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    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)

Elisabeth & Michael | Ringwood Hall Romance | Sneak Preview

Being wedding photographers in the UK, the weather is just one of those things that you have to accept you have no control over.  Erica and I don’t often blow our own trumpets, but we do pride ourselves on being able to achieve beautiful photos come rain or come shine, come night or come day. Of course, when you have a couple like Elisabeth and Michael…well, they make it easy. The rain altered proceedings a number of times and if it hampered their enjoyment of their day then it certainly didn’t show even a little bit and as quickly as showers came and went, we moved photography in and outdoors and back again! It was also great for Erica and I to meet up again with Dan and (Elisabeth’s sister) Charlotte whose wedding we photographed last year, and early next year we have the pleasure of photographing Michael’s cousin Daniel’s wedding too.  Elisabeth and Michael were married at the lovely Ringwood Hall, whose grounds never disappoint at any time of year. We’re looking forward to sharing all the photographs with Elisabeth and Michael soon, but for now as always here is a small sneak preview.

Below is one of my favourites. A lovely moment and a lovely couple.


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August 2, 2010 - 10:26 pm

Melanie Lastoria - The B&W shot is quite simply – incredible!!!
Great work on all of the photos.

August 2, 2010 - 10:37 pm

Christian - Thanks Mel 🙂

September 20, 2010 - 10:20 pm

Holly & Dan | …& Counting {Pre-Wedding Photography} » Sheffield Wedding Photographer - […] we will have the pleasure of photographing.  They booked us following on from Dan’s cousin Michael and his wife Elisabeth, and Elisabeth is Charlotte’s sister, of Charlotte and Dan fame.  It’s always a real […]

Kensington Engagement Shoot | Sneak Preview

We first met Charlie and Mimi at an apartment in Kensington, so we were pretty excited to be heading back there again for their pre-wedding shoot before they get married in Wimbledon and then at the Kensington Roof Gardens in a few weeks time. So it was up early for the drive to London, the sun was shining, and actually, it was pretty hot, so we started off with a walk through Kensington Palace Gardens and then returned for a few shots inside Charlie’s apartment. As we were walking up the stairs to the sitting room we went past a beautiful chaise longue with an amazing painting hanging behind it- I just had to use that scene and so out came the video light! Thanks for a fun shoot, Mimi and Charlie, and we’ll be looking forward to photographing your big day!

I’m not ashamed to say it- this photo below is currently the background photo on my iPhone. And I keep picking up my iPhone just to look at the photo.


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July 28, 2010 - 10:12 pm

Jon S6 - Excellent guys, lurve the video light shot

August 3, 2010 - 8:14 pm

Erica - Thanks Jon 🙂

Lucy & Chris | South London Sweetness | Sneak Preview

Lucy and Chris are another couple who booked us as their wedding photographers following a telephone conversation, and so their pre-wedding shoot with us was the first time we’d met. We met on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral. It was busy, but luckily Lucy and Chris could identify us from our photos on our website! Lucy and Chris are soon to be married at the chic Kensington Roof Gardens, and we found out that at some point in the future they see themselves moving out of London and so thought the pre-wedding shoot would be the ideal opportunity to try to get a few London landmarks in the background as a lasting memory of their life in London. We walked and walked…and walked, but the weather was lovely, we were all having a great time. I hope your feet didn’t ache too much, Lucy and Chris! As always, here’s a small preview of their shoot.


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Alison & Keith | Windsor Wonderland | Sneak Preview

Alison and Keith are to be married at the beautiful Englemere in Ascot in just a few weeks time, so we decided to meet up there for a look around the venue together and then move on to nearby Windsor Great Park for their pre-wedding shoot, complete with a number of props that Alison and Keith had brought with them for the shoot. Erica and I had a lovely time strolling around the parkland getting to know Alison and Keith, and here’s just a small selection of photos to give you an idea of what it all looked like! A Windsor Wonderland indeed…

For the photographers among you- I love this f1.2 portrait, even if I say so myself! You just have to love 1.2.


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July 26, 2010 - 9:29 pm

Kelly@ Boho Weddings and Events - Lovely pictures and what a gorgeous day! can’t wait to see the wedding. xx

July 27, 2010 - 7:59 pm

Erica - Thanks Kelly! x

August 23, 2010 - 10:56 pm

Alison & Keith | Engelmere Elegance | Sneak Preview » Sheffield Wedding Photographer - […] the country that Erica and I had been to before, though having met Alison and Keith there for their pre-wedding shoot in Windsor Great Park, we knew it was a lovely area. The wedding day came and it was one of those […]

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