Who is Joey Casartelli

I'm Joey, a wedding photographer based in Essex, covering weddings across the UK and destination weddings abroad.

Before wedding photography, I spent years in a fast-paced, sociable corporate world, and it turned out the skills I built there, reading people, putting them at ease, connecting quickly, are exactly what I now use to make couples feel comfortable in front of a camera. That background shapes everything about how I work with you.

How I help you

Most couples aren't used to being in front of a camera, and that's completely normal. You're not expected to know how to pose, where to look, or what to do with your hands. I guide you through it, quietly and confidently, so you never have to think about the camera at all. You just get to be together, and I take care of the rest.

How I improve your day

Choosing a photographer isn't really about who can take a technically good photo. Most professionals will capture shots you love. What actually shapes your day is how that person makes you feel while they're doing it. If you feel at ease around me, on a day that's already required so much planning and pressure, everything else follows.

I shoot in a natural, candid style, so I'm capturing the story as it happens rather than interrupting it, meaning nothing gets missed and nothing feels rushed or staged.

How my presence changes the experience

My goal is for you to see me less as a supplier and more as a trusted guest, someone woven into your day, not standing apart from it. You'll feel it before you see it. Instead of stopping to "get the shot," you'll stay in the moment, laughing, talking, fully yourselves, while I capture what's happening around you. That's the difference it makes when your photographer's real focus is on how you feel, not just what the photo looks like.

That's the whole idea. Not a photographer standing between you and your day, but someone working quietly to make sure nothing about it gets missed, and that you come away feeling like yourselves in every image.

My style should suit you as a couple. So if you look through my work and feel a connection, get in touch. Many of my best relationships with couples start out as work, and end up as friendships.

A man wearing sunglasses and a brown blazer holding a glass of an orange-colored drink at an outdoor gathering in the evening, with other people and hanging flower baskets in the background.

My Booking Process

Let’s Get to Know Each Other

People often use the term ‘Dream Wedding’, right? Well thats exactly how it starts. We start with an initial intro call to understand your dream and to ensure a good personality fit.

Booking With Confidence

Once our visions are aligned and you are confident that I am the person you’d like to capture your day, you can use my online booking portal to secure your date.

Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail

I work with all of my couples to ensure the timeline of the day is clearly defined and a robust plan is put in place to ensure everything goes as smoothly as possible.

The Day is Here

It’s time. With all of the pre-planning in place, this is your time to relax and enjoy your day with the confidence that I have captured everything, to be delivered in your online gallery.