Hackness Grange Wedding Photographer | Natty & Lottie

Weddings
Written by Daniel Pahlen

Natty and Lottie’s Hackness Grange wedding might have been in March, but it felt like summer had turned up early. Sunshine, their favourite people and a dance floor that pretty much everyone got involved in. Me included!

It was my first wedding at Hackness Grange, and what an introduction. If you’re planning your own day here, come and have a look at theirs. There was plenty to love about this one.

A spring wedding at Hackness Grange

Hackness Grange is a country-house wedding venue near Scarborough, in the North York Moors. The house, lake and outdoor ceremony setting give you plenty to work with. Then add Natty, Lottie and their people, and you’ve got a wedding I was very happy to photograph.

The stone building, greenery, their two dresses and the white flowers and foliage in their bouquets all looked lovely together. I’ll photograph those details alongside everything happening around them. You’ve chosen them for a reason, after all.

Getting ready, without turning the morning into a photoshoot

We started with hair and makeup, dresses and shoes, and the conversations happening while everyone got ready. I love keeping that mix. The little interactions matter just as much as a photograph of the outfit once it’s all on.

I’ll fit around your morning, find some good light and help where it’s useful. You can carry on with getting ready. There’s no need to spend it working through a list of poses for me.

A bride arriving at the indoor ceremony with a man beside her

Two brides, sunshine and confetti

Their ceremony took place indoors beneath a circular arch of white flowers and greenery. Then it was outside, across the bridge and into a whole load of confetti. Both smiling, bouquets in hand and their people cheering them on. Proper good wedding stuff.

There’s room for a little time together here too. We can use the setting and whatever the light is doing, keep it relaxed and get you back to everyone. Your wedding doesn’t need to stop for the photographs.

Natty and Lottie laughing as their guests throw confetti beside the bridge

A little wander, then that evening light

There’s such a good mix of photographs from their couple shoot. The wooden pavilion with its fairy lights, the curved bridge, the stone steps and the gardens around the house. We kept coming back to the two of them having a laugh together, with their bouquets put down for a sit on the steps or held up in the air on the lawn.

And then the evening light turned up. Golden sunlight through the trees, the two of them on the swing and a few more portraits as the light started to drop. Bloody brilliant. It’s a lovely reason to head out again for a few photographs later in the day, even if we’ve already done some earlier.

The couple on the swing with golden sunlight streaming through the trees

A dance floor worth staying for

When the sun went down and the dance floor opened, everyone got on it. This was definitely an evening worth staying for. I couldn’t help joining in myself!

Those party photographs are a big part of it for me. Your people singing, dancing and having a laugh together. I want you to look back through the gallery and recognise the day you had, including everything after the formal bits.

The photos say it all: a bridesmaid down on the dance floor, hair flying, arms in the air and a trainer-clad kick from one of the brides. Everyone getting properly stuck in. These are exactly the bits I want you to have alongside the ceremony and couple photographs.

Natty and Lottie dancing with bright light behind them and guests all around

Natty and Lottie’s wedding suppliers

I’m based in Hull and photograph weddings across the region as a Yorkshire wedding photographer. Have a look through my wedding photography portfolio for more of that mix, or the wedding photography packages if you’re working out how much of your day you’d like covered. Natty and Lottie, thank you for such a brilliant first visit to Hackness Grange!

Planning a spring wedding too? Rachel and Harry’s April wedding at The Beverley Barn had an outdoor ceremony and another lovely evening in the sunshine.

Hackness Grange’s stone frontage with a wedding dress hanging above the entrance
Hackness Grange reflected in the lake beneath the surrounding woodland
A bride having her makeup finished in a bright getting-ready room
Wedding preparations with a guest taking a photograph and sage green dresses hanging nearby
A wedding dress and bouquet displayed beside a bedroom window
White bridal shoes, flowers and bottles arranged on a glass table
A bride smiling in her getting-ready shirt beside a bedroom mirror
Close-up of white roses, pale flowers and eucalyptus in a bridal bouquet
Black and white reflection of a bride in her wedding dress
A bride smiling beside a four-poster bed before the ceremony
A man smiling with his arms open on seeing the bride in her dress
Ceremony chairs facing a circular floral arch inside Hackness Grange
A bride putting on her wedding shoes beside a large mirror
A bridesmaid in sage green helping with the back of a wedding dress
A bride holding her white and green bouquet beside the bedroom mirror
A bridesmaid fastening a detail on the bride’s lace wedding dress
A bride and two bridesmaids in sage green holding their bouquets
Black and white view of Natty and Lottie beneath the circular ceremony arch
Natty and Lottie holding hands beneath the white floral ceremony arch
The couple smiling at one another with their registrar in the foreground
Natty and Lottie facing one another during their indoor ceremony
Black and white photograph of guests watching the ceremony
The brides smiling towards their guests while holding hands
The couple standing together beneath the circular arch during the ceremony
Black and white view of the couple walking back down the ceremony aisle
Natty and Lottie heading outside together with their bouquets
The couple kissing inside the wooden lakeside pavilion beneath fairy lights
Natty and Lottie holding hands in the fairy-lit pavilion
The brides standing together with their bouquets beneath the pavilion lights
Natty and Lottie smiling together at the entrance to the wooden pavilion
The couple sitting together on a bench inside the lakeside pavilion
Close-up of white bridal bouquets and green foliage against two wedding dresses
The newlyweds crossing the curved bridge together at Hackness Grange
The wedding party and guests gathered on the lawn in front of Hackness Grange
Natty and Lottie with their bridesmaids in sage green beside the trees
The couple and their bridesmaids raising their bouquets on the lawn
A bride standing with two bridesmaids and their bouquets in the gardens
A bride and three bridesmaids standing together beneath the trees
The couple and bridesmaids laughing together on the lawn
Round wedding reception tables beneath white draping and fairy lights
White flowers and greenery decorating a round reception table
Natty and Lottie holding their bouquets together in the reception room
The brides holding hands on the stone path beside Hackness Grange
Natty and Lottie together on the garden path in the spring sunshine
The couple looking at one another beside the house and formal gardens
The brides walking hand in hand along the sunlit path
Natty and Lottie smiling together outside the stone manor house
The couple sitting together on the stone steps with their bouquets
Natty and Lottie kissing on the steps outside Hackness Grange
The brides laughing together while seated beside their bouquets
A close view of Natty and Lottie laughing on the stone steps
Natty and Lottie sharing a kiss beside the manor house entrance
A wide view of Hackness Grange with the couple standing on the far lawn
Black and white photograph of the house and couple reflected in the lake
Natty and Lottie standing on the lawn with Hackness Grange behind them
A close portrait of the smiling brides in the sunny gardens
Natty and Lottie embracing on the lawn in front of the house
Black and white photograph of the couple walking together beside Hackness Grange
The brides looking over the railing of the curved bridge
Natty and Lottie walking together through the wooden pavilion
Black and white portrait of the couple inside the fairy-lit pavilion
Black and white photograph of the brides raising their bouquets
Natty and Lottie raising their bouquets together on the sunny lawn
Two bridesmaids giving a speech together in the reception room
The couple and their guests listening to the wedding speeches
A toast at the top table during Natty and Lottie’s reception
A guest giving a speech beside the seated newlyweds
The couple laughing during the wedding speeches
Natty and Lottie smiling at their reception table
One bride speaking into a microphone beside the top table
Black and white photograph of the couple during a wedding speech
Black and white photograph of the brides kissing outside in the evening
Natty and Lottie standing together outside as the evening light falls
The couple walking through golden evening light beside the trees
The brides smiling at each other beneath the trees at sunset
Black and white portrait of the couple holding hands in the gardens
Natty and Lottie walking together beside a tree in warm evening light
The couple posing together in the gardens as the light fades
Natty and Lottie laughing together on a garden swing
Natty and Lottie sharing a kiss in the evening sunshine
Black and white portrait of the brides hugging beside a tree
Natty and Lottie cutting their decorated wedding cake together
The newlyweds holding one another during their first dance
The couple smiling during their first dance in front of their guests
One bride twirling the other on the wedding dance floor
Natty and Lottie dancing and laughing together at the reception
Black and white photograph of the brides embracing on the dance floor
The couple enjoying the evening dancing with their guests
Two wedding guests posing playfully together during the party
A bridesmaid laughing while lying on the dance floor
A bridesmaid on her knees as wedding guests cheer around her
Bridesmaids laughing and dancing together at the reception
A long-haired guest dancing among the wedding guests
A bridesmaid swinging her hair on the dance floor
A bride kicking a trainer-clad foot into the air while dancing
Wedding guests laughing together at the evening reception
A guest in a rust-coloured dress dancing with one arm raised
The couple smiling with a long-haired guest during the party
Natty and Lottie laughing together with guests dancing behind them
Two guests hugging and dancing together at the reception
A bridesmaid embracing another guest during the evening party
Guests in sage green posing with a man on the dance floor
Wedding guests taking a selfie with one of the brides
Two men raising their arms and singing together on the dance floor
A bride laughing as she hugs a wedding guest during the party

Hackness Grange wedding FAQs

Where is Hackness Grange?

Hackness Grange is on Broxa Lane in Hackness, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire. It sits within the North York Moors National Park.

Can you have an outdoor ceremony at Hackness Grange?

Yes. The venue is licensed for outdoor ceremonies as well as ceremonies indoors. Its official wedding information lists three ceremony spaces across its indoor and outdoor settings. Natty and Lottie had their ceremony indoors.

What happens if it rains at Hackness Grange?

Hackness Grange offers indoor ceremony spaces as well as an outdoor setting. Talk through your wet-weather plan and the timings for any decision with the venue team. For photographs, I’ll work with the light and weather we actually have, rather than make you wait around for a particular sky.

Can wedding guests stay at Hackness Grange?

Yes, there are bedrooms on site, including the honeymoon suite. Ask the venue about availability and the room-booking arrangements for your date.

Looking for a Hackness Grange wedding photographer?

I’m Dan, a wedding photographer based in Hull, photographing weddings across Yorkshire and beyond. If you’d like relaxed photographs and plenty of time to enjoy your day, I’d love to hear what you’re planning.

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Daniel Pahlen https://www.dandrewphotography.co.uk
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