Why you should book JS Weddings Photography for your wedding

  • Complete coverage of your wedding day - no hourly rate
  • Unobtrusive, contemporary, storytelling style photography
  • 'Private Time' session for Bride & Groom for the more intimate photographs
  • Formal groups photographed efficiently in a fun and creative way
  • Images in colour, sepia and black & white
  • 200- 800 images on a DVD slide show Proof booklet
  • All images available online for viewing and purchasing by family and friends
  • Your wedding photographs taken by a photographer with over 20 years of experience
  • Traditional and contemporary photography

Your wedding memories are not expensive

they are priceless

Your personal selection of photographs will be presented in a album of your choice. This can vary from a traditional album to a storybook style album designed indivdually for you.

JS WEDDINGS is a young, energetic company dedicated to bringing your wedding to life through pictures. With this in mind, we can cover your whole event, from the bride getting ready, the wedding vows and the speeches, right up to the last dance.

We also record the smaller details of your wedding, such as the bouquet and table settings, as these build up a complete picture of your special day, and underline its uniqueness.   

We have an informal style, combining directed portrait shots with spontaneous reportage photography. This helps the bride and groom, along with their family and guests feel comfortable.   From the first kiss of the bride and groom, to the cutting of the cake and the best man's speech - we capture the magic of the day in images that can be enjoyed forever.                   

JS WEDDINGS aim is to give the highest most professional and highly qualified award winning wedding photographic service, there can be. North Devon Weddings or anywhere else. 

 

We like to be at the Bride's home or at the Wedding Venue at least one hour before procedures start.

At the Bride's Home.  We take pictures of her having her hair done, before and after getting ready, the Wedding Dress, Bouquet and Flowers, pictures of the Bride's Mum and Dad, Bridesmaids, Pageboys etc. If possible we would like a minimum of one hour.

At the Wedding Venue. We take photographs of the Bridegroom, the Best Men and the Wedding Rings, we also like to photograph their immediate Family and everyone arriving at the Venue. Also included is the Registrar or Vicar. 

We will have already been advised whether we can take discreet pictures during the Ceremony and the signing of the Register.

Then off to a romantic location for pictures of the Bride and her Husband with the photographer and one other. This probably will take up to one hour.

Group Photographs.  As we don't want to make you late for your Reception, to keep you relaxed and smiling happily please allow at least 30 - 45 minutes for the group photographs. Don't forget all the men will be propping up the bar and great granny is probably in the loo.  

At the Reception there is the Cake to take pictures of plus Formal and Reportage of the Families and Friends, cutting the Cake plus the speeches.

We are there to advise before the Wedding the timings that we require so they can fit in with your time schedule and generally advise the type of pictures that we like to take so at the Wedding everything runs carefree and smoothly which keeps you happy plus the photographer.

Our aim is simple: to offer affordable weddings and portraits. Professionalism, creativity and a friendly style are all hallmarks of our photography...


We are Wedding Photographers based at Barnstaple, covering Exeter All of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset & Dorset...

All inclusive prices... no surprises...flexibility...great customer service... polite...cool, calm and collected...great photography from a professional photographer...all styles of traditional candid reportage poses...colour...black and white as required.


All of our Packages receive the following   

Why you should book JS Weddings for your wedding.  

· Complete coverage of your wedding day - no hourly rate.

· Unobtrusive, contemporary, storytelling style photography.

· 'Private Time' session for Bride & Groom for the more intimate photographs.

· Formal groups photographed efficiently in a fun and creative way

· Images in colour, sepia and black & white.

· 200 - 900 images on a DVD slide show Proof booklet.

· All images available online for viewing and purchasing by family and friends.

· Your wedding photographs taken by a photographer with over 20 years of experience.

· Traditional and contemporary photography.

· Password Protected. Private & confidential. Preview your pictures (between 200 & 900) on our web site. Password Protected. For family and Friends.

· Price Hold. Any wedding booked at the 2009 price for 2010, will remain at the same price and will not attract any future price increases.

· All Packages Come with Hand Made Boxed Albums (not DVD package).

· Preview DVD or Preview Album. Proofs on Your Preview DVD to Keep.

· All Locations researched prior to the wedding which includes church and the reception and any extra location required to check out the lighting and backgrounds. Appropriate positions for your pictures are located so recording these shots is rapid and efficient on your day, which, when well-organised gives you and your guests more time to enjoy the occasion.

· Easy payments scheme NO INTEREST CHARGED.

Hiring a Wedding Photographer

It is estimated that professional wedding photographers only shoot around 50 per cent of all weddings in the UK, which means there are a lot of newly married couples with only amateur - and often terrible - photographs of the most important day of their lives!

Although your cousin, uncle, aunt or best friend may have all the best intentions of making your wedding photos wonderful, the end result can often be disastrous because without the specialist equipment, knowledge and skill, getting wedding photographs right is a very tough job. In fact even amongst the professionals it is one of the most demanding types of photography.

For this reason it is advisable to always use a professional wedding photographer. You need to bear in mind this will cost more than paying a friend to do it and most of the best wedding photographers are booked months, or sometimes years, in advance, so you must book your photographer as soon as you set the big day.

There are many other benefits to using a professional wedding photographer. Among them are that the photographer will be timely - arriving at your wedding on time and getting the photographs done speedily - and a professional photographer will have all the right equipment and film to capture your wedding day in the best possible way.

Most professional photographers charge anything from £400 to £5,000 for their services depending on which package you choose and when you are getting married. Remember that your photographs (and the video, if you have one) will be your only permanent record of your wedding day, so it's worth paying more to make sure your photographs are exceptional.

 

 

Choosing a Wedding Photographer

When it comes to choosing a wedding photographer it is vital you do your homework and follow some simple but effective procedures to ensure you hire a wedding photographer who can create a beautiful album of photographs just to your taste.

After all, when the cake's gone, the wedding dress is put away and everyone's stopped talking about it, your photographs will be all you have left to remind you of the most important day of your life.

So to help you choose the right photographer for the job, we've put together a step-by-step guide to hiring a wedding photographer:

The Initial Search

Make sure you choose a photographer who either lives locally or within the same region as this not only helps to narrow down your initial search but also makes it a lot easier to arrange meetings in the months and weeks leading up to the wedding. The photographer is also likely to be familiar with your area and may be able to offer ideas for good locations for the wedding photo shoot.

View Samples

Make an appointment to see a number of photographers in your area and then take the opportunity to see examples of past wedding photographs they have taken. Most photographers will be able to offer photography in a range of styles to suit your wedding theme but ask to view samples of the style of your choice and ask how much experience the photographer has in this type of wedding photography. When looking at the samples check there is a good mix of portrait and groups shots, and whether the photos show detail in the faces and dresses and avoid distracting detail in the background.

Coverage

Before hiring a photographer make sure you decide what aspect of your wedding day you would like to have covered by the photographer. Will you only want the ceremony captured on film or do you want the photographer to be there all day, up to the first dance? Once you've made this choice you can tell the photographer on your first meeting, so they will know not to plan any other jobs in on that day.

Communication

Once you've decided which photographer to hire, it is extremely important to have an early meeting so you can outline exactly what you want as soon as possible. The photographer will need to know the date, time and location of the wedding, along with the kind of service it is, how many people you expect to attend, how many pictures you'll want in the finished album, what size prints you'll want and whether you'll want larger photos to display on your wall at home.