DESTINATION

WEDDINGS

a bridal party pose for a fashion lead picture in the shade at cash Felix in Spain

A BIT ABOUT YOU

A couple of human beings that inexplicably but perfectly fit together to form YOU. And one thing I can confirm, after hanging out with over 400 couples on their wedding day, is that no two YOU’S are ever the same.

There are common themes of course: Collectively I’m guessing you will not be the type of couple who enjoys having their photo taken? There’s a good chance you have attended many a wedding and been frustrated by the photographer ordering you and your fellow guests around. Gathering you all up like sheep for what seems like an endless list of groups shots, forced silliness and faux fun.

You want to do things a little differently. And whilst that may not mean arriving on Elephant back or pogo sticks, it will mean putting your stamp, your personalities, your little quirks and loves into your plans and ideas. You will want to put the YOU into your wedding.

And the suppliers you choose to invite along to your wedding won’t be invited because of their ability to bash out safe and samey flowers/cakes/food/photos. OH NO! They will be chosen because they want to create something as fresh, different and unique as YOU. Vendors whose creativity you can trust. Whose work you love. Whose passion sings out when you look at their work.

“You have perfectly captured EVERY intimate, crazy, emotional, bonkers and sweaty moment!”

THE DETAILS

THE PRICE


FULLY LOADED

£4,000

INCLUDES

Unlimited coverage on the wedding day

Additional 2 hours photography the evening before the wedding (welcome drinks or couple shoot) OR day after the wedding (pool party/bbq)

A selection of preview images delivered within 48 hours of my return to the UK

A personalised and beautifully presented online gallery containing all your fully processed (free to download) high resolution images

Minimum 600 killer images from your day individually edited in my signature style

A personalised slideshow set to music.

Full ownership and printing rights to all the images in your gallery

ALL Travel and Accommodation included and arranged by myself

I LOVE TO TRAVEL

A Northern Boy and Beardy Dad with an eye for the ordinary. I have always loved to travel and have been travelling over seas for weddings for over 10 years now. I limit myself to 2 or 3 per year so I can travel at least 1 full day ahead of the wedding, acclimatise, meet you at the venue for a cocktail and really get to know your guests and make them feel fully comfortable around my cameras.

Having that additional time before and after the Wedding day really lets me flex my documentary approach and capture so many more unseen moments and memories.

I have been Lucky enough to capture Weddings in Tuscany, Puglia, Santorini, Ibiza and many regions of France.

About me - Matt Parry

HOW I WORK ON THE DAY

01.

GETTING READY

THE CALM. THE CHAOS. CAPTURED

For me this isn’t about interrupting you and choreographing your hair and make up artists or moving stuff around. it’s entirely the opposite. It’s about documenting a part of the day that when you look back on your images 10-20-30 years from now will remind you how you felt: the nerves, the excitement, the giggles, the bubbles the chaos. 

02.

THE INBETWEEN

SEARCHING FOR THE UNKNOWN IN THE INBETWEEN

Guests will arrive, a ceremony will happen, confetti may be thrown, a cake may be cut, speeches may get spoken AND it will all be captured BUT you know what? It’s the bits in between all these planned moments that will make your wedding different from everybody else’s.

Think of me as a moment junkie, prowling your wedding for the good stuff. The characters, the energy, the bits you didn’t even know happened. I chat with your guests and aim to make everybody feel comfortable around me so they relax, let go and allow me access without playing up for the camera.

In fact the only time I step in and choreograph anything is to spend 10 minutes grabbing any family group shots you may want? and to sneak you both off unnoticed for some relaxed and alternative couple shots.

03.

THE PARTY

I BET THAT YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR

My advice? Have a first dance. I’m all for sacking off any tradition that doesn’t add any benefit (have you ever looked up the meaning of the cake cut?) BUT to focus all your guests attention on the dance floor after that post dinner lull really announces the start of the party.

Sway together for a couple of bars and then invite them to join you and as soon as the track ends get your band or DJ to kick off with a banger and let the chaos ensue. And for all my destination Weddings I will stay for as long as the chaos keeps coming……right until the last sweaty track if needed.

FAQ’S


Firstly don’t be silly! And secondly what is cool? (I don’t bloody know???)  If you like my work then that’s good enough for me. My “style” is all about couples trusting me to capture all that’s individual and special about their day….not about being cool. I will make you look good…but you will still look like you!

Yep! Of course. Every couple sends me a definitive list of “team photos” and on average that list is about 6-8 shots long.

Hell no! In fact if you both LOVED posing in front of the camera I would be a bit concerned you weren’t a good match for my approach. I have always worked with couples who, like me, hate looking down the lens and turn into Chandler Bing when told to “Smile for the camera”

My Documentary approach requires no posing and even when I sneak you off for 20 minutes to get some shots of just the two of you, it’s relaxed, unforced, cheese free and a break from the madness of the day…NOT a photo shoot.

8 out 0f 10 weddings I shoot are at venues I haven’t worked at before. The thought of working a handful of venues on rotation scares the hell out of me. The “same stair case, different couple” syndrome is in my opinion the scourge of wedding photography. Turning up with an open mind and no preconceptions is what I am all about. All the best weddings are about people and as wonderful, quirky and beautiful as most of the venues I have been lucky to work within have been they will always take second fiddle to you and the folk you invite along to party in them.

Yep. I have full liability and indemnity.

Well kinda. All my images are fully processed in the style you see across my website. Everything I shoot is on one of 3 SONY A7 full frame cameras I bring along on the day. Fully digital RAW files in camera but I guess I like to process my images in a slightly more analogue style. Think the sharpness of a CD with the warmth of Vinyl.

Beyond that I like to keep it pretty simple. No added dinosaurs or fake electric blue skies.

Never longer than 8 weeks. I process weddings in the order I shoot them so towards the end of the busy Summer season my backlog can be such that it takes the full 8 weeks. But earlier in the year sometimes just a week or two.

I keep all couples updated after the wedding and am happy to post a few sneak peeks to keep you going!

Matt Parry

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