Burton Agnes Hall has a well earned reputation for being one of the country’s finest stately homes and now it has provided the perfect setting for the wedding of a familiar face off the television.
Having always loved Burton Agnes Hall, BBC Look North news presenter Leanne Brown, 32, decided it was the perfect venue for her recent nuptials to freelance radio presenter and journalist Richard Allen, 41.
And the neighbouring 13th century Burton Agnes Church was their chosen venue for the wedding ceremony after they stumbled across the small venue by chance.
“We have always loved the hall and have been there many times in the past but never noticed the little church next door as it’s surrounded by trees.
“We walked down the little pathway, opened the door and fell in love with it immediately.
“It had a warm and cosy feel and the vicar, the Rev James Anderson, made us feel so welcome and at home.
“We instantly knew that was there we wanted to get married and didn’t look at anything else after that.”
The couple chose a dusky pink and sage green colour theme for their big day which drew on suppliers and stockists from across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
Leanne wore a dress designed by Ronald Joyce and purchased from Brides & Maids, of Grimsby while the groom opted for a white tuxedo, with best man Simon Kendal and father of the bride Malcolm Brown wearing black tuxedos.
The bridesmaids - Amanda White, Sarah Fields and Licia Fields - wore made to order silk dresses matching the pink and green colour scheme from Brides and Maids, in Grimsby.
The flowers were inspired by the hall’s grounds, and as an extra special touch Leanne had a silver lock heart sewn into her bouquet which belonged to her grandmother who has dementia and was not able to attend the wedding.
After the wedding Leanne took her bouquet to the war memorial at Lissett as a “gesture of thanks to all those that fought for our freedom in the war.”
Atken Photography provided photographic coverage of the big day.
The 40 guests were treated to a tour of Burton Agnes Hall and the day rounded off with a firework finale, supplied by The Fireworkers, of Driffield, in what Leanne has described as “the perfect end to the perfect day.”
The couple honeymooned in Thailand.