Olly Knight Photography

You might want to make yourself a cup of tea (or coffee, if that’s your thing) because this is going to take a while. having met olly some years back at my best friend’s wedding (while i was brushing my teeth, might i add), i was already very comfortable around him and had seen how his warm, friendly approach had you feeling like you’d known him forever (even though it had only been a few minutes). i actually told my mum that if i ever got married, i knew who i wanted to take the photos. 5 years later, my partner tom and i got engaged, so i emailed him to see if he was available to photograph our wedding and thankfully, he was! i’d have changed the date if he was busy (i’m not even sorry). it was when tom and i went to see olly at his home that the wedding excitement hit. we were on the same page about everything - really natural photography, genuine emotion, the little moments that are easily missed. oh, and he even presented me with a personalised toothbrush in honour of how we met. 10 out of 10 photography skills? check. cares about dental hygiene? also check. on the day, olly was chatting to our guests, putting everyone at ease and just being himself. i was in the passenger seat of the car on the way to edinburgh when olly sent our previews over, and i cried into an empty box of tesco yum yums. the emotion he’d captured was like nothing i’ve ever seen, and i felt it all right there on the a1 while trying to make sense of google maps. when olly sent our gallery over, we sat on the sofa and watched the slideshow on the tv. i cried again (happy tears, don’t worry!) and then we spent the whole evening going through them. we laughed so much, pointed out the funny moments and got a little tearful at the emotional ones. we love every single photo - so choosing our favourites is a difficult task. the one of my dad seeing me in my dress holds a really special place in my heart and it will stay there forever. if you, like me, are a little nervous in front of the camera, i can promise you that you will feel completely at ease with olly behind it. we didn’t have to pose or act a certain way. olly encouraged us to just be ourselves and he’d take care of the rest. olly, you will never know how much happiness these photos have brought us. your patience, kindness and talent speak for themselves. thank you for keeping me calm, making us laugh and letting us be in the moment - you are amazing.

We could not have chosen a better person to photograph our wedding. olly has an incredible way of capturing joy on film. we knew that we weren’t naturals in front of a camera, and that for us, lots of posed pictures would take us away from being immersed in celebrating with our friends and family, and so olly’s style of wedding photography was exactly what we were looking for. it was lovely to be able to meet him (and his family!) a few weeks before and so on the day olly seamlessly became one of our guests, was a kind and calming face to find in the crowd. all we wanted from our wedding was for everyone to feel loved, relaxed and have fun, including our suppliers, and so we were really pleased to see olly also having a great time! we got our previews 2 days after the wedding just as we arrived at our mini moon and those few photos alone blew us away. we have had so many messages from our friends and family about how much they love our photographs and how talented olly is. we couldn’t agree more, and we will recommend him to anyone who will listen.

I came across olly’s page as i was researching photographers for my upcoming proposal to my girlfriend of 10 years while we were going to be vacationing in london (we’re from the states). i knew that this was important to my now fiancé, so i wanted to make sure that we found the best (which we definitely did!). olly’s portfolio was impressive, and i was further convinced that i wanted him as our photographer after our online correspondence as he was kind, professional, funny, and eager to help - having never been to the uk, olly even worked with me to find the perfect place for our engagement shoot. olly’s photos are the kind you find on pinterest or tiktok to use as “inspiration photos”. they’re the candid photos that you could only dream of capturing. olly never posed us for a photo - he captured us, our personalities, and one of the best days of our lives so authentically. (we know that this was all olly’s doing because our candids at home never turn out the way his photos did 😂). olly says on his website that he will blend in with your day and leave having made friends - which is so true. working with olly feels warm, friendly, and real - not posed or transactional. olly captured our moment so beautifully, and while we didn’t know what to expect, we can confidently say that he far exceeded what we could have ever imagined. if you are looking for someone to capture your day in a way that allows and encourages you to be present and enjoy it, olly is the perfect photographer (and friend) for you. we cannot sing olly’s praises enough!♥️🫶🏼 much love, ashtyn and matt

Olly did an absolutely quality job capturing my proposal! the photos really speak for themselves, but the extra bits like him being super friendly, very chatty and excellent at making us more comfortable on camera (i.e making it as natural as possible) mean that the only fair rating has to be 5 stars. super grateful for his work on the day, as well as the super fast turnaround of the final images, so yeah i massively recommend him to anyone!

We could not recommend olly more as a wedding photographer. our friends booked him for their special day a few years back and not only were the photos he produced absolutely amazing but his presence on the day was so lovely!! as soon as we started planning our own wedding we knew we wanted to book him. olly captured all of the special moments of the day and so much more. the photos he shared are so so beautiful it almost looks like they’re posed, even though they’re not - not sure how he does it! we really wanted somebody who would become part of the day, it’s not just what olly can do that is so amazing, but also how he goes about it. the time we spent with him on the day was so special and he really added to our overall enjoyment of the day! you actually end up spending a lot of time with your photographer and we loved that time with olly. we are so grateful for the gorgeous memories that will last a lifetime and we honestly can’t ever repay him for immortalizing the best day of our lives for the rest of our lives 🙏🙏