“Dramatic and distinctive. Shustoke Barn wedding venue is incredibly stylish, benefitting from a number of features that give it the wow factor.”

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Shustoke Barn wedding venue is, in my opinion, one of the best places to get married in Warwickshire. In the heart of the Midlands with great access from most parts of the country, close to the centre of the national motorway network (just a few minutes from M42/M6 interchange). Perfect for couples whose families live at opposite ends of the country and need a wedding venue that’s equidistant for everyone. Wow, never ever thought I would manage to get the word equidistant into a blog about wedding photography!

It’s run by Cripps and Co who have several wedding venue barns throughout the Midlands/North including Warwickshire, The Cotswolds, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. You can find information on their other venues here Cripps and Co Wedding Venues.  

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• Address: Shustoke Barn, Coleshill Road, Shustoke, Coleshill B46 2BL
• Here’s the Google Maps link
• Tel: 01675 620620
• Website: https://crippsandco.com/shustoke-barn
• Ceremony and dining capacity: 140
• Capacity including evening guests: 200
• Please be aware there are requirements for a minimum number of people (50) for all dates and also a minimum spend on popular dates
• Venue closes at midnight Sunday to Thursday and 1am on a Friday and Saturday. I presume those closing times are for when there’s a ceremony on. I can’t imagine it closes at 1am on a normal Wednesday school night!
• There’s a handy date availability checker here
• It’s possible to have a church wedding elsewhere and the wedding celebration at Shustoke. For a civil ceremony you’ll need to contact the local registry office: Nuneaton Registry Office contact details. Telephone: 02476 375209 Email: [email protected]
• There is a big car park but please note it is a gravel so it’s not wheelchair friendly although it is possible to drop passengers at a paved path up to the venue entrance. Generally, the venue is wheelchair friendly.

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Looking through Google and Facebook reviews, as well as feedback from my own couples, some common factors mentioned are:

1. Staff are very friendly, nothing was too much trouble
2. The venue is visually stunning both during the day and particularly at night
3. The food is amazing
4. Lots of car parking
5. Perfect location for couples needing a wedding near the centre of the country to accommodate guests from varying areas
6. Easy access at the centre of the motorway network
7. They followed our instructions exactly, bringing our vision into reality perfectly!
8. The courtyard is stunning and a great space to mingle
9. Lots of space and great spots for photo opportunities
10. Communication and planning right up to the day of the event was excellent. The team at Shustoke were always one step ahead!

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Two of the most important factors for beautiful portrait and wedding photography is light and environment. Luckily Shustoke is blessed with great examples of both. The ceremony itself takes place in the most wonderful pool of light created by massive glazed doors halfway down the barn. This soft diffused light generally falls beautifully on the bride’s face which gives her the most fantastic glow, just as she’s exchanging vows with her new husband. Perfect!

Also worth noting is the great atmosphere and ambience created by the artificial floor set LED lights and real flame candle lights (as opposed to the pretend “real flame candles”) that really set off the barn and give it a unique feel and look. It’s great to see the transition from daytime to night-time as the barn darkens and these lights create a stunning X factor. Throw in great disco lights, a cutting-edge sound system and a bit of dry ice smoke magic then it’s no wonder evening guests walking in to the main barn go “WOW”!    

As well as this great interior space the exterior is also blessed with some brilliant photo spots including the courtyard, an avenue of trees festooned with hanging lights and also the wheat field adjacent to the barns.

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As well as the great light and environments at Shustoke the other thing I really like is that the dancefloor is set at one end of the barn. This means those that want to party can have a great time letting their hair down, those that want to sit and chat can do so at the other end of the barn, whilst still enjoying the music and atmosphere. If you really want to get away from the music you can go to the bar or the chill out area upstairs in an adjoining barn.

This other barn is also a great space to congregate should rain stop you using the courtyard. Sorry for bringing up the dreaded rain word when talking about your wedding! Having said that you can get some really great wedding photography using the rain instead of working against it, especially at night.    

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Over the past few years I’ve shot dozens of weddings at the barns and it would be great if you would consider my wedding photography for your wedding. To check my availability and to get my latest pricing (prices start from £645 for part day) and an information brochure please contact me here. You can see some of the weddings I’ve photographed at the barn on my homepage.

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The barns don’t have any accommodation facilities so you’ll have to make arrangements to stay elsewhere. Three places I can recommend are:

The Lea Marston Hotel, The Granary at Dovehouse and also The Forest of Arden Hotel. These are all within a 10 minute drive.