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Your Expert Husband and Wife Wedding Photography Team in Portsmouth
Meet Make Light Work, a passionate husband and wife duo based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, specializing in creative and heartfelt wedding photography. We’re dedicated to capturing your wedding day with beautiful, imaginative images that tell your unique story.
How We Capture Your Wedding Day
Our goal is simple: to capture the true spirit of your wedding day while keeping everything relaxed and natural. We take the time to get to know you and understand your vision, so we can focus on what matters most to you. Our unobtrusive style helps you and your guests feel comfortable, allowing us to catch those genuine, fleeting moments that make your day unforgettable.
Key Moments We Photograph
As your dedicated wedding photographers, we cover all the important parts of your celebration, including:
- Pre-ceremony preparations
- Photos of the groom’s party before the service
- The bride’s arrival
- The wedding ceremony (venue permitting)
- Formal group photos tailored to your requests
- Arrival at the reception venue
- Speeches and cake cutting
- The first dance
Plus, we love capturing a quiet, romantic portrait of you both at sunset—making the most of the beautiful light and giving you a peaceful moment together amid the excitement.
Serving Portsmouth, Hampshire, and Beyond
While we’re proudly based in Portsmouth, we also photograph weddings across Hampshire, Dorset, and Sussex. We’re Mike and Vanessa, and as a husband and wife team, we feel honored to do what we love—working alongside wonderful couples on one of the most important days of their lives.
Message from the team
Experience
What is your most memorable wedding?
200 guests at a Scottish Highland castle - they know how to party up there.
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Informal, helpful, creative, hardworking, flexible
What about your business are you most proud of?
We know that our experience and resourcefulness make a positive contribution to every couple we work with.
What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Think how your day will flow - bottlenecks can cause issues while dead spots make people feel awkward - a good plan keeps the energy in the room alive.
Ask your photographer to go through the sequence of events with you, it's surprising to see just how much needs to be considered.
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
Gift bags for every guest - containing a miniature bottle of Jagermeister and Red Bull for a toast with a difference!
Describe your typical process with a couple.
Getting to know each other is vital - our aim is to be part of your team and support you without getting in the way.
Understanding your desires for the day and listing all the personal touches that will make your day unique enables us to be where we need to be.
What is the No.1 photo that you think every couple should take?
The first time your eyes meet in the aisle.
What is the most original photo you’ve been asked to take at a wedding?
Seeing a bride feeding a Giraffe at Chessington in 2019 was a first for me!
What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?
Umbrellas! We always carry a selection - and rain is no problem if you prepare for it.
Describe how you got into photography.
I've worked in the creative industries since my art school days, and while I still enjoy designing websites and editing video - nothing beats the immediacy and excitement of working directly with people on the biggest day of their lives.