are working their magic, and what plays in the car on the way to your wedding.
A wedding playlist is tricky because it should be worked out between the two of you. What if you are both heavy metal fans? What if one of you likes classical music and the other likes pop music? How do you meet in the middle when musical tastes vary so much?
Luckily for you, we have guided many a distraught bride through the perfect playlist and you are in exactly the right place. Today, we want to focus on wedding song playlists… what goes on it, what comes off it, and what will offend your dear old grandma?
How to Create a Wedding song Playlist Everyone Loves!
Here are hot tips on how to get the best wedding song playlist possible.
Pick out your favourites
As individuals, keep track of all the songs that you love for a week or two. Once you have thought it through and have a list of your favourites, go through them with your partner and tick the ones you agree on. This gives you a solid start to your list. You might even find you have enough music between you to last the day.
Add in more than you need
Ever been on a long drive and the music starts repeating? The last thing you want is for this to happen on your wedding day. You need at least 200 songs if you want to make sure nothing repeats itself. If you and your partner come up with 50-100 songs, though, where do you find the other 100?
Can you dance to it?
Further refinement or bulking of a wedding playlist includes checking out any dance tunes from the last two decades. Mr Brightside, for example, is always a hit at weddings.
What else to consider with your wedding playlist?
On top of your own playlist, there are other factors to be considered.
The Wedding Band
The wedding band might not be able to play all the songs on your list. In this case, you can go ahead and consult with the band over what they can and can’t play. Very often, wedding bands have set lists that you can pick and choose from. Keep in mind that the band won’t play all night, either, so you will still need your own playlist as a filler in between.
The Wedding DJ
Again, the chances are a wedding DJ has their own set list that you can choose from. Although the best all-round option is to give them your wedding playlist and let them take care of it all night on your behalf.
How it sounds in videos?
If you have a videographer coming to your wedding, you should think about how it is going to sound in the DVD. In this sense, at least, the old classics like Sweet Caroline and Don’t Stop Believin’ sound the best. If you need that videographer and haven’t hired one yet, remember to get in touch.
Further inspiration
Still stuck for good wedding songs? Check out these lists of popular wedding songs, courtesy of Hitched Magazine, Brides.com, and The Knot.
Wedding Photography Packages
Your guide to finding the right wedding photography package for your big day.
Weddings are once in a lifetime. They are the kind of event we hope to have once and never repeat. That means that, by and large, we aren’t educated on what works, what doesn’t work, and what should come as standard at every wedding.
For this reason, we have wedding planners, wedding experts, bridal stores and wedding bands. We have a plethora of wedding packages. You can have a wedding package for cake, for videography, for your car hire and for your honeymoon. Today, we want to examine your wedding photography package and what it should – and should not – include.
What’s a Wedding Photography Package?
Your wedding photography package is the set of specifications you will negotiate with your photographer. Generally, a good wedding photographer has pre-planned packages so that you can make an easy selection of the parts of the service that you want. The best in the business offers modular packages which you can chop and choose from, paying only for what you need and use.
What’s included in a wedding photography package?
A wedding photography package usually covers a variety of features and elements that you may require from your photographer on your wedding day.
Some of the things they might include are:
- Destination wedding travel costs – if you are having a wedding abroad and you want to take the photographer with you, you can get a specific travel photography package for your wedding day.
- Attendance on the day – a wedding photographer will have to take the whole day to attend your wedding. If paying by hour this adds up.
- Editing of the footage – if you don’t want your photographer to hand you negatives back, then you need to opt for a wedding photography package that includes editing.
- The cost of a second photographer to help the first. Sometimes, wedding videos and photos can be done by the same firm.
- Several printed photos for you to place in an album.
- An online space where you can browse and order more prints where necessary.
- Consultations and pre-wedding Q&A, or updates throughout the process.
You’re wedding photography package usually involves you receiving edited photos from the day via USB or digital transfer, but your prints will arrive later. Usually, prints arrive just in time for you to be pleasantly reminded of the results.
How much to pay for a wedding photography package?
A Full wedding photography package can start from £850 and work its way up in price. If you are opting for a full videography and photography service at a high-end wedding with multiple prints, you might end up paying a few thousand. It will be entirely worth it for the memories.
Wedding Movie to Watch with your Partner
Get into the mood for your big day with these top best wedding films of all time!
If you are trying to drop the hint that it is time, then wedding movies can be a good way to start wearing them down. Of course, you should never have to manipulate someone into marrying you – but it doesn’t hurt to put feelers out in the right directions and see how they respond.
With this in mind, we sourced some of the best rated wedding films of all time. They’re not quite rom coms, but they are a mixed bag of fun and flirtatious films. Here at Gaetano Di Giacomo, we have ten years’ worth of experience in all things wedding (and wedding videography), so wedding films are somewhat of a specialty of ours.
The Best Wedding Movies of all Time
What are the best movies to watch with your partner to get you into the nuptial mood? Let’s take a look…
5 – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
In at number five we have My Big Fat Greek Wedding. A traditional Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek man, and lessons must be learned the hard way – and fast. What follows is a hilarious turn of events that has your sides splitting. At the end of the day, love prevails, and everyone goes home happy.
4 – The Wedding Planner
A few years later, we were gifted the epic masterpiece that saw J-Lo teamed with Mathew McConaughey in the Wedding Planner. Boy meets girl, girl loves boy, boy loves other girl, girl persuades him to love her instead, wedding planner ends up planning her own wedding. It’s a familiar story.
3 – 27 Dresses
Who can forget the worrying feeling caused by 27 dresses, when a woman tries to stand by her sister as she falls in love with the man that she loves? The couple proceed to the wedding day before the ultimate confusion is reached. Can you put family first when it comes to love?
2 – Muriel’s Wedding
This film is a rom com featuring a duped bride finally ends with everyone falling in love and living happily ever after. She might be a little ridiculous, but by the end of the movie we are all crying tears of happiness for the main character. Muriel is a bit of a bunny boiler, has a terrible voice, and generally makes every man run away, but you know what they say about there being someone for everyone.
1 – Bridesmaids
The bridesmaids go on a wild night before the wedding. There are tears, there is drama, there are broken hearts. Ultimately, however, everyone goes to the church on time and the wedding goes ahead. True love always prevails, doesn’t it? This is such an iconic wedding film that we are still waiting for the sequel. It’s one of the best wedding films of all time, period.
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