derbyshire wedding photographer

One of the most satisfying and rewarding parts of being a wedding photographer is receiving lovely reviews and feedback from couples saying how happy they are with their photos. It really makes all the hard work worth it and is better than getting any award! Below are a handful of reviews from couples. If you would like to see more you can click on my Google reviews at the bottom of the page.

STEVE AND CLAIRE

When we first got engaged, we spent what feels like weeks looking through wedding photographers and were struggling to find one who’s style marched our vision. Then, someone recommended Chris and the search was over. Chris’s informal and relaxed approach was exactly what we had been looking for, almost without even knowing it.

He made the booking process very easy and was always happy to see us when we crossed paths at other weddings or events.

We had an engagement shoot included as part of our package and we couldn’t have been happier with how the photos turned out. We were both worried about feeling awkward in front of the lens, but Chris made us not only feel at ease, but look it too.

On the wedding day, he was fun to have around whilst still being professional and friendly…..not to mention a calming presence on such an emotional day! He worked well alongside our videographer and was incredibly discreet and unobtrusive the whole day.

The turnaround for our wedding photos was very quick and we received a slideshow of some of his favourite images within a couple of weeks of the wedding date, with the rest of the photos following shortly after.

We are TOTALLY blown away with the images of our big day. Chris has captured all of those little moments that you don’t realise are happening and the details that you don’t realise you even want capturing!

We can’t recommend Chris enough, the quality of his work is outstanding whilst being incredibly personal, raw and beautiful”

"Easily the best wedding photographer you will find!

We were due to get married in 2020 and Chris was amazing and at supporting couples throughout the pandemic. He was very flexible and changed our date with no hassle at all.

He is highly professional and provided us with excellent service in the years running up to the wedding. Easily one of the best wedding vendors we dealt with throughout the whole planning process!

Chris was absolutely incredible at capturing our day perfectly as well. My husband and I hate having our photo taken but Chris was so relaxed and made us feel really comfortable.

The shots were more than we could ever have hoped for! I can’t stop looking at them even still, and I’m in awe every time!

Thank you again for capturing our day so perfectly!"

Lauren and Sam

"We were both pretty nervous about our wedding photos. We aren’t comfortable in front of the camera and we had even considered scrapping a photographer altogether! After a lot of convincing from friends and family, we decided to go for it.

Chris’ style was just so natural and fun. When I spoke to him on the phone I felt instantly more relaxed and comfortable about the whole thing, and we booked him straight away.

Chris offers a free pre-wedding shoot which we always said we wouldn’t do, but I’m so glad we did. It helped us feel so much more relaxed about the wedding day. It was slightly awkward as you’d expect but we had such a laugh with Chris and got to feel comfortable around him.

On the wedding day Chris was amazing and so many of our guests commented on how nice he was. I genuinely forgot he was there, which was exactly what we needed. He worked around our unusual timings and stayed later in to the night as he knew that was the part we were most excited about.

From the nerves (and drinks) neither of us can really remember much of the wedding day, so having the photos from Chris is just amazing. To say we were never going to have a photographer, we’d pay triple now to have these (too late though now Chris). Also the fact that we only had to wait two weeks to get them back I know is pretty rare!

I always thought we’d look back at the wedding photos and cringe at how awkward we look, but as a massive surprise to everybody, we genuinely love them!

I really can’t recommend Chris enough. And even more so to anybody who’s really nervous about having their photo taken!"

cora and ant

We don’t know where to begin with thanking you, as there is so much we are grateful for. Starting with our pre wedding shoot and you coming all the way to Wolverhampton. We absolutely loved those photos.

On our wedding day many of our guests commended on how lovely you weaved yourself seamlessly into the day. we especially enjoyed sneaking off with you onto Mam tor as the sun was setting for more photos. These ones have turned out just gorgeous. I am yet to watch the slideshow without shedding a tear or two. You just captured our love & family and friends in such a beautiful way. We’re currently fighting over our new iPad as we both keep wanting to look over all the photos in the evening, Every time I look, I see something new.

I have heard many a story of couples not happy with their wedding photos and Paul and I feel so lucky to have found you. We treasure these pictures, and they really couldn’t be more perfect.

Everything you have done Chris; Meeting us, pre booking advising us, taking beautiful photos to the lovely wooden box and photo goodies inside – It all made our wedding even more special.

Thank you, Rosie and Paul

Rosie and paul

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Chelsea Spencer
7 months ago
We are so so happy that we booked Chris to capture our wedding day. Chris made us both feel so comfortable, confident and relaxed from the beginning. When looking for a photographer, our fear was spending our entire day taking pictures and not being able to fully enjoy the day, but Chris fitted into the wedding day so well, there was never any pressure and everyone could relax. Chris captured more than we could have ever imagined, including all of the small details. The slideshow was an amazing touch and we could not recommend Chris enough. Everything was perfect, thank you!
We feel so lucky to have had Chris as our wedding photographer. Like many couples, we were nervous about our photos – it was something so important to us but neither of us are naturals in front of the camera and tend not to like most photos of ourselves. But the photos Chris delivered were beyond anything we could have imagined. Beautifully shot, from the main wedding party to the guests, many of the photos look like something straight out of a magazine.

Chris was also an absolute delight to have with us on the wedding day, blending in seamlessly with the guests (so much so at points we forgot we were being photographed!) and made absolutely everyone feel at complete ease.

In short, we couldn’t recommend Chris more.
We couldn't have picked a better photographer for our micro wedding. Chris captured so many moments full of joy, and we can't wait to put them on display in our home. Chris truly made us feel comfortable, and at points blended in so well amongst our small number of guests we forgot he was there! Thank you for capturing or special day.
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Emily Freeman
9 months ago
We honestly couldn’t have asked for a better photographer for our wedding day. From the moment Chris arrived, he fit in so naturally that it felt like he was one of our guests. So many people told us afterward that they never felt like they were being photographed, they could just relax, enjoy themselves and be in the moment. That’s such a gift and it shines through in every single photo.

Chris is friendly, calm, and has a go-with-the-flow energy which made everything feel easy, even during the busier parts of the day. He captured not only the big moments but also the little details and emotions that we’ll treasure forever. Thank you so much for being such an important part of our wedding day, we will cherish these memories for a lifetime!
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Laura Walker
3 years ago
Chris photographed our wedding in September 2022 and we simply can't thank him enough.

The date was postponed twice, and he was able to reschedule without any trouble whatsoever. His communication throughout was exemplary and really put us at ease.

Chris took a series of brilliant pictures of our wedding, which really captured the fun of the day! We are so grateful to have a set of pictures to reminisce over.

Finally, he's just a really nice guy! This definitely helped him to take some really natural shots of our nearest and dearest on the day.

I would wholeheartedly recommend Christopher Terry Wedding Photography, it was a pleasure to have you photograph our wedding Chris.
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Fiona Hill
5 years ago
Chris was absolutely amazing. We could not recommend him more. Friendly, chilled, adaptive, discrete, gracious and patient. He went above and beyond to get the best photos of our day.
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Jade Simmonds
5 years ago
What can I say?! One of the very best decisions we made when planning our wedding was asking Chris to be our Wedding Photographer. We were so impressed the level of professionalism and communication, right from when he first came to visit us to discuss initial details. We had so much fun on our pre-wedding shoot at Bradgate Park and Chris put us entirely at ease. In fact, we were in hysterics of laughter the whole way round as he's a really funny person to be around! This made for some really terrific, candid photographs which we will treasure forever.

On the wedding day, Chris was superb with all of our guests and so many of them commented what a true professional Chris was. He was everywhere, capturing absolutely every special moment, but never for a second imposing or ordering guests around for photographs. Unfortunately, we had a deluge of rain and wind on our wedding day, and yet Chris was willing to go to the ends of the earth to get great photographs of us, even if it would have meant him getting drenched. We were happy to get on with our day indoors, even if it meant we couldn't get the typical bride/groom shots outside. Despite this, we know Chris went the extra mile to take some extra really special photographs of the evening reception so we weren't missing out.

When the initial photographs came through from Chris, there were so many happy tears. Chris has such an incredible eye and we absolutely adored his style - which really was what cinched the decision to have him there with us on the day in the first place. We adored them so much, that we absolutely knew we had to ask Chris to do another shoot with us on a later date when the weather wasn't so terrible. Chris was very willing to do this, and we were so thankful as the pictures he managed to get for us on this date were out of this world. We are so so grateful to Chris for really helping our day to go smoothly. We cannot thank him enough. You will also be completely relieved and overjoyed if you make the decision to have Chris there for your big day too.
Chris did an incredible job capturing our wedding. From the pre-wedding shoot to the end of the day he made us feel really relaxed and reassured throughout. He went over and above what we expected and managed to get every important moment of the day. Highly recommended!!
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Emma Blatherwick
6 years ago
We recently had a COVID wedding and Chris was our photographer. He was amazing, made us and our families feel completely at ease. His photographs captured the day perfectly. We are so pleased with all of our photographs and couldn't recommend him highly enough.
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Rachel Neep
6 years ago
Chris did a wonderful job of capturing our wedding day. We are so happy with all the photos. We received our prints really fast and would highly recommend.