Paola De Paola is a London wedding photographer who began in music photography, working for record companies and magazines, and photographed her first London wedding in 2013.
Paola De PaolaWedding photographer and ownerPaola De Paola started her career photographing musicians for record companies and music magazines, and she has a fine-art background from her studies in Italy. She photographed her first London wedding in 2013 and now works from London across the UK and Europe, with weddings published from Old Marylebone, Islington, Camden and Chelsea town halls to Cliveden House, Ston Easton Park in Somerset, Clearwell Castle in the Forest of Dean, Eilean Donan Castle on the Isle of Skye, and Umbria, the Veneto and Tuscany.
She calls her style warm, energetic and intimate. The approach is documentary: she photographs the day as it unfolds, guides gently when it helps and steps back when it does not, and wants couples to trust her enough to forget she is there. She works mostly in colour with some black and white, and favours a wide 35mm lens because it lets her stay close to people while still seeing everything around them.
“I approach every wedding I photograph as if it was my first one, with excitement, passion, creativity and total commitment.”
Paola De Paola
Her weddings are inclusive by intent. She describes herself as an LGBTQ+ friendly photographer, and her galleries move easily between two brides on a red Routemaster, two grooms with their dogs in a shower of confetti, a Jewish blessing under a chuppah in Umbria and a Brazilian and Greek celebration by the Thames. She also cares about sustainability and plastic-free celebrations, and is happy to introduce couples to the florists, make-up artists and venues she knows.
Many of her destination weddings are in Italy, her homeland. She speaks Italian, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, which helps with group photographs, suppliers and families who do not share a language. Recent Italian weddings include a woodland ceremony at Frassanelle near Venice, a summer wedding at Borgo di Celle in Umbria and a celebration at Villa Dal Pozzo near Pisa.
A full day runs from preparations to the first dance, up to eight hours, and couples receive at least 440 edited photographs as high-resolution files for printing and web-ready versions for sharing, in an online gallery where family and friends can order prints. Handmade Queensberry or Folio albums and a personalised USB in a handmade box are available as extras.
Call +44 7966 191977 or email [email protected] with your date and plans. She likes to meet for a coffee in London, or by video call if you live elsewhere.
After a first call she explains her booking process. Shorter coverage is paid in full at the time of booking.
An optional session planned around something that matters to you both, often a favourite park or hobby, which starts with coffee and gets you used to being photographed before the day.
A pre-wedding call to go through your plans, with as much advice as you need and her list of recommended suppliers.
Documentary coverage from preparations to the first dance, up to eight hours on a full day, with gentle guidance only where it helps.
At least 440 edited images on a full day, in high resolution and web-ready versions, delivered in an online gallery where guests can order prints. Albums and a handmade USB box can be added.
Paola is not just any wedding photographer. When you hire her you’re getting a photo journalist who’ll document everything you don’t expect or think about until after the wedding day. She’s endlessly up beat, helps keep you calm on the big day while not getting in the way. Best decision I made for my wedding (other than actually marrying my husband!)
London, United Kingdom
A full day, up to eight hours, is £2,300. Short coverage starts at £900 for three hours, with additional hours at £285 each.
At least 440 edited images on a full day, as high-resolution files for printing and web-ready files for sharing, in an online gallery where family and friends can order prints. Delivery time is not published, so ask when you enquire.
Documentary, warm and unposed. She photographs the day as it happens, mostly in colour with some black and white, guiding gently only when needed.
Yes. Handmade Queensberry or Folio albums are available as extras, priced on request, as is a handmade personalised USB and box at £80.
A second photographer can be added to cover the day and your partner's preparations. The price is on request.
Yes. She works across the UK and Europe and photographs many weddings in Italy, including Umbria, the Veneto and Tuscany. Travel costs are not published, so ask when you enquire.
Italian, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
Yes. She is an LGBTQ+ inclusive photographer and many of her published weddings are of two brides or two grooms, in London and in Italy.
Your message goes straight to Paola, with your date, guests and the kind of wedding you have in mind.
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