Hi!
I’m Claire and before we get chatting all things wedding here is a little about me.
I am mother to an energetic toddler called Alben, who currently has an addiction to Pixar, loves jigsaws and a desire to stomp his independence on most things… as well as my ‘first born’ an adorable Beagle called Sulley (can you see a Pixar theme here?); I created him his own instagram profile and he still takes up 90% of my personal instagram feed.
My husband and I are addicted to Pixar films (everything is coming together for you now), we planned a Pixar inspired wedding and named our dog after Sullivan from Monsters Inc, luckily our son has followed in our footsteps so at weekends when I’m not photographing a wedding, you will find us at some point chilling to a Pixar film.
I have am addicted to Cadbury chocolate, nothing swanky, no need for any of the new flavours…just back to basics, plain Dairy Milk! Im awaiting the diet where all I eat is Dairy Milk.
I’m currently trying to make the move from cider to Ale, but you’ll still find me choosing a nice cold Rekorderlig at the bar.
I buy notebooks and planners on a monthly basis because I love how pretty they are but still feel like my life needs organising; so I buy more. It’s a vicious never ending cycle but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I LOVE wild flowers with my favourites being Ranunculus, Astilbes and Eucalyptus and one of the first photos at weddings I take will always be the bouquet!
I adore evenings in with tasty food and Netflix binging (although with a toddler those sessions are few and far between); I find Thomas Shelby’s accent in Peaky Blinders strangely attractive.
You’ll find me organising a BBQ in the garden with friends over a night out anywhere, I have an understanding of American Football and Baseball and will happily have those on most evenings. (I’m a 49ers fan FYI)
I love hot chocolate and marshmallows, cheesy christmas movies, the entire soundtrack to guardians of the galaxy and a cheese and ham toastie made by my husband, no one makes them better than him!
NOW ONTO WEDDINGS…
I’m a Manchester girl, now based in Cheshire but shooting weddings all over the world... I would never describe my approach as a fly on the wall; I want to get to know you and your guests.
Be a part of the fun and laughter, the banter and the mischief, whatever your friends and family are up to; however they are enjoying your day I want them to be relaxed and involve me in those moments so you have images to relive those moments again and again through your gallery.
I keep it simple, I just want you to have fun and capture that.
I love how every wedding is unique and truly represents you as a couple from your colour scheme to your decor, music choices and attire. No other wedding will ever be like yours. Each wedding I strive to push myself creatively and aim to get you a gallery of images as unique as you and your day.
RECOGNITION
I shot my first wedding in 2012.
Since then I have been a regional finalist three for the Best Photographer award at the UK Wedding Industry Awards and nominated as female wedding photographer of the year in the Great Northern Wedding Awards.
In 2015-2020 Beaverbrooks theJewellers used a selection of my images nationally within their store windows, brochures and website.
My work has been nationally and internationally published, with my Degree show work being featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine.