We had Jay take our wedding photographs on Sunday 28th August 2016. With Jay’s help we had a perfect day from start to finish. Jay is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. He is professional, polite and charming. In addition, Jay is an amazing photographer. We love our wedding photos – Jay managed to capture lots of formal, family poses plus captured a large number of natural scenes which we will cherish forever. The final product (USB stock with low resolution and high resolution photos) was very nicely packaged and presented.
All in all, we would highly recommend Jay to anyone looking for a high quality, reliable and also very personable wedding photographer.
Thank-you Jay for everything!
Best wishes,
Richard & Sonia.ReplyCancel
Charlotte & FrankieAugust 23, 2016 - 12:48 pm
Jay, Stunning Stunning, Stunning! The most professional but gentle & charming photographer to have on your wedding day. You couldn’t ask for anyone better. He floats around both as part of the party but also subtle…. blending in with the background and managing to capture moments that you didn’t think possible (until you see the pictures!)
I cannot compliment Jay enough, I must have said thank you to him a thousand times. Such professional after care also. We have so many amazing memories from this day, all thanks to Jay 🙂 xxxReplyCancel
Holly & Jake LöfdahlJuly 23, 2016 - 4:39 pm
As keen photographers ourselves, Jake and I feel really uncomfortable on the other side of the lens, we wanted the photos to represent the feel of the day which we hoped would be about a celebration of love and all relationships rather than just being about us. We were looking for photographs that would capture all the important moments rather than overly staged or stiff images that just didn’t represent us.
When a friend recommended Jay to us we took a look at his previous work and knew instantly that he was the man for the job. After chatting to Jay we felt so relaxed working with him and totally confident in his ability to capture on film “The Jolly Wedding” as we had planned.
On the day of the wedding, Jay was an angel he was so professional (and with excellent dress sense too!), he felt like a member of the family in that we all felt so at ease with him and because of that the photographs we have are just perfect. I am not sure how he managed to do it, but every shot encapsulates the happiness that everyone was exuding on the day. His photographs are second to none and above all we both feel so lucky to have been able to work with such a kind and talented man.
Thank you so so much Jay, you have recorded the happiest day of our lives in the most beautiful and natural shots that allows us to relive the whole day every day.
Jay – What can we say? Other than THANK YOU SO MUCH! for our amazing wedding photos! They are quite simply stunning! I have had so many compliments from friends and family about not only the photos, but also about you! It wasn’t like having a photographer at our wedding, you became another guest……everyone commented on what a lovely person you are….and you are!
Jay manages to capture the atmosphere, the light, the moments….his pictures tell a narrative from beginning to end…..his pictures hold such intimacy……something only a true gentleman could capture.
Photography is important to us, so we wanted the right photographer for our wedding. Someone to capture the day and all those moments we would miss. Photographers are artist, so we were looking for well-presented websites full of works of art. We also wanted a photographer to do what we wanted and provide all the photos to us on a disk without watermarks (you’d be surprised how many don’t).
Of hundreds of websites we visited none came close to being as impressive as Jay Rowden’s. This is even more true of his photos; and after meeting him for the first time we were sure he was the man for the job. We were not let down, in fact we were amazed (as were our guests) by how professional, kind and charming Jay was.
Jay is a reportage photographer, he wears a suit and slips into the background of your wedding to capture the little details, the big details, the laughter, the tears and all those moments you wish you could experience on the day but can’t. And for the most part you’ll hardly notice he’s there. If you don’t fall in love with his photos we’d be amazed, we cannot fault JR!
I had no idea what to expect from our Photographer –
I had only really had experiences of over-zealous, trigger happy and less than artistic ones previously. You put my mind at ease from our very first meeting at Soho House a few months back.
It’s fair to say that almost everyone that said anything to me after the wedding included you personally in their praise. For myself, I thought you did a sublime job – blending into the whole weekend, capturing the best parts of it, and creating a series of photos that will jog our memories when they grow old, and keep the biggest smiles on our faces when we look back. You did an outstanding job, and I really can not thank you enough for it.ReplyCancel
Julia SoamesApril 14, 2014 - 10:14 am
Jay,
I’m not sure if its possible to convey how utterly overjoyed we are with the pictures of our wedding. We love them and everyone who has seen them has commented on how stunning they are, you have such a skill for capturing the most simple things and making them look breathtaking,your ability to capture the best lighting is outstanding. So many of our guests have comented on how well you fitted in to the day.I must have gone through the pictures a hundred times as they bring me back to the moment each time. I will be recomending you to any friends who get engaged as in my opinion you are simple the best!!
Many thanks and best Wishes
Jay is the perfect combination of what you look for in a wedding photographer; he is utterly charming, happy to be collaborative, and easy to work with, while at the same time being a consumate professional, and an extremely, extremely good photographer.
In all our meetings & correspondence with Jay – before, after and on the wedding day itself – he was a pleasure to deal with. Not to mention entirely unflappable despite being asked to photograph close to 250 people throughout several Jewish traditional ceremonies, and never without a smile.
And the end result is just magnificent. We absolutely love our album. We have another photo blown up and framed hanging on our wall. The images are both aesthetically beautiful and hugely personal; Jay managed to capture incredible moments we simply couldn’t have noticed on the day. And everyone who has seen them has commented on how brilliant they are (and a few have said they wished their wedding photos were as good!)
Simply put, we could not have found a wedding photographer more perfect for capturing our day and all those special moments. Thank you Jay!ReplyCancel
Helen & KevinJanuary 6, 2014 - 10:04 am
Looking for a wedding photographer seemed to be harder than we thought, we knew what we wanted from the beginning.. Classic, beautiful photos that would tell the story of our day, without all of the forced, cheesy snapshots that seemed to be in a lot of portfolios. We wanted photos that looked more like pieces of art that we could hang on our walls.. That’s exactly what we got when we found Jay!
Not only did he make us feel completely at ease in front of the camera and give us some breath-taking beach wedding shots, he completely fitted in with our day, he was more like a close member of our family joining in the fun!
Thank you so much Jay, we couldn’t have imagined the day without you.
Having Jay at our wedding meant we had so much time to think about everything else and truly savour the day. We knew we were in good hands having seen so much of Jay’s work and the air of confidence he instilled in us when we met him months prior to the wedding day was mirrored upon seeing our final photos. Not only do we have a large selection of beautifully composed photos that have really captured the day for us, but the numerous guests who got a chance to speak with Jay all enjoyed his company and the ease at which he put them when taking their pictures.
A massive ‘Thank You’ to Jay for the fantastic photos he gave us – we can’t recommend him enough!
As soon as we had our initial meeting with Jay, we knew he was the photographer for us. It was extremely important that we would feel comfortable with our photographer throughout the day , from the pre-wedding excitement and nerves on the morning of the wedding, through to those moments on the dance floor when friends and family were all letting their hair down. We knew, without a doubt, that not only would we be comfortable with Jay but that he would fit in perfectly with our guests.
A huge thank you for the most beautiful photos we could have wished for and for being an absolute pleasure to be around. Our photographs and Jay, have been at the top of the list of comments when we’ve been talking to our family and friends about our wedding day.
We would not hesitate to recommend Jay to anyone who is looking for a wedding photographer. THANK YOU! Sarah and Alasdair xxReplyCancel
K & PNovember 12, 2013 - 12:16 pm
Hi Jay,
We just wanted to say a massive thank you for being such an amazing wedding photographer. Not only are the pictures incredibly special but you captured it beautifully and we hardly knew you were there! (you were more like a guest to us than a wedding photographer) we have the pictures to last a lifetime and the best memories made easier by you and your easy attitude and professionalism. we would recommend you to anyone – they would be stupid not to use a pure professional like yourself who has an abundance of talent. Love P & KReplyCancel
David and Jemma CuttsNovember 1, 2013 - 4:25 pm
We met Jay a couple of years ago in London after we had initially booked him to be our wedding photographer. As soon as we met with him, we felt instantly comfortable in his company…it seemed as though we were just catching up with an old friend! This was even more evident on our wedding day when many of our friends and familiy thought Jay was one of our guests! He made everyone feel totally relaxed and as a result has created photographs which capture every moment of our special day and will be memories we treasure forever. The standard of the photographs are absolutely stunning and the album Jay created for us is exquisite, we cannot thank him enough for all of his hard work and incredible talent!ReplyCancel
Hazel YouensOctober 21, 2013 - 12:52 pm
Working with Jay was like working with a good friend and he is such a lovely, kind, fun, creative and professional chap. All our guests, from our 91 year old Granddad to our 6 year old niece had great things to say about you.
I still can’t quite believe how lucky we were to find someone like you without a recommendation. Without doubt, one of the best decisions we made about our wedding.
On the day you made us feel at total ease and gave us some great tips for when we having photos of just the 2 of us.
Every photo that you took is so perfect in its unique own way and you completely captured every detail of the day. We love all of them so much especially the one of us sat on the steps showing our shoes. I even got told it should be on the front of a vogue magazine!!
A very big thank you (and hurray!) to the best photographer ever!!
For anyone who is looking for a wedding photographer, don’t hesitate to book Jay!!
Sara and I would like to thank you for your relaxed professionalism at our wedding. You took some cracking snaps and every intervention you made to the somewhat chaotic flow of events was an enhancement to the day rather than feeling like a necessary interruption. Everyone was charmed by your presence and it was a pleasure to have you there.
Jay – the photos you took really told the story of our wedding day. Each one is beautifully shot, atmospheric and considered. Thank you for being a joy to work with, nothing was ever too much trouble. All the very best, Rebecca & James Richer.ReplyCancel
Karen & GenApril 3, 2013 - 1:50 pm
Thank you, Jay, for these stunning photographs! It was a pleasure to have you at our wedding, and we could not be happier with the photos! You were able to capture all the details of our wedding, big and small. Now we have something to send to our relatives back home that couldn’t be with us on the day – it really means the world to them and to us to have these memories preserved by you in such a spectacular way!ReplyCancel
Olga & Batyr SealsOctober 28, 2012 - 10:39 am
We got married at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park on 12 September 2012 and we are very pleased that we chose Jay to be our wedding photographer. He took the most beautiful pictures and managed to capture the whole day with great attention to little details that made the day special! He captured not only details but also peoples’ emotions and expressions perfectly. We were thrilled with the photos Jay took and they will always remind us how wonderful the day way. Jay is not only a great photographer but also a pleasant person to deal with who’s truly enthusiastic about what he does. We’ve had so many positive and lovely comments about Jay’s work and we couldn’t recommend Jay highly enough! Thank you so much!ReplyCancel
Victoria HawkinsAugust 26, 2012 - 10:39 am
Terry and I could not have asked for a more memorable wedding day, so we were delighted to see that it had been so fantastically captured.
Whilst the weather wasn’t kind to us, your passion for photography shone and all of the photos taken were fabulous! Everyone has commented on how amazing the outdoor photos under the umbrellas are… so a nice sunny day is definitely not everything. You put everyone at ease and were a pleasure to deal with from start to finish and so genuinely enthusiastic. We are so glad we chose you to capture our special day – the photos are amazing. Thank you so much!!!
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We had Jay take our wedding photographs on Sunday 28th August 2016. With Jay’s help we had a perfect day from start to finish. Jay is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. He is professional, polite and charming. In addition, Jay is an amazing photographer. We love our wedding photos – Jay managed to capture lots of formal, family poses plus captured a large number of natural scenes which we will cherish forever. The final product (USB stock with low resolution and high resolution photos) was very nicely packaged and presented.
All in all, we would highly recommend Jay to anyone looking for a high quality, reliable and also very personable wedding photographer.
Thank-you Jay for everything!
Best wishes,
Richard & Sonia.
Jay, Stunning Stunning, Stunning! The most professional but gentle & charming photographer to have on your wedding day. You couldn’t ask for anyone better. He floats around both as part of the party but also subtle…. blending in with the background and managing to capture moments that you didn’t think possible (until you see the pictures!)
I cannot compliment Jay enough, I must have said thank you to him a thousand times. Such professional after care also. We have so many amazing memories from this day, all thanks to Jay 🙂 xxx
As keen photographers ourselves, Jake and I feel really uncomfortable on the other side of the lens, we wanted the photos to represent the feel of the day which we hoped would be about a celebration of love and all relationships rather than just being about us. We were looking for photographs that would capture all the important moments rather than overly staged or stiff images that just didn’t represent us.
When a friend recommended Jay to us we took a look at his previous work and knew instantly that he was the man for the job. After chatting to Jay we felt so relaxed working with him and totally confident in his ability to capture on film “The Jolly Wedding” as we had planned.
On the day of the wedding, Jay was an angel he was so professional (and with excellent dress sense too!), he felt like a member of the family in that we all felt so at ease with him and because of that the photographs we have are just perfect. I am not sure how he managed to do it, but every shot encapsulates the happiness that everyone was exuding on the day. His photographs are second to none and above all we both feel so lucky to have been able to work with such a kind and talented man.
Thank you so so much Jay, you have recorded the happiest day of our lives in the most beautiful and natural shots that allows us to relive the whole day every day.
With Love,
Jake & Holly
Jay – What can we say? Other than THANK YOU SO MUCH! for our amazing wedding photos! They are quite simply stunning! I have had so many compliments from friends and family about not only the photos, but also about you! It wasn’t like having a photographer at our wedding, you became another guest……everyone commented on what a lovely person you are….and you are!
Jay manages to capture the atmosphere, the light, the moments….his pictures tell a narrative from beginning to end…..his pictures hold such intimacy……something only a true gentleman could capture.
Love Sarah & Jonathan xx
Photography is important to us, so we wanted the right photographer for our wedding. Someone to capture the day and all those moments we would miss. Photographers are artist, so we were looking for well-presented websites full of works of art. We also wanted a photographer to do what we wanted and provide all the photos to us on a disk without watermarks (you’d be surprised how many don’t).
Of hundreds of websites we visited none came close to being as impressive as Jay Rowden’s. This is even more true of his photos; and after meeting him for the first time we were sure he was the man for the job. We were not let down, in fact we were amazed (as were our guests) by how professional, kind and charming Jay was.
Jay is a reportage photographer, he wears a suit and slips into the background of your wedding to capture the little details, the big details, the laughter, the tears and all those moments you wish you could experience on the day but can’t. And for the most part you’ll hardly notice he’s there. If you don’t fall in love with his photos we’d be amazed, we cannot fault JR!
Thank you Jay!
Nick & Jen
I had no idea what to expect from our Photographer –
I had only really had experiences of over-zealous, trigger happy and less than artistic ones previously. You put my mind at ease from our very first meeting at Soho House a few months back.
It’s fair to say that almost everyone that said anything to me after the wedding included you personally in their praise. For myself, I thought you did a sublime job – blending into the whole weekend, capturing the best parts of it, and creating a series of photos that will jog our memories when they grow old, and keep the biggest smiles on our faces when we look back. You did an outstanding job, and I really can not thank you enough for it.
Jay,
I’m not sure if its possible to convey how utterly overjoyed we are with the pictures of our wedding. We love them and everyone who has seen them has commented on how stunning they are, you have such a skill for capturing the most simple things and making them look breathtaking,your ability to capture the best lighting is outstanding. So many of our guests have comented on how well you fitted in to the day.I must have gone through the pictures a hundred times as they bring me back to the moment each time. I will be recomending you to any friends who get engaged as in my opinion you are simple the best!!
Many thanks and best Wishes
Julia and Ol
Jay is the perfect combination of what you look for in a wedding photographer; he is utterly charming, happy to be collaborative, and easy to work with, while at the same time being a consumate professional, and an extremely, extremely good photographer.
In all our meetings & correspondence with Jay – before, after and on the wedding day itself – he was a pleasure to deal with. Not to mention entirely unflappable despite being asked to photograph close to 250 people throughout several Jewish traditional ceremonies, and never without a smile.
And the end result is just magnificent. We absolutely love our album. We have another photo blown up and framed hanging on our wall. The images are both aesthetically beautiful and hugely personal; Jay managed to capture incredible moments we simply couldn’t have noticed on the day. And everyone who has seen them has commented on how brilliant they are (and a few have said they wished their wedding photos were as good!)
Simply put, we could not have found a wedding photographer more perfect for capturing our day and all those special moments. Thank you Jay!
Looking for a wedding photographer seemed to be harder than we thought, we knew what we wanted from the beginning.. Classic, beautiful photos that would tell the story of our day, without all of the forced, cheesy snapshots that seemed to be in a lot of portfolios. We wanted photos that looked more like pieces of art that we could hang on our walls.. That’s exactly what we got when we found Jay!
Not only did he make us feel completely at ease in front of the camera and give us some breath-taking beach wedding shots, he completely fitted in with our day, he was more like a close member of our family joining in the fun!
Thank you so much Jay, we couldn’t have imagined the day without you.
– Helen & Kev
Having Jay at our wedding meant we had so much time to think about everything else and truly savour the day. We knew we were in good hands having seen so much of Jay’s work and the air of confidence he instilled in us when we met him months prior to the wedding day was mirrored upon seeing our final photos. Not only do we have a large selection of beautifully composed photos that have really captured the day for us, but the numerous guests who got a chance to speak with Jay all enjoyed his company and the ease at which he put them when taking their pictures.
A massive ‘Thank You’ to Jay for the fantastic photos he gave us – we can’t recommend him enough!
Sarah and Ian
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As soon as we had our initial meeting with Jay, we knew he was the photographer for us. It was extremely important that we would feel comfortable with our photographer throughout the day , from the pre-wedding excitement and nerves on the morning of the wedding, through to those moments on the dance floor when friends and family were all letting their hair down. We knew, without a doubt, that not only would we be comfortable with Jay but that he would fit in perfectly with our guests.
A huge thank you for the most beautiful photos we could have wished for and for being an absolute pleasure to be around. Our photographs and Jay, have been at the top of the list of comments when we’ve been talking to our family and friends about our wedding day.
We would not hesitate to recommend Jay to anyone who is looking for a wedding photographer. THANK YOU! Sarah and Alasdair xx
Hi Jay,
We just wanted to say a massive thank you for being such an amazing wedding photographer. Not only are the pictures incredibly special but you captured it beautifully and we hardly knew you were there! (you were more like a guest to us than a wedding photographer) we have the pictures to last a lifetime and the best memories made easier by you and your easy attitude and professionalism. we would recommend you to anyone – they would be stupid not to use a pure professional like yourself who has an abundance of talent. Love P & K
We met Jay a couple of years ago in London after we had initially booked him to be our wedding photographer. As soon as we met with him, we felt instantly comfortable in his company…it seemed as though we were just catching up with an old friend! This was even more evident on our wedding day when many of our friends and familiy thought Jay was one of our guests! He made everyone feel totally relaxed and as a result has created photographs which capture every moment of our special day and will be memories we treasure forever. The standard of the photographs are absolutely stunning and the album Jay created for us is exquisite, we cannot thank him enough for all of his hard work and incredible talent!
Working with Jay was like working with a good friend and he is such a lovely, kind, fun, creative and professional chap. All our guests, from our 91 year old Granddad to our 6 year old niece had great things to say about you.
I still can’t quite believe how lucky we were to find someone like you without a recommendation. Without doubt, one of the best decisions we made about our wedding.
On the day you made us feel at total ease and gave us some great tips for when we having photos of just the 2 of us.
Every photo that you took is so perfect in its unique own way and you completely captured every detail of the day. We love all of them so much especially the one of us sat on the steps showing our shoes. I even got told it should be on the front of a vogue magazine!!
A very big thank you (and hurray!) to the best photographer ever!!
For anyone who is looking for a wedding photographer, don’t hesitate to book Jay!!
Hazel & Paul xxx
Hi Jay,
Sara and I would like to thank you for your relaxed professionalism at our wedding. You took some cracking snaps and every intervention you made to the somewhat chaotic flow of events was an enhancement to the day rather than feeling like a necessary interruption. Everyone was charmed by your presence and it was a pleasure to have you there.
All the best
George and Sara
Jay – the photos you took really told the story of our wedding day. Each one is beautifully shot, atmospheric and considered. Thank you for being a joy to work with, nothing was ever too much trouble. All the very best, Rebecca & James Richer.
Thank you, Jay, for these stunning photographs! It was a pleasure to have you at our wedding, and we could not be happier with the photos! You were able to capture all the details of our wedding, big and small. Now we have something to send to our relatives back home that couldn’t be with us on the day – it really means the world to them and to us to have these memories preserved by you in such a spectacular way!
We got married at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park on 12 September 2012 and we are very pleased that we chose Jay to be our wedding photographer. He took the most beautiful pictures and managed to capture the whole day with great attention to little details that made the day special! He captured not only details but also peoples’ emotions and expressions perfectly. We were thrilled with the photos Jay took and they will always remind us how wonderful the day way. Jay is not only a great photographer but also a pleasant person to deal with who’s truly enthusiastic about what he does. We’ve had so many positive and lovely comments about Jay’s work and we couldn’t recommend Jay highly enough! Thank you so much!
Terry and I could not have asked for a more memorable wedding day, so we were delighted to see that it had been so fantastically captured.
Whilst the weather wasn’t kind to us, your passion for photography shone and all of the photos taken were fabulous! Everyone has commented on how amazing the outdoor photos under the umbrellas are… so a nice sunny day is definitely not everything. You put everyone at ease and were a pleasure to deal with from start to finish and so genuinely enthusiastic. We are so glad we chose you to capture our special day – the photos are amazing. Thank you so much!!!
Vicky & Terry