Wedding Photographer in Solihull

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Solihull sits between Birmingham and the Warwickshire countryside, with Knowle, Dorridge, Shirley, Dickens Heath and Hampton-in-Arden all a few minutes from the town. I’m Craig, a relaxed, candid wedding photographer based in Bromsgrove, just south of the city, and I photograph weddings in Solihull and the villages around it.

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Getting married in Solihull

A Solihull wedding can be a civil ceremony in the town, a church in Knowle or Dorridge, or a country house a short drive away, with guests coming in from Birmingham, from Warwickshire, and from down the motorway. The day is often a little tighter for time than a Worcestershire barn wedding: ceremony slots are fixed, and there is sometimes a move between the town and a reception in the countryside. We plan that on a call beforehand, including how long the cars really take on a Saturday.

Solihull has its own registration service, so if you’re having a civil ceremony in the borough, tell me which room you’ve booked and I’ll work quietly within it, then look for a short, natural portrait walk afterwards if the timings and the weather allow. Church weddings in the town and the villages work the same way as they do elsewhere: I stay discreet, I follow what the minister asks, and I don’t turn the service into a photoshoot.

I haven’t built a Peapod gallery for every well-known venue in the borough. Hampton Manor at Hampton-in-Arden, for example, is a manor house with a barn and a church next door that many Solihull couples consider. I mention it because it is a local name, not because I can show you a gallery from a wedding I’ve photographed there. If that’s your venue — or a hotel or a golf club in Shirley, Knowle or the town itself — send me the name with your date and I’ll tell you honestly how I would approach it.

Nearby venues I have photographed

These are venues I have photographed, within reach of Solihull, each with a gallery on this site:

Gorcott Hall, at Mappleborough Green: a Grade II* listed Tudor house with 19th-century barns, a straightforward drive from the south of Solihull, just over towards Redditch. I’ve photographed weddings there, and there is a Gorcott Hall guide.
Shustoke Barns, an 18th-century red-brick barn just outside Coleshill, an easy drive from Solihull and from east Birmingham. I’ve photographed weddings here.
Bordesley Park, at Redditch, a little further south: a Tudor barn, an orchard marquee and grounds around a lake. I’ve photographed weddings there, and there is a Bordesley Park guide.

Further into Warwickshire, I’ve also photographed weddings at Swallows Nest Barn at Sherbourne, near Warwick, and at Ettington Park near Stratford-upon-Avon. Those are a longer drive from Solihull, but they’re on the same side of the county if your guests are travelling that way. The full list is on wedding venues I’ve photographed.

How I photograph a Solihull wedding

Most of what I shoot is natural and unposed. I work in the background, and I step in only when it helps: family groups, a few minutes of couple portraits, confetti if you want it. At a venue such as Gorcott Hall the house, the barns and the grounds are close together, so the day can stay unhurried. If you’re moving from a ceremony in Solihull town to a reception at Shustoke or Bordesley, we plan the gap so nobody is waiting on the photographer.

Before the day we have a planning call and you fill in a short questionnaire, so I know who’s who. Afterwards, your photographs arrive in a private online gallery you can share with family and friends. You can see packages from £999, and more about how I work, on my wedding photography page. For the wider region, there’s also my West Midlands page.

What couples say

“Both of us are camera shy, but he made the whole experience comfortable. We love our wedding photos from the big pictures to the ones that captures the small details.”

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“If you’re looking for a photographer that has excellent communication, the patience of a saint, creative ideas, all around good vibes, makes you feel so relaxed and keeps you upbeat and smiling all day, look no further!!”

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Packages, from £999

The Part Day starts from £999: six hours and approximately 300 edited photographs.
Full Day packages give you 600 or more edited photographs, from preparations through to the evening.
A £100 non-refundable deposit secures your date and is deducted from the package price.
For a smaller civil ceremony, ask me for a bespoke quote.
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