The LGBT Wedding Photographer

Same sex wedding photographer | GAY WEDDINGS UK | LGBTQ Weddings

I’m guessing you’ve hit this page because you are looking for an LGBT photographer?

You’ve come to the right {& TOTALLY INCLUSIVE} place…

BEHIND THE LENS…

I BLOODY LOVE WEDDINGS

Believe me, it’s not a drill…

This is the last thing I thought I would do with my life but it’s where I unexpectedly found my heart.

I like to capture natural moments & details; which to me are the things that you as a couple don’t actually see a lot of on your wedding day.

I do of course, do all the formalities , like the group shots & the couple portraits but I like to work efficiently through these to get you back to your day {and your people} !

A full day with me looks like the following:

• PREPARATIONS: the cute bit! - the getting ready, the details of the pieces you have chosen to wear on your day & the people you have chosen to get ready with

• CEREMONY: candid & natural shots of you, saying the good ol’ ‘I DO’

• CONFETTI: me walking backwards whilst people throw things at you

• GROUP SHOTS: me cattle-herding people that don’t listen, into moving places they don’t want to go… {true story}

• COUPLE SESSION: the romantic bit! - around 15-20 mins of me lurking whilst you whilst you have a moments peace

• CANDID TIME: natural & unobtrusive imagery throughout the canapés, wedding breakfast, speeches & whatever else you’ve chosen until the evening

• CAKES & CARNANGE: depending on our timeline, it’s a cake & first dance before my exit, or, shuffling onto the dancefloor & capturing those moments! {IYKYK!}

Choosing the right Wedding Photographer…

STYLE VS. PRICE

Now I get it, you have a budget. Everyone has a budget and some are smaller than others.

But, regardless of what that budget is, a nice little nuggety-chunk will be used for your Wedding Photography and at the end of day, well, the next day, apart from your WONDERFUL memories, this is what you have to look back on.

So, make sure you FRICKING LOVE your photographers work.

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CHOOSE SOMEONE YOU LIKE BEING AROUND

Right, so you’ve found a great wedding photographer, they’re available and they fit your budget, sort of…

Make sure you meet them!

In person if at all possible. I cannot say this enough because I have heard from so very many married couples, including one of my besties, that they absolutely HATED their photographer.

I say this is monumental because it really is…

This will probably be one of your most favouritest days of your life…. You do not want to spend around nine hours of that day with someone you cannot stand…

So I advise this: have a consultation, make sure they correspond well before and after this if you have any questions, and if you’re not sure, book an Engagement Shoot.

This might sound like a costly decision {budget budget budget}, but spending £100-200 on a shoot will at least wield you great images, you know this, you love their work! It will also give you an insight as to whether you get on with them, how they shoot, and their general demeanour. If they’re not for you, take your images and run for the sunset… You can use them in your Wedding Guestbook, table plan, or just splatter them around your home.

It’ll be worth it knowing you’ve only had to be in their company for an hour!

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but, is there a 3rd thing, to stick in the mix…?

COMFORTABILITY

This of course brings me back to whether or not you should choose a gay photographer for your wedding day…

Whilst not essential, I do feel it adds another level of relaxation to your day.

If you are booking a Documentary Wedding Photographer, like me, to capture your wedding, it’s because you want the day to unfold naturally, see what happens, enjoy the day with your loved ones, easy breezy, except adding in the short family/friends group session if you choose to do so, and a small session with just yourselves and the photographer to catch them loved-up private moments without everyone gawping at you.

I believe, that when you have someone photograph you from your own community, it brings a certain understanding and feels more as if your being photographed by an acquaintance, or friend, rather than a stranger. It's this for me, that really brings the MAGIC because you know you can be utterly and truly, 100% yourselves.