About
Grace Dove, formerly Grace Fox. There's a real animal theme going on.
Hey there, I’m a UK wedding photographer based in the West Midlands, Worcestershire to be precise. Although, you'll see I'm often travelling way beyond where I live for weddings.
I grew up near Bristol and then headed over to the beautiful Bath for uni before returning back to Bristol where I really started to persue my creative calling. I spent five years working as a Project Manager for a digital agency but I was always photographing on the side, largely food in exchange for free restaurant meals! Just ahead a few years and during a certain pandemic, I moved cities, had a baby and started photographing other babies during maternity leave. Some of those mums' were getting married, and well, here we are!
I've always been drawn to love stories, whether it was in the pages of a book or devouring an entire rom-com series or film. So jumping into weddings seemed a perfect choice for me, I love the joy and happiness that is just everywhere in the room but more than that, I love the relationships I get to build with my couples and investing into their unique story.
I am so aware what an honour it is to be invited to capture someone's wedding day, and all the emotions and people within them. I'll never take my job for granted and I will ALWAYS crack open a margarita when I get a new wedding booking because it's always a big deal when someone says 'yes'!
About
Wedding photography, for me, is all about people. The relationship between you as a couple, the emotions of the day and the little moments and gestures that make you, you! This is why I will spend a lot of our discovery calls trying to learn more about you and your story. I want to understand what your priorities are for your wedding day, so that I can capture it authentically.
I'm an introverted extrovert, so I can dial it up and dial it down to the vibe of your wedding. I love to be around people and to laugh and joke with them but I'm also mindful to know when to sit back and let a moment happen organically. A lot of what I do is reading a room and being what you need at that moment. The main thing I want to do is put you at ease and to bring joy to your photos so you don't just remember the image but how you felt when it was taken.
Being a former Project Manager, I love a good plan so often you'll find me working with couples to plan things out they might be more nervous about so we can keep the flow of your wedding working well, that you get all the photos you want but don't feel like you're on a photoshoot.
For me, being a wedding photographer is about noticing. That single tear that falls down your Mum's face during speeches, the way your fingers interlock during the ceremony, how you look at each other during portraits. I want to capture the little things as well as documenting the big moments because those small moments are what make us perfectly unique.
