Last Saturday I had the pleasure of spending the day with Pippa, Craig and their little lamb Isabel at their wedding at Danby Castle Barn, out in the stunning North Yorkshire Moors, heading out Whitby-way!
Danby Castle is the perfect barn wedding venue on the edge of the North York Moors, steeped in character and surrounded by nature
After a beaut of a drive through misty vales and valley vistas, I arrived at these isolated barns nestled within the ruins of an ancient castle, and the weather just perked up and up! Oh man, what a site for soaking up the majesty of God’s Own County!
Everything about the day – from the venue, the company to the suppliers and details – was bang on for a relaxed celebration! Pippa and Craig are adorable together, especially in their hands-on dual dedication to their little 5 month old (who, with 3 outfit changes, they dubbed ‘BABYZILLA!’).
In the morning I skipped between the bridefolk (with a gent of honour) in the house and groomsfolk (also starring a lady person of honour) in the Threshing Barn – and very much enjoyed the banter at each! Their ceremony upstairs in The Courtroom was super charming, literally passing the baby to pop rings on one another, before processing out to a string rendition of the Jurassic Park theme!
A shower of confetti and a few group pics around the ruins and it was all about soaking up the sun and throwing axes! Yep – I don’t think there’s enough axe throwing at weddings either! Culminating with a heavy metal Axe Off between the highest scorers and the bride and groom, and the winner got to spray champagne F1 podium style over an unsuspecting crowd! Brilliant craic.
Yorkshire pie and mash was served in the barn, followed by charming speeches. Then after a few flash pics around the ruins, it was time to hit the dance floor and party!
An exclusive-use, historic venue with indoor and outdoor ceremony options (and Axe Throwing!) it ticks all the boxes!
I loved everything about this wedding. A chilled couple – very much in love and involving their little one throughout – who just let me do my thing by asking me to mainly focus on capturing the fun rather than extended portrait shoots! And what a hoot it was to hang with all these lovely folk.
I always love shooting weddings in Yorkshire and discovering a funky new venue is such a highlight of this job! High 5’s to Henry and the team at Danby Castle too, for running everything so smoothly in the background and making me feel so welcome ♥️
But enough chat already! Grab y’sen a steaming mug of Yorkshire tea (or a bottle of limoncello!) and hit play on the slideshow below to check out Pippa & Craig’s wedding pics:
Feel free to pre-register to see their full set of images here: https://barnabyaldrick.pic-time.com/-PippaCraig/register (and your email address will only be used to let you know when the gallery is launched)
In the meantime, feel free to share this loveliness to Facebook using the buttons at the bottom (or copy and paste the web address into a status) or via my Facebook business page here.
Here’s wishing this lovely pair and little Isabel huge congratulations and a wonderful life together!
Big love,
♥️ Barnaby 
A massive out to the wonderful suppliers that worked together so well to bring the magic at Danby Castle Barn:
Venue: Danby Castle Barn (@danbycastlebarn) | Hair & Makeup: Makeup by Amy Nellis (@madeleine_makeupstudio) | Florist: DIY Silk Flowers | Music/Entertainment: Northern Lights Quartet | Axe Throwing (@diamondedgeaxethrowing)
