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Thirty Three years of Professional Photographic Experience

One things for sure, when you are planning your special wedding day, you want to be able to look back on it with a smile on your face!

Capturing those bespoke, wedding, photographic images in my camera, is a very definite responsibility and I pride myself on being able to do that for you. Just ask the people I have delivered too over the years. They are happy to provide you with assurances of my work as a cheshire wedding photographer or in manchester, liverpool, north wales, preston, blackburn, daresbury, chester, liverpool, snowdonia, derbyshire, cumbria and literally the whole of the northwest!
From house to venue to evening function, I can provide you with digital images to treasure. It is a complete, bespoke service and is costed as such, to suit all budgets.
I do not charge for travel or consultation for our initial meet and can offer you the most professional of services throughout our time together.

The images on here are a very small representation of my work and so I look forward to hearing from you and meeting to discuss your special day.
Regards
Mark

TESTIMONIALS

'An absolute fantastic job done by Mark on our special day! Mark proved to be extremely organised by meeting us at both venues beforehand to carry out numerous test shots and discuss exactly what we wanted. Mark captured every amazing part of our wedding day and evening reception. We had great fun with Mark when having our pictures taken whilst the highest levels of professionalism remained throughout! Our final book is outstanding,just breathtaking! it's better than we could have ever imagined and even months after our wedding we're still showing everybody the beautiful pictures.
Thankyou so so much Mark!
Karen and Sean.x'

‘Mark Gilligan is not only a superb photographer but he made me feel completely at ease during my party. It made a change for me to enjoy having my picture taken! Mark made a point of familiarizing himself with the venue beforehand and getting to know the important family members and friends on the day to make sure the photographs really captured all the details I wanted on the day. Thank you Mark. See you at the next event!’
Linda and Richard

'Just a note to thank you for doing a great job at our wedding. You were able to provide just what we needed at short notice and the results are perfect. Our guests said how friendly yet professional you were, along with your able assistant!
Many thanks once again, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend you!
Your best wishes
Rachel and Robert Billington

"We got into contact with Mark at picturesandwords through friends, they had their wedding pictures done by Mark and said he was fantastic, so we thought we would give him a call. From the first moment we met Mark we were completely happy with our choice of photographer, He was professional and very understanding to our needs. He was fantastic on the day and produced some brilliant pictures, we felt totally at ease and let Mark do what he does best and the results were amazing. The packages he offered were really good value for money and there were lots of different choices to suit individual needs. We would not hesitate to recommend Mark to a friend.
Natalie and Phil x "

"When searching for a photographer for our special day, we contacted several companies, and took advice from many people. After searching, we were put in contact with Mark at Pictures & Words.
From the initial contact, we found him to be professional, very knowledgeable, yet also very approachable.
The package he offered was very competitive and suited our requirements exactly.
Despite this, we found that due to unforeseen circumstances, we needed to change the agreed photo plan. This proved no problem at all, and our day went perfectly.
After the wedding, Mark contacted us within a short time, and we were shown the pictures. We were absolutely stunned with the quality and content of the pictures. They were better than we could have hoped.
Due to the quality of his work, and the service he provided, we have had several family photos taken, and we have recommended him to our friends.
We would have no hesitation in recommending Mark to anyone who is looking for a complete photo service of supreme quality and value.
Paul & Anya "

" We are so pleased we chose Mark Gilligan as our Wedding Photographer. From our
initial phone call and throughout, Mark was incredibly helpful and
flexible.
He made us feel comfortable, being ourselves in front of the camera, and confident that the pictures would be fantastic. We had a lot of
requests with Mark taing the time to understand the feel of the photos we wanted and to ensure that we had the best set up, he arranged a site
visit to the venue to prior to the wedding day.
If I were to liken Mark to film director I would do him a great injustice, because on the day he is more than that, not only does he
direct your poses but he brings calm and humour to the occasion. You know that stubborn relative? Who doesn't want to stand in the right
position, or when the bride (yes me) is tense, Mark has a way of teasing you into forgetting the camera is there, even though it is
glaring you in the face.
On the day, he took a fantastic range of shots and was never obtrusive or interfering. In fact, we didn't even notice him taking any
shots during the ceremony!
All of this is great, but the proof of the pudding is in the pictures themselves, and we are delighted with our photographs. Everybody who has seen our photos has nothing but praise for Mark.
We highly recommend
Mark to anyone looking for a superb wedding photographer
Thanks
Kelly & Kurt"

" We shopped around and were pleased to have found Mark. His work and professionalism were exactly what we were looking for. First rate and highly recommended.
John and Julie"

" Once we saw the site and invited Mark around to look at his previous work, we had no hesitation in booking him. It had to be right for our daughters wedding and it most certainly was. Couldn't have been better.
Eric and Joan"

" A very professional service from a very experienced guy. Top drawer! The books he produced afterwards were lovely and we still get them out to look at now. Quality products from a true professional!
Alan and Helen"