York Wedding Photographer

Hi, I’m Dave, a relaxed, documentary wedding photographer based near Castleford, under an hour from York. I photograph weddings in and around the city, from barns like The Normans at Bilbrough to Sandburn Hall at Flaxton and The Parsonage at Escrick, with no travel charge.

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

Getting married near York? Check if I’m free on your date, or have a look at my packages.

Lucie and Sam walking through the grounds of Sandburn Hall at golden hour

York Weddings at a Glance

  • Based: Near Castleford, under an hour away
  • Travel: Free, to York and everywhere else I cover
  • Venues I know well: The Normans, Sandburn Hall, The Parsonage, Aldwark Manor and Camp Katur
  • Outdoor ceremonies: The White Rose Garden at Sandburn Hall, and the woodland and barns at Camp Katur
  • 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 York

The venues around York are wonderfully varied: an old threshing barn on a family farm, a country house with a thousand acres of lakes and woodland, a Victorian hotel with formal gardens, and a glamping estate up near Bedale.

Black and white of three women in floral dresses laughing with their bouquets

I love the getting ready. Bridesmaids, flowers, a few nerves and a lot of laughing, and I’ll quietly catch it all as it happens.

Bride and groom watching a tattoo artist at work on the groom’s arm

Some of my favourite pictures are the unexpected ones, like a groom having a tattoo on the wedding morning. I’ll always be watching for the moments that make your day yours.

Black and white of the bride and groom kissing as guests cheer

Portraits take about twenty minutes, then I’ll leave you to enjoy your drinks. With the Signature or Complete package we’ll pop out again in the evening for fifteen minutes of twilight pictures.

Groom kissing the bride on the forehead in golden sunlight

York Venues I Know

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

The Normans

Bride and groom walking near brick building.

The Normans is at Bilbrough, about 15 minutes from York: an 18th-century farm run by the same family for three generations. You marry in the Ceremony Barn, an old threshing barn with bare brick walls and a high vaulted ceiling, and the venue is yours for three days. See Rebecca & Jonathan’s wedding.

Sandburn Hall

Bride and groom by a pond, her veil blowing in the wind

Sandburn Hall is at Flaxton, just outside York, in 1,000 acres of lakes and woodland. You can marry in the Grand Hall or outside in the White Rose Garden under the folly, and it only ever hosts one wedding a day. Have a look at Lucie & Sam’s and Sally & Ryan’s weddings.

The Parsonage Hotel

Bride and groom kissing under an ornate gazebo

The Parsonage is at Escrick, about six miles south of York, built in the early 1840s and set in six acres of formal gardens and woodland. The Crystal Suite looks over the garden and has its own bar. See Deborah & Lee’s wedding.

Aldwark Manor

A tender moment between Sara and Scott captured on a quaint wooden bridge at Aldwark Manor amidst lush greenery and delicate autumn leaves, symbolizing the beginning of their shared journey in life.

Aldwark Manor sits between York and Harrogate near Alne, with the River Ure running through the estate. It’s licensed for civil ceremonies, and Sara & Scott married here.

Camp Katur

Katie and Miki laughing through a shower of confetti as they leave the ceremony

Camp Katur is on a 300-acre estate at Kirklington, near Bedale, with a Woodland Chapel, a Hay Barn and a Safari Tent all licensed for ceremonies, and geodomes and lodges for your guests. See Katie & Mikolaj’s wedding, and for another barn day up that way, Sophie & James’s.

How Much Is a Wedding Photographer in York?

Bride and groom kissing at sunset

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 £2,400. 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 York. Everything that’s included is on my prices page.

Two grooms walking hand in hand under the trees

York Wedding Questions

Yes, at venues all around the city, including Rebecca & Jonathan’s at The Normans and Lucie & Sam’s at Sandburn Hall.

No. I’m based near Castleford, and there’s no travel charge for York or anywhere else I cover.

The Normans, Sandburn Hall, The Parsonage, Aldwark Manor and Camp Katur. Each has its own page on my site.

Yes. Sandburn Hall has the White Rose Garden under its folly, and Camp Katur has its Woodland Chapel.

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.

Yes, I love them. The Normans has its 18th-century Ceremony Barn, and Camp Katur has the Hay Barn.

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More Areas I Cover

I also photograph weddings in Harrogate, Selby and Hull, and right across Yorkshire. See all the areas I cover.