YORKSHIRE DALES WEDDING GUIDE & REAL WEDDINGS
Wedding Photographer and Videographer Near the Yorkshire Dales
A moorland road beside Barden Tower, a 16th-century barn beside the Bolton Abbey ruins, a Palladian house near Richmond, tipis near Thirsk and a red-brick hall near Knaresborough. Natural photographs and wedding films from the dales and their edges, 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 the Yorkshire Dales: The Priests House at Barden Tower and two weddings at the Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey, Middleton Lodge near Richmond, tipis at Carlton Miniott near Thirsk and, as a labelled neighbour, Goldsborough Hall near Knaresborough. 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 in the Yorkshire Dales, from Bolton Abbey to Richmond
The Yorkshire Dales are one of the most photographed landscapes in England, and a couple choosing a wedding here is often choosing a view. A road across open moorland, the ruins of an abbey above a river, a Palladian house with walled gardens and tipis lit at dusk are all within the area this guide covers, and each of them asks for a different sort of plan.
We have photographed and filmed seven weddings in and around the dales between 2021 and 2025. A couple holding hands on a quiet moorland road, a Labrador in a bow tie, a bride cheering in front of a tall leaded window and two people clinking champagne in a camper van decorated with bunting are among them, because the best photographs of a day are often the ones that nobody planned.
We work quietly around the day. You stay with your guests, we step in only when a little direction helps, and the photographs and film grow from what really happens. Our North Yorkshire and York and Harrogate guides show the wider county, and this guide stays with the dales.
01 / Barden Tower, near Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire / Tiana & Marcus
The Priests House: iron chandeliers in a stone hall and a cheer in front of a leaded window
The Priests House stands beside the ruins of Barden Tower near Bolton Abbey, and Tiana and Marcus married here in June 2022. The portrait at the top of this guide is the two of them holding hands on a quiet road across open moorland under a cloudy sky, the most open of all the photographs in this guide.
Inside, the two hold hands during their ceremony in a stone hall lit by iron chandeliers, and afterwards Tiana raises her bouquet and cheers beside Marcus in front of a tall stone window with leaded panes. A stone hall and a moor a few steps away is an unusual pairing, so ask the venue how the day moves between them and where guests can wait while you walk.
02 / Bolton Abbey, near Skipton, North Yorkshire / Amber & Will
The Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey: a kiss over white flowers and a clap on a sunny path
The Tithe Barn is on the Bolton Abbey estate near Skipton, and the estate describes a barn 55 metres long, built in the early 16th century and overlooking the Priory ruins and the River Wharfe. Amber and Will married here on 30 July 2025. The first photograph is the morning: Amber in black and white at a window while a woman straightens her veil.
In the barn the two kiss over a table of white flowers while guests cheer, and afterwards they walk out of an arched stone doorway, in black and white. They walk smiling beside guests who clap on a sunny path, and embrace on a lawn beneath tall trees with Amber’s bouquet held against her.
A barn this long gives you a lot of room, so ask the venue how the space is arranged for the ceremony and how it changes for the evening.
For current venue details, explore The Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey.
03 / Middleton Tyas, near Richmond, North Yorkshire / Angel & Adam
Middleton Lodge: a laugh in the ceremony and a twirl under a skylight
Middleton Lodge Estate is on Kneeton Lane at Middleton Tyas, near Richmond, and the venue describes a Palladian main house with views across the parkland and two acres of walled gardens redesigned by Tom Stuart-Smith. Angel and Adam married here on 20 August 2023. The first photograph is the two of them laughing with their foreheads together during the ceremony while guests look on behind them.
A bride in a veil and a groom in a dark suit embrace among tall grasses and green plants in a garden, and in a bright room with a tall arched window the two stand close together with a bouquet of white flowers. The day ends with Adam twirling Angel on a stone floor in a room with arched windows and a skylight while guests watch from around the edge.
A walled garden is a natural frame for a short walk, so ask when it will be at its best on your date and keep ten quiet minutes for it.
For current venue details, explore Middleton Lodge.
04 / Carlton Miniott, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire / Harriet & Daniel
Carlton Miniott: tipis, lanterns and a kiss at dusk
Harriet and Daniel married at Carlton Miniott, near Thirsk, on 10 September 2022, in tipis. Their first photograph is the two of them kissing on a lantern-lit path in front of large illuminated tipi tents at dusk.
In the dark, a bride and groom hold each other close among dark trees. Tipis glow beautifully at dusk and ask for a little planning: ask about heating, lighting and the walk between the tents.
05 / Goldsborough, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire / Danielle & Matt
Goldsborough Hall: a camper van with bunting, russet hedges and sparklers outside the hall
Goldsborough Hall is on Church Street in Goldsborough, near Knaresborough, on the eastern edge of the dales, so it is a labelled neighbour in this guide. The venue describes a historic house, the former home of Princess Mary in the 1920s, with 12 acres of grounds. Danielle and Matt married here on 28 April 2022. The first photograph is the two of them walking hand in hand through falling confetti on gravel, she with a bouquet of blush roses and he in a blue tweed suit and pink tie.
In a camper van decorated with bunting the two laugh and clink champagne glasses, and on wide stone steps between two brick pillars topped with stone balls they kiss in front of the red-brick hall. They stand with foreheads together between two tall hedges of russet-brown leaves, and hold hands at arm’s length in a wood with a carpet of small white flowers.
They sit close together on a wicker sofa in a glasshouse full of potted plants, and the day ends with a bride holding a sparkler and a groom in a green tweed suit kissing in front of the red-brick hall as guests behind them hold more sparklers. A camper van is a lovely personal detail, so ask your venue where it can park and who is in charge of it.
For current venue details, explore Goldsborough Hall.
06 / Bolton Abbey, near Skipton, North Yorkshire / Kerry & Joe
The Tithe Barn again: a Labrador in a bow tie and the abbey ruins
Kerry and Joe married at the Tithe Barn in August 2021, an older wedding, so we show only three photographs: the two of them kissing in the timbered barn while seated guests applaud on both sides, walking hand in hand across white gravel with a brown Labrador in a bow tie on a lead, and, seen from behind, walking across a grass field towards the tall stone ruins of Bolton Abbey.
Planning a wedding in the Yorkshire Dales
Barns, houses and ruins
The Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey is 55 metres long and was built in the early 16th century, Middleton Lodge is a Palladian house with two acres of walled gardens and The Priests House stands beside the ruins of Barden Tower. Ask each venue what a day looks like, what is included and where guests can wait while you have portraits.
Moorland weather
Tiana and Marcus walked along a quiet road across the moor under a cloudy sky and the photographs were all the better for it. The weather in the dales can change in an hour, so agree an indoor alternative for the ceremony and keep a few umbrellas and blankets for guests.
Tipis and temporary spaces
Harriet and Daniel’s tipis near Thirsk were lit with lanterns along a path. If your venue has tents or a marquee, ask about heating, lighting and the walk from the house, because an evening in North Yorkshire can be cold even in September.
Dogs, camper vans and personal details
A Labrador in a bow tie, a camper van with bunting and a long table under trees all made the photographs feel like their couples. Tell the venue early what you would like, and who will look after anything that needs looking after.
Getting guests there
Many dales venues are down narrow roads and a long way from a station, so share clear directions and parking plans, and ask about accommodation on site or nearby. Bolton Abbey, in particular, can be busy on summer weekends.
How we travel to you
The Yorkshire Dales are a long way from our base near Cardiff, so we always stay in a hotel the night before and cover it. That means traffic on the morning cannot affect your day, and travel across England and Wales is included in our standard full-day packages.
Before you enquire: write down every address your day will use, from where you get ready to where guests sleep, and any ceremony spaces you are still choosing between. Send it with your date and venue and we can talk through the order of the day.
For the wider county, see our North Yorkshire, York and Harrogate and Leeds guides, and for the east side our Yorkshire coast guide.
Hearing the day again: wedding films in the Yorkshire Dales
A photograph keeps a face. A film keeps the voice that goes with it: vows in a timbered barn, a laugh as a groom is kissed over a table of white flowers, the clapping on a sunny path. We film from the edge of your day, so there is nothing to repeat for the camera.
A highlight follows your day in the order it happened, so watching it feels like being there again.
Our full-day video packages include a 7 to 10 minute highlight and a 40+ minute documentary film. Explore the wedding videography package for current inclusions, or browse our wedding films for more celebrations.
One team for the photographs and the film across the dales
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 couple portraits. Cam and Beth have photographed and filmed over 400 weddings together since 2016, so a barn that turns from ceremony to dinner and a tipi at dusk are familiar ground.
The photo and video team package carries a £120 deposit and a £400 saving over booking photography and videography separately. We are based near Cardiff, and travel across England and Wales is included in standard full-day packages, so a venue at Bolton Abbey and one near Richmond are priced the same way. If your day uses more than one location or has an unusual timetable, tell us the plan and we will confirm how it fits.
Questions about photography and film in the Yorkshire Dales
Do you photograph and film weddings in the Yorkshire Dales?
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 The Priests House at Barden Tower, the Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey, Middleton Lodge near Richmond and in tipis near Thirsk. Send your date and venue and we will tell you whether we are free.
Which real weddings can we see in this guide?
Tiana and Marcus at The Priests House in June 2022, Amber and Will in July 2025 and Kerry and Joe in August 2021 at the Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey, Angel and Adam at Middleton Lodge in August 2023, Harriet and Daniel at Carlton Miniott in September 2022 and Danielle and Matt at Goldsborough Hall near Knaresborough in April 2022.
Is Goldsborough Hall in the Dales?
No. It is near Knaresborough, on the edge of the dales, and we label it as a neighbour. We include it because couples searching for the dales often look across the whole area.
How is this different from your North Yorkshire guide?
Our North Yorkshire guide covers the whole county, including the coast. This guide is about the dales and their edges, with a closer look at the barns and houses around Bolton Abbey, Richmond and Thirsk.
Do you travel to Yorkshire for weddings?
Yes. Travel across England and Wales is included in our standard full-day packages. The dales are a long way from home, so we always stay in a hotel the night before and cover it.
What if it rains or turns cold?
Agree an indoor alternative with your venue before the day and keep a few blankets for guests. The grey-light photographs on the moor in this guide are among the best, so weather does not have to be a problem.
How much does a Yorkshire Dales 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. Travel across England and Wales is included, so a wedding at Bolton Abbey and one near Richmond are priced in the same way. Larger packages extend the coverage and add extras, and the package pages show what is included today.
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. Check the package page for current prices and coverage.
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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.