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Although I don’t push them, I would always recommend getting a wedding album made. A beautiful keepsake to last through the ages, it might not always be on display, but it’s wonderful to take out on family occasions to have a look through.

I was delighted to design a recent album for Brandon as a surprise gift for Lynn for their first anniversary, and thrilled that they were so happy with it.

“We opened up the album yesterday! Wow it turned out fantastic!! Thanks so much!!! Lynn loved it!!”

Brandon chose the ever popular linen covered album with personalised cover, presentation box and parent albums.

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Aileen & Colms wedding took me away over to the Wild Atlantic Way, I had shot in the Diamond Coast but never visited Aughris and it’s always good to have a first !! I will definitely call back to Aughris, the Beach Bar was an absolute gem of a place.

Their brief was easy, lots of documentary style, fly on the wall photography of people having fun & enjoying their day, just my style so I was in my element.

From the moment I arrived till I left after the dancing I was made feel so much at home, at times I felt more like a guest than a photographer.

I was delighted to hear back from Aileen & Colm recently and so happy that they were so pleased with their photos.

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An overused phrase, but an underappreciated art.

When I shoot a wedding, apart from the traditional “must have” shots, along with some timeless couple photos I love to include as many candid or documentary shots as possible. These photos capture the little moments, the unexpected laughs, the tender interactions and tell a different side of your days story.

I tend to keep these photos black and white, no distracting colours, just a classic image telling a story or, as they say, capturing a moment.

The key to a lot of these images is to try be in the right place, at the right time, so whereas they might not be technically perfect they provide exactly what you are looking for.

To consider documentary / candid images as supplementary to the “main” images is incorrect in my opinion. I actually feel that they are complimentary and help build up a true reflection and storyline of your big day.

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During the summer I had the pleasure of shooting Jenni & Declans big day at Rathsallgh House. with such a relaxed and welcoming couple and a fab venue it was hard to put a foot wrong. From the moment I arrived right through to the dancing where Jenni gave her guests a surprise with her awesome Irish dancing I felt more like a guest than the photographer. Hopefully the photos below will give you an idea of the day and I was so thrilled to hear from the happy couple when they posted a 5 star review on a wedding supplier website.

“Kevin was such a lovely photographer to work with. He was so discreet on our wedding day and yet managed to capture every beautiful moment on our special day. He was so easy to contact and deal with and we just love every one of our photos. The presentation of the photos in box and photo on USB are a lovely touch. I would highly recommend Kevin as your wedding photographer.”

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I always like visiting new venues and was so pleasantly surprised when I arrived at Ashley Park House for the first time. Such a wonderful lakeside venue which matched Martina & Steves retro vibe so well. I had met Martina & Steve a couple of times, firstly over coffee and then out along the beach for an engagement shoot so I knew that it was going to be a very relaxed affair. From the preps in the blink and you miss them Lough Derg Cottages in Puckaun, right up to the dancing, the whole thing was stress free and quite informal, and we even got a few shots between the speeches and dancing, just before the rain started. Have a look through the images below, hopefully they capture the vibe and atmosphere of the day.

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A regular line in enquiries we receive is “we hate having our photos taken” or “we’re not really camera people / we’re not comfortable in front of the camera”.

Rest assured, this is more common than you think, and one of the reasons for a lot of our referrals is that we blend into the background, have a relaxed and stress free manner and don’t keep the couple away for hours on a photo shoot. What we do before each wedding is plan for time spent getting photos, keeping it to a minimum but without compromise on quality, and then we make the actual photos as painless as possible. When photographing a couple there is not much in the way of “look at me and say cheese”, it’s more interaction between each couple, and more directed than overly posed.

We are always delighted to take the lead from couples in terms of what they want from their photos and are more than happy to offer assistance and guidance if needed.

Why not drop us a line and arrange a chat to see how we can help on your big day.

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