Paul you are amazing, we were very apprehensive about spending money on a photographer but we now feel that you were the best spent money of the entire wedding. You captured the entire day in a magical yet realistic way without being domineering. I really feel that you should be a must have at everyones wedding ! - Andrea & Philip

Paul is a fantastic photographer. He exceeded our expectations - he really listened to what we wanted and tailored the day accordingly. He had some really creative ideas and captured our special day perfectly. Our wedding was in December with only a few hours of natural light, but Paul had all the ideas and technical expertise to capture the whole day from start to finish. The album tells the story so well - we were made to feel so at ease that we had great fun and the photos are so genuine and natural. Paul quickly picked up on our relationships with guests and captured meaningful shots accordingly. Paul put a great deal of effort and time into meetings and communications before/during/after the day - nothing was too much trouble. He was also really patient with us when it came to finalising the album. We would strongly recommend Paul Empson Photography - 5* service and result! - Helen & Tim.

We chose Paul to do our wedding photography because he had also done my best friends 1 year before & the photo's were fantastic. From the first contact we had with Paul right through to receiving our album he was great, the photo's are even better than i could have ever imagined. People keep asking who did the photography? 've already passed on his details to friends. Paul created us an album that just perfectly captured our day & told our story, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him". - Anna & Liam

"Paul was very professional during the run up to on the wedding day and on the day itself. We were pleased with the amount of time he spent with us, capturing pictures from the start to the end of the day. The photos he produced were great and we are absolutely thrilled with our wedding album, we couldn't have asked for anything better." - James & Helen

"Why we would recommend Paul? Well, he planned well for our wedding day by visiting the venue with us beforehand and listening to what we really wanted. On the day itself he responded to opportunities as they arose and captured some really good non-posed shots. For the more formal pictures he was clearly in charge of events and captured everything that we had planned, yet he also managed to blend that with not taking over and not being at all intrusive. Finally, we have some great pictures that have been enjoyed by ourselves and many friends and relatives." - Alistair & Angela

"Thank you so much for taking such amazing photographs for us on our wedding day. Thanks to you we have the perfect record of the best day of our lives. We've been asked by so many people 'who did our photos?' & i've passed your details on to other couples already - we were so relaxed and you were so patient, especially with Samuel, the service you gave us was more than we could've asked for. best wishes" - Colin & Emma

"..thank you for the wonderful photos.. remember and treasure our special day for the rest of our lives." - Craig & Mary

"Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did for our wedding album every one loves it! I have highly recommended you to all, friendly and professional. Thank you again." - Jay & Dan

"What can I say! Paul is one of the most professional people of any profession I have met... Paul's excellent prior planning the whole day went without a hitch.... he was spot on and having had a lot of quotes off other people I found his prices more than reasonable, quality and speedy service second to none. Thanks for the memories Paul." - Dave & Hannah

“Paul kept in regular contact prior to and after the wedding. He was with us from 9am on the morning until 9pm at night and took some fantastic photos of the day. Everyone commented of how beautiful our album is and that the whole day was captured greatly. I am even having our children, nieces and nephew photographed for a canvas portrait with Paul in November” - Tanya & Guy

“Paul's job was made much more difficult from the start because we live on the South Coast and he needed to fit in with our visits to the North, but nothing was a problem for him. The idea of having a meeting before the wedding so that we get used to Paul photograph us was a fantastic idea as it made us relax more on the day. Paul just seemed to melt into the background. The only time I saw Paul was when the "Official" photos were being taken. Paul also gave us the idea of how we entered the Reception - me in a wheelbarrow and my husband pushing it! I've no hesitation in recommending Paul.” - Caroline & Martin

“Paul offered us an excellent wedding photography package. He took the time to know what we wanted, and interestingly for us the time to understand what our guests are like too. Paul took a long time to visit the venue with us and was keen to explore all of it to get a sense of where would be the best photo opportunities.” - Rae & Sarah

“Paul is lovely, he fits into the surrounding and gets truly lovely photos, he does not intrude onto your day, except off course for the group shots, where he has to. He is extreme value for money and a wonderful photographer.”- Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

“Paul is a very genuine guy who listens to what you want and is supportive in decision making. He puts you at ease and never tries to sell you something you don't want. He is totally reliable, always prompt and works around your convenience. I have already recommended him to a friend for her wedding.” Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

“Paul was very professional listening to what we wanted and taking the time to understand how we wanted things to be presented. A pre wedding shoot enabled us to feel relaxed with our photo being taken and also prevented us from being away from our guests for too long on the day of the wedding as we had already discussed poses/positions for photos. As we wanted a lot of relaxed natural photos we hardly recognised Paul taking the photos which was brilliant. He also guided us through the day with timings and ideas for photos to ensure that guests were not left hanging around waiting for photos to be taken. Paul was fabulous - within the service he spoke to the vicar himself and welcomed guests to take their own photos which enabled us to have a 'breather'. He is a very down to earth but professional guy who's photos are fabulous and his artistic eye is outstanding. His service had a huge impact on the smooth running of our very special day.” Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

“My husband hates getting his picture taken - but Paul put us both at ease by taking a few shots of us on the beach before the wedding. On the day he was really well organized and when we looked at the pictures, we didn't realize he taken most of them. They were very relaxed - which is exactly what we wanted.” - Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

“What can i say, Everything Paul stated he would do, happened. when Paul is taking photo's you can see it’s a passion not a profession, the man is a photographic genius.” - Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

“in the run up to my wedding, Paul has been extremely helpful. He has answered any questions that I have promptly. Paul made me feel at ease at the Pre Wedding Photo-shoot. I feel totally at ease with him coming in to my home on my wedding day to photograph me. I would recommend him to anyone.” - Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

“Paul was extremely helpful and professional from our first enquiry onwards. The pre-wedding shoot was a great way of making us more comfortable with the camera as well as familiarising Paul with the venue and allowing him to discuss photos in the church with our vicar beforehand. On the day he was thoughtful (for example, bringing a white umbrella in case the weather didn't hold) and discreet, taking many pictures without disrupting the church ceremony or making either us or our guests self-conscious. Paul has continued to provide an excellent service since the wedding, sending additional copies of photos and putting together our album promptly.” -Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

“Paul was fantastic throughout the whole day. He took all of our posed shots within 30 minutes and captured some amazing non posed shots of the entire wedding party. He was excellent with our little flower girl and was happy to mingle with all guests to a point that you never noticed him clicking away. Paul was even kind enough to return to our night reception so I could have some professional shots done in my evening dress. We could not praise Paul enough and I will be recommending him to all my friends and family for future occasions.”  - Anonymous posting via a 3rd party website competition

If you're still looking for your wedding dress or mother of the bride, formal wear, I can recommend: Destiny Bridal of Middlesbrough, Ellen owns the business and offers a very professional personal service.

If you require video coverage too I'd recommend John Hinton of Wedding Videos 4u. I'm sure we could design a wedding photography videography package to your requirements.