A Thing Like That

One that sticks in my mind as being particularly wonderful was a wedding I shot at a lighthouse in Dungeness. The landscape reminded me of a scene from a western and the couple were so relaxed, fun and an absolute dream to be around.

Documentary, cinematic, honest, natural and timeless

That I am friends with all of my couples. I love that I only seem to attract like-minded people who put photography high on their list of importance when it comes to wedding planning.

Don't stress about the small stuff, have fun and make sure you ask to test out the wine and food before the day (my favourite day ever of wedding planning was the day we had a menu tasting!)

Instead of exchanging rings, the bride and groom got matching tatoos (in the run up to the wedding). And the same bride made her own wedding dress, it was beautiful.

After the couple book me I send them a questionnaire to find out more about the day, then closer to the date we'll plan a day to meet up and chat over coffee.

'First look' photos are becoming quite popular in the UK (when brides and grooms meet up before the ceremony) and I highly recommend it to take the nerves away on the day of the wedding.

I don't usually get 'asked' to take a photo as I capture moments as and when they happen. But one of my favourite photos was during a ceremony when a couple took a selfie with their guitarist and singer during their performance (which is already funny) but as the groom walked away he managed to get the singer's hair caught up in his jacket and they spent the next ten minutes untangling themselves all while the singer and guitarist are still performing. I don't think I've ever seen a room full of people laugh so hard during a wedding.

Umbrellas! We live in the UK, embrace the rain.

I started out studying film photography when I was at college and decided pretty early on that I didn't want to do anything else.