ORCHARDLEIGH HOUSE / FROME, SOMERSET
A wedding day, your way.
I’ve photographed over 800 weddings at Orchardleigh House. I know the place well. More importantly, I know to let the day happen.
REAL MOMENTS · MORE TIME TO CELEBRATE · JUST YOU

THE ARRIVALS, THE WEATHER, THE UNEXPECTED — IT ALL COUNTS
01 / THE VENUE
I know this place. Really well.
After more than 800 weddings at Orchardleigh, there aren’t many corners I don’t recognise. The grand rooms, the grounds, the Island Church — and the places where the really good photographs happen when nobody is looking.
Through The FX Works, I worked as a preferred photographer at the estate. These days, under MGANE Studio, I take on just a few weddings each year. Same photographer. Same approach. A rather smaller diary.
800+
WEDDINGS PHOTOGRAPHED AT ORCHARDLEIGH HOUSE
Experience means I can anticipate the day, not interrupt it.
02 / BEFORE IT ALL BEGINS
A little space. Just for you.
The laughter, the nerves, the missing buttonhole. Those personal hours can be lovely to enjoy with your closest people, without a photographer in the room. Preparation photographs are available by special request at the ceremony venue, for one of the couple — or both only when you’re in the same building and timings allow. I arrive at the ceremony location at least two hours before it begins. You’ll find the full arrangements below.

All the people who helped make the morning yours.

A minute to yourself before everything begins.

The weather does its own thing. I keep photographing.
03 / THE CEREMONY
You say the words. I watch the moments.
The Island Church is part of what makes Orchardleigh so memorable, but the ceremony belongs to the two of you. I work quietly and pay attention to what’s unfolding, from the nerves beforehand to that wonderful moment it’s all official.
And if the wind decides to join in, so much the better. Some of the best photographs are the ones no one could possibly have planned.
04 / BACK OUT INTO THE WORLD
And just like that, you’re married.
The congratulations, the confetti, the cars, the hugs you didn’t see coming. That’s the bit I love. You’re busy being there; I’m busy noticing.
I’ll steal you away briefly for relaxed photographs together, then you can get back to the people you invited. No hours of posing.

One of those moments worth keeping.
05 / A LITTLE TIME TOGETHER
The best bits don’t always announce themselves.
In a place as beautiful as Orchardleigh, there’s room for a quiet photograph or two. But the point isn’t the location or the perfect pose. It’s the two people in the picture.

A moment to stop and take it in.

Sometimes the quiet photograph says everything.

A little personality is always welcome.
JUST TEN WEDDINGS A YEAR
10
Your day. Your kind of photographs.
I no longer photograph weddings every weekend. I choose ten dates a year, and each wedding is quoted individually. If Orchardleigh is where you’re getting married, tell me what you have in mind.
If you’d rather enjoy the day than perform for the camera, we’ll probably get along.
Or see more about my documentary wedding photography.