Ruby Wedding Family Portraits at Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons

Photography
Written By Victoria Phipps

A Ruby Wedding anniversary presents a gorgeous opportunity to capture some beautiful intergenerational photographs of your family exactly as you are in that moment.

Often it marks a first significant wedding anniversary as grandparents and as these photographs show, a family photography session is the perfect way to celebrate a long marriage that has been the foundation of an ever expanding family!

If you can do it at Le Manoir - Raymond Blanc’s michelin-starred restaurant and luxury hotel in the heart of Oxfordshire, then please, invite me along to document the moment! I have some experience… 😀

Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons captured on medium format film

I photographed Liz and Alex’s wedding back in 2018 - 6 years and three children later, they got in touch to invite me to travel down to Oxfordshire and capture some family portraits for them as the whole family gathered to celebrate Alex’s parents 40th wedding anniversary. Of course, I didn’t hesitate!

This continuity - photographing couples as they begin their life together and meeting their families for the first time, then photographing their next chapter with their children and reconnecting with everyone again is one of my favourite things about being a photographer! Plus I know that Alex is a film enthusiast himself and creating portraits for clients who really appreciate analogue photography is a treat too.

Portraits of a couple celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary
a natural photograph of a brother and sister standing hand in hand outside Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons
a natural photograph of a brother and sister running along the path of Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons
sweet summer portrait of a dad playing croquet with his young children
natural photo of a dad playing croquet in summer with his son and daughter
diptych of family photos at le manoir aux quat'saisons
sweet portraits of a mother with her husband daughter and baby

Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons is one of England's most cherished manor house hotels and it’s easy to see why! Surrounded by lawns, flower borders and orchards and with an extensive herb and potager kitchen garden feeding the restaurant, the setting offers abundant opportunities for beautiful family portraits.

portrait of a pregnant woman looking at her partner in the garden of le manoir aux quat'saisions
diptych of garden photographs of a young couple expecting their first baby
fine art black and white portrait of a young couple expecting their first baby
two photographs of a brother and sister playing with their aunt and uncle in the gardens of le manoir aux quat'saisons
traditional family portrait with grown up children
ruby wedding anniversary family portrait with grown up children
traditional portrait of happy grown up siblings
extended family photo captured in the gardens of Le Manoir aux quat'saisons
a candid portrait of a little girl and a beautiful portrait of her aunt in the japanese garden of le manoir aux quat-saisons
natural photo of a family of five in the gardens of le manoir aux quat'saisons in oxfordshire
diptych of analogue portraits of a father and his baby in a garden setting
natural photographs of a family of five in a garden
black and white film photograph of an uncle and grandfather playing with the children in a garden
maternity portrait of a young couple in the garden of le manoir aux quat'saisons in Oxfordshire
sweet photographs of an aunt an uncle with their two nieces in a garden
photograph of a young expectant couple embracing in the gardens of le manoir aux quat'saisons
natural family photo of a family exploring a kitchen garden in summer
sweet summer portraits of young children at play with their family in a kitchen garden
documentary photos of mother and her young son exploring the kitchen gardens at le manoir aux quat'saisons
family photos with granddad in an oxfordshire kitchen garden
traditional family portrait in the orchard of le manoir aux quat'saisons
female family portraits in the orchard of le manoir le quat'saisons
traditional family formal portraits in an orchard in oxfordshire
natural photo of two children eating apples in an orchard in oxfordshire
documentary family photograph of a girl running in an orchard with her grandfather
ruby wedding photographs with grandchildren
cropped portrait of a little boy with his father and grandfather in the background
three generations of men in a ruby wedding family photo session
happy family memories captured on film in an orchard in oxfordshire
intergenerational family photo in the orchard of le manoir aux quat'saisons
candid photo of a young brother and sister running down a lavender lined path

If you have a significant milestone or anniversary coming up in your family, an extended family portrait could be the perfect way to capture the moment!

Head to my Pricing page for more details of the services I offer to help you capture your family’s most precious memories and check out my October session availability.

Victoria Phipps
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