Hannah Dornford May ~ Lancashire Wedding Photographer…

 

** Hannah Dornford-May would like to include a free pre-wedding shoot and a guestbook full of the resulting images to the first five couples who book her wedding day photography services as a result of viewing this feaure. Simply quote “Love My Dress” on enquiry **

 

Do you remember this lovely heart-warming wedding set on an organic farm from a couple of weeks back? Photographer Hannah Dornford-May was the lady who captured the magic on camera and today I’d like to share a little more about this lady and her wedding photographer services.

Hannah is based in Lancashire but covers all areas of hte UK when it comes to weddings.  Here background photographing musicians and the local music scene lends itself to her documentary style of wedding photography.  Let’s speak with the lady herself and view some of her recent work…

“I’m there to capture the day as it happens so don’t worry that I’m going to make you stand there with a fixed smile on your face as we shoot hundreds of formal photographs! I want to capture your friends and family as you know them – with their personalities coming through in all the photographs.

Recently a bride contacted me and told me she loved my chilled out, fun style of shooting weddings which sounds like a great description too!”

Love My Dress Wedding Blog – Film Production Copyright (c) 2012, Hannah Dornford-May

Hannah Dornford May ~ Lancashire Wedding Photographer...

What drew you to photography as a career?

I did a film degree at university, ended up picking up a stills camera in my final year and found I loved still imagery even more than moving images! I then started out as a music photographer in Manchester, spending most of my time in underground clubs and dark gigs capturing bands on and off stage. Eventually (as always happens when you own a camera) I got asked to photograph a friend’s wedding…and completely fell in love with wedding photography!

Since then I’ve been lucky enough to work with some amazing couples, spend time in some gorgeous locations and even travel abroad to shoot weddings, it’s officially the best job in the world!

Hannah Dornford May ~ Lancashire Wedding Photographer... Hannah Dornford May ~ Lancashire Wedding Photographer...
 

How would you describe your signature style?

My background photographing musicians and the local music scene has easily lent itself to my documentary style of wedding photography. I’m there to capture the day as it happens so don’t worry that I’m going to make you stand there with a fixed smile on your face as we shoot hundreds of formal photographs! I want to capture your friends and family as you know them – with their personalities coming through in all the photographs.

Recently a bride contacted me and told me she loved my chilled out, fun style of shooting weddings which sounds like a great description too!

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What do you love most about working with couples on their wedding day?

Is it too cheesy to say everything? Honestly it’s great to work with couples on the happiest day of their lives – they’re smiling, the people around them are smiling, it’s a fantastic environment to work in!

What are your top tips to for a couple to get the best out of their wedding photography?

Most importantly choose to work with a photographer that you get on with. Your wedding photographer is the one person you will spend most of the day with (as well as each other of course) so make sure that you enjoy being around them and that they make you feel comfortable. Then relax! Enjoy your day and trust your photographer to do their job – there’s a reason you booked them and the more relaxed and enjoying your day you are the better the photographs and your memories will be…

Hannah Dornford May ~ Lancashire Wedding Photographer...

Hannah Dornford May ~ Lancashire Wedding Photographer...

Can you provide a price guide?

My wedding prices include photography coverage from bridal prep to first dance. I also offer the chance to have a pre-wedding shoot. This is a great time for us to get to know each other a bit before the big day as well as letting you get used to the camera and being photographed…plus you end up with a set of photos of you both too – great for save the date cards, guestbooks and just for framing and putting up all round your house!

I put together gorgeous wedding albums from Folio – one of the best album companies around – the perfect way to show off your wedding photos! Prices start from £1,100.

Hannah Dornford May ~ Lancashire Wedding Photographer...

You can find out more about Hannah Dornford-May by visiting her website or following her on Twitter or Facebook.  Definitely one for all your Lancashire brides!

Remember that Hannah is also offering all Love My Dress readers a free pre-wedding shoot and a guest-book full of the resulting images to the first five couples who book her wedding day photography services as a result of viewing this feature. Simply quote “Love My Dress” on enquiry.

Much love all,

Annabel

 

 

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Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.

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