Ah…. Yorkshire. My home and a truly magical county. So much beauty with landscapes to take your breath away but full of culture too and home to the best city in the country, Leeds. But yeah, I’m probably biased! There’s too many great wedding venues here to list but to cherry pick a few favourites: Newby Hall, Priory Cottages and East Riddlesden Hall spring immediately to mind. Check out the blog posts below for recent Yorkshire Weddings I’ve shot.

Best of 2023 by the best of the best wedding photographers in Yorkshire

2023: what a year! This privilege of a job brings so many unforgetable experiences and as always the wedding train has taken me here, there and everywhere from Durham to Sussex, Cambridge to Vienna plus a load of my favourite local venues of course being a Yorkshire wedding photographer. You’re here to see some […]

JOHN HOPE PHOTOGRAPHY’S BEST UK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY OF 2022

“I hope you enjoy this run down of some of my favourite shots from last year showing my best UK wedding photography of 2022!” “John, these photos are absolutely gorgeous!!! We’ve currently got so many in our favourites section it’s going to take us a while to narrow them down!! They’re absolutely fantastic! You’re […]

Limited time special rates for intimate weddings with reduced numbers

A view from the front line… March 2020 suddenly feels like such a long time ago. Back then, for the first time it became apparent that the landscape of weddings was going to change for a good few months, maybe for the whole year. I think it’s fair to say that few imagined the repercussions […]

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 […]

Rise Hall Wedding Photographer – Hannah and Alex’s big day!

I’m not sure quite how, in 8 years in this job I’ve been denied the pleasure of being a Rise Hall wedding photographer but I was mighty pleased to get off the mark with one heck of a wedding on Hannah and Alex’s special day. After a fun pre-wedding shoot I was very excited for […]

Left Bank Leeds wedding // Ellie & Joe

Of all the Leeds wedding venues I’d been hoping to shoot at, Left Bank was top of the list. It’s a multidisciplinary arts venue set in an amazing Grade II listed former church building in Headingley and makes for a unique and impressive event space and a pretty epic setting for a wedding. Understandably I […]

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 […]

Vicky & Toke // Priory Cottages weddings

The nature of my job takes me all around the country so there actually aren’t that many venues I’ve shot at more than once. This generally suits me pretty well but there’s a small handful of local venues that I love and go out of my way to try and work at. I usually end […]

Shortlisted: Rangefinder 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography 2016

Rangefinder magazine is considered the top international publication for wedding and portrait photographers. Each year they announce their 30 rising stars of wedding photography in the world – photographers who’ve been working at the job for less than 5 years full time who are pushing boundaries, demonstrating excellence in the craft and raising standards. Earlier this year I […]

Broughton Hall wedding photographer // Lucy & Greg

Disclosure: after shooting this wedding, Broughton Hall instantly became one of my favourite Yorkshire wedding venues. And there was just so much to love about this wedding generally. Such awesome people, so much fun and so effortlessly stylish – just how good did Greg and Lucy look?? Greg is head chef at the amazing […]

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 […]

Newby Hall wedding photography // Meera & William

When I look out of the window at this dreary, wet weather it’s hard to believe that it was only 3 months ago that I was lucky enough to capture Meera and Will’s vibrant Indian / English mixed wedding. I made the journey up to near Ripon to be Newby Hall wedding photographer for the […]

Leeds City Centre Love Shoot // Claudia & Ingo

It’s always flattering to be asked to photograph another photographer so when fellow Fearless Photographer Claudia Magas – over in the UK for a destination wedding – asked me to do a shoot for her and her boyfriend Ingo I jumped at the chance. Compared to the time pressures I’m usually under at a wedding, […]

Healey Barn Wedding Photography // Elise & Mike

There’s just so much to love about this wedding. Elise and Mike are two such lovely people just made for each other. And there’s a nice little slice of happenstance behind the alignment of their stars. They both grew up in Whitley Bay literally a few hundred yards from each other but didn’t actually meet […]

East Riddlesden Hall wedding photography // Katy & Tom

Massive congrats to Katy & Tom for their fun-filled wedding. They got married at the Parish church in Bingley, followed by a reception at the venue most local to Katy’s parents: East Riddlesden Hall. And what a belter of a venue to have on your doorstep! After all the build up and planning that goes […]

Priory Cottages wedding photography // Danielle & Mat

“John, I know I’m biased but I these are some of the best wedding (or general photos of people) I have ever seen. We LOVE them. We saw them before we went to sleep last night and it was lovely to confirm that the day seemed to have gone, not only as well as we […]

Rachel & Ryan // Easby Hall wedding photography

Back in 2012 I photographed the fantastic wedding of Chris and Bex. Their best man and bridesmaid on the day were the lovely Ryan & Rachel and in a reversal of roles it was their turn to tie the knot over the recent bank holiday weekend with Bex on bridesmaid detail and Chris telling the […]

Double Exposure – Canon 5D MkIII

This is a photo of the amazing Rachael & Tom from their recent wedding. It’s a double exposure and the sort of creative shot that I would hope might earn a bit of wall space. They’re great fun to do and I’ll have a go at one now and again if I have time at […]

Otley Chevin Pre-wedding shoot // Rachel & Ryan

Rachel and Ryan were respectively bridesmaid and groomsman at the fantastic wedding of Bex and Chris that I photographed nearly 3 years ago now, so I was made up when they asked if I’d shoot their big day. They’re getting married towards the end of the month at Easby Hall, a Georgian country house set […]

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 […]

Hunmanby Grange wedding, Wold Top Brewery

Getting married at a brewery – pretty cool idea huh? Well the reality lives up to the idea if you have a Hunmanby Grange wedding. Wold Top Brewery is busy working brewery which knocks out some very fine ales and dominates the farm operations in the grounds of the Grange. The Grange itself is a private […]

A wonderful woodland wedding // Jollydays wedding photographer

You know what, you can do all the planning in the world for your wedding but in this here Blighty, the weather’s going to do what it’s going to do. I regularly speak with brides who are massively pinning their hopes on wall to wall sunshine but you know what, your day will be amazing […]

Becky & Richard // Priory Cottages wedding photographer

The word epic is well over-used but I can find no other adjective to describe that light. The burning embers of a golden sunset as the sun set on what was in all respects, a golden day. After a less than favourable forecast the weather played an ace card as only seemed fitting for Richard […]

Wood Hall Wedding Photographer

Despite it being one of my most local venues I’d never had the chance to be a Wood Hall wedding photographer before Jen and Jon asked me to shoot their big day. Perched atop a hill on the edge of the village of Linton between Leeds and Wetherby, it was the perfect setting for their […]

Priory Cottages Wedding Photographer // Flippy & Andy

When you see these photos it’s kind of hard to imagine that this wedding was in February but Flippy and Andy lucked out with a belter of a day weather-wise. It’s always awesome to do a shift as a Priory Cottages wedding photographer. As a Leeds wedding photographer I’m kind of spoiled for great venues […]

Taitlands Wedding // Siân & Rowan

2013 may be over but I still have some great stuff to blog kicking off with Siân & Rowan’s beautiful, fun filled wedding at the wonderful and intimate Taitlands, situated in the southern part of the Yorkshire Dales near Settle. Here’s some highlights from their big day…

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 […]

Claire & Sam // Whirlow Hall Farm Papakata tent wedding

This was a contender for the most emotional wedding I’ve done to date. A lot of grown men shed a lot of tears. More than the girls to be honest. Claire and Sam are fantastic guys and passionate people who wear their heart on their sleeve and were dead set on creating a unique day […]

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 […]

Helen & Jas // Yorkshire Sculpture Park Wedding

Now this is a fun venue to shoot at! I was like a kid in a candy shop. And what a fantastic couple Helen and Jas were…. The Yorkshire Sculpture Park was the perfect venue for their intimate wedding celebration surrounded by their closest friends and family in glorious sunshine.

Kristina & Dan // Priory Cottages Wedding

Second shooting weddings is always great fun. You get all the good bits of photographing a wedding but with less stress and a bit of breathing time to look for more interesting shots. I’ve worked with my good friend, fellow whisky lover and wedding photographer supreme Barnaby Aldrick a few times before so when he […]