Products and Services
Capturing Your Wedding Day, Just the Way You Imagine
Based in the picturesque county of Cheshire, Natalie Takes Photos brings a fresh, personal touch to wedding videography and photography. With a true passion for storytelling, Natalie focuses on capturing the authentic, unscripted moments that make your wedding day truly special. From genuine smiles to happy tears and all the magical moments in between, her honest and vibrant style ensures your unique love story shines through.
More Than a Videographer—Your Wedding Day Ally
Natalie is known for her fun, confident, and calming presence, helping even the most camera-shy couples feel relaxed and natural. Many couples describe her as an extra bridesmaid or a trusted friend who blends seamlessly into the day. She works behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly, so you can focus on enjoying every moment while she captures memories you'll treasure forever.
A Unique Hybrid Approach to Your Wedding Memories
What truly sets Natalie apart is her ability to deliver both stunning photography and heartfelt videography at the same time—a talent she affectionately calls her "ADHD super powers." This hybrid approach creates a beautifully cohesive story of your celebration. As an ADHD-friendly supplier, Natalie offers a supportive and understanding experience, especially welcoming neurodivergent couples.
- Specializes in natural, authentic, and joy-filled wedding films and photos.
- Offers combined videography and photography packages for complete coverage of your day.
- Happy to travel across the United Kingdom and to destination weddings worldwide.
- Experienced with all wedding sizes—from intimate elopements to grand manor house celebrations.
- Welcomes pets at weddings, making sure every family member is part of your story.
Experience
What is your most memorable wedding?
Balbirnie House in Scotland in November 2021. Storm Arwen ravaged the country aaaaand cut power in the venue for majority of the day.. and then ghost started to mess with my equipment. Alternatively a wedding in 2018 in Anaheim, California, overlooking Disney land! While scouting the venue the night before I have crushed Foo Fighters gig for about 30 people.
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Unique, luxurious, honest, magical, beautiful
What about your business are you most proud of?
The amount of friends I have made for life from my past couples. I met some of my real soul family
What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Choose your suppliers on their personalities as much as their work!
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
Dogs as ring bearers
Describe your typical process with a couple.
Enquiry -> I get excited about various parts of the enquiry ( usually the spirit animal ) -> email back with all the info and invitation to a zoom meeting to get to know each other -> zoom meeting, 90% chatting all kind of rubbish, 10% talking wedding -> hopefully being booked -> emails with various handy info, catch up a month before wedding to go over everything again -> if couple is anxious, zoom call in the week before the wedding -> wedding - FUN -> sneak peaks within few days from the wedding -> whole gallery -> couple over the moon -> me emailing them if we can be friends forever -> them either blocking me or being my friends forever
What is the most exciting thing you have caught on camera?
All the 3782974389465378 photos of my dogs
What is the one film you wish you had directed and why?
The fall ( from 2006 ) because it is the most beautiful movie ever made and I wish I could say I made it.
What is your favourite soundtrack to put to a wedding video?
Anything that goes with the day!
Describe how you got into videography.
One of my photography couples asked if I could do video as well. I told them no. And decided to do it anyway ;)