Hey lovers
If you get me to join your wedding, I will always make sure you're having a pleasant & fun experience.
I'm usually having a chat and a laugh while shooting, as I want to make sure you are feeling comfortable and carefree, rather than self-conscious and stiff.
We're not just capturing but also creating moments worth remembering - the magic is in the fleeting moments.
Since I went full time wedding photographer in 2012, I have shot more than 100 weddings in 14 countries.
I have seen things you people wouldn't believe. From priests catching fire to smashed discoballs, collapsing wedding cakes and flying giraffes, food fights, golf buggy racing..
I shot weddings where it was just me and the couple, multiple-day events of 400 people, and everything in between.
From Mexican beaches to Australian wineries, from tiny Italian villages to New York, I have been so lucky to travel the world and shoot all sorts of weddings.
I sometimes speak at conferences, and the amazing Marq Riley made this video for when I was hosting Way Up North in Lisbon:
your photographer, your personal Jesus
Exceptional Wedding Photography starting at £2,650
Please drop me an email if you would like to check availability and I will get back at you as soon as possible.
I would love to hear a bit about yourself and what you have in mind for your wedding.
You can use the form or contact me directly at jack@jackdavolio.co.uk
How did I get there?
I never thought I would become a wedding photographer.
I was shooting events in Edinburgh when a friend asked me to shoot his sister's wedding, it was a Hindu + Sikh wedding in Glasgow.
On the last evening, after shooting for 15 hours straight I was in a room witnessing the Hindu ritual of the groom taking the bride from her parents’ home, to symbolise the start of a new family.
Everybody started crying.
The bride, her parents, cousins, the little kids and the old grandparents. Even Satpal, behind his video camera. My eyes started getting wet, it was just impossible not to. That was the first time I had tears in my eyes in quite a long time. That is when I knew I wanted to become a wedding photographer.
I felt like that moment was the centre of the universe, and nowhere else was more important.
How I shoot
I think you should enjoy your wedding first of all and I would never "command & control", but let the day unfold and capture great moments as they happen.
I am not a director type - I would rather help you relax and have a laugh.
I never ask anyone to "do it again", as you're not actors pretending to get married (but I have nothing against actors actually getting married !). I don't do nitpicking - I prefer to judge a photo by its overall feel, rather than looking into every little detail looking "perfect".
I mostly shoot from the hip to be even more discreet. The cameras I shoot with are very small and hardly noticeable. I am not the type to lift a half meter long cannon-lens into someone's face.
I know how to be a calming addition to the day, and a super fun energy boost in the evening. Oh and if you need someone to roll on the floor kind of energy just play me some AC/DC and see what happens ;)
