James Tracey Photography

Natural documentary wedding photography

I’m all about natural, relaxed wedding photography. I’ve found my couples want an easy going wedding photographer who gets on with photographing without taking over. What I do is all about you and your day. I’ll shoot your wedding quietly working in the background grabbing the real action from the day. We’ll spend a relaxed and fun 20 minutes to get your all important couple shots and then you’re back to making the most of the best day of your life.

How would you describe your style?

Relaxed, informal photography. I work around you and shoot the day as it happens. All I ask is 20 minutes for some lightly directed, modern, fun couple photos. I leave you to enjoy the day rather than taking it over and tell your story as it really happens with real moments captured without you knowing I was even there.

What do you love about weddings?

Without doubt, your wedding day is easily one of the best days of your life. It's like being a celebrity for a day and I love being there to document the day.

What advice would you give to couples looking for their perfect wedding photographer?

Decide on the style that suits you as a couple, some people like posing and staged photos and that's very important to them, some people only want their day photographing as it happens, naturally without even knowing a photographer was there. Once you know your style only look at photographers that shoot weddings in the way you want. There's no point booking a documentary photographer to shoot lots of group photos, so before you start, think about what you want from your wedding day. Don't worry if a photographer hasn't worked at your venue before, all good photographers can cope with new venues and most love the challenge and diversity of somewhere new to work at. Don't just look at a few photos on the homepage or gallery, make sure there are blogs on the photograpers website where you can see multiple weddings and see a larger number of images from each wedding. You need to see that photographers are consistent in style and quality.

What's your travel policy?

I cover the UK and destination weddings. Travel is included up to 50 miles from Manchester.