Weddings days to me are days that sing about the two people that have decided to marry each other, on this day, in their own particular way. Always different, always beautiful celebrations of people.
Field, church, town hall, barn, pub, back garden, brewery, beach… I’ve photographed weddings in all of these places and more, from tiny elopements by a waterfall to grand celebrations in Paris. I love them all. I shoot weddings all over the UK and overseas destination weddings, so no matter where you are (or where you want to go) please do get in touch. Likewise, if you feel that your plans are a bit different and you’re not sure how it would work – please just ask. I also offer prints, albums and pre-wedding shoots.
I love creating a set of beautiful and honest images that capture the fun, emotion, atmosphere and individual spirit of your day. I want to immerse myself in the heart and soul of your celebrations, so that my images capture exactly that. The smaller, quieter moments alongside the big ones. The glances and bearhugs, the joy in faces and fleeting scenes – how it felt to be right there, in those moments. Because when you look at your images years down the line, that’s what I want to come flooding back for you. Not just what it all looked like, but how it all FELT.
Your images are for you. I’m not shooting for anyone else on your day – not for instagram or magazine covers or some ‘idea’ of what your day should look like.
I live in Manchester with my boyfriend John and our daughters, Kit and Joni. I grew up around image makers – my Grandad was a photographer and my Dad is a documentary cameraman. I built up my skills working full-time for a fashion and advertising photographer for 10 years, producing and assisting on shoots in studio and all over the world. My love of documentary pictures led me to weddings. It’s always an honour to be trusted to photograph a wedding, and I never take any of it for granted. That my pictures mean so much to my couples is about as rewarding as it gets, and I’m incredibly grateful in return.
I love to tell the story of the whole day, and I like to keep things simple. My wedding coverage includes the following:
- A pre wedding consultation to talk through your plans in detail
- Help and advice for timings and general wedding wisdom from my experience of being part of over 300 weddings
- Photography on the day from preparations to dancefloor (shorter coverage available if desired)
- A set of individually edited images that tell the story of your day – a minimum of 400 images in a mixture of colour and black + white
- Full personal rights meaning you can keep, print and share your images
- An online highlights slideshow for you to keep and share as you wish
- A private online gallery for you to share with friends and family for 12 months
- All travel expenses in the UK and Ireland
- Me, my cameras, my love for this work, and 10+ years full time experience of photographing weddings
You can see what my couples have to say about their photographs here.
For a brochure, a chat or a meeting please contact me via the link above, or drop me an email.
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“I have to say a huge thank-you to Lucy for her incredible photography skills, she is a real joy to work with and the poster-girl for true unobtrusive, reportage style photography. When these images landed in my inbox I actually cried, it was like being transported right back to this magical day where every moment and emotion was so accurately captured.”
Michelle Kelly • Pocketful Of Dreams
