All weddings are different, but here is a description of the coverage I can provide for your wedding.
I prefer to start the day with just over 30 minutes of bridal preparation as this sets the scene for the day and it helps to settle the bride and bridesmaids into having their photographs taken. Needless to say that I leave the room to photograph other people when the bride needs some privacy! I then like to arrive at the wedding venue no less than 30 minutes before the start of the ceremony so I can meet the vicar or registrar and take some photographs of the groom and guests arriving.
If allowed, I photograph the ceremony (although some vicars and registrars will not allow this). I then photograph the guests congratulating the happy couple and (if required) I take a small number of posed group photographs (although I like to keep these to a minimum to allow me to take as many candid photographs as possible).
I can then cover the drinks reception or wedding breakfast. I can’t take many photographs while people are eating as the guests normally have their heads down when they have a plate of food in front of them, and no-one would want a picture of them with a mouth-full of food! I can, however, take photographs in-between courses as guests are usually chatting and looking happy and animated at these times.
The speeches usually make excellent photographs - especially the reactions to the best man’s speech! If the cutting of the cake falls within my attendance time, I photograph it as it happens. If not, I can easily pose that shot before I leave (usually before the guests enter the dining room).
Some couples ask me to stay to photograph the first dance and some of the early dancing too. I can stay as long as you wish.
All of this (apart from the small number of group shots) are taken unobtrusively with as little intervention or direction from me as possible. Indeed, one mother-of-the-bride recently wrote “It doesn’t sound like much of a compliment to call you ‘Mr Invisible’ but all the guests were so impressed by how unobtrusive you were and the results speak for themselves!” For this reason, I work on my own. I feel that having more than one photographer at a wedding would be far too intrusive for the couple and their guests. Most of all, I want you to enjoy your day!
Please contact me for a full price list, or if you wish to arrange a meeting.