For the Madly in Love,
the Memory Makers,
and the Moments You’ll
Never Want to Forget.
Your Staffordshire based family, Newborn & Wedding Photographer
Capturing Timeless Moments & Whimsical Memories
for Families, Little Ones, and Love Stories.
Whatever season of life you’re in right now, it deserves to be remembered. From the quiet anticipation of pregnancy, to the tender first days with your newborn, the joyful chaos of family life, and the once-in-a-lifetime moments of your wedding day — I’m here to gently capture your story as it unfolds. Each session is created with care, intention, and space for you to simply be.
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
Your wedding day is about so much more than beautiful details and perfectly posed photographs. It's about the happy tears, the uncontrollable laughter, the hugs, the happy chaos and all those little moments in between.
I'm here to capture it all, with a relaxed, natural approach and a little editorial magic. No awkward posing, no spending your day in front of the camera. Just beautiful, heartfelt photographs that bring you right back to how it all felt.
Let's make something beautiful together.
FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY
The little hands, the big belly laughs, the muddy shoes, the cuddles and all the beautiful chaos in between. These are the moments that make up your family story, and they're worth remembering.
My family sessions are all about having fun, being yourselves and enjoying time together. No forced smiles, no worrying about the little ones sitting still. Just genuine connection, a little adventure and photographs that capture your family exactly as you are.
Because one day, these little moments will be the big ones you'll wish you could relive.
Let's capture a little bit of your everyday magic.
NEWBORN, BABY & tODDLER PHOTOGRAPHY
From those tiny newborn fingers and sleepy cuddles to wobbly first steps, cheeky grins and little personalities that seem to grow bigger by the day. There's so much magic in these early years, and they go by far too quickly.
My newborn, baby and toddler sessions are relaxed, natural and completely centred around your little one. No pressure, no rush and no expectations. Just plenty of cuddles, giggles and beautiful little moments worth holding onto. Because they're only this little once, but you'll want to remember it all.
Let's capture all those little milestones.
BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY
Your business has a story worth telling, and it deserves more than the same old stock photos and outdated headshots.
From relaxed portraits and behind-the-scenes moments to the little details that make your business yours, I'll create natural, personality-filled images that show off what you do and, more importantly, the person behind it. Whether you're just starting out, ready for a refresh or simply need more lovely content for your website and socials, let's create something that feels like YOU.
Your business, your story, beautifully captured.
Hi!
I’m Charlize
I’m a lifestyle family, newborn, and wedding photographer based in Staffordshire. If you’re after a photographer who feels more like a friend — someone who’ll be there to capture your story from baby bumps and tiny toes to family adventures and “I do’s” — you’re in the right place.
Let’s create something beautiful together.
A lifetime of Memories
That’s worth everything
Life doesn’t slow down — the days blur, the little ones grow, and somehow the moments you want to hold onto most pass the quickest. From the excitement of saying “I do” to the everyday magic of family life, these moments deserve to be remembered.
At Whimsy & Love, I capture love stories in all their forms — from weddings and big celebrations to the beautiful chaos of family life. My approach is relaxed, natural and full of personality. No awkward posing, no forced smiles. Just real moments, genuine connection and all the little things that make your story yours.
These photos aren’t just for now. They’re for the future — for the days when you want to remember exactly how it felt, the people who were there, the laughter, the happy tears and just how much love filled those moments.
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"The photos are absolutely perfect, better than we could have imagined... "
"We had such a wonderful experience with Charlize. She was so lovely with our daughter and made the whole photoshoot feel relaxed and fun, which is just what we wanted. The photos are absolutely perfect, better than we could have imagined and really capture her personality. We’ll treasure them forever. I will definitely use Charlize again for future photo shoots. Highly recommend." — Vanessa Phipps
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"I keep looking at them again and again..."
“Thank you SO SO SO much for all the beautiful photos, there are sooo many that I absolutely love. I need to work out which ones to pick to frame as there's so many I'd choose - thank you so so much for capturing such beautiful pictures of my boys.
Thank you also for getting to them so quickly, really appreciate it, I keep looking at them again and again” — Becky Collins
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"thank you sososoooooo much for the incredible photoshoot. You teared me up..."
“Hi Charlize, thank you sososoooooo much for the incredible photoshoot. You teared me up. We are on our babymoon right now and the timing couldn’t have gotten better. We really enjoyed watching our photoshoot together, thank you for making it so memorable for us. It truly means a lot to us.
Thank you once again for capturing our lives most precious moments and sending me all of them. It was an absolute joy working with you and looking forward to booking our newborn shoot with you as well.” — Wajiha Ghaffar
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"I would highly recommend Charlize..."
“We had the pleasure of welcoming Charlize into our home to capture photos of our newborn and attempting to include our toddler - a task not for the faint hearted! She offered suggestions for where the lighting would work best, was flexible in working with us to ensure we got all the pictures we wanted and was very kind and patient with our toddler who didn’t want to be in photos, managing to capture a couple of candid ones we didn’t think we would get!
I would highly recommend Charlize and look forward to welcoming her back to take more photos for us again soon!” — Lauren Jackson -
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“I’m in love with each and every photo..."
“I’m in love with each and every photo. It was so lovely to meet you and thank you so much for capturing such beautiful photos amongst the grimaces and chaos! So many to choose from and I can’t even pick out my favourites because they all are.
I’m so happy with the way they turned out. I’ll definitely be booking you again the future.” — Rebecca Burke -
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"Amazing photos, so beautiful and captured the perfect moments..."
“Lovely 1st experience, friendly and very accommodating.
Amazing photos, so beautiful and captured the perfect moments . Nearly 200 photos in just a 30 minute slot.
Would definitely recommend and use again!!
Thank you so much.” — Chelsea Hodges -
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"She was calm, friendly and made me feel so comfortable!"
“I had the most amazing experience having Charlize take photos of me and my baby! She was calm, friendly and made me feel so comfortable! Charlize was patient with my babies needs, whether it was having a nap, needing a feed or being a bit fussy. And of course the photos were amazing!! Charlize is such a talented photographer and lovely person to be around. I have already recommended her to friend, and would urge others to check her out.” — Nina Emery
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"Thanks to her suggestions, directions and excellent eye for details we got some amazing photographs..."
We hired Charlize for a mini mother's day session and are over the moon we did! She was so lovely and friendly, giving us a chance to capture some really special moments together. Thanks to her suggestions, directions and excellent eye for details we got some amazing photographs and will definitely be reaching out again to capture more as our little one grows! — Jess Fraser
