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The Eclectic Wedding Encyclopedia Hoo’s Hoo-it’s Lesley Burdett photography!

Posted on by Michaela Fuller

If you, yourself are strange and unusual you’re going to need a photographer who is too! Lesley Burdett is the shenanigans loving, connection embracing, kindred spirit we all need photographing our big day.

 

Getting to know you rockin’ engaged babes is super important to Lesley who also loves meeting all your awesome, happy guests.  She’s been a pro photographer for over 10 years now, so most important to her is making sure she connects with EWE lovely brides and grooms. Making time for chats with guests, including Grandmas and Grandpas, always makes her heart sing. Pop some bottles and Lesley will be there celebrating with you whilst taking amazing pics.

We asked her to describe some of her fave weddings and she said:

“I quite like non-traditional weddings i.e. elopements, night/day-time hand fastings, secret & not so secret ceremonies in fields, woods, churches and festivals, cosplay/dress up weddings, naked weddings, faery/herne weddings, fetish weddings (come on you know you want to), destination weddings, celebrations with dogs/cats/snakes/fire/jugglers, you name it, I’ll be there. I will absolutely dress up/dress down, bring my cameras, lights, Pixel Stick, shoot the sh*t out of your day and laugh & drink responsibly (or not if you’d prefer) with you. And if you’ll let me, I’ll be the last one dancing too, that’s how I roll.”

If you’re planning an outdoor or festival style wedding she’s ready to camp overnight in her van so she can stay up all night capturing your late night dance floor piccies and then talking boll*cks round a campfire under the stars.

 

So whether you’re having a secret hand fasting ceremony in a field or a fire breathing fetish themed wedding in a club and you want some beautiful photos, have a look at Lesley on our directory link below.

www.eclecticweddingencyclopedia.co.uk/directory/lesley-burdett-photography/

The Eclectic Wedding Encyclopedia Hoo’s Hoo-it’s Clare Tam-im photography!

Posted on by Michaela Fuller

HEY YOU! Yes you; lovely and colourful, rainbow bright and brilliant folk! We wanted to introduce a photographer who can capture your unique and special day in all it’s sparkliness.

Clare’s style is bright, beautiful, natural and super duper fun. All her photos embrace the amazing personal style her couples bring to the table, Clare loves EWE because of it’s dedication to diversity which she totally embraces too! She’s a moment grabber who’ll leave you with photos that will have you grinning like a Cheshire cat.

If you’re looking for a photographer who is relaxed, natural and fun then look no further, Clare Tam-im loves getting to know her awesome couples in the run up to the wedding and then you all feel like good mates by the time the day arrives!

It’s natural to feel pretty nervous and camera shy but Clare is great at making couples and guests alike feel really at ease and ready to smile. She does a few of the directed group shots and the rest are exciting candid shots of everyone having a lovely time.

We love a good knees up here at EWE and Clare told us about an amazing wedding she shot recently:

“Natalie wore a gorgeous pink dress with shoes that had Care Bears on (CARE BEARS!!) and Daley wore an awesome blazer with palm leaves print. These ladies were just so friggin cool. All their guests wore colour and glitter, and I shed a few tears behind my camera along with everyone else as they tied the knot. At rush hour, they managed to get all of their guests onto a tube to their reception. I doubt London commuters would have seen so much colour on their journey before. They had a rainbow cake and a bake off that their friends took part in. And the icing of the cake was that their wedding was featured in Rock n Roll Bride’s Ultimate Guide for Alternative Brides.”

Clare bloody loves all things geeky. We’re talking Final Fantasy, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and her favourite song to get up and boogie at a wedding would be Africa by Toto- she’s a girl after our own heart! So if you want a fantastic photographer who embraces the quirky and turns it into incredible photos then come visit her page on the Directory. Here’s the link!

www.eclecticweddingencyclopedia.co.uk/directory/clare-tam-im-photography/

Clare

The Eclectic Wedding Encyclopedia Hoo’s Hoo- it’s The Dignums!

Posted on by Michaela Fuller

Can EWE Dig it???

If you like your photographers fun and your photographs lively then look no further than The Dignums.

   

There are a husband / husband team of funky photographers and wedding convention disruptors. They met over a Twister tournament and love to bring that same energy to the weddings they shoot. The most important thing to them is that each and every couple has fun and enjoys their day. Woooo!

These mega friendly guys know it’s about being PART of your big day, rather than just delivering lovely and delicious images afterwards. They’re always being told it feels like they are two extra guests at the wedding, chatting to friends and family, making people laugh, and of course taking awesome photographs the whole time.

The most important thing to them is that each and every couple has fun and enjoys their day. They do whatever they can to help ensure that, be it via their photography and building that around their couples plans for the day, or from stepping in when a helping hand is needed. They want couples to feel that they’re a couple of extra mates helping them celebrate their wedding day, but with the addition of some super duper cameras strapped to us.

If you want to know why The Dignums fancied being part of our directory they said “The EWE brand is just what the wedding industry needs – a black sheep carrying a flamethrower riding a motorbike through a flock of pastel-shaded lambs!” HELL YEAH!! These guys are super inclusive too and love how diverse weddings can be, it’s all about the love!

Are you thinking wedding conventions can do one?  We agree, time to wise up little owls and embrace the original. The Dignums especially loved shooting a special wedding at Fazeley Studios in Digbeth (where we have hosted the Eclectic Wedding Extravaganza). They thought Katherine and Rob were kick ass for upsetting every convention going with their vibrant and unique, urban wedding. The theme for the day was pineapples, flamingos, and unicorns! Katherine and her husband absolutely rocked their pictures under the railway arches.

We think what kind of music you would dance to tells us a lot about them,  so we asked  Toby and Phil…

What song would get you up and dancing at a wedding?

Phil reckons it would probably be Florence and The Machine’s cover of ‘You Got The Love’.

Toby often has ‘Let It Pour’ by Shermanology on repeat. The first dance at our wedding was The Proclaimers ‘500 Miles’.

If having a day full of cheer with photos to treasure those incredible moments forever sounds like a bit of you, then  find out more and how to get in touch with Phil and Toby Here