Martin Ellard Wedding Photography

Martin Ellard Wedding Photography Natural and relaxed, documentary wedding photography telling the story of your day

I’m adding more 35mm film to my wedding collections for 2026, so if that’s your vibe let me know, there’s also a link in...
27/11/2025

I’m adding more 35mm film to my wedding collections for 2026, so if that’s your vibe let me know, there’s also a link in my bio.
Film photography has a certain texture and imperfectness to it that lasts through the ages.
Here’s a few images from a roll I shot at Alex and Harry’s wedding near Hay on Wye at the end of the summer.
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“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”-Ferris Bueller 🤭Your wedd...
20/11/2025

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”
-Ferris Bueller 🤭
Your wedding day moves pretty fast. I won’t be the first person to say that to you. So if you’re not immersed in it and present, you could miss some of the experience.
I’ll photograph as things develop and unfold, while everyone joins in with you in the experience.

My website link’s in my bio so you can see how I can capture your story for you.

I photograph weddings all across Wales and the rest of the UK.

Unique things that happen at weddings number  #3014 Fran and Tom had their wedding at The Globe At Hay, in Hay on Wye. T...
19/11/2025

Unique things that happen at weddings number #3014
Fran and Tom had their wedding at The Globe At Hay, in Hay on Wye. They planned that after the ceremony they would take a walk into town to Tom’s Records (no relation🤣) and buy a record as a keepsake of their day.

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How important is wedding photography to you?“The most important! We want relaxed, not staged photos, of what is set to b...
18/11/2025

How important is wedding photography to you?
“The most important! We want relaxed, not staged photos, of what is set to be a very good party.”
These two smiled and smiled and smiled, and yes it was a VERY good party at Llanerch Vineyard.

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Hi, this is me🙌🏼 firstly I thought i’d show my face, scary as it can be on social media. But I wanted to say hi and than...
15/11/2025

Hi, this is me🙌🏼 firstly I thought i’d show my face, scary as it can be on social media. But I wanted to say hi and thanks to all the new people that decided to follow my account in recent weeks, it’s much appreciated and I hope I can be worthy.

Secondly, if you didn’t see my intense story posting this week 🤣(soz) I have just returned from Manchester where I attended the Nine Dots Gathering 2025. Nine Dots is an international community for wedding photographers. It’s a hugely supportive and inspiring group of like minded creatives around the world, and every year for the last 10 years there has been a Gathering conference filled with informative and inspirational speakers, lots of friends old and new, and yes, big hugs all round.

One of the speakers, Fer Juaristi from Mexico, and one of the very best wedding photographers in the world, agreed to take a photo for me after running a mini workshop showing how he sees the world.

Swipe through to see some behind-the-scenes photos i took of him working on portraits of and (the last two portraits of them were captured by me while we were watching Fer do his thing.

It was a pleasure to meet you Fer and very cool to be in front of your 35mm lens…..”is there any other lens”

The Nine Dots Gathering 2026 tickets are now available so photographers, if you’re not a member or you’re a bit shy to put yourself out into the community all I can say is ”JUST DO IT” you won’t regret it.
To all my photographer 9D friends it was incredible seeing you again and making new connections.
See ya’ll in co-working tuesday.

People watching is at the core of my wedding photography. These two images just picked up  Awards in the latest round fo...
12/11/2025

People watching is at the core of my wedding photography. These two images just picked up Awards in the latest round for 2025.
These will be the tiny fleeting moments remembered in years to come. Sometimes subtle little things that only I notice. Like the tallest man at the wedding has the biggest smile, or the look of shock and surprise from everyone hoping he nails the landing
(he did🤣🤟🏼)
Thanks to Fran & Tom, and Lauren & Jack for having me at their weddings at The Globe at Hay in Hay-on-wye and Fairyhill Gower in Swansea.

Seeing things happen and being hyper aware and ready is basically my job description😁 A core part of a  documentary appr...
30/10/2025

Seeing things happen and being hyper aware and ready is basically my job description😁 A core part of a documentary approach to weddings is to not step in, not direct, not tidy up, and not reset and go again.
Your wedding photos will be how I witness your day, not my VISION of how I want your day to look for social media. That way, when you see a photograph one day in the future YOU will remember exactly how that moment felt.

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Shannon and Nick, here are some previews from your amazing day at Sant Ffraed House, near Abergavenny. Every time i look...
24/10/2025

Shannon and Nick, here are some previews from your amazing day at Sant Ffraed House, near Abergavenny.
Every time i looked at you both you were smiling or laughing. Thanks for letting me be part of your day🙏🏼
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Amazing news to start the day, Fearless Photographers community have announced the winners of the latest award round and...
22/10/2025

Amazing news to start the day, Fearless Photographers community have announced the winners of the latest award round and 🏅this photo from Georgie and Craig’s wedding at the King Arthur Hotel in Gower has been selected🙌🏼
Winning awards like this which are judged by panels of photographers worldwide, push me to look harder, be more patient and make better photos for my couples while they just have an epic time and don’t worry about the camera.

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Jenga star 😁

Happy anniversary Falcon and Chris. What a wonderfully perfect day. Joy and laughter all day❤️📷  Venue
19/10/2025

Happy anniversary Falcon and Chris. What a wonderfully perfect day.
Joy and laughter all day❤️
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