
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER REVIEWS NORTHERN IRELAND
REAL WEDDINGS REAL REVIEWS
Kind Words & Reviews From Real Brides & Grooms
When my brides and grooms tell me that they are over the moon with their photos, it makes me so happy as well. Thank you to everyone who took time to write all of these beautiful reviews. You can check the authenticity of these reviews on my social media channels.
Last updated July 2024.
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Jenny & Eamon
Redcastle Oceanfront, Golf & Spa
Shea has been an absolute pleasure to work with very professional and friendly we 100% highly recommend.
Our wedding and engagement shoots photos are unbelievable and I don't know how we're going to choose our album as we love each and every photo we cant stop looking at them.
Shea captured every moment in our big day even behind the scenes when we didn’t realise as well as our guests.
We're probably the most awkward people to take photos but Shea made us feel totally comfortable. All our guests are talking how incredible the photos are.
We really look forward to getting our album back.
Thanks again Shea.
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Tylor & Jamie
Kilyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen
I contacted Shea back in early 2021 about an engagement photo shoot, I’d always loved his work and with getting engaged during Covid, I didn’t want it to pass without some kind of memories to look back on.
I told Shea we’d love to do something different with our shoot, incorporate in our daily lives & work and he suggested doing both that and some slightly posed shoots, he had the patience of a saint and the outcome was honestly out of this world. When we finally got our wedding booked later that year we couldn’t miss Shea! After contacting him, we got the plan in place and he made us a package we couldn’t refuse.
He kept contact attentively throughout the many months of planning and had our schedule planned to a T well before the wedding took place.
Shea arrived with the boys early in the morning and got the most amazing shots, so chilled and then then he slipped into my home house and with us barely noticing he had arrived. He headed off the the chapel and again we honestly didn’t even realise he was there (he’s like a well practiced ninja😂.)
His plan was to get all our family shots done at the chapel before heading off to save us time when we arrived at the reception and it worked like a dream! Shea stayed right to the bitter end, a lot longer than we’d even planned for him to stay! We received a slide show of some snaps within 12 hours! and the outcome speaks for itself.
Four weeks later we received all our images and we couldn’t be more delighted with them. Shea has blown us away right from our engagement shoot and we honestly can not recommend him enough, he’s so passionate about what he does and it shows from the minute you book your first consultation.
He has a genuine care for everyone, such a calming nature and follows the brief faultlessly.
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Aideen & Lee
Castle Leslie Estate, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
We could not recommend Shea highly enough! He was an absolute pleasure to deal with and made us both feel right at ease from the first time we met with him!
We opted for an engagement shoot ahead of the wedding and from the get go Shea was enthusiastic, professional and accomodating, making us both feel so relaxed! (He didn't even complain when we had him do a long hike to the beach)! Our engagement photos turned out amazing so we knew we were in good hands for the big day.
When it came to the wedding, Shea was brilliantly organised and captured every detail so perfectly, so much so that when he invited us to view our wedding slideshow we felt like we were reliving the day all over again! We honestly could not be happier with our wedding photographs & cannot wait to see our full album!
Thank you Shea for being so amazing at your job & for adding to our special day!
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Carla & Keith
Craigbane, Co. Derry & Ballyliffin Lodge, Donegal
Shea is a fantastic wedding photographer! We were delighted with all the photos from our wedding.
Shea was a pleasure to work with, nothing was a problem. All our photos were ready a few weeks after our wedding and when we got our album we were both delighted with it, amazing quality!
We highly recommend Shea.
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Claire & Robert
Eglinton, Co. Londonderry & White Horse, Campsie
Robert and I cannot thank Shea enough for our wedding photos they are beautiful.
I really didn’t want anyone else but Shea to be our wedding photographer.
He loves his job and it clearly shows.
He’s so easy to get on with and makes you so at ease.
I highly recommend!
Thanks again, I look forward to seeing our album.
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Emma & Peter
Claudy, Co. Derry & Harvey’s Point, Donegal
Absolutely buzzing after seeing my wedding pictures for the first time!!
Our wedding was at Harvey’s Point. Our photography is amazing Shea Deighan, such a brilliant job!
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Aimee & John
Tamnaherin, Co. Derry & Silver Tassie, Donegal
Shea is so professional and amazing at what he does.
He’s so organised and has everything done to a schedule, even like me if you don’t stick to it (sorry Shea) lol you still manage to get all the amazing pics which was planned.
From meeting Shea and booking him to our engagement photos and then the wedding, he made us so at ease at times we even forgot he was there.
He met up with us a month before the wedding and organised everything for the day of photos, styles etc.
He also done the most of our wedding album design which was such a help to us.
The pics from our engagement and wedding are amazing and so different compared to other photographers.
I couldn’t recommend him enough and we cannot wait to see our finished album.
Thanks Shea for everything.
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Ciara & Sean
We just wanted to say a massive thank you for capturing our special day.
I was delighted with our photo viewing tonight and can’t wait to pick out the photos for our album.
From our engagement shoot to our first dance you were amazing and we could not have asked for more.
The guest book you put together with the engagement photos was just stunning and all of our guests complimented it.
You are a gentleman and I would highly recommend you to family and friends.
Thank you.
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Orla & Michael
We lifted our wedding album last night from Shea and can honestly say it was beyond any expectations we had.
From the first time meeting Shea he made us feel so at ease. He captured so many photos on the day we had trouble narrowing them down.
Not only that but we had our pictures just two weeks after the wedding and now have our album and all, just three months later.
We couldn’t recommend him enough as a photographer, nothing was a problem and he went above and beyond everytime.
Not only is Shea so professional but he’s also a lovely person who can have the craic with you on the day and makes it a bit of fun.
Thank you again Shea and you will definitely be seeing us again if we ever need a photographer in the future.
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Heidi & Martin
We cannot thank you enough for what you did for us on Friday.
You were out of this world and we are beyond excited to see our photographs of our big day!
Your patience, professionalism and precision was outstanding. Everyone commented on how great you were.
We will be forever grateful.
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Rachel & Ryan
We have just collected our wedding album and it is just amazing! We are over the moon with it.
We can’t thank you enough for everything you done from the engagement shoot up until our big day.
Shea, you were brilliant. You really made us feel so comfortable.
Thank you so much Shea for all you done xx
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Laura & Matt
Shea, you did such a brilliant and professional job on our wedding photos!
You made us feel really relaxed and comfortable.
You contributed to our special day in such a lovely way.
Thanks again!
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Samantha & Mark
We both want to thank you for everything you have done, from the engagement shoot until now.
You are such an amazing photographer and managed to capture each part of our day just perfectly.
We never thought we would have had such a difficult job picking photos for our album. We love them all.
You have created some very special memories that we will treasure forever.
Thank you.
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Danielle & Jonathan
Thank you Shea for our beautiful wedding photos, we love them!
You are such a dedicated and talented photographer, a pleasure to have as part of our special day!
I would highly recommend you!
Thanks again.
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Bridgeen & Matt
I cannot recommend Shea highly enough for wedding photography.
He is a real professional at what he does and from our first visit we we’re confident that he would do a great job for us.
Shea helped us to feel relaxed and comfortable when taking our photos and he also done a fantastic job at helping us to schedule the order of our day to ensure that everything ran so smoothly.
We can’t wait to see our wedding album!
A first class wedding photographer.
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Ciara & Jeff
Wonderful to work with from the booking, pre wedding photoshoot, run up to the big day and couldn’t ask for better on the day.
Brilliantly organised, made our day run smoothly.
So easily worked with and a gentleman.
We loved our photos an album and would highly recommend Shea to anyone!
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Michaela & Mark
We knew from the moment we looked at Shea’s wedding portfolio that he was the photographer for our wedding day.
We first met Shea at our engagement shoot as we live in Scotland and Shea made us feel so comfortable and we thoroughly enjoyed this experience.
On our big day, everyone commented on how professional Shea was and he really helped our day run smoothly from start to finish.
His attention to detail and his ability to capture natural photos is of the highest standard.
When we went to collect our wedding album, we were just overwhelmed with the quality of our photos in our album.
We have dealt with Shea for over a two year period and I would highly recommend Shea to any future couples looking for professionalism and beautiful photos to capture their big day.
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Lisa & Niall
We were delighted with our wedding photos from Shea.
From getting ready that morning right through to our first dance, Shea captured some amazing photos and memories that we can look back on for years to come!
Our wedding album was ready to collect just 9 weeks after our wedding and we couldn’t be happier with it!
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Aimee & Ross
I would 100% recommend Shea for wedding photos.
Shea was amazing from start to finish, he took the most amazing photos.
He put us at ease and made us feel so comfortable.
Shea went out of his way and made sure he captured every detail of our special day.
Can't thank Shea enough for making our day so special and giving us photos that are out of this world.
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Stacey & Christopher
Donemana Presbyterian Church & Tullyglass Hotel
From the very first meeting we knew he was the photographer for us. Nothing was ever a bother to Shea.
We had an engagement shoot with our three dogs and just loved our photos. Shea used these photos to make a guestbook and signing frame for our wedding day which was a big hit with all our guests.
On the day of our wedding Shea was amazing, he went above and beyond, making everyone feel at ease and keeping us right with timing. He worked soo well with all the other vendors, makeup artists, videographer etc.
The day after our wedding he sent us a few pictures of our day which we loved. We were overwhelmed with all our wedding photos! We just loved them! We then had a zoom call to choose the photos for our album and once again Shea went above and beyond in the design of our album with such great attention to detail. I can’t wait to see our album now.
Thank you soo much for capturing our wedding day soo beautifully, we can’t thank you enough.
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Eimear & Ethan
Trench Road & Beech Hill House Hotel
Shea has honestly been the most fantastic photographer.
He is the most lovely man and we genuinely couldn’t be happier with our wedding photos!
Planning a wedding during the last year wasn’t easy but Shea was so accommodating and made everything so easy.
He added so much fun to our wedding day and there is honestly no better man for the job!
He was also so timely after the wedding and had all of our photos to us so quickly and we loved designing our wedding album - can’t wait to see the final product now!
Honestly Shea, we can’t thank you enough!
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Audrey & Lee
I would recommend Shea to anyone getting married.
He is a complete professional & a perfectionist in his work.
Due to Covid-19 we had to change our dates and Shea was completely supportive and so helpful during this time.
Not only is he a first class photographer he is a lovely guy as well, he has made the whole experience a happy one for us and he made the shoots super easy and comfortable for us.
Our engagement shoot was amazing and the wedding pictures just blew us away.
We can’t thank you enough Shea.
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Fiona & Kyle
Shea captured our special day and from start to finish Shea was patient, attentive, professional and with his friendly & humorous personality kept us both calm!
He took on board what we wanted and our likes and dislikes and our photographs show this throughout!
Myself and my husband would like to thank you Shea for our beautiful photos which will help us remember our amazing day for years to come!
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Danielle & Brian
Shea is an amazing photographer we could not have asked for better on our wedding day this year.
Not only is he excellent at photography, but he is a genuinely nice person and I can’t express how much easier it makes the lead up to the wedding and the day itself to have someone you like taking the pictures.
It hadn’t occurred to me as the bride that besides the groom the photographer is the person you spend most of the day with and Shea actually felt like a friend by the end of it.
He asked us what we wanted from our photos and we said lots of family shots. He went out of his way to get some beautiful family photos and candid ones of our guests.
Shea was also a hit with the page boys and flower girls who can be lively and he got them to behave by playing ‘Simon says’, my favourite pics are of them because they were cheeky and natural.
I can be very choosy about pictures as my new husband will verify, and I am really happy with the finished album and all the extra photos on the USB.
My sister even thinks Shea should have been the bridesmaid because he was so patient and good at fixing the dress!
Thank you Shea.
Brian and I, along with our families love the pictures.
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Laura & Richard
I came across Shea's work when scrolling through Instagram one night and instantly thought he would be perfect for our wedding.
We made an appointment and booked him straight away.
Shea is extremely knowledgeable and professional, blends into the background during the day and helped me relax more than he'll ever know!!
We had the opportunity to view our photos after a month and can honestly say they are amazing.
He was able to capture the spirit of our wedding perfectly.
It's going to be so difficult to pick for the album!!
Thanks once again Shea!
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Sarah & Ciaran
Just a message to once again say 'Thank you Shea Deighan' for being such an exceptional wedding photographer and for capturing our day so perfectly - you captured so many special moments, moments that we will forever treasure.
Our photographs exceeded all of our expectations and we are delighted with the wedding album you have since produced - all of our family and friends have also enjoyed seeing and sharing all of the photographs, with everyone commenting on your attention to detail and the quality of your work.
You were a pleasure to be around in the lead up to the wedding, confirming for us that we had, without a doubt, made the right decision in choosing you as our photographer and furthermore on the day itself as you created a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.
We couldn't recommend you highly enough and we will continue to recommend you to future brides and grooms.
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Joanne Cooke Hair Dresser
I do lots of weddings with Shea and he is so professional and not only that be has such a lovely way with him and respects that other professionals have their job to do on the day.
Love to see him coming when we are doing the hair and makeup for a bridal party.
