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Timeless Wedding Photography Tailored for You
Based in Belfast, County Antrim, Chris McKernan is a dedicated wedding photographer who specializes in capturing the magic of your big day. His goal is to deliver a timeless collection of images that you’ll treasure forever. Serving couples across Northern Ireland and beyond, Chris offers a personalized experience that beautifully tells the unique story of your wedding.
A Perfect Blend of Natural Moments and Elegant Portraits
Chris combines documentary-style photography with guided portrait sessions. This means he captures authentic, unscripted moments as they happen, while also providing gentle direction to create stunning, cinematic portraits. His calm and friendly approach helps couples feel relaxed, so your true personalities shine through every photo.
What You Can Expect from Chris McKernan Photography
- Photography Style: A thoughtful mix of documentary and directional photography for images that feel both natural and polished.
- Image Delivery: You’ll receive between 500 and 700 high-resolution, fully edited photos without watermarks.
- Creative Touch: Chris uses off-camera flash during portrait sessions to add a beautiful, cinematic quality to your images.
- Your Story, Your Album: You have full control over selecting images and designing your wedding album, ensuring it perfectly reflects your style and memories.
Planning Your Wedding Day Coverage
To capture every important moment, Chris usually starts photographing bridal preparations around 10:00 AM and stays until after the first few dances. While his main focus is on the bride’s morning, he can arrange for a second photographer to cover the groom’s preparations as well.
Chris is happy to travel for weddings anywhere across the island of Ireland and beyond. Custom quotes are available to fit your destination wedding plans.
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Experience
What is your most memorable wedding?
The wedding at The Dark Hedges with Steven and Jackie Steele was a fantastic memorable wedding. As an avid fan of The Game Of Thrones, I was inspired to create a style fitting for that show. Just an amazing location.
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Relaxed, Passionate, Creative, Dramatic, Perfection
What about your business are you most proud of?
The relationship I build with all of my customers. Its a journey we both go on from start to finish.
What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Stay calm, there is a lot of options out there. Take some time to think what is truly best for you and your husband/wife to be. Don't rush to a decision due to stress/panic. Remember this is going to be the best day of your life. Enjoy every step.
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
At one wedding towards the end of the evening, there was a box of sandals for all of the guests that read "Brand new shoes will hurt your feet, so grab a pair and you will sweet".
Describe your typical process with a couple.
I start off my arranging a free consultation and from there we begin to discuss the wedding plans and what they want from there wedding. I then provide the details of the packages and once they have placed their faith in me and booked me for their day, we begin to plan everything and start off by the engagement shoot finishing off by designing and signing off the custom album.
What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?
Patience and if it continues to rain down heavy then some great indoor location can be just as beautiful.
Describe how you got into photography.
I always loved looking at amazing photography whether it was landscapes or weddings and I decided several years ago to invest in a camera and start to learn the basics of how a DSLR works. It just grew and grew from there and eventually I got into weddings and I haven't looked back.