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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)

Steph & Graham | Sheffield City Sashay | Wedding Sneak Preview

Steph and Graham were married at Sheffield Millennium Gallery, and it was a wedding with a difference. A giant cupcake as a wedding cake (which smelled very tempting when I arrived at the gallery) from Fancie, an impromptu (and rather accomplished) first dance in the middle of the city with hundreds of public onlookers, and an evening reception attended by superheroes, villains, cowboys and sailors….coming up in the full post. Steph and Graham were a pleasure to meet, a pleasure to photograph, and it was incredibly rewarding to photograph their special day and have their complete trust in what we do. It was also my first time chauffering a bride and groom, as Steph and Graham came with us in our car to the reception after their photographs in Sheffield city centre. Hope you had a lovely time in Paris, Steph and Graham, and we’re looking forward to showing you all the photos soon!

This was the scene of Steph and Graham’s impromptu first dance, accompanied by a live band who dedicated a song to them!

And I managed to grab just a few quick seconds on video…

September 11, 2010 - 8:46 pm

Steph and Graham - Thank you both so much – the pictures are gorgeous! We have just got back from Paris and this is a real pleasure to see some of our special day in full colour all over again. Can’t wait to look at the full set 🙂 Hope you’re both well, see you soon, love Steph and Graham xx

September 11, 2010 - 10:02 pm

Steph and Graham - PS Love the one of me and my sister through the mirror… I know Willow the cat will be disappointed not to have made it onto the blog, but she just couldn’t relax in front of the camera! 😉

September 11, 2010 - 10:05 pm

Christian - I’m afraid Willow demanded such a high fee to use the photo of her that we just couldn’t afford her! Pleased you love the photos- see you both soon! x

September 12, 2010 - 7:58 am

Jennifer Beech - Wow what beautiful pictures!!! And the video is great to see too, there’s so many people watching! I can’t wait to see more of them to bring the day all back to life!

Jo & Richard | …& Counting {Pre-Wedding Photography}

We’ve been planning Jo and Richard’s pre-wedding shoot for a long time now.  With the location we all had in mind we really wanted to hold out for some sunshine, and the weather really wasn’t in our favour, meaning that we ended up rearranging the shoot several times.  However, it was well worth the wait!  Jo and Richard are just a lovely couple, and when we first met with them they booked us on the spot, which always makes us happy!  There was also an extra special element to their pre-wedding shoot, which made the evening even more enjoyable, as you’ll see.  Thanks for being such great fun Jo and Richard (and Chip!), and we’re really looking forward to seeing you again next month for the wedding.

And introducing the star of the show, their adorable (and exceedingly cutely named) jack russell Chip!

He was an absolute bundle of energy and barely stopped running around the whole time (luckily Jo’s lovely parents were on hand to look after him when it was time for some Chip-free photos!)

So cute!

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September 13, 2010 - 8:55 pm

Rich & Jo - Thanks for the great pictures, were both really impressed with how they turned out

Jackie & Neil | …& Counting {Pre-Wedding Photography}

We were blessed with some gorgeous evening light for Jackie and Neil’s pre-wedding shoot, and we met up with them at a very pretty location in Derbyshire’s High Peak.  After a good old natter and run through of their timetable in the pub (we hadn’t met up with them since they first booked us just over a year ago so we had lots of catching up to do!) we set off into the impending sunset to take some photographs.  I just love how these came out.  Thanks Jackie and Neil for being such great company on our shoot, and we can’t wait for your wedding this weekend!

I’ve saved my favourite until last…


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Clarissa & Andy | Makeney Hall Wedding | Sneak Preview

Clarissa and Andy were married at the lovely St. Paul’s Church in Little Eaton, and then went on to their reception at Makeney Hall near Belper in Derbyshire. I have to say that the Lavinia room where they held their reception looked stunning, and the band in the evening were among the best we’ve ever heard! Special mention for me must go to Andy’s best man Tim who did such a brilliant job helping us with the family shots. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone thrive quite so much on gathering people together! Thanks Clarissa and Andy for a really enjoyable day. We hope you had a great time on honeymoon and look forward to seeing you both again soon.


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