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Beautiful, natural, stylish, reportage wedding photography.......
David, The Bridal Photographer has a unique and fresh approach to wedding photography. David started taking photographs 20 years ago and trained as a landscape and underwater photographer prior to setting up The Bridal Photographer. He has been shooting UK and destination weddings since the late 90's and has most recently featured in a number of bridal magazines with his stunning, original images.
David is based in Oxford, Oxfordshire and covers weddings in the surrounding home counties such as Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey. David is also able to cover wedding further afield and has shot weddings in beautiful European destinations such as Prague.
His style of wedding photography leans more towards the candid, unposed and natural reportage, capturing the story of the day as it unfolds. He starts with the bridal party getting ready for the wedding, through to the marriage ceremony itself and then afterwards for the celebrations. Obviously there will be some important group and family shots that you will want to capture and these will be agreed in detail beforehand so as not to interrupt the natural flow of the day. Prices and packages are available on request, and our most popular options are detailed under the "Pricing and packages" link, but we like to work with each couple, so that you get exactly the coverage you want and, if desired, the album that will best display your pictures for years to come.
Check out the Guest Book for some of the comments that our clients' have sent us.
Dave's photography captured the feel and happiness of our day perfectly. I feel I'm back in the middle of it every time I look at the pictures!' - Kirsty and Tim
Hiring a professional wedding photographer to capture the images on your wedding day should give you the images that you can treasure for years to come but how they are presented is perhaps almost as important. Our packages all include having your choice of images displayed to look their very best in either a contemporary coffee-table or "magazine style" book or a more traditional album, We even have one style of album that will allow you to mix and match between the magazine and traditional style. All of our albums are individually designed, involving you throughout in the selection of the images and consultation and discussion on how you want your final album to look. There are literally hundreds of companies supplying albums but we have chosen to go with two established companies who, in our humble opinion, offer the very best quality the market has to offer. One is Booked Images, a quality coffee table book specialist based in the UK and employing a french master craftsman to produce beautiful slip in covers and boxes in real woods. The albums are printed on heavyweight paper and are beautifully finished. The other is the legendary Queensberry Albums of New Zealand who produce the most stunning hand designed albums. These have an endless choice of covers in sumptuous real leathers, metals, woods or linen covers and a wide variety of page colours and mount colours in both square, landscape and portrait styles. Most importantly these albums are only available to professional photographers and you can be sure that your album and design will be unique to you. Click on the Blog link at the top of the website page to get more information.
These prices are designed to be simple and transparent, all of our packages include a beautiful bespoke professionally designed album and start at £1,275. At your initial consultation meeting with David you will be able to discuss exactly what you want and, just as importantly, what you don't want. David will then tailor a package for you based on your individual requirements.
All five wedding package options below include the following elements:-
Pre-wedding consultations Engagement shoot and a gorgeous 10x8 enlargement for the couple Attendance for the day starting at the Brides home, throughout the ceremony and then onto the reception Digital enhancement and editing of approx 300 images Five 10x8 enlargements of your choice Online web gallery for proofing and purchase of prints Hard copy proof book containing your images for you to keep Bespoke DVD slideshow to keep of your edited images Travel up to 60 miles from Oxford (additional mileage is chargeable) An album personally designed and produced by us (several options available)
PARIS - 1,295 GBP
8 hours photography coverage as described. This option offers a choice of two beautiful albums, a stylish 14x10 coffee table book or a classic 10x10 leather bound Athena Classic album with mounted photographs. The coffee table book is based on 21 pages, 42 sides, with approximately 80 images desitgned in a storybook style. The classic leather album is based on 12 pages, 24 sides with approximately 50 of your chosen photographs with black or white pages. David will design and create a truly bespoke album based on your favourite images from your wedding. You will be involved in the final layout, the style, and the colour and size of shots used. Some couples have asked for a DVD only package and it is possible to swap the albums here for a hi-res DVD instead containing print ready images if required.
MARRAKECH - 1,550 GBP
Full coverage as above This option includes the most luxurious 16”x11.5” landscape or 12”x12” square album by Booked Images. This is one of the finest quality hard backed books available, with elegant shaped wooden binding and heaviest weight 250gsm leaves. The book is based on 21 pages, 42 sides, with approximately 80 photographs. Additional leaves are available. David will design and create a truly bespoke album based on your favourite images from your wedding. You will be involved in the final layout, the style, and the colour and size of shots used.
VENICE - 1,695 GBP
8 hours photography coverage as described. This option includes a choice of a storybook wedding album from the Italian Graphistudio company or a unique and trendy 20x8 landscape hand mounted album, this album is a real statement piece. The storybook measures 14x10 and has 25 pages, 50 sides with approximately 85 images (subject to layout) it is printed on laminated ‘metallic’ paper giving unbelievable clarity and depth to your images. The 20x8 widescreen, landscape album is 12 pages, 24 sides with up to 80 photographs and a frosted tranluscent cover which can be personalised and etched. Your choice of cover finishes, personalisation and colour David will design and create a bespoke album with your chosen images .
ZANZIBAR - 1,795 GBP
8 hours photography coverage as described. Queensberry albums are renowned to be amongst the very best in the world, their quality is unmatched and every album is custom-made for each couple This option includes the stunning 10 page 14x10 landscape feature album handmade to order, these albums are customized to your personal taste and tailored to the finest detail and hold approximately 60 images Pagemount style pages for a high-end finish and your choice from the Queensberry selction of quality leather covers in many colours and textures plus an embossed title of your choice. David will design and create a bespoke album with your chosen images An endless choice of page colours, leather covers of the highest quality and a wide choice of cover title options means you create an album that is unique and personal.
MUSTIQUE - 2,250 GBP
8 hours photography coverage as described. Queensberry albums are renowned to be amongst the very best in the world, their quality is unmatched and every album is custom-made for each couple. This option includes the stunning 12 page 15x12 inch, 15x15 inch or 18x12 inch large feature album handmade to order. These statement albums are the larger versions of Zanzibar package and hold approx 80 images. Again they are fully customized to your personal taste and tailored to the finest detail. With the Mutique package however you get to choose any cover, even a full photofront as well as your choice of any page style including the DUO (which is normally charged at an additional £200) Whether you love traditional mounted photographs, a contemporary digital magazine style layout or a combination of both, the choice is yours with the DUO which is both beautiful and unique to Queensberry David will design and create a bespoke album with your chosen images An endless choice of page colours, cover finishes and page styles means you create an album that is unique and personal.
The above options are a start point, your first consultation with David will give you a great chance to talk about what you want from your photographer, decide if you like his style and what you want to spend, David will then tailor an option that suits you.
You and your family and friends can order extra albums or images from us. Below is a list of some of the little extras that we can do. Please ask for more details.
Extra album pages including images start at £50
Engagement portrait albums, a stylish album containing 12 of your favourite photographs, great parents gifts at your wedding £150
Engagement folios from Queensberry, a fabulous portrait presentation. Make ideal gifts and are perfect to display three prints. Come with velvet bags £75
Additional copies of the proof album £150
Second professional wedding photographer for the day £300
Coverage above 8 hours if required charged at £100 per hour
Additional copies of Bespoke DVD slideshow in folio and box £45
Parents wedding albums start at £225
Queensberry Digital Copies of Main Feature album start from £150
Upgrade Queensberry albums to a DUO (mix of digital and matted pages) £200
Gorgeous hardback little books from Booked Images are an exact replica of your main album so ideal for bridesmaid and best man gifts. 4 for £215
50 Thank You cards with your chosen image, £125
High resolution print ready DVD of your images (this is only sold in conjunction with your album and comes with full copyright) £400
Canvas Wraps, Framed and Mounted Prints etc are all available - please ask
Ellie Sanderson Bridal Boutique, Buckinghamshires most gorgeous designer bridalwear
Travel and Landscapes fine-art photography for sale
Elite Carriages, Beautiful Wedding Cars to hire for all occasions
Mills Wedding Planners, Oxfordshire based Wedding Planners offering an outstanding range of services
Ian Jackson Productions Ltd, Exclusive Wedding and Event Videos
Royal Photographic Society, the most prestigious International photographic society
Lisa Newson, Wedding and Bridal Hair and Make Up Artist
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2-Day Wedding and photography workshops by Terry Hewlett Photography
This is the area where my clients can access their own password protected galleries containing the images from their weddings.
'Thanks for being the best photographer in the world. We were so lucky to find you. You were such a gentleman, patient and caring and you really helped make the day perfect, Thanks. The pictures are fab, we are so happy with them. Thanks for everything!' - Richard and Jess - Monkey Island, Berkshire - 4th April 2009.
'Wow, what amazing pictures! David captured our day perfectly and caught everything on camera to tell the story of our day from start to finish. From getting ready in the morning, to a few comedy moments like Jon turning an umbrella inside out when it started to rain during the ceremony. He captured the mood of the day really well, and his reportage style meant that he was not intrusive in any way. He's also a lovely guy and it was a true pleasure to have him involved in our big day. I've already recommended him to friends too!' - Megan and Jon - Notley Abbey, Buckinghamshire - 21st Aug 2009
'Dave's photography captured the feel and happiness of our day perfectly. I feel I'm back in the middle of it every time I look at the pictures!' - Kirsty, Buckinghamshire.
"He has a wonderful unobtrusive style and captured the most magical moments of our wedding day, I cried when I saw the pictures and can't thank you enough " - Rona and William Glasgow.
"Would we recommend David?, without a doubt! We wanted the photos to be a relaxed, reflection of the day. In the end they were better than we could ever have hoped. David is an extremely talented photographer and a really great bloke! Thanks to him we have some fabulous pictures that really capture the atmosphere of the day, and when it comes down to it what more could you want?" - Jo and Gareth, Leicestershire
"We hired Dave Bostock as our wedding photographer, and we were extremely impressed with both the quality of his work and his professionalism. His photography fitted in naturally with the various stages of our wedding, resulting in a portfolio of photographs which perfectly captured our memories of key moments, including some that may have otherwise been missed or forgotten, such as the preparation of the bridal party. The posed photographs were beautifully taken and included all of the essential groups, without the need for a lengthy "photo-session", which can be tedious for both the guests and the wedding party. I would not hesitate to recommend Dave Bostock to any of my friends and family for their weddings."- Tim, Oxfordshire