David Goodier Photography

David perfectly captured the special moments of our day. From helping us plan the photos, to telling us how to hold our hands, and gathering our large families for the group shots, David really put us at ease throughout and captured some incredible photos from day that will stay with us for a lifetime.We wanted lots of natural and organic photos throughout the day. And David was really able to capture those special moments for our photos. He has that incredible ability to get people to smile without ever telling you to smile or say “cheese”, so even the group photos feel natural and organic.He made it his mission to capture a great photo of every guest (even the toddlers who barely sat still for 12 hours!), which was a nice touch we hadn’t thought about. But it was lovely to look through our photos and see that everyone was represented.Big groups can be difficult to manage and get everyone together and in place for photos, but David’s clear direction made this seem simple.We’re not models, and this is where David really shined, scoping out places in the grounds and creating scenarios where we could be our natural selves, smiling and enjoying each other’s company. He shared his experience and provided helpful tips throughout the day, including how to stand, where to place our hands, and where to look for photos.I’d strongly recommend David to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. Looking back at the photos brings back incredible memories of the day.

When we booked David to be our photographer, we knew he was going to have his work cut out for him with our wedding! We had a packed venue with lots of family and friends who all wanted to be included, and David managed to capture it all perfectly. He worked longer than his usual hours to make sure he photographed as much of our day as possible, and blended seamlessly into the crowd – sometimes interacting and having a laugh with our guests and sometimes taking sneaky candids without them even knowing. We had a lot of big personalities who loved giving David something to photograph, so the fact that he went along with all of it was a huge component of making our day so much fun. He also seemed to be enjoying himself as much as we were – you can tell David loves what he does!The ‘snaps’ themselves were drop dead gorgeous! When he posted a sample to social media we immediately had family and friends tell us how stunning they were, and we totally agree! We have no idea how we’ll choose which ones to print out because we love them all. Our wedding was September and it was important for me to have all the hues of autumn, and David’s photographs made the colours of the outfits, flowers, and gardens absolutely POP! He showed us how to pose flatteringly with little effort, and even when we fell into fits of giggles, he made our questionable facial expressions look somehow artistic. There was no expectation to suddenly become a model with David, he made us feel comfortable enough to just be ourselves and that was so refreshing.Above all though, David’s versatility was the standout of the day. We had a schedule for ‘family photos’ … but that quickly went out the window when guests started making their own photo schedule! We had people joining in photos they weren’t meant to be in, we had people deciding they wanted to stand somewhere different, people wanting to take David away from what he was doing to shoot something else – and David was a professional the entire time! He was totally flexible and able to pivot from one plan to another, which made us feel like we were in good hands.Overall, we can’t thank David enough for photographing our wedding in a light that was so perfect in capturing the spirit of the day. He is talented, warm and sociable, adaptable, quick to respond in communications and in delivering your photos, and with first-rate photographs and a stellar sense of humour you really can’t go wrong in booking him!- Mr & Mrs Standish x

We recently engaged David to take professional commercial photography at one of our events - the photos we received were fab, and David is a pleasure to work with. He turned around the images very quickly and I would have no hesitation in recommending!