About me
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Well Hello There!
I'm Grace Elizabeth, a five foot tall, dungaree wearing, tattoo-collecting, tea-drinking wedding and lifestyle photographer, and I've been photographing weddings for 13 years this year! When I'm not working I prioritise family time with my long-term boyfriend and my two rescue dogs Floyd and Darla, or I'm probably riding my horse, Bean. Originally an Essex girl, I moved to North Devon as a teenager and immediately fell in love with the area, and despite moving around I always gravitated back to the coast. I moved back to Devon permanently in 2021 and the rest has been history!
Love is really the centre point of what I do. I feel that it is what connects us as humans. Most importantly, it fuels my purpose in life: to document love stories. So, here's a little insight into me and my world.
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The Personal Side
Do what you love.
I'm a super passionate spiritual and emotional person (unsurprisingly I'm a water sign!), and my personality, beliefs and view of the world have greatly been shaped by the incredible people that I have met along the way. I truly believe that we can learn so much from others. For me, the world is my greatest teacher and inspiration.
Although I have been photographing weddings for 13 years, in the last year I have lost a few of my closest relatives, and this has really deepened my understanding of the impact of my job, and the people that I touch through it.
When I'm not working, I'm probably hanging out with my rescue dogs Floyd and Darla, or riding my horse, Bean (he's a fluffy chestnut cob!).
With my creative ADHD brain, I'm fuelled by countless cups of tea (I'll take mine decaf with oat milk, no sugar!) and cake, and I'll never turn down a bourbon biscuit. Not one to fit the norm, I express my personality through the tattoos I collect and my colourful dungarees.
I am a huge believer that we have the ability to leave the world a better place than we found it - both environmentally and on a personal level.
Moved from Essex to Devon
I first moved to Devon from Essex as a teenager, and although I moved away again some years later to complete my degree, it was only going to be a matter of time before I'd move back...
Photographdd my first wedding
Whilst studying my A Levels in Photography, I was asked to photograph a wedding for a relative of a school friend, and I fell in love with it. The rest is history!
Moved back to Essex and began my Photography Degree
I started my Foundation Degree in Creative and Editorial Photography, and later went on to complete a full BA Honours in Photography.
Started my business and finished my Photography Degree
In the February of the final year of my degree, I registered as self employed and officially started my business! I later graduated from Essex Universirty with a First Class Honours in BA Photography.
Quit my day job and went full time as a photographer
In 2018, after working at Essex University for a year, I took the leap and became a full time photographer. I was only 23 at the time. Over the next three years I continued to build my business and watched as it went from strength to strength. Owning my own business is still my greatest achievement.
Moved back to Devon from Essex, and photographed 45 weddings in six months
In June 2021, mid pandemic, my long term boyfriend and I stumbled across finding our first home together in North Devon. Thus I spent March to September not only preparing to move 250 miles back to Devon from Essex, but photographing 45 weddings in six months! In November 2021 I finally moved back to North Devon!
The business keeps growing... welcoming my dad!
In November 2023, my dad joined me as my second photographer, providing unique angles and beautiful additions to our wedding galleries. I am incredibly proud of what we create, and moreover I am extremely grateful to be able to spend so much time with my dad.
The Professional Stuff
My ethos and style
Defining your style as a creative is really hard, because it's difficult to put yourself into a box...
I am nothing other than a hopeless romantic. I find beauty in everything, from the littlest things to the biggest things, and I am a believer that we all have the ability to leave the world in a better place than it began. My drive in life is to learn from others, to shape myself as a better human. I feel so grateful that my job allows me to meet a multitude of humans, from all corners of the world. It is our diversity that makes us so wonderful, and I relish in our differences.
I live for documenting real, authentic moments. Getting under the skin of my clients, and breaking down the barriers they put up to the world, is critical to me. The most beautiful moments are the silent, intimate ones, but also the ones filled with so boundless joy. I strive to document the moments that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. Moreover, I aspire for each frame to be viewed as if a tiny patchwork piece; individually holding it’s own, but equally part of a bigger picture.
I believe that everything in life is linked, both physically and spiritually, and that everything happens for a reason. I hope for the moments I document to have the nostalgic effect of taking you back to certain conversations, smells or feelings. I endeavour for the photographs I take to age beautifully, and purposefully.