Real couples. Real moments. No models. No styled shoots.
Dramatic off-camera flash wedding photography by Helen Williams, bride laughing on the dancefloor with blue light trails
No models.
No styled shoots.

Anti-editorial Cheshire wedding photographer

Real couples.
Real moments.

I only take twelve weddings a year, so the ones I say yes to get all of me. Bold, colourful weddings for couples who'd rather celebrate than pose. Based in Cheshire, shooting across the North West and a fair bit further.

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Ex-drama teacher, current wedding photographer, educator and mentor

Hi, I'm Helen.

I’ve always been described as a bit of a bonkers one… mad as a box of frogs… full of energy.

Turns out it’s ADHD, and I couldn’t be prouder or in a better-suited job. It means I spot the moment before it happens, I think sideways when a room is difficult, and I get calmer as the day gets messier.

Helen Williams skydiving, Cheshire wedding photographer with a taste for adventure

I’m often asked what my favourite venue or kind of wedding is. The reality is I don’t have one!

For me, the best weddings are always the ones where my couple create a day that truly reflects them, their passions and their style. They don’t follow TikTok trends or want to be featured in Vogue. They just want a fun day filled with their favourite people and things!

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★★★★★
“As soon as we met Helen we knew she was the one. She has the gift of being a very authoritative figure who can control a room whilst being very lovely and fun, which makes all the guests completely at ease.”
Calum & ClaireDorfold Hall, Cheshire
★★★★★
“The most professional yet friendly soul who fits right in on your big day. The love for her job shines through, and that level of expertise is hard to come across.”
Natalie & KaineCock O’Barton
★★★★★
“Not only is Helen an amazing photographer, she’s an amazing person too. On our wedding day Helen was always around but never in the way, and simply captured everything we loved about the day.”
Samantha SelfSandhole Oak Barn
Helen Williams teaching an off-camera flash workshop to a room of wedding photographers
Teaching off-camera flash
Helen Williams speaking on stage at the Guiding Light photography conference
Speaking at Guiding Light
Helen Williams running a live shoot demonstration at a photography conference
Live shoot demonstration
650+Weddings shot since the start of my career
15Years behind the camera
20Sold-out workshops taught
Bride and groom spraying champagne on their wedding night
Wedding guest with long curly hair dancing hard on the dancefloor, surrounded by streaks of coloured light from off-camera flash
Wedding guests silhouetted against a burning orange sunset, one of them leaping into the air beside the bride in her veil
Bride and groom laughing together, framed by out-of-focus autumn leaves, at the Isla Gladstone Conservatory in Liverpool
Real weddings

Real weddings, real moments, no styled shoots

Keep scrolling: a handful of real Cheshire and UK wedding days, shot from start to finish. Click through to read the full story on the blog.

Portfolio

The ones I'd put on my own wall

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  • Groom in a black tuxedo leading his bride in a flowing red dress past the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris at sunset
  • Bride and groom spraying champagne on their wedding night
  • Bride and groom laughing as their guests shower them with confetti outside the ceremony
  • Bride and groom holding each other at dusk in front of the illuminated Eiffel Tower in Paris
  • Black and white photograph of a groom overcome with emotion as his bride walks up the aisle with her father
  • Two brides in white dresses and veils resting their foreheads together, surrounded by warm golden lights
  • Bride and groom dancing together in a golden barley field at sunset, her dress swirling around her
  • Bride and groom walking out through a tunnel of sparklers held by their guests
  • Black and white photograph of a groom breaking down in tears as his bride reaches out to him during their wedding ceremony
  • Bride in a red dress and her groom silhouetted in front of the illuminated Louvre pyramid at night
  • two mature ladies wearing pink fascinators laughing as they have got married and about to walk back down the aisle with their dog, as guests clap.
  • Waves breaking over the basalt rocks of the Giant's Causeway at sunset
  • Bride and groom laughing with their friends on the dancefloor as confetti falls around them
  • Bride and groom standing on top of the basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway
  • Two grooms in blue suits spraying champagne outside their wedding venue at night
The last hour

Why my coverage doesn’t end at the first dance

Kind words

Real couples, real reactions

Right then. Tell me about your day.

I take twelve weddings a year and I’d love yours to be one of them. Send me the date, the venue, and who’s going to be first on the dancefloor. Based in Cheshire, shooting across the North West, the UK and anywhere you’ll have me.

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