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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: April 2025

2024/2025 Corporate Live Wire Global Awards Wedding Photographer of the Year
2024 & 2023 Hitched Wedding Photographer of the year Award
2024 & 2023 Lux Life Global Wedding Awards Winner
2022 Winner of the UK Enterprise Awards Best Wedding Photographer (Leicestershire) & Most relaxed Wedding Photographer (East Midlands)


Shelley Costello is an award winning documentary-style wedding photographer based in Leicestershire, with a natural, relaxed and intuitive approach. Capturing your day as it unfolds; the emotion, love, tears, fun and laughter with everything in between, to create your wedding day story. When you look back through your photographs, you will feel like you are reliving your day.

Shelley says, "My aim is always to capture whatever is happening as it unfolds. It's real and the emotion in the photographs brings the story to life. When I give people back their photographs and they watch the the story of their day, it is like they are transported back in time, reliving it over again."

What is documentary wedding photography?

Documentary photography is storytelling. It's about capturing the moments as they unfold. Documentary photography is to capture, what is, rather than creating a version of that or overly setting something up.

The tears your mum wipes away as you walk down the aisle or the little boy sneaking sweets from the cart while no-one is looking.
This candid style is unobtrusive and captures natural moments of expression when no-one is noticing the camera is even there.
There's a balance - capturing those magazine worthy shots of you both and your must have group shots...just with the same natural and relaxed approach.

You will receive a stunning movie slideshow of all your final edited photographs. Much like watching the story of your day and such a beautiful way to experience your photographs. You then receive a personalised online gallery featuring your final edited high-resolution images, free of watermarks, along with a license to download, print, and share.

“We would like to thank you so much for the beautiful photos, they are absolutely stunning and we are blown away. When we watched the slideshow for the first time we were in tears . It was like reliving our day again. The music you chose and everything is just perfect.

Thank you so much for being the most amazing photographer and being part of our special day and capturing the most beautiful photos.”

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Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Digital album
High resolution photos

What does the wedding package include?

Pre wedding consultation Photography coverage Movie Slideshow of final edited images Personalised online gallery of final edited images with Handcrafted luxury wedding album (optional)

How far in advance should I contact you?

As soon as you have booked your wedding date to secure your wedding photography for your day

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, leicestershire Northamptonshire Warwickshire Nottinghamshire UK Worldwide/Destination Weddings

What is the charge for travelling?

Travel is included within Leicestershire and surrounding counties. For UK overnight and worldwide, travel expenses will be applied and included in your quote. Please get in touch

What style of photos do you take?

Traditional
Artistic
Photo journalism

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

Photography blends talent and technique...the artistic side comes from something innate and natural within the photographer being able to capture just at the right time...technique is learned

What kind of equipment do you use?

Nikon

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, you are sent a movie slideshow of your final edited images...really beautiful experience

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?

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?

Extra time is charged once the time goes into a new hour, but agreed upon booking

What are the forms of payment?

Bank Transfer, Paypal or cash

How do you work?

Honestly, efficiently and incredibly productively. I like to deliver an outstanding service with exceptional results. I am to make choosing a photographer an easy one for you

Served in

Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

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Reviews for Shelley Costello Photography

Eleanor
Eleanor Sent on 26/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you!

Shelley was the best! Our photos from Shelley are absolutely stunning and captured all the love and happiness of the day perfectly! I couldn't recommend her high enough, she had amazing communication both before and after our wedding and her photos are just perfect. Thank you!!
Charlotte
Charlotte Sent on 05/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Captured our day perfectly!

We chose Shelly due to her documentary style of photography as we both aren't photogenic people. She captured our day exactly how I remembered it and its so beautiful to see how happy everyone was on our wedding which luckily we have the photographs to cherish. Such a wonderful lady as well, so friendly and made us both feel relaxed and she comes prepared to get the perfect shots :) Couldn't have asked for more as the photos are exactly what we wanted. PERFECT!
Fiona
Fiona Sent on 12/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely perfect photography.

I used 'Hitched' to find a photographer, not knowing where to start to find the right one. I made contact with Shelley who was very responsive to my enquiry and after talking to her I knew she was the one. Her friendly and relaxed approach made me feel that she would be perfect.

On the day, Shelley was very professional and helpful, she even assisted the groom and best man in putting on their buttonholes upon arrival! She put my mind at ease when it rained, reassuring me that umbrellas would create an extra effect. She was right!

We loved her photographic style, particularly the natural photos and some funny ones of family members being caught "in the moment". She perfectly captured the day and sequence of events like a storybook in photos. We also loved the option of both colour and black & white photos within our photo gallery.

Our special day and memories have been preserved by the photos Shelley took for us on our wedding day. She did an amazing job and was great value for money. We would highly recommend booking her for your wedding day.

Christopher
Christopher Sent on 15/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Photography

I can’t recommend Shelley enough as a wedding photographer! From start to finish, she was an absolute gem. Shelley’s calm and laid-back demeanor made our wedding day run smoothly and effortlessly. She had a wonderful way of capturing every special moment while keeping everything relaxed and enjoyable.

We’re incredibly grateful for her expertise and the beautiful photos she took. Each picture is a perfect representation of the day, filled with emotion and joy. We love them all and will cherish these memories forever. If you’re looking for a talented photographer who can make your day unforgettable, Shelley is the one to choose!
B
Brian Sent on 15/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great photographer

Got married 5 weeks ago and booked Shelley Costello for the occasion, she was absolutely amazing, the whole day with her was so calm even our guests complemented the way she handled it. My wife and I would without a doubt recommend her to anyone. The photos are fantastic and she even through in a couple of surprise photos we didn't know about, as for the cost she is very reasonable.
10 out 10 on everything.
Joshua
Rhiannon Sent on 13/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A gorgeous mix of posed and candid photos of us and our guests

Shelley was simply brilliant. We changed our minds about what parts of our wedding we wanted to be captured and how long we wanted her to be there a couple of times quite close to the wedding and she was always happy to adjust and fit with what we wanted. On the day itself she was really excellent at guiding us to take key photos at important points when we would otherwise have been entirely swept away with the festivities. We are absolutely thrilled with the beautiful photos she took for us - we have a gorgeous mix of posed and candid photos of us as a couple and some stunning photos of our guests enjoying each and every part of the day. We will look back on Shelley's photos of our wedding with big smiles for years to come. Thank you Shelley!
Alyson
Alyson Sent on 11/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding

Shelley was an amazing asset to our wedding. Her photos are phenomenal. Couldn’t ask for a more friendly and understand person who understood our needs for our wedding photos.
Cannot recommend enough 10/10
C
Claire Sent on 26/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Above and beyond amazing!!!!

Shelley was our photographer at our wedding in December last year and she was absolutely amazing!!! She was so helpful with the whole day too not just with the photos and went above and beyond, nothing was ever too much for her. We received the photos back so quickly and they were absolutely gorgeous exactly what we wanted. To top it off Shelley is just a kind, genuine person and it was a pleasure having her as our wedding photographer! We can’t thank her enough. Love Claire & George xx
L
Leigh Sent on 25/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Tailor made for our intimate wedding

Shelley made our day extra special. She tailor made it to accommodate our small wedding party (10 people). She made us feel comfortable even though my husband and I both don’t like having our photo taken. We have some lovely photos to remember our special day. Would 100% recommend.
Marie
Marie Sent on 13/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic photographer.

I chose Shelley as a photographer for my wedding as she came across as very caring and friendly.
My wedding was a small intimate family gathering.
Shelley’s reviews were excellent on your website, and the photos she had taken were amazing.
Shelley went out of her way to make my day very special, you could hardly tell she was there, she blended in so well.
She did a lovely slideshow of my day which is a lovely keepsake.
I would recommend her she is very professional.

M
Michail Sent on 15/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Professionalism

Shelley is an excellent photographer! She took the photos in my civil wedding ceremony and she did a great job! I definitely recommend her!
L
Linda Sent on 15/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Sons wedding

Excellent service, shelly is very friendly and professional, whatever was asked of her she carried out without any qualms
Highly recommend
J
Julie Sent on 15/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Mr &Mrs Crisp

Shelley was absolutely brilliant
We had a lovely day made even more special when Shelley bought it to life again in our sideshow. The photographs were fantastic just what we wanted. Thank you very much, very professional and we would highly recommend.
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 26/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Documentary style photography

We wanted a more relaxed informal approach to our wedding day and Shelley listened and captured this perfectly!
S
Scott Sent on 03/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend.

Shelley was fantastic from beginning to end for our wedding.
Shelley takes great pride in her work, very professional and friendly. The photos Shelley provided after our wedding were superb and confirmed that we chose the perfect photographer to capture our day.

I highly recommend Shelley if you want great photos, a friendly face who will go above and beyond to make your day special.

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Badges

Hitched Wedding Awards 2025 Winner
Hitched Wedding Awards 2024 Winner
Hitched Wedding Awards 2023 Winner
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