McGladePHOTOGRAPHY & FILM

DOCUMENTARY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

The things
you’ll remember.

The weather, the place, the people you brought together. We photograph the whole day as it felt to be there, from the quiet moments to the last song.

A bride carrying her bouquet leans close to an older woman, seen through guests in soft focus.

How it felt to be there.

We photograph weddings across Ireland and Northern Ireland. We give you space to enjoy the day, help gather the people you want in a photograph, and keep an eye out for the moments you might miss.

01 · The morning

Before it all begins

The house is filling up. Someone’s looking for a cufflink. In the next room, you can hear them laughing.

Seen from the doorway, a stylist works on the bride’s hair as another person watches from near the window.
A bride laughs in a chair while someone gets her hair ready.
Someone holds a bow tie above a smiling groom’s head as he gets dressed.
Two bridesmaids raise their hands to their faces as they see the bride.
A woman in green kisses the bride beside a bright window.
Three children look down from an upstairs landing in their wedding clothes.
A man passes through the doorway as two women in burgundy dresses watch from the hall.
An older man reaches out to a bride in her veil, smiling broadly.
A man lifts his hand to his forehead as he sees someone across the room.

02 · The ceremony

When it sinks in

You look up and see them waiting. A few minutes later, you’re walking back out together.

A groom stands beneath greenery and flowers as guests wait for an outdoor wedding ceremony.
A young page boy in braces and a bow tie looks up, with two children behind him.
A groom holds a tissue to his face.
A boy in a dinner jacket stands in the aisle with tears in his eyes.
A bride wipes a tear while the couple hold hands during the ceremony.
An older guest in a suit smiles from his seat at an outdoor ceremony.
A bride and groom kiss beside a bright window in a black and white photograph.
A bride bends down to kiss an older woman seated at the end of a pew.
A newly married couple kisses as bubbles drift around them outside.
A bride walks with her wedding party beneath umbrellas at Cliff at Lyons.
Wedding guests gather for a selfie outside Killeavy Castle, beside the wedding car.

03 · Your people

All your people in one place

There are people you see every week and people you haven’t had in the same room for years. For a few hours, here they all are.

A woman leans close to an older guest seated in an armchair.
An older man puts a hand on a groom’s shoulder as they talk.
A woman in a hat holds a child by a tall window.
A bride bends down to speak to a child at the entrance to a house.
A bride reaches towards an older guest in a bright pink hat.
Two women wrap their arms around a bride in a black and white photograph.
Guests throw up their hands as a giant Jenga tower topples on the lawn.
A wedding guest bursts out laughing as she talks with two friends outdoors.
A groom smiles over the shoulder of the man he is embracing.
A man lifts a child on the path through the grounds at Boyne Hill House.

04 · The speeches

The bits you hear about later

You’ll remember what was said. The photographs bring back the faces around the table.

A bride covers her mouth during a speech, with candlelight in the foreground.
One man reads a speech as another covers his mouth beside him.
A bride and a young girl laugh together as a man reads from a sheet of paper.
A guest reacts with open-mouthed surprise across a table.
A woman with blonde curls lifts her hands and laughs across a table.
A woman holds up a long piece of paper during a speech as the people beside her laugh.
An older man looks up from his seat in a black and white photograph.
A guest turns in her chair, laughing across the table.
An older guest sits by the window while the room carries on around her.

05 · After dark

One more song

Jackets come off. The dance floor fills. Someone says they’re heading home and is still there three songs later.

A bride dances beneath sweeping lights in a black and white photograph.
A groom in sunglasses holds the bride as they dance among guests.
A woman smiles and raises her phone as she dances in a black and white photograph.
A bride and groom dance in the middle of a crowd with hands in the air.
A man throws his head back laughing as friends pull him into a hug.
Guests cheer with their arms raised as the bride enters the glass-roofed room at Tankardstown House.
A man raises both arms on the dance floor, lit from behind.
A guest dips the bride backwards on a brightly lit dance floor.
Seen from above, guests reach towards a groom in the middle of a dance floor.
A bride closes her eyes as she hugs the groom under warm dance floor lights.

What will you want to remember?

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