Surrey Wedding Photographer
Eleanor Joy Photography
Hello, I’m Eleanor, a creative wedding photographer living in Surrey with my husband and dog.
I haven’t always been a wedding photographer. Once upon a time, I was a little baby: born to a vicar and a french teacher. When I became a child, I developed my love for people and an admiration for human interaction. When I became an adolescent, I was given my first camera and that is when I’d say I became a photographer.
The camera came everywhere with me: throughout Europe, Australia and Africa. It was by my side at school, sixth-form and university (BA Graphic Communication, Bath Spa). I’ve now been photographing weddings since 2013 (which is when I graduated University) and it’s part of who I am. It draws together all things I love in life and it thrills me to know the images I take will be passed on for generations to come.
My love for wedding photography is sustained through everyone and everything that inspires me. I enjoy meeting new people, going to new places and discovering new stories. My passion for story telling and creativity rolls into a desire to make beautiful colourful images that will last the generations.
I’d like to be remembered as someone who made the world a little bit brighter. I like bringing joy to others and on your wedding day I will help you in every possible way to achieve your desired images.
Apart from wedding photography, I enjoy reading, spending time with friends and family, going on walks with Michael (my husband) and looking after Summer (our dog). I also grow vegtables on an allotment with my friend Flora.
Top 5 books of 2022:
The Dictionary of Lost Work by Pip Williams (Cute easy read)
Period Power. by Maisie Hill (Non-fiction about hormones and periods)
A Little life by Hanya Yanagihara (Sad but beautiful. Cried a lot)
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Non-fiction about fungi)
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Cute easy read)
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About Eleanor Joy
I’m Eleanor, a creative wedding photographer, designer and lover of life. I find inspiration from the people I meet, the places I’m in and the worlds I find within books.My love for wedding photography is sustained through everyone and everything that inspires me. My passion for story telling and creativity rolls into a desire to make beautiful colourful images that will last the generations.
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Daniela10:44 19 Nov 22The sweetest most amazing photographer. We hired Eleanor for our wedding and the pictures she took and edited came out... phenomenal. She has a relaxed natural vibe that helped capture our day beautifully and managed to capture so many moments we missed in the day. All our guests said they felt very comfortable around her and she fit into our day perfectly. She is extremely professional and friendly and guided us through the few posed pictures easily. We would 100% recommend her to all friends and family. Daniela & Johanread moreOlivia Bohn20:27 06 Jul 22Eleanor photographed our wedding back in May, and she was absolutely amazing. My husband and I are both a bit camera... shy and she made us feel so relaxed. She did brilliantly at wrangling our massive families too. Her eye for candid shots was a huge part of the reason we chose her, and she massively overdelivered. Eleanor perfectly captured our big day and we're loving reliving it through her photos. We've still got to make the selection for our album, goodness knows how we'll manage to narrow it down. Cannot recommend her enough!read morefaith youngman21:08 05 Jun 22Couldn’t recommend Eleanor highly enough! My husband and I were married in March 22 in a small ceremony with our... closest family present. Eleanor captured our intimate ceremony absolutely perfectly, I am so incredibly happy with our photos. She’s a lovely and warm person and made us all feel comfortable in front of the camera. Thank you so much!read moreScott Sampson19:08 02 May 21Eleanor is an absolute joy to work with and, if possible, her work is even better. She makes the whole process super... clear, easy and she’s really understanding of how much else is going on if you’re organising a wedding.It was also really clear to us that not only did she want us to have nice photos but she genuinely cared about how we felt and that comes through in the results.Absolutely recommend Eleanor to anyone, with another 5 stars if we could!read moreRebecca and James20:12 21 Mar 21Eleanor is such a warm, professional and talented photographer. From the first interaction with her when we enquired... about her shooting our wedding, we knew she was just the person to involve in our big day, incredibly friendly with just the style we were looking for. Though our wedding has been postponed (a time through which Eleanor has been really supportive), we had a belated engagement shoot and it was wonderful. Both of us were nervous to have our photos taken but Eleanor knew exactly how to put us at ease and had an amazing eye for the surroundings. We were absolutely delighted with the photos and go into our wedding with 100% confidence that Eleanor’s photos will be perfect and ones we can treasure forever. We can highly, highly recommend her.read moreNick E14:56 12 Feb 21My partner and I used Eleanor's services for our November 2020 wedding, having first seen her in 2018 at a wedding... fair. She was amazing to work with, especially given we'd had to re-plan our wedding multiple times due to government lockdowns. When we were finally able to get married, it was with a 48 hour notice and Eleanor did all she could to make sure we were still able to have wedding photos and a special day. We would recommend without any hesitation.read moreHayley Daniels11:58 12 Feb 21Eleanor is an amazing photographer. She shot some business photographs for me and to say I’m made up with them is an... understatement. If I ever get married I will 100% have Eleanor shoot my wedding photographs, she has such a talent. I never normally like ‘professional’ photos of myself, but Eleanor’s skills have changed my opinion! Thank you so much El!read moreJude Monk McGowan11:42 12 Feb 21Eleanor is exceptional at what she does. So easy to collaborate with. Very articulate, passionate and the consummate... professional. We did three separate styles of shoot and she adapted to each with ease!read moreLaura C19:28 31 Jan 21Eleanor was our wedding photographer and was absolutely fantastic. She was so calm and professional on the day, and... also took all necessary precautions to be Covid-secure. Lots of guests commented how lovely she was and that she put everyone at ease, and we couldn't be happier with the results. Our wedding wasn't exactly the day we planned because of restrictions, but it was a truly special, happy day, and Eleanor captured all the magic and beauty; we're so grateful to have such stunning photos as a memory - thank you! We thoroughly recommend Eleanor.read moreZena Grover16:18 30 Jan 21Eleanor provided an excellent service. She made very good suggestions as to where to have our family photoshoot. We are... really pleased with the quality of the photos and would highly recommend her. She was friendly, professional and excellent value for money.read moreDina Slater21:29 28 Jan 21I can’t recommend Eleanor highly enough. We had a family photo shoot with her last summer and she captured the most... precious family moments. She has a wonderful eye for detail and I’m sure that we will be back for more!read moreBecky Knight20:52 28 Jan 21We had a family photo shoot with Eleanor in October 2020. We were unable to have a newborn shoot when our second child... was born in the first lockdown so wanted to get some family shots. Eleanor was so accommodating meeting us half way with our two young children. She made us feel at ease straight away and got some excellent photos. Thank you so much!read moreJessica Hern11:53 28 Jan 21Where do I begin. Eleanor is fantastic and so adaptable. I contacted her regarding taking snaps of my Sports Massage... business, she couldn't have been more helpful or creative, constantly coming up with new ideas, I hadn't even considered. I have also done some portrait photoshoots with and felt completely at ease and relaxed. I would highly recommend her services to anyone and will be back.read moreHeather Roberts11:41 28 Jan 21If you want beautiful photographs with fantastic service and a kind smile to make you feel at ease in front of the... camera, Eleanor Joy photography is for you!I booked Eleanor to photograph my wedding in 2018, loved her work so much we booked her to do a baby photo shoot of my newborn in 2019, and then booked her again for my little ones first birthday in 2020!Every shoot she has produced just the most beautiful photos and I’ll cherish them forever!The photo shoot in 2020 was during lockdown and it felt super safe and professional which really put us at ease! 100% recommend Eleanor Joy Photography!!!read moreMadeleine Hern16:53 29 Nov 20Eleanor takes the most amazing pictures. I had some headshots and full body shots taken by her. She really took her... time with my pictures, nothing was too much trouble, and she delivered the pictures more than a week before she told me she would. The pictures were so nice she made me look amazing and I am not a photogenic person at all. I would highly recommend Eleanor Joy photography and I will continue to use her again for all my photographic needs.read morehelena jourdan11:00 23 Nov 20I booked Eleanor for a photoshoot in Richmond Park, Surrey, in November 2020. As well as being highly flexible with... the date (in case of weather issues) and timings, Eleanor also gave me a great deal!At the shoot I loved how Eleanor captured me and the environment. It was really great how she worked all my shoes, props and accessories into the shots and I was so pleased she directed me, and in such a natural friendly way. I was also impressed how Eleanor treated me in a thoroughly professional yet friendly way and made the whole shoot feel simultaneously very normal and very special.I would definitely recommend Eleanor's services and would definitely book her again!read moreLauren Ryan22:19 26 May 20Simply the best! I still can’t believe how lucky we were to find Eleanor for our wedding photography. She did a truly... outstanding job and is such a down to earth, talent. Eleanor offers great value for money and our photographs are everything we wanted and more. If she’s free don’t hesitate to book, I could not recommend her highly enough and that is coming from a particularly fussy bride! Thank you Eleanor you deserve all the very best of success. With love Mr & Mrs Ryan xread moreTom Carlisle19:34 09 Mar 20Review for 2021:After rescheduling our wedding for earlier this year, we were so pleased we had the opportunity to... work with Eleanor again for our big day. She captured the day perfectly and we are so happy with end results. We knew from working with her before that the photos would be great, but everything exceeded our expectations. She was again really easy going but so professional throughout the day. Would highly recommend!--------------------------Review from 2020:Although we're having our wedding overseas, we wanted an engagement photoshoot closer to home. After seeing Eleanor's pictures we really wanted to work with her and are so glad we did. She's a fantastic photographer and was really attentive to our needs - she captured what we wanted perfectly. Couldn't recommend highly enough.read moreLaura Ruddock22:25 06 Mar 20Eleanor captured our December wedding day beautifully and has produced arty, classy and stunning photos that have... exceeded our expectations! She caught moments of the day we hadn't seen and has given us wonderful keepsakes for us to show family and friends for years to come. The photos completely match the atmosphere of the day. Eleanor is so professional, very thorough and keen to capture all the moments you want, we met up a couple of times and kept in touch on the lead up. On the day she was very respectful and our guests felt at ease with her around and in the background, we had so many comments on how lovely she is! We highly recommend Eleanor!read moreAlice Durkin16:21 17 Oct 19Eleanor did the photos for our wedding in August and we are so happy with the results! Eleanor is a lovely person who... was professional, down to earth, patient and enthusiastic from the first email enquiry to the day itself. From looking at her website I loved Eleanor's editing style straight away and our final photos definitely live up to expectations! Many of our guests commented on how hard working she was but with the ability to blend in, resulting in some great candid shots. Thank you for being lovely and for providing us with beautiful memories we can treasure forever 🙂read moreGeorgia12:07 04 Oct 19Me and my new husband received our wedding photos back this week and we honestly could not of booked a better... photographer, we are over the moon with them! The photos are better than we could of ever imagined. Eleanor is laid back and so nice to have around. We have had so many compliments about our photos, they are beautiful!! if you are thinking of booking Eleanor for your wedding, DO IT!!!read moreA Google User10:49 07 Sep 19True to her name, Eleanor was an absolute joy to deal with! She took an exquisite set of photos for our wedding, was so... friendly, flexible and creative. She was very receptive to my husband's ideas/requests (he's an amateur photographer) and we couldn't be happier with the photo set we got back.read moreMatthew Osbourn10:49 07 Sep 19True to her name, Eleanor was an absolute joy to deal with! She took an exquisite set of photos for our wedding, was so... friendly, flexible and creative. She was very receptive to my husband's ideas/requests (he's an amateur photographer) and we couldn't be happier with the photo set we got back.read moreGemma Knowles18:39 29 Aug 19Eleanor was perfect on our wedding day, she provided every photo that we wanted, I would highly recommend her services.Elizabeth Bean09:38 16 Aug 19We chose Eleanor as she had previously photographed a friend’s wedding and we loved their photos. I’m so glad we did as... she was such a pleasure to work with during the build up to and on our wedding day, and took the most beautiful pictures of our celebrations. She really blended into the day - we love the natural style of our photos and have had so many compliments showing them to friends and family!read moreSamira Bradley10:18 10 Aug 19Eleanor was an absolute pleasure to have around on our wedding day. She was so kind, so relatable, so happy and smiley,... and the photos were incredible. She captured so many special moments and we could not be more grateful.read moreBiancarosa Cheung21:19 08 Aug 19Had the pleasure of having Eleanor be our wedding photographer for a Chinese wedding and it was the best decision... ever!!Eleanor's friendliness, flexibility (we split the ceremony and banquet between two days) and professionalism was everything we were looking for. The final photos captured all the key moments perfectly, the photos were natural and bright, without looking overly edited. We received our photos well ahead of the estimated date, and having an online gallery was such a easy way to share the photos with the guests - something all the guests loved!Separately, we also got our engagement photos done with Eleanor, and it was such a fun experience, we were made to feel super comfortable and natural very early on. I would 100% recommend Eleanor as a photographer!read moreGeorge Dodge06:01 08 Aug 19A huge thank you to Eleanor Joy Photography for being such a pleasure to work with on our Wedding Day. Your... professionalism, flexibility and attention to detail is outstanding. My wife and I have the most beautiful set of photos to treasure within our family for generations to come. From our first meeting, you made the process very clear; your option packages are well constructed and very good value for money considering the service and quality of your work. I would highly recommend Eleanor Joy to anyone who wants the best experience and highest quality photos. I hope we have the opportunity to work together again for a different life event!read moreJemima Layng18:03 07 Aug 19Eleanor has previously photographed a friends wedding and the photos were gorgeous and lovely edits. Eleanor was so... friendly on the day and blended in with the guests. For our wedding guests commented how efficient and discrete Eleanor was while taking photos. Our wedding was at fairly short notice and Eleanor was more than happy to accommodate our needs. Our photos are beautiful and the backgrounds were carefully taken into account. Eleanor is easy to contact and remains in close contact to ensure requests are met. Eleanor made the whole process very easy and hassle free and it was a pleasure to have her as part of our special day.read moreEd W04:48 20 Jul 19We found Eleanor online and immediately knew we had found the photographer we wanted. Her website was beautiful and all... of her photos were filled with colour and joy. After speaking with Eleanor on the phone, she really seemed to understand what we wanted from the day and straight away made us feel easier about the more formal posing we would have to do! On the day itself, Eleanor was friendly and professional, capturing so many wonderful candid moments as well as helping to organise our group photos in a way that didn’t disrupt the celebrations at all.We love the final results as well! Everyone who has seen our photos has commented on how beautiful they are and it was amazing to get to view them and feel like we were reliving the day itself. We cannot recommend her highly enough. (Ed and Olivia)read morebudoura16:43 01 Jul 19Eleanor was recommended to me through a friend and straight from the start I knew I had made the right choice in... booking. She contacted me straight away to get to know us a bit better and ask about what kind of photos we wanted from our day. Communication was great throughout and up to the day of! Eleanor was so pleasant and friendly to have around on the day and you wouldn't even know she was around, she blends into the guests and takes amazing candid shots and captures great moments of your day you would otherwise not get to see. We absolutely love the photos and have had so many compliments from everyone who has seen them. We got the basic package which came with the USB of photos, this is super handy to have all of your shots in one place. The online gallery is amazing as well, I've sent this round to my guests who can download any photo they want for free. We have hundreds of photos and struggle to find a favourite as they are all so lovely. The prices are reasonable and for the quality, time and effort you get in return extremely worth it!! Highly recommend to all.read moreSophie Otway17:16 18 Feb 19It was such a pleasure to have Eleanor with us on our wedding day. She was so warm and lovely that it felt like she was... just another one of our friends. We couldn't be happier with the photos. We had a relatively modest and non-traditional wedding but she took beautiful shots and captured the atmosphere of the day perfectly. Most importantly she captured our happiness in the photos which shows how talented she is. We are so glad that we will be able to look at the photos in the future and remember the day exactly as it was.read moreAmy Saunders12:08 29 Dec 18Eleanor is warm, professional and a hugely talented photographer. You are in very capable hands if you choose Eleanor... as your wedding photographer. So many of our guests commented on how friendly and professional Eleanor was, but also how she just 'blended' into the day, taking wonderful natural shots. Eleanor ensured all our guests featured in our photos and she was so flexible with timings for couple and group photographs. Every time we look at our wedding shots we feel as if we were back there and are just so so pleased we chose Eleanor. We highly recommend you do the same!read moreGabbie Hammond17:40 11 Dec 18Eleanor was so amazing as our wedding photographer, she met me at the venue before to understand where photos would be... taken and the surroundings. She took the most beautiful natural shots and made everyone feel at ease. All the guests said they were amazing and commented on this too ♥️read moreJ D10:47 06 Oct 18Eleanor's an absolute gem! From the very first email and meeting to the delivery of our wedding photos, she had a... lovely, sunny demeanour the whole way through. Her patience and professionalism shown through during the process of corralling my rather large and boisterous family for group shots. She also seems to be everywhere to get the perfect shot, yet you never notice her presence until she's already moving on to the next. The photos she delivers clearly show her incredibly talent with the camera, and we are so thrilled with all the moments from the day that she captured so beautifully. We'll certainly return to Eleanor in the future the next time we need photos of this caliber.read moreJen Sloan22:18 29 Sep 18Eleanor is a photographic GENIUS. My husband and I hate being photographed, but Eleanor totally put us at ease during... our engagement shoot and during the actual wedding - she took beautiful photos that we absolutely love, and she was really fun to have with us on the day! She was really calm, totally organised, and totally understood how we wanted the day to feel and look. She managed to capture so much of the day, even the bits we had no idea were happening! If you are looking for a wedding photographer, just get in touch with Eleanor, she is amazing. We will absolutely treasure these photos, so thank you SO MUCH Eleanor!!read moreCharlotte Adler09:58 04 Feb 18From start to finish I can't fault Eleanor. We found her after our scheduled photographer pulled out, luckily for us!... Eleanor was great at explaining what we might need for our big day and all the pre wedding communication from her was faultless. On the day itself she blended into the morning preparations and moved around the guests at the venue and during the ceremony capturing some truely gorgeous pictures. An added personal touch was a lovely Christmas card from her as well. I cannot recommend her highly enough and most importantly the photographs she took were way over my expectations, she somehow made us look like works of art!!read more
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