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Charles Thorne Photography
24 years of experience using a perfect blend of natural portraits and documentary style photos to storybook your wedding day. Charles will use his experience to provide the memories that you want and he will do it with a smile. There is more to being a qualified wedding photographer then just taking photos of your big day.

Please sit back, turn the volume up and enjoy this short slideshow showing relaxed candid moments from a wedding at Sopley Church and a reception at Rhinefield House in The New Forest. Christchurch Harbour hotel is a venue that I have visited dozens of times and has the most gorgeous views looking over the harbour.
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To love wedding photography you must love people and like to talk. Whilst growing up one of my favourite past times was people watching. When I was doing A level Art, my teacher and I went to the Bournemouth International centre and used to do quick sketches of people drinking their coffee. It was such fun.
Wedding photography is all about documenting a couples most important day in a natural and unintrusive way. What you will hopefully see here is my photographers eye for the candid and emotional moments that happen through out the day. Simply put Wedding photography is all about the bride, groom and the guests but it is so much more than that.
We looked long and hard to find the right person to photograph our wedding day and Charles was the perfect choice. He was a pleasure to work with, meeting us for a lovely pre-wedding shoot, helping us to plan everything out in the run-up to the big day and then providing us with a beautifully presented final set of photos once we returned from honeymoon.
Reviews (10)
Martha Lanham
Martha Lanham
Aug 26, 2021
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Dear Charles
Thank you so much for sending our photos through, we are struggling to find the words to say how absolutely incredible they are. You have captured our day so perfectly and we have relived our wedding time and time again through your photos. Not only are they photos but they really are works of art; from the cheeky smiles of the flower girls to the raw emotion we both felt on the day and everything in between.
We have had so many comments from all our guests about how lovely you were on the day quite honestly we all forgot you were there. You directed us when we all needed it and
Kirby Court
Kirby Court
Nov 13, 2019
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Thank you so much for everything, Charles. We are so pleased with the pictures you captured of our special day; they truly document the day in its entirety and we can see the story behind each image. From initial contact through to receipt of our photos, the service you provided was first class. You are a lovely, talented man who made us feel totally at ease. We consider ourselves so lucky that we found you as we could not have asked for better!
Amy Diment
Amy Diment
May 08, 2019
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We looked long and hard to find the right person to photograph our wedding day and Charles was the perfect choice. He was a pleasure to work with, meeting us for a lovely pre-wedding shoot, helping us to plan everything out in the run-up to the big day and then providing us with a beautifully presented final set of photos once we returned from honeymoon. On the day itself he put us at ease right from the start, blending in seamlessly with our guests and other suppliers. We were really impressed at the way he worked with the bridesmaids and ushers to guide us all smoothly and very efficiently through
Jennifer Ashley
Jennifer Ashley
Oct 28, 2018
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Charles photographed our engagement shoot and our wedding day. He is a very friendly and relaxed photographer which in turn makes us feel happy and relaxed! He gave us advice on the best ways to stand / walk / tilt our head to optimize our positioning for a great photo. Our photos are beautiful - thank you Charles!
Raisng Hope Foundation
Raisng Hope Foundation
Jul 12, 2018
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Great photography session with my two children in June - Charles managed to capture some lovely photos - no mean feat with a 12 month old and an 11 year old! Made us all feel very relaxed from the second we met. Thoroughly recommend.
Maria McMahon
Maria McMahon
Jul 04, 2018
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We absolutely LOVE the photos Charles took of our wedding at Highcliffe Castle. We will certainly have our work cut out trying to decide which to include in the album he's creating for us, but we're already working on it and are so happy to have them all to keep to remember our special day. Not being able to be everywhere at all times throughout the day, we also now have some new moments to be able to remember that we would otherwise have missed, so HUGE thanks again for capturing all of our loved ones and happy memories so incredibly well. We will treasure these for a lifetime. Lots of love, Dan
Anna Mantle
Anna Mantle
Jun 27, 2018
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Charlie took our wedding photos and we were very pleased with the result. Beautiful pictures that really captured the spirit of the day. His unobtrusive style meant that he somehow managed to capture everything we wanted without interrupting the day. Perfect memories and natural, happy photos. I couldn’t recommend Charlie more highly.
Sarah Green
Sarah Green
May 25, 2018
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A great wedding photographer with a interest in landscapes on the side. Charles gave us wonderful memories of a perfect day, giving us a mix of relaxed and more formal photos. Would not hesitate to recommend him!
Nicola Watkiss
Nicola Watkiss
May 17, 2018
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We absolutely loved our wedding photos! Charles was brilliant, from start to finish! All our guests commented on how good he was and that they didn't even notice he was there half the time. We still recommend him now 4 years on!
Sara James
Sara James
Aug 04, 2017
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Thank you Charles for capturing our wedding day for us. We would highly recommend Charles. He is very friendly and helped us feel relaxed in front of the lens by arranging a pre wedding shoot that we really enjoyed. His professional nature and the quality of his albums and presentation is superb. He goes above and beyond to create perfect memories.