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Relaxed, Fun and Timeless Wedding Photographyby Berkshire Photographer Diane Frazer
Documentary photography with fun group photos, authentically edited for couples excited to share their next chapter of family history.
Your Wedding Day
Love, laughter, joy, happy tears, surprise, embarrassment, spontaneous and candid moments; just some of the emotions I’ll capture.
For the majority of the time I will be discreetly in the background blending in as a guest. Many people opt for the full wedding story of preparations through to the first dance, however shorter coverage length options are available.
During your preparations in between reportage moments, I creatively record all your details including dresses, flowers, shoes, something old, new, borrowed, and blue.
Before heading to your ceremony there is the opportunity for a few portraits with those who have helped you get ready.
Your ceremony is captured unobtrusively with your registrar, vicar, or celebrant handing over to me for a few minutes to create a natural set-up of the register document signing.
During your drinks reception I will work efficiently with the flow of the day to ensure you get a nice balance of getting all the group photos you would like with no limitations, details of your wedding breakfast decorations and reportage coverage of you spending time with your guests.
It is also the time of day when I recommend going for a short walk away from your guests to take some natural, relaxed wedding couple portraits. This will give you a moment out of the spotlight to reflect on your day so far.
Coverage of your wedding breakfast can include any speeches before or after dinner, and for couples wishing me to stay an extra hour or so for their first dance I continue with reportage coverage whilst the evening room and entertainment is being prepared.
During this time guests often approach me with their group portrait requests. Many say they rarely get a photo of their immediate family group and love the opportunity. There is also time for some additional wedding couple portraits when the evening light gets dramatic and colourful.
The current trend is for cake cutting before your first dance, however if you opt for shorter coverage it can be arranged with your venue to cut your cake earlier to have professional photos taken.
I do all the planning of your wedding photography taking into account your special requests and requirements ensuring your day runs smoothly, capturing every moment without taking over and allowing other vendors to do their job to the planned wedding day timings.
My relaxed nature and forward thinking is beneficial should any part of your wedding day run behind keeping everything flowing and ensuring I have all your requests.
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Pre-wedding MeetingApproximately 3 months before your wedding day we'll meet at your venue, getting to know each other. It is important for me to find out what you love about your venue and why you chose to get married there.
Over a coffee we'll talk through your wedding day where I'll make a note of your timings and requests. My template of suggested group photos will be altered to suit your guests and your preferences. You can then add, remove or alter any of the combinations to have as many or as little group photos as you like.
Knowing your photography is planned to precision, but captured in a relaxed natural way to go with the flow of the day, will allow you to forget about it, relax, and enjoy your celebrations.
You'll be able to practice being in front of the camera, eliminate any nerves you may have as I take some engagement portraits, however you'll hardily notice me with the exception of some subtle guidance. I like to remain at a distance to capture your relationship naturally as you share sweet nothings and have fun.
High resolution digital copies of these photos are included with all packages and available to download from your private client gallery before your wedding.
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Bespoke Creative Wedding Album Design
Your special day can fly by which makes your wedding album extra special to relive your day, reflect on your memories and share with future generations.
Albums are optional with every wedding photographed with a design in mind as you may be unsure if you'd like one.
So much time, care and attention is spent by every couple to make all the finer details of their wedding perfect. I love to showcase this in my designs with page backgrounds featuring the dress material, flowers, rings, stationery, table decorations, entertainment, and other unique aspects.
Stepping away from the celebrations, images of your guests talking in the distance against the backdrop of your carefully chosen venue are specifically taken to set the scene of the day.
Each album is curated by me carefully selecting images individually after capturing your day fully aware of all previous communications finding out everything that is important to you. You'll get the perfect layout that is special to you.
You can of course swap any photos if your favourites differ to mine! You'll also be able to choose from a selection of cover materials to complement your design and wedding colour scheme.
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Customised Wedding Photography PackagesMy packages are designed for you to customise as you plan your perfect wedding. Choosing a wedding photographer is usually near the top of the ‘wedding to-do list’ to guarantee a qualified, experienced professional of a high standard and at this point you may not be sure about the length of coverage you would like and whether you would like a wedding album.
DIGITAL Print, Share and Archive Your Story
A deposit of £250 secures photography for your wedding day and is put towards any coverage length. There is flexibility to confirm your choice close to your wedding day.
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Included with every package:
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Start and end coverage times on the day are flexible to go with the flow of the wedding day. Cake cutting can be included anytime during the coverage chosen.
£290 per additional hour after the First Dance (confirmed before the day)
All wedding photography prices include travel to venues within an approximate 30 mile radius of Reading. This covers Berkshire, North Hampshire, South Oxfordshire, South Buckinghamshire, and some areas of Surrey and Wiltshire.
Bespoke Quotes
Quotes are available for unique wedding day schedules and venues further afield.
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COMPLETO Your Wedding Collection £1920
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Customise with shorter coverage. Any digital package plus £430 for the album and USB gift set. Parent replica albums are available too.
* £43 off any Completo package when you pay for the album with your digital coverage balance one month before your wedding.
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Optional Presentations
There are a variety of optional albums, frames and keepsakes to accompany any Digital or Completo package.
Ordering and proofing is done online with advice by phone or email if desired. For couples local to Berkshire, home visit appointments can be arranged to view albums and wall display products before purchasing.
All presentation options for displaying your photos are made in the UK.
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All wedding package digital photos are delivered as downloads. They will be accessible as many times as required for a minimum of one year giving you time to make your own backups on different devices.
Personalised USB sticks with UV printed text are available to order as an additional delivery method. They also come as part of a gift set with a Completo Album.
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Parents have the option of choosing their favourite style of album and size with their own favourite images or a replica of the wedding couple's album.
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MEMOIR Bespoke Creative Design A luxury lay flat album with a bespoke design printed in the traditional silver halide way. Each album design has an average of 100 images across 20 double spreads.
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The Memoir album comes with a choice of covers and presented in a black faux leather box.
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COMPLETO Your Wedding Collection Capturing all the emotions and memories this layflat album provides a smaller alternative to the Memoir album. It can hold a bespoke design or a more classic layout across 20 lay-flat double page spreads.
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Completo has a Hessian or a leatherette cover with etched text. It comes in a matching gift set presentation box with a USB stick holding all your wedding and engagement photos.
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APERTURA Showcase Your Story A luxury matted album with prints in a bespoke layout and genuine leather or Hessian cover. Apertura albums come in a black faux leather presentation box.
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BELLISSIMO Parent Replica Stories
A replica copy of the wedding couple’s Memoir or Apertura album design in a lay flat leatherette or Hessian album.
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A replica copy of the wedding couple’s Completo album.
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Bellissimo albums come in a black material drawstring bag and are to be printed the same time as the main album.
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LIBRO Fashionable Books Libro combines a traditional album design with modern trends. This gloss finish or leatherette hardback coffee table book has a single photo on each page creating a story of your favourite photos. The album is light weight enabling you to carry it around to show family and friends.
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ACCORDIONS Mini Concertina Albums A Hessian or leatherette fold-out keepsake holding up to 10 photos for family and friends. Suitable as wedding gifts for bridesmaids and groomsmen.
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Contemporary timeless frames available in a variety of sizes and styles.
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LINEAR Contrasting Metallics
Linear is a contemporary metallic brushed frame with a four layered mount, displaying a clean black line mirroring the edge and inner lip of the moulding.
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* Comes with a strut to stand up
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ARGENTO Stunning Modern Metallics
Argento has the same metallic brushed finish as the Linear frame but with a narrower and deeper moulding. It has a box profile with a classic matching wood slip mount offering a bold presentation.
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CUBIX Stylish Contemporary Woods
Cubix is a popular and timeless contemporary wooden block moulding with a matching coloured insert giving a three dimensional element to the frame.
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NATURALS Solid Wood
Naturals is a luxurious wooden oak frame with a matching solid mount insert giving a seamless quality presentation.
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COLLECTIONS Innovative Mounts
Collections give you the opportunity to create a story of your favourite photos using the Linear, Argento, Cubix and Naturals wood mouldings and mounts.
All of the layouts can be designed to hang in the opposing way. Linear and Cubix have a fillet inset around each image whilst Argento and Naturals have one fillet inset surrounding all the images.
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ART BLOC Stunning Minimalist Block
Art Blocs illustrate how simple design can create stunning pieces of presentation for your home.
They are constructed from a light, honeycombed mdf, encased and protected by a laminated light textured film to protect and preserve the photo and sides.
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Sizes up to 10 x 8" are designed to be free standing and all sizes 12 x 12" and above have chrome keyhole hanging fixtures set into the bloc on the reverse to allow them to hang flat against the wall for a minimalist effect.
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CANVAS Bringing Personal Art to Life
Contemporary and fashionable, canvas brings your photos to life as fine art.
Your photo is professionally printed onto canvas and stretched over a strong wooden frame approximately 45 mm deep. The canvas comes with the option to have black, white or image ‘wrapped’ sides for a three dimensional effect.
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MEMENTO Simple and Smart Memento is a desktop wooden frame with a smooth satin finish available in a variety of colours. Popular as a gift or to have on display in an office.
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Professional lustre prints in black or ivory removable mounts. Each mount is 2 mm thick and can be framed or stood up using it's strut.
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Gift packs of matching prints to share with family and friends. To reduce plastic usage, all prints of the same size in the same order will be wrapped together to protect them during delivery.
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Professional lustre prints in a boutique card presentation box, held closed by an elasticated ribbon.
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Available in six different designs with either engagement portraits as invitations or wedding photos as thank you cards. Each greeting card is 6 x 4" when folded and makes a lovely keepsake for guests to frame.
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Prices are honoured from the date of enquiry and subject to change 6 months after your wedding day for optional products.
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The Next Steps
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Your details will not be passed on to any third party.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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There is no need to worry! For the majority of your wedding day there will be so many different things going on you won't notice me and your cheeks will ache from naturally smiling with happiness and excitement all day!
Group photos will be fun to make you feel at ease and for couple portraits there is no posing, just gentle guidance.
You'll be able to practice being in front of the camera when I take some engagement portraits at your pre-wedding meeting.
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As many as you like because it is your wedding day! I don't set a limit to the number you can have. Once I've captured the essential portraits you have requested you can choose whether to spend time socialising with your guests or having more combinations and variety of portraits.
Every couple loves relaxed informal photos and these will most often remain their favourites, however on a one off occasion I feel it is important to take a quick traditional photo for parents and as backup to avoid any disappointment at a later date. It takes 2 seconds to take a group photo of everyone facing the camera before we have some fun!
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There is no specific 'photo time' in the afternoon of your wedding. On average a drinks reception is between 90 and 120 minutes and during this time I'll take the lead on when the group photos are taken.
As a guide after confetti throwing is best for the large group photos before guests disappear.
Once drinks and canapes have been enjoyed allow another 20 minutes for smaller group photos and a further 10 minutes closer to dinner time for some newlywed portraits.
To ensure you get a good balance of portraits and socialising time, some small portraits and guest requests can be taken later on in the day after your wedding breakfast.
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Guests are an important part of your day. I am happy for them to take photos providing they do not obstruct me from doing my job.
The overall decision on guest photography during your ceremony will be down to your officiant and yourselves. I do however recommend that guests take photos sparingly during the ceremony so that their faces are in the background of your photos rather than their cameras, phones and tablets!
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Many couples feel this is important, however there is no rehearsal. Setups, timings, weather and the flow of the wedding day will differ at each wedding. The natural and artificial lighting will constantly change every minute of the day.
Choose a photographer whose portfolio you love and show them know any favourite images you've seen taken at your venue for them to take inspiration from.
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At the time of writing I have captured over 180 weddings at various venues across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Warwickshire and Wiltshire.
Highlights of my career so far are winning South East Photographer of the Year at The English Wedding Awards in 2018 and 2022, and being a winner in the 2024 Hitched Awards. All votes were from past clients pleased with the photography and service they received.
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I chose to work alone and have been highly commended from wedding couples and their guests for my work ethic which captures a good variety throughout the day.
Logistics can be worked out to capture the essence of both the bride and groom preparations.
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All your wedding photos are manually selected by myself to remove duplicate images. They then receive an authentic edit to keep them as close to real life as possible.
Album designs are carefully curated by myself individually hand-picking each photo to use.
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Copyright is shared. You will be able to make unlimited copies and prints for personal use to share with your family and friends.
Permission will always be asked to use your wedding photos in the public domain for marketing and sharing with wedding suppliers. Your privacy is respected if you wish to keep your special day private and only photos without identities will be used.
You are welcome to upload your photos to your own social media accounts. The photos you receive won't be watermarked. Tagging Diane Frazer Photography on Facebook and Instagram is much appreciated.
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It is advisable to make multiple copies of your photos. Should you lose, accidentally delete or find any of your digital photos have been corrupted please contact me and I'll replace those you've paid for free of charge as downloads. Replacement USB sticks are charged for.
Your photos can be downloaded an unlimited amount of times for a minimum of one year. At present there are no plans to remove client galleries, however no liability will be taken for loss of images after 3 years.
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A proofing form will be sent to you 2-3 working days after ordering for you to make changes to the album design I've created for you. You may submit as many changes as you wish until you are happy with the version you'd like to send off for printing.
Parents not ordering replica albums can be sent their proofing forms to their own email address for choosing their own favourite photos.
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I specialise in still photography, however I can work alongside a videographer booked separately. Videographers I have worked with include CKS Productions and Posterity Video Productions.
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I recommend booking once you have your venue and your wedding date confirmed. Start and approximate finish times are confirmed about two to three months before.
Only one wedding is photographed per day and a limited number each year to fill my editing diary.
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A deposit secures photography for your wedding day and is put towards your chosen wedding coverage package (attendance and digital photos) with the balance due one calendar month before your day.
There is 10% off one Completo or Memoir Album ordered before your wedding day.
Optional albums, frames, and prints can also be chosen and paid for after your wedding.
Payment methods are cheque, bank transfer or PayPal (account or debit/credit card). Balance payments can be paid in installments with the final payment one month before the wedding. Please contact me for details.
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Most venues have copies of my public liability and professional indemnity insurance on file. I'll contact your wedding coordinator to send them my evidence of cover nearer your day. I always carry my documents to meetings which can be shown on request.
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A main meal or working lunch is much appreciated at weddings if I am staying to capture the first dance or later than 7 pm.
I never take a designated break because I do not like to miss out on any photographic opportunities! I sit in a room near to the wedding breakfast room whilst your eating and pop back in between courses to capture the laughter at the tables.
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If you have a question that isn't featured please get in touch!
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Kind Words |
"Diane was amazing at our wedding earlier this year. We felt at ease with her from the first meeting and she took so much time to understand the photos we wanted. On the day she was so friendly and professional, and worked so hard! The photos are fantastic and captured every part of the day perfectly. Thank you for everything!"
"Diane, thank you for helping to make our wedding day special! Thank you for all your help throughout our preparations and on the day. We really appreciate your friendliness and patience - particularly putting up with our lack of organisation and many questions!"
"Dear Diane, thank you so much for all your hard work, advice and expertise in producing our wedding photography. Best Wishes."
"Diane has attended many of our wedding fairs. Her stand is always well presented showing a selection of weddings she has photographed. Being the preferred supplier at several of the venues we work with enables Diane to bring advice and knowledge to a couples celebrations which go beyond the role of 'just' wedding photographer."
"Diane did the photography for our wedding. She was professional from start to finish and the photos were great. After the wedding our guests commented how non-intrusive she was and we got lots of natural shots of everyone at their best. Thank you Diane!"
"Diane, you were amazing at our wedding yesterday. We really couldn't fault you. It was perfect from start to finish. xx "
"Thank you Diane for the wonderful photos, we felt very comfortable with you on the day and you were always very professional and organised. Thank you again."
"My Brother and I recommended Diane to our friend back in 2010 for his Wedding, we have since had Diane capture our family photos on many occasions, all the photos have been amazing!"
"Just wanted to say a big thank you for all the hard work you did at our Wedding. We appreciate everything you did for us and I’m sure they will make wonderful memories. "
"Diane is a brilliant photographer and captured our wedding with all the professionalism but in a very relaxed way. We'll always recommend her to all family and friends when they get married."
"Diane is an amazing wedding photographer. She captured our day brilliantly and gave us the most perfect memories to look back over, forever. From our very first meeting of Diane, we knew she was the photographer we wanted for our special day. Diane's photography fitted perfectly with our vision. Every tiny detail that we had worked on was included in our photos and so many great natural shots were captured. Everything went to plan. We couldn't have asked for better."
"On Behalf of my wife and I, we would like to thank you for all your hard work yesterday. You personally ensured we captured every set piece photo we wanted along with dozens more of our family and friends enjoying our special day. Quite a few of our guests commented on how approachable you were and at ease with having their photo taken, which quite a few of them are camera shy!"
"Diane was fantastic. From our first meeting to discuss our requirements, to the engagement shoot and all communication leading up to the wedding was professional, efficient and prompt. We had confidence that Diane could deliver exactly what we wanted. The photos we have received are amazing and the day has been captured beautifully for us to reminisce for years to come. We are absolutely delighted with the way it all turned out."
"Thank you for doing our wedding for us. The photos they are amazing and we love them! We could not have had a better person doing the photos for our special day. We can't thank you enough."
"Just wanted to say a massive thank you, you were fantastic. Thank you for being a part of our [wedding] day and for all the beautiful pictures you took."
"Our wedding photos are by far better than we could have ever imagined & that's down to the hard work and professionalism you showed. We will be recommending you to anyone who needs photographs taking! Many thanks again Diane."
"Diane was a consummate professional who took wonderful photos at our wedding. She took amazing coverage of the whole day, without ever being intrusive. Thank you so much!"
"Thank you for making our big day even more special by capturing it for us to remember in the years to come. We have heard praise from friends and family on how professional you were on the day as well as how well the photos have turned out. We felt you got very good coverage of the day whilst remaining discreet throughout."
Recommended by VenuesIt is always an honour to be recommended by any venue based on the quality of my photography, customer service and the way I seamlessly blend in with their wedding coordinators to provide every couple an amazing wedding day.
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