The Assembly House Wedding Photography Guide

I wish I could rate higher than 5 stars! Matt shot our wedding day and the photos are just phenomenal, we're both so happy with the whole gallery and... read more the comments from friends and family have been glowing. Throughout the process, Matt was excellent in communicating with us, getting a feel for our interests and how we'd like the photos to be shot. It was super easy to get all invoices paid up and get the show on the road! On the day, Matt was superb. Friendly, approachable and utterly hilarious, he really made it such a fun time. We're not the types to take many photos so it was a bit daunting to have so many in such a short space of time, but Matt put us at ease and made it easy. I'd recommend him to anyone, without a second thought!

After checking several photographers websites we were really pleased with what we saw when we came across Matt’s. The way that he had captured the groups and couples in his... read more pictures was just what we were looking for and thus we got in touch. Matt came across incredibly professional but also very friendly and easy to talk to. Discussions were had over the phone due to the Covid restrictions at the time, but even though we were unable to meet until nearer our wedding date Matt remained available to our questions and to give advice. Meeting in person a couple of weeks before the wedding Matt made us feel very comfortable and at ease - not something that was easy for us as neither my wife or I are particularly fond of having our photo taken, but the way he planned to proceed with angles, his presence on the day etc put us at ease. In the build up to the wedding we had concerns about photo opportunities that would be available due to limitations with building work taking place at our venue so Matt went down to visit the location in his own time to scope it out and look at what was available to make the most of it. On our wedding day Matt was so much more than just our photographer - he was a PA, checking on the schedule with the venue, keeping things running to order, locating guests for photos etc. He was always available for any request, stayed with us and our guests for more of the day than we could ever have expected and did so unobtrusively, just blending in with the background. Matt's preference was for not too many formal shots, but we did ask for a selection and the quality of them were superb. We were delighted with the outcome. The candid photos were wonderful to look through on our online gallery that was with us incredibly quickly after the wedding. His eye for detail and the shots he thought to take were lovely. To complete our experience we were delighted when we received our USB in a wonderful personalised presentation box that also contained hard copies of our photos. We were delighted to find Matt and would highly recommend and would definitely use for any future family events.

We couldn’t be happier that we chose Matt as our wedding photographer. We enquired with Matt initially because we were so impressed with the quality of work on his website... read more portfolio when we were first planning our wedding. We were also really over the moon with the price of his services compared to other photographers. For the amount of work Matt did on our big day and the results we have ended up with we really are so ecstatic and we wouldn’t even think recommending any other photographer to anyone other than Matt. When we first contacted Matt to enquire his availability, he offered to come to our house or meet at a mutual place and meet face to face to have a no obligation chat which we thought was a really nice personal touch instead of just doing everything on the phone/email. Another thing that made us book Matt was his general persona, as soon as he came for a chat at our house we knew we wanted Matt as our wedding photographer there and then. Matt is a really nice chilled down to earth guy who you can also just have a great chat and laugh with as well as work alongside. Matt also done a pre-wedding shoot for us in a scenic woodland location, we did leave this slightly last minute so we’re so thankful that Matt was able to be flexible and fit us in for this. The outcome of these photos were so so beautiful. I honestly could not fault ANYTHING about Matt. A blooming incredible photographer and have absolutely no regrets about booking at all. So many of our guests at the wedding complimented Matt to us afterwards. The outcome of our wedding photos are simply amazing and I’m so so thankful for everything. Matt kindly uploaded our gallery online after the wedding for us and family/friends to access - and in such a quick timeframe, I thought we would be waiting for at least 6 weeks for so many photos but it was under a month! A couple weeks later Matt then sent us our photos on a USB and a load of prints (didn’t realise we would get prints too) in a beautiful personalised box. Matt was there from when I was getting ready in the morning all the way through to the evening, so covered all of the day which is exactly what we wanted. Another thing we loved about Matt was when we first spoke to him he explained he doesn’t have a set ‘religious’ timeframe he stays for like other photographers do. He works around your day and tailors his time around you, he will stay until he knows he has enough photos and has covered all the evening action - and he certainly did just that. I was also really thankful that Matt captured some photographs of my younger brother at our wedding who hates having his photo taken due to his autism. Matt was so slick and discreet my younger brother didn’t even know he had photos taken of him but I’ve now got some photos of him at our wedding as a lovely memory that I didn’t think I would’ve had before. We are very lucky and blessed to have found Matt when planning our wedding and he captured the most beautiful photographs. Working with Matt was a breeze. We really can’t thank you enough, for capturing our special day. Just perfect. Thank you thank you thank you. ❤️

I highly recommend Matt Dartford Photography to anyone looking for a a high-quality, enjoyable experience. Matt has a great command of people, which really came in handy at my wedding... read more at Dunston Hall Hotel - he was able to corale people into the right places at the right time in a positive manner. I was so impressed with his ability to capture both the standard formals and the natural photographs that look amazing. We all know how difficult it is to capture a nice, in the moment photo! I've added some of my favourite pictures that he took of our day.

Matt has photographed my wedding and we have recently had family pictures done, his work is exceptional. The pictures he captures are so emotive and truly leave you with memories... read more to treasure forever. Cannot recommend enough. If i could give 10 stars I would!

Matt made our wedding day photography fun and stress free. He even managed to get some candid photos of my husband smiling rather than looking awkward like he usually does... read more 😆 our walk around the city after the ceremony was lovely addition and the photos inside the Royal Arcade and on Elm Hill were absolutely stunning, even despite the rain! We honestly couldn't recommend Matt enough, in the lead up the big day he kept in touch and discussed the finer details with us so that everything ran smoothly on the day, which gave me one less thing to worry about. All our guests have had so many compliments for the photos, which is just testament to Matts skills!