ABOUT US

Simon from Simon Gough Photography and his family

Hi I'm Simon and these are my girls.They are what makes me who I am and I love being a husband and Dad and spending my life getting to hang out with them. Emma and I have been married for 16 years and she still laughs at my jokes and so do our gorgeous daughters! We love travelling together, eating, cooking, gaming, laughing and being together.

Since I started I have photographed over 460 weddings and shot all around the UK, although mainly try to work close to home so that I can spend any down time hanging out with my girls and good friends.

I love shooting weddings and capturing all the joy, laughter and emotion of the day. I also photograph many other things including, Theatre, Music, Opera, Families, Babies, Buildings, Products, Companies and I also have a camera with me for every family occasion! I love the variety and diversity of my work and this is matched by getting to chat to people who I am shooting or working for.

Outside of work I also like to read, watch cricket, cook, do DIY and finding charity shop bargains. I also love grapefruit, a low sun, laughing and trying not to grow up.

On your wedding day I do love photographing your dress, your shoes and all the beautiful stuff. But the biggest fun for me though is spending the day with smiling, happy people. Laughter is great. It makes for brilliant photographs.

On the day I am relaxed and informal although I think marriage itself is very serious and important but all the rest you can have a lot of fun with. If you do I promise you'll get wedding images that you will love. I also take a mean selfie and although Brides let me get on with what I do on the day - the one photo most of them want is the Instagram selfie!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The standard pricing is shown on the ‘PRICING page'. If you want something different then just get in touch but most couples stick with the main pricing structure.

    We also run special various offers which can be found on the ‘OFFERS’ page.

  • Although it’s not happened yet I have had to have backups in place when my wife was about to give birth to our youngest daughter so I do have friends! I am also part of a big Welsh wedding photographer’s network that could help me out if the worst was to happen.

  • For weddings it will be around 2 -3 weeks and I want you to see them ideally after you arrive back from your honeymoon so you don’t feel so bad about being back in the real world.

    For other shoots it varies depending on the urgency, although in most circumstances I try to get them back in the next few day or sooner if required.

  • For weddings you will get high-resolution images on a USB stick alongside the smaller social media images. They come in a lovely presentation box with a few prints to show off, put on the fridge or frame for the mantelpiece. You will also have a password protected online gallery for friends and family to view your photos and maybe purchase some for themselves.

    For all other shoots you will get the high resolution images via WETRANSFER direct to your email

  • At a wedding I am generally with the bride for some preparation shots and then leave for the day about 20 minutes after the first dance – so I can capture your guests getting their groove on! Although I can also do more bespoke packages to suit your day.

    For other shoots I can be there for as long or short as you require me to be there.

  • The short answer to this is no. I feel that a large part of my job is to edit your photos so that they are just right. I have expensive editing equipment that I have learned how to use over a number of years and what you receive after the wedding is the culmination of this. I work hard to get the tones and colours of my photo just as I want them and I think this is what you pay me for. This also means I am not a fan of seeing Instagram filters over the top of images with my name attached!

  • In the main, I do not charge for travel around South Wales but further afield I charge for overnight stays in a mid-range hotel and some mileage over a 100-mile round trip. It’s never anything more than petrol money and it is not to feed my car sweets habit!

  • Yes! I have never had to use it but it’s there waiting in my bag poised ready for action if required. I use 2 cameras with different lenses all day so there would always be one camera that could take over immediately if there was a problem.

     

  • Have a look through my wedding section and you will see lots of examples of a whole days worth of shots. I love photos of people and particularly people enjoying themselves. This is what I tend to focus in on but that doesn't mean I won't get plenty of shots of your dress, details, rooms decorations and loads of other stuff. What I aim for is to get a great record of your whole day as you remember it, but I also do my best to capture parts of the day that you might not get to see - like shots of children playing or ushers messing about whilst you are off chatting! These are often the bride and grooms favourite photos.

  • You will have a ball on the day and that is what I want to capture. Of course, you will probably want some group shots and shots of the two of you and I will do these as quickly as possible for all our sanity. I will also try to make them relaxing and fun for you both so that you enjoy even the elements that some people dread!

     

  • Oh yes! Our albums are shown on the ‘albums’ page and can be seen, touched and flicked through when we meet. They are beautiful albums and are made in Italy or London, depending on the type you go for and can accommodate around 100 photos – although you may find it tough to get the numbers down to that!

     

  • Of course you can. Just let me know and I will employ one of my regular assistants who have photographed alongside me at many weddings. Generally they start with the grooms preparations and leave as you sit down to eat.

  • I never say ‘no’ to food so it would be fantastic if you want to provide a meal, but not essential – usually, just a main meal is enough as I will have more work to do after the meal. I have no dietary requirements aside from probably loving food a bit too much and not being a fan of turkey or broad beans!

A family of four hugging, including a man, woman, young girl, and a baby.
Wedding dance celebration with bride and groom, surrounded by guests and a photographer capturing the moment.
Person singing on stage with microphone, under purple lighting in a venue.
Wedding celebration with guests holding sparklers, bride and groom kissing in foreground.