UK Wedding & Elopement

Photographers

We are Bates and Bates, and we are much more than your average wedding photographers. An international wedding photography duo who have captured weddings from New York across Europe and down to Australia and are currently based in London. From our collective 20 years plus of experience, we have established our renowned documentary style of photography that captures your day through the lens of storytelling.

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We take a very hands-off approach to wedding photography ( until it comes to family portraits). We love to cover the entire day. We will always turn up just before the suit or dress goes on. During the getting ready process, we like to blend in as one of your friends, an extra pair of helping hands. We will occasionally nudge you into the best light in the room. But apart from that, we only really direct a little at this point. We love to capture everything as it unfolds as naturally as possible.
 

Throughout the day, we will capture many storytelling shots to set the scene of your day. We will photograph the outside of buildings and rooms before they are full of your guests, even the weather. All this is important to help us create the story of your day, to be your eyes for the day.

During the ceremony, we are entirely hands-off; we do not direct a thing and try to be as discreet as possible. We document everything as it unfolds. Before your wedding day, we will go through your timeline, and you will let us know about any readings your having and what kind of ceremony you have opted for. 

From here, we will help organise the confetti lineup, which leads us nicely into the family formals. These images are the most traditional that we will deliver. They are timeless and beautiful, and we would never suggest to our couples not to have them. We will keep some very formal but then have you also interact with your family for more natural shots.

From here, we will do your bridal party photos. We spend roughly 20 mins on these photos. We will do some great group shots and then move on to individual groups. Bridal party shots are always a fun part of the day where you spend quality time with your bridal party. These shots are similar to the family photos, timeless and classic. We will mostly have you interacting with one another.

After this, we will spend another 20 minutes with just the two of you. We encourage our couples to snuggle in close together and embrace, it is your first time being properly alone together after getting married, and we take a step back and capture you two being with one another. We always try to read our couples' energy and see what you are comfortable with - some people are less touchy-feely, and some want more direction. These shots are indeed a collaboration between the both of us. The most significant advice we could give is to relax and enjoy the process because it is worth it!

Then it's party time. We love getting right into the dance floor for some epic shots! After the first dance and cake cutting, we typically stay for around 30 mins. So don't run off the dance floor immediately; stay and boogie. 
 

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