Count the photographer in
Lichfield and Burton ceremony rooms hold 50 people including the couple, registrars and photographer, so leave a seat for Kaushik in your numbers.
Wedding Photographer in Staffordshire
Kaushik Bathia photographs weddings from Tamworth and Lichfield in the south of Staffordshire to Stafford and the Potteries in the north. Packages start from £750, and because the county is 90 to 123 miles from Northwood, travel and any hotel night are quoted in writing first.
The short answer
Is there a wedding photographer who covers all of Staffordshire?
Yes. Kaushik Bathia covers weddings throughout Staffordshire, from Tamworth, about 90 miles from the Northwood studio, through Lichfield and Burton upon Trent at around 96 to 98 miles, to Stafford at 110 and Stoke-on-Trent at 123. Packages start from £750. For the northern half of the county an overnight stay is often sensible, and it is set out in your written quote with the travel.
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I had hired Mr Kaushik as our photographer for my son and daughters wedding fir all the ceremonies conducted and found him to be friendly professional with all the guests The quality of his photographs are excellent and are of high quality I was also very impressed when he had completed the albums He also give extra hours if needed and does not complain I would recommend to anyone
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The shape of the county
From Mercian Tamworth in the south-east to the six towns of the Potteries
Staffordshire is a long county, and where your wedding sits in it changes the plan. Tamworth is on the south-eastern tip, where the rivers Tame and Anker meet, and was the royal centre of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. Lichfield, with its three-spired cathedral, is a few miles north-west. Burton upon Trent lies on the eastern edge by the Trent, known for its breweries.
Stafford, the county town, sits further north beside the M6 at junctions 13 and 14. Beyond it is Stoke-on-Trent, formed in 1910 from Hanley, Burslem, Longton, Stoke, Tunstall and Fenton and still called The Potteries. A wedding in Lichfield and a wedding in Burslem are very different days to plan, and the distance from Northwood grows by more than 25 miles between them.
Registration offices
Staffordshire registration offices and the rules worth knowing
Staffordshire County Council runs registration offices across the south and centre of the county. The county register office is in the historic County Buildings at Judges Chambers, St Martins Place, Stafford, where the Drawing Room seats 50. Lichfield's office is in the Old Library on Bird Street, an 1856 building next to Beacon Park, and its chandelier-lit ceremony room holds 50 people in total, which includes the couple, the registrars and the photographer.
Burton's office is in the library on Riverside beside the Trent, with a chandeliered ceremony room for up to 50, again counting officiants and photographers. Tamworth's registration office is on the first floor of the library on Corporation Street. If your numbers are close to the limit, remember that Kaushik counts as one of those places.
Stoke-on-Trent is a separate unitary council with different arrangements. Its register office holds ceremonies in the Superintendent Registrar's office on Tuesdays only, for the couple and two witnesses, and cannot accommodate babies or children. Couples who want family present can book the restored ceremony room in the Grade II listed town hall in Stoke on Glebe Street, which takes the couple and up to 60 guests.
Where people marry
Barns, Georgian manors and estate weddings in Staffordshire
Staffordshire's approved venue lists lean towards country buildings. Around Lichfield the choice runs from converted farm barns to exclusive-use country estates that take weddings from a handful of guests to several hundred. Near Burton there are Georgian manor houses with riverside gardens. In Stoke, the city council's approved premises include industrial heritage buildings, historic halls, museums and a football ground.
Town buildings play a part too: council-run halls in Burton and Tamworth hold civil ceremonies, one with stone arches and stained glass, the other in an auditorium. In Stafford, a couple of small heritage buildings in the town centre are licensed for intimate ceremonies. Whatever the style, we go through the plan with you in advance and decide where the light and space are best for the ceremony, the groups and the portraits.
Portrait backdrops
Lichfield Cathedral, castle grounds and riverside gardens
Lichfield has some of the most photogenic public spaces in the county. Minster Pool Walk looks across the water to the cathedral, a pool the poet Anna Seward shaped after visiting the Serpentine in 1772. Beacon Park's Museum Gardens, beside the registration office, have a central fountain and statues of Captain Smith of the Titanic, Edward VII and Erasmus Darwin.
In Tamworth, the Castle Grounds drop in floral terraces from the castle to the River Anker, with a Victorian bandstand on the lawns. Burton has Stapenhill Gardens running 1,250 metres along the Trent and the 1889 Ferry Bridge linking it to the town centre. Further north, Stafford's Victoria Park follows the River Sow, and Trentham Gardens near Stoke has lakeside walks with free woodland paths beyond.
Distance, honestly
Day return or overnight: travelling 90 to 123 miles for a Staffordshire wedding
Tamworth, Lichfield and Burton are the nearest part of the county, at roughly 90 to 98 miles from Northwood. An afternoon wedding there can be covered as a long day. Stafford at about 110 miles and Stoke-on-Trent at about 123 are a different matter, and for a morning start or a late finish an overnight stay is usually sensible at this distance and is set out in your written quote.
Your quote lists the package, the travel from Northwood and any overnight stay as separate lines, set out in writing before you book. If you want a second photographer or an engagement shoot, those are listed too, so the full cost is visible in one document.
Read next
Town wedding pages in Staffordshire
Our town pages give local register office and venue detail. Read weddings in Lichfield, Tamworth and Burton upon Trent for the south and east, and Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent for the north. Each page lists its mileage from the studio so you can see how the travel is worked out.
If you are planning a multi-day Hindu, Sikh or Muslim celebration, the Staffordshire Asian wedding page covers estates for large guest lists, the civil ceremony and how the days are scheduled, with Burton upon Trent as its starting point. For general information about packages, albums and second photographers, see our main weddings page.
Planning
Planning around Staffordshire
Stoke's Tuesday rule
Stoke-on-Trent's register office ceremony is Tuesdays only, couple and two witnesses, with no children. The town hall room suits a family audience.
North means an overnight
Stafford and Stoke are 110 to 123 miles from Northwood. For early starts, a hotel night is usually sensible and is quoted in writing.
Use the registry's neighbour
Lichfield's registration office sits next to Beacon Park, so portraits in the Museum Gardens can follow the ceremony with a short walk.
Register offices and wedding venues in Staffordshire
Staffordshire registration offices, ceremony rooms and places for portraits, each with a link to read more.
- Tamworth Registration Office: Staffordshire County Council's Tamworth Registration Office, where births, deaths and marriage registrations can be booked, is on the first floor of Tamworth Library on Corporation Street (B79 7DN). 1
- Lichfield Registration Office: Staffordshire County Council's Lichfield Registration Office is in the Old Library Building on Bird Street (WS13 6PN). 2
- Burton Registration Office: Burton Registration Office is in Burton Library, Riverside (DE14 1AH), beside the River Trent, and its ceremony room, with crystal chandeliers, holds up to 50 people including the couple, officiants and photographers. 3
- Stafford Registration Office, Judges Chambers: Staffordshire's county register office is in the historic County Buildings in Stafford town centre, at Judges Chambers, St Martins Place, ST16 2LA, where the Drawing Room is a traditional ceremony room seating 50 guests. 4
- Stoke-on-Trent Register Office: Stoke-on-Trent City Council's register office holds ceremonies in the Superintendent Registrar's office on Tuesdays for the couple and two witnesses only; babies and children cannot be accommodated. 5
- Lichfield register office ceremony room: Lichfield's registration office building dates from 1856 and sits next to Beacon Park; its chandelier-lit ceremony room holds 50 people in total, including the couple, registrars and photographer. 6
- Middleton Hall Walled Garden: Middleton Hall's own wedding page suggests its Georgian Walled Garden for welcome drinks and photographs after a ceremony. 7
Sources, facts checked October 2026
- Tamworth Registration Office | Staffordshire County Council
- Lichfield Registration Office | Staffordshire County Council
- Burton Registration Office | Staffordshire Ceremonies
- Stafford Registration Office | Staffordshire County Council
- Where can you get married in Stoke-on-Trent? | Stoke-on-Trent
- Lichfield Registration Office - Staffordshire Ceremonies
- Weddings | Middleton Hall & Gardens
Town by town
Wedding photographer pages for Staffordshire towns
Staffordshire towns with wedding pages, from Tamworth in the south-east to Stoke-on-Trent in the north, with miles from the Northwood studio.
- Tamworth (90 miles from the studio)
- Lichfield (96 miles from the studio)
- Burton upon Trent (98 miles from the studio)
- Stafford (110 miles from the studio)
- Stoke-on-Trent (123 miles from the studio)
Good to know
Weddings in Staffordshire: questions answered
Wedding photography with Kaushik Bathia starts from £750, with bespoke packages built around your hours. Travel from Northwood and any overnight stay are shown as separate lines in a written quote, and optional extras such as a second photographer or a hand-finished album are priced alongside.
Stoke-on-Trent's statutory ceremonies in the Superintendent Registrar's office are for the couple and two witnesses only on Tuesdays, and the council says babies and children cannot be accommodated. The restored ceremony room at the town hall in Stoke takes the couple and up to 60 guests.
Yes. Lichfield's registration office says its ceremony room holds 50 people in total, including the couple, registrars and photographer. Burton's room is counted the same way. Plan for 47 or so guests if you want photographs inside.
No. Weddings travel across the UK, and Stoke is about 123 miles from Northwood. For a full day with early preparations, an overnight stay is usually sensible at this distance and is set out in your written quote before you book.
Yes. Barn venues around Lichfield and in rural Staffordshire suit natural light photography. We look at the barn doors, beams and outdoor ceremony spaces when we plan, and keep a wet-weather option for group photographs.
Beacon Park's Museum Gardens are right beside the registration office on Bird Street, with a fountain and statues. Minster Pool Walk, a few minutes away, gives views across the water to Lichfield Cathedral's three spires.
Yes. A ceremony in Tamworth and a reception near Burton, for instance, just needs the drive between them built into the timeline. We plan it with you and include any extra travel in the written quote.
Staffordshire weddings
Check your Staffordshire wedding date
Tell us the date, the town and your guest numbers. Kaushik will reply with availability, a package from £750 and a written quote that lists travel from Northwood and any overnight stay.
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