Testimonial from Victoria & Simon

Testimonial for James Naylor

James was recommended to us by a mutual friend. We had asked a few other local photographers but they were either way too expensive or we didn’t particularly warm to their patter. When we initially spoke to James, he seemed exactly what we were looking for – he listened to what we were saying (!) and positively warmed to what we wanted i.e. something unobtrusive, informal and natural.

We had a really helpful meeting a couple of weeks before the wedding day to finalise all the arrangements and agree on the few formal shots that would be taken on the steps of the registry office immediately after the ceremony (as it turned out, the day was so cold we were more than happy to abandon this plan, and James did manage to take these shots later on at the reception).

James was thoroughly prepared; beforehand he had visited both Old Marylebone Town Hall, where the ceremony was held, and our reception venue in West Dulwich, to check on the premises and assess them for how he wanted to shoot the day. We decided not to use him during the preparation before the ceremony (9 people in a small house equals chaos!) so we first met him when we arrived at the registry office. Throughout the whole day James kept a low profile yet managed to shoot all the most precious moments and to capture the spirit of the day.

Two weeks after the wedding he brought round the ‘package’ – all the photos themselves on a dvd, a selection of them on a dvd slideshow, and a wonderful album (think slick printed and bound book, not some lumpy, crafty album with photos gummed in..) – and we were absolutely delighted with what we saw; we couldn’t imagine how the day could have been shot more sensitively or more creatively. All our friends and family who have seen the photos have likewise been bowled over by them and indeed, several of our married friends have even admitted that they are way better than their own!

So, unhesitatingly, I would recommend James to all those brides and grooms-to-be who are looking to entrust their Big Day to someone who will do it justice.

Posted on Sunday, March 27th, 2011 at 5:03 pm. Filed under: Uncategorized RSS 2.0 feed.