Wedding Capture Co

The boys are back (and in a new room!) for another episode of the pod and this one has an interesting little twist…

Tom & Chris prepared questions for each other, but without the other seeing them beforehand.so, the answers you hear are all 100% genuine reaction and opinions with no preparation or thought to the answers allowed. 

The questions asked cover a range of industry topics such as:
- How much of a genuine threat are content creators to videography as we know it?
- Is documentary an art form of its own, or just an excuse to be a lazy photographer?
- Why do photographers generally charge more than videographers but do less work?

We hope this is an episode that encourages genuine conversation about some of the lesser spoken topics of our industry and maybe even leaves you with something to think about as you embark on another busy season of weddings. 

As always, we’d love to hear your feelings and opinions on these topics, so don’t be afraid to DM us or comment your views and join in the chat.  
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Keywords: Destination weddings, documentary wedding photography, wedding videography, content creators, pricing gaps, lazy photographers.

This week we’re welcoming our first guest of 2026, the wonderful Adam Lowndes. 
 
Most of you will know Adam from his prolific BTS content that he posts on TikTok that and amassed him an impressive following. 

Adam’s friendly and open-book approach has also helped him build a wonderful online community amongst photographers, which made him the perfect choice for someone we’d love to have a conversation with on this pod.
 
However, this chat isn’t about TikTok, social media or his Insta 360; this one is much deeper than that as Adam shares a personal journey that led him to adopting his daughter. We can’t thank Adam enough for his willingness to share this with us and being so honest and open about a subject that isn’t discussed enough.
 
We talk about his entire journey from beginning to end and how it’s shaped the way he runs his business today.
 This episode breaks down a lot of walls when it comes to balancing parenthood and self employment, with loads of lessons in there for everyone. 
 
Thanks again to Adam for being the kindest, most incredible guest and be sure to reach out and thank him if this episode resonates with you.
 
Adam’s links:
Website: https://www.adamlowndes.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamlowndesphotography/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adamlowndesphotography

Adam’s Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialmediaweddingphotography

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Keywords: Adam Lowndes, Tiktok, Adoption, IVF, outsourcing, wedding photography, wedding education, social media.

It’s been a minute since we sat down to record and we’ve both had a busy few weeks - albeit in very different ways.
 
Tom has been away on a real adventure of a holiday and Chris has been working on his edit pile and constructing his own bespoke CRM.
 
In this episode we both talk about the takeaways from our endeavours as well as coming together on a really lovely chat about analogue living; something that stemmed from the resolutions/goals we set in our ‘Year in Review’ episode at the beginning of 2026. (Episode 67 if you want to listen!)
 
Both of us have found ourselves really enjoying journalling, reading and trying to strike a solid balance between, business, mindfulness and the clarity that screen-free time can bring. If you’re on the fence about how much these things might help you, that section is defiantly worth a listen. 
 
We then close things out with Chris talking through the CRM that he’s built, the incredible functionality that it has (honestly it’s in INSANE) and how what started out purely as a passion project to help run his own business, might even end up being available to you at some point soon. 
 
Thanks as always for all of your support and appreciation of this podcast, we genuinely couldn’t do it without you and love to hear from you all in the comments, DM’s and emails.

LINKS:
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Watch along on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WeddingCaptureCoPodcast

Keywords: Analogue life, journalling, wedding photography, wedding videography, Claude AI, CRM, holidays.

Are you scrolling through Instagram right now and feel that everything just looks the same??

 It feels like wedding suppliers are all jumping on the latest trends, buying the latest presets and copying the last big reel that went viral.
 
 We know it’s a wild ride in the wedding world right now, but what if you stopped chasing what works everyone else and shared what speaks to you?

 We’re called wedding creatives for a reason, so this episode is all about tuning out the noise of social media, copying our industry idols and actually showcasing our own creativity, our own voice and being authentically ourselves.
 
 We talk about the joy of experimenting with new kit and techniques, showing your face online (as it’s the most unique thing you have!) and how actively going against the grain will make you stand out more than joining in the race with everyone else. 
 
 This episode was born entirely out of an off-pod conversation between us and it gets quite impassioned in places! 
 We hope this one will leave you feeling inspired and empowered to share what you truly love and attract the clients who you’re meant to work for.

As always, we’d absolutely love to hear your thoughts on this one, so be sure to drop into our DM’s on Instagram or leave us a comment on YouTube.

If you’re not following us on those platforms, I’ll drop the links below:
 
 Follow us on Instagram at: www.instagram.com/weddingcapture.co

Watch along on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WeddingCaptureCoPodcast

PS: You’ll have to tune in til the very end for the title to make sense, but I guarantee you’ll be glad you did!

In an ideal world, wedding suppliers will all get along, make friends and be able to work in harmony, even if you only met for the first time on the day.

Sadly that isn’t always the case and we’ve probably all got a story where we’ve worked with someone who just doesn’t want to play nice.

As a podcast that’s hosted by both photo & video co-hosts, we think we’re in a pretty good positions to have an open chat about this. 

We’ll offer our advice on how to stay professional in front of the couple, find workable solutions to getting what you need and maybe even avoid this from growing into a bigger problem as the day progresses. 

This episode isn’t about spilling gossip, it’s about giving you validation to set boundaries with difficult peers, being the bigger person and ultimately getting what you need from that wedding, with or without the other persons help. 

Hopefully it’s an episode you’ll never need to use, but it’s always better to be prepared than get caught unaware on the day. 

If you enjoyed this conversation, don’t forget to do all the little things (like, subscribe, comment etc) that help support what we do. 

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Watch along on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WeddingCaptureCoPodcast

Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve probably seen how commonplace the use of AI is online and in everyday life now. 

So, if you’re a wedding creative and fearing that you’re going to get left behind by the robots, then this episode is for you.

The last time we did a deep dive on AI was back in Episode 17 and in the 18 months since we recorded that, the changes and new features that have emerged almost beggar belief. From the dawn of generative fill and Imagen AI’s colour grading, we’re now in a world, where Ai can’t only help edit your photos, it can create whole new images and video, all by feeding it a simple prompt.

In this episode Chris does a full rundown on the AI tools he used to create a full-blown Christmas advert for his business and the impact that sharing that on Instagram had. 

We then go on to talk about some of the AI tools that we both use on a regular basis to help give balance and stay on top of everything as one-person business owner in 2026. Once you’ve listened in, check out the names of some of the tools we mentioned:

Chat GPTNano Banana
Imagen AI 
Aftershoot 
Higgsfield

If you enjoyed this conversation, don’t forget to do all the little things (like, subscribe, comment etc) that help support what we do. 
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Happy New Year! (If it’s not too late to say that still!?)

We’re back for our first episode of 2026 and we kick things off with a quick catchup about how we spent the festive period and Chris’ wedding on New Years Eve. It wouldn’t be an episode of the WCC without some form of topic and this week we have a good one…
 
 Are you productive or are you a procrastinator?? 
 
 With edits from last year still looming and a tax return to file before the end of the month, we thought this was a good chat to have to we can all harness that productivity and get caught up to speed, before the 2026 season kicks in. 
 
 For us, it’s all about being honest with yourself; knowing how & when that procrastination can creep in and how to keep it at bay.
 We talk through the routines, mindset and tools we use in order to be productive and also offer the theory that procrastination isn’t always a bad thing. 
 
 Don’t forget to like, subscribe and review this podcast, as we love to hear from all of you! 

Our final episode of 2025, but due to a late release it’s now also the first episode of 2026!
 
Back at the beginning of December, Tom & Chris sat down to record what has become an annual tradition of the Wedding Capture Co; our big end of year episode where we give ourselves (and each other) our annual appraisal of how we’ve found the past 12 months.

We take stock of our highs & lows of the year as well as set some goals for the new year ahead. 

We take turns to talk about our journeys through 2025; a year which has been resoundingly tough for wedding suppliers and how we’ve navigated ourselves through that and come out the other side. Chris’ year has involved becoming a father, buying a camcorder and really finding his ideal client, whilst Tom’s has been more about doing less weddings, getting reacquainted with film photography and the rewards of being mentored.

We also look back over the 23 episodes we made in 2025 and talk about the direction of this podcast too.

If you’ve just landed back at your desk at the beginning of the year, or even tackling a long drive to a January wedding, this episode will inspire you to take a fond look at your previous year and set some killer ambitions for 2026. 
 

 Thanks as always for all of your support and appreciation of this podcast, we genuinely couldn’t do it without you and love to hear from you all in the comments, DM’s and emails.

LINKS:
Follow us on Instagram at: www.instagram.com/weddingcapture.co

Watch along on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WeddingCaptureCoPodcast

Keywords: 2025 review, end of year, Black Friday, wedding photography, wedding videography, work life balance, 2026 goals.

It’s fair to say that most wedding creatives work for themselves - so what better topic for a December episode than a good chat over the myths, wins & realities of running your own business in the wedding industry? The Christmas tree is up, but the gloves are off when it comes to sharing the honest truths of self employment. 
 
 Whilst we’re definitely not qualified experts in business (or accountants for financial advice!) we both have a decade of running wedding business’ behind us and at times run them in very different ways, but with quite similar goals in mind. We talk through our day-to-day routines, the do’s and don’ts and the biggest lessons we’ve learnt in business along the way.
 
 This episode is a lesson in self-confidence, self discipline and an unwavering stubbornness to work for anyone other than ourselves. 
 Being self employed is a wild ride, but also hugely rewarding and we hope this episode is enough to encourage anyone to make the leap and go full time.

LINKS:
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Watch along on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WeddingCaptureCoPodcast

Keywords: Christmas, Self employment, wedding industry, sole trader, wedding photography, wedding videography, self discipline, running a business.
 

As we enter the last month of 2025, we’re all beginning to look ahead into the new year and what it might have in store for us as wedding creatives.
 In this episode Tom & Chris muse over their thoughts & predictions for what they think the biggest trends of 2026 will be.

The big takeaways include:

- The continued growth of AI and content creation at weddings.

- Will 2026 see the death of the editorial style all together?
 - Does BTS content for social media just feel old & dated now?
 - Gen-Z couples want different weddings to millennials, do we need to adapt?
 - Should we all start offering analogue?

We’re certainly not experts or trendsetters, so don’t take this as gospel truth, but it’s certainly a fun episode that’ll give you some food for thought about next year. 

Do you have any ideas for big trends that we filed to mention? As always we’d love to hear from you about this, so comment below or slide into our DM’s.
 
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Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nWbCdrEXp2BsQNbsPxDed?si=5d78ddafa1da4aff

Watch along on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@WeddingCaptureCoPodcast

Keywords: 2026 wedding trends, wedding trends, content creation, AI, Editorial style, BTS, Gen-Z weddings, analogue photography, film, super 8.