
Hi, I'm Dena Shearer
A documentary wedding photographer.
I’m a wedding photographer based in Dublin but travel all over Ireland to shoot weddings and elopements. I am also a LGBTQ+ wedding photographer and offer packages that range from a registry wedding right up to a full wedding day wedding.
I adopt a documentary approach to my photography and absolutely love capturing those magical moments that happen throughout the day. Your portrait sessions will be short and sweet but very creative, all the while feeling comfortable and undirected.
As much as your photography is important to me, so is customer service. From the minute you get in touch with me, I make it my goal to have an overall enjoyable, professional and relaxed experience.
I love to get to know my couples and have a great relationship before the big day. I believe this is important for your wedding photography and will allow you to be more natural and l forget I am even there.
Happy couples say
How I work
What is documentary wedding photography?
My goal is to be attentive whenever you need me but in the background when you don’t. I want you to feel as if I have looked after you 100% but that you hardly ever saw me on your wedding day whilst providing you with incredible memories to cherish of the whole day; I have literally been called ‘The Ninja Photographer’ :-)
I believe in providing premium customer service to my clients that goes far beyond just taking good photographs.

A picture is worth a thousand words
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V&R
Dublin City Love
“Dena, I recall the very day we made phone contact. I hold that day very close to my heart. I recall looking at my now husband whilst pointing to the phone and quietly trying to mouth, this is the one for us. We had been searching for a while and organising our special day from overseas is no mean feat. We were a little nervous as we asked, are you available on New Year’s Eve!?
The photos speak for themselves. Dena worked her way beautifully with the wintery Dublin lighting, the colourful Georgian doorways, the waterways and the slowly setting sunshine. The photos captured the city, the venue, us, our friends and family with perfection. Dena’s style and method to capturing those magical moments made us feel so comfortable. We left Dena to it, and Dena let us have fun and to thoroughly enjoy every moment of the day.
From day one to receiving the final photos, Dena was always in contact and would send us the occasional sneaky peeks of what to expect. Dena and the photography was an experience on its own. Not just a component of the wedding plans, Dena captured the day with ease, which allowed us to relax and enjoy our day.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts – R&V”