Hi. I’m a professional photographer from Dublin. I specialise in documentary wedding photography where I capture your day in an unobtrusive manner which means that I’m working quietly in the background whilst capturing totally natural shots of you and your guests. I photograph weddings all over Ireland and I am also available for international weddings . Whilst I operate as a documentary wedding photographer, most couples also want some portraits of themselves. Here, I keep things simple, relaxed and enjoyable. I work in a particular style which allows me to capture you enjoying each others company without having to consciously pose. I will never take you away from your guests for hours. Instead, I’ll just take you aside for as little as minutes - its really up to you as to how long you want to spend on your photos. Either way, you will end up with a beautiful set of photographs from your wedding day where you can re-live the joys and the memories of your day for decades to come.For prices and more information, please visit my web site.
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Reviews of David Duignan Photography
5.0
20 reviews
Quality of service
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Flexibility
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Professionalism
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Claire
5.0
Married on 17th Apr 2015
David was great to deal with grin the very first phonecall to the meeting after the wedding to decide on the album. The photos are brilliant and everyone commented on how he was so unobtrusive and we didn't really notice him being there. I would highly recommend him and I can't wait to print off more and more photos from the wedding.
Added 10th Aug 2015
Emma and Donal
5.0
Married on 5th Sep 2014
David was a great help and guidance throughout my wedding process. Not only does he portray professionalism but it's his calming nurture that really connects you to him. My photos were absolutely fantastic and it was all down to David's research and listening to my needs. Cannot recommend him highly enough.
Added 8th Apr 2015
Rachel
5.0
Married on 24th Apr 2014
Dave was absolutely amazing we met with him long in advance of the ceremony and discussed exactly what we wanted from our photographer and we got it to a t. Dave was unobtrusive on the day but still got amazing shots, totally professional throughout and I have and would reccomend him to anyone looking for a photographer for their big day.
His albums are also fantastic, we weren't originally planning on getting a big album but I'm so glad we did as it's fantastic
Added 3rd Apr 2015
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We chose David as our photographer for our wedding day after meeting David in his home. We had follow up calls and a visit to our venue the K Club to discuss the choice of photos. We recieved our photos 2 weeks after the wedding and were delighted with the quantity and quality of the photos and the way in which David captured our day and our guests. We got some fabulous shots of our guests that only David could capture. The wedding party photos were amazing and nothing missed. David was there during the make up and hair for the girls, the nuptials, the reception and the wedding dinner. David made us feel so relaxed and caught some brilliant moments. We were thrilled we chose David and highly recommend him as a wedding photographer.
Added 28th Apr 2015
Aoife
5.0
Married on 1st Nov 2013
We could not have been happier with the service David provided. He was a pleasure to work with. Our photographs are beautiful, much more than we ever expected. David's attention to detail and ability to capture the moment created stunning memories for us. I highly recommend him.
Added 3rd Apr 2015
Anita MCGovern
5.0
Married on 16th Aug 2013
I got married in August 2013 and after meeting a lot of photographers I decided to go with David. I have to say it was the best decision I made. When sitting down before the wedding to discuss things my husband and I felt so comfortable with him, no question was silly for us to ask David he made us feel at such ease. On our wedding day the pictures he took were so natural most of the time we forgot he was there. When we got our pictures they were simply stunning.I would recommend David to any couple planning there big day he is such a nice guy and a real professional.
Added 3rd Apr 2015
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David and his assistant were excellent, he spent time meeting with us before our big day and gave some valuable advice on what to expect on the day especially regarding times. The quality of the pictures and after sales support was more than we expected. We have already recommended David to others and wish him all the best.
Added 29th Oct 2015
Dave and Jen.
Hi Dave, How are you keeping!? First of all we absolutely love the photos, they really did capture the day in a very special way. We both felt very emotional looking at them (in a good way of course). As always its been a true pleasure thanks for everything!
Added 1st Jan 1970
Laura & Denis
Hi Dave,
We are both delighted with your work - all the photo's are fantastic. As you can tell from them I was very happy with my big smile on my face all day. Lol.
Fantastic Job, well done. We love them all & they captured the full day.
Thank you so much
Added 1st Jan 1970
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Dave
Oh my God, I love them! Thanks so much Dave, they're just brilliant.
Gonna have fun going through them with Cathal. Once again, thanks - I just can't say it enough!! I've already been singing your praises on wedding websites!
Added 1st Jan 1970
Liz & Barry
Hi David,
Thank you so much for making our day exactly how we wanted, relaxed and fun. We have had a quick look through them and we are delighted, we cant wait to get home and have a proper look through them.... Once again thank you so much.
Chat to you soon.
Added 1st Jan 1970
Kim and Robert
We got married in The Netherlands and we chose Dave because of his wonderful photos and his lovely personality. We decided to also include a Luv Shoot which we did one evening last summer. Dave even asked us if we wouldn't mind if he brought a film crew along to film him working with us. The evening was fantastic and the photos he produced blew us away. We loved them so much we decided to do a second Luv Shoot, this time in late winter in Rotterdam zoo for a different kind of look. Again he produced amazing photos and having worked with him twice by this stage we were so relaxed and confident in front of the camera by the time it came to our wedding day in March. During the wedding day, Dave was such a professional. He gets on so easily with everybody. Our families and guests loved him. He was so discrete during the day. He knew exactly when to anticipate events and get some fantastic candid shots. The few formal photos we asked for didn't even feel like formals thanks to his approach. Like the Luv Shoots, the photos he shot for our wedding are amazing. All our friends and family who have seen the photos so far say that they have never seen such great wedding photos. It's so difficult to get good wedding photographers here in Holland and we are absolutely thrilled to have found Dave. We can absolutely recommend him.
Added 1st Jan 1970
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Myself and Jim wish to truly thank you for being our wedding photographer. We first picked you having seen 1) your work and 2) how you work, at Jim's brothers wedding. It was so important to us to have someone who we knew would take great pictures but at the same time blend into the background themselves. From our first meeting with you a year before the wedding you took on every bit of info about what style of photos we wanted how long we wanted to spend and exactly what we wanted to capture.
On the day itself you were amazing and so unobtrusive which is fantastic when you are trying to capture fly on the wall style photos but yet you were also great at directing us for the more posed family shots.
When we got home from honeymoon we were dying to see the pictures and are so happy that you got so many good shots of all our guests as well as ourselves and they are all so natural. We now have the fun job of trying to whittle down to album photos out of all the wonderful shots but we will treasure them all for years to come.
Thank you so much for doing an amazing job.
Added 1st Jan 1970
Sophia and Michael
OMG Dave!!!!
I am absolutely trilled to bits with the photos. They are absolutely amazing and the ones in Glendalough are stunning and look like they are taken directly from a top notch magazine. We are overwhelmed by the quality of them especially given the time constraints.
We cannot thank you enough Dave and our thanks to Siobhan also. You captured our day so vividly and we will always have the photos to look back on.
All I can say is, thank God we hired the best!!!
I'll be in touch when we get back re album and thank you cards etc. ( you may need to help me choose ;-) ).
Btw, you would Love NZ, the scenery is awesome and Mick even said "Dave Duignan would love it over here"!!!
Anyway Dave, again a sincere thank you for all your work, we are chuffed to bits.
Added 1st Jan 1970
Cathryn
Hi Dave
The photos are beautiful. You've done a wonderful job and I shall certainly be passing along your name to any friends or family member in Ireland or Wales getting married in the future! I just wanted to say thank you for being so professional from start to finish and for helping me to remain calm on the day! I usually take photos really badly as having my photo taken makes me uncomfortable but I look so relaxed and happy in the photos and I know a lot of it was down to your relaxed and fun approach!
Thank-you again so much Dave. I think we were very lucky to have you capture our special day!
Kindest Regards
Added 1st Jan 1970
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Hi Dave
Still on honeymoon having a ball. Firstly thank you so much for your work on the wedding day you were so discreet and exactly what we had asked for. We enjoyed the getting photos done and it didn't feel like a chore at all. The images you captured are brilliant. I completely relived the day looking at them all. We are delighted.
Added 1st Jan 1970
Kevin and Emma
Hi David,
We had a great honeymoon and enjoyed every minute of it - just like the wedding! We've had a look through the photos and are delighted with them. They really do capture the day very well and you did a fantastic job of keeping us relaxed and smiling.
The mix of colour and black and white is well chosen too. Thanks for doing an excellent job and we're already highly recommending you to some of our friends.
Added 1st Jan 1970
Nickey
WOW!!! OMG Dave you did an amazing job, you captured everything and everyone beautifully. Just so you know, I'm so glad you were our photographer. Thank you so much
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Hi Dave
I received the album on Wednesday. I love it! I'm so delighted with it! It really tells an amazing story. I can t wait to show Mark when I get back to Perth. Also, the other pictures you got printed are perfect. Thank you so much. I really appreciate how quickly you organised all the pictures and the album. Its been lovely to show everyone at home before I take it back to Perth! I hope all is well with you.
Take care
Added 1st Jan 1970
Niamh and Brian
Having our photos taken on our wedding day was, to our surprise, one of the most enjoyable parts of the day! Dave was professional, organised, unobtrusive and had a great manner throughout the entire day. In our meetings before the wedding he covered every aspect of the day, he astounded us with his knowledge of the grounds in our venue, even though he had never worked there before. His planning was meticulous and evident throughout the entire day. The volume and variety of pictures that were taken showed the amount of effort that he puts in from start to finish and his talent.
But more importantly, the photos that we now have to remind us of the best day of our lives are amazing. We could not be more happy with them and never tire of the compliments we receive when people see them. We could not recommend David highly enough, we were really lucky to have found him for our special day.
Added 1st Jan 1970
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