Planning your wedding? Ian Petries Photography, based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, specializes in capturing the real, heartfelt moments that make your day truly special. With a unique style that combines bold and warm tones, Ian creates wedding photos that stand out and tell your love story beautifully. His relaxed, documentary approach helps even the most camera-shy couples feel comfortable, so your genuine emotions shine through every shot.
Every couple is different, and Ian’s focus is on showcasing your unique personalities. Instead of stiff, posed photos, he captures natural, unplanned moments that reflect your relationship. Known for being professional, friendly, and creative, Ian often surprises couples with perfect shots they didn’t expect. If you’re nervous about being in front of the camera, Ian’s calm approach ensures you can enjoy your day while he quietly captures the magic.
Ian offers a variety of wedding services designed to fit your needs, including photography and videography. Serving Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, the Midlands, South Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire, he’s trusted by top venues like Eastwood Hall and Clumber Park Hotel.
Ian’s dedication to excellence has earned him multiple awards, giving you confidence that your wedding memories are in expert hands.
Daniel and Donnie wedding at Eastwood Hall was full of emotional moments that just made the whole day so memorable for them and us capturing it. plenty of people on the dance floor making the evening so fun to be a part of.
Natural, Quirky, Fun, Relaxed friendly
Customers reactions when they see their images for the 1st time, this makes it all worth the long hours.
Enjoy the experience and ask friends and family who have gone through it their opinions and advice.
Best man speech was not a speech but a personal song
Phone/Email chat followed by a personal meeting so you can meet each other, see albums/portfolios and discuss the wedding day as a whole, not just the photography side. this will help me craft a better all-round experience with our services from start to finish, they are no obligations to commit and are in a relaxed friendly manner. If couples decide to book then a customised contract unique to the couple's requirements is created and will need to be signed with a booking fee to hold their date. The remaining balance will not be due until 2 months before the wedding day and a timesheet and shoot list will be requested before the big day to help me plan my day and organise shoots quicker and smoother.
There is not really just 1 key photo, but I find the walking down the aisle with the farther, 1st look, 1st kiss and 1st dance are all very important key moments to have captured
I am often asked to add some quirky photos into the mix such as having the wedding parties run towards the camera then superimpose a dino, ghost, alien invasion etc into the background for something fun, quirky and completely different to the normal style of wedding photos.
Coats or throws to wrap around in between photos to keep and dry plus nice umbrellas, that being said I always carry an umbrella with me mostly heart-shaped to use for photos as well.
I was a local model with my wife for many years and took up photography as a hobby focusing on fine-art portraits, and then I was asked to do a wedding which went really well so it just went from there.