Blog

Swinton Park Hotel Engagement Photoshoot

Engagement Photography at Swinton Park Estate

Masham in the Yorkshire Dale is a beautiful part of North Yorkshire. For those looking for a county wedding, North Yorkshire is often the obvious option, full of wonderful wedding venues. Swinton Hotel is a luxury venue for picture perfect wedding photography. Just driving through the entrance gates and approaching the Swinton Castle Hotel has that wow factor. April and Martyn choose it as their engagement shoot locations ahead of their September North Yorkshire wedding here. Martyn proposed to April at the lake, so we decided to take a walk to that very spot and pick out locations that would be great on their wedding day too. But of course this isn’t really a spot that isn’t amazing for wedding photography at the Swinton Park Estate. With over 20,000 acres of land to explore and antiques furnished room in the graded castle, I’m more than confident I feel like a kid in a sweet shop.

April and Martyn were both quite nervous to be in front of the camera. In fact Martyn even admitted that the night before their engagement shoot, he’s thoughts were ‘why on earth am I doing this’. And that, ladies and gents is exactly why I offer a pre-wedding or engagement photo shoot with my full day wedding photography packages. Not many of us feel comfortable being thrust in front of a camera. I don’t want the first time you have a professional photographer pointing a camera at you to be during your wedding ceremony. These engagement shoots really do help you know what to expect on your wedding day, puts you at ease being in front of the lens and builds a relationship with me. April and Martyn got into it pretty quick and I dare say, even enjoyed it.

I had a lot of fun with these two and it was a lovely day walking around the vast grounds of the estate. I can’t wait to capture their wedding photography at Swinton Park Hotel and reception at the Deer House. You can subscribe to my blog, so you don’t miss their wedding blog.

If you’re looking for a Yorkshire wedding photographer or planning a Swinton Park Hotel wedding and need a Masham wedding photographer, I would love to hear from you. My full day wedding photography packages include a fun engagement session, like this one! North Yorkshire wedding photography price list