Pleased to meet you!
I’m based in Chester but I want to tell the story of your wedding wherever it’s taking place - be that in the UK, Europe or beyond.
I genuinely LOVE what I do. I’m not just talking moderately enjoy, but all out, borderline inappropriate public display of affection levels.
I hope it shows.
Random life highlight - I once received a personal video message from my favourite actor Nathan Fillion thanks to one of my wonderful brides. GIDDY doesn’t begin to cover it. (You can see it HERE)
A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…
I LOVE love. A hopeless romantic and total softie, I’ve been known to cry at a wedding or two…
Strong coffee, cheese and Ribena rock my world. Just not together. Also a good French rosé .
Did I mention I love dogs? Most animals really. My search page on Instagram is proof of this.
Favourite country: Italy, city: New York. Travel wish list: Japan, Costa Rica, Norway, Thailand & NZ (again).
Schitt’s Creek, Parks & Recreation, Drag Race, Ted Lasso, The Office (US) and SO many more.
Grand Budapest Hotel, Back To The Future (1), Priscilla, Amelie, Kill Bill (both), Walter Mitty...
Serial, End of Days, Table Manners, The Travel Diaries, RedHanded.
Fleetwood Mac, 80s & 90s, musicals, Hot Chip, Flight of the Conchords, 70s disco, Eurovision.
“We absolutely recommend you book Claire - especially if you hate the idea of having your photo taken and want a really down to earth experience. She made a pair of insecure introverts feel so comfortable throughout the whole process, and you can really tell in the final results!”
- Laine + Martin
Back to the beginning…
The year was two-thousand-and-something. on a trip to Italy with a little point and shoot camera, my love affair with photography began.
Redundancy ended my everyday job in events and marketing but it was the perfect excuse for an eff-it-all, follow your heart, giant leap into photography.
Over a decade (and 250+ weddings) later, and during that time I’ve found myself speaking at some of the top UK photography workshops and winning the highly prestigious, worldwide Rangefinder ‘30 Rising Stars’ award.
But most importantly, I’ve been fortunate enough to shoot the weddings of wonderful people all across the world. The couples that find me feel a connection with how I shoot, who I am and what I believe. It’s no surprise that so many of my couples are now friends.
Creative, ARTISTIC, genuine, natural, authentic, fun, romantic, heartfelt...
All words that have been used to describe my style.
Ultimately I think a wedding should be relaxed and fun. My style reflects that and suits laid-back weddings where the emphasis is on everyone having the best time and you attending the best party you’ve ever been to!
When you are doing things your way.
Nothing stuffy and zero cheese (unless, of course, it’s on the menu or the dancefloor).
My style...
Back to the beginning…
The year was two-thousand-and-something, and a trip to Italy with a little point-and-shoot camera started my love affair with photography.
After being made redundant from my job in events and marketing, I took the leap to make photography my full time gig, and, cliched as it is, have never looked back. In the decade since, I’ve shot over 250 weddings, spoken at some of the top UK photography workshops, and won the highly prestigious world-wide Rangefinder Rising Star award, but most importantly, I’ve been fortunate enough to shoot the weddings of loads of bloody wonderful people, many of whom I’m still happy to call friends.
And my style
Creative, genuine, natural, authentic, fun, romantic, heartfelt...
All words that are often used to describe my style. A wedding should be relaxed and fun in my opinion and my style reflects that. Nothing stuffy, nothing formal and zero cheese.
And my style...
Creative, genuine, natural, authentic, fun, romantic, heartfelt...
All words that are often used to describe my style. A wedding should be relaxed and fun in my opinion and my style reflects that. Nothing stuffy, nothing formal and zero cheese.
And my style...
All words that are often used to describe my style. A wedding should be relaxed and fun in my opinion and my style reflects that. Nothing stuffy, nothing formal and zero cheese.
Your ideal photographer checklist:
✔ A calm, friendly, fun-loving person who will help you both to relax and actually enjoy being in front of the camera
✔ Someone with lots of experience (there’s not much that weddings can throw at me that hasn’t already happened over the last 12+ years, but I’m prepared for anything!)
✔ Someone who will take beautiful, genuine photos of you and your loved ones without any awkwardness or cheesy posing.
Fancy a chat?
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Images of me courtesy of my awesome work wife Verity Westcott Photography