about wedding photographer cheshire

I’m Barry and I am a Wedding Photographer in Cheshire. I live in Stockport. It’s a great location and means it’s easy for me to get to Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and The Lakes.

I'm happiest when I'm near the sea and love Britain's coastal towns and harbours, especially in Cornwall, Devon & Dorset. That feeling you get driving to the coast when you catch a glimpse of the sea for the first time is the same now as it was when I was a boy. Taking photos of these places on a little bright red plastic film camera that I had as a lad, I suppose got me into photography. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Why book me to photograph your wedding?

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Well, first and foremost, you’ll end up with some amazingly good photographs from your wedding and it’s not just the dozens and dozens of my previous couples who think that either. I have been awarded some rather prestigious honours for my photography. Last year I was voted ‘Best Wedding Photographer – North West England’ at the Global Wedding Awards. I’m still not sure who decides these things, it doesn’t really matter. The only people who matter on that front are the ones who book me, YOU!

My Photography Style

I have a mainly documentary style with a few group shots thrown in for Mum and Dad. I photograph mainly in the North West. I’ll travel though, so just ask if you are getting married further afield. I want to photograph your wedding day in the most natural way possible. I don’t set things up, I don’t ask you to get into uncomfortable poses. I look for and anticipate moments happening and with a little smidgen of luck but mostly through a lot of experience, I capture real life events and record what happening before me.

We’ve all seen and heard stories of bossy photographers who order you and you guests around, well that’s not me. For most of the day, you’ll hardly know I’m there, the only time I direct anybody is when it comes to the group shots and don’t worry about the bride & groom portraits, I’ll just guide you along there to make sure you are looking your best. If I had to sum up my style it would be creative, natural & contemporary.

The best compliment I ever get from my couples is to say ‘I never even noticed you’. I also get lots of positive comments from wedding guests. I don’t want to get in their way, I want my photos to tell the story of the day, as it happens, with no interference from me. I am not the type to stand in a corner though with a telescopic lens. I mingle with guests so I am never far away from the action and it shows in the photos.

So if that sounds like the type of photographer you’d like with you on your big day and you are looking for one of the best wedding photographers around, then please get in touch. Or, if you haven’t yet seen the type of work I produce, why not head over to the wedding gallery or lifestyle family page?

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