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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: February 2025

2024/2025 Corporate Live Wire Global Awards Wedding Photographer of the Year
2024 & 2023 Hitched Wedding Photographer of the year Award
2024 & 2023 Lux Life Global Wedding Awards Winner
2022 Winner of the UK Enterprise Awards Best Wedding Photographer (Leicestershire) & Most relaxed Wedding Photographer (East Midlands)


Shelley Costello is an award winning documentary-style wedding photographer based in Leicestershire, with a natural, relaxed and intuitive approach. Capturing your day as it unfolds; the emotion, love, tears, fun and laughter with everything in between, to create your wedding day story. When you look back through your photographs, you will feel like you are reliving your day.

Shelley says, "My aim is always to capture whatever is happening as it unfolds. It's real and the emotion in the photographs brings the story to life. When I give people back their photographs and they watch the the story of their day, it is like they are transported back in time, reliving it over again."

What is documentary wedding photography?

Documentary photography is storytelling. It's about capturing the moments as they unfold. Documentary photography is to capture, what is, rather than creating a version of that or overly setting something up.

The tears your mum wipes away as you walk down the aisle or the little boy sneaking sweets from the cart while no-one is looking.
This candid style is unobtrusive and captures natural moments of expression when no-one is noticing the camera is even there.
There's a balance - capturing those magazine worthy shots of you both and your must have group shots...just with the same natural and relaxed approach.

You will receive a stunning movie slideshow of all your final edited photographs. Much like watching the story of your day and such a beautiful way to experience your photographs. You then receive a personalised online gallery featuring your final edited high-resolution images, free of watermarks, along with a license to download, print, and share.

“We would like to thank you so much for the beautiful photos, they are absolutely stunning and we are blown away. When we watched the slideshow for the first time we were in tears . It was like reliving our day again. The music you chose and everything is just perfect.

Thank you so much for being the most amazing photographer and being part of our special day and capturing the most beautiful photos.”

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Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Digital album
High resolution photos

What does the wedding package include?

Pre wedding consultation Photography coverage Movie Slideshow of final edited images Personalised online gallery of final edited images with Handcrafted luxury wedding album (optional)

How far in advance should I contact you?

As soon as you have booked your wedding date to secure your wedding photography for your day

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, leicestershire Northamptonshire Warwickshire Nottinghamshire UK Worldwide/Destination Weddings

What is the charge for travelling?

Travel is included within Leicestershire and surrounding counties. For UK overnight and worldwide, travel expenses will be applied and included in your quote. Please get in touch

What style of photos do you take?

Traditional
Artistic
Photo journalism

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

Photography blends talent and technique...the artistic side comes from something innate and natural within the photographer being able to capture just at the right time...technique is learned

What kind of equipment do you use?

Nikon

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, you are sent a movie slideshow of your final edited images...really beautiful experience

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

1 month

Do you send all the photos taken?

Yes

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?

Extra time is charged once the time goes into a new hour, but agreed upon booking

What are the forms of payment?

Bank Transfer, Paypal or cash

How do you work?

Honestly, efficiently and incredibly productively. I like to deliver an outstanding service with exceptional results. I am to make choosing a photographer an easy one for you

Served in

Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

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4 Seagrave Road, Thrussington LE2 2BJ Leicester (Leicestershire)

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