Burnsall is one of my favourite places to visit. The rolling hills, river and village green remind me of summer, ice-cream and the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. So I was really looking forward to photographing Marie and Adam’s Red Lion Burnsall Wedding in May.

The Red Lion in Burnsall is a family run 16th-century pub, restaurant and hotel in the Yorkshire Dales set on the banks of the River Wharfe. The Red Lion at Burnsall is a relaxed, intimate wedding venue with accommodation on site, including rooms and cottages.

Red Lion Burnsall Wedding

Marie, mum and her two bridesmaids started getting ready at one of the cottages with amazing views of Burnsall bridge, the River Wharfe and Burnsall Fell. Whilst Marie was having her make-up done we spotted Adam heading out for a walk over the bridge. Once hair and make-up were complete, we nipped across to the main building for Marie to get into her wedding dress.

I met the boys as they were enjoying a drink just before the ceremony and the guests were starting to arrive. The registrars from North Yorkshire are always the nicest registrars to work with!

Wedding photographs

At The Red Lion Burnsall wedding venue, we are spoilt for choice with beautiful backdrops for wedding photographs with the riverside, bridge and village green all within a short walk. Canapes and drinks are served by the river making it really easy to gather people for group shots.

The Red Lion

The Red Lion Burnsall was the perfect wedding venue for Marie and Adam as they (Adam especially) love the great outdoors and adventures. It’s an informal relaxed venue with lots of beautiful walks. A great place to return to for wedding anniversaries.A stunning village in the Yorkshire Dales, a Red Lion Burnsall wedding is the perfect wedding venue for a relaxed English countryside wedding.

My favourite part of the day

Throughout the day it was obvious that Marie’s parents were very close to her and her sister. I watched them stood watching their girls on the dance floor with tears in their eyes. As a documentary wedding photographer, my job is to focus on the real emotions, connections and relationships on a wedding day. I hope that in 20 years time when Marie and Adam are much older and perhaps no longer have some of their dearest people around, they look back and can remember how the day felt through their wedding photographs.I hope that their great grandchildren get to see the love shared between Marie’s parents for her and her sister.

Random facts

Marie’s mum gave me a pair of shoes I spent a little while photographing because she thought they were Marie’s – they weren’t!

I bumped into an old friend I went to college with when I was sat outside during the wedding breakfast. We studied Graphic Design for print at Leeds College of Technology together! He had actually spotted me earlier in the day but I didn’t notice as I was focussed on capturing every moment of Marie and Adam’s wedding. We did catch up whilst I was having my break. Whilst I always stay near during the wedding breakfast in case anything happens, it is the one part of the day that I put my cameras down so people can eat in peace!

The suppliers’ list

These lovely people/businesses were involved in Marie and Adam’s red Lion Burnsall wedding day:
Venue: The Red Lion
Bride and bridesmaids’ dresses: Pronovias, Pink bridesmaid dresses TFNC
Groom and groomsmen’ suits: Next
Flowers: The Hedgerow
Cake: All the Kings Cakes
Hair and makeup: Charlotte, Bespoke Beauty and Bridal
Video: Storytellers Wedding Studio
Entertainment: DJ – Sam Mason

Find out more

If you are planning a wedding in Burnsall or The Red Lion at Burnsall and would like to find out more about my packages, or would like to find out a bit more about my style, I’d love to hear from you! Please do get in touch.

Sadie x