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Hi there, my name is James Hawkins, and I'm a North East wedding photographer originally from South Yorkshire. I started Hawkstudios in 2018 with my partner Ellie to help fun-loving romantics and couples who want an easy and relaxed wedding day!

Wedding photography is all about capturing the small moments, the smiles, and the excited glances that can often be lost to time. These are moments to remember the start of your biggest adventure together.

We are all about making your wedding day as smooth as possible while capturing the beauty of marriage in its most candid moments!

I travel across the UK, shooting weddings for couples that want their unique and beautiful story captured.

We would love to chat with you about how we can help you with your marriage adventure.

So please get in touch!

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Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Mini albums
Digital album
High resolution photos

What does the wedding package include?

Package 1 - Half Day (4 hours) Package 2 - Full Day (8 Hours) Package 3 - Full day (8 hours) + 2 hours pre-wedding shoot

How far in advance should I contact you?

The best time to contact me is when you book your venue for your big day, but if it's last miniute, drop me a message, I'd be happy to chat!

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, tyne & Wear, County Durham, Cumbria

What is the charge for travelling?

Charges will depend on the location of your wedding day but please feel free to get in touch to discuss this

What style of photos do you take?

Artistic
Photo journalism

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

I like to keep the wedding day simple and candid

What kind of equipment do you use?

I use Sony a7iii with two camera bodies with lots of different lenses to capture all the moment of your beautiful day!

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, digital Online Gallery

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

1 month

Do you send all the photos taken?

Yes

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

Alone

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

No

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?

£120 per hour

What are the forms of payment?

I accept bank transfers and cash

How do you work?

Every couple's wedding day is exciting and different. As your wedding photographer, I aim to capture the beauty of your day without you even knowing it!

Reviews for HawkStudios

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Gemma Sent on 14/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend

We highly recommend James. He provided a quality and professional service on our big day. James was very friendly and responded quickly to any queries we had in the run up to the wedding. He asked what we would like from him on the day as well as suggesting ideas we had not thought of. He arrived early on the day to allow himself to get to know the venue and work out where would be good photo opportunities.
We received the link to our finished photos within 3 weeks of our wedding and we absolutely love them. They include all the group photos we asked for as well as so many we didn't even realise were being taking such as the guests socialising and the finer details such as our centrepieces, table arrangements and the ceremony room before all the guests arrived.
We also found James pricing a bargain compared to what other photographers were charging.
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 01/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous candids for a family wedding

James was an absolutely fantastic photographer and I couldn't be happier with my wedding photos. He'd photographed a family members wedding a few years ago and we adored their photos and so we booked him for ours. They're a perfect mix of gorgeous candids and really relaxed group photos. I don't like overly stiff or staged photos and he really captured the fun of the day.

He was so lovely to talk to in the run up to the day and was a great communicator throughout. He listened patiently to my many (many) requests, even the ridiculous ones, and somehow actually managed to get every single photo I wanted on the day - not an easy task as it was a DIY wedding in our garden, we had 30 kids running around and lots of unruly and erratic family members with way too much fizz on the go for people to be sensible past 3pm! But James seemed to effortlessly weave around the different groups and managed to snap some truly treasurable pictures.

I think the best thing about the photos is that he's managed to capture a blend of staged group photos as well as candid ones and also did a great job of catching groups together. He also took photos of the little details at our venue that made our wedding so special - the cakes and flower decorations my family had made, the table settings and favours.

The church pictures were especially beautiful. I actually didn't see him at all in the church - he was very inconspicuous! The lighting was beautiful as it was candle lit and it really came through in the photos.

He can turn a tricky situation around as well - it was really windy for a lot of our pictures and after the wedding before I received the photos I was worried they wouldn't turn out well. Also it's so hard to take pictures of little kids as when you ask them to pose they tend to get shy - but James was able to work around it all and every picture is just fabulous.

I was especially pleased that he was able to get a photo with us and our small children. They were a little grumpy and overstimulated during the family photos and I worried that he wouldn't have managed to get a nice picture with them, but he was able to snap them at just at the right moment and I got exactly what I wanted - a beautiful family photo of our children at our wedding which I'll treasure forever.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone and if I ever have another event to photograph he'll be my first port of call!
Nicola
Nicola Sent on 23/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mrs Nicola Williams

James was so easy to talk to and listened to what we wanted and captured just that! The photos were amazing, just wish we could do it all again! But so pleased we have the photos to remember the day! They came back earlier than expected and james is always quick to respond. Thank you!
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