Norfolk, Essex, London
Suffolk Wedding Photographer
Hi! I'm Matt...
I’m a slightly tall, slightly geeky wedding photographer from East Anglia, specialising in bold, fun, candid, documentary-style wedding photography with a timeless feel.
I’m all about relaxed, laid-back weddings where the focus is on you, your guests, and actually enjoying the day. From happy tears and big laughs to all the daft little moments in between, I capture it all as it naturally happens.
My goal is simple: to blend in, keep things easy, and document your day without interruptions, pressure, or awkward posing — because your wedding day should feel like you, not a photoshoot.
Based in Norwich, I photograph weddings all over East Anglia, including Suffolk, which has some of the most amazing wedding venues!
So, If you’re looking for a wedding photographer who’s approachable, fun, and maybe just a little bit geeky, I’d love to hear from you.
No staged photos.
No Awkward Posing.
Keeping it Simple & Natural
Latest weddings!
Check out some of my wedding photography galleries – these will give you a good idea of my style of Wedding photography. Telling your story from start to finish.
This is a small selection of the 100+ weddings I’ve photographed
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Suffolk Wedding Photography
How I work
Rock up & be Awesome!
Whether I’m with you for 3 hours or the full 12, I’m there to tell the story of your day as it unfolds. The emotions, the laughs, the first looks, the smiles, tears, and even the high-fives.
I take a relaxed, no-pressure approach, blending in and letting you and your guests be completely yourselves. My style is friendly and unobtrusive — because it’s your wedding day, not my photoshoot.
It’s the little moments in between that matter just as much as the big ones. Always natural, always honest, always true to your day.
Say What!?
Rebecca & Will
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 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!’
How I work
Check out my Wedding Galleries
If you’d like a better sense of my style and how I work, have a browse through my wedding blog and galleries.
Many showcase complete wedding days, from getting ready in the morning through to the evening party, and everything in between.
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BlueLight Card Discount?
Do you have a Blue Light Card, or work as a teacher or within the NHS, Armed Forces, or Emergency Services?
As a small thank you, I may be able to offer a discount on your wedding photography.
Looking for a discount?
Mid Week or out of season?
Tying the knot Monday to Thursday, or between November and March? I offer midweek and out-of-season discounts — just ask.
Whatever package you’re looking at, I’m happy to put together a bespoke quote and see what I can do.
from a few hours - Full dAY
Your Wedding day package
I offer a range of wedding photography packages, from concise 2–3 hour coverage to full-day documentary coverage, capturing your day from morning preparations through to the evening celebrations and beyond.
I don’t even know where to begin, if you’re thinking of booking Matt, seriously do it, this man is amazing.
I couldn’t list a single thing that wasn’t fantastic about him. On the first meeting, he was professional, and friendly, got our vibe, got what we liked, listened to us and instantly felt like a friend. In the build up he was in touch, made us feel we could contact him, and gave us suggestions just everything you could want.
On the day, well you can see how this is going to go. He was perfect!
Full Day Bookings
Personalised Keepsake Box & Prints
All full-day wedding photography bookings include a personalised keepsake box, premium photo prints, and a USB containing your complete wedding gallery.
Visit my wedding photography packages page for more information.
50 + five-star Google Reviews!
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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. ❤️
Angel-Caprice Larter
Matt made our wedding day so special. He was so friendly and made everyone feel at ease, blended in and was like part of our family. We were delighted with... read more the photographs and the presentation box containing the USB memory stick. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Matt to give you precious memories of a special occasion.
Pattinson Pattinson
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.
Cerys Clarke
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Matt was extremely professional and very friendly throughout our day. He put myself, my wife and all of our wedding party at ease. Matt was efficient and skilled at getting... read more some brilliant shots of our venue, outfits and guests. We are very grateful to Matt’s expertise and professionalism throughout the day! Thank you, 11/10 recommend
Elizabeth Cooper
Matt is amazing! Our wedding photos are what dreams are made of. Our treasured memories, are absolutely beautiful. Matt is effortless to work with, he is super friendly,... read more fantastic communication and goes above and beyond. He helped with so much on the wedding morning, all whilst doing his actual job of taking beautiful photos! The vast amount of great photos we got was outstanding. We didn't have a videographer, yet the photos cover every minute of the day and I re-live it all again. There isn't enough thanks Matt! X
Sian Maddox
Matt took photos for us at our wedding in July 2022. He was absolutely great! In the run up to the day he had a big chat with us about... read more his approach and asked us what sort of thing we were after, and was always happy to answer questions on email too. On the day he was so brilliant - he really made me and the groom feel relaxed the whole time, and took loads of photos of our friends and family having a great time, as well as things like the formal photos, ceremony and speeches, which was exactly what we wanted. I normally feel really uncomfortable having my picture taken and hate how I look in them, but he made me feel really at ease and not awkward, even during the prep when I was having make up done. We really love the photos he took, they bring back so many great memories of the day. Can't recommend him highly enough! Thanks Matt.
Fiona Dempsey
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Right I don't even know where to begin, if you're thinking of booking Matt, seriously do it, this man is amazing. I couldn't list a single thing that wasn't fantastic... read more about him. On first meeting, he was professional, friendly, got our vibe, got what we liked, listened to us and instantly felt like a friend. In the build up he was in touch, made us feel we could contact him, gave us suggestions just everything you could want. On the day, well you can see how this is going to go. He was perfect. He was respectful and kind, he was funny, he helped when I needed people and couldn't find them. He made changes when I suddenly decide to cut some of the 'formal photos' list me and my husband had asked for, because trying get the right people together was like trying to heard cats. But he could see I was getting worried and just understood exactly what I needed. And on top of that, his photography is gorgeous. I saw these previews and I just cried, having always felt self conscious Matt gave me the photos I didn't think I could get. Honestly you will never ever regret having Matt, if you want the best photos to remind you of your wedding day, he's 100% the one you should be booking. Thanks Matt, for everything
Ali C
Very happy with our engagement shoot photos! Matt was brilliant and made me and my partner feel at ease. I would recommend!
Stephanie Terry
Amazing photographer and a lovely guy (which was important us). Really listens to what you want and has tons of initiative for some cool shots you wouldn't have thought of.... read more Can't recommend enough
Jenny Kane