Shine Pics/ Wedding Photography/ Late Availability
Lost your photographer? Booking last-minute? Send your date — if we have it free, we'll confirm by return. Same quality, same delivery, same approach. No "rush fee" surcharge.
Still looking?
A photographer pulls out, plans shift, the date sneaks up — and suddenly you need to find someone, properly, fast.
If you're on this page, you're probably one of three things: your original photographer cancelled, you're booking later than you planned, or you're a weekday wedding looking for an honest quote. All three are completely fine. We've taken bookings the week before a wedding, and occasionally the day before, when the date fits.
The short version: send your date, venue and ceremony time on the form below. If we're free, we'll come back within one working day — usually faster — with availability and a recommended package. If we're not free, we'll say so straight away, and where we can, recommend someone we trust.
No "rush fee". No quality compromise. The published prices apply whether you're booking 18 months out or 18 days out. The only thing different on a late booking is the speed of the back-and-forth.
Send your date now →From enquiry to confirmed
We treat late bookings exactly like any other booking — just on a faster clock.
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Now
Form below — date, venue, ceremony time, rough package idea. Two minutes. Mark it urgent if the wedding is inside two weeks.
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Within 1 day
Honest answer by email — yes, no, or "yes if you adjust the start time". If yes, you'll get a quote and a payment link in the same reply.
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Once deposit lands
Calendar updated, your day is held. We move into the same pre-wedding rhythm as any other booking — must-have shot list, timing chat, confirmation a week before.
Photo only vs photo + video on a late booking
If you've got a few extra hours to think, both choices are still open. Here's the honest comparison for a late booking.
The fastest path. One photographer, one workflow, gallery in a week. Most late bookings land here.
Ideal forCouples who need it sorted quickly and want the photo coverage they were always planning, without scope creep.
Two-camera video plus the photo coverage. We can still pull this off late if the date is clear — but the lead time on the edited film is longer.
Ideal forCouples who want the full record — especially if the speeches or ceremony are the bits they most don't want to miss.
All packages · Same prices
Published prices apply whether you book 18 months out or 18 days out. Travel charges may apply outside NI. Interest-free direct debit available on every package.
Travel charges may apply outside NI · Interest-free direct debit available · Bespoke add-ons by request.
See full breakdown →"A late booking is just a tighter calendar — not a lower-quality day. Same kit, same approach, same delivery."Our approach · late availability
Late-booking FAQs
Honestly — almost never too late. We've taken bookings the week before a wedding, and even occasionally the day before, when the date fits.
Weekday and short-coverage slots are routinely available even on short notice. A Friday at Belfast City Hall followed by a nearby reception is one of the most-bookable shapes there is.
Yes, that's exactly what this page exists for. Send us your venue, date and ceremony time and we'll come back within one working day with availability and a recommended package.
No judgment about the situation — it happens more often than the industry admits. We'll just focus on getting your day covered.
Yes. Same kit, same approach, same editing process, same delivery. A late booking is just a tighter calendar — not a compromise on what you receive.
You'll get the same private online gallery, individually edited images and digital delivery as any other booking. See the main wedding photography page for the full standard.
We reply to all enquiries within one working day, and usually much faster. If your wedding is in the next two weeks, mark it as urgent in the form and we'll prioritise.
Once we confirm availability and you pay the deposit, the date is locked — same as any other booking.
No. Published prices apply whether you book 18 months out or 18 days out — £150 (1 hr) to £550 (all day) for photography. Travel charges may apply outside NI.
The only thing that's different on a late booking is the speed of the back-and-forth.
We'll say so straight away — usually in the first reply. Where we can, we'll recommend a trusted photographer who might still have availability. We'd rather see you covered by someone good than leave you stuck.
Check this date
Tell us your ceremony time and venue. If your wedding is inside two weeks, mark it urgent and we'll prioritise — most late enquiries get a same-day reply.
Every package · including late bookings
Bridal preps addon — up to one hour at the bride's house prior to leaving for the ceremony (time-dependent, one address).
2 & 3 consecutive hour photo packages — e.g. church & venue, to simulate cake cutting.
All Day Photography includes bridal preps through to around 15–20 minutes after the first dance.
All photos provided digitally, free of charge, via a private online gallery.
Photographer available between end of meal and evening set-up for any guest portraits.
Video packages run two cameras (one static). Typical all-day video runs 15–20 minutes edited.
Video packages include unedited speeches and ceremony from the static camera, in full, free of charge.
Interest-free direct debit payment plans available on every package.
NI · Est 2008