Why Choose Andrew Miller To Photograph Your Wedding?
I have no idea why people choose me, Andrew Miller, to photograph their weddings!
I'm grumpy grey-haired old git unless you feed me Jaffa Cakes and weak tea with no milk. Then I, magically, turn into a helpful, fun, friendly and amazingly good wedding photographer! 
On a more serious note, I think it's because I don't take myself seriously, I don't have pretentious views. I'm open, honest and transparent (major faults of mine actually).
I'm more interested in coupes in love than coupes looking for an excuse for a party. If you are looking for an IG type wedding walk away right now; I'm not interested.
So why book me?
Good question. A great question in fact.
I’m not the quietest person in the world, I like to enjoy my work and hence enjoy the weddings I photograph. This is my full-time mortgage-paying job. So, I want to enjoy it and work with like-minded couples.
Pre-wedding photography.
Some people are nervous, it’s understandable. Some people have bad experiences of being in front of a camera (usually your mum ordering you to smile!). Some people just don’t think they are ‘photogenic’.
That’s why there is a pre-wedding photography session included in ALL my collections. To help you feel at ease, to help us get to know each other, to look around the venue together and discuss what photographs may be in your head for your wedding.
If you want a stranger to turn up to photograph your wedding, I’m not the wedding photographer for you.
I’m a photographer who helps.
That sometimes means I’ll get stuck in and help out when you need an extra pair of hands. Sewing brides into dresses? Ironing grooms shirts? Carrying the lippy around all day for touch-ups? Shoe polish? Eyelash glue? Hair grips & hairspray? Deodorant? Yeah, done all that and carry much more in my camera bags. It’s amazing what you need during a wedding.
If you don’t value an organised professional, I’m not the wedding photographer for you.
Treasuring family memories.
I love taking groups of photographs. They don’t take as long as you think if you are organised (and I’ll help you get organised) but they mean so much more after the wedding when you are looking back. Especially those who may not be around in a few years.
If you are not bothered about group photographs and don’t want those memories, I’m not the wedding photographer for you.
I can use natural light or I can bring my own.
What does this mean? Well living in the UK it gets dark early for 6 months of the year. No problem for me – I can use an external flash to give you a really dramatic and powerful wedding art. Do you want a late wedding? Again, no issue for me. You can check my work and some you can instantly spot as being used with flash. Others… well, not so easy to spot. This means I can work in any and all weathers, and turn seemingly bland spaces into amazing spaces.
If you don’t want a range of amazing wedding photographs despite the weather or venue, I’m not the wedding photographer for you.
No time frames.
I pretty much shoot from prep – first dance, or if you are having fireworks or a sparkler exit until after then. It’s not about the time; it’s about photography. At some weddings, I win and leave after 10 hours. Some weddings I lose and leave after 16 hours. Same price.
If you want a wedding photographer who charges extra or leaves before the party starts, I’m not the wedding photographer for you.
Wedding Art.
Wedding photographs should be printed in my opinion. Waste of time getting outstanding Instagram busting wedding photographs if you don’t print them.
ALL of my wedding photography collections come with some kind of album or print package that is included in the price.
If you don’t value prints and the memories they bring back, I’m not the wedding photographer for you.
Jaffa Cakes.
I love them. If you don’t like Jaffa Cakes then I’m, probably, not the wedding photographer for you. ;-)
What I like to do when I'm not photographing weddings...
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Andrew Miller
Weak tea-drinking, crap joke-telling, Jaffa Cake eating, Bon Jovi loving, incredibly handsome wedding photographer (probably).
As a tea-sipping, pun-cracking, Jaffa Cake munching, Bon Jovi enthusiast, and strikingly good-looking wedding photographer (most likely), I am more than just a Bristol-based wedding photographer.
Wedding photographers in Bristol, like myself, often go beyond just capturing images.
I meticulously plan, organise, and create lasting wedding memories for weddings in Bristol and Somerset. My camera bags carry more non-photography related items than most would carry in a purse... Hairspray. Brush. Hair Grips. Jaffa Cakes. Deodorant. Blister kit. Plasters. Paracetamol. Crochet hook. Unicorns. Eyelash glue. Sewing kit. Heel Protectors. Scissors. Nail file. Bust tape. Umbrellas. Emergency hygiene kit.
Why do I do this? Because the last thing you need on your wedding day is to stress over the small stuff. Let me handle those details while you focus on celebrating the day with your loved ones.
And did I mention my fondness for Jaffa Cakes? I usually have a box or two on hand, just in case! ;-)
Red Flags When We Meet
NO Jaffa Cakes. You bring me a box (or more if you fancy) of Jaffa Cakes when we meet and I’ll give you a 10% discount. No Jaffa Cakes, no discount. This is firm rule (not a guideline by the way).
I don’t share my Jaffa Cakes. Don’t make me fight you to prove it. I have no scruples when dealing with Jaffa Cakes.
NO Bon Jovi. Optional, but bonus points if you like Bon Jovi!
NO Weak De-Caf Tea. Optional...but you'll get hundreds of points if you can make me a cuppa that is perfect. Decaf tea, no milk, no sugar and weak enough to see the bottom of the mug easily.
TL;DR
No pretentious crap. Just solid hard work and amazing wedding photography. Just buy me Jaffa Cakes.
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