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I make creative wedding photography, with less cheese and more awesome. Specialising in creative wedding photography, with less cheese and extra added awesome.

Recent awards include Junebug Weddings 'Best of the Best Wedding Photographers 2016' and Masters of Wedding Photography Awards. Awarded 'Best Wedding Photographer in England 2015' at the National Wedding Industry Awards, Junebug weddings 'Best of the Best Wedding Photographers 2016', Winner of a number of Masters of Wedding Photography Awards and 'Rising Star of wedding photography in the World' b

y Rangefinder magazine - Andy Gaines is a photographer based in the north of England and working all over the UK, Europe and the world. Please visit https://andygaines.com for my portfolio, more info and to make sure the happiest day of your life looks exactly that. Follow me on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/andy_the_gaines/

01/11/2024

"Should we have you stay for the party?'
The answer is always YES. Because when ties come loose, heels come off, and inhibitions fade away - that's when some of the best moments of your wedding story unfold.

30/10/2024

There's something powerful about letting a couple sink into their surroundings. The Utah mountains provided the drama, the stormy skies added the mood, and these two? They just needed to be themselves. This is what real moments look like when you trust your couples to feel their way through them.

Jess and Sam rocking their wedding day.

27/10/2024

The thing about documentary wedding photography is catching these unscripted reactions. Dad's face says it all - and that's exactly why I stay quiet, keep shooting, and let these precious seconds play out naturally. These are the photos that become family treasures.

25/10/2024

This is what happens when you let your couples be themselves. No 'stand here and smile' - just pure joy, authenticity, and yes, even a vintage London bus! Sometimes the best wedding photos come from simply letting moments unfold naturally..

22/10/2024

That perfect moment when the champagne tower catches the light... but I'm more captivated by the genuine kiss happening behind it. These are the real moments I live for - the ones that tell your true story, not just the staged highlights.

Jess & Sam at Park City, Utah, USA

14/10/2024

It was really great to scoop an award for this image in a recent round of awards. TIR awards celebrate all that is good and great in the world or documentary and unposed wedding photography. Which is exactly what I specialise in!

So, if you’re wondering; No - I don’t bring the pet wasp to every wedding to harass the brides bouquet for a photo op. I like my wasps wild and unpredictable - so that you never really know what you’re going to get! Just how I like my weddings!

This wedding was at aka where the wasp was actually featured in the second series. Probably.

25/09/2024

Super happy to have scooped up a few Story Awards in the recent round of awards. Last year I was named as top 10 in the world by them so it’s great to add a few to the tally! Like all my work, these images are completely natural and totally unposed. Real, authentic and genuine moments :-) Here’s one of the set of 20 images that won.

In a job in which I’ve essentially been a professional party attendee for the last 13 years, i have seen A LOT (I’m also pretty good at it, just sayin 😜) - but and (and their legendary guests) took things up a notch! Their wedding party in a marquee by the village they grew up in was nothing short of beautifully, chaotically, joyously magnificent!

It’s one of the things I love about weddings - not so much all the wedding ‘stuff’ - but the fact that the day is an excuse for all your important people in the world ever, to get together and bring the best, most beautifully, chaotic, incredible versions of themselves to let loose and enjoy just how great life can be, for you both, for one crazy day and night.

It’s why I’ll always stay to the end of the night - and why I love weddings so much. And to those who think ‘I wouldn’t like how I look in pictures at that time’ - well the pictures of you (or whoever is in them) are not really just for you. They are for everyone who isn’t in them - to remember what a total legend you were, that one evening, in a field, in the Derbyshire dales…

I’d say that no one was harmed in the making of… etc etc a bit I’d possibly be fibbing!

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15/09/2024

Jess and Jack, you pair of legends.

Such a wonderful, laid back and low-key day, that somehow manage to cram in tuktuk rides, a beautiful ceremony in the Captains Palace, Mamma Mia parades through the street of Malcesine, private vows by the castle, all the food in Italy and an epic lakeside party on the shores of lake Garda!

Just. Perfect.

Thanks so much for having me along for ride - I’ve so much more to share with you both from the day - but for now hopefully these photographs will suffice - I’ve got a plane to catch!

Thanks and high fives to the amazing team:

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08/09/2024

Yesterday! Just. Wow! brought the moody skies and and (along with their friends and family) brought all kinds of awesome - oh, and the party. They definitely brought the party!

An amazing day with genuinely wonderful people - can’t wait to share more of your images with you - but here’s a sneaky little peek for now…

I love this job!

Incredible work from:

06/09/2024

Last weekend was special. After first meeting Austin 5 years ago at his brother’s intimate wedding at their amazing family home of Rookery Park in Suffolk, we returned to document his wedding to the incredible Rachel!

And, What a day it was! Two wonderful families coming together with friends from all over the world at an incredible house - and boy did they make it count! From Spitfires and classic cars to hot air balloon rides and partying until way past 3 in the morning - it was a day to never forget! So many incredible moments and events… can’t wait to share them all with you both!

Amazing suppliers:

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05/08/2024

Ok ok! Just a few more from this weekend - Because it was *that* awesome! Jess and Sam brought their people together from all over the world - and then they (and beautiful Park City) did the rest! A super special day that even some epic evening mountain storms couldn’t dampen!

My feet are aching, my cameras worn out and my heart is full! A total honour to be here and document their incredible day in their beautiful family home. X

Thank you

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High fives and thanks to an amazing team:
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04/08/2024

Jess and Sam. What a day! They (and beautiful Park City) brought all kinds of awesome yesterday!

My feet are aching, my cameras worn out and my heart is full! A total honour to be here and document their incredible day in their beautiful family home. X

Thank you

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High fives to an amazing team:
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28/07/2024

Such special times at Faye and Charlies wedding yesterday. Getting married and spending the day in places that are special to them both was really important. So, to get married in the church next door to their place and where Charlie has lived in London for the past 14 years, before celebrating at the School where Faye has worked for a decade meant their day was a always going to be extra special - and it absolutely was!  An amazing day with wonderful people and a stellar cast including:
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06/07/2024

Yes! Such a perfect day yesterday at with and - they brought together friends and family from all over the uk and all over Australia and made it count!

Such a lovely day and an amazing ceremony at the stunning lancing college chapel.

Thanks so much for having me along - had such a great time with you all!

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04/07/2024

Wonderful times in Brighton today with Briony and Simon. All the way from Bondi beach to Brighton beach! Accompanied by their parents for an intimate ceremony ahead of tomorrow big fat Australia-meets-England wedding party!

Can.not.wait!

02/07/2024

27/04/2024

Looking forward to more sun kissed weddings this year (even the ones in scotland!) like this amazing day at - take me back!
emma.davies & got married and it was nothing short of perfect from start to finish! A wonderful day for two amazing people! Time flies!

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12/04/2024

Can’t wait to head back to London soon for some more of this type of thing! Such a great city to get married in and to photograph in. Like Fudge and Daryl enjoying a stroll through Greenwich after just saying ‘we do’… the best times!

04/03/2024

2024 we are go!

It felt so good to be back shooting my first wedding of the year on Saturday at - such an incredible venue and an amazing team.

Ellen & David brought their friends, family and themselves over from the USA to celebrate in style. It was a pleasure to spend the day with them all and capture some memories for them. A reminder of why I love this crazy job so much and am very grateful to still be doing it my way after 13 years!

Thanks to an awesome team who helped make the day go so well:

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31/01/2024

Woohoo! Awesome to just find out I’ve been placed on the ‘top 25 wedding photographers in the world’ list for the 3rd year in a row!

Also that I was ranked number 1 in the uk for 2023 as well! Time to go and celebrate! 🍹🍸

Fearless awards are the most hotly contested, hardest to win and most prized award in the industry so it’s great to be recognised by them!

All the thanks, as ever, goes to my legendary couples for letting me turn up and do my thing with my cameras. Can’t wait to get stuck into this years weddings! 2024, I am coming for you! 🙌

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12/01/2024

I was super pleased to be awarded as one of the Top 10 Wedding Storytellers in the World this year by - So I thought I’d share a few of the winning stories (up to 20 curated images from a single wedding) that helped me win the title.

I’ve been fortunate to travel to Marrakech and Morocco many times for both weddings and also travelling with the family (and sometimes both!). It’s always an amazing adventure and an incredible place to explore. Even more so when you’re with such wonderful people as .brandon & and their closest friends, who all flew in from Texas to celebrate with them!

An incredible few days for me and Abigail to to photograph and film. The pleasure was all ours and we can’t wait to head back for more Morocco adventures later this year!

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11/01/2024

I was super pleased to be awarded as one of the Top 10 Wedding Storytellers in the World this year by - So I thought I’d share a few of the winning stories (up to 20 curated images from a single wedding) that helped me win the title.

Hannah and James’s wedding (with show-stealing support from Olive the dog!) is an oldie but a goldie - and still one of my favourites ever!  H&J did the things their way and it’s a great example of how to have a perfect wedding: Get you, your closest friends and family in a beautiful part of the world (I’m looking at you down in Cornwall, !)- and then throw out any traditions or expectations that you aren’t into and just have a great time. You can’t lose!  It’s strange how the longer time goes on, the more your memories are informed by the photographs you have of past events. Until eventually those photographs *become* the memories you have. That’s certainly the case for me now when i think about events from my childhood and adolescence.  It’s powerful stuff! So make sure you get amazing photographs, of the important moments and people at the important times! (hint, you can get in touch via either my DMs or through my website!) ;-p  

03/01/2024

Wonderful, festive, times at our last wedding of 2023. Back at our favourite Scottish castle to see out the year in style with Clare and Callum!

The perfect end to an amazing year for us! Can’t wait for what 2024 has in store!

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31/12/2023

We’ve been fortunate to photograph and@film a wonderful selection of wintery, Christmas weddings recently. Including this one just before Christmas between and

Starting at their home in Kensington, via the beautiful St Simons Zelotes church and ending with an epic two part reception and party at - the whole day was just perfect for them from start to finish!

Dizzy and Henry, thanks so much for having us along and we can’t wait to share more of your day with you!

High fives to everyone involved making it such a special day for them:
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11/12/2023

It was an absolute pleasure for us to photograph and film Saturday’s wedding between and

Starting at their home in Kensington, via the beautiful St Simons Zelotes church and ending with an epic two part reception and party at - the whole day was just perfect for them from start to finish!

Dizzy and Henry, thanks so much for having us along and we can’t wait to share more of your day with you!

High fives to everyone involved making it such a special day for them:
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The wedding of Tom & Rebecca at Chateau Rigaud in France was a totally amazing day. Stunning venue, French sun, great people, good music and so much love. Did know that Andy Gaines Photography also offers video? I film alongside Andy’s photography and together we take a documentary approach to the day, we don’t turn the wedding into a film set. We capture the love and laughter, naturally. Trailer - Tom & Rebecca, France.