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How To Find Your Perfect Wedding Venue :: Q&A with The Pumping House

The Pumping House Wedding Venue in Ollerton A Wedding Supplier Q&A In March 2018 I photographed Katie and Oliver’s wedding at the Pumping House in Ollerton. I am proud to say that wedding was featured in Brides Up North in June the same year. Since then I have kept in touch with Jo and the […]

Why Is Wedding Photography Expensive? The Value of Premium Photographers

Exploring The True Value of Premium Wedding Photography If you have ever wondered how wedding photographers get away with charging what they do then you need to read this. This article originally began life as a sales pitch to explain why I charged more than others for my wedding photography services. My goal was to […]

Can You Negotiate Wedding Photography Prices?

Can You Ask Your Wedding Photographer For A Discount? Nobody likes to pay full price for things. We humans love a good discount, whether it’s free delivery, 10% off your main course or a simple 2 for 1 at the supermarket. Saving a few quid is fine when we’re talking about big companies, they probably […]

Planning your wedding day timeline to get the best photos possible

When you are planning your wedding day timeline, are you taking into account the best times of day for your photos? You probably already know that the bright mid-afternoon sun is the worst time to get photos because of all the harsh shadows. Even so, if you take a look at your timeline, what time […]

How to make sure you never lose your wedding photos…

How to get make sure you never lose your wedding photos… … and how to get them back if you do! Most of this advice is relevant to all digital photos, though obviously if we’re talking about photos you took yourself then you can’t go back to the professional photographer to see if they have […]

Unplugged Weddings :: Should you ask your guests to ditch the mobiles?

What on earth is an unplugged wedding? To me, unplugged reminds me of the MTV acoustic sessions of the 1990s. In my opinion Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York is one of the best albums out there. Put the phone down! In the wedding world, ‘unplugged’ has come to mean asking guests to put down […]

Bridal Prep – What the morning of the wedding day is all about

Back in the olden days of wedding photography you would not have seen bridal prep photos included with the standard service. That was when wedding photography was all about capturing a single bridal portrait to sit on the mantelpiece for generations. Whilst bridal portraits are still very much a thing, wedding photography has moved on […]

How Much Does A Wedding Photographer Typically Cost?

How much should I expect to pay for a wedding photographer? Why do wedding photographers vary so much in price? Why is it so much more expensive to hire a photographer for a wedding than a party? Is price a good guide to the quality of the photographer? Four simple and very reasonable questions which […]