Kate McCarthy Photography

13/09/2026

Nadia & Paul … “Someone tell me how I feel
It’s silly wrong but vivid right
Oh, kiss me like the final meal
Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight

Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see the light
Yeah, lying with you half awake

Oh, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day”
(Elbow)
The MOST joyful, enthusiastic, heartfelt wedding for two truly amazing humans yesterday and I felt so so honoured to have captured it for them. It was wonderful to be back at my literal Welcome HOME from home, everything was simply perfect.

Thank you so much & Paul for welcoming me so warmly, here’s a bit of what we got up to…

Venue Welcome HOME
Dress Justin Alexander
DJ
Hair & MUA Becca Anderton Makeup Artist

12/09/2026

Nadia & Paul are getting married today!

10/09/2026

A wedding is not a photoshoot.

A mildly controversial thing for a wedding photographer to say, perhaps, but I feel VERY strongly about this one.

Yes, I want to make beautiful portraits of you. I want the lovely light and the swishy dress and the photograph that makes you do a tiny gasp when you first see it.

But I don’t want to steal you away from your own wedding for an hour to make them.

Give me ten minutes here. Five minutes there. Come outside with me when the light goes ridiculous. Trust me when I say “stand here a sec”.

Then GO BACK TO YOUR PEOPLE.

Because while you’re busy actually having your wedding, I’ll be finding the rest.

Your dad’s face during the speech. Your nana with a glass of fizz. Your best friend crying and pretending she isn’t. Small children going completely feral. The hug you didn’t know happened. The look across the room.

That’s the time-machine stuff.

And that’s always, always what I’m looking for.

Manchester & Cheshire wedding photographer for people who would quite like to spend their wedding day at their wedding.

09/09/2026

Have you considered… having your first dance outside??

When the evenings are warm, the light only just beginning to soften, why force everyone inside when you can carry on that halcyon moment with all of your favourite people cheering you on?

I loved everything about Chloe & Leo’s day but this was definitely a highlight…

30/08/2026

Alice & Michael … “I look at your picture and I smile
How awful’s that? I’m like a teenage girl
I might as well write all over my notebook
That you “rock my world”
But you do, you really do
You’ve turned me upside down
And that’s okay, I’ll let it happen
’Cause I like having you around
I’m electric, a romantic cliché
Yeah, they really are all true”
(Wolf Alice)

Over ten years of this iconic duo and yesterday felt like the ultimate celebration of their love story. Joyous, emotional, curated to what mattered most to them and with a killer soundtrack - it was a damn dream of a day. Thanks for having me guys, I loved every minute of it. Full sneak peek link is in the bio

Venue Hope Mill Theatre
Styling and Coordination Florence & Vera Events
Florals Moorfield Farm Flowers
Feast The Cheshire Dining Experience
Dress Phase Eight alterations Louise Reid
Suit Oliver Spencer

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Chloe & Leo … “And then I saw her face
Now I’m a believer
And not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I’m in love
I’m a believer
I couldn’t leave her if I tried” (Neil Diamond)
The most beautifully summery wedding in a breathtaking venue yesterday and I absolutely adored every moment. Chloe & Leo, you were a dream to hang out with and I feel so honoured you entrusted me with your love story. The full sneak peek is linked in my bio on the blog.

Venue The Priests House
Dress Morilee New York
Florals Kathleens Florist Burnley
Hair Ashley bird
Musicians Nicolas Lewis | Classical Wedding & Event Guitarist Dom Sky Olivia Parr Music | Weddings & Events Singer

05/08/2026

There is absolutely a place for the quiet moments.

The deep breath before you walk down the aisle. The tiny smile that only your favourite person gets to see. The hand squeeze that says everything without a single word.

I love those.

But if you’re marrying the love of your life, surrounded by everyone who’s helped you become who you are, I don’t want you spending the day wondering whether you’re smiling “the right way”.

I want you to laugh with your whole face.

To throw your head back.

To ugly cry during the vows.

To hug people for a little bit longer than feels socially acceptable.

To cheer when you’re announced as newlyweds.

To forget I’m there because you’re far too busy living one of the best days of your life.

The photographs you’ll come back to in twenty years probably won’t be the perfectly composed ones.

They’ll be the ones where you can still remember exactly how it felt.

So...

Lean into the moment.

Lean into each other.

Lean into the chaos.

Lean into the light.

Lean into the ritual.

Lean into the laughs.

Lean into the ephemeral.

Lean into the well-wishes.

Most of all?

Lean into the joy.

I’ll take care of remembering it for you.