Marquee weddings are magical because they’re completely yours – a blank canvas to design a day that feels personal, stylish, and unforgettable. But I also know they come with a few extra things to think about. That’s why I’ve created this wedding planning guide: to share my insider tips on planning a marquee wedding that feels effortless, looks beautiful, and photographs like a dream.

When it comes to weddings, small doesn’t have to mean simple — and Sneha & David proved that beautifully with their luxe micro-wedding in the heart of the Peak District which I was lucky enough to photograph. From the heritage church ceremony with more traditional wedding photography, to a windswept couples photography session in the Peaks, ending with an intimate private drinks reception & dinner at Wildhive Callow Hall - every moment was intentional, elegant, and uniquely theirs. Here’s how they crafted a celebration that was small in numbers, but big on style, experience, and emotion.

As one of my favourite local Yorkshire weddings that I’ve photographed, Flora & Luke were married in late January 2020 at St Oswalds Church, Thornton Steward, Wensleydale. The said their wedding vows in the cutest church in the Yorkshire Dales with stunning country views at the end of a muddy lane & with Flora booking my wedding photography services late on in 2019, I was super excited for their rural wedding with so many beautiful touches to capture in their wedding photography.

The Fig House at Middleton Lodge is the most breath-taking North Yorkshire venue, with the restored Middleton Lodge Walled Gardens surrounding the private wedding venue, complete with sandstone terrace, kitchen garden, wildflower planting and the luxurious fig plants within the orangery style Fig House wedding venue itself. If you’re thinking about a Middleton Lodge wedding, and looking for a relaxed North Yorkshire wedding photographer, then look no further!

Tom & Kate were married at St Boltoph’s Church, Carlton, North Yorkshire, followed by a farm style country marquee wedding reception in September 2019. As a professional wedding photographer based in Yorkshire, it was an honour to capture their photos of this beautiful example of a rural wedding setting. DIY personality unique to the couple was used within the marquee – perfect to capture all of those detail wedding photos - with haybales for drinks tables, a tractor wheel as the seating plan, and farmers market slips for place name settings.