Joyful newlyweds laugh as wedding guests throw colorful confetti outside church.

 

Essex wedding photographer

 

More laughing, less posing

Bride receiving warm embraces from guests in emotional black and white wedding photo.

 

15+ years · Film and digital · Essex and the UK

 

Black and white photo of bride and groom sharing an intimate embrace on the dance floor.

 

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY YOU CAN FEEL

 

A joyful wedding group selfie outdoors with bride in white gown surrounded by guests in suits and dresses celebrating.

I’M DEREK, A DOCUMENTARY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN BILLERICAY, ESSEX.

PHOTOGRAPHING WEDDINGS HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE IN THE UK.

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Documentary wedding photography in Essex

A Celebration, Not A Photoshoot


Your wedding should feel like a celebration: friends and family together, a moment to look back at how you got here and forward to what comes next. It shouldn’t feel like a photoshoot. I’ll be there for the big hugs, the laughs, the cheeky bum squeezes and the tears, with a little direction when it’s needed and nothing staged.

 

 

REAL WEDDINGS

 

Smiling bride in beaded gown holds hands with groom during first dance with colorful bokeh lights behind.
Sophie & Dominic's May heatwave wedding at Great Fosters, Surrey.
Groomsmen in suits pushing vintage grey tractor across sunny field at outdoor wedding reception.
The Royal Couple - Kate & Will's amazing celebration at Bluits Farm, Essex.
A bride and groom celebrate at a pub bar, raising glasses of beer on their wedding day.
Alexa & Jac - A church wedding followed by a booze-up at the family pub, The Station Hotel in Framlingham, Suffolk.
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What it’s like having me around


I stay close when something’s happening and hang back when it needs space. I won’t whisk you away from your guests for hours. Portraits stay beautiful and believable, with room for a bit of fun if the mood takes us. Then you can get back to your wedding party while I carry on capturing the day.

 

More About Me
Two women sharing a warm emotional hug at a wedding celebration in black and white.

 

 

Digital and film


I shoot digital and 35mm film side by side. Digital makes sure every moment is covered. Film adds the grain, colour and softness that make a photo feel like a memory, and you’ll get both in your secure online gallery.

 

 

 

What couples say

 

Elegant bride in white gown with birdcage veil and groom in black tuxedo posing together at an outdoor wedding venue.

"The most beautiful, natural and simply stunning wedding pictures! Derek was absolutely amazing. He has such a calm, unobtrusive approach that you sometimes don’t even notice he’s there, yet somehow he manages to capture the most beautiful moments of your special day."

Marion & Grant

 

Black and white wedding portrait of a bride in a flowing gown and groom holding hands beside a brick building.

 

"The photos are beautiful and feel so natural and true to the day. Derek was also such a pleasure to have with us from start to finish."

 

ALEXA & JAC

 

Joyful wedding party group photo with bride and guests celebrating indoors.

"... But most importantly, he clearly understood how important all of our friends and family were to us and has given us such a beautiful gallery full of moments we will cherish and revisit forever."

VICTORIA & JAMES

 

What it costs


Coverage starts at £995 for 4 hours and goes up to £1,795 for the full day. Every option includes sneak peeks within 48 hours and a private online gallery your guests can download from for free.

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15+ YEARS

Photographing weddings since 2010

ESSEX

Based in Essex available throughout the UK & Europe

 

DIGITAL + FILM

 

Digital & Film · 35mm · 120 · Polaroid

DOCUMENTARY

Natural · Unobtrusive · Considered

Say hi and check your date

Get in touch to say hi and check availability using the form below. If forms aren’t your thing, email me directly;  derek@derekanson.com

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