The Backyard Photography Company

Gail was our photographer for our micro-wedding, and we also had an adventure shoot with her prior to the day featuring our two dogs. From start to finish Gail was wonderful, she exceeded our expectations going above and beyond for us. The quality of her photos is fantastic, she has a very unique + creative eye and all of our guests were very impressed at her gentle professionalism and discreteness at the wedding. We wouldn't have known she was there and yet she seemed to beautifully capture every important moment and more.As two people who are not used to being photographed and are very awkward in front of the camera, we also felt she made us feel at ease very quickly and captured the authentic and natural 'us' which was really important to us. Would not hesitate to recommend Gail 100% for her adventure/dog photography and also her wedding photography. If we ever want a photographer for a life event in future we will definitely be contacting Gail. Thank you so much for everything.

We are so pleased that Gail was our wedding photographer (as well as an adventure shoot beforehand). We love her style of photography, and it came across so well in our own photos – we absolutely love them! So many people commented on how great the photos are. Gail was really easy, professional and relaxing to work with and made sure everything was ready for the big day. She made sure we got all the shots we wanted as well as having plenty of time to spend with our guests. The day went by so fast that we had little time to fully appreciate what was going on around us. But shortly after the event, Gail sent the photos and we were really impressed how she was able to capture the magic of the day. We were able to experience all the little moments we hadn’t seen, as well as relive all the excitement and happiness of the day. We would 100% recommend Gail and would book her in the future if we have any other special occasions to document.

From the very first email Gail was brilliant. She was quick, responsive & as happy to take suggestions from us as she was to take the lead and make suggestions to us based on her experience. She is friendly, warm and you instantly feel at ease with her.We did an adventure shoot at Whitehead, then Gail also shot our wedding at City Hall & Molly's Yard. She was a hit with all our guests, becoming one of the party but also blending into the background to get some brilliant candid shots.She went above and beyond when our plans for shoot locations fell through and arranged an amazing space for us to get excellent first look photos.We're delighted with our collection of photos and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone.

Gail was amazing, the packages she offers are incredible. The attention to detail was exquisite, she had so much time and patience with everyone. Incredible photos and we are so happy with the outcome. As we got married during the pandemic we were wanting to incorporate that in our photos for something to show the kids, Gail delivered exactly what we were wanting and what we aiming for. As a nervous and shy person I’m not keen on getting photos of me being taken, but Gail made the whole experience fun and enjoyable. I highly recommend this company and could not be happier with the outcome.

Gail recently took wedding photos for myself and my husband and I was blown away by her work. My new husband does not like getting his picture taken so the majority of the photos are natural and we look so happy in them, I cannot chose my favourite. The communication with Gail was amazing throughout and our photos were delivered extremely quick and I would highly recommend.

Having done an engagement shoot with Gail in 2020 and then our post wedding adventure shoot in the Mournes this summer I would not hesitate to recommend her.We really enjoyed both of these shoots and are very happy with the pictures. The quality is brilliant and they capture the moment perfectly without looking staged or awkward. She definitely put us at ease and we are over the moon with the results.

Gail was fantastic, we didn't want to follow the 'traditional wedding day photography' and she listened to our ideas and suggested things that worked perfectly. The style of photography is exactly what we were looking for, it didn't feel staged and awkward. With a mixture of group photos, couple photos and casual photos, it was perfect. I couldn't recommend Gail enough.

On recommendation I booked Gail for an adventure shoot of my two girls (age 2 and 5) and our 10 year old Doberman in a location very close to our hearts. Gail was amazing, she was so patient, gentle and just let the girls take the lead. We had the photos very quickly and I was blown away by just how beautifully they turned out, they captured the bond between all three so perfectly, and you just know they had fun getting the photos taken. In the words of the 5 year old, Gail was kind and lovely and we had so much fun

Gail was the very first vendor we booked for our wedding after absolutely falling in love with her style at our friends wedding the year before. Her chilled and gentle demeanour, candid documentary style & simply STUNNING photos were an instant hit and we felt totally safe in her hands, nothing was too much for her and she just went above and beyond at every turn ❤️Gail made us feel so comfortable and we thoroughly enjoyed all our shoots, she was so attentive to our needs and really helped put everyone at ease including my sister who has Asperger’s and anxiety around photo-taking, Gail was just so understanding and compassionate and came up with some really helpful suggestions.Honestly couldn’t recommend Gail highly enough, from start to finish she took care of every stress that came our way and delivered just amazing photos. Would happily work with Gail againThank you so much for the brilliant photographs and for being an all round wonderful person

Gail took our wedding photos on Ballyhornan beach on the evening of our ceremony. Gail clearly understood the vibe we were going for and made us feel incredibly comfortable- I forgot she was taking photos for a while.Gail has a great way of fitting in around you which really made the whole experience of getting photos taken a lot less intimidating!We included our dogs in our wedding photos and Gail was great with them- she let us all (including our dogs) be ourselves and that she shines through in the photos.We would recommend Gail to anyone looking for photos full of personality and energy!