Liverpool based Wedding Photographer Dan Thurgood explains what makes him ‘click’:

“I’ve been obssessed with photography ever since receiving a 110 film pocket camera as a birthday gift, over 25 years ago. ”

“I started shooting wedding photography over 8 years ago and, as the years have gone by, I’ve realised what an amazing privilege it is. I’m well aware that I am ‘intruding’ in some of the most tender and private moments of the bride and groom’s day and I feel a close affinity with each couple that I shoot. Many times I’ve heard how a photographer’s actions have left a sour taste in the mouths of the couple and guests alike, so I strive to ensure that none of my couples feel that way. My aim is to avoid the interminable delays to the day’s proceedings that can be caused by the photography. I do this by combining reportage style candid photography with a few formal posed group and family shots. This way, the album caters for all tastes – those of the bride and groom, and those of the wider families!”

Your satisfaction is our goal

“I meet with every couple as many times as required before the wedding to make sure that I have gained their confidence and also that I understand their desires for the finished images. To me, the job isn’t finished until I’ve seen and heard the reaction of the couple to the images that I’ve been privileged to take for them.”

We don’t just work in Liverpool

“I’ve shot weddings as far apart as Bangor in Northern Ireland and Clarens in South Africa. Most of my work has been commissioned in the UK’s North West, taking in Liverpool, Cheshire, Manchester, Warrington and Preston, but I’m more than happy to travel anywhere in the country if travel expenses are provided.

Here’s some of the wedding venues that we’ve photographed in over the years:

• The Athenaeum, Liverpool
• Carden Park Hotel, Cheshire Photos
• Clearwell Castle, Gloucesershire (Voted the UK’s #1 wedding venue in 2010!) Photos
• Leasowe Castle, Wirral
• The Radisson Blu Hotel, Liverpool
• The Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Liverpool Photos
• The Alicia Hotel, Sefton Park, Liverpool
• The Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool
• The Racquet Club, Liverpool
• Ribby Hall Village, Lancashire
• Hope University, Liverpool
• The Liner Hotel, Liverpool
• The Atlantic Tower Hotel, Liverpool
• The Hillbark Hotel, Frankby, Wirral Photos
• Inglewood Manor, Cheshire Photos