Top ten ways to help your wedding photographer

There are many articles on wedding photography sites about questions you need to ask your wedding photographer before booking but what happens after you’ve chosen your wedding photographer?

Confused about the styles of wedding photography available? There are three main styles of wedding photography and it is important to understand the difference. 

Bride and Groom: Rachel and Chris

Wedding venue: Judges at Kirklevington Hall is a traditional country house hotel with rich fabrics and elegant rooms, set in mature, English gardens. It's just south of the pretty and well-heeled village of Yarm and not far from the North Yorkshire border, but you wouldn't believe that it is only five or six miles south of the industrial sprawl of Teesside. The North Yorkshire Moors and the East Yorkshire coast (Whitby) are only a 30-minute drive away, while the A19 close by connects it with Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle to the north.

The highlights of the wedding venue for me are the sweeping terrace, the gazebo (where Rachel and Chris' ceremony took place) and the 31 acres of idyllic, landscaped gardens and woodlands, graceful lawns that sweep down from the Hall’s sunny terraces to the tiny river, which meanders across the estate via waterfalls and under ornate bridges.. . . Venue Website

Photographer: Barry Forshaw is a professional wedding photographer, based in Newcastle

Photographer's Details

Wedding photographer: Chris Barber wedding photographer London

Photo Title: Fire-mans lift during fireworks

Photo details: Aisha + Mart during the fireworks at their wedding reception at Redhouse Barns, West Midlands. These guys were originally facing with their backs to me as they watched the fireworks. I set up a light just out of shot on the right-hand side to grab a photo of them cuddling. Then...out of totally nowhere, Mart just grabbed Aisha + threw her over his shoulder, spinning her around. He totally rocked it out with the finger point, too.

About the photographer: Hello, I’m Chris! I am a London wedding photographer creating fun images that are filled with character, energy + genuine laughter. My approach is simple: I work with my couples as actual human beings to create images that reflect their personalities – not just an artificial ‘version’ of what you both look like when you’re forced to look a certain way. That means that my work avoids ‘posing’ + instead focuses creating a ‘space’ where you, your friends + families feel that they can continue being themselves in front of the camera. 

Photographer Details: Chris Barber wedding photographer London