Laura Dean, Magic
Laura is, quite possibly my favourite person I have ever had the pleasure to meet, work with and know.
When I reached out to Laura about shooting our wedding she let me know that really, it had been a tough year - she was working crazy hours shooting peoples weddings and lives to make up for what has been, and continues to be, a really tough time for the wedding industry - and that she had been saving her August bank holiday cancellation (only about two months away at this point) as a (well-deserved) day off. Laura gave up one of her only free weekends in the 2021 summer wedding season to join us on our special day, and for that I am eternally grateful to her.
At the end of my first call with Laura, I knew that I had found magic in her and that no matter where I looked or searched no one would compare. Oh how right I was! On the day of the wedding Laura was, without a doubt, the most brilliant, wonderful and magical person I had the pleasure to have by my side. She was everywhere all at once, she captured every moment and every person, she seamlessly manoeuvred our guests to orchestrate every shoot we has asked for and she did it all perfectly. Laura was so brilliant on the day, that without even having seen her photos, so many of our guests commented on how wonderful, confident and competant she was to have around.
As the bride, Laura being amazing was not just about her as a photographer and how wonderful her photos are, it was also about Laura as a person. Laura helped me get dressed, she helped carry my dress down the stairs, she made sure I had opportunities to eat and drink, she was the only person I trusted to get my ridiculously long veil in and out of my hair, she found and applied Vaseline to my arms where my dress was rubbing. If Laura was not such a magical photographer, and I had hired Laura as a brides best-friend on my wedding day - I would have also given her 5-stars all around.
But Laura is a photographer and she is not just any photographer, she is a brilliant photographer. As a woman who loves to blink in every photo, pulls faces at everyone and everything all the time and, very rarely remembers to truly smile in a photo - Laura showed, through the lens of her camera, that all I was on my wedding day was a laughing, smiling bride (with eyes wide open in every shot). Laura captured moments at our wedding that I will truly cherish forever. Every image we have is magical, everything sparkles with joy and light and love, and every image she has sent our way reminds me that Laura's photos are not just magical, but that Laura herself bringing the magic. She is a beaming bright light of skill and wonder, and she is worth every penny and more.
I could probably wax lyrical about Laura and her work, and how amazing it is for days. But, nothing speaks to how wonderful Laura's work is the way her work does - it truly speaks for itself. So please, do yourself a favour and take yourself to her website or her instagram and know that you are in, not only safe hands, but the best hands, with Laura.