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Capturing the Heart of Your Wedding Story
Located just south of Manchester on the edge of Cheshire, Kate McCarthy Photography brings a natural, creative, and elegant touch to wedding photography. Blending timeless and modern styles, Kate focuses on capturing the true emotion and personality of your wedding day.
If you want a relaxed, unobtrusive photography experience, Kate’s approach lets you fully enjoy your celebration while she artfully preserves those beautiful, candid moments. The magic often lies in the little in-between details—the shared glances, a grandmother’s joyful tear, and the genuine smiles of your closest friends and family.
An Approach Centered on Joy and Authenticity
- Storytelling Through Images: Your wedding photos should be a timeless keepsake, capturing the feelings, details, and pure happiness of your day. Kate creates a visual story that lets you relive these precious moments for years to come.
- A Natural and Uncontrived Style: By focusing on real connections and authentic emotions, Kate captures your day as it naturally unfolds. The result is images that truly reflect who you are as a couple.
- An Eye for Detail: From your carefully chosen décor to fleeting expressions of joy, every part of your wedding matters. Kate’s keen attention to detail ensures even the smallest, most meaningful moments are beautifully documented.
A Seamless and Enjoyable Experience
With experience shooting over 100 weddings, Kate knows how to blend effortlessly into your celebration. Her friendly, easygoing nature helps you and your guests feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera. This organized yet laid-back approach makes your photography experience as joyful and effortless as the memories she captures.
Experience
What is your most memorable wedding?
A music-themed wedding at the iconic Albert Hall
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Creative, Relaxed, Offbeat, Dramatic, Soft
What about your business are you most proud of?
How I've worked so hard whilst being a wife and mother and built a successful business from the ground up, maintaining close relationships with other wedding professionals
What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Listen only to yourselves and plan a wedding that celebrates YOU and your relationship without bending too much to anyone else's will!
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
A polaroid guestbook!
What is the No.1 photo that you think every couple should take?
A good dramatic, full-length portrait showing off the outfits and the venue! (trickier to do than it sounds)
What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?
a good clear bubble umbrella and a bit of courage
Describe how you got into photography.
I am an American who found her new hometown in beautiful rainy Manchester. I moved to the UK in the Autumn of 2010 after spending my post-university years living in Hamburg, Germany where I met my lovely English husband. The daughter of an artist, I grew up in a household that always encouraged creativity and finding one's path through self-expression.
At university I variously studied painting, theatre, and film but it was a semester spent in Florence where I learned about photography. I learned the history of the medium and how to process and develop my own film whilst living in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I began collecting vintage and antique cameras, playing with 35 mm and Poloroid film and ultimately discovering the magic of digital photography.
Upon meeting my husband, I proceeded to photograph every detail, every event to the point where we now have a photographic archive of our relationship. With the birth of our daughter, the archive now has a (huge!) new chapter.