NORTH WALES WEDDING GUIDE
Wedding Photographer and Videographer in North Wales
Mountains behind a stone wall near Llanrwst, a yew-tree swing at a hall in the Dee Valley and sparklers after dark, with neighbouring venues near Chester and Oswestry. Natural photographs and wedding films, with every venue labelled by where it really is.
In short: Bright Sight is Cam and Beth, a photo and video duo based near Cardiff. This guide follows seven real weddings in and around North Wales: Hafod Farm near Llanrwst in Conwy and three weddings at Tyn Dwr Hall in Llangollen, with a film from Nant Gwrtheyrn on the Llŷn peninsula, and labelled neighbours at Old Palace Chester, Carden Park and Cabin Lane Church in Oswestry just over the border. Standard full-day packages start at £2,099 for photography, £2,099 for videography or £3,799 for both, with travel included and a £120 deposit to secure your date.
Weddings across North Wales
North Wales is mountains, valleys and sea, and a wedding here usually involves a journey for most of the guests. The venues in this guide range from a hall in the Dee Valley to a farm below a steep mountain valley, and the day is shaped as much by the landscape and the weather as by the building.
Cam and Beth work as a photo and video duo, quietly in the background of your day. We want the petals thrown in the village street, the laughter at the top table and the minutes between formal photographs to be in your gallery as much as the portraits are. We keep you with your guests, step in only when a little direction helps and let the photographs and film grow from what actually happens.
A word on the map. Hafod Farm is near Llanrwst in Conwy and Tyn Dwr Hall is at Llangollen in Denbighshire, both in North Wales. Old Palace Chester and Carden Park are in Cheshire and Cabin Lane Church is in Shropshire, so they are labelled as neighbours. Our Tyn Dwr Hall page goes into that venue in more detail, our Cheshire guide and Shropshire guide cover the English side and our Powys guide covers Mid Wales.
01 / Near Llanrwst, Conwy / Rebecca & Sam
Hafod Farm: mountains behind a stone wall, festoon lights and a first dance in the barn
Rebecca and Sam married at Hafod Farm near Llanrwst on 23 March 2024, and the photograph at the top of this guide is the two of them kissing beside a dry-stone wall with a steep mountain valley behind them. The day starts in the village street, where Rebecca in a long-sleeved gown and Sam in a tweed waistcoat laugh as petals fly around them in front of their bridesmaids and a small child. The portraits are all about the landscape: an embrace beside the wall with grey mountains rising behind, and Rebecca lifting her bouquet as Sam kisses her on a quiet road beneath the mountainside.
At the top table the two smile in front of a mirror, dried flowers and candles, and they sit together on the step of a white-washed stone building, Rebecca holding an orange bouquet. As the light fades they kiss in a field beside a line of festoon lights, and the first dance takes place in a stone barn surrounded by their guests. A mountain wedding in March asks for warm layers, a plan for the weather and a short route to the best views, so ask your venue what is close at hand.
02 / Llangollen, Denbighshire, in the Dee Valley / Emma & Andy, Lauren & Liam and Kerry & Stewart
Tyn Dwr Hall: a yew-tree swing, a long aisle and sparklers in the Dee Valley
Tyn Dwr Hall is a Grade II listed country venue at Llangollen in Denbighshire, in the Dee Valley. Emma and Andy married here on 24 June 2023: they walk hand in hand through confetti, laughing, in front of the half-timbered brick hall, and later sit together on a rope swing in the garden and stand face to face on a wooden footbridge with rope handrails. Lauren and Liam married on 22 August 2022, and Lauren walks up the aisle in her ball gown while the two later walk back down it together, both laughing.
Kerry and Stewart married on 24 October 2022, and their photographs show the two of them walking along the aisle, Kerry in an off-the-shoulder gown, with Stewart kissing her cheek and the two dancing with their guests as sparklers burn around them. Lauren stands with her bridesmaids in sage green on the gravel path. Three weddings in three seasons show how much the hall and its garden change between June and October.
For current venue details, explore Tyn Dwr Hall.
03 / Chester, Cheshire, near the Welsh border / Chloe & John
Old Palace Chester: a dog in a bow tie and sparklers by the suspension bridge
Old Palace Chester is in the city of Chester, a short drive from the Welsh border, so it is a labelled neighbour to this guide. Chloe and John married here on 31 August 2022. They walk along a tree-lined path with their dog, who wears a bow tie of his own, and after dark they celebrate with sparklers beside Chester's suspension bridge.
If you are comparing a city venue with a hall or farm on the Welsh side, ask each venue where you can step away for a few minutes and what is within walking distance of the party.
For current venue details, explore Old Palace Chester.
04 / Near Chester, Cheshire / Emma & James
Carden Park: a gazebo, a garden path and a small stone bridge
Carden Park is a hotel and estate near Chester, east of the Welsh border, so it is a labelled neighbour to this guide. Emma and James's photographs centre on the gardens: a kiss beneath the outdoor gazebo, a kiss on a garden path and a walk together across a small stone bridge in the grounds.
If you are weighing an estate on the English side against a hall or farm in North Wales, ask how far the grounds extend and where you can take a short walk after the ceremony.
For current venue details, explore Carden Park.
05 / Oswestry, Shropshire, near the Welsh border / Noomi & Jamie
Cabin Lane Church: roses, blossom and a top table under white drapes
Cabin Lane Church is at Oswestry, in Shropshire, a short drive east of the Welsh border, so it is a labelled neighbour to this guide. Noomi and Jamie married here on 8 July 2023. A kiss among pink roses and blossom, with Noomi holding a bouquet of white flowers, sits beside a photograph of the two of them smiling together at the top table beneath white drapes.
If you are considering a church or chapel venue, ask how the ceremony space changes for the meal and where guests can gather outdoors.
For current venue details, explore Cabin Lane Church.
Planning a wedding in North Wales
Halls, farms and barns
The venues here are a Grade II listed hall with a garden and a swing, a working farm below the mountains and a stone barn. Ask each venue which spaces your booking includes, how the ceremony and reception connect and where guests can shelter. A yew-tree swing, a footbridge and a stone wall each make a good backdrop, but they ask for a plan for the order of the day.
Weather and light in the mountains
Weather in the mountains changes quickly. March at Hafod Farm brought grey skies and dramatic light, and October at Tyn Dwr Hall ended with sparklers after dark. Agree a wet-weather plan you would still be happy to use, bring warm layers and keep portraits close to the building when the light is fading.
Getting guests there
Many North Wales venues are down narrow lanes with patchy phone signal. Send guests a clear route, parking notes and a taxi number early, and ask whether the venue has rooms on site, because several of the venues in this guide can put guests up.
Using the landscape without a long walk
The best portraits in this guide are close to the party: a stone wall and a mountain road at Hafod Farm, and a footbridge and a swing at Tyn Dwr Hall. Ask your venue where the best light is at the time you are likely to be outside, and we will build a short walk into the timeline.
How we travel to you
We are based near Cardiff and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages. North Wales is a long drive from home, so we stay in a hotel the night before so that traffic on the morning cannot affect your day.
Before you enquire: write down every address your day will use: where you get ready, the ceremony, the meal and where people sleep. Send the list with your date and venue and we can talk through the order of the day.
Beyond North Wales, the Cheshire guide and Shropshire guide cover the English side, the Powys guide covers Mid Wales and the Liverpool guide covers Merseyside.
Hearing the day again: wedding films in North Wales
A photograph keeps a face. A film keeps the voice that went with it: a vow, the pause before a speech lands, the sound of a barn full of people when the dancing starts. A highlight follows your day in the order it happened, so watching it feels like the day again, not a trailer for it.
Our full-day video packages include a 7 to 10 minute highlight and a 40+ minute documentary film. Watch Llinos and Ifan’s highlight from Nant Gwrtheyrn and Rebecca and Sam’s highlight from Hafod Farm below. Explore the wedding videography package for current inclusions, or browse our wedding films for more celebrations.
A real wedding on film
Nant Gwrtheyrn: Llinos and Ifan’s wedding on film
Llinos and Ifan’s highlight follows their September 2018 wedding at Nant Gwrtheyrn on the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd. We filmed their day as videographers, so this is a video only example from North Wales, and a way to see a wedding in this part of Wales in motion.
Nant Gwrtheyrn / Llŷn peninsula, Gwynedd
Llinos & Ifan
Watch Llinos & Ifan’s Nant Gwrtheyrn wedding film →
Watch their highlight on YouTubeA real wedding on film
Rebecca and Sam at Hafod Farm: their March 2024 highlight
Rebecca and Sam’s highlight film retells their March 2024 wedding at Hafod Farm, from the first moments of the day to the evening, around the photographs above. Watch it to see and hear the farm and its surroundings in motion, then ask the venue which of its spaces suit your numbers.
Explore Hafod Farm’s wedding spaces
Hafod Farm / Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Conwy
Rebecca & Sam
Watch Rebecca & Sam’s Hafod Farm wedding film →
Watch their highlight on YouTubeOne team for the photographs and the film
Booking photography and film with the same team means one conversation about the timetable, one set of questions for your venue and one plan for the portrait walk. Cam and Beth have photographed and filmed over 400 weddings together since 2016, so a hall that turns from ceremony to dinner, a mountain farm in March or a late change to the order of the day is familiar territory.
The photo and video team package carries a £120 deposit and a £400 saving over booking photography and videography separately. If your day uses more than one location or has unusual timings, tell us the plan and we will confirm how it fits.
Questions about photography and film in North Wales
Do you photograph and film weddings in North Wales?
Yes. Cam and Beth are based near Cardiff and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages. We have photographed and filmed weddings at Tyn Dwr Hall in Llangollen, at Hafod Farm near Llanrwst and at Nant Gwrtheyrn on the Llŷn peninsula. Send your date and venue and we will tell you whether we are free.
Which real weddings can we see in this guide?
Rebecca and Sam at Hafod Farm near Llanrwst, and Emma and Andy, Lauren and Liam and Kerry and Stewart at Tyn Dwr Hall in Llangollen, are in North Wales. Chloe and John at Old Palace Chester and Emma and James at Carden Park are in Cheshire, and Noomi and Jamie at Cabin Lane Church are in Shropshire, all labelled as neighbours. Llinos and Ifan at Nant Gwrtheyrn appear on film only. Each story says where the venue is.
Why are Cheshire and Shropshire venues in a North Wales guide?
Couples looking at North Wales often compare venues on both sides of the border, and Chester and Oswestry are the nearest English towns to Llangollen. Old Palace Chester, Carden Park and Cabin Lane Church are each labelled with their real county so you can judge the distance from your own venue.
Can you photograph a wedding in the mountains?
Yes. Mountain weddings are where we plan most carefully: we ask about access, parking and the route before the day, agree where the best views are and keep everyone close to the venue when the light is changing. Rebecca and Sam’s portraits at Hafod Farm in March were all taken within a short walk of the farm.
Do you travel to North Wales for weddings?
Yes. Travel across England and Wales is included in our standard full-day packages. North Wales is a long drive from our base near Cardiff, so we stay in a hotel the night before and the journey cannot affect your day.
How much does a North Wales wedding photographer and videographer cost?
Our standard full-day packages start at £2,099 for photography, £2,099 for videography and £3,799 for photography and videography together. Longer packages add more coverage and extras, and the package pages show the current inclusions.
Can we book photography and videography together?
Yes. Our photo and video team package puts both under one booking with a £120 deposit, and it carries a £400 saving compared with booking them separately. Full-day video packages include a 7 to 10 minute highlight and a 40+ minute documentary film. See the package pages for current coverage and prices.
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Planning your wedding in North Wales?
Send your date and venue, or the shortlist you are still choosing between, and tell us whether you would like photography, film or both. We will reply with what we can offer for the day and the journey.