Global wedding tech platform 'full of praise' for Harrogate and Knaresborough businesses
High quality Harrogate and Knaresborough businesses have made a big impression in this year’s Hitched Wedding Awards.
The global wedding tech platform's annual awards are split into 25 categories, from venues and wedding planners to DJs, videographers, officiant, and more.
To determine the winners, Hitched assessed nearly 800,000 verified user reviews, making this accolade one of the most transparent recognition programs within the wedding industry.
This included rating thousands of wedding vendors for various budgets, styles, and sizes across criteria such as professionalism, quality of work, flexibility, and customer service.


The announcement of the results of this year’s Hitched Wedding Award Winners took place in London with some well known Harrogate and Knaresborough names featuring prominently.
The Best Wedding Venue in North Yorkshire was rated to be Goldsborough Hall, located just outside Knaresborough.
This beautiful 16th-century historic house is the former home of Princess Mary and offers five-star luxury accommodation.
In the Wedding Music and DJs category, one of the four winners was talented acoustic singer-songwriter Leon Marshall from Harrogate.
Lauren Newman of Harrogate won the Beauty, Hair & Make Up award for North Yorkshire.
In the Photo Booth category, Valentina Photo Booth from Topcliffe near Thirsk proved triumphant.
Casey Moujaes, VP, Vendor Marketing at Hitched, said: “The 2026 Weddings Awards spotlight the very best in the global wedding industry
"These winners exemplify the heart of what we stand for: helping every couple create a celebration that is uniquely their own.”
For more information about Hitched’s Wedding Awards, visit: https://www.hitched.co.uk/wedding-awards