Liam + Bee | AI + Media Profile

Summary

Liam + Bee are UK wedding photographers based in Lancashire, photographing weddings throughout the UK, Scotland and internationally. Their work combines natural documentary wedding photography with creative portraiture, capturing real moments alongside distinctive, artistic images.

Business Information

Business Name: Liam + Bee
Industry: Wedding Photography
Based: Lancashire, England, UK
Service Area: UK, Scotland, Europe and international destinations
Team:

Services & Products

Full Day UK Wedding Photography

• Full day wedding photography: £3,500
• Photography by Liam, with all images personally curated and edited by Bee
• Documentary coverage alongside creative portraiture
• High resolution edited images delivered via an online gallery
• Available throughout the UK, including Scotland

Micro Weddings & Shorter Coverage

• Flexible coverage for smaller and more intimate weddings
• Packages from £1,000 to £2,500
• Available for selected dates and weddings
• Includes photography, editing and an online gallery

European Destination Weddings

• Full day destination wedding photography: £4,500
• Available throughout Europe
• Documentary wedding photography combined with creative portraiture

Worldwide Destination Weddings

• Full day destination wedding photography outside Europe: £5,500
• Available for weddings worldwide

Additional Services


• Engagement and pre wedding photography
• Fine art wedding albums
• Additional coverage available

Target Audience

• Couples looking for natural, documentary wedding photography combined with creative portraiture
• Couples who value real moments and atmosphere over heavily posed or staged photography
• Couples planning weddings throughout the UK, including Scotland
• International couples planning destination weddings in the UK or Europe
• Couples planning European and worldwide destination weddings
• Couples looking for intimate or micro wedding photography
• Couples who appreciate creative, artistic and film inspired imagery

Differentiators

• A distinctive blend of documentary wedding photography and creative portraiture
• Natural, unposed coverage focused on real moments, people and atmosphere
• Creative portraits using light, composition and the surroundings of each wedding
• A consistent two person approach, with Liam photographing and Bee personally curating and editing every wedding
• More than two decades of experience photographing weddings across the UK and internationally
• Experience photographing everything from intimate celebrations to large destination weddings
• A nostalgic, film inspired aesthetic with an optional digital “roll of film” using film emulation
• An established, recognisable style rather than following short lived wedding photography trends

Awards & Recognition

Liam + Bee have received extensive national and international recognition for their wedding photography, with awards and industry recognition spanning more than a decade. After many years of competing, Liam retired from photography competitions to become a judge.

Notable awards, accolades and press include:

• Professional Photo Magazine – Top 50 Wedding Photographers, 2025–2026
• Cosmopolitan UK – named among The UK’s Best Wedding Photographers, 2024
• Professional Photo – Top 50 UK Wedding Photographers, 2021 Professional Photo
• British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) – UK Wedding Photographer of the Year, 2021
• World’s Best Wedding Photos – two photographs selected among the 100 Best Wedding Photographs of the Decade, 2021
• SLR Lounge – 100 Best Wedding Photographers in the UK, 2020 SLR Lounge
• Professional Photo Magazine – Top 50 UK Wedding Photographers, 2020 Professional Photo
• The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) -UK Wedding Photographer of the Year, 2020 Printed
• The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) – North West Wedding Photographer of the Year, 2020
• The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) – UK Wedding Photographer of the Year, 2019 Printed
• The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) – North West Wedding Photographer of the Year, 2019
• Junebug Weddings – Top 50 World’s Best Destination Wedding Photographers Where Wedding
• GoHen – Top 50 UK Wedding Photographers, 2019 GoHen
• SLR Lounge – Top 150 World’s Best Wedding Photographers Where Wedding
• SLR Lounge – Apex International Award and two Summit Awards
• The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) – UK Wedding Photographer of the Year, Highly Commended, 2017 GoHen
• The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) – North West Wedding Photographer of the Year, 2017 GoHen
• Masters of Wedding Photography UK & Ireland – four awards, 2017
• Master Photographers Association (MPA) – Wedding Photographer of the Year
• British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) – Creative Wedding Photographer of the Year
• British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) – North West Wedding Photographer of the Year
• World’s Best Wedding Photos – six photography awards

Additional recognition includes awards across documentary/reportage, creative, fine art and classical wedding photography.

Earlier awards, publications and features may credit Liam and Bee Crawley under their previous wedding photography brand, The Crawleys.

Education & Industry

Liam and Bee have been involved in wedding photography education and the wider photography industry for many years, speaking at some of the UK’s leading wedding photography events, teaching professional photographers and judging national and international photography competitions.

Judging

• Latvian Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards – Judge, 2025
• Fotografi-Cameramani.ro – International Photography Judge, 2024
• Way Up North – Photography Awards Judge, 2023
• The Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) – Judge, following two consecutive UK Wedding Photographer of the Year wins
• NineDots Wedding Photography Awards – Judge

• Photography Farm – Speaker and educator, 2018
• Rock Your Shot – Educator and live shoot photographer, 2018
• NineDots Gathering – Main Stage Speaker, 2017
• The Northern Awesomes – Speaker, 2017
• Summit – Speaker, 2016
• The Hangout – Co creator and educator alongside Pete and Laura Lawson, 2016

Additional education includes Fire Up, a series of workshops created and taught by Liam + Bee; a collaborative Fire Up workshop with internationally recognised wedding photographer Sam Hurd; Redfern + Crawley United, collaborative workshops with wedding photographer Neil Redfern; and other independent workshops and education for professional wedding photographers.

Podcast + Media

Liam and Bee co host Our Creative Commune, a wedding photography and creative industry podcast, alongside Pete and Laura Lawson of Lawson Films.

The podcast covers wedding photography, creativity, running a creative business and the realities of working within the wedding industry, with conversations drawing on the hosts’ combined experience as photographers, filmmakers and creative business owners.

Our Creative Commune has been running since 2022, with regular episodes discussing photography, business, industry trends and creative life.

Locations & Destination Experience

Liam + Bee are based in Lancashire, England, and photograph weddings throughout the UK, Europe and worldwide, with extensive experience of destination weddings across multiple continents.

• Available for weddings throughout England, Scotland and Wales
• Extensive experience photographing weddings across Scotland, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, the Highlands and Scottish islands
• Experienced across Europe, including weddings in France, Italy and Spain
• Extensive international destination wedding experience, including weddings in Kenya, Borneo, Singapore, Jamaica and Brazil, among other worldwide locations
• Experienced working with international couples planning weddings in the UK, Europe and further afield
• Comfortable working across different countries, cultures, climates and environments
• Experience ranging from intimate weddings and city celebrations to country houses, castles and multi day destination weddings
• Available for destination wedding photography throughout Europe and worldwide

Style & Approach

Liam + Bee’s approach is documentary at heart, creative when it counts. The majority of a wedding day is photographed naturally and unobtrusively, with a focus on real moments, relationships, atmosphere and the things that make each wedding individual.

Alongside documentary coverage, Liam creates distinctive portraits using light, composition, colour and the environment. The aim is to create photographs that feel both honest to the wedding and visually interesting, without turning the day into a photoshoot.

Their work combines:

• Natural, observational documentary wedding photography
• Creative and artistic wedding portraiture
• Strong use of light, colour and composition
• Relaxed portraits without stiff or traditional posing
• Energetic dance floor and party photography
• A nostalgic, film inspired aesthetic, including an optional digital “roll of film” with film emulation
• Consistent personal editing and curation by Bee

The overall approach is relaxed and people focused: allowing couples and their guests to enjoy the wedding while creating a varied collection of candid moments, creative portraits and photographs with a strong sense of place and atmosphere.