Phil Lewin Photography

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We are a husband-and-wife team, who will cover weddings, parties, and other social functions in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, the South West, South Wales, and the West Midlands.
Phil Lewin Photography Pricing & Costs
£300 - £1,000
Our packages include full editing, upload to an exclusive online gallery (with password option available), and a slideshow set to music of your choice. All edited images and slideshow are supplied to you on a USB in a personalised presentation box
Full day package
From
£650
Coverage from bridal preparation through to your evening party. Including full editing, upload to an exclusive online gallery (password option available), and a slideshow set to music of your choice.
What's included
Full editing; Slideshow set to music of your choice; Images online and on USB with slideshow.
Phil Lewin Photography Details

Photography Style

Documentary
Classic

Products and Services

Bridal Prep Shots
Back-Up Equipment
Online Proofing
Flexible Hours on the Day
Last-Minute Orders
Stay Through Speeches
Images on DVD
Stay Through Dancing
Large Group Shots
Online Shop
Photo Booth Available
Wedding Albums
Personal Online Gallery
Pre-Wedding Venue Visit
Pre-Wedding Consultation
Digital Editing / Airbrushing
Images on USB
Phil Lewin Photography Full Description
We cover weddings, parties, and other social functions. We are based in Bristol, and can easily cover functions in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, and beyond. We also cover South Wales, and love to visit and explore new places. Our event coverage can include formal and informal pictures, and we can also bring our portable studio equipment to create a serviced photo booth. This can be a lot of fun for you and your guests, and pictures from this can be printed on site. Phil has been a keen photographer for more than thirty years, and loves to stretch himself to find new and exciting shots, as well as the more traditional ones. We use high-end professional equipment, and the latest version of Adobe Photoshop to capture and process your pictures. We use online proofing to display your pictures, and can have them online within 24 hours if required, but always as quickly as possible so that you can see your pictures as soon as possible. Having said that, with weddings we always give the couple access first. As a couple, we are members of the National Trust, and are looking to cover weddings and events at historic houses and gardens, as well as our region's churches, hotels, and register offices. We are also keen to cover weddings by the sea. Our booking process starts with a personal consultation. We come to you, because that was how our photographer worked when we got married in 1995. We can meet you at your home, or if you prefer, your wedding venue or a mutually agreed location e.g. a pub or hotel. We will bring printed material (albums / photobooks) and material on DVD / USB stick for you to view.

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Phil Lewin
We'd love to cover your wedding. Give us a call or send us an email, and we'll be delighted to come and meet you!

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2009
No. of Weddings Hosted
Between 30 and 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
Phil Lewin Photography Location & Contact Details
Address
25 Jasmin Grove, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS11 0TF, England, United Kingdom
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FAQs
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What is your most memorable wedding?

All the weddings I have covered are memorable. Standout moments include one of the bridesmaids at a recent wedding herself being the recipient of a marriage proposal; the raucous laughter when I attempted to say "hip hip hooray" in Welsh using a Google translation; the couple who had a 1952 Morris Minor for their wedding car; the couple for whom it rained heavily after the ceremony; all the lovely venues.

Describe your style in 5 adjectives.

Fun, informal, unobtrusive, personal, documentary.

What about your business are you most proud of?

I provide a very personal service, and travel to meet clients at their homes or the venues wherever possible. I use Zoom or Skype where this is more convenient, eg if the couple live many miles away from either me or the venue.

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

Meet your vendors wherever possible, especially those you have to spend time with on the day, eg your photographer. Remember too that your wedding is about you. So do what you want to do.

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

Too many to single out just one. My favourites include a bride who was a craftswoman and decorated glasses as favours for her guests, and a bride and groom who themselves performed as musicians at their evening party; at the latter wedding the 'band' comprised exclusively (as far as I know) of the couple and their guests.

Describe your typical process with a couple.

After the initial quote, I will correspond with the couple via email or telephone to arrange a meeting. This can be face-to-face in person, or virtual via Skype or Zoom, and can be either at the client's home or the venue if that is possible.

What is the most original photo you’ve been asked to take at a wedding?

A recent bride sent me a Pinterest board with a picture in which the bride was standing or sitting on the bar, with the groom and best man lying on the floor as if drunk. That was the first time I have been asked for that shot, which was immense fun to capture.

What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?

Look for indoor places where you could go to have pictures taken, either within your venue or in the local area. At a wedding in Swansea in 2022, the rain prevented us shooting on the beach, so we went to Plantasia, an indoor tropical zoo.

Describe how you got into photography.

Having already been an enthusiast photographer for many years, I was in the congregation at my wife's cousin's wedding in 2005 when the groom suddenly asked me to take some pictures of the ceremony because the official photographer hadn't arrived; I duly obliged. When the photographer arrived some time later, he invited me to shadow him at a future wedding, which I did. I later offered my services as a raffle prize at an office I worked in, and the organiser asked if I did weddings. She then invited me to draw the first ticket which by pure coincidence was hers.

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