Darren Musgrove Photography

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  • £500Price from
  • 50+Weddings shot
Hi, I'm Darren & she's Kara 👋
Fun
Friendly
Professional
You don't have to worry about having your photos taken on your wedding day. Our aim is for you to: Relax. Have fun. and Be Yourselves. No posing, no staging, just real moments with candid photography.
Hi. We're Darren & Kara. We live in Shropshire but are happy to say that our wedding photography takes us UK wide. We love to travel & we love to meet people even more. Why is our wedding photography different? Our couples tend to be the type that would normally shy away from the limelight, and from the camera. We understand and respect that. Our photography is aimed at your day as a celebratory event. Real, authentic candid moments over poses.
Darren Musgrove Photography Pricing & Costs
£500 - £1,000
We like to keep things candid & easy. We offer Short Day, Main Day & Entire Day options with straightforward pricing. £500, £800 or £1000 respectively. Easy eh! No unnecessary extra's so we can keep the price down because hell, getting married can be expensive!
Full day package
From
£1,000
Don't miss a thing! We'll be there to cover your whole wedding day from all that morning prep excitement through to those funtastic evening celebrations. Capturing every aspect of your perfect day.
What's included
Unlimited coverage from morning prep right through to the evening revelries
700+ professionally edited, high-resolution images
Photos via a downloadable online gallery
Optional extra's are available, ie Boxed USB, Photo books, Albums, etc
Short Duration
From
£500
Where you don't need, or want, a wedding photographer with you all day. You're simply after the essential part of your day covered by a professional so that you have great photos to look back on.
The Classic Day
From
£800
As things used to be when wedding day photography didn't include bridal preparation. So the ceremony arrivals, and all the way from there up to your first dance (as a married couple) and a bit of earl
Darren Musgrove Photography Details

Photography Style

Natural
Documentary
Alternative

Products and Services

Images on USB
Stay Through Speeches
Pre-Wedding Venue Visit
Personal Online Gallery
Flexible Hours on the Day
Stay Through Dancing
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Bridal Prep Shots
Back-Up Equipment
Darren Musgrove Photography Full Description
We are Darren & Kara, a husband and wife photography duo that genuinely love to photograph weddings. Our couples really just want to enjoy their best day ever with their family, friends and guests, and have fab photos to look back on. We aim to give an honest and true reflection of the day you create that is unique to you both as a couple and as individuals. If you don't like the way something is usually done, wedding wise, then you just wont do it. The important thing for you is that you're getting married to the one you love. The important thing for us is being at your wedding to capture everything and everyone that surrounds your day of declaring that love to each other with fab photographs that tell it like it was. As photographers we always keep in mind that the day is yours, not ours. It will pass so quickly and we like to take photographs of the day as it plays out, naturally. You can relax and enjoy your day as we take a candid approach to your wedding, photographing the real moments that will give an honest reflection of what made your day so uniquely you. Our ethos is for you to Relax. Have Fun. and Be Yourselves. If what you're reading hits the spot and you think we could be a great fit, let us know where you are and we'll arrange to meet up with you for a chat, over a coffee (or beer/wine). It would be great to meet you!

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Darren & Kara
Hi there, and thanks so much for taking the time to reach out to us. We know how time consuming, hectic, and even tiring that wedding planning can be. So for looking us up and dropping us a line, we're very grateful. We always encourage couples to take a look over our website. You can get a feel for the way we like to do things. Please, if there's any question, big or small, we'd love to hear from you. No question is ever an unimportant question. Enjoy your planning journey, it'll be worth it.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2015
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
2
Reviews
(22)
Emma & Martin
Happy couple married in June
January 2025
such a lovely couple and make you feel so at ease

After 2 cancelled weddings we finally got there and we couldn't be any happier and more in love with our photos from Darren and Kara. They are just perfect. Darren and Kara are such a lovely couple and make you feel so at ease. They respond very quickly to all emails and are very helpful and accommodating. We didnt have to wait long for our wedding photos and there was so many. Today we received our photo book and memory stick and they have done such a wonderful job with all the little details.

Anneka & Jason
Happy couple married in September
January 2025
....they seamlessly fit into your day...

It’s been over a year since we got married, and had Darren and Kara to photograph our magical day. I can honestly say there is not a day that goes by where I don’t look at our spectacular photographs; they perfectly capture the authentic natural moments of the day, which reminds us of the loving atmosphere. They work incredibly well together and just seamlessly fit into your day that you hardly know they are there. My Dad said that Darren was the hardest working photographer he had ever seen....

Cassie & Rob
Happy couple married in February
January 2025
The professionalism was second to none.

Me and My Husband had a fantastic experience with both Darren and Kara on our wedding day in June last year. The professionalism was second to none. They captured our special day better than we could have imagined. The quality of there work is second to none. They captured everything from the formal to the natural photos perfectly. They were also fantastic with the kids we had there too, we had 7 children under the age of 6 and there interacted with them as if they were there own.....

Kim & Paul
Happy couple married in September
January 2025
... we couldn’t be happier with our photos....

Darren Mustgrove Photography was our first choice to be our wedding photographer and they did not disappoint. They are a lovely couple and we couldn’t be happier with our photos of our special day. Highly recommended.

Laura & Harlie
Happy couple married in September
January 2025
...they're both just so lovely.

We had a fantastic experience with Kara and Darren, can’t thank them enough, they were absolutely brilliant and they’re both just so lovely. We had a had a lovely wedding and the photos they captured are so beautiful. They’re both so easy to talk to and get along with, we had a really good laugh with them. We couldn’t imagine a better photography experience. Highly recommend!

Saffron & Ben
Happy couple married in October
January 2025
....they were amazing.

Absolute fab team, Darren & Kara photographed my wedding and they were amazing, never making you feel uncomfortable in any picture and a brilliant laugh, they captured every moment, deffo recommend for weddings!!

Michelle & Nick
Happy couple married in October
January 2025
...captured our day and evening perfectly.

We are so glad we chose Darren and Kara for our wedding photographers. We have so many beautiful photos that captured our day and evening perfectly. We didn't feel having the photos taken took time out of our day and have so many natural, happy photos of us and our guests! I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!!

Oonagh & Adam
Happy couple married in November
January 2025
....very relaxed....

We used Darren and Kara for our recent wedding shoot. Very relaxed feel to their photography, they captured our day perfectly. Would definitely recommend

Deana & David
Happy couple married in December
January 2025
...we instantly knew we'd want them...

We were recommended Darren by a friend and met up with him and Cara for a coffee, after meeting them (at our venue) and having a relaxed chat we instantly knew we'd want them to photograph our wedding. They're very friendly and relaxed throughout the entire process from initial meeting to the day. I personally am not great at smiling for photos but once I told Darren and Cara this they made sure I felt comfortable and always got me to laugh just before taking them......

Ben & Lottie Cuerden
Happy couple married in December
January 2025
Our perfect day, perfectly captured!

We had the privilege of having Darren & Kara as our Wedding Photographers for our big day at the start of December and I can safely say that I would recommend them to anyone! Right from the enquiry stage of the booking they were brilliant with us, making us feel very comfortable by arranging to meet up before booking them to make sure we were happy with each other’s vision/ideas. We then had an “engagement shoot” with them as neither myself, nor my now Wife, were particularly people who enjoyed being in front of the camera but this was a really beneficial thing to have done as it gave us an idea of what to expect on the big day, to become more confident in having our photos taken and to get used to the venue a little bit more, and it helps that the images were amazing! As for the wedding day, I can give nothing but compliments to how Darren and Kara were with myself, my Wife and all of our guests as they made sure that all of the photos were taken without anything feeling forced or unnatural. We wanted to try and get as many of our guests having photos with personalised wedding sunglasses on and Darren & Kara were more than happy to do this for us and those images, along with all of the others of the day, are perfect! We really can’t thank Darren & Kara enough for capturing the best day of our lives!

Darren Musgrove Photography Location & Contact Details
Address
Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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FAQs
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What is your most memorable wedding?

A seemingly derelict farm yard that was transformed by sheer dedication and hard work, and a all hands on approach that produce a perfect day in the remotest part of the Welsh countryside that saw the celebrations continuing well into the small hours!

Describe your style in 5 adjectives.

genuine, honest, faff free, candid, undemanding

What about your business are you most proud of?

We've built our business into our full time employment. This was just a pipe dream. It's been time consuming, hard work....and expensive, but the fact that we're surviving in an extremely competitive part of the 'wedding industry' gives us reassurance that we are doing something right, and that others need.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Book your suppliers as early as you can. If you know the ones you want (photographer included) get them tied down as early as you can. Get them at current prices rather than risk seeing their prices rise ready for the following year.

What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?

At one wedding, instead of place name cards for the guests, the couple had actual random photos of each individual from somewhere in time. It caused an absolute hoot!

Describe your typical process with a couple.

You reach out to us with an enquiry. We'll meet up with you for a no obligation chat about things weddingy. We'll let you know exactly how we do things and the reasons why. Most of our couples know that already which is why they contact us. If you decide we are a good fit, we'll get you booked in with an agreement and deposit payment to secure the date. A full day wedding option will include a pre wedding session. We will arrange a time and location to do this when it's right for you. This is really good fun, and a very informal and relaxed experience. It's a chance for us to catch up again, pass updates onto each other if required, and for you to have some nice photos of you both before the main event. Just before the wedding day, we will send over a small checklist for you to complete. This will help us in making sure we run a very efficient service on the day. We will ask for locations, times, phone numbers (just in casies) a go to name besides yourselves in case we need anything, and to not bother you on your best day ever with any concerns. A list of your required and important group photos (if you want to have these). On the wedding day itself we really aim to stick to our ethos, which is for you to Relax. Have Fun. Be Yourselves. We will do our thing while you do yours. When it comes to some newly weds photos of you both, we will usually ask if the couple would like to spend a few minutes alone, and go for a walk together for a 10-15 minute break away from everyone else. we'll then take some natural and unposed photos of you both just being yourselves, together. It can be a welcome break for you both. If you don't want to do this, then that's fine.