International Award-Winning Wedding Photojournalism

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here's a list of FAQs.

If you don't find an answer here, please get in touch and I'll come back to you as soon as I can or request a consult and ask me live.

Distance is not an issue, and I work all over the UK. I love working at new venues and old favourites alike. Travel expenses are included for most UK weddings but occasionally I may have to quote extra depending on the distances involved and the logistics of the wedding.

Yes. I work with Caroline Coeur who is totally in tune with my style and approach. This means you get a broader coverage without the photography becoming obtrusive. I wouldn’t compromise my distinctive style of photography by working with anyone else.

The main advantages of this approach is that you get key moments during the ceremony, reception, speeches, and the dancing recorded from two angles, giving a cinematic feel to the story.

Having Caroline there to photograph also means that both the bride and groom’s preparations can be documented and ensures that unposed shots are still being taken while the family group shots are being organised during the drinks reception.

I can. However I’m a storyteller, so starting a wedding at the ceremony would be like writing a novel and starting at chapter three. Finishing my coverage as you sit down for the meal would be like walking out of a football match after 60 minutes!

If you’re looking for a bespoke package, let me know at the time of enquiring. I am happy to discuss your needs!

Pure documentary wedding photography is all about observation, anticipation, spontaneity and reacting quickly to real moments – not contriving them. This approach provides a faithful narration of the day.

Providing a list of ‘must have’ images to me would be contrary to my method of work. You will, however, find that most of the shots on the typical bride’s must-have list, will be captured by me in my own style. This is always something I’m happy to discuss at pre-wedding meetings.

If there are certain people you want me to concentrate on, do point them out to me on the day.

It goes without saying though that the bridal party and close family are easily recognisable on the day and I’ll pay close attention to making sure they feature.

Yes of course.

I always recommend a maximum of 5-8 small, intimate groups of immediate family and bridal party. To make sure you have as much time as possible with your guests, I recommend around 20 minutes worth of formal group shots. To help you plan, allow 3 minutes per group.

Absolutely. You want pictures for your walls, don’t you?

The exact time of day depends on logistics, weather, the time of year and your wedding day timetable.

I normally take my couples away from the wedding for 10-15 minutes alone for some very lightly directed portraits.

It’s your time to be together by yourselves for just a while as most of the shots taken during this session are very lightly directed.

Yes, but a warning. I don’t want to sound negative, but I do have a few horror stories about inconsiderate videographers who have severely compromised the quality and breadth of my coverage.

They can often severely reduce my choice of angles when shooting, especially when there is more than one camera operator.

On a more positive note though, I can recommend videographers (including teams of two) who are not in any way obtrusive on the day, have excellent spatial awareness and are lovely folks to work alongside!

Absolutely not.

They have just as much right to be at your wedding with a camera as I do.

The only thing I ask is that I’m the only professional photographer on the day and that inconsiderate guests don’t shoot constantly over my shoulder or get in front of me at key moments.

This can be very off-putting to you and your guests. It also means that I could potentially miss recording a key part of your day.

However, if you want to have a ‘camera-free’ wedding so that all of your guests can be ‘present’ and immerse themselves in your day that would be great.

I’m a healthy guy, and I’ve only missed two weddings out of over 400 in 17 years because of sickness.

In the unusual event of me being unwell, I have a number of trusted professional wedding photographers who can be called upon for cover. Also, I am a founder member of a small private forum of professional documentary wedding photographers, and I am also a part of their emergency cover list.

There is no extra cost to you if I have to source emergency cover.

Please don’t feel that you have to, but it is something I really appreciate and most couples do.

Absolutely, yes. I have full professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Some venues require a certificate of insurance from photographers. If your venue insists, I’m happy to provide a copy.

Another form of ‘insurance’ I have is the cameras I use. They have dual card slots and I write the same image to both cards. If one of the cards corrupts, I’ll have the same images on the other card, so an instant in-camera backup. It’s never happened to me yet though!

I have a very considered approach to taking pictures and believe that the complete story of a typical full days’ worth of wedding coverage can be told in approximately 300 to 500 pictures that give a complete narrative of the day from start to finish and this is the amount I normally deliver.

I will use a combination of colour and black and white images to document your day. The balance varies from wedding to wedding, but on average approximately 20-30% of the final images will be in black and white.

By removing colour, the viewer can concentrate on light, form, shape and composition, without having to contend with colours & tones that clash and distract the eye from what should be the centre of focus in an image.

Depending on the time of year and my workload, the final edited images will be ready to view within 2-10 weeks.

Each wedding is worth approximately 40 hours worth of work from consultation to completion, and bottlenecks do occur during the busier summer periods when I’ll often have back-to-back weddings, several weeks running.

You can keep a close check on the progress of your wedding images by visiting our workflow queue updates page. 

Alongside your images, you’ll also receive a high resolution video slideshow of your images set to rights-released music.

I have a thorough backup system in place to take care of your photographs and back them up on multiple drives to protect against possible hardware failure.

Files are also uploaded to two separate locations in the cloud and I store archived files on drives on-site and off-site to protect against the risk of fire or theft.

Yes, a link to a digital download containing a set of high-resolution—rights-released images and a set of smaller images optimised for social media use is supplied. You get full personal usage rights which allow you to reproduce your photographs for personal use only.

Copyright law states that full copyright remains with the photographer.

Absolutely.

Low resolution web versions will be supplied alongside the high-resolution versions so that you can post them on social media sites or email them to friends and family.

All we ask is that your images are not altered in any way with the use of filters and that we’re credited on any social media posts.

The price is £200 for a two-hour shoot. A framed print for your guests to sign at your reception is also available for £200 and makes a really amazing guestbook!

Once you’ve contacted me and I have confirmed that I am available for your date, I will arrange a consultation via Zoom so that I can find out more about you and your wedding, and to ensure we’re a good match for each other.

If you want me to save your date, I require the completed and digitally signed booking form from you along with a non-refundable booking fee of £500.00. Payment of the non-refundable booking fee is by bank transfer or debit/credit card.

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