Castleford Wedding Photographer

Hi, I’m Dave, a relaxed, documentary wedding photographer, and Castleford is home. If you’re getting married in Castleford, Normanton, Featherstone or the villages round about, your photographer lives just down the road.

I photograph the day as it actually happens, with very little posing: the nerves in the morning, the belly laughs in the speeches and the dance floor when everyone finally lets go. From a full day you’ll get around 800 edited pictures, in an online gallery within three weeks.

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

Bride and groom walking hand in hand down a tree-lined lane in golden light

Castleford Weddings at a Glance

  • Based: Near Castleford, so this is my home patch
  • Travel: Free, here and everywhere else I cover
  • Venues close by: Oulton Hall, Waterton Park, Hazlewood Castle and The Oakwood at Ryther
  • Style: Relaxed and documentary, with very little posing
  • Portraits: About twenty minutes, so you’re soon back with your guests
  • Twilight: Fifteen minutes after sunset, with the Signature and Complete packages
  • Your pictures: Around 800 from a full day, in an online gallery 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 Castleford

Being local makes the day easier in lots of small ways. I know the roads between the houses, churches and venues round here, so I can plan the morning around your timings rather than guessing, and if anything changes on the day I’m never far away.

Bride having her make-up done on the wedding morning

I’ll usually start with the getting ready, when everyone’s a bit giddy and the best pictures happen by themselves. Then I’ll follow you through the ceremony, the drinks reception and the speeches, staying in the background and catching it all as it happens.

Black and white of a church wedding ceremony from the back of the aisle

When it’s time for your portraits, give me about twenty minutes. We’ll go for a wander, I’ll keep you laughing, and you’ll be back with your guests before the canapés run out. If you’ve booked the Signature or Complete package, we’ll slip out again after sunset for fifteen minutes of twilight pictures.

Bride and groom at night under a tree lit red

And if it rains? We carry on. A doorway, a big window or a covered porch can give lovely soft light, and some of my favourite pictures have come from days when the weather didn’t play along.

Wedding Venues Near Castleford

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

Oulton Hall

Bride and groom kissing outside the church as their guests cheer

Oulton Hall sits in 320 acres just outside Rothwell, a few minutes up the road from Castleford, with quick links to the A1, M1 and M62 for guests coming from further away. You can marry in the Repton Suite for up to 70 or the Oulton Suite for up to 220. Have a look at Leanne & Gary’s and Amy & Craig’s weddings there.

Waterton Park Hotel

Bride and groom laughing together among the greenery

Waterton Park Hotel is in Walton, near Wakefield. The Georgian hall stands on its own island in the lake, reached by a footbridge, and you can marry either in Walton Hall itself or in the hotel. Hollie & Matt and Sanchia & James both had their weddings here.

Hazlewood Castle

Bride, groom and bridesmaids together on the lawn

Hazlewood Castle, near Tadcaster, has 77 acres of woodland, including Cherry Tree Avenue. Ceremonies can be in the Great Hall or outside at the Garden Pagoda, the Clear Garden Marquee or the Woodland Amphitheatre. It’s a venue I know very well, and Jamie & Lisa and Lauren & Alex are two of the most recent weddings I’ve photographed there.

The Oakwood at Ryther

Bridesmaids hugging the bride on the wedding morning

The Oakwood at Ryther is out in the Vale of York, near Tadcaster, with a Ceremony Hall that seats up to 140. It’s a lovely choice if you want a countryside wedding without a long drive for your Castleford guests.

How Much Is a Wedding Photographer in Castleford?

Wedding invitation, perfume and jewellery laid out on the morning

My Essential package is £1,300 for ten hours, Signature is £1,800 for the full day, and Complete, which adds video, is £2,400. If you only need part of the day, that’s £400.

There are discounts for winter weddings, from October to March, and for midweek weddings, Monday to Thursday. There’s no travel charge for Castleford, and everything that’s included is on my prices page.

Bride and groom kissing in front of warm fairy lights
Bride smiling by the window holding her bouquet

Castleford Wedding Questions

No. Castleford is home, and there’s no travel charge here or anywhere else I cover.

Near Castleford, so I’m only a few minutes from weddings in Castleford, Normanton, Featherstone and Pontefract.

Oulton Hall, Waterton Park, Hazlewood Castle and The Oakwood at Ryther are the ones closest to home. Each has its own page on my site with real weddings to look through.

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

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

Yes. Part-day coverage is £400, which suits smaller weddings and register office ceremonies.

We carry on. I’ll find the best light indoors or under cover, and keep the portraits short so nobody gets cold.

Send me your date through my contact page and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

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More Areas I Cover

I also photograph weddings in Pontefract, Wakefield and Leeds, and right across Yorkshire. See all the areas I cover. I also cover nearby Selby.