Last weekend I enjoyed my first wedding at New Craven Hall wedding venue in Leeds – in the bluster of Storm Amy – for the Autumnal nuptials of rock lovin’ Grace & Timmy – 13 years and a day from the day they started dating!
New Craven Hall is a unique industrial wedding space in the heart of Leeds
I kicked off morning preps with a fun Team Groom, in drizzly Horsforth with their cats Ozzy and Sharon. Then I zoomed into town to join Team Bride in a grand suite on the 9th floor of the swanky Dakota hotel in central Leeds.
A slight hiccup with the wedding car breaking down meant Timmy was left to sweat at the end of aisle; almost opting to marry one of his groomsman. But once team bride were safely bundled under brollies through the storm, both mum and dad walked Grace down the candle-lit aisle to ‘Run’ by Snow Patrol. From their Autumnal orange and maroon bouquets, magnificent floral arch, to the bridesmaids / ‘bridesman’ scheme, everything complemented natures fireworks of the changing season.
Tattoo’d and beard-centric guests proved great value, doing shots and loving the Photo Booth, and we thankfully managed to get some awesome wedding party pics out against nearby urban mural backdrops!
After touching speeches from the usual suspects and mum and the bride, self-serve wood-fired pizza was the order of the day (followed by an immense table of cake and dessert!) Before we knew it, their pop punk/metal band 5K! lit up the dancefloor and had the floor jumpin’ & moshin’ the rest of the night!
It was ace to visit a funky venue, so close to home. Jane, Ben & their team did a sterling job keeping things running and chill and making me feel so welcome!
An epic urban wedding venue like New Craven Hall in Leeds City Centre offers a great twist for a funky celebration
I love shooting weddings in Leeds and it’s always exciting to shoot a wedding with such personality in a new venue!
So grab y’sen a steaming mug of Yorkshire tea and hit play on the slideshow below to check out Grace & Timmy’s wedding highlights slideshow below…
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What an ace day hey!? They rocked it in all the ways!
Here’s wishing this pair huge congratulations, a wonderful life together with their cats Sharon & Ozzy!
Big love,
♥️ Barnaby
A massive out to the wonderful suppliers that worked together so well to bring the magic at New Craven Hall:
Venue: New Craven Hall (@newcravenhall) | Hair & Makeup: Hair by Mary Kay (@hairbymarykay) | Florist: Bureau Botany by Bethan Howlett (@bureaubotany) | Dress designer: Justin Alexander (@justinalexander) | Cake maker: That Old Chestnut (@thatoldchestnutuk) | Car: Wharfedale Wedding Cars https://www.wharfedaleweddingcars.co.uk/ | Music/Entertainment: Band – 5K! (@5kpunkrock)
