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On Hitched.co.uk since 2023

Last update: April 2025

Helen & Nick
Capturing your most precious moments with love, care, and over 12 years of photography experience. 💕

As a husband-and-wife team, we bring more than just cameras to your special day – we bring a relaxed, fun, and easy-going approach that feels more like having close friends by your side. From the laughter to the happy tears, we’re here to preserve every emotion, every memory, and every little detail that makes your story unique.

Whether it’s your wedding day, a family portrait, or a moment worth celebrating, we believe photography is more than pictures – it’s about connection. It’s about making you feel comfortable, confident, and ready to shine, while we build a friendship that goes beyond the lens.

Let us tell your story – beautifully, authentically, and with a whole lot of heart.
Get in touch today to start planning your unforgettable moments.

Helen Cotton Photography – Capturing love, laughter, and life.

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Albums
High resolution photos
Photocall

What does the wedding package include?

We have 3 Price packages available. Each package includes 2 wedding photographers on the wedding day - Helen & Nick. Each package also includes an engagement photoshoot

How far in advance should I contact you?

Get in touch as soon as you like, we can then check our availability

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, we are very often in Cheshire and Staffordshire but we cover all across the UK

What is the charge for travelling?

If it's within the cheshire/staffordshire counties there is no extra charge for travel

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?

Our approach is a relaxed style of photography, we like to give you time to enjoy your day with your friends and family but take you off for some time alone with each other

What kind of equipment do you use?

We use digital canon cameras with a variation of lenses and added light equipment for when needed

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, we have an online gallery of all the photographs for you to share with friends and family where they can order any prints. We also put together a short slideshow of a story of the day

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

2 months

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?

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?

This can be discussed, at the time of the initial meeting

What are the forms of payment?

We request a small deposit fee when booking a wedding and then the final payment is required 2 weeks before the wedding. If you wish to pay off the balance in regular instalments this is this is fine

How do you work?

In a friendly & professional manner, we love meeting new people. We're a very chilled out couple so getting to chat about your wedding plans & ideas means a lot to us. We'll be sure to look after you!

Served in

Cheshire and Staffordshire

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Reviews for Helen Cotton Photography

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Sophie Sent on 27/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Keele Hall August 2024 Wedding

Helen and Nick were the photographers for our wedding day at Keele Hall in August 2024.
They were absolutely amazing and we can not recommend them enough. From the very start, Helen was very responsive to emails, really friendly and informative. As part of our package they offered a free engagement shoot and it was fantastic. The photos were beautiful and helped us get used to posing for the big day.
In the lead up to the wedding, we met with them to discuss our shot list and had a walk round the grounds to decide where we would like the photos taken. Helen was so accommodating and positive in making sure she could meet our requests.
On the day itself, Helen and Nick could not have been more helpful. We accidentally left the rings at the hotel, and Helen went out of her way to go back for us and get them before the ceremony began. She saved the day!
Helen and Nick got all the shots we’d asked for, with a fantastic mix of styles. Having both of them there meant we have 2 angles of the most important moments, which we love.
We are over the moon with the beautiful pictures, and have had so many compliments from our family and friends.
They are reasonably priced, very reliable and incredibly talented.
Thank you so much Helen and Nick!
Anna
Anna Sent on 14/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Helen and Nick were amazing!

100% recommend Helen for your wedding photographer. Both her and Nick made us feel so comfortable and relaxed and have captured so many amazing photos! Thank you so much Helen and Nick
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Sarah Sent on 31/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Super professional service through a personal lens

From the moment I met Helen and Nick I knew I had made the right choice for photographers for my wedding. The service they offered was bespoke to my needs and the results were breathtaking.
Both Helen and Nick captured elements and moments of our wedding that we would never have seen nor imagined were possible.
Helen listened to everything we wanted and delivered so much more!
Please don’t hesitate to book them - you won’t be disappointed.
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Lucinda Sent on 27/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Photographers!

Helen & Nick photographed our wedding at Keele Hall in the summer and were absolutely amazing. They were hugely supportive throughout the planning process and even did an engagement shoot in advance which was a wonderful chance to get comfortable with being photographed professionally.

They are both so friendly and talented, they helped us pick the style that suited us and guided us when we were unsure. The photo's came out fantastic and so professional they didn't miss a thing even things we didn't get to see. All our guests who have seen the photos were blown away and we also loved our slideshow they put together with key songs from the wedding day - such a thoughtful touch!

You won't regret booking Helen and Nick - thank you again for everything!
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Danielle Sent on 01/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommended

Helen and Nick were both amazing capturing our memorable wedding day. They both got different angles of the day which were brilliant seeing them. They both made us feel relaxed on each photo, and even edited some photos of our children has they had ice cream on their clothing. And the price is great too.
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Daisy Sent on 31/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Daisy & Karl

The definition of a dream team! From start to finish both Helen and Nick were nothing but pure joy and laughter whilst remaining professional at all times and totally wowing us! On our wedding day they provided both of us with an amazing and easy flowing experience which we were so grateful for and were also amazing with our guests of all ages, aswell as providing us with some words of wisdom! I would recommend Helen and Nick to anybody and already have a few times! We are both so thankful to have so many stunning photos to remind us of our day!
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Sharon Sent on 21/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Professional, experienced, and friendly Photographer

It was an absolute pleasure to have Helen as our photographer for our Wedding in Keele Hall. She was amazing and her easy going and approachable attitude made it stress free, which is exactly what you need on your big day! The pictures from our day are fabulous and capture how incredible it was - we wish we could do it all again! Thank you Helen xx
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Kate Sent on 15/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Kate & Chris

We used Helen and Nick for our wedding and cannot recommend them enough. Neither me or my husband are keen on having our photos taken. Helen took the time before our big day to get to know us and make us feel at ease whilst understanding from us what kind of photos we wanted. Your photographers are such a big part of your day we were extremely pleased with the service we received and the photos we have.

I have since revisited Helen to have some photos taken with our daughter.
C
Claire Sent on 01/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Just magical

Brilliant service, extremely personalised, even down to the type of photo's we wanted to create of our wedding day. Helen and Nick gave over and above and we have such beautiful pictures so capture our absolutely amazing day! Would 100% recommend these guys, you wont regret it
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Lydia Sent on 01/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Our wedding - August 2019

We were recommended Helen when looking for a photographer for our wedding. From the initial consultation, Helen was professional, friendly and understanding. She took on board everything we said about what we wanted our wedding photos to be, and they turned out exactly as we imagined.

On the day, both Helen and Nick were amazing. They captured every moment and without any fuss or disturbance of the day. Helen even helped to button up my wedding dress when nerves were getting the better of the bridal party. All the small details really contributed to us having such a fantastic day.

We received preview pictures whilst on honeymoon and this made us really excited to receive our photos. When we did, we were blown away by the images and memories that Helen and Nick had created for us. The slide show was paired with music from our wedding day, a beautiful touch.

We couldn’t have asked for better from our wedding photographers and would recommend Helen to anyone getting married.
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Jade Sent on 01/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect, value for money ++ and very friendly

Helen and her husband are absolutely brilliant. I’ve recommended them to everyone I know who is getting married, and I’ve even used them for my son’s photoshoots since our wedding.

They’re so approachable and friendly, put you at ease straight away, and the amount of photos you get for the money is fantastic!
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Sara Sent on 01/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Look no further!

Helen and Nick are simply amazing!
If you want someone you can trust, someone professional but also someone you feel completely at ease with then look no further.
We felt comfortable throughout the whole day and enjoyed every minute and that is down to Helen and Nick.
We were that impressed that we have since used Helen for our baby photoshoots and family photoshoots.

You are honestly such an amazing pair and we will be forever grateful for our gorgeous pictures.

I’m always recommending Helen and Nick - honestly, look no further!
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Helen Cotton Photography Real Weddings

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109 photos · 03/08/2023
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Meet the team

Helen Shaw
Helen Shaw
Owner and lead photographer

Hello, this is me - Helen - with my 3 beautiful girls! They keep us very busy and we love capturing them as they are growing and taking on new adventures.
My passion in photography started from a very young age and it's lead me to some fantastic avenues and amazing locations.
I set the business up in my name - Helen Cotton Photography - 15 years ago, having plenty of experience photographing various projects along the way.
After meeting my husband Nick we took the opportunity to work together photographing weddings, we love working together and find that having us both their on your wedding day gives us the time and opportunity to capture more of those moments you might not have got to see on the day.
We have a very relaxed and easy-going attitude and are here to help make your day go as smoothly as possible. We'd love meet you and find you out your plans over a cuppa.


Nick Shaw
Nick Shaw
2nd shooter and other half

Hello from me - Nick - the other half to the business with our gorgeous girls!
I love being part of the photography business and the weddings especially hold a huge part of the love for me. It's a joyous occasion that we get the pleasure of being a big part of. A great opportunity of meeting new people and capturing moments of getting family and friends together.
We have a wonderfully relaxed and reasuring attitude to weddings, having photographed so many of the years each one different and unique in it's own right, it's always a pleasure to be a part of these happy occasions.

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Map

16 Melbourne Grove CW1 5QL Sandbach (Cheshire)

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