Elegant monochrome Kingscote Barn wedding for Harlie and Josh | Dreamy Gloucestershire wedding venue

A bride and groom walking through a beautiful field with sheep at Kingscote Barn.

10 years ago, the idea of a barn wedding might have conjured up images of something super rustic, with lots of hessian – but Harlie and Josh’s Kingscote Barn wedding was a totally different kettle of fish.

Elegant, sleek, monochrome and chic – they brought serious glamour to the Cotswolds, and we were so happy to be the Gloucestershire wedding photographers who got to capture it.
10 years ago, the idea of a barn wedding might have conjured up images of something super rustic, with lots of hessian – but Harlie and Josh’s Kingscote Barn wedding was a totally different kettle of fish.

Elegant, sleek, monochrome and chic – they brought serious glamour to the Cotswolds, and we were so happy to be the Gloucestershire wedding photographers who got to capture it.

Monochrome colour palette

Harlie and Josh opted for a minimalist, monochrome colour palette for the day, using black and white as their main colours. (And as wedding photographers who love black and white so much that we deliver full galleries in black and white alongside colour…that is RIGHT up our street.) This included their bridesmaids, who were all in black, whilst Josh and his groomsmen dressed to the nines in full tuxes – altogether, they looked like they’d just swanned off a red carpet.

Even the flowers followed this epic colour palette, with white stems acting as the accent colour to pop from the greenery.

Kingscote Barn wedding venue

There are two gorgeous spaces for a Kingscote Barn wedding ceremony: outside, or in the Barn itself. Harlie and Josh chose to have their ceremony indoors, within the gorgeous Cotswold Stone walls and underneath the beautiful vaulted ceiling of the Barn.

A beautiful indoor ceremony

Both ends of the aisle were decorated with beautiful boughs of greenery and flowers, including the door that Harlie entered through and the balcony at the front of the room, where Josh and Harlie said their I dos. Then, once they’d signed the register, they walked back down the aisle through their loved ones and a cloud of very on-brand black and white confetti!



Drinks hour

After the ceremony, the newlyweds joined their guests on the lawns outside for Pimms and drinks outside. One of the many gorgeous things about a Kingscote Barn wedding is the views; the barn is set in the heart of its own secret valley (as you do!), with 400 acres of the rolling Cotswold Hills around it. This makes for the perfect surroundings as you catch up with your loved ones, and a great backdrop for photos. The sun even came out for us, which was extra lovely!

Another element of this Kingscote Barn wedding drinks reception which we thought was genius was the entertainment that Harlie and Josh had booked. They’d booked the wonderful Matthew Bee, a.k.a. The Cotswold Wedding Guitarist, a.k.a. a.k.a. The Jukebox Guitarist. This means the guests got to choose their songs from the ‘jukebox’ sign, which was a really fun twist on the traditional cocktail hour. Whilst their guests were mingling, we whisked Harlie and Josh off for a few photos around the grounds of the barn.

Barn wedding reception

During the drinks hour the brilliant Kingscote Barn wedding team had turned the Barn around, changing the ceremony setup into an elegant reception space. On the left hand side of the circular door flanked by two round floral arches, guests were greeted with the three-tier wedding cake, finished with black and white macarons, truffles, flowers, and a gold drip.

The long top table ran alongside one side of the room with round tables opposite, which all featured black table runners to help it all tie in with the colour scheme. For the favours, each guest got a pin badge from Cancer Research to thank them for a donation made in their name.

At each seat guests were also given two drinks tokens, which they could use at the cocktail bar that Harlie and Josh had fully stocked with all of their favourite drinks.

Golden hour photos

As Gloucestershire wedding photographers, we love to make the most of golden hour whenever we can. Luckily we were served a lovely golden hour, so we took Harlie and Josh for some more portraits in the wheat field nearby. Don’t they look incredible?!

Dancefloor mayhem

Finally, it was party time! Alongside the epic dance floor (with music provided by Kieran Clarke, who we chatted to on the blog here), Harlie and Josh also had a photobooth, as well as a neon sign saying Let’s Party, which provided even more excellent photo opportunities.

Black and white wedding invitations on a wooden table.
A sign that says kingscote barn in the middle of a field.
A bride and groom walking down the aisle at a wedding in a stone barn.
A bride and groom walking through tall grass in a field.
A Cotswold wedding photographer captures a beautiful moment of a bride and groom standing on a path in a field.
A bride and groom walking through tall grass in a field.
A group of people gathered in front of a barn.
A bride and groom exchange rings during their wedding ceremony.
A woman in white shorts and sandals standing in front of a stone wall.
A group of people sitting around a table at a wedding.
A man playing an acoustic guitar.
A wedding ring in a ring holder on a mirror.
A group of groomsmen in tuxedos and sunglasses.
A woman is looking at her phone while sitting at a table.
A bride and groom kiss during their wedding ceremony.
Bridesmaids toasting champagne in a black and white photo.
Bridesmaids in black pajamas posing for a photo.
A man riding a horse down a road with sheep grazing in the background.
A group of people playing croquet on a grassy field.
A group of bridesmaids at Kingscote barn toasting with champagne glasses.
A bride and groom standing in a wheat field.
A bride and groom kissing in a wheat field.
A black and white photo of a man giving a speech at a wedding.
A group of people standing on a fence in a field.
A bride and groom standing in front of a stone building.
A man in a tuxedo is giving a speech at a wedding reception.
A bride and groom walking through a beautiful field with sheep at Kingscote Barn.
A group of people standing on the grass in front of a house.
A woman is getting ready in front of a mirror.
A wedding program is sitting on a chair.
A man and a woman drinking wine in a field.
A bride and groom standing in the Kingcote Barn, surrounded by a wheat field.
A wedding ceremony set up in a stone barn.
A bride and groom sitting in a field of wheat.
A bride and groom hugging in the garden.
A bride and groom kissing in tall grass.
A group of people standing in front of a stone building.
A bride and her bridesmaids looking in the mirror.
A bride in a black dress looking at herself in the mirror.
A bride and groom dancing at their wedding reception.
A bride and groom walking down a Kingscote barn country road.
A bride walking down the aisle with her father.
Neil Atkinson wedding photography captures the beautiful moment of a bride and groom posing in front of a let's party neon sign.
A group of bridesmaids and groomsmen in black tuxedos at Kingscote barn.
A group of women standing around a clock in a room.
A group of groomsmen standing in the rain.
A black and white photo of a wedding ceremony.
A bar with a neon sign on the wall.
A table setting with a napkin, fork and a mustache.
A bride and groom holding hands on a country road.
A man and woman dancing at a party.
A man in a tuxedo is helping another man with his tie.
A wedding ceremony set up in an old barn.

Gloucestershire wedding photographers

If you’re thinking of having a Kingscote Barn wedding and are looking for wedding photographers to capture you in all of your glory, we’d absolutely love to be involved. Or, perhaps you’re getting married elsewhere in the Cotswolds or beyond, and are looking for Gloucestershire wedding photographers to capture it! Either way, you can get in touch here; we can’t wait to hear from you.

Suppliers

With thanks to these epic Gloucestershire wedding suppliers:
Venue: Kingscote Barn
Flowers: Isabloom Floral Design
Styling: Holly Boo Events 
Hair & MUA: Salon Sabina 
Cake: Crumb Cakery Bristoll 
Musician: Cotswold Wedding Guitarist 
DJ: Kieran Clarke