What a venue! In the heart of the countryside, surrounded by nothing but birdsong and beautiful woodland – what more do you want from a wedding venue!?
Bridal Barns in Claverley is a stunning place to hold your big day, even more so when the weather plays it’s part like it did for Amanda & Tom when their wedding day rolled around. The Bridal Lounge was the perfect place for Amanda and her bridesmaids to begin the day with the odd pop or two of Prosecco corks too.
As we had the weather on our sides today, we managed to have an outside ceremony on top of the small hill overlooking the nearby fields and venue, it’s honestly the most beautiful pale for a ceremony to be held. Back down the hill after the confetti and the barns and it’s grounds opens itself up for a brilliant day all round.
Roll on to the evening and teepee lends itself perfectly for some dance floor action which, as you’ll see, was not to be missed!
Suppliers of the day:
Dress: Brides of Solihull
Hair: Lasting Touch Hair
Make Up: Katie Leanne Make Up
Caterers: Plyvine Catering
Florist: Blossom & Bloom
Band: Mansfield Avenue
Ice Cream Bike: Dan & Wills
Claverley is situated in the beautiful county of Shropshire just outside the larger town of Bridgnorth which is situated upon the River Severn. Shropshire itself is steeped in history and beauty. From the Long Mynd area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to Ironbridge’s iconic bridge across the River Severn and the Clee Hills range.
The history of the area is long and varied, with evidence pointing to it being a place of dwelling dating back beyond 2000BC, from the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The Shropshire Bulla pendant was found in 2018 which is a late Bronze Age sun pendant and one of only eight found in Britain to this point. There is a famous hill fort at Old Oswestry, in the Welsh Marches, which dates back to the Iron Age period and the remains of the city of the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum, close to current day Wroxeter.
Offa’s Dyke also runs through the county, and ancient land barrier between England and Wales built by order of the Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia, Offa during his reign from 757 to 796.
During the Anglo-Saxon period, the area was under control from nearby Mercia and played a prominent roll in British history when King Charles II fled through the county after the Battle of Worcester, famously hiding in an oak tree to avoid his pursuers. Giving rise to the many Royal Oak pubs up and down the country.
In more recent history, the town of Much Wenlock was the place which spawned the idea of the modern Olympic Games when as, during the 19th century, the Wenlock Olympic Games were born.
The Ironbridge Gorge is a UNESCO world heritage site, being the first iron bridge ever built, marking a key moment in the industrial revolution. Other beautiful places to visit in the county are Shrewsbury, the birthplace of Charles Darwin and also where you can visit Shrewsbury Castle, which dates back to the Normal times. Ludlow, and Ludlow Castle along with Stokesay Castle are also well worth visiting.
