Good questions.

29 answers — all topics

01What can we actually book?

Documentary wedding photography, a wedding film, or the two together. Photography & film explains how each one is covered.

02How much does it cost?

Collections are being updated alongside the new name, so prices aren’t published here yet. Enquire about your date with your venue and you’ll receive current options for photography, film or both.

03Do you take a deposit?

A date is held once your booking is confirmed in writing. The deposit and payment schedule come with your quote, so you see the whole picture before you commit to anything.

04Are you available on our date?

Send the date — or a rough timeframe — with your enquiry and you’ll get a direct answer. There’s no automated booking calendar to guess against.

05Which weddings do you take on?

Weddings across Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and the North West. Tell us your venue and everything is confirmed in writing with your quote — see the venue guides and places and light.

06How far ahead should we book?

As soon as your venue is confirmed. Popular summer Saturdays go first, and an early enquiry costs you nothing but a few details.

07Is Nantwich Weddings the same business?

Yes. Little Forest Weddings is the new name for Nantwich Weddings — the same photographs and the same approach.

08Can we show you photographs we like before booking?

Yes — tap Save on any photograph in the portfolio. Your picks stay on your device and come with your enquiry.

09What do you need from us to hold a date?

Your date, your venue and a line about the day you’re planning. Everything else — timings, family groups, where to shoot on site — we work through together once the date is held.

10What does “documentary” mean on the day?

The day is photographed as it happens, with very little posing or direction. The aim is photographs that feel like your day did: the dog in the aisle, the page boy asleep, the speech notes.

11How long will you be there?

Coverage is built around your running order, from getting ready through to the last dance or the sparklers. The hours are confirmed when you book, so they match the day you’re actually having.

12Do we have to do lots of posed group photos?

No. Group photos are kept to a short list you choose — briskly done, largest to smallest — then the day goes back to being yours.

13I hate having my photo taken. Will that show?

Most couples say this. Because the day is photographed as it happens, there’s very little time spent in front of the camera being directed — most photographs are made while you’re busy being with people.

14When do we get photographs of just the two of us?

A short walk away from guests, usually 15–25 minutes, with a few more minutes in golden-hour light if your timings allow. The timeline planner shows where it fits.

15Will you be directing us all day?

Very little. Direction is confined to the family group list and the short walk together; everywhere else the camera stays quiet and the day runs as you planned it.

16How do we plan timings around photography?

Try the timeline planner — three answers give a first draft you can send with your enquiry.

17What makes the day easier to photograph?

Getting ready in the brightest, least cluttered room near a large window; an unplugged ceremony; one confident person holding the family group list. Your day, stage by stage covers the rest.

18What happens if it rains?

The day is photographed as it happens, weather included. A wet forecast rarely changes the plan: portraits move to a covered or indoor spot with good light, and the run of the day stays as it is.

19Is a grey day bad light?

Not at all. Bright, even overcast is the softest light there is — no squinting, no harsh shadows. Full sun is the harder one, and we simply move into shade.

20How do you judge the light on site?

Direction, quality, time of day and the indoors. The ceremony and breakfast rooms are checked ahead, and the hour before sunset is planned in. How the light is judged goes further.

21When is golden hour on our date?

The hour before sunset — warm and low. In winter it can arrive as early as 3pm, so the day is planned around it rather than against it. Your venue can tell you the exact time for your date.

22Do you use flash?

Not in the ceremony, which is photographed as quietly as possible. Discreet flash only appears in the evening, when the room needs it.

23Will our photographs look dark or gloomy?

No. Photographs are edited for natural skin tones and faithful colour — a wet, grey day reads as the day you had, not as a dull one.

24When will we get our photographs?

Delivery times are confirmed when you book, so you’re given the real figure rather than an estimate here. Ask with your date and it goes in writing.

25How are the photographs delivered?

In an online gallery you can share and download from. Download your photographs and keep them in two places, so they stay yours whatever happens.

26Do we get all the photographs?

You get a full documentary set of the day — first fastening to last dance — edited for natural skin tones and faithful colour.

27How does the film fit in?

Film is edited separately from the photographs, keeping what photographs can’t: voices, vows, laughter and music. Length and finish are confirmed with your booking. Liam & Sarah’s preview from Colshaw Hall is a good place to start.

28Can we buy prints or an album?

Prints and albums aren’t published yet while collections are being updated for the new name. Ask with your enquiry and we’ll tell you what’s currently available.

29Can we share the gallery with family?

Yes — the gallery is there to be shared and downloaded. Tell us if you’d rather keep access to the two of you.