Leonie & Chris’ Micro-wedding at Barnsley Town Hall.

Leonie and Chris recently hired me to photograph their intimate micro-wedding at Barnsley Town Hall. They needed a wedding photographer who was happy to capture a couple of hours to tell the story of their day - micro-weddings are becoming more and more popular and I firmly believe that every couple should have beautiful photographs to look back on, no matter how big or intimate their day is. I love micro-weddings and elopements and my own wedding was very small and informal. Like Leonie and Chris we only had our closest family members at the ceremony but having beautiful, natural and artistic photographs was still a priority for me. As a photographer, I know how much value photographs hold and every couple I work with has my full energy on their wedding day, whether I’ve been hired for a couple of hours or the entire day.

Leonie and Chris outside Barnsley Town Hall.

There’s something about town hall weddings which feels both timeless and rock and roll to me. I’ve worked at Barnsley Town Hall, Sheffield Town Hall, Doncaster Register Office and York Register Office and each location offers plenty of great backdrops for beautiful wedding photographs. Click here to see a micro-wedding in York Register Office and here to see Sheffield & Kelham Island weddings.

Leonie’s bouquet was made from dried flowers and was arranged by her mum. Leonie’s dress felt both modern and timeless and I loved her short veil!

Walking down the aisle together at Barnsley Town Hall, Yorkshire.

Meaningful wedding moments captured after the ceremony at Barnsley Town Hall.

A short thirty minute walk was long enough to create some beautiful, natural and artistic images to tell the story of their wedding day. I also made sure to capture photographs of their children enjoying the day.

It was an honour to play a part in Leonie and Chris’ wedding day at Barnsley Town Hall. Planning a micro-wedding? I would love to hear from you! You can read more about weddings and contact me here.

Love,

Laura x

Emily & Glen’s Summer Wedding at Barnsley Town Hall & The Woodhead Barn, Holmfirth.

I spent the morning with Emily while she got ready at her at her family home in Barnsley with her closest friends and family. Laura at Craft Makeup was there to give Emily the wedding makeup of her dreams including the most perfect red lip which complimented the deep and vibrant colours of the day. Paul (my husband and assistant photographer) spent the morning with Glen and once Glen and friends were ready they headed into Barnsley for a pint and some casual portraits.

Makeup by Laura at Craft Makeup

A casual portrait of Glen outside Barnsley Town Hall

Emily and her dad were taken to Barnsley Town Hall in the most amazing vintage Beetle which made for beautiful, unique photographs.

Emily and her dad arriving at Barnsley Town Hall in their hired vintage car.

Emily and Glen had an intimate and relaxed ceremony at Barnsley Town Hall. Barnsley Town Hall is a great venue for civil wedding ceremonies - the team are lovely, the building is beautiful and there are plenty of pubs and unique places for photographs nearby.

The main ceremony room at Barnsley Town Hall.

After the wedding ceremony Emily and Glen headed up to their reception at The Woodhead Barn in Holmfirth. The Woodhead Barn is perfect for people wanting a beautiful but informal vibe for their wedding day. The barn is surrounded by beautiful countryside and the grounds are large enough to have a tipi/marquee. Details included potted plants which doubled as wedding favours, a mixture of glass bottles, fairy lights and hand picked flowers.

Details at The Woodhead Barn, Holmfirth.

Speeches were relaxed with both Emily, Glen and their parents and friends making speeches. I will always remember Emily saying “I travelled all around the world to find the love of my life and he was in Barnsley all along”

Emily and her bridesmaids who wore gorgeous, burnt orange dresses.

Emily and Glen knew they wanted their dog to be there for some of the photos - they had a friend bring him along for ten minutes but you can hire people to do this too! If your pet is a big part of your life then it makes sense that they’re included in the day. We took a little time after the speeches to make some unique portraits of Emily and Glen but their priority for their wedding photography was to have lots of lovely, natural images of everyone just enjoying the day.

Emily and Glen kept the meal super informal by hiring a fish and chip van. After fish and chips there were lots of locally produced cakes which people could help themselves to. This is such a nice way to keep things relaxed if you’re having an informal wedding. Later in the evening a Duke’s Pizza van arrived - safe to say the guests were very well fed at this wedding!

A band played in the evening and Emily and Glen danced their first dance to ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ by the Arctic Monkeys.

Emily and Glen’s summer wedding was the perfect example of doing your day, your way. They’re such a relaxed and joyful couple and to have made their wedding day anything but informal would have felt so wrong for them. The day was so chilled from start to finish and relaxed weddings hold just as much meaning as the more traditional ones. Emily and Glen’s laidback nature was the perfect fit for our style of photography - we love to take natural, joyful images alongside artistic portraits, giving people a collection of images that transport them back to exactly how their wedding day felt.

Planning a relaxed wedding in Yorkshire? We would love to hear from you! We mostly cover weddings in Rotherham, Sheffield, Barnsley and the Peak District but happily travel all over the UK for weddings. You can read more about weddings and contact us here.

Love,

Laura x