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Bride and groom walking through colourful confetti photographed on 35mm film at a UK wedding

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY ON FILM

The grain.

The colors.

The imperfections.

The kind of photographs that already feel like memories.

Bride and groom relaxing on a yellow sofa photographed on 35mm film at Hodsock Priory
Wedding guests outside Hodsock Priory in Nottinghamshire photographed on 35mm film
Bride and groom during their wedding ceremony at Orange Grove Hotel photographed on 35mm film
Wedding guests outside a country house wedding venue in Northumberland captured on 35mm film
Groom spraying champagne during a New York wedding reception photographed with flash on 35mm film
WHY FILM?

THERE'S JUST SOMETHING

ABOUT FILM.

The rich colors, the grain, the nostalgia, the little imperfections. Sometimes it feels like art. Other times, it just has that something you can’t recreate. Film brings something different to your wedding gallery. A little unpredictable, full of character, and honestly, it’s just really fucking cool.

Bride and groom sitting outside Hodsock Priory photographed on 35mm film

I shoot film alongside digital throughout a wedding day, choosing the moments where it adds something different rather than trying to recreate the exact same photograph twice. The result is a gallery that feels cohesive, but with these little pockets of beautiful, imperfect film woven through it.

Bride and groom sitting together outdoors at Hidden Oaks wedding venue photographed on black and white 35mm film
Bride and groom watching fireworks at their West Tower wedding in Lancashire photographed on 35mm film
FROM GETTING READY TO THE DANCE FLOOR

FILM ISN'T
JUST FOR THE PORTRAITS

Film can work throughout the entire wedding day. Quiet morning moments, portraits, details, cocktails, blurry dance floors, direct flash, your grandparents absolutely losing it at the reception...

Newlyweds leaving St Paul’s Church in Alnwick surrounded by wedding guests, photographed on 35mm film
Groom sitting on the steps at Orange Grove Hotel in Southampton photographed on 35mm film
Wedding guests visiting an ice cream van at West Tower in Lancashire captured on 35mm film
Bride and groom riding a mechanical bull at their Hodsock Priory wedding photographed with flash on 35mm film
Brides dad on a tractor at a New York wedding photographed on 35mm film
Wedding group photo outside St Paul’s Church in Alnwick, Northumberland captured on 35mm film
Groom holding the bridal bouquet outside a wedding marquee at a Northumberland farm wedding captured on 35mm film
Bride getting ready on her wedding morning in Northumberland photographed on 35mm film

DIGITAL + FILM

THE BEST OF BOTH.

Digital is still the foundation of how I photograph a wedding. It gives me the freedom to document everything as it unfolds, from the huge moments to the tiny things happening around them.

Film gets layered into that.

 

I'll reach for the film camera when the light is beautiful, when something feels especially nostalgic, when direct flash would look incredible, or sometimes simply because I know a moment is going to look damn good on 35mm.

Bride and groom sharing their first dance at a Northumberland farm wedding photographed on 35mm film
Newlyweds in the Northumberland countryside captured with documentary-style 35mm wedding photography

WANT FILM AT YOUR WEDDING?

35mm film is included in selected wedding collections, with additional rolls available if you want even more woven throughout the day.

I shoot film alongside your digital coverage, so there’s nothing extra you need to plan or make time for. I’ll reach for it when the moment, light or general vibe is begging for film.

 

You get the reliability of digital, plus those beautifully imperfect little surprises when the film comes back.

Wedding party outside a Northumberland country house near Alnwick photographed on 35mm film
WEDDING DAYS LOOK PRETTY DAMN GOOD ON FILM.

If you want a little grain, nostalgia and unpredictability woven into your wedding gallery, I'm very much in.

Manchester wedding photographer shooting digital + 35mm film across the UK, Europe and wherever the next wedding takes me.

KATHRYN POWERS PHOTOGRAPHY

📍Manchester, UK & Cleveland, Ohio
Destination & International Weddings Welcome

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