CONTEMPORARY FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

Hi, I’m Xanthe

Hey there! I'm Xanthe (Pronounced Zan-thee), and I've never found anything with my name on it in a gift shop.

I am an award winning wedding photographer based near Bristol, covering weddings across the whole of the UK. Over the years, I have developed my signature style which allows me to come to every wedding, confident and full of creativity.

My wedding photography style is warm, atmospheric, and most importantly, relaxed. My aim is to photograph your day as naturally as possible whilst blending in and having a laugh with everyone. The goal for me is for not just you both to feel comfortable, but your guests too!

You wont be dragged away from your friends and family for hours for awkward cheesy poses. Weddings have evolved heavily over the years, and the days of standing posed for 2 hours are over. However, it is important that we ensure your couples portraits stand out, but without making it feel too forced. It’s my job to find those little pockets of light, the best spot for golden hour, and sometimes, the best indoor spot if the wet stuff happens to make an appearance on the day.

The key to amazing wedding photos isn’t the weather, or your venue. It’s about feeling comfortable around your photographer, and putting your trust in someone to capture all of the in-between moments as well as the ones to print and put on your walls.

I'm the photographer that laughs and cries with you, who is down for an epic party and an adventure, so drop me a message if that sounds like your style!

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Emilie and Luke

The best wedding photographer to grace the earth. She is everything you could possibly want in a photographer. Not only is she snapping away but she is a total family member on the day. Please do not hesitate to book Xanthe she made all our dreams come true with our photos to treasure forever.

Hayley and Gaurav

Xanthe is amazing!! She has the absolute best personality & really felt like one of us by the end of the two wedding days. She blended in so well & had the best energy. Everyone keeps raving about how wonderful she was & the photos are beautiful. She managed to capture every key moment & I really can’t recommend her highly enough.

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Jennifer and Scott

Xanthe Rowland Photography. Absolutely phenomenal. I really cannot thank Xanthe enough for being not only our wedding photographer, but also engagement, maternity and newborn photographer! Her skill is second to none and honestly I am so very grateful that I have the most beautiful, incredible images capturing our special memories for a lifetime. Can’t recommend her enough. From start to finish she made us feel at ease and she captured photos better than I could have imagined or planned! Thank you again Xanthe, your work is incredible and you too are an incredible person!! All of our love, the Detheridge’s. Xxx

Katie and Jake

Xanthe was fantastic! She was joyful and energetic and felt like part of the family. There’s nothing she wouldn’t do to make us feel at ease and she was excellent at herding family members to make sure we didn’t miss anyone! Our photos came back really quickly and they’re absolutely stunning. Would 100% recommend her, we will treasure these memories for life and have the gorgeous photos to look back at again and again! Xx

Katie and Mark

Amazing fantastic wedding photographer who provided us with the most perfect shots of our day! I couldn’t be happier with the the most beautiful wedding pictures I’ve ever seen, along with a few fun TikTok’s thrown in along the way (requested by my bridesmaids!). Xanthe was just such a laugh to have at our wedding, and made us and all our guests feel at ease. She is so talented and we are so happy we picked her. I want to do it all again so we can have her back. They are photos I’ll cherish for the rest of time, and we both know we chose the right photographer to play a part in our day!

Abi and Lewis

Xanthe is one of the loveliest people ever. She is incredibly friendly and caring, and has the natural ability to make you feel at ease and prepared from the moment you book her to long after your wedding. She listens to everything you ask of her, is highly accommodating and ensures she keeps you well informed. My bridal party and the grooms party loved having her around and didn’t feel awkward at all with the photos as Xanthe goes for lots of natural shots (which is exactly what we wanted). Our family and friends also commented on how lovely she is! We would recommend Xanthe as a photographer to everyone and anyone - could not fault her on the day, and the photos that we have to keep forever, are everything we wanted and more. Thank you so much Xanthe for everything. I’d get her booked if I were you!

Amy and Sam

So many of our friends and family have commented how brilliant you were and how you really felt like part of our day. Sam's dad was particularly full of praise for you and the way you blended in completely unobtrusively. People have said again and again how no one ever felt like they were having their picture taken, or felt awkward in front of the camera as some of us can. Our formal shots and sparklers didn't feel like 'photo opportunities' or a task to get out of the way but rather a pleasant and enjoyable part of our day.

Before the wedding planning, Sam and I were dreading having 'couple' photos taken to be honest, as the stereotypical ones are just so not us - particularly in front of a camera! But we can both truly say that we really enjoyed that time together after our wedding and - in the nicest possible way - it didn't feel like you were there at all! But what you did give us, with your gentle direction and amazing ideas, was a set of photos that feel so 'us' and in which you've captured how happy we were in that moment. We absolutely love the whole wedding album.

So thank you, thank you and thank you again!

Amber and Marcus

I ADORE them! Thank you so much!! I can't believe how much you managed to capture considering how enormous everything was. I swear you were in two places at once, It literally took us 2 hours to go over them and I cannot wait to go over them again and again, You're a photo wizard xxx

- Rebecca and Jake

Hi Xanthe,

We just wanted to say a massive thank you for being the best photographer we could have ever hoped for! From the moment you arrived, you had me laughing and made me feel so relaxed! Our guests thought you were brilliant, you were great fun and so patient with us all! It has been worth the wait for our photos, we absolutely love them! You have captured some precious moments between us as a couple and with our family and friends. They are stunning! We just can't thank you enough!

All the best,

Rebecca and Jake xxx

- Meg and Andy

Thanks SO SO MUCH lovely!!!! They are absolutely FANTASTIC 🥰🥰🥰You have definitely captured the day so well , makes me so emosh!!!!

You are absolutely brilliant and the photos are a reflection of how amazing you are at making everyone laugh and feel relaxed!

LOADS OF LOVE xxxx

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