Wedding FAQs

We’re based in Rochford in Essex but we photograph weddings across Essex and beyond. We’re recommended suppliers at several wedding venues in Essex where we work regularly, but we have photographed weddings at most venues in Essex and surrounding areas.

We’re willing to travel further away to photograph weddings across the UK and abroad. We generally don’t charge anything for travel costs or time, but if you want coverage a long distance away then get in touch and we can tailor a package to your specific wedding.

We offer a range a different packages which can be found here [link to wedding packages page].

No two weddings are the same and it depends what coverage you want – based upon how late into the evening you want us to be there, and whether you want a second photographer. So there’s no right answer.

We can have a chat and give you advice based upon what you want. For example, sunset is different times throughout the year, and if you want the chance of those we may need to be there until later in the evening.

There’s no particular time that you need to book. But we do limit the number of weddings we take on each year and once a date is taken we have to decline further enquiries.

We often get booked for wedding dates as far as two years in advance, and typically get enquires at least a year before the date. However, we also get contacted by couples who’ve arranged their wedding at short notice only weeks in advance and we sometimes have availability for specific dates.

To check our availability for a particular date, please do get in touch and we can check for you.

We find that a pre-wedding shoot is an important part of what we offer. Not only does it mean you get some great, relaxed and natural photos prior to the wedding, but it’s a good way for us to get to know each other before the wedding days itself.

It generally only takes 45 mins to an hour, and can be a location such as your wedding venue, a beach, park or woodland. We literally just have a relaxed walk around and take a few shots and have a chat. It’s a great way of getting you used to being in front of the camera and definitely makes everything easier and run more smoothly on the days itself – as you already know what to expect.

If nothing else, it helps you learns how you like to pose – and basic things like you if have preferred sides to stand – like ‘Ant & Dec’!

It’s really important that you get a chance to enjoy your wedding day and get to spend as much time as possible with your friends and family.

We have a planning meeting with you in the build up to the wedding, and run through all the photos you want on the day and the timings of what to expect. We usually allocate a small amount of time for the posed group pictures, and that depends upon how many photos you want. But generally we take natural photos throughout the day and perhaps grab you for 5 or 10 mins occasionally in you want things like sunset photos.

But ultimately it’s your wedding day and we’ll tailor things to what you want.

Very few people actually like having their photo taken, and so it’s only natural to be a little bit nervous. The best photos are always when people are relaxed. That’s why we think it’s important to get to know you before the wedding day.

But don’t worry – we won’t ask you to do anything you’re not comfortable with. We can be around as much or as little as you want us to be on the day.

We want to provide photos that reflect what your wedding day was actually like and so have a fairly natural editing style. We edit everything photography software called ‘Lightroom’ which enables us to make the colours consistent and balanced.

We use photoshop to edit the odd photo – for example to remove a random object like a fire exit sign in the background of a key photo. But generally we don’t overly ‘touch up’ or manipulate images. Just check out some of the images across the website to get a feel for our style.

Of course you can! You’ve paid for us to photograph and edit your wedding and you’ll get the digital copies that will enable you to get photos or albums printed in high resolution quality.

But we can also order professional lab prints for you or your guests if you want.