laura bareham photography

What do you offer?

I believe that every couple should have the exact wedding day that THEY want, and strive to offer a service that supports this from every angle. I create space for couples to be totally themselves whilst providing beautiful documentary coverage of their special day.

Why do you want to work with the LGBTQ+ community?

It’s so important that queer people have spaces where we feel safe, accepted and free to be ourselves. As a queer person, I hear all the time that “everything’s great now isn’t it! Why are you still going on about it?” but I know from personal experience that that just isn’t the case and there’s still a long way to go for equality in all areas, and especially in the wedding industry. The prevalence of heteronormative language in wedding spaces is still strong, leaving queer couples feeling alienated and ostracised. No couple should ever have, even for a second, that voice in the back of their head wondering “Will we be treated differently because of who we are?” and every day I strive in my business to be one of those safe spaces where that question will never need to be asked.

Allyship

I have removed gendered language from my website, prioritise pronouns and consistently challenge heteronormative assumptions from both within and without. Whilst I’m a queer person myself, I never assume that my own lived experience applies to everyone and seek out stories and lived experiences from others within the community, constantly learning to improve my knowledge, understanding and then my business using this.