Yana Skakun
No Script. No Convention.
Non-Traditional Wedding Photographer
For couples who designed their day from scratch. Documentary photography that adapts to what you built, not what weddings are supposed to look like.
Designed by You, Documented by Me
Non-traditional weddings are, by definition, difficult to categorise. They might be small or large, formal or casual, conventional-adjacent or completely off-script. What they share is that the couple made their own decisions about what the day should look like — ignoring, selecting from, or completely rejecting the wedding industry template.
Documentary photography suits non-traditional weddings particularly well, because it documents what actually happens rather than manufacturing a version of what wedding pictures are supposed to look like. When your day is genuinely different, the best photography is the kind that captures the difference honestly rather than smoothing it away.
How This Approach Works
No Script
Non-traditional weddings don't follow the timeline or sequence of conventional ones. I adapt to what actually happens rather than expecting events in a particular order.
Unconventional Venues
Art galleries, restaurants, parks, boats, back gardens, warehouses, chapels that haven't been weddings before — unusual spaces are where I do some of my best work.
Non-Standard Dress
Jumpsuits, colour, black, vintage, suits, short dresses, and everything else — the visual diversity of non-traditional weddings is one of what makes them compelling to document.
Alternative Ceremonies
Humanist, secular, handfasting, self-written — the ceremony at the heart of a non-traditional wedding is often the most interesting part to photograph.
Investment
Packages
Essential
£1,395
6 hours · 300+ images
- Ceremony & reception coverage
- Non-traditional detail documentation
- Flexible approach
- Documentary style
- High-resolution gallery
- 4-week delivery
Most Popular
Full Day
£2,395
10 hours · 500+ images
- Getting ready through last dance
- Full venue coverage
- Extended couple portraits
- Guest candid moments
- High-resolution gallery
- 4-week delivery
Premium
£3,395
12 hours · 700+ images
- Complete day coverage
- Engagement session
- Fine art album (30 spreads)
- Two photographers
- Priority 3-week delivery
Questions
What counts as non-traditional?
Anything you designed yourselves without following the standard wedding template. That might mean a backyard ceremony and a restaurant dinner, or a legal quickie ceremony and a massive house party, or something quite elaborate that just happens to not resemble any wedding that came before it.
Do you have experience with unusual wedding formats?
Yes — I photograph a wide range of alternative weddings and have covered elopements, micro-weddings, all-day festivals, multi-venue celebrations, and ceremonies that weren't technically permitted to be called weddings but very much were.
How far in advance should we book?
For weekend dates 6-18 months ahead, ideally as soon as you have a date. I have some mid-week and off-season availability at shorter notice.
Tell Me About Your Wedding
The more different it is, the more interested I am.
Get in Touch
Let's Create Together
Tell me about your vision and I'll be in touch within 24 hours.