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  • Hello there!

    Welcome to Christian Ward Photography. We are Christian and Erica - a husband and wife photographic team based in Chesterfield near Sheffield but delivering high quality wedding photography throughout the UK and for destination weddings. Information and a price guide are available through the Info link at the top left of this page. Contact us now to enquire about our availability.

    We specialise in delivering seamless cover of your entire day, capturing relaxed, natural, and beautiful photographs. We're passionate about photographing your wedding and would love to hear from you. Please do leave your comments on our photos and tell us what you think!
    (Our bio photo by Swedish photographer Isabelle Hesselberg)

Keeley & Jonathon | Breadsall Priory Wedding Photography | Sneak Preview

Despite the rain, we had a great time with Keeley and Jonathon on their pre-wedding shoot, and took some lovely photos of this very photogenic couple.  We knew the wedding day itself would be even better, and we were right – Keeley and Jonathon are so sweet together, and from the wonderful, moving service at beautiful St. Mary’s Church in Cromford all the way through to the fun-filled Photobooth in the evening at Breadsall Priory, it was a perfect day.  We even had slightly better weather!  Here’s a sneak preview of a few of our favourites – we’re hoping we manage to find more blogging time very soon so that we can share the rest of their gorgeous images!

I just love this moment of the soon to be newlyweds first laying eyes on each other at the altar…

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And for a slight change in mood…!

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Thanks Keeley and Jono for being such fun to work with, and we hope you enjoy your wedding photographs!

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Emma & Neil | Kenwood House | London Pre-Wedding Photography

One night in a bustling bar, magic happened. Somewhere way above Earth, two stars collided, and way down below two people who until then had never set eyes on each other, met for the first time. Emma and Neil are to be married in Suffolk on what promises to be a fun-filled happy day. Having booked them over the telephone, we met up for the first time outside Kenwood Hall on Hampstead Heath in London, ready for their pre-wedding shoot, and it must’ve been the perfect time to visit there- the rhododendrons were in full bloom and provided the most amazing colour backdrops for some of the shots. Emma and Neil are a very loving couple and it made it very easy to capture some beautiful, delicate moments. Thanks for a fun morning Emma and Neil- we’re really looking forward to seeing you again on your big day!

To our readers: Please do leave us a comment if you enjoy these photos…tell us which one’s your favourite!

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This one below is my favourite. Or at least one of them.

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This one below is a contender for my favourite.

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This one below- DEFINITELY a contender for my favourite!

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May 17, 2011 - 11:12 pm

Heather - Love the variety of shots and your use of light. What a lovely shoot!

May 18, 2011 - 9:32 am

Tommy - Great work dude- I love your stuff!

May 18, 2011 - 10:29 am

Emma Godfrey - Gorgeous images Christian, I just love the locations and the relaxed feel. It looks like they had a really good day.

May 18, 2011 - 10:58 am

Jane R - Some beautiful, natural moments- they look so at ease!

May 18, 2011 - 12:18 pm

Sarah - Lovely! My favourite is the one where they’re kissing against the tree.

May 18, 2011 - 9:25 pm

Emma - We both look like the cat that got the cream! Thank you Christian and Erica for an unforgettable day and some beautiful, natural photos of us in our favourite place. Emma and Neil

May 19, 2011 - 4:05 am

Julia - These are great! Her skirt is adorable and the love is just oozing off the page! Beautiful images 🙂

May 19, 2011 - 4:01 pm

Andrew Billington - A lovely set of images – they must be very happy and looking forward to your shooting their day 🙂

May 20, 2011 - 8:53 pm

Erica - Thanks everyone, it was such a lovely shoot! And thanks Emma and Neil, we’re so pleased you like your photos. Look forward to seeing you both again soon! Christian & Erica x

May 27, 2011 - 3:14 pm

Rich - Excellent session!

June 5, 2011 - 9:53 pm

Erica - Thanks for all your lovely comments! Erica x

Jen and Tom’s Wolverhampton Pre-Wedding Shoot

We seem to be increasingly popular with creative people, and Jen and Tom are among a string of bookings we made where literally 5 couples in a row were all in some kind of creative career, whether that be graphic design, fashion, web design, or pottery design as in Jen’s case who is a designer for Emma Bridgewater. Tom is also a writer and web designer. Talking to a guest at a recent wedding, I was amazed to hear her story of having been working as an accountant until a recent change to become a scuba diving instructor, which takes her all over the world. It reminds me of just how many different things there are to do and makes me glad to be doing something I love. But anyway…the time came around to meet up with the lovely Jen and Tom again for their pre-wedding shoot and we started off with Tom making us a cup of tea…how well he seemed to know us! After a chat about wedding plans and how the photography would fit in at their wedding at Somerford Hall, we took a trip to a local park and woodland for a walk and to take some pictures, and after quite a cloudy drive down to Wolverhampton the sun came out for us and gave us some great light. We found bluebells and just couldn’t resist carefully treading through them to find a spot with nice light, and I think they’re my favourite pictures of the day. Thanks for a great shoot Jen and Tom- we’re looking forward to capturing your big day soon!

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Love this one:

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May 12, 2011 - 8:23 am

Heather - Wow- I LOVE those bluebell shots, and what a great-looking couple! Great shoot, as always!

May 12, 2011 - 3:31 pm

Jane R - My favourite is the first portrait shot with the light coming through the trees- just lovely:-)

May 12, 2011 - 4:32 pm

Tommy - Great collection of photos- really like the variety of different shots and especially like the black and whites (and I’m not usually a fan of black and white!).

May 12, 2011 - 10:19 pm

Jon S6 - Great shoot, nice locations

May 12, 2011 - 11:03 pm

Jen - Christian and Erica, they’re wonderful!

We had such a lovely (and relaxing) shoot with you. Can’t wait for you to capture our wedding!!

Jen xx

May 13, 2011 - 12:00 pm

Thomas - These photos reminded me of two things that I didn’t need reminding of:

1. That I’m clearly punching above my weight and marrying a stunningly beautiful woman that is way out of my league in almost every way imaginable.

and 2. That we’re lucky to have such talented people capturing our wedding on camera.

Yes, that’s right, I’ve managed to be self-loathing, corny and a major suck-up in one comment.

Quite some achievement I’m sure you’ll agree.

Thanks again Christian and Erica for a thoroughly pleasant morning in your company and these amazing pictures.

May 14, 2011 - 2:43 pm

Helen - Beautiful! Like you, my favourite is the last shot in the bluebells. Well-captured.

May 14, 2011 - 6:34 pm

Christian - Thanks everybody! 🙂

Andrina & Chris | York Pre-wedding Shoot

Their eyes met across a crowded salon, and little did they know that among the shampooing, coiffing and styling they’d find love. Andrina and Chris first met when Chris made his usual visit to his hair salon for a haircut, and on finding Andrina there, their romantic story as a couple began and will soon lead to them being married at All Saints Church in Rudston, with what promises to be a cool reception at the KP Club.

We met up with Andrina and Chris for their pre-wedding shoot in York, and strolled through the cobbled streets and by the river, chatting as we went and stopping for photos along the way. This is what they look like:

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May 12, 2011 - 3:01 pm

Laurenbythesea - What a sweet couple! Lovely photos as usual Christian! Can’t get over how nice both their hair is, haha! 🙂

May 12, 2011 - 7:15 pm

Crystal - What gorgeous photos! I love the soft muted tones! So flattering for the couple. I bet they loved these!

May 12, 2011 - 7:15 pm

Daniel Cruz - Nice job Christian! Very clean images and great locations. :]

May 12, 2011 - 9:27 pm

Christian - Thanks everybody! 🙂

May 12, 2011 - 10:53 pm

Jo-Anne - Lovely photos of a beautiful couple – great job!

May 13, 2011 - 12:13 am

Kyle Burnell - Lovely photos! Looks like a lot of fun and some beautiful locations 🙂

May 13, 2011 - 1:17 am

Kathy Baksa - Great work! Love these.

May 13, 2011 - 11:01 am

Chris & Andrina - Lovely, lovely, lovely! The more i look at them the more i love them! Can’t wait for our photos on the day now, very excited! x

May 13, 2011 - 11:54 am

Candace Wilson - I adore the soft colors, it fits the setting and clothing. Beautiful photos Christian!

May 14, 2011 - 6:59 am

Lara Jenkins - Wow! Great photos! I love the mood of them..such great work.

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