A bride laughing as the groom leans in to kiss her cheek under dark trees, in black and white

Creative documentary wedding photography

photography full of warmth
and spontaneity

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U.K & International wedding photographer  |  Che Birch Hayes Photography ©
Wedding photographer based in Hereford, covering the whole of the U.K. and worldwide

Most of your wedding day doesn't need directing. It needs noticing.

Minimal fuss, awesome photos

Confetti bursting over the couple mid-celebration in a fairy-lit marquee
95%

Documentary

A couple standing close in a golden meadow at sunset
4%

Couple photos

A formal group photograph outside a church
1%

Group shots

95% documentary4% portraits1% groups
A couple in a meadow at golden hour A couple with a vintage car after the ceremony A bride on stone steps Rings, ribbon and the bouquet Guests through the afternoon A bride on the staircase Guests in the garden before the ceremony Guests watching the speeches

Storytelling photography for all the things you planned—and the much better things you didn't.

A couple in the evening light Cutting the cake, and dancing Music, drinks and details through the afternoon A first dance under a mirrorball Small details through the day A bride walking across the grass
Black and white photograph of a couple's first dance

The balance

Enough guidance to help. Never enough to turn your wedding into a photo shoot.

I observe first and guide second. Photography fits around the wedding — not the other way round.

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Ben and Liv walking through a shower of confetti between two lines of guests A moment at a Brinsop Court wedding A couple in low golden light

All The

  • 95% Documentary.
  • 4% Couples.
  • 1% Groups.
Fun
More about my style and approach

Selected frames

In black and white

Black and white photograph of a couple walking together
Black and white photograph of a couple during their ceremony
Black and white photograph of a first dance
Black and white photograph of a couple walking through woodland
Black and white photograph of a bride's dress train
Black and white portrait of a couple on a bridge
Black and white frames from a barn wedding
A couple beneath lights in black and white
Black and white portraits from the evening

Recent and selected weddings

Not highlights. Not poses. Real stories.

Small moments build the larger story. Sometimes a photograph matters because of what happened just before it — or what happened next.

A couple on a golden hillside at sunset

Waterfalls and last light

Pizza at midnight, which nobody had planned for.

Read the story → Confetti thrown over a couple outside a barn

A barn, and a lot of confetti

Funny how everyone throws it at the same moment.

Read the story → A couple in a church decorated with bright flowers

Coast, colour and a clifftop

Sea air in absolutely everything, including the cake.

Read the story → A couple embracing in a golden meadow

Long tables, longer evenings

Nobody really talks about how good the dogs are.

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Contact me

If this feels right, tell me what you're planning.

You don't need to have everything figured out. A rough idea and a date is plenty. No sales pitch — just a conversation to see if things fit.

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