Here are some reviews our clients have been kind enough to take the trouble to write.
There are more over at our Google + HERE: thanks!
We cannot more highly recommend that you book with Russell and Laura. We organised our wedding within 6 weeks and only managed to book Russell and Laura in the last 2 weeks (despite them having another event straight after!). At the time I was living in Kent and getting married at St Audries near Taunton so until the wedding day all communication was over the phone. I felt this may be slightly difficult but was totally happy after speaking with Russ, so booked the next day. It was definitely the right decision as we now have over 600 stunning photographs of our wedding, the difficulty now will be choosing which ones to print. In fact, while looking through the photograph’s for the first time after the wedding, I was a little tearful. The emotion captured in the photographs was fantastic, Russ and Laura had managed to incorporated special parts of our wedding such as the ceremony beautifully and exactly as we had previously discussed.
We don’t think ‘Thank You’ really covers it. It is hard to put into words what an amazing job you’ve done! You were both so professional, organised and unobtrusive in capturing every moment of our special day. You have given us the best gift of all, a beautiful, chronological account of the day that we will never get bored of looking at. Every picture tells it’s own little story!
Our guests all commented on how amazing you both were on the day and how incredible the photo’s are. From the moment we contacted you shortly after our engagement, throughout the planning stages, the big day itself and the album selection we could never fault you on the high level of service we have received. You’re passion and commitment to your work is abundantly clear. We can’t wait to see the album and are confident that this will be the icing on the cake!
Both you and Laura are incredibly talented and we would highly recommend you both to anyone looking for a photographer. We certainly couldn’t have made a better choice and you more than surpassed our expectations.
THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for the photos – they are fantastic, you really managed to capture the day, definitely some there to go up in our house, and we will enjoy making an album to keep forever.
We have had many comments on how friendly and unobtrusive you both were and I’m sure when others see the photos they will also be impressed by the end result. We will definitely be recommending you to anyone that is getting married!
People were saying ‘you will be fed up of of posing for photos by the end and being told what to do by the photographer’ but it was nothing like that, just so easy, relaxed and friendly. You both were absolute stars so thank you so much for adding to our perfect wedding day.
We were thrilled to get the photos and love what you’ve achieved from what was a fairly busy affair. I’m not sure how you managed to get through the throng of people but you clearly have managed to be in the right place at the right time. Thank you sincerely for making the day both fun at the time and memorable after the event!
We very much appreciated the efforts you went to before the wedding and during to make sure everything ran smoothly. Your approach is incredibly professional without losing the personal touch and it was very reassuring and effective.
We would like to bestow heaps of praise and commendation on Russell How Photography. When we say Russell How, we mean the lovely team that are Russell and Laura. It will be the best money you’ve spent (very competitive) and you will be thrilled and overjoyed with the results. Russell & Laura have outstanding customer service skills and they delight in pleasing their very satisfied customers. We could not have asked for more and they even go the extra mile to give that personalised service that makes you feel very special and we know that we will remain friends after our very positive experience. They were both very relaxed yet remained extremely professional, capturing some amazing shots and future memories. Our friends and families all commented on how good the ‘photographers’ were and two of our guests who are getting married next year said that they would like Russell How to capture their special day. Our day was very special and this was helped by Russell who came to see the venues prior to the day to ensure that no stone was unturned and that they’d know exactly where to shoot the best shots. The website was amazing to review our wonderful photographs and we were delighted that we could browse them at our leisure with our friends and relatives. The CD arrived with all of the shots on and we have been able to peruse and print until our heart’s content. Our final words to Russell How Photography is THANK YOU and what a pleasure it’s been having you work our amazing day… Paul & Sarah Page
We genuinely could not be more thrilled with the photographs that we got from Russell and Laura. We were having a fairly low budget wedding and had decided to ask a few friends to take photographs as we didn’t want lots of posed shots and really wanted to concentrate on enjoying the day. This was until our best man showed us the photographs from his sister’s wedding that were taken by Russell and we instantly decided it was worth the investment and having them now I would have paid twice over (sorry Russell, shouldn’t tell you that now!!). From the outset Russell seemed as excited about our wedding as we were and his emails were brimming with enthusiasm and ideas that complimented everything that we wanted. We spent a day with Russell before the wedding talking through the day and our wishes and he helped guide us through decisions and options whilst really making the day come alive and seem real! He visited all of our venues leading up to the day (and we had a few!) and we were so excited when they arrived at an unspeakable hour in the morning to take photos of us getting ready. As someone else has commented Russell and Laura have the amazing ability to organise and command when necessary but since we only wanted a few formal shots most of the time, amazingly given the pictures, we didn’t really know they were there! We got the photos back 3 weeks after our wedding, giving us time to arrive back from honeymoon and see some of our friends and families shots…. and then we got Russell’s through. I had an email today from a friend in response to seeing them on facebook and I couldn’t sum it up better than her (and I’m bias since it was my wedding). The email was entitled ‘amaaaaazing photos’. ‘I just had to drop you a very quick email to say i’m whizzing through your goooooooorgeous wedding photos and it has to be said, I don’t think i’ve ever seen such beautiful photos- you look absolutely stunning, your dress is fabulous, your hair is brilliant and those shoes!!! and just everything about the wedding looks just so fantastic, I just love the fact you have a huge smile on your face in every photo (I was very much the same on our big day) and everything is so stunning… the flowers, your cake, the table plan and those origami frogs and flowers!!! I’ve only got through about a third of the photos but felt I had to email you instantly!!! so, was it just everything you hoped for and more? i’m really not just saying this but it all just looks so amazingly beautiful, the most amazing looking wedding photos i’ve ever seen, am so pleased for you and can’t wait to hear all about it you little stunner you!!!’ I would not have classed myself as being particularly photogenic but Russell has not only brought out the best in us, he has also brought out the best in our day. As someone else commented, ‘you can feel the essence of your wedding through these pictures’ and I think that sums it up – Russell and Laura captured the moment for us so perfectly we can’t believe we ever considered not having them. We look at the pictures and we’re back there. We would totally and utterly recommend Russell and Laura for a wedding or any photographic work.
We had our wedding photos done by Russell How Photograhy in June 2010. We told Russell to go wherever he wanted and get as close as he needed to get the shots he thought would portray the wedding best. Even with this brief he was so unobtrusive- I think it can be a worry that the presence of the photographer will be offputting, but far from it! Russ blended in when he needed to, took charge when necessary (without being at all bossy), went with the flow of our very busy day, and was a wonderful addition to have around. The photos we now have to remember this day forever are absolutely stunning, and Laura’s artistic touches in the detail photos are spectacular. We couldn’t be happier with both the experience of having Russ and Laura at our wedding, and with the finished photos we have as a result.?
Russ and Laura photographed our wedding in May 2010 and we were delighted with the whole service that they provided from beginning to end! We felt that they really listened to what we wanted and were very accomodating and enthusiastic about our suggestions. On the day they were friendly and polite to our guests, very organised and professional and managed to melt into the background so did not disrupt the day at all! The end results were absolutely perfect and fitted the description of what we wanted so well, not only being beautiful photographs but really capturing the mood of the day. We both feel that Russ and Laura offered excellent value for money and would highly recommend them!?
We had Russ do our wedding photos and he was amazing! He is so focused and sees and creates wonderful opportunitys that produced the most beautiful pictures to remember our wonderful day by. Not only did he bring great insight but he has a great personality and is so easy going it was such a pleasure to work with him. His rates were very reasonable compared to most other companies we had approached. He was recommended to us by a friend and I am so glad he was, we continually have people comment on the lovely photos we have. His customer service was also second to none and very obliging to cover all our requirements. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone to use him for any photographic work.?
Thanks so much for the emails to look at some of the photos they are brilliant. Thanks so much for all you have done we are so excited to have such fantastic shots of the day!
The photos are absolutely brilliant! They really capture the essence and atmosphere of the day and they reminded me of what a fantastic time we all had. They truly tell the story… I was properly giggling and laughing out loud looking back at them all. Thanks a million for capturing these amazing memories for us! Did you have a wide angle lens? There are some brilliant ones which seem to embrace the whole scene with big open arms – funnily enough – I’d really love one of those for the wall
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The photos are fantatsic, excatly what we wanted, thank you so much. We will certainly be reccommending you both to everyone we know.
My new husband and I can not express how much we love our wedding photos. Russell How and his team really did a sterling job from start to finish. The pics are exactly what we wanted; really natural and reportage. We can’t believe how many pictures were taken too, such good value for money. It was lovely having Russell there on our wedding day- I felt totally at ease in front of him (even when I was getting ready and stressing out majorly!) it was like having a friend taking our pictures. I am Brand Manager of a fashion company and part of my job consists of art directing fashion shoots, so when it comes to photography I am probably harder to please than most, but his images really captured people’s personalities and idiosyncrasies which only seems possible for someone whom has known our friends and families for years- Russell obviously has a talent for anthropology and capturing moments in time that really record the beauty of weddings. I will definitely be recommending Russell to all of our friends who are ‘next’. If you are reading this trying to find a wedding photographer-snap him up before he gets a 6 year waiting list!
Superb Photos and Great Value Truly delighted with our wedding photos. Russell spent a great deal of time before hand understanding exactly what we wanted, from formal shots to reportage. He absolutely captured the spirit of the day, people’s characters, special and unique moments. Our photos are a perfect story board of the day from start to finish. Russell is such a genuine guy. He was so friendly, discreet, hard working and easy to get along with. I felt we were sharing our special day with a good friend.
The photos look fantastic! One of the couples from our wedding got engaged over Christmas and as they mentioned how good you both were I was wondering if you would be able to provide a quote for them? We love the brolly and welly photo’s, definitely worth doing, and they were all worth freezing for
We’re currently still struggling to pick our favourites for enlarging though!
Thank you so much for the photos – I love them! You’ve really captured the ‘story’ and feel of the day, this is particularly true of the pictures of the speeches, brilliant! Thank you so much, (A very happy) Mrs Field!
