Wakefield Wedding Photographer

Hi, I’m Dave, a relaxed, documentary wedding photographer based near Castleford, so Wakefield is right on my doorstep. I photograph weddings in Wakefield, Ossett, Horbury and the villages around them, from Waterton Park to Bagden Hall, and there’s never a travel charge.

I’ll capture your day as it really happens, keep the posed pictures short and give you around 800 edited pictures from a full day, in an online gallery within three weeks.

Planning a Wakefield wedding? Check if I’m free on your date, or have a look at my packages.

Hollie and Matt at sunset at Waterton Park

Wakefield Weddings at a Glance

  • Based: Near Castleford, just a few minutes away
  • Travel: Free, to Wakefield and everywhere else I cover
  • Venues I know well: Waterton Park, Bagden Hall, Rogerthorpe Manor and Wentbridge House
  • Outdoor ceremonies: At Bagden Hall (April to October), Rogerthorpe Manor and the Garden Folly at Wentbridge House
  • Style: Relaxed and documentary, with very little posing
  • Portraits: About twenty minutes, plus fifteen minutes of twilight with Signature and Complete
  • Your pictures: Around 800 from a full day, within three weeks
  • Packages: From £1,300, or £400 for part of the day
  • Reviews: 73 five-star reviews on Google

Photographing a Wedding in Wakefield

Being so close means I can be with you nice and early, with no rush. I’ll catch the getting ready, the bridesmaids and the flower girls, and all the little bits in between.

Makeup artist applying eyeshadow to woman before event.
Sanchia with her bridesmaids and flower girls at Waterton Park

If you’re marrying in church first, I’ll cover the ceremony quietly and be ready outside for everyone spilling out after you.

Aerial view of the wedding guests outside the church

Then it’s portraits for about twenty minutes, the cake, the speeches and the dancing. With the Signature or Complete package we’ll pop out after dark for fifteen minutes of twilight pictures too.

Hollie and Matt cutting their cake at Waterton Park

Wakefield Venues I Know

These are the venues around Wakefield I photograph. Each one has its own page with more about the venue and the real weddings I’ve photographed there.

Waterton Park

Hollie and Matt at night outside Waterton Park

Waterton Park is at Walton, just outside Wakefield. Walton Hall, the Georgian house, stands on its own island in the lake, reached by a footbridge, and you can marry there or in the hotel, for 6 to 145 guests. Parking is free, and there are 63 bedrooms across the hall and the hotel. See Hollie & Matt’s and Sanchia & James’s weddings.

Sanchia and James under a champagne spray at night at Waterton Park

Bagden Hall

Two grooms holding hands in sunny woodland setting.

Bagden Hall is at Scissett, between Wakefield and Huddersfield, in 40 acres of gardens with a lake. It only ever hosts one wedding a day, and outdoor ceremonies run from April to October. See Jade & Brett’s wedding.

Rogerthorpe Manor

Couple posing at twilight, elegant wedding attire, manor backdrop.

Rogerthorpe Manor is in Badsworth, near Pontefract, licensed for indoor and outdoor ceremonies, with free parking. Have a look at Beth & Ryan’s wedding.

Wentbridge House

Black and white of the bride and groom walking hand in hand along a tree-lined path

Wentbridge House sits in over 20 acres at Wentbridge, with the Crystal Suite for up to 130 and an outdoor ceremony spot at the Garden Folly. See Georgia & Luke’s wedding.

How Much Is a Wedding Photographer in Wakefield?

Bride and groom with sparkler hearts at night wedding.

Essential is £1,300 for ten hours. Signature, my most booked package, is £1,800 for the full day and includes an album and a second photographer, and Complete, which adds video, is £2,500. Part-day coverage is £400.

There are discounts for winter weddings (October to March) and midweek weddings (Monday to Thursday), and there’s no travel charge for Wakefield. Everything that’s included is on my prices page.

Wakefield Wedding Questions

Yes. Wakefield is right on my doorstep, and I’ve photographed weddings like Hollie & Matt’s at Waterton Park.

No. I’m based near Castleford, just a few minutes away, and there’s no travel charge.

Waterton Park, Bagden Hall, Rogerthorpe Manor and Wentbridge House. Each has its own page on my site.

The hotel is dog friendly, but dogs aren’t allowed on the island or inside Walton Hall, so it’s worth planning where they’ll be for the pictures.

Packages start at £1,300, with part-day coverage from £400, and there are discounts for winter and midweek weddings.

Around 800 edited pictures from a full day, in an online gallery within three weeks.

We carry on. I’ll find the best light indoors or under cover, and some of my favourite pictures have come from rainy days.

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More Areas I Cover

I also photograph weddings in Castleford, Pontefract and Dewsbury, and right across Yorkshire. See all the areas I cover.