Hazlewood Castle, wedding photography, North Yorkshire

Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bride and groom portrait

Yvonne and Lee’s wedding at Hazlewood Castle

Yvonne and Lee chose the fabulous Hazlewood Castle near Leeds and York. It was great to get the booking from Yvonne, I actually went to school with her over 30 years ago (wow, that makes me sound really old). I knew that it would be a fab wedding and I was really looking forward to catching up with people who I grew up with.

Morning

I headed over to Hazlewood Castle in the morning for the bridal prep and Keelie Moorby was busy working her magic. I always enjoy the bridal preparations of a wedding, it’s a great opportunity to meet and get to know a lot of the main family members. The morning was very relaxed and chilled which is always a lovely way to start a wedding.

Hazlewood Castle

It was a nice change to head over to Hazlewood Castle as I hadn’t been for quite some time and I was really impressed by Pete who made sure the wedding ran with precision. During bridal prep I made sure to have a bit of a wander around, it’s always nice to have a little recce around the venue on the same day as the wedding.

Wedding day

The wedding day was fantastic. I met up with Lee the groom and he was very excited! Guests arrived and I bumped into lots of lost friends so it was great to chat with them. There is a time in the morning of every wedding when all of a sudden things seem real. Panic sets in and the day shifts into a higher gear. This was certainly the case and time seemed to creep up. Yvonne looked stunning in her dress which she purchased from my friends at Ever After Bridal. There was a lovely moment when Yvonne and her dad burst into tears, I love moments like these.

Now it was time, I headed to the ceremony room where Lee was nervously waiting. The ceremony was lovely, we had some very nice registrars (which is always good) there was a moment where I saw the father of the bride trip up over the bride’s dress whilst walking her down the aisle but he recovered well.

After the ceremony, it was a little drinks reception followed by the group photos. The groups went well (despite Yvonne’s brother heading the bar) and the rest of the reception was spent photographing everyone mingling.

After the wedding breakfast, it was time for the speeches. The speeches were perfect, nothing too short/long delivered from the heart with a few funny stories chucked in for good measure. It was great to see everyone just having a nice relaxed time, that’s how a wedding should be.

Wedding evening

After the wedding breakfast, I managed to grab 10 minutes with the bride and groom to capture some portraits (it doesn’t have to take long) and then it was time for the party to start. The bride and groom set things off with their first dance Queen’s “You’re my best friend” which was a fabulous song. Kids went outside played limbo had sack races and had loads of fun. Everyone else stayed and partied the night away.

It was a fantastic wedding and I was so glad to be a part of it. Congratulations Yvonne and Lee and thank you for having me.

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Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - first dance
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - old friends
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - Team groom
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - Fathers and daughters dance.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - confetti fun
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bride and groom portrait
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - seeing each other for the first time.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - candid bridal portrait
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - customer service
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - father and daughter emotions
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bridesmaids
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bridesmaids on their way down the stairs.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - sword cake cutting
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - party time
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - groom portrait
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - nervous/excited groom
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - speeches
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - laughing at speeches
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - group formal fun
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bride and daughter moment.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - laughing at speeches
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bride and daughter preparations.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - guests laughing
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - drinks time
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bride and groom portrait
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bridal prep
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - happy guests
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - groom dancing
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - guests
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - foldable guest
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - happy bride during ceremony
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - happy bride
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - limbo fun
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bride and groom portrait.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - ready to head to ceremony.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - party time
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - groom speech.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - excited bride.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - brides hair and makeup
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - drunk guest
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - groom and best man moment.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - happy bride
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - not a happy bride.
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - father and bride
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - bide portrait
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds -headless limbo
Hazlewood Castle wedding near York/Leeds - first kiss

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