My name is James, a Yorkshire Wedding Photographer who has photographed over 250 beautiful and unique weddings across Leeds, Manchester, Harrogate, York, North Yorkshire, Cumbria. In fact most of the UK and some seriously gorgeous destination weddings abroad. James is a seriously talented photographer, like seriously talented, which if you are looking for a photographer for your wedding is a pretty good starting point we reckon!
So so so happy with them and we could not have asked for anything better from you in the whole experience. You also captured every tiny detail of our special day and for that, we are truly grateful. If you are looking for the perfect wedding photographer in Yorkshire who loves adventuring throughout the UK and overseas capturing unique and truly beautiful weddings then you may just have found me!
So so so happy with them and we could not have asked for anything better from you in the whole experience. You also captured every tiny detail of our special day and for that, we are truly grateful. If you are looking for the perfect wedding photographer in Yorkshire who loves adventuring throughout the UK and overseas capturing unique and truly beautiful weddings then you may just have found me!
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After a full-on adventure travelling around the world together, we came back to the UK in 2008 and decided to embark on another amazing journey. The last ten years since then have been the most incredible adventure and James has photographed over 300 weddings across the UK and around the world. We have also made two humans who keep us busy and make home life all that more beautiful!
We understand the time and attention to detail that makes up your unique day together and through natural, informal and creative photography we want to capture your wedding day story as it unfolds. Sugarbird photographs beautiful weddings across Yorkshire, Lancashire and London and through many years of experience and time invested with our couples we completely understand the importance of you feeling comfortable and relaxed with us.
James is a seriously talented photographer, like seriously talented, which if you are looking for a photographer for your wedding is a pretty good starting point we reckon! So so so happy with them and we could not have asked for anything better from you in the whole experience. You are a gem at what you do.
Reviews (10)
Annie Attwood
Nov 30, 2021
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As soon as we saw James’ photos we knew we wanted him to be our wedding photographer, which turned out to be a very good decision indeed! In fact I’d go as far as to say this was the best decision we made in the whole process (almost joint top with the decision to get married!)
James’ whole set up is super friendly and casual yet professional which is exactly what we wanted. We had loads of contact with him before the day and he was so accommodating when we had to move our wedding.
On the day, James was a complete superstar. It was like having a friend there with you - he was so kind and
James’ whole set up is super friendly and casual yet professional which is exactly what we wanted. We had loads of contact with him before the day and he was so accommodating when we had to move our wedding.
On the day, James was a complete superstar. It was like having a friend there with you - he was so kind and
Christopher Burden
Mar 20, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Responsiveness
James is an incredible photographer and really helped us to plan for our wedding. This year has been difficult for so many people but James has always gone the extra mile. He has been very responsive and flexible to reassure and support us in planning our big day.
James is an incredible photographer and really helped us to plan for our wedding. This year has been difficult for so many people but James has always gone the extra mile. He has been very responsive and flexible to reassure and support us in planning our big day.
Emily Flo
Oct 30, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality
We recently had a family shoot with James who captured images of our newborn son. James managed to create a comfortable atmosphere where we are able to relax and get some really candid photos. We are delighted with the images that we received and will cherish them forever.
We recently had a family shoot with James who captured images of our newborn son. James managed to create a comfortable atmosphere where we are able to relax and get some really candid photos. We are delighted with the images that we received and will cherish them forever.
Kitty Orme
Aug 29, 2020
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Lynette Leigh
Jun 29, 2020
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We have nothing but adoration and a million thanks for James. We found him online and fell in love with his photos, so hoped that our consultation would be a good one...within a matter of minutes, my husband and I exchanged looks, and booked him that day! He’s an absolute pleasure to have working on your wedding; a really lovely guy, fun, but chilled when the moment calls for it, and ALWAYS professional. We knew that we were in safe hands for the entire process, which was so important for something as special as wedding photos! We’re absolutely overjoyed with our photos, they’re better than
Lucy Wood
Jun 21, 2020
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We wanted some family photos that were a bit different and not just your run of the mill family portraits, James knew perfectly what we wanted. We had the most incredible Autumn photoshoot outdoors, James was amazing with our daughters, they were totally at ease and didn't stop smiling and laughing the whole way through which led to some amazing photographs. I would not hesitate to recommend James (and already have to all my friends!) He is such a natural - thanks again Sugarbird Photography.
Liam Staveley
Jun 09, 2020
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We booked Sugarbird Photography before speaking to any other photographers. We didn’t need to see anyone else. James was everything we looked for.
We had our wedding cancelled in April. James kept his word and we rebooked him for October.
He kept us up to date every step of the way with zoom calls, phone calls and texts to let us know where we stand.
When a call was due, he called. When he said he would be there, he was. The weather wasn’t the best but somehow, he got every shot we wanted. Without even knowing what them shots were. We didn’t even notice him on the day.
The end product
We had our wedding cancelled in April. James kept his word and we rebooked him for October.
He kept us up to date every step of the way with zoom calls, phone calls and texts to let us know where we stand.
When a call was due, he called. When he said he would be there, he was. The weather wasn’t the best but somehow, he got every shot we wanted. Without even knowing what them shots were. We didn’t even notice him on the day.
The end product
Joanne Wood
May 18, 2020
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Katie Hemingway
May 18, 2018
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If your in a wedding photographer pickle, and you need help - you've definitely come to the right place!
We'd like to express a huge, heart felt thank you to James for his flair and creativity, for making us laugh, cry (also with laughter) and for braving some severe weather conditions to capture our special day in his own unique and beautiful style.
Our stunning images speak for themselves - but what you don't see is the care and attention to detail in all our emails and meetings (including all the tech speak about equipment and image editing for my other half!) Plus the incredible website to
We'd like to express a huge, heart felt thank you to James for his flair and creativity, for making us laugh, cry (also with laughter) and for braving some severe weather conditions to capture our special day in his own unique and beautiful style.
Our stunning images speak for themselves - but what you don't see is the care and attention to detail in all our emails and meetings (including all the tech speak about equipment and image editing for my other half!) Plus the incredible website to
Heather Paton
Nov 04, 2017
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James is an absolutely fantastic wedding photographer. He was friendly and funny on the day, and we really love the photos. He worked the crowd really well for the group shots and blended right in.
We had a pre-wedding shoot which was helpful to get to know him and to feel relaxed on the day. James was organised, helpful and professional.
We couldn't recommend him more - quality photographer and all round nice guy.
We had a pre-wedding shoot which was helpful to get to know him and to feel relaxed on the day. James was organised, helpful and professional.
We couldn't recommend him more - quality photographer and all round nice guy.
