What could be more grand than getting married in a castle? It must be the ultimate fairytale wedding ingredient. I’m fortunate to have shot in castles all over the country, from the small, quaint ruins of Danby Castle at one extreme to the sprawling opulence of Castle Howard at the other; from Hensol Castle in Wales to the turreted Swinton Park in North Yorkshire.

BEST UK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 2019

Is it just me or does each successive year go by more quickly than the last? 2019 just flew which means it must have been a cracker and on both a personal and business level it most definitely was for me. Plenty an adventure; good times with amazing people; new places visited; new friends made… […]

BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY OF 2018 by John Hope Photography

Welcome to my best wedding photography of 2018 annual round up. Is it me or did those 12 months just whizz by? I guess it’s true that time flies when you’re having fun and I certainly enjoyed a great year both personally and professionally. I loved every bit of the weather during the greatest summer […]

Best of 2017 // Best Yorkshire Wedding Photographer

As 2018 opens out before me I can’t quite believe this’ll be my 9th year as a wedding photographer. The time really has flown and looking back it’s been a rollercoaster beyond anything I could have imagined, meeting some amazing people and making loads of new lifelong friends along the way both through the weddings […]

Best Of 2015

A week ago the curtain fell on another amazing 365 days in my life as a wedding photographer. Amidst the nervous excitement building up to the imminent arrival of my second child and desperately trying to force through building work to be completed before that rather significant life event, I’ve had time to draw breath […]

Swinton Park Wedding Photographer – Rachael & Tom

Now Saturday was seriously fun. Rachael and Tom threw themselves into their big day with everything they had and it made for one heck of a wedding! Gorgeous spring sunshine, scotch for breakfast, freestyle jiving to Reet Petite for their first dance (great choice!), an absolute pasting by the confetti mob and speeches that sent […]

Ev & Anna // Danby Castle Wedding Photography

Earlier this month I had the immense privilege of photographing the UK leg of my good friends Ev and Anna’s wedding celebrations. Ev is and old uni friend of mine and aside from being a good friend and top guy, he holds a special importance in my life as the person who introduced me to […]

BEST OF 2014

2014 we salute you! One HECK of year! As usual my work has taken me far and wide, from Bristol to Brittany, the rugged beauty of the Lakes and Dales, to the vibrant urban centres of London and Manchester and many places in between! I’ve met some awesome people, thrown shapes on the dance floor […]

Danby Castle Wedding Photographer

Enter stage left Tamar and Nick. I was looking forward to this wedding and I’m pleased to say it didn’t disappoint. Like all the best weddings it was very personal in style and was full of well-considered little touches. The lovely Tamar, originally from Gran Canaria, designed and made her own lacy, vintage style dress […]

2013 ~ The Big Round Up!

As 2014 is ushered in, it’s time to take stock and reflect on the year that has come to pass. And what a year…. I photographed 40 weddings in castles and barns, stately homes and art galleries, farms and fields, a boat club, an industrial museum and of course cathedrals and churches, even the church […]

Victoria & Peter // Castle Howard Wedding

I first met Peter and Victoria when I shot their friends Will and Louise’s wedding at Bashall Barn last year. You can check out the blog post for that here. After a great get together for a pre-wedding shoot on London’s South Bank we were all set for their big day at one of North […]