Real Wedding Blog | North Yorkshire & North East Wedding Photographer

Claire Hirst Photography

Welcome to my real wedding blog, home to genuine love stories, beautiful venues, and heartfelt moments from across North Yorkshire, County Durham, and the wider North East.

From grand country houses like Wynyard Hall and Middleton Lodge, to farm marquees in the Yorkshire Dales, historic castles, and intimate countryside venues, if you're planning a wedding in Darlington, Richmond, Northallerton, Whitby, or anywhere across the North East, you're in the right place.

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Libby & Nathan Wedding Day, Bawtry Hall Doncaster

There are weddings that are beautiful. There are weddings that are emotional. And then there are weddings that are genuinely, completely extraordinary and Libby and Nathan's day at Bawtry Hall, Doncaster on Saturday 11th October 2025 was firmly in that last category. The fact that Libby is Bawtry Hall's own beloved Wedding Coordinator and Nathan their celebrated Head Chef made this one of the most special, most personal and most joyful days I have ever been part of.

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