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Jess Sent on 06/01/2025A tremendous photographer and a fantastic person.
Huge thanks to Derek, our incredibly talented photographer for the most amazing wedding photos!
We were first captivated by some of Derek’s shots on Bridebook and then met him in person at a wedding fair. He is not only a tremendous photographer but an absolutely fantastic person who is friendly and charismatic with a great sense of humour and artistic flare. He easily got on with and put everyone at ease and made it look so easy to get great shots of everyone at our wedding. We have had so many compliments on the wonderful photographs of our wedding and on how amazing Derek was throughout the day. -
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Charley Sent on 06/01/2025
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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Hal S. Sent on 06/01/2025
Incredibly talented and experienced wedding photographer, fairly priced, and generally a nice man who made us laugh
We found Derek from attending a wedding fair. From the get go, he was friendly and knowledgeable. On that day, he told me “the person you spend most of your wedding day with, apart from your partner, is your photographer, so it’s important you get on with the person you hire, even if that’s not me”.
We ended up hiring Derek because we was an incredibly talented and experienced wedding photographer, fairly priced, and generally a nice man who made us laugh. We felt comfortable around him and like we had known him for ages, yet he still maintained professionalism.
The package we booked included a pre-wedding photoshoot, where we met for an hour to practise poses and discuss ideas of the big day. When doing some more intimate poses, Derek always checked to see if me and my partner were happy to carry on. This was not something I had thought of before, but on reflection, made us feel safe and respected. Derek truly wanted what was best for us, and this shone through everything he did for us. It helped us to feel more confident going into the wedding day.
We also met with Derek via video call to discuss our vision for photos, and completed questionnaires so he was able to fully understand what we wanted from him.
Fast forward to the wedding day, and Derek was, as per usual, brilliant. The ability to make you feel relaxed and laugh ahead of your wedding day is one that not a lot of photographers will possess.
Derek did not only take absolutely stunning photographs of us, our friends and family, and the wedding day itself, but also helped to herd people from A-B for reception drinks, our confetti tunnel and sparkler run.
My wife and I aren’t planning on getting divorced any time soon, but if we were, we would both go back to Derek to do our next wedding shots! -
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Chloe Sent on 06/01/2025
He helped make our day unforgettable,
We couldn’t be happier with Derek’s work as our wedding photographer! From start to finish, he was a true professional—attentive, friendly, and incredibly talented. Derek has an amazing eye for detail, capturing moments we didn’t even realise happened.
If you’re looking for a wedding photographer who will go above and beyond, we highly recommend Derek. He helped make our day unforgettable, and his photos allow us to relive every special moment. -
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Heather Sent on 06/01/2025
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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Daniel Sent on 06/01/2025
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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Katie Sent on 06/01/2025
Fabulous Photographer
We came across Derek at a local wedding fair, he was very professional but also great at herding our guests together!
Derek was great throughout the whole process, he was thorough with wanting to know all the details even down to the dogs names!
He made us feel at ease on our wedding day, and our guests mentioned how brilliant he was!!
Many thanks for all your hard work Derek! -
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Ciara Sent on 06/01/2025
I could not recommend Derek more to anyone looking for a photographer
I could write pages on how happy both my husband I were working with Derek on our special day. Throughout the whole process he was entirely professional and so attentive. He had us both at ease from the get-go and had us very excited about our photos. In the run up to our big day he made sure he got a good feel for what we were looking for and that any questions etc. that we had were answered. Never once did I have to go chasing him up which is a blessing when you’re organising a wedding! On the day in question Derek had everyone at ease with his warm and welcoming personality. Laughter and smiles from everyone he interacted with. Right from the off you could see how prepared he was, even thinking of smaller details that I had forgotten but maid all the difference when it came to the photos. In terms of herding everyone for the group photos, he was quick and efficient while also making sure that my husband and I had moments to breath and take things in which was more appreciated than I can possibly say. Derek was with us the whole day and I truly do not have words to express how blown away both my husband and I were with our photos. We’re still struggling to pick which ones to get printed because we love them all! Derek’s attention to detail is something all brides will appreciate because the day goes by so fast and looking back at these photos I get reminded of all sorts of little moments and pieces of the day which is something so special. I could not recommend Derek more to anyone looking for a photographer. You will not regret having him in charge of capturing your special day.
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Gemma Sent on 06/01/2025
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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Allie Sent on 06/01/2025
Polite, positive, cheerful and professional
We met Derek at a Wedding Fair and we instantly clicked, he was so easy to talk to and the photographs he had taken previously looked amazing. He made sure to communicate with us prior to the big day on multiple occasions, listened to our ideas and was very flexible. He made everyone at the wedding feel relaxed and comfortable, especially my French family who does not speak English. He is very polite, positive, cheerful and professional. We are so happy with the photographs he has taken of us, so many great shots to chose from and we had so many compliments. We would recommend him greatly to anyone looking for the full package because he is your man! -
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