Feel everything. Be fully there.
Just be you;
I’ll take care of the rest.
Relaxed, personality-led wedding photography
across South Wales, Bristol and beyond.
500+
15+ years
photographing weddings
weddings photographed
100%
7 days
Years of experience
five-star reviews
It’s one day with pretty much everyone you care about in the same place.
My job is to photograph it without turning it into a day about photography.
Your wedding isn’t a photoshoot.
Like having a friend there (except this one has photographed 500+ weddings)
Most of the time, I'll blend in with everyone else. I'll chat to your family, have a laugh with your mates and quietly photograph what's actually happening.
But relaxed doesn't mean passive.
If a group needs organising, the timings have slipped or eighty people need getting from A to B, I'm perfectly happy stepping in.
Knowing when to disappear is only half the job.
Wedding photography is
Cameras are the easy bit.
The harder bit is knowing who needs direction, who needs distracting, who hates being photographed and who needs to be left completely alone.
That's usually what makes the difference between photographs that look nice and photographs that actually feel like you.
4%
95%
psychology
light
1%
knowing when to press the button
Everything else is taken care of too.
FULL GALLERY WITHIN 7 DAYS
While the wedding still feels like yesterday.
PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
Nothing is published before you've seen it and told me what you're happy for me to share.
NEXT-DAY PREVIEW
12–15 carefully finished photographs.
PROPER PLANNING
A meeting, short questionnaires and useful guides at the right time.
YOUR WEDDING GETS THE WEEK
I don't stack full-day weddings back-to-back.
YOUR OWN CLIENT PORTAL
Everything in one place.
Your wedding. Not my content.
You see your photographs before the internet does.
Once your full gallery has been delivered, I'll ask what, if anything, you're happy for me to share.
If you'd rather keep the entire thing private, that's completely fine.
“It didn't feel like there was a professional photographer there, just one of the guests with a camera.”
“The final edits only took four days to come through… with absolutely zero shortcuts on quality.”
Rhodri & Verity — Rosedew Farm
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Rosedew Farm
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DeCourcey's Manor
Arnos Vale Cemetery
Eastington Park
Ceridwen Centre
Oxwich Bay
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Fforest
Documentary wedding photographer based in the Vale of Glamorgan, just outside Cardiff, covering south Wales, Bristol, The Cotswolds, and beyond.
Candid, relaxed, natural photos that tell the real story of your day - no posing, no pretending.
Drop me a line - I might not be the biggest fan of social media, but I’m always happy to chat on the phone, email, text or WhatsApp
07990828196
hello@owenmathias.com
Peterston-super-Ely, Cardiff, CF5 6LH.
Whether you’re planning a big celebration or a quiet elopement, I’m there to capture the moments as they unfold. Relaxed when it should be. Organised when it needs to be.
No pressure, no perfection. Just honest images of love, connection, and the messy, brilliant joy in between.
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