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It’s the Bowcliffe Hall Open Day this Sunday (23

It’s the Bowcliffe Hall Open Day this Sunday (23rd Nov 2025) if any of you fine folk might like to pop by and say Hey! Its the most wonderful wedding venue near Bramham, a stones throw from Leeds (LS23 6LP)

I love that it doesn’t take itself too seriously (look out for amusing Alice in Wonderland details and stylish automotive nods literally everywhere!) but takes running a classy, cool wedding VERY seriously! Brooke, Molly Rebecca and the team are always a joy to work alongside and it’s a real honour to be recommended by them!

If you’re at a loose end between 11-2pm, pop by, be inspired and come snaffle my tangfastic haribo! It’s free and you can possibly still book your free place via their @bowcliffehall insta links or send them a DM.

Here are a few of my fave pics there to show you just how awesome it is… 📷

I’ve just updated my website with a page to show

I’ve just updated my website with a page to showcase my family photoshoot portfolio.

I’ve always loved reuniting with wedding couples to document new additions to their clan! I love capturing a mix of creative natural moments as well as smart team pics. It’s been so nice going through and picking my faves for this page!

Why not book in now for your 2025 family photo, before the year ends?! Or drop me a line for a photo shoot voucher to give as a gift this Xmas.

Just fire me a DM for more info or visit my site for live availability and pricing (link in bio)

Yesterday I joined Sam & Jen in Central York for t

Yesterday I joined Sam & Jen in Central York for their delightful ‘Micro-Wedding’! 👰🏼👰🏼

These guys are such fun; and hardly stopped laughing! How they met trots the globe, as Jen’s originally from Pensilvania in the States, but schooled in the UK, and they met through a nerdy book forum while Sam was in Belgium! Their first date was at The Grand Hotel in York (hence getting ready there) before eating at the Ivy (hence a portrait outside it)! 👭

5 years later, they live happily in East Yorkshire with their cats Brutus & Spartacus! 🐾

As proud members of the gay community they love that the grand ol’York Minster has made significant public steps in welcoming and affirming same-sex couples, especially since the 2015 Pride blessing. On our lap of central York’s funky sports for portraits, we also stopped outside ‘This Shop Is So Gay’, as it made for the perfect background (and even sold Yorkshire LGB tea cups)! 🏳️‍🌈   Sam’s the creative of the duo (if you lose her, she’s usually found in Hobbycraft!). She made the amazing Autumnal bouquets and buttonholes, with nods to Jen’s lego obsession by featuring cute medieval Lego characters in each! 💐

I do love the super-intimate nature of a Micro-Weddings - in this case with just 2 guests: Sam’s Mum & Dad! From joining them for a quiet exchange of cards (which, as usual, Jen forgot to take the price tag off!) to a quiet champagne toast, a relaxed walkabout and a tiny civil ceremony followed by a tiny toss of Confetti - it was all such a blast! 🎉

Here’s wishing this lovely pair (and their Roman Cats) all the happiness in the world! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

It was fab to be back at a wonderfully autumnal Mi

It was fab to be back at a wonderfully autumnal Middleton Lodge Estate yesterday with Anne (@annie1wain) and Stuart!

Together for 12 years, this adorable pair decided to tie the knot on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. They hired the entire estate so they could rock two distinct vibes; an elegant ceremony in the Main House, then a meal and party shenanigans in the Fig House Walled Garden.

I joined the girls for relaxed preparations in the beautiful Oak Room while my wingman Paul hung with groomsmen in the Billiard Room. It was lovely how younger members of the family were involved; cousins doing readings and Stu’s 19-year-old son Elis taking on best man duties, bearing rings and smashing his speech, while Anne was given away by her nephew OJ (who had a lovely emotional moment during the bridal reveal reminiscing about Anne’s parents).

The sweeping staircase, overflowing with Leafy Couture’s white florals, is the perfect dramatic space for a ceremony, accompanied by live piano. It was just lovely to see these two tie the knot before heading outside for congratulatory cuddles and my signature confetti bomb! Then after quick group pics and portraits around the autumnal grounds and some fun mingling with their entertaining guests, we headed over to the Fig House for a few super-orange seasonal portraits in the walled gardens (with Anne donning her fab matching Jesus Peiro bridal jacket).

It’s the first time I’ve seen The Function Band do their thing and WOW, what slick wedding entertainment! They welcomed guests into the Autumnal wedding breakfast, playing from lit podiums - and had people dancing from the moment they arrived. Popping in between courses to stir the crowd into another dancing frenzy, they absolutely smashed it and had the floor bouncing from first till last dance!

All the suppliers brought such a classy game to this incredible wedding, knitted together supremely by Middleton Lodge’s coordinator Rhiannon and planner extraordinaire Lianne from Blonde Army. Days like this don’t just seamlessly fall together without these guys!

Huge congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Broadbelt! Stay tuned for a full extended post on my blog soon (link in bio).

Hey hey hey! How’s life out there? As Autumn d

Hey hey hey! How’s life out there?

As Autumn draws in and the mist clears on a hectic summer’s wedding workload, I thought I’d draw a bit of attention to Google Reviews!

Google Reviews can’t be faked (or written by me or my mum!) so I’ve long championed them on my website as a great qualifier of what I actually bring to the table, day in day out. Happy words from happy punters are what I do this for…

So let’s kick off with a few choice words from Emily & Owain’s fab wedding at East Riddlesden Hall near Keighley, earlier this summer:

See slide 2 of the carousel: “Wholesome, thoughtful, friendly… couldn’t be happier!” Music to my ears! 🥰

Big thanks to the new Mr & Mrs Prys-Jones for these kind words - which are only part of their full review. Use the ‘Reviews’ link in bio to head over to Trust Index to view the full review!

Ps. If you were a guest at their wedding, I’ve turned on a 50% discount code on all pics in their client gallery as a thank you!

♥️ Supplier link love ♥️
Venue: East Riddlesden Hall (@eastriddlesdenhallweddings and @eastriddlesdenhall_nt)
Newlyweds: @echan159 and @Berwynbear
Cake: Three Little Birds Bakery (@3littlebirdsbakery)
Catering: Nomad Catering by James Brown (@nomadcateringjb)
Music: Price of My Pig Ceilidh Band (@priceofmypig)

Yesterday I enjoyed my first wedding at New Craven

Yesterday I enjoyed my first wedding at New Craven Hall 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!

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!

So here’s wishing the new Mr and Mrs Wilkinson huge congratulations! Stay tuned for a full extended post on my blog soon (link in bio)

>> Supplier link love:
Bride and Groom: @graceyohx @magicwilko
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)

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I’m a relaxed Yorkshire wedding photographer based in Leeds in West Yorkshire, UK

Email: info@barnabyaldrick.com
Telephone: +44 (0)7929 087 982

Email: info@barnabyaldrick.com
Telephone: +44 (0)7929 087 982

Yorkshire wedding venues I love shooting at include:

Bowcliffe Hall wedding photos in Bramham | Denton Reserve wedding photography in Ilkley | East Riddlesden Hall wedding photographer | Goldsborough Hall wedding photos near Knaresborough | Hornington Manor wedding photographer near Tadcaster | Newburgh Priory Yorkshire Wedding Photos | Middleton Lodge wedding photographer near Richmond | Priory Cottages wedding photographer near Wetherby | Rudding Park wedding photos near Harrogate | Saltmarshe Hall Wedding Photos in East Yorkshire | The Mansion Wedding Photography in Leeds | The Pheasant wedding photography in Harome | The Star Inn wedding photos near Helmsley | Tithe Barn wedding photos at Bolton Abbey | Wharfedale Grange Wedding photography in Harrogate | Wood Hall wedding photos in Wetherby

I am an LGBTQ+ & Gay affirming Yorkshire Wedding Photographer!

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