NOTTINGHAM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
No shot lists. No hours lost posing in a field somewhere. Just your day, your people, and me in amongst it, documenting the moments as they happen.
The result? Photographs full of moments you didn’t even know were happening – the ones you’d have missed otherwise.
Documentary Nottingham Wedding Photographer
As a Nottingham wedding photographer, I shoot weddings the way they happen — candidly, quietly and without interrupting. No “just stand here and look longingly into each other’s eyes,” no hours spent away from your guests while I direct the day around the photographs.
Instead, I’m watching for the moments: a parent catching your eye from across the room, your best friend doubled over laughing at the speeches, your dad fighting back the tears watching you get married. Those are the photographs that mean something a year, five years, twenty years on – not because they were staged to look good, but because they actually happened.
If you want your wedding photographs to feel like your wedding day – not a styled shoot – this is the approach for you.
“The photos are just perfect. We had a fun laid back day and Dave fitted right in. No fuss, and natural photos of us and our guests. He was part of the party, which is just what you want from a photographer.”
Ellie & Sam
How I Work On Your Wedding Day
I’m in amongst it from the moment I arrive – talking to guests, joining in, properly part of the day rather than observing it from a distance. I love weddings, full stop. That energy tends to rub off, and people forget the camera’s there pretty quickly – which is exactly when the best photographs happen.
I’ll typically arrive a couple of hours before the ceremony, and stay through to the dancing – covering the day from the quiet moments early on right through to the point where the dancefloor’s properly going. No strict schedule, just following the day wherever it goes.
Couple Shoots & Group Photos
After the ceremony, I’ll get the group shots done efficiently (if you want any), then we’ll slip away for 15 minutes or so — just the two of you and me, a relaxed walk around the venue or local area, no posing, just you and your partner as you are.
Couples often tell me afterwards it was one of their favourite parts of the day – a quiet few minutes together after everything that’s led up to it, before the reception properly kicks off. And then we’re done, and the rest of the day is yours.
“All our friends and family sung his praises not just as an incredible photographer but fitting in perfectly to our intimate small wedding. If you want someone who will give you the whole package: incredible meaningful photos, a friendly face and a photographer whose excited when people have fun, Dave is your man!”
Aleck & Joanna
About Me
Hi, I’m Dave,
Award winning wedding photographer, husband, dad and lover of the outdoors, based in Nottingham.
My love of photography began back in the New Forest where I grew up, wanting to capture the beauty of nature around me. Then some friends asked me to photograph their wedding, then another and another. I loved it so much I made it my job!
What I love most about wedding days is the atmosphere: the excitement and early morning jitters, the tears in the ceremony, the speeches going sideways in the best way, a pumping dancefloor. My job is to be there for all of it — camera in hand, fully present — and make sure you get to keep it.
Nottingham Wedding Venues
Over the years, as a Nottingham wedding photographer, I’ve photographed weddings at venues across the city and the East Midlands, and I’ve put together detailed venue guides for a few of the ones I know particularly well:
Because my approach is about documenting the day as it unfolds rather than working from a list of pre-planned shots, it doesn’t actually matter whether I’ve photographed at your venue before — I’ll be reading the day as it happens, wherever it’s happening.
If your venue isn’t listed above, I’ve shot plenty of others across Nottinghamshire and beond, and I’m always happy to talk through how a particular space tends to work on the day.