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Hi, I'm Steve, but all my friends call me Baggy.

Your wedding promises to be an emotional rollercoaster of laughter, the unpredictable and the occasional tear.

Live every moment of it, and let me capture the love in the room with heartfelt storytelling photography. The energy, love and raw emotion your day entails. Your photos will transport you back in time to your amazing day. Photos showing what it’s like to be in love and be surrounded by the people you love.

No awkward posing. All you need to do is be your fabulous self and enjoy the best day of your life.

Affordable, award-winning documentary wedding photography

I’ve been a professional photographer for over 20 years, and as an accredited photographer at Heathrow Airport have shot Presidents, Popes, Royals and an endless conveyor belt of celebrities. Turn on UK Gold… or is it Dave? and a few of my colleagues can still be seen in action on repeats of the old BBC “Airport”. I wisely kept in the background - nobody needs to see this face on a 75” screen!

I don’t take myself seriously but I take the job seriously. I would be mortified if a couple were unhappy with their wedding photos. With that in mind, so I don’t turn up burnt out after shooting 4 weddings in 5 days I only photograph one wedding a week. This way I can give you my full attention. For instance, we can scout the venue ahead of time to look at the best locations for group shots. Also, you won’t be waiting 6 weeks to see your photos. Your images will be uploaded to your online gallery just 10 days after you say “I do”. This does not mean any corners are cut in the editing process. In fact, nothing is outsourced to strangers, and you won’t be receiving impersonal automated emails. Plus, to avoid any potential travel chaos I often stay near your venue the night before.

Oh Steve!! We've just watched the slideshow - safe to say you had us both in tears! The pictures are fantastic! You are a star!! Memories are starting to pop back already. That day just disappeared so fast.We're so happy and neither of us have stopped looking at the pictures. Thank you so much!! - Emma & Darren, Essex

Services Offered

Wedding Photography, Event Photography, Luxury Albums, Slideshow, High Resolution Photos, Online Gallery, Online Album Design & Proofing

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Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Albums
Mini albums
Digital album
High resolution photos

What does the wedding package include?

Bridal prep to 2 hours of dancing 700+ fully edited photographs Online gallery with print shop for all your guests Beautiful slideshow 10 Day Turnaround

How far in advance should I contact you?

I currently take bookings 18 months in advance and photograph a maximum of 24 weddings a year

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, all of the UK

What is the charge for travelling?

All travel is included up to 75 miles from my UB10 postcode

What style of photos do you take?

Photo journalism

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

I want couples to fully enjoy the day they've spent months organising, so I don't like to stop proceedings, interrupt and be annoying on the day. Being yourselves always results in the best photos

What kind of equipment do you use?

2 Nikon Mirrorless Camera's with 20mm, 35mm & 85mm 1.8 lenses. A 50mm 1.2 & 70-200mm. 3 flashguns for on camera and off camera flash. Umbrella's and stands

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, password protected online gallery from where the couple can download both high-res and web sized files. Guests can order prints, albums, canvas or buy and download individual photos

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 hour

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

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

Times are all pre-arranged but if on the day you want me to carry on shooting say until midnight it will be £100 per hour

What are the forms of payment?

BACS payment

How do you work?

With a background as a press photographer I like to shoot in a candid documentary style, with the usual group shots and photos of the two of you together for a short time away from your guests
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Reviews for Steve Bagness Photography

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Dawn B. Sent on 28/10/2024
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Amazing photographic memories created by Steve

Steve did the photography for my daughter’s wedding. What a great choice he turned out to be. So personable and easy to work with, understood what was important to the bride and groom and the photos were simply stunning! A master photographer!
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Tesha-Dawn B. Sent on 27/10/2024
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One of our best wedding decisions...

Having spent many hours researching wedding photographers, we decided to use Steve as his work was simply a cut above in terms of quality, professionalism and creativity. We presume this is from his previous life in photojournalism in addition to raw talent. It turns out that he is actually a hidden gem, and that all the other amazing reviews were completely true.

Firstly, Steve has an easy and winning personality, which meant that he fit in beautifully with our guests and other vendors, who were still talking about him weeks later. He was also able to blend into the background and take close-up, candid photos alongside choreographed and group photos. Lastly, he was punctual, flexible, and time-efficient, capturing all the shots on our wish list.

Steve was a complete professional. As an example, he came to the venue the day before, and in between chatting to us whilst we set up, quietly familiarised himself with the grounds and waited until we had a few moments of headspace to go over photography details with us. He was a dream to work with when planning a busy wedding. On the day, he truly delivered and we were all delighted with his photos. We had many international guests and he understood our need to capture once in a lifetime pictures, particularly of certain elderly relatives.

Finally, I did not expect to feel that a vendor was so invested in our happiness, as I knew that there were so many other summer weddings taking place. We did feel this with Steve, and are forever grateful. We absolutely made the right choice picking him as our photographer. Tesha & Jochem Vreugdenhil
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Bryony M. Sent on 02/01/2023
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Steve is amazing!

We booked Steve as our wedding photographer and couldn't have been happier with our choice. Leading up to the wedding his communication was great and he really understood what we were looking for in a photographer. On the day he was discreet while managing to get all the important shots, as well as lots of candid shots too, which is what we really wanted. Some of our favourite photos are private moments where we didn't even realise he was there! He worked so hard to capture everything perfectly and even sent us some snaps the very next day! Steve also sent us the full collection of our photos in an unbelieveable time frame and we are so incredibly happy with them. On top of being amazing at what he does, he also has a great personality and sense of humour which was much appreciated and made us feel so comfortable and relaxed from the start. Thank you, Steve :)
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