Check the right list
West and North Northamptonshire keep separate approved venue lists. Confirm your venue's licence with the council that covers it before you set the date.
Northamptonshire Wedding Photographer
Northampton is about 49 miles up the road from our Northwood studio, close enough for a wedding day without a stay in most cases. Kaushik Bathia covers civil, church and multi-faith weddings across both halves of the county.
The short answer
Do you photograph weddings in Northamptonshire?
Yes. Kaushik Bathia photographs weddings across Northamptonshire, from the Guildhall in Northampton, about 49 miles from his Northwood studio, to Kettering at about 57 miles. Most days are covered without an overnight stay, though a very early start may need one. Coverage starts from £750 with bespoke packages, and travel from Northwood is quoted up front and set out in writing before you book.
The Owner is very friendly and professional. I have been using Mr Bathia for over 15 years and have seen him through multiple family weddings.
Superb and highly professional wedding photographer. We had the pleasure of working with Kaushik Bathia Photography for a recent wedding at Orchardleigh Estate.
Kaushik is an excellent professional photographer. He is friendly and pleasant. Our visit was an enjoyable experience. His service is prompt and efficient. As a Northwood resident it makes me happy to be able to use local businesses. I highly recommend him.
Two councils
West or North: which half of Northamptonshire you marry in
Since April 2021 Northamptonshire has been run by two unitary councils. West Northamptonshire Council covers Northampton, the county town, and the western half of the county. North Northamptonshire Council replaced the old Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough councils and has its offices at the Corby Cube. For a wedding, the split matters because it decides which registration service you deal with and where its ceremony rooms are.
If you marry around Northampton or Towcester, your register office is in the west. If your venue is near Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden or Corby, it is the north. Venues licensed for ceremonies sit on each council's own approved list, so check the right one when you shortlist.
From our point of view the split barely changes the travelling. Northampton is about 49 miles from the Northwood studio, Wellingborough about 50, and Kettering about 57. That puts most of the county within a day's reach, and travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote whichever half you choose.
Register offices
Northampton's Guildhall and the North Northamptonshire ceremony rooms
In the west, Northampton Registration Office is at the Central Library on Abington Street, and ceremonies take place at the Guildhall on St Giles Street. The ceremony room seats up to 35 guests, with space for 11 more standing. The Guildhall itself is Grade II* listed, built mostly in the 1860s in Victorian Gothic style to designs by Edward William Godwin and extended in 1889 to 1892 and again in the 1990s. Its stonework makes a fine backdrop for the first photographs outside.
In the north, Wellingborough Registration Office is at the library on Pebble Lane, where two small rooms are licensed for four people each. That suits a quiet ceremony with two witnesses. For larger register office weddings, North Northamptonshire uses the Old Mayors Parlour at Kettering Registration Office, which takes up to 42 guests, or the ceremony room in The Corby Cube, which takes 100.
The Kettering ceremony room on Bowling Green Road has community gardens nearby for photographs. That is useful after a register office ceremony, because it gives you somewhere green for group shots without needing to drive.
Venue types
Country houses, golf clubs and lakeside suites
The approved venue lists in Northamptonshire show a county of country house hotels and historic estates. Around Kettering there are country house hotels and stately homes, and out in the countryside there are hotels set in large landscaped gardens. Near Wellingborough, the list also takes in a golf club and a lakeside function suite with a marquee.
Each type needs different planning. A country house usually means long corridors, period rooms and grounds that are a walk from the reception, so we build that walk into the schedule. A golf club wedding often has the course as a backdrop, though play may still be going on, so ask when the fairways are clear. A lakeside venue is all about light on water, which is at its best late in the afternoon.
West and North Northamptonshire each publish their approved list, so look up your venue on the right one and confirm the room and capacity with the venue before you set the date.
Portrait settings
Parks and old stone for portraits in Northampton and Kettering
Northampton has more green space close to its centre than many visitors expect. Abington Park is the town's oldest and most popular park, with lakes, flower displays, a bandstand, a garden for the blind and a museum in a 500-year-old manor house. Becket's Park on Bedford Road is a riverside park on the banks of the River Nene, and the council records that Thomas Becket drank from a well on its edge in 1164, the year of his trial in Northampton.
To the south, the Delapre gardens cover about 8 acres off London Road, joined to about 500 acres of open parkland and Delapre Woods, where oak, sweet chestnut and beech survive from the original planting. Delapré was founded as a Cluniac nunnery in 1145, and the Eleanor Cross at the southern end of London Road is one of only three that survive. That makes it a rewarding place for portraits with history in the frame.
In Kettering, Wicksteed Park is a 281-acre Grade II listed park of parkland, meadows and lakes, founded by Charles Wicksteed in 1921, with free entry to the grounds. The town's parish church of SS Peter and Paul has a crocketed spire about 55 metres high that dominates the skyline and shows up in wide shots across the town.
On the day
Running a Northamptonshire wedding day from Northwood
Because most of the county is around 50 miles from the studio, a typical Northamptonshire wedding works without an overnight stay. Kaushik leaves Northwood early enough to arrive for the morning preparations, and he stays until the agreed finish. If you want coverage from very early morning, or the wedding runs over two days, we will say whether a local stay makes more sense and add it to the written quote.
Guests coming from London have good rail links. Northampton station is on the Northampton Loop of the West Coast Main Line, about 66 miles from London Euston, and it stands on the site of the town's castle. Wellingborough and Kettering are both on the Midland Main Line into St Pancras, so a north-county wedding can be reached by train from the capital too.
Summer brings long light for the country house lawns, and autumn suits the county's woodland and avenues. Winter weddings lean on period interiors, where candlelight and panelling take over from the gardens.
Planning
Planning around Northamptonshire
Count the Guildhall room
Northampton's Guildhall ceremony room seats 35 with 11 more standing. Larger parties need an approved venue instead.
Kettering for 42
North Northamptonshire's Old Mayors Parlour in Kettering takes up to 42 guests, with community gardens nearby for group photographs.
Delapre for portraits
The Delapre gardens and parkland off London Road give historic portraits close to central Northampton, with old oak, chestnut and beech.
Usually no overnight
At about 49 to 57 miles, most Northamptonshire weddings need no stay. Very early starts may, and that is quoted in writing.
Register offices and wedding venues in Northamptonshire
The list below covers Northamptonshire's register offices, parks and landmarks, with a link to read more on each.
- Northampton Registration Office and Guildhall ceremony room: Northampton Registration Office is at the Central Library on Abington Street, NN1 2BA, and its ceremony room at the Guildhall on St Giles Street, NN1 1DE, seats up to 35 guests with space for 11 more standing. 1
- Wellingborough Registration Office: North Northamptonshire Council's Wellingborough Registration Office is at Wellingborough Library, Pebble Lane (NN8 1AS), where two small rooms are licensed for four people each; larger register office ceremonies are held in the Old Mayors Parlour at Kettering Registration Office (42) or the ceremony room at Corby Registration Office in The Corby Cube (100). 2
- Kettering ceremony room: North Northamptonshire's Kettering ceremony room is the Mayor's Parlour at the Kettering Registration Office, Bowling Green Road, NN15 7QX, which takes up to 42 guests and has community gardens nearby for photographs. 3
- Delapré Abbey: Delapré Abbey, on London Road in Northampton, holds weddings for up to 100 guests in rooms including the Library, Salon, Drawing Room and Dining Room, and has an outdoor licence for ceremonies in its Walled Garden. 4
- Rushton Hall: Rushton Hall, a Grade I listed country house hotel near Kettering with 15th-century origins and links to the Gunpowder Plot, sits in 25 acres of grounds and hosts weddings, with The Orangery among its wedding spaces. 5
- Whittlebury Park: Whittlebury Park, south of Northampton near Towcester, is licensed for civil marriages and partnerships and offers the Orangery, the Pavilion and the 1905 and Brooklands suites for weddings. 6
- Rushton Hall: Rushton Hall, a 16th-century country house hotel near Kettering, hosts one wedding per day, holds ceremonies on site and has an Orangery that takes weddings of 80 to 280 guests. 7
Sources, facts checked October 2026
- Northampton Registration Office | West Northamptonshire Council
- Approved venue | North Northamptonshire Council
- Kettering ceremony room - North Northamptonshire Council
- Weddings | Delapré Abbey
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa
- Weddings and Occasions at Whittlebury Park
- Luxury Wedding Venue in Northamptonshire | Rushton Hall
Town by town
Wedding photographer pages for Northamptonshire towns
Three Northamptonshire towns have their own wedding pages, listed with their miles from Northwood: Northampton, Wellingborough and Kettering.
- Northampton (49 miles from the studio)
- Wellingborough (50 miles from the studio)
- Kettering (57 miles from the studio)
Venue guides
Wedding venue guides in Northamptonshire
Good to know
Weddings in Northamptonshire: questions answered
Northampton is about 49 miles from the Northwood studio, Wellingborough about 50 and Kettering about 57. Your mileage from Northwood is quoted in writing before anything is booked. Most weddings in the county need no overnight stay.
The ceremony room at the Guildhall on St Giles Street seats up to 35 guests, with space for 11 more standing. Registration appointments are at the Central Library on Abington Street. For a larger wedding, choose an approved venue.
Wellingborough's library on Pebble Lane has two small rooms licensed for four people each. Larger ceremonies use the Old Mayors Parlour at Kettering Registration Office, for up to 42, or the ceremony room in The Corby Cube, for up to 100.
Coverage starts from £750, and every package is bespoke. You choose the hours and can add a second photographer, an engagement shoot or a hand-finished album. Travel is listed separately in your written quote so you see the full figure first.
Abington Park has lakes, a bandstand and a museum in a 500-year-old manor house. The Delapre gardens and parkland off London Road and Becket's Park beside the River Nene are also close to the centre.
Yes. Kettering is about 57 miles from the studio. Its register office ceremony room takes up to 42 guests and has community gardens nearby, and Wicksteed Park's 281 acres of parkland and lakes are on the edge of town.
Yes. Northampton is on the West Coast Main Line loop from London Euston, while Wellingborough and Kettering are on the Midland Main Line from St Pancras. That makes the county easy for guests travelling from London.
Northamptonshire weddings
Ask about your Northamptonshire date
Send the date, the nearest town and a rough guest count. Kaushik will confirm availability and send a written quote with travel from Northwood shown separately.
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