Alongside shooting my own weddings it's always nice to be asked along by other photographers to be their 'second shooter' for the day...

Typically this involves heading to the Grooms house to document the wedding morning from the grooms perspective before being able to focus on the 'in-between' moments throughout the rest of the day, while the main photographer does his/her thing with the bride & groom...

Below is a wee round up of a few of my shoots working alongside other photographers from the summer...

Ciara & Andy recently spent a day getting married in the always amazing Bishop's Gate Hotel, Derry. It was as chilled & relaxed as they are themselves - with family & friends in attendance, some had travelled from Belfast, others from a five minute dander down Bishop's Street...

I was privileged to be asked to tag along & document the goings on from the morning preparations to the evening being in full swing, plus everything & anything that went on in between...

Here's an overview of their day...

Whenever I'm documenting a wedding as well as photographing the bride & groom and the immediate bridal party I'm always watching to see what's going on around them, to identify the other wee stories that make up the overall wedding day...

With big Irish family weddings these side-stories will often include the day of the younger guests, as they get spoilt by Aunties & Uncles, and get to have fun alongside cousins, and other kids they don't usually get to see every day...

Below are a few images from a recent St Columba's Church Drung, Quigley's Point and Ballyliffen Lodge Wedding when I was second-shooting alongside Jay Doherty Photography...