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On Hitched.co.uk since 2023

Last update: November 2024

Joseph Allen-Keys Photography is a photography business based in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, offering services to couples for their wedding celebrations. This multi-talented professional boasts years of experience in the wedding industry and is passionate about his craft. He loves seeing families come together and strives to provide each couple with stunning images of their once-in-a-lifetime celebration that they can look back on and cherish for years to come.

Services Offered

Joseph offers simple packages that make it easy for couples to be sure they get the coverage they need. With over 10 years of experience in the live events industry, he has developed an attentive work practice which makes the perfect platform for wedding photography. Following an initial consultation, Joseph will use all of his experience and expertise to bring each couple's wedding vision to life. He employs a photojournalistic style and unobtrusive approach to capture all of the candid moments that make each wedding unique. His friendly and laid-back personality puts guests at ease and allows him to capture intimate moments that other photographers might miss. His primary wedding package includes photography for the day, access to high-definition digital images via a private online gallery, and a direct printing service. for clients if required. He can also create wedding albums, provide a second photographer if requested and is available for weddings throughout the UK and overseas.

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Video
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Mini albums
Digital album
High resolution photos

What does the wedding package include?

All of my services include a private online gallery with full-resolution downloads, direct printing service and full sharing options for your family, friends and socials

How far in advance should I contact you?

If I'm free, you could call me up the day before your wedding! But I'd advise dropping me a message ASAP - once you know your date and venue

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, worldwide!

What is the charge for travelling?

All Travel within England and Wales is at no extra cost for smaller weddings and the UK is free to full-day weddings. Travel beyond is on a quote-by-quote basis

What style of photos do you take?

Artistic
Photo journalism

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

My technique is to keep it simple. Whether it be candids while you celebrate or some quiet time for your private shoot, it's all about enjoying your day

What kind of equipment do you use?

I use 2 interchangeable lens system cameras, each recording to 2 memory cards for every shot and a bunch of backup and supplementary gear. Whatever I need to make it happen, I'll have!

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

1 month

Do you send all the photos taken?

No

Do you work alone or do you have a team of professionals?

Alone

In case of unforeseen circumstances, do you have a replacement photographer?

Yes

Do you have the rights to publish the wedding photos?

Yes

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

If needed, would you be able to work extra hours?

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

My packages scale to suit your needs but an event can always shift in time - in general, I don't let this affect the price you pay when factors are out of your hands

What are the forms of payment?

BACS

How do you work?

I work hard! But also relaxed. My ethos is to let your day flow and for you and your guests to have as much fun as you can - but - my eye is always looking for those little moments and details

Served in

Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands

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Grace
Grace H. Sent on 07/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic photos from a reliable, friendly professional

We are so glad we chose Joseph as our wedding photographer. From the minute we spoke to him we felt at ease and were impressed with his professionalism and attention to detail. He travelled to London and back in a day from Birmingham and worked a very long day, managing to get shots of everything while never getting in the way. He was fantastic with all our guests and we are beyond thrilled with the photos. He totally got our brief for relaxed, candid and fun photos with a few group shots. Don’t hesitate to book!
Lydia
Lydia Sent on 12/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional!

Joseph was simply the most perfect wedding photographer that we could have ever asked for! I felt like I could trust him completely to capture everything precious and important throughout the day. Even on the few occasions I asked him to capture something specific, he obliged happily without hesitation - even when I kept adding to the amount of items I wanted in the flat-lay! Thank you for your patience! In our initial interview I was impressed by how approachable Joseph was. He instantly made me feel at ease and, as people that don’t feel that comfortable having photos taken, I knew someone calm and down-to-earth would be the perfect fit for us. I was right; he blended in perfectly throughout the day and we never felt like he was intrusive or made us do anything that didn’t feel natural. He even left a sweet note in our guestbook (thank you Joseph for the advice!) and, what’s more, we received our previews literally the next day! I would recommend Joseph to family/friends/strangers without a doubt! We are thrilled with our gallery and look forward to enjoying it for many, many years to come. Thank you again!
Hannah
H P Sent on 16/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfectly capture a perfect day

Joseph was wonderful to work with and have at our wedding. He instantly put everyone at ease and really listened to what we wanted from our day and he absolutely delivered. He unobtrusively captured beautiful family moments and brilliant huge group photos with real patience and joy. We couldn't recommend him highly enough. You will be thrilled with the results.
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H T Sent on 12/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful natural wedding photography

We are so pleased that we picked Joseph to be our wedding photographer. We were so impressed with our photos, they are absolutely beautiful and Joseph is so talented. He captured the fun and positivity of the day, but the photos were also atmospheric and romantic. For info, we had a small wedding in a busy city in summer 2024. Joseph was completely organised, professional and unobtrusive on the day, the photos have a natural style and just captured us and our guests having a good time. Couldn't recommend him more :)
Josh
Josh W. Sent on 03/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't be happier!

Joe photographed our wedding in Bristol in August 2022. He was everything we could have asked for. Joe was very considerate and mindful of everything we discussed before the day and added many smiles during it.

He shot many beautiful candid shots that captured the energy of the day as well as stunning portraits. We couldn't be happier with the photographs.

He is a lovely man and wonderful to work with during such a busy and important day.

Thank you Joe!
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Sameer A. Sent on 06/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great photos and support for a pretty hectic day!

The photos were fantastic and Joe was really patient and organised through the chaos of the day. Very professional during the event and mostly self reliant taking great pictures while we spent most of our time being distracted by talking to guests and everything else that goes on!
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Lydia R. Sent on 11/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect and comfortable

We could not recommend Joe enough, he was more than a photographer to us.
Joe took incredible photos, catching what the eye can’t see and also helped out throughout the day.
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Sergio Sent on 04/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Awesome service and photography

Joseph is very trustworthy, does what he says and the quality of his work is 1st class. I would highly recommend his services to anyone . He will not let you down!
Thanks again Joseph!!
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Jayne A. Sent on 03/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect photographer for any occasion!!

We asked Joe to capture our photos in a natural way, where people were going about the day and just enjoying themselves, he did just that, we had our list of staged photos then the rest were amazing showing the fun people were having and tbh I hardly spotted him taking them haha the filters used matched our venue, the sunset pics felt magical and after being truly happy with the pics he then sent us some enlarged ones of the day which we can put up in any frames we wanted, such a talented man and truly awesome! Forever grateful for the great job he did
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Joseph Allen-Keys Photography Real Weddings

Jade & Ben
70 photos · 14/12/2023
Lisa & Joe
60 photos · 25/08/2023
Lizzie & Joe
71 photos · 07/08/2023
Lydia & Ellis
40 photos · 06/08/2022
Jayne & David
65 photos · 13/05/2022
Hazel & Elliot
59 photos · 04/12/2021

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43 Lanchester Road, Kings Norton B38 9AG Birmingham (West Midlands)

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