Finding an elopement photographer and videographer usually means booking two people, which can feel like a crowd when it is meant to be just you. With me, the ceremony is filmed and the day is photographed by the same person who marries you.
I'm Leon, an accredited celebrant and photographer based in Llandudno. Here is how I capture both, without adding anyone else to your day.
How the Ceremony Is Filmed
A small camera records the whole ceremony, and a tiny microphone is clipped to my ceremony folder so every word is clear. When you read your opening words and vows to each other, I slide out of frame and take photographs of those moments. You end up with the ceremony on video and the emotion in stills.
How the Photographs Are Taken
My style is candid. I follow the day as it unfolds, from the first meet to the last walk, with a few gentle prompts when the light is perfect. One person, two jobs explains how I switch between roles.
What You Receive and When
Every photograph is edited by hand and placed in your online Love Story Album within about four weeks. Your ceremony video follows within eight. Polaroids are handed to you on the day.
Included in Both Packages
Video and audio of your ceremony are part of both the Signature Elopement, from £3,250, and the Ultimate Elopement, from £4,950, on the live packages page. There is no add-on to remember.
Why Video Matters Later
Couples tell me they watch their ceremony again on anniversaries. If you return for a sunset vow renewal with Twilight Ceremonies, the first film becomes part of a much longer story.
Filmed Anywhere
From Llyn Ogwen to Porth Dinllaen, or at home, in your garden, elsewhere in the UK or abroad, the same quiet set-up comes with me. Just the two of you or your closest few, and kids and dogs are welcome.
You get the words, the looks and the light without a crew in the way. Browse the portfolio, then book a call to talk through your day.