East Grinstead Wedding Photographer

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East Grinstead Wedding Photographer

We’re Simon + Heather. We’re relaxed, East Grinstead wedding photographers and videographers.

We’re based close to East Grinstead and cover weddings throughout the UK and internationally.

You can have us for wedding photography, videography or both.

Our relaxed, documentary approach is about capturing the stories, moments + magic as it happens.

We’ve been a part of over 400 weddings since 2005 and The Wedding Industry Awards named us as one of the best wedding photographers and videographers in the UK.

But as nice as they are, we don’t do this for awards, we do this because we genuinely adore being a part of the stories of people in love and capturing the magic of wedding days.

If our style sounds like a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!

“…I can’t imagine anyone you’d rather have documenting one of the most important days of your life…”

AISLING + PHILIP

ABOUT US

We’re an East Grinstead based wedding photographer and filmmaker duo based on the South Coast and we work all over Sussex and across the UK. Our style is unfussy and laid back, with a focus on capturing your wedding in a relaxed way, filled with joy and laughter. Telling the story of your wedding through all the little details; the emotions and the fun. It’s not about staging moments or standing in a line saying cheese. It’s about capturing the people, feelings, genuine moments and beautiful memories.

It’s about telling your story beautifully.

Wherever the venue and regardless of the weather, it’s all about capturing the magic as it happens, and documenting it in a truly beautiful, emotional and sympathetic way. Balancing that with incredible details and stunning, creative portraits.

HOW IT WORKS

It’s not about standing in line for countless hours, while your wedding photographer takes lines of boring, formal photos.

It’s about enjoying your special day. It’s about having the greatest time.

It’s about marrying your best friend.

It’s about wedding photography that captures that in a fun and beautiful way.

Wedding Photography that gives you something to look back on time and time again to bring back every moment, every memory and every smile.

DOCUMENTARY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

Our photography style is relaxed, unfussy and fun. We love to create beautiful, timeless, images filled with joy and laughter. We’ll capture the atmosphere and emotion of your Surrey wedding, building a story around all the little details – the smiles & laughter, family & friends, the dancing & speeches and everything in between.

SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE IMAGES

FAQs

We only take one wedding per weekend & popular dates get booked up to 2 years in advance, so if you like what you see and want us to be a part of your day you can get in touch with us here.

400-600 for a full day’s wedding photography. However, there are no strict limits, so if it takes 700+ pictures to tell your story, that’s how many you’ll receive.

40-60 for an engagement shoot.

All the edited photos are provided ‘ready to print’ — and we encourage you to do so, photos are meant to be printed and enjoyed!

Absolutely! Whilst we predominantly work in a documentary style for the majority of the day we know that having a few group photographs is often really important to you and your family. So we’ll work with you to make sure everyone is happy and you get the all the photos you want.

We find that keeping group photos to 8-10 groups allows us to work efficiently without taking too much time away from your day. We usually do these during the drinks reception when everyone is a bit more relaxed and we keep things light and informal.

For more information, there’s a little guide here: Group Photographs.

We cover weddings all across Sussex and throughout the entire UK and are often found amongst the stunning wedding venues in East Grinstead. From relaxed days at the Yoghurt Rooms, to luxurious affairs at Alexander House, or the Ashdown Park Hotel.

Our style is relaxed, laid back and stress-free. You’ll be having an amazing day, while we capture it all.

We’ll blend in with everyone, so your day will be full of real moments full of joy and laughter.

Nothing staged, nothing cheesy.

It’s about you having an amazing party, while we capture the magic.

East Grinstead is a fabulous place to get married, with wedding venues like Ashdown Park and Alexander House hitting all the luxury notes, Coltsford Mill and The Yoghurt Rooms for those relaxed affairs. To places steeped in history like Hever Castle or the ruins of Slaugham Place. We’ve covered weddings all across Sussex and would love to discuss your wedding at any of these places. Here are some of our favorites –

Buckhurst Park – A fabulous country house, home of the Earl De La Warr with a beautiful sweeping drive its sure to make a great impression, and the the far reaching views over the stunning gardens and the lake make for amazing photos.Balcombe Place – A stunning grade 2 listed building, With breattaking views over the Ouse valley. It’s ideal for people wanting to combine a countryside setting, with a touch of old english luxury.

The Yoghurt Rooms – A true gem of a Sussex wedding venue, the Yoghurt Rooms have one of the loveliest barns you’ll see. There is even accommodation on site so everyone can extend the joy of the wedding day and make a weekend of it – and you can even invite your guests to partake in a spot of camping. Proper festival wedding vibes with this one.

Wakehurst Place – Just a stones throw from East Grinstead, Kews Botanic gardens make for the most incredible photo opportunities and is one of our favourite settings for a wedding in Sussex. With your guests surrounding you in front the magnificent mansion – a perfect setting for sure.

Slaugham Place – A wedding venue with wow factor, the 12 acres of atmospheric grounds are sure to impress your guests and the ruins offer a beautiful, historic backdrop to your proceedings.  With ceremonies taking place beneath its historic stone arches and surrounded bu the beautiful gardens, and the reception taking place in a marquee you get the best of the day whatever the weather brings.

Ashdown Park – One of Sussex’s most luxurious hotels and with their fabulous converted chapel it’s one of Sussex’s most impressive wedding venues too! Oran and Sofiane took this over for their wedding and as you’ll see from the images – the details and windows in the reception room are just breathtaking.

Kingscote Estate – A gorgeous vineyard and wedding venue.

Coltsford Mill – With the 150 seater barn and the wonderfully intimate Mill room for your ceremony, Coltsford is a fabulous setting for a wedding – not to mention their beautiful 12 acres of gardens – with no less than two lakes!Smallfield Place – Small but perfectly formed, this gorgeous, wisteria clad, luxury wedding venue offers exclusive use, a must have for a proper relaxed wedding day. The drive way and gardens are perfect for those stunning evening light photos we’re famous for.

The Ravenswood – A wonderful 15th century manor house, nestled in the rolling countryside in the heart of the Ashdown Forest. Need space for 150 of your nearest and dearest? they’ve got you covered. 18 acres of stunning land, check. A dedicated getting ready room and 33 bed rooms – The Ravenswood has all this and whats more, with exclusive use – you can pretend its yours for the entire weekend.

Hever Castle – Sussex does castles well – something to do with picking fights with the French in days gone by, but now we get to use alot of them for the most incredible wedding venues. Hever has some of the finest gardens you’ll find for your photos and with strong links to Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII it’s a perfect spot for couples who want to get married surrounded by history.

Alexander House – An ever popular, highly glamorous wedding venue set in 120 acres of gorgeous countryside – it even has a spa that a lot of wedding parties choose to indulge in!

Hendall Manor Barns – A beautifully restored, family-owned wedding venue near the Ashdown forest – The centrepieces of Hendall Manor have to be the stunning, beautifully light ceremony room and its ‘iconic’ location for the group photos – alongside the pond – a perfect example of a Sussex wedding barn.

BOOKING AND AVAILABILITY

So, if you’re looking for an East Grinstead Wedding Photographer, want incredible wedding photography and think we would be a good fit, we would absolutely love to hear from you!

Popular wedding dates often get taken 1-2 years in advance, so if you are interested in booking, get in touch!

Planning a Sussex Wedding? Or anywhere in the UK/Europe?

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