From the moment we met Darren we knew we had found our wedding photographer. Darren shot our wedding in August at East Mersea Hall, having traveled all the way to us to make sure our special day was captured in its entirety.
From start to finish he captured not just every main moment but all the little ones in between as well, I swear he must have been in 2 places at once for some of them! His photos are stunning visually while keeping the charm, story, and character of the day itself.
His professionalism and personality made the essential group shots not just quick and painless, but also fun. And we loved laughing along with him during the many different couple sessions throughout the day.
Above all else we felt safe knowing that Darren was our photographer, putting our minds at ease for one of the biggest parts of our wedding. He even stayed till the end and came to the rescue of some guests after a mix up with cabs!!
Cannot recommend Darren enough!!

Darren was an amazing wedding photographer. Kind, friendly, and made everyone feel at ease. The pictures show it!

We had a wonderful wedding day and Darren captured it perfectly for us.
His interaction with our guests was great which resulted in lovely relaxed photos.
We would highly recommend Reality Photography.

We actually hired Darren after meeting him at a friends wedding. The way the bride was chatting to him, i thought he was friends of the couples! He is a thoroughly lovely person, makes you feel at ease and you have a laugh with him.

We shortly booked him for our wedding and I can honestly say, we had absolutely no regrets. His prices are fair, and he just goes above and beyond on the day. There were times where he genuinely felt like part of the bridesmaids.

Not only are you paying for the most beautiful and natural photos of your wedding day, you get a Wonderful person to capture your day!

If you’re reading this - do not look elsewhere. Your only regret will be not booking Darren!

Darren would be a brilliant addition to any wedding. Not only is he a fantastic photographer but he has such a great understanding of weddings that he he basically guided us through the whole process. From the moment we met him we knew he was the right choice, he made us feel comfortable at every step of the journey, helped us understand the events and timings of the big day and then guided us through it on the day itself.

He is incredibly personable (and a good laugh) and felt more like part of the family. His interaction with guests got them all to feel very comfortable around him and cut out any awkward photos, but at the same time he could just disappear into the background and get some great shots without you knowing he was even there.

He was great with our two year old niece and with our dog and we got some amazing shots.

To top it off the photos he took are absolutely wonderful, we have some very special moments captured so beautifully and are so happy that these images will be a part of our family forevermore.

Basically, if you're getting married, book this man, you won't regret it.

Darren took the time to get to know us and understand our vibe. He certainly understood the assignment! Our wedding was super low key and personal and Darren just made everyone feel comfortable, the pictures are beautiful and captured every moment. Spend the money on your photographer, trust me! These are the memories that you will keep looking over. Cannot recommend Darren enough 😊

I don’t know where to begin with this review to put into words how amazing Darren was! He was absolutely incredible from the get go. From the initial meeting his personality shone through so by the day he truely felt like one of the family. Everyone commented about how wonderful he was and completely unobtrusive. Nothing was any trouble for him and he was above and beyond the photographer duties when helping with the bridal party. I would absolutely recommend Darren to anyone needing a photographer for their special day as you will not be disappointed. I cannot thank him enough and hope this review is a partial reflection on how outstanding he was.

Darren was amazing on our wedding day. He made us all feel really relaxed, and took lovely composed shots and also relaxed photos. Everyone commented that he was a lovely chap, would happily recommend him to all! Thanks Darren

Highly recommend Darren if you’re looking for a photographer for your big day! We both had so many questions about how it would all work and he was amazing at supporting us right from day one! On the day he was so organised and made us feel at ease, he was amazing when I was panicking about being late to my own wedding!!
He was so accommodating to our wishes, we did a ‘secret’ shoot to use as baby announcement pictures as I was newly pregnant at the time!
We absolutely love how our pictures turned out and couldn’t have asked for more! So much more than just an amazing photographer!

Darren was such an amazing presence to have on our wedding day and I can’t think of having another photographer! From the very start of our process he was great and I cannot recommend him highly enough. After the day when we saw our photos we were even more blown away and completely thrilled with how he captured the magic of our day.

We're so glad we chose Darren as our photographer! We genuinely can't emphasise how good he is and how impressed we were.

Darren made everyone feel comfortable with a camera around, even the most camera-shy guests! We had so much positive feedback about him during the day and for weeks after, everyone was really impressed and it felt as if he was a guest rather than the photographer which was lovely – I have never been to a wedding where that’s the case and it shows in the natural photos that he achieved! Everyone is very sorry they won’t see him again! We can't say enough positive words; he is such a nice, caring person and you can tell that he has a lot of experience with people and noticing things during the day in addition to the photography (eg. noticing I needed water! etc).

The photographs are beautiful and we had the best time reliving the day! He caught so many moments and lots of memories. We can't recommend him enough.

Darren was just fantastic. From our initial meeting over zoom I knew he was right for us. Being a couple who hate posing for photos we dreaded this part of our wedding. But Darren made it so easy, and personal. I said to him on the day he felt like he was just another one of our guests, another friend there to spend the day with us. He was funny and great to have around in the morning, myself and my bridesmaids had such a laugh with him and he really put us at ease. The photos he took are beautiful and fun, and capture our personalities and the moments from the day so so well. We would recommend Darren to anyone!

Well what can we say, Darren was an absolute diamond on our wedding day! We first met Darren at a friends wedding, and thought he was so friendly and the photos were amazing, we had to book him for our own wedding.

From start to finish, Darren was more than just a photographer, and felt like part of the wedding party! Everybody was at ease and relaxed, as Darren worked his magic, and so many of our guests later commented how amazing he was! He's also like a photography ninja, there are so many photos in our gallery, where we don't even remember seeing Darren capturing the moment!

There's not enough we can say to commend him high enough, but if anybody is looking for a wedding photographer, don't even think twice and get Darren booked for your big day!

THE BEST!
Darren (reality photography) couldn't have been any better. From first contact right until receiving our very special photo album 🥰 Darren spoke to us the whole time (we booked him 2years before our wedding). Evening zoom meetings, in person meetings and pre-wedding (late engagement photo shoot) to the wedding day it's self, Nothing was too much for him.
He's such a down to earth man and on the wedding day he was perfect, arrived early and captured every single minute of our special day (including the pets). Everyone loved him and he wasn't just a photographer but he felt like a guest at our wedding and he was treated just like one. He spoke to anyone who wished to speak to him all whilst capturing sneaky photos.
Not even 24hours after our wedding we were sent our 'Sneak peak' pictures and well, we cried.
2weeks later, our full album was sent over and again we cried some more, but also, we sent the link over to our guest, who also cried - he captured the most precious, unplanned moments.
The worst part of having reality photography - having to pick 50(soon changed to 100) photos to go in our special album!!
Highly recommend.
We cannot wait to catch up with Darren and talk all things weddings again ❤️

Thank you from Mrs & Mrs wakeling 🐢

Not only taking the most amazing pictures, Darren made sure we were looked after and everyone was comfortable on our big day. Thank you!