A wedding couple enjoying a colourful shower of confetti with their guests

Wedding planning / A little help from behind the camera

Wedding tips.
Your day, your way.

Useful advice, a few ideas and plenty of room to do things your own way.

EXPLORE THE GUIDES

Start with what matters to you

A wedding you actually get to enjoy.

I’m Dan, a wedding photographer based in Hull, covering the UK and further afield. I want you to have a wedding, not a photoshoot. That’s where these guides start.

Whether you’re working out where to begin, choosing your people or planning a big confetti moment, take what helps and leave what doesn’t.

A wedding guest laughing as a giant Jenga tower falls at White Syke Fields

Not sure where to start?

11 tips for a day that feels like you.

From choosing your priorities to making time for your people. Practical wedding planning advice, real wedding examples and a little help working out where the time goes.

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A bit more help with the details

Find the advice you need.

Colourful hanging decorations and wedding tables inside Social in Hull

Find your place

Venues with a bit of personality

Music venues, barns and somewhere a little different. Ideas for a Yorkshire wedding that feels like you.

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Natty and Lottie sitting together on a swing in golden evening light at Hackness Grange

Before you book

Questions to ask your wedding photographer

Posing, group photos, second photographers and getting your photos back. The questions worth asking before you book, with my own answers along the way.

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A newly married couple laughing beneath a shower of colourful confetti

Make the most of the moment

A proper shower of confetti

What to order, where to stand and when to do it. Simple tips for colourful, happy photographs.

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A little inspiration

Ideas to make your own.

A styled shoot is a chance to try things out. This one at Church Temple of Fun is full of alternative wedding ideas, with a setting that has plenty of personality.

Wedding styled-shoot couple beside the candlelit balcony at Church Temple of Fun in Sheffield

Styled-shoot inspiration

Something different in Sheffield

A look around Church Temple of Fun through an alternative styled shoot. Ideas to borrow, change or make your own.

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Still looking for a specific venue? Explore the wedding venues I’ve photographed, or have a browse through my real wedding stories to see how other couples made the day their own.

Tell me what you’re planning.

Your favourite people, the things you’re excited about and the bits you’d happily skip. I’d love to hear what your wedding looks like.

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