FAQ

I’m Dave — an award-winning wedding photographer based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. It’s just me: I’m the person you email, the person you meet, and the person photographing your day. I’ve spent years photographing weddings across Yorkshire and the wider UK, working in a documentary style with relaxed portraits alongside it. My job is to tell the story of your day as it actually happened, rather than stage a version of it.

I’m based in Wakefield and work regularly across Leeds, Huddersfield, Bradford, Halifax, Barnsley, Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Keighley, York and Hull. I travel throughout Yorkshire and the rest of the UK, and there’s no extra charge for covering multiple locations on the day.

Documentary first, with relaxed portraits alongside it. I spend most of the day in the background photographing things as they happen — the laughs, the details, the moments in between. When it comes to portraits of the two of you, they take minutes rather than hours. It’s a wedding day, not a photo shoot.

As soon as you’ve secured your date and venue. Peak Saturdays between May and October often book 12 to 18 months ahead. Midweek dates, and anything between October and March, tend to be available at shorter notice — and they’re discounted.

Get in touch through the contact form, by email, by phone, or via social media, and I’ll check your date is free. A £200 deposit secures it.

Three things, mainly. Portraits take minutes rather than hours, so you get your day back. It’s always me photographing your wedding — never an associate you haven’t met. And there’s no extra charge for moving between locations. I also discount winter weddings, October to March, and midweek weddings, Monday to Thursday. And seventy-two couples have reviewed me on Google — every one of them five stars.

Three full-day packages. Package One is £1,300 and covers ten hours with 600+ edited images. Package Two is £1,800 for full-day coverage with 800+ images, a 25×25 Acrylic Prestige album, a second photographer, drone and twilight photography, a same-day slideshow and same-day download. Package Three is £2,500 and adds a 30×30 album, a five-minute highlight film, and your full ceremony and speeches recorded. Half-day coverage starts at £400, available Monday to Thursday year round and any day between October and March.

Fully edited images in my signature style, a password-protected online gallery where friends and family can view and order prints, full public liability insurance, and me photographing your day from start to finish. There’s no additional charge for multiple locations.

Yes — and there’s a complimentary couple shoot with every wedding booking. It’s the easiest way to get comfortable in front of a camera before the day itself, and I keep it relaxed. No standing in painful poses. Plenty of couples use the images for save-the-dates.

Three weeks. Summer is busier than winter, so it’s often quicker in the off-season.

You’ll receive 600+ fully edited images on Package One and 800+ on Packages Two and Three — and if I take more than that, you get more. I don’t cap it. The only frames that don’t make your gallery are test shots, duplicates, and the ones where somebody’s blinking or caught mid-sentence.

Yes. I carry three camera bodies, all with dual card slots so every frame is written to two cards as it’s taken, plus spare lenses. I’m fully insured with public liability cover.

On Package One I work alone. Packages Two and Three include a second photographer, and you can add one to any full-day package for £400. A second shooter is worth it if you’re getting ready in different places, or you’ve a large guest list.

For family group photographs, please do — send me a list. Knowing who’s in which group means we get through them quickly and nobody important gets missed. Beyond the groups I’d rather stay documentary, so the rest of the day stays natural.

I have a network of trusted professional photographers who can step in if the worst happens, and I’m fully insured. In practice it’s exceptionally rare.

Every package includes fully edited digital images and a password-protected online gallery where friends and family can order prints. Packages Two and Three also include an album. Package One is digital only.

An Acrylic Prestige album — 25×25cm with Package Two, 30×30cm with Package Three. Parent albums are an exact copy of the main album, at £150 for one or £200 for two.

Yes. A video call is usually easiest for everyone. We’ll go through your timeline, your family groups, and anything you’re worried about.

Your timeline for the day, addresses for each location, the family groups you’d like photographed, and the names of the key people I should recognise on sight. If there’s anything unusual planned, tell me so I’m in the right place for it.

I don’t ask for one, but it’s always appreciated. If you are providing one, the best time is when you sit down to eat — nothing photogenic happens while everyone’s eating, so it’s a natural break.