Had a great time at Bloomfield House with Ciara & Aaron. They wanted a laid back and unfussed day with plenty of time to mingle with their guests and, despite the heavy rain, it didn’t dampen spirits with lots of smiles & laughs from start to finish.
After the meal, the clouds parted for a short while and we took a risk and headed down to the lake and were rewarded with some fabulous light before the showers rolled in again.
Capture the moment is an often overused photography expression, but it describes documentary/reportage photography perfectly. These are fleeting moments, missed by many but, thanks to photography now captured forever. The day goes by so fast for each couple, it’s nice to be able to look back on those little interactions, laughs, tears & hugs that they missed or went so quickly they had forgotten about.
My style on the day is to try keep everything as documentary as possible, whereas I still get all those “must have” shots and am more than happy to try get specific shots wanted by each couple, I prefer a fly on the wall approach and capturing the day as it unfolds.
I also prefer most of my documentary shots to be in Black & White – the viewer is not distracted by colours and the focus is on the moment. Colour versions are always available if required !!
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.
Fast becoming one of my favourite venues, Ballykealey House set a stunning backdrop for Brigid & Ciarans wedding – the autumn colours were the star of the show !!
Delighted to hear from the happy couple :
Hi Kevin,
How are you? Just wanted to drop you a note before the weekend to say that the photos arrived yesterday. We are absolutely delighted with them, they are really stunning. The pics from the woodland especially are fabulous, the colours are just amazing. We really love them all though, the photos really captured the day the way we wanted them to. Thanks so much for an amazing job, we will definitely be leaving a great review and recommending you to anyone we can!
Have a great weekend and thanks again.
Kind regards,
Brigid and Ciaran
Now that wedding season is finally making a comeback I thought it would be a good time to remind you about what we do and how we operate on the day.
Our style is to blend into the background as much as possible, capture those hidden and unposed moments but we also understand the need for the “must have” shots so we incorporate those into the plan for the day. In the end, each couple gets a balanced selection of mainly documentary images but alongside the all important family shots and hopefully some stunning couple photos.
We take the stress out of the photos, less of the in your face “say cheese” style of photo and more of the “walk over there and chat amongst yourselves images”.
We offer a selection of packages which can easily be tailored to suit from digital packages, to USB packages and of course some fabulous albums.
If you are planning your big day and want stunning images with the minimum of fuss we would love to hear from you, we operate throughout Ireland and have shot abroad also.
Had a wonderful day in Castle Durrow shooting Helena & Joes wedding – even better to receive some lovely kind words :
“Can’t recommend Kevin highly enough. He captured so many lovely moments throughout the day and slotted seamlessly into the background, to the point were I actually couldn’t remember where he was during the ceremony. It was only when I saw the amazing photos that I realised that he had a birds eye view and caught so many of the candid moments. He put us all at ease and was great to have around on the day.”
I had actually shot Joes brothers wedding a few years ago, and am in fact shooting Helenas sisters wedding in 2023 so I must be doing something right !!!
Hope you enjoy the small selection of images below.
