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On Hitched.co.uk since 2025

Last update: January 2025

Derek McAllister Photography is a business in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, dedicated to capturing the passion and emotion of a couple's wedding celebration. It is one of the most important days in their lives, and Derek offers various packages to appeal to nearlyweds from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Services Offered

Derek McAllister Photography's top priority is getting to know each couple and tailoring a package to match their wedding day needs. Derek realises everyone is unique and provides private consultations to learn all he can about his clientele. Knowing each love story means he can create images that perfectly reflect each couple and their personalities. By adopting a blend of contemporary and traditional photography styles and using the highest-quality equipment, Derek McAllister will produce stunning images that couples can reflect upon for the rest of their lives.

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Mini albums
Digital album
High resolution photos

What does the wedding package include?

Full day coverage from Bridal / Groom preparations to the end of the day, images available from my online portal. Other packages / extras are available

How far in advance should I contact you?

The busy dates, especially from May to September go very fast and sometimes years in advance. As a broad rule of thumb I'd say look to book your photographer at least 12 months in advance

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, uK & international, but predominantly focussed around the East Midlands Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire

What is the charge for travelling?

If you're getting married far outside of the East Midlands area then there might be an additional charge for travel expenses but this will be discussed with you and included in your quotation

What style of photos do you take?

Traditional
Artistic
Photo journalism
Fine art photography

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

I am not the quiet shy guy to ninja in the corner. I'm the lad you want if you need your photographer to organise a hundred squaddies for you

What kind of equipment do you use?

Primarily I shoot on Nikon Mirrorless system

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, photos are available via my digital portal and the clients can mark any images as private before sharing albums with their friends and family

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

1 month

Do you send all the photos taken?

No

Do you work alone or do you have a team of professionals?

Alone

In case of unforeseen circumstances, do you have a replacement photographer?

Yes

Do you have the rights to publish the wedding photos?

Yes

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

If needed, would you be able to work extra hours?

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

Discussed with the couple at the time

What are the forms of payment?

Card / Bank Transfer

How do you work?

We'll meet, well in advance to talk over the details of your big day, maybe over a cup of tea. We can work out what you like / don't like and make sure that I'm the right photographer for you. :D
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Reviews for Derek McAllister Photography

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Paul Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The consummate gent

I can't recommend Derek McAllister highly enough, it was an absolute pleasure having him alongside me for my wedding - the consummate gent, great fun, and absolutely cracking photographs. He truly helped make the day - and me! - feel special and helped us create some truly lasting memories. Thanks!!
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Ben N. Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Great Photographer, Highly recommended.

Great photographer! We would highly recommend Derek. Cleary very passionate about photography and provides a fantastic service.
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Sarah Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Could not be happier

Such a wonderful supportive guy! And the photos exceeded anything we could have hoped for. They were put together in such a beautiful way with so much of our own input taken into account, as well as Derek’s naturally good eye for a shot. He adapts very quickly to surroundings, managed to organise group shots efficiently, and added some incredible photo ideas on the day that we would never have thought of. He tailored the photos to our specifics - not something a lot of photographers would do, and even went out to see the location beforehand. He even managed to catch gorgeous photos of my toddler niece despite her being a nightmare on the day! We have recommended him to friends and family as we could not be happier! Thankyou Derek!!! We now have so many treasured moments captured perfectly
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Charley Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Job!

He did an amazing job, everyone love him and the photos are amazing, would definitely recommend and use again
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Julie Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing and Unforgettable

It was an amazing and unforgettable experience having our wedding pictures taken by Derek McAllister. He was very professional and creative with how he did the photoshoot with us. We really felt how passionate he was with photography. I will surely recommend him to my friends. Thank you so much, Derek!
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Kirsty Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Derek, we can not recommend and thank you enough!

Derek was amazing from day one. His sense of humour, creativity, passion and professionalism were evident from the onset. We perused Derek's work on display at a wedding fayre. Derek didn’t push his services onto us, instead he let his work shine through and speak for itself. He was, however, on hand with the answers to any questions we had.
We decided there and then that we wanted Derek to capture both the candid and poised moments of our a special day- to which he did.

Our pre wedding shoot was so much fun. Derek made us feel comfortable, at ease and almost celebrity-like. We were jumping off and hiding behind walls, laying in grass, lounging on benches and attempting lifts which we had only ever seen on films. All of which and more, captured both of our personalities, key aspects of our relationship and were also so much fun to do.

Our wedding day was so magical. Derek arrived just after breakfast to capture the initial moments of the bride and the brides party getting ready. Derek was a huge hit with the whole bridal party and guests. I think the bridal party will genuinely never forget the relaxed, fun banter during the morning. He totally blended in and so dignified with his work.

At various moments throughout the day, Derek took charge, using his powerful voice to move people along or into place in an orderly but relaxed fashion.. all whilst taking the most beautiful photographs.

Derek is so efficient and his work really is an art form. He made sure that we didn’t take too much time away from the guests on the day but also enabled us to have special moments together. Each image highlighted a key moment of the day and some even fill in the blanks that were missed. The hardest part is choosing the photos for the album.

Derek, we can not recommend and thank you enough!
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Amy A. Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend to anybody looking for a photographer

Derek is a fantastic photographer who captured our wedding day so perfectly. He made us feel relaxed and at ease despite us both not being naturals in front of a camera. Derek is reliable, communicates well and it was really a pleasure having him as part of our special day, he really went above and beyond and his passion for his work is outstanding. Highly recommend to anybody looking for a photographer - thank you Derek!
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Joe L. Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible Photographer

Derek is incredible. From our first meeting we knew he was the photographer for us. It's not just the excellent quality of the photos but his whole attitude, customer service and how he engaged with everyone on the day. He didn't feel like a strange man taking photos of us from a corner. More a guest who was really trying to help capture the magic of the day. Every single one of our guests has come to us saying how impressed they where with him.

Thank you again!
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Roxanne Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

An absolute Star

The moment we met derek at the wedding fair we knew we wanted him to be there capturing our day. He was easy to talk to and discuss our wedding plans with and also had some great suggestion’s.

We would highly recommend derek to any couples who are looking for a talented, friendly, fun and loud photographer full of personality!.
Derek was a star on the day and helped us all have fun in a slightly stressful time and get some amazing photos.

Derek captured some amazing photos, from natural lighted too backlit night shots and even some smoke ones too.
The photos were really easy to access on his website, for both us and our guests.

Highly recommend
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Evy D. Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Amazing

From the very start Derek was absolutely amazing. I don't think we could have picked a better photographer or person to be in charge of capturing our day. Fantastic character and an even better photographer. Can't thank him enough for his commitment from start to finish. Will most definitely be recommending him to everyone we come across and hopefully enjoy his work again for any future events. If he isn't too busy. Thank you again!
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Morgan Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Wedding Photographer

Derek was the perfect wedding photographer - putting us and our family and friends completely at ease to get wonderful candid shots of our big day. Derek was the first wedding photographer we met and we instantly knew he was right for us - he has a kind, warm and friendly demeanour and was really easy to work with. We got our photos back promptly and we're very happy with our photos.
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Daniel Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Derek

We booked Derek to capture our wedding day, and what an amazing day with amazing images thank you Derek. Nothing was to much bother and the images are great really capturing the emotion and fun of the day.
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Gemma Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

He felt like a friend I just had a good pint with down the pub.

What a lovely bloke. Out of my whole wedding, he calmed my nerves especially with his humour and the fact he just got us. Nothing was too much. He held his own in a wedding where there was some strong personalities and listening to what we wanted. I couldn't recommend him enough. Alot of our guests have commented how much they liked Derek after the big day. He got some amazing shots and captured some sneaky funny ones too! Couldn't recommend him enough. He felt like a friend I just had a good pint with down the pub.

Hope he makes someone else's day as special as ours.
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Mark Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

We would most definitely recommend him.

a year ago
What can you say about Derek. Well he is very very good at his job. We hired him to do our wedding photos. Derek was fantastic, from the start he was cheerful talkative and very easy to get along with. Definitely knows his trade. He caught the whole atmosphere of the event. We would most definitely recommend him if you are after a professional service from the very start all the way through to receiving your finished photos.
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Heather Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Would highly recommend!

We had the pleasure of having Derek as our wedding photographer. We couldn’t have asked for a more friendly, accommodating and professional person to capture our big day. Derek went above and beyond for us and the pictures were amazing! Would highly recommend!
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98 wilford road, ruddington. NG11 6EY NG11 6EY Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)

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