Creative, fun & emotive photography for laid back couples
multi award winning elopement & intimate wedding photographer in Northern ireland
If you are wildly in love and all about marrying your best friend, THINK THAT WEDDINGS SHOULD BE ABOUT DOING THINGS YOUR WAY, HAVING FUN AND GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN....
you’ve come to the right place!
do you like the sound of having fun, doing things differently and creating a bit of magic on the way?
I specialise in documenting intimate weddings and adventure elopements in Northern Ireland
breaking rules |having fun | creating magic
christin
just a wild and energetic creative soul based in Northern Ireland
Image by Belle Art Photography
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What my couples say
CHRISTIN,
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!! We are speechless!!
Thank you so much for capturing our time in Northern Ireland and Ireland.We had so, so much fun with you on Monday so the feeling is very mutual! We have been absolutely dying to see these photos all day and seriously do not have words to describe how gorgeous they are!
Kenna & Rob
“Omg Christin, We are still on Cloud 9 ... it was the most magical fairytale day of our lives!!! We are over the moon with what just happened just 4 days ago!!! We cannot thank you enough for being that most trusted, important and simply the best person we could chose to add to our special day! It was all truly a dream come true and even more!! We both fell in love with you on our zoom call =) but you were even so much more a part of the whole surreal experience that we will never forget!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE DAY OF MY LIFE!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THE PICTURES YOU SENT TODAY, YOU ARE SIMPLY THE VERY BEST!!!”
Laurie & John
“Christin and Gareth, I don't think there are any words that either of us can say. The video has both of us crying and laughing with such incredible joy! We loved getting to see all the incredible candid shots of everyone. You both have such incredible talent at picking out beautiful moments. Thank you both for being such an amazing part of our wedding day! You both were amazing and you made us both feel so comfortable and confident. These photos are an incredible way to relive our wedding day and we thank you for taking such care with them. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much!”
Dearbhla & Colm
Christin and Gareth, How do you do it? You've made our wedding day come to life again and I literally have goosebumps and tears in my eyes (happy tears of course)! We love the photos! Even the really funny ones that aren't perfectly posed - because it was REAL LIFE. This is exactly what we wanted and we can't thank you enough! We are really going to have trouble choosing which ones to print :))
Thanks again
Natalie and Johnny
“YOU ARE AMAZING!!! WE ARE JUST LAYING HERE STARING AT THEM IN AWE!!! THIS WAS THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE, WE WILL CHERISH OUR TIME WITH YOU AND THESE IMAGES FOREVER! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SNEAK PEEKS - THEY ARE STUNNING! YOU WERE TRULY MEANT TO DO THIS.THANK YOU SO MUCH! I CAN’T SAY IT ENOUGH!!!”
Parker & Madison
“We absolutely adore Christin + Gareth!!! We travelled to Ireland from the US, and being photographers ourselves, we knew exactly the look and style and vibe we were going for and searched for days trying to find the perfect local photographers. When we finally found the Martins we were SOLD. From their online presence to their galleries... We just knew they were perfect and would capture our anniversary session on the Cliffs of Moher perfectly. They were SO MUCH FUN! And made us feel so comfortable and they captured us absolutely perfectly. I can't thank them enough for these precious memories <3 <3 <3 10 out 10 would recommend them to anyone!”
Summer & Adam
“ actually speechless, how’d you make us look like that?! You’re amazing thank you so much, we’re so buzzing!”
Bex & Ryan
“Yesterday was absolutely amazing I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day!!! Christin you were awesome! You made us feel so comfortable and we LOVED your energy! Thank you so much for being apart of our special day!These pictures are omg! I love love love them so much!!! I can’t wait to see the rest! Wow this is just beautiful! Just from these few pictures I know you captured everything we were feeling!!! I can’t thank you enough for not making us feel stiff lol! You’re awesome!”
Jess & Michael
“My god! We are both totally blown away, like these photos are just incredible! I'm in love with each and every one! And the gif! Aghhhh! These are absolutely incredible! Thank you so much for creating such amazing art for us, we were both so happy and relaxed yesterday and enjoyed the whole experience. We're both so excited for our wedding day after seeing such amazing talent.”
Dearbhla & Colm
Thanks so much for this, we LOVE it! You both were the best, so unobtrusive, it was great! Everyone spoke about how cool you both were :) I will deffo be recommending you guys to everyone!
Ciara & Colm
“O my god Christin. The photos are amazing!!!!! Thank u so so so much we had the best day ever, you have done an amazing job!!! Can’t wait to see the rest of them, u guys are amazing thank u so so much xxxx”
Paula & Andrew
“ I’m hopping around this airport screaming with joy!!! AHHHHH we love them we love them we love them! I’m practically in tears 😭 You guys were AMAZING. Thank you endlessly for your talent, your humour, and how effortless you made this whole process for us. We were a little nervous and it turned out to be one of the greatest experiences EVER. We are so glad we were able to spend the evening with you both and be a part of the beautiful work you do. These photos are something we will cherish forever. Thank you again for everything!!”
Jen & Cam
“ we've just looked through our photos with decent wifi and a bottle of Bali fizz. Needles to say there were lots of laughs, tears and shared moments. You captured everything we remember and everything we didn't see or know about. There are so many photos we will treasure forever. Thank you so much for all your help that day and how busy you were to organise everyone. Not many people can look through their wedding photos and love each and every photo and admire the creativity. We have been so lucky to find you”
Maeve & Chris
“The Martins' work absolutely speaks for itself - they do an amazing job capturing your wedding day. We had a small, intimate wedding, and Christin and Gareth were the perfect addition to our party. All of our guests were immediately talking about how they couldn't wait to see the photos The Martins had taken - and then were blown away by the result when the photos came in. We really appreciated Christin and Gareth just going with the flow, as our wedding wasn't particularly traditional, and also for the moments where they would grab us with an idea for a photo that without fail turned out to be incredible. I'm so happy we chose The Martins to photograph our wedding - they were hilarious and fun to be around and I just love our photos. I highly recommend them!”
Lee & Lisa
“Omg we had the best day ever!!!! We can’t thank you both enough, you where absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!!! We couldn’t have asked for two cooler people to document our day! Sneak peak photos have us totally emotional!!! They are amazing!!”
Abi & Jonny
“I CAN’T RECOMMEND CHRISTIN AND GARETH ENOUGH, THEY ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. THESE WERE OUR FIRST PICTURES TOGETHER, SO WE WERE REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT MEETING THEM. AS SOON AS WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR THEY WERE JUST SO WARM AND WELCOMING, WE ALL VIBED INSTANTLY. WE ARE SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THEY COULD MAP OUT A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO IN WAYS WE WOULDN’T HAVE THOUGHT OF. THIS WAS SUCH A FUN SESSION, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT HAVING PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT LOVED OUR LOVE. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING!”
Nicole & Samantha
“WE ARE IN AWE, THE MOMENTS YOU CAPTURED ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND REPRESENT OUR DAY PERFECTLY. WE COULDN’T BE MORE THANKFUL FOR THIS AMAZING WAY YOU CAPTURED OUR SPECIAL DAY.THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH!”
Sophie & Michael
'“CHRISTIN AND GARETH, WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR OUR GORGEOUS PHOTOS! I WAS QUITE NERVOUS ABOUT HOW OUR SESSION WOULD TURN OUT WITH THE CRAZY WEATHER AND MY HAIR AND DRESS WHIPPING ABOUT ALL OVER, BUT YOU GAVE US SO MANY BEAUTIFUL IMAGES TO CHERISH, ALL WHILE BATTLING JUST ABOUT EVERY WEATHER ELEMENT NORN IRON COULD HAVE THROWN AT YOU. YOU MADE IT FUN AND EASY. YOU ARE SO TALENTED AND WE ARE IN AWE! OUR SESSION WITH YOU WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR TRIP, GAVE US QUITE A GOOD STORY TO TELL AND LIVED FULLY UP TO THE NAME OF AN 'ADVENTURE' SESSION! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!”
Hannah & Dominic
“OH MY GOD WE JUST CRIED!!! STUNNING!!! YOU ARE AMAZING! WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!!!”
ADAM & COLETTE
'“THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! SUCH AMAZING MEMORIES, AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU'VE CAPTURED EVERYONE - OFF GUARD, VERY NATURAL, AND LOAD OF SMILES. THANK YOU SO SO MUCH AGAIN, THEY ARE FANTASTIC PHOTOS. YOU AND GARETH ARE GENIUSES! XOXOX”
DONNA & DAVID
“CHRISTIN WAS OUR LADY KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR! WE WENT TO MEET CHRISTIN AND IMMEDIATELY HIT IT OFF. WE ALL CHATTED FOR HOURS AND SHE MADE US FEEL COMPLETELY AT EASE, IT WAS LIKE WE WERE OLD PALS. WE’RE BOTH PRETTY AWKWARD PEOPLE AND CHRISTIN MADE US FEEL COMFORTABLE AS SOON AS WE’D MET HER. NOT FORGETTING MR BEARDY, CHRISTIN’S SECOND SHOOTER AND FIANCÉ! HE WAS ALSO FANTASTIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY.”
LAUREN & DAVY
“HOLY SHIT BALLS I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE I AM SPEECHLESS AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! WE LITERALLY CANNOT GET OVER HOW UNREAL THOSE PICS ARE! I MEAN... I KNEW YOU WERE GOOD, BUT JESUS WEPT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!”
KATIE & GARY
“OH WOW, OH WOW OH WWOOOOOOOWWWWW
WE LOVE LOVE LOVE THE SLIDE SHOW!! ITS HILARIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL”
Maeve & Chris
“PRIOR TO OUR ENGAGEMENT SHOOT JONNY AND I WHERE QUITE NERVOUS ABOUT BEING IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. AS SOON AS WE MET WITH CHRISTIN OUR NERVES VANISHED, INSTANTLY SHE MADE US FEEL SO RELAXED AND THAT WE WHERE THERE TO HAVE SOME FUN!
WE HAD A GREAT EVENING HANGING OUT IN ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE SPOTS ON THE NORTH COAST, IT WASN'T SCARY OR AWKWARD, WE LAUGHED AND JOKED THE WHOLE TIME!
I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND AN ENGAGEMENT SHOOT AS IT GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO DISCOVER YOUR PHOTOGRAPHERS STYLE, HOW YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, AND WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE BIG DAY! WE CANNOT WAIT FOR CHRISTIN TO BE A PART OF OUR WEDDING DAY, CAPTURING THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS YOU WOULDN'T THINK COULD BE CAUGHT ON CAMERA. WE OUR OVERWHELMED BY HOW OUR PHOTOS TURNED OUT, CHRISTIN IS AS A NATURAL.”
Abi & Jonny
i EMBRACE the real & natural moments AND LOVE TO CREATE UNUSUAL IMAGERY WITH COUPLEs
if You don't mind getting your shoes dirty or running barefoot, dancing in the sunset, windswept moments, don’t care for stuffy posed photos, like having the craic and are ready for a good pint in the pub, I think we’ll have a blast, lets do this!
I’m here to help
As an elopement specialist I’ve written some useful guides and planning tips to help you on your journey check them out on the blog or click the links below
CHRISTIN!
When I tell you these are PERFECT, I mean it! You totally captured the spirit of our day, and we can't thank you enough for being the lynchpin in an absolutely wonderful experience. From start to finish, everyone we interacted with just seemed to get us, and we credit a lot of that to you and your recommendations. You are seriously the most joyful, conscientious, and welcoming person - we felt totally at ease with you from the start and we knew we were in great hands (but still couldn't have imagined how wonderful the results would be).
Thank you doesn't even begin to cover it!
Katie & Derek