Documentary wedding photography and video in Dorset, captured by one person on the same day. I specialise in couples who hate having their photograph taken.
Your wedding, as it actually felt.
Documentary wedding photography and video in Dorset, captured by one person on the same day. I specialise in couples who hate having their photograph taken.
Your wedding, as it actually felt.
Most couples want both photos and video.
But they are usually told to choose. Two suppliers, two schedules, twice the budget, and twice as many cameras in their faces. So they pick one, and somewhere down the line they wish they had not, because some moments live in a photograph and others need to move to make sense.
I shoot both myself, at the same moment. My video camera mounts onto my photography camera, so you get photographs and video of the same day, in one style, from one person who was there for all of it.
Caroline & Mark
"You feel at ease with Hannah straight away, she has such a calming presence and listens through everything you want captured on the day... most of the day you didn't even realise she was there, she just blended in so effortlessly which is what you want."
"You didn't even realise she was there."
What couples say afterwards
I'm a documentary wedding photographer and hybrid photo-video specialist based in Christchurch, Dorset. I cover weddings across the UK and abroad.
I shoot both the photographs and the video myself, on the same day, which means one person to get comfortable with instead of two, and one consistent style across everything you get back.
I'm not the hero of your story. I'm a supporting character, and my job is to notice things rather than to stage them.
One supplier. One set of eyes on your day.
Most of the couples I work with do not love having their photograph taken. Some are shy, some are neurodivergent, some just find the whole thing uncomfortable. That is the part of the job I enjoy most.
I do not pose people. I give you something to do, somewhere to walk, or something to laugh about, and then I get out of the way and wait for the thing that was going to happen anyway. Most couples tell me afterwards that they forgot I was there.
I have AuDHD myself, and I spent seven years managing care for adults and children with neurodiversities before I returned to photography. So if you, your partner, or anyone important to you needs the day to work a little differently, you do not have to explain it to me. Just tell me, and I will make it work.
Hannah
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What I offer
Photography Only
Full day documentary photography. Every real moment, no posing.
Photography and a highlights video, captured at the same moment by one person.
Photography, highlights video, and a full documentary video with edited ceremony and speeches.
Hybrid Highlight
Hybrid Full
Full day coverage, a consultation before the day, and your complete digital gallery come as standard. Micro-weddings and half days are available across all options.
I also offer engagement shoots, drone footage, a Magic Mirror photo booth, and second shooter coverage for larger weddings using hybrid shooters rather than a separate video supplier.
Pricing is shared after a conversation, because every wedding is different and I would rather point you toward the option that fits than the most expensive one.
I carry two camera bodies, spare lenses, cards and batteries, and I record to two memory cards at once, so a card failure cannot lose your day. These are moments you do not get back and there are no second takes, so I carry more than I need.
What happens if something goes wrong with your equipment?
A sneak peek within 72 hours, because the wait is the hardest part. Full photography galleries within 8 weeks, and up to 12 weeks where video is included. If yours is ready sooner, you’ll get it sooner.
How long until we get everything?
Almost everyone says this. I arrive early and the first thing I do is not photograph anyone. I shoot the details, I talk to people, and I wait until you have stopped noticing me. If you are particularly camera shy, I will suggest an engagement shoot first, so the wedding is not the first time you experience it.
We are nervous in front of a camera. What is it actually like?
Yes. Documentary means I am not directing your day, not that I will refuse to line your families up. We agree a list beforehand so it takes fifteen minutes rather than an hour, and then I get out of the way again. If people are flagging by the sixth one, we take a break or we get the ones that matter and quietly let the rest go. I would rather you were actually present at your own wedding.
Do you do group photographs, or is it all documentary?
Questions couples actually ask
