Testimonials
“Tess has been a WONDERFUL addition to my personal and professional life! I initially got in contact with Tess regarding my engagement/wedding photography and, I was so impressed with her, that it rapidly expanded into Tess helping me with various work projects too! She’s done headshots, videography for a retreat I ran, videoed/photographed a course I created and is accompanying me this weekend on day event I am hosting. I am so delighted with the quality of photography (and videography) that Tess produces but I am also so delighted to have made a new friend. It’s quite a feat to be able to ‘boss me around’ and Tess does exactly that (and always to and for my benefit!!!!) Our wedding photos got SO much praise from all of our guests too and we cannot wait to get everything printed and enjoy them forever. Thank you to Tess for so many things!”
“Tess was fantastic!
She cracked on and was efficient.
She knew my venue well and listened to my ideas and what we wanted.
Everyone said how amazing she was and how well she organised the guests.
Thank you!”
“I really enjoyed working with Tess. She put me completely at ease and made me feel comfortable having my photos taken, something which doesn’t come naturally to me. I’m really happy with the result. Would definitely work with her again.”
“We used Tess for our wedding in March 2023, and had the ‘every bit of it’ package. We also had a mini shoot prior to our wedding, which was such a great idea as it helped us relax infront of the camera and not be as awkward on our big day!
When looking for a photographer, we wanted photos that are relaxed and natural. Tess was absolutely perfect for this, our photos are incredible, and she really did blend into the background and snapped some great candid photos of us and our guests! We received a few images the morning after our wedding, which was incredibly fast. The online gallery is so easy to use, and share with our friends and family, we spent an evening watching the slide show in tears at how incredible it all looked! Every single guest we shared the photos with can’t believe how well Tess captured our day. A number of our guests have also expressed an interest in using Tess themselves, as they were so impressed!”
“Cannot recommend Tess enough she really was the best vendor we had on our special day and running up to it. Very competitively priced with the other photographers in Derby but we feel what you get in Tess’ wedding package goes above and beyond what you’d expect for her price. From the start the booking process was so easy and accommodating. Our engagement shoot was great (even in the rain), Tess is so lovely and easy to get along with there was no awkward moments. She also didn’t mind we were novices at posing for photos which was great as she was able to direct us without being condescending.
On the big day we hardly noticed her at all (ninja style) but somehow she beautifully documented the whole day. There was not a moment missed. Along with our family group shots we have so many memories now saved thanks to Tess. And to have our preview shots already in our emails by the time we got to our hotel THAT night it was so special to drunkingly look back at the day (and again the morning after). The cherry on top really is the keepsake box & usb stick they are so precious and will definitely get handed down generations for them to love as much as we do.”
“I cannot recommend Tess highly enough! She was just brilliant for our wedding! My husband and I were not very comfortable in front of the camera, and Tess was brilliant at making the whole experience more comfortable for us. Not only was she fantastic with us, many of our guests have since commented on how unobtrusive and subtle she was throughout the day. And the output is testament to that! She has captured beautiful photos that are natural and relaxed. Just brilliant!!”
“Tess was absolutely fantastic. Made everyone feel very at ease, the photos are perfect! Every part of the day captured, even down to the small details. She made our day complete and we now have the beautiful photos so we can relive the day. Would highly recommend!”
“Tess is the absolute dream photographer, who managed to capture our day exactly how it felt... the best day we have ever had. I can’t thank her enough for the wonderful photos that I will look at for the rest of my life. Tess was always available to talk to via WhatsApp if I was worried about anything and I received instant replies. I will definitely be having Tess again should I need a photographer in the future for when we have children. Thank you so much.”
“Tess was more than we could have dreamed of for our wedding photographer.
We found Tess as she had photographed a wedding at our venue previously. We loved her candid shots so much.
Through the whole process of planning (and rearranging) our wedding, Tess was very accommodating, patient and kind.
When we finally met in person on the morning of the wedding we both felt really comfortable (which means a lot as my husband is usually quite uncomfortable having his photo taken) We felt so relaxed and we knew we were in good hands.
Tess was the perfect balance of a stealthy hidden photographer as well as great at getting everyone’s attention in the group shots.
We expected a long wait for the pictures to come through but it was such a speedy turn around. We loved looking at the pictures on our mini-moon. You can really see the joy of our day!
The gallery is very user friendly. Every generation of our family has been delighted to browse through the photos. There have been a few emotional moments looking back at them already.
One of the best decisions we made in planning our wedding was booking Tess as our photographer.
Thanks Tess, you’re completely excellent!”
“Worked with the lovely Tess on a few shoots. She is such a kind and relaxed person to work with her eye for detail is amazing and photos stunning. I look forward to working with her in the future.”
“Thank you so much. You really have captured the feeling of the day so perfectly. You reminded us about so many lovely little moments we had forgotten about and every single photo is beautiful.”
“Thank you for our images!!!! We’ve just gone through them and they look so so so amazing!”
“Tess was fantastic, we opted for the full package which included the engagement photo shoot and it was a great opportunity to meet Tess and look at her work.
Tess is friendly, warm and very professional. The photos from our wedding day are second to none, it was very difficult choosing 25 prints!
Amazing service and highly recommended
Thank you so much again Tess.”
“A wonderful person and photographer
Tess is great to work with. She took amazing photos for us in our pre-shoot and at our wedding. She was non-intrusive but still got lots of great shots. She listens to what you want and is a friendly, easygoing person to boot. Highly recommended.”
“Absolutely perfect, everything we wanted and more! Thank you x”
“We couldn’t have chosen anyone better to capture our special day. We already knew of Tess as she photographed a family members wedding and so we knew the photos would be so beautiful. Our entire experience with Tess was so perfect, our engagement shoot was amazing and on the big day our photos with Tess were so natural. She was fantastic at coordinating all the must have photos and captured so many shots that we didn’t even notice her taking! We’ve already had friends ask us who our photographer was for their own weddings and I’m absolutely sure that as we start our own families we will be back in touch with Tess to capture special moments!”
“Friendly Punctual Expert at candid photography We had previews ready in less than 24 hours which is extremely rare. High quality photography and accommodating. We are soo glad we chose Tess to photograph our daughter’s 1st birthday and will continue to choose her for our future events.”
“Tess is an incredible photographer. We hired her for a family photoshoot to mark our son’s first birthday and the shots she produced are just wonderful. We were so impressed with her creativity and technical skill, and the packages she offers are fantastic value for money. Would highly recommend and we look forward to planning more shoots in the future. Thanks again, Tess!”
“I have been friends with Tess since we went to uni together so when I got engaged she was obviously going to be my wedding photographer! And she did not disappoint me, our pictures are beautiful and exactly what we wanted, natural shots of everyone enjoying the day, so many people have commented on how great they are since we had them back!!
Tess really did work so hard to get all the best pictures and she blended into the day effortlessly too, she listened exactly to what we wanted and made all the guests feel so relaxed.
She also did us a little doorstep shoot with our new baby back in April too, such special pictures to be able to treasure which I didn’t think we would be able to get because of the restrictions. Baby George was not happy for the entire time yet the pictures are still perfect, so that just shows how good she is! I intend to make the most of having such a talented friend at many more occasions.
Just the loveliest person making her dreams a reality… proud 🥲”
“Omg the pictures are absolutely AMAZING. You have captured the day perfectly and we have some wonderful pictures to look back on.”
“Had a great morning with Tess, she made Thomas and I both feel at ease and took some beautiful, natural shots- exactly what I was looking for! I’ll definitely book you in again. What a wonderful way to capture my boy, thank you!!”
“Worked with Tess in March and she produced some gorgeous photographs of my cake for my portfolio, would 100% recommend. I hope to work with Tess in the future!!”
“Being asked to work by Tess on a styled bridal shoot, I instantly jumped at the opportunity!
A warm and kind friendly personality, that made me feel extremely at ease working with her for the first time.
It would be a pleasure to work together again! - The images are LUSH.”
“They’re amazing and there was quite a few that made me giggle!! Thank you for capturing out day!! Xxx”
“You have just given us an hour of joy on our honeymoon. You have done a wonderful job of capturing us in our way on our wedding day…Thank you so much again.”
“Eeeeekkkkk!!!! Thank you so much :) :) :)”
“We felt like you were truly invested in every part of our wedding. It genuinely feels like we have made a friend, and not just engaged a supplier.”
“Oh my gawd!!!! They are insane!!!! Thank you so much!!!!! Xxxxx”