James Randolph

Every wedding I have covered has great memorable moments, the groom turning up late, a groom so overcome with emotion, crying at the alter, the vicar dropping the rings, the brides always looking radiant and happy, doesn't matter the venue or the weather everyone has a wonderful time

Documentary, real, storytelling, creative , stylish.

The feedback and beautiful comments from clients and their family's. Our unique slideshows which are shown during the evening reception usually result in tears of joy from our couples and guests

Don't rush try and view as many suppliers and vendors as you can. Remember your photographer will be with you all day. So you need to like them as well as their work.

Gifts are given and shared between couples on the wedding day. Brides having with them photos of a loved one who has past away.

We always like to Book a time and date for a consultation if we haven't before this gives couples a chance to meet us in person which is very important as mentioned. During the consultation, we discuss the wedding plans, timings for the day, location and venue requirements. We are there to offer help and advice on how you would like your day to run and how we fit into the day. Once we have an outlined plan we can then confirm pricing. All details are then written up in a formal agreement once that has been signed by all parties a small deposit is required to secure the date. If a pre-wedding shoot has been requested we can arrange a time and date. Also discuss save the date cards/ invitations. Full payment is requested for 60 days before the wedding date. Our aim is to provide a stress-free and simple booking experience.

Putting on the rings. signing the register, 1st dance, candid portraits around the venue of choice.

Bride playing with her 10 month old daughter in a play pen at the reception.

camera lights and umbrellas make for a wonderful rainy day photos

My love and interest in photography came about in my early teens dare I say in the days of film and polaroids.  Being as expensive as it was back then I didn't take nearly as many images as I wanted to.  Nowadays anyone with a smartphone has a camera and the age of digital means endless images. Into adulthood getting married and having a family I realised that I just had a handful of images of me growing up.  I was orphaned at an early age and I have no photos of me with my parents.  As with many parents today and the age of digital I took and still take lots of photos of my children and family.  In the back of my mind, I am thinking about how my children and their children will view the images in the future.  Something that I wasn't able to share with my children. I rekindled my teenage interest in photography and went back to college to learn digital photography. Since then I have never looked back and my passion for taking photos has grown and grown. My personal interest in sport led me to make portraits for junior sporting stars something I learned from not having images of me growing up and something to be valued in future years.  I had great success with sports photography and I had parents enquiring about family shots and portraits and then couples asking for me to photograph their wedding.  Fast forward a few years and many weddings later I am now a professional wedding photographer. My passion for making real and emotive images comes from within and from my personal life experiences.  My style of photography captures moments that will be cherished forever and become priceless.  With all that in mind, I want you to know that there is nothing more important to me than to take your pictures, tell your story and document your special day.