the andy kerr PHOTOGRAPHY experience!
Naturally, you want amazing photos from your wedding.
Photos that capture the real you and bring back the emotions of your day every time you look at them!
But… I want you to have a fantastic experience as well - from the first point of contact right through to your wedding day, and afterwards too.
So I came up with everything I could think of that will make things more amazing for you… easier… stress free, and give you the most incredible photos!
Things that'll make you want to boast to all of your friends and family about!
I'm not the kind of photographer that just takes your booking and turns up on the day, without any contact in between. That's completely the opposite of what I want you to have.
Here are just some of the things I do to make the whole experience really special for you...
Your Reveal Celebration
Picture this…
Fast forward to after the wedding. The day was a blast!
You and your love cannot wait to see all of the photographs to re-live the memories from your day!
FINALLY - The day arrives for you come in to see all of your artwork at your Reveal Session!
You walk into my studio with anticipation and joy! Your heart is racing… As you enter the room, there’s an entire area dedicated to you, your love, and the people who matter most to you.
Your photographs aren't just loose prints. These pieces of art are professional quality prints. Matted. Framed. Waiting for you to hold them.
You slowly walk over to them, trying to take it all in, as the entire day comes rushing back to you.
This is easily the best part of the Andy Kerr Photography Experience.
Not only will you see all of your photographs as artwork, but we’ll finalise and order your Wedding Album that day!
There’ll be bubbly (non-alcoholic if preferred) and nibbles too.
This session is an amazing way to celebrate your marriage and to re-live your wedding day… to see all of the special moments that tell the story of your wedding - as well as the ones you missed in the blur of the day!
I’ll get the tissues ready - it’s going to be emotional!!
I limit myself to 25 weddings a year
To give you the experience that I would want to have if I hired a photographer, I limit myself to only 25 weddings a year.
There’s a whole bunch of things that I do for every one of my couples to make the whole experience amazing for you, very often in the background. Too many weddings would mean that I don’t have enough time to do this for you.
I never photograph weddings on successive days
I give you nothing less than 100% at your wedding, so I never photograph weddings back to back. Weddings are physically and mentally demanding to photograph and I want to make sure I turn up for your wedding fully refreshed and ready to give you my absolute best.
Wedding planning guide
I wanted to make life easier for you so I wrote a 50 page wedding planning guide that I give you instant access to, with all of the key information in one place.
It’ll save you time, give you lots of great ideas, let you know what you need to do, is full of handy tips, and helps you plan your day. I’m pretty proud of it!
I scope your venue shortly before your wedding
You want the best photos from your wedding day, and time on your wedding day is precious.
That’s why, a couple of weeks before your wedding day, I visit the venue (even if I know it well) to see where the light is most flattering at the time of day and year when your ceremony, your group photos, and your couples photos will take place.
The benefit… you’ll get better photos, in the best light, with the best backgrounds.
It also means that I’ll notice any recent changes to the venue, ensuring that there won’t be any time wasted on your day caused by me having to think of a new plan on the spot! I’ll know the perfect locations to give you amazing photos!
This makes sure you get the best results, in the shortest amount of time possible, and that you spend more time with your guests and still get photos you’ll love.
"We feel very lucky to have met Andy and him be our wedding photographer. From the first conversation with him we could see he did things differently and we had complete faith that he was the one.
He was so diligent in his prep work and completely understood the vibe of the wedding we wanted and the best way to capture that. He liaised with venues, visited them beforehand and essentially did the job of an MC – making sure everyone was prepped and everything was on track.
On the day he knew exactly when to come check on us as the nerves built and was a very helpful and welcome addition to the wedding party.
We were amazed at how quietly efficient he was throughout the ceremony and wedding breakfast. He managed to capture so many lovely photos and knew exactly where to be and when.
After the day his care and attention over our albums was so appreciated and we now have the perfect album full of memories.
When we compare the service and quality of what we got with Andy to some of our friend’s experiences with their photographers we are so grateful to have stumbled across him and, let’s be honest, a little smug ; )
Our venue has now added him as their preferred photographer and the tailor requested images for their promotional material, too. I can’t recommend him enough – such a lovely chap and such a skilled photographer."
Thank you Andy x
Ash & Chiara
Fine art wedding albums
I can’t emphasise enough just how important they are. Fine Art Albums are a family heirloom.
Each album has a custom layout, designed in house, specifically to showcase your images and tell the story of your day to their absolute best.
All have museum-grade, thick archival paper that will keep it’s true colours for generations - these are a massive step up from wedding books.
Your images will look even more amazing in print than on a computer screen/tablet/smartphone. An album also means you’ll see your wedding photos more often.
Regular contact
This helps to develop a bond and trust before your wedding so that you’re comfortable with me around you on the day. It means you’ll look more relaxed in your photos, your smile will be natural, and I’ll never have to ask you to ‘smile for the camera’! (Something I never do, by the way!)
A blog to celebrate your marriage
After your reveal session I’ll write a blog that celebrates your marriage and tells a little bit about the story of your day. I’ll use some of the favourite images from your wedding too.
It’s just a nice thing to have and share with your family and guests!
Pre-wedding planning meeting
Around two months before your wedding day I’ll have a detailed planning meeting with you where we’ll confirm and run through the finer details of your day.
This meeting is crucial to make sure nothing has changed and to allow us to go into more detail about the following, and more…
I’ll analyse your timeline with you to make sure it gives you exactly what you want from your photos e.g. if the venue has given you a timeline with only 10 minutes for your couples photos, this is not enough!
I’ll design your wedding group photo order with you (see below)
The must-have images
Confirmation of the coverage that you’ve booked with me
We’ll have had regular contact between booking me and this meeting, but ask me questions about anything new that’s come up.
Doing the above means that you get the perfect timeline for you and you can relax as your wedding approaches knowing that I’ve got everything in hand.
Lastly, don’t forget that I’m happy to work with your wedding planner. These people are pure gold and I’m very happy to work as part of a team.
Group photos
We’ll have touched on this at your wedding consultation meeting, but now’s the time to fine tune it at your pre-wedding planning meeting…
I’ll design the best order for your photos so that the minimum number of guess come into and out of each successive photo. It’ll take less time and run more smoothly by doing this.
I’ll also send you a PDF of the group photo list for you to send to all of your guests that are going to be in them, with details of when they’ll take place. This helps to make sure that they don’t wander off just when you need them (bar, toilet etc!)
The benefit… you’ll have more time to spend with your guests (or maybe more time for your couples photos), and it’ll be fun and stress free!
I’ll have a Plan B
We can’t control the weather so I’ll always have a Plan B just in case it doesn’t play ball on the day. I’ll work this out with your venue in my ‘venue scoping visit’ described above.
I won’t let you down
As your photographer, I will keep all of my promises and meet every single deadline.