With the start of a new decade I thought it could be fun to dig back through old archives and do a ten year post! Strictly speaking, I shot my first wedding in 2011 not 2010, but I registered my business at the end of 2010 so I guess it sort of counts?
Read MoreIt’s time for my 2019 highlights! Every year I dig back through folders and hard drives and pick out some favourites from the year and do a bit of a ‘review’.. this year was my busiest *ever* and it took a while to narrow it down to this set but here you go! Big love and happy 2020 you lot!
Read MoreI was over the moon to be asked to write an advice article about how to make the most of your wedding photography for the Telegraph online this month!
Read MoreSarah and Brett got married at the beautiful Old Hall, Ely. It was a wonderful Summery wedding, with heartfelt personal details everywhere and it was completely centred around these two and family.
Read MoreWell Saturday was just one of those perfect Summer wedding days.. the sun was shining for Jess and Jack's wedding at Dewsall Court - an amazing venue in Hereford, which looked like some sort of French Chateau in amazing grounds, and the entire day was a dream to shoot. They married outside, before having welcome drinks on the lawn then heading down to a barn for the meal and evening celebrations.
Read More2017 was another busy, exciting and special year for so many reasons.. My work has taken me all over the UK and abroad, I've met and worked with truly wonderful couples, laughed and cried through speeches and unscripted moments, tried to push myself creatively more than ever, charged and packed my kit, shot, then charged and packed again (ad infinitum), and really tried to push and bring myself and my own approach to my work more than ever before..
Read MoreI've known Jen for years from wedding supplier circles - she and her family run Butterflies Florists in Middlesbrough. When she enquired about hers and Neil's The Morritt at Greta Bridge wedding I was so excited - I knew it would be amazing, fun and full of beautiful blooms and it definitely didn't disappoint.. It was so much fun to put their Morris Hotel wedding video and photography together for them. Elvis himself even showed up later on too.. Pictures to follow but here is their stop motion wedding video for now - switch on the HD and have a watch!
Read MoreA Whinstone View wedding is always *even* more special when there are three of you celebrating - is becomes a full family celebration when there is a little one watching parents tie the knot too. Sophie and Chris married with little Nolah as a flower girl - a beautiful Whinstone View wedding near Great Ayton, North Yorkshire. I love a North Yorkshire/Teesside barn wedding! The sun shone, vows were said, tears were shed, drinks were had, games were played and shapes were thrown. Here are their preview pictures from their perfect Summer Wray's Barn at Whinstone View wedding..
Read MoreMichelle and Daniel's fabulous barn wedding was my first time at The Yorkshire Wedding Barn in North Yorkshire - I do *love* an outdoorsy chilled out day and their Yorkshire Wedding Barn wedding was full of love, friends and family. I'm blogging their photos soon.. but in the meantime here is their stop motion wedding video. A perfect Summer wedding at the Yorkshire Wedding Barn..
Read MoreI really love shooting in the Lake District - I always come away from the Lakes feeling 'I *have* to go back soon. It's such a beautiful place that just feels so soothing. I was excited to be back for Ella and Rob's wedding at quirky and colourful venue The Swan Hotel and Spa. These two said their vows in front of family and friends and their two beautiful little ones, Sissy and Barney - it was a day to celebrate these two and it was a relaxing day with everyone hanging out on the river bank before dancing the night away. I can't wait to work on this wedding and put their stop motion video together but, for now, here is a little selection of preview pictures from heir day - meet Ella and Rob <3
Read MoreRuth and Matt tied the knot in beautiful Yorkshire - a beautiful Yorebridge House Hotel wedding - one beautiful Spring day in May. It was elegant, full of personal touches, bridesmaids in pink, pom pom wedding shoes and we went wandering into sunlit fields for pictures.. absolutely glorious. Here are their preview picture from their wedding at Yorebridge House Hotel.
Read MoreSPRING IS HERE! Adelle and David married in wonderfully sunny York on 1st April - the sun shone, the skies were blue.. it was a dream. They had a The Hospitium wedding in the centre of York and ended up with the beautiful surrounding gardens all to themselves for the evening too. Here is a little preview of what they got up to.. I loved shooting their Hospitium Wedding in York - what a day!
Read MoreAs much as I love exploring different parts of the country for weddings, it’s always lovely to closer to home too, and Mark & Katie’s August Hunley Hall wedding in Saltburn-by-the-Sea was an absolute dream. The big day kicked off in St Francis of Assisi, a church which held many memories for both Mark & Katie’s family, and then it was off for the rest of the wedding at Hunley Hall for ridiculously amazing clifftop views, fizz to celebrate, magic, and dancing into the early hours..
Read MoreI do love an outdoor tipi wedding and a beautiful DIY-styled tipi.. Anna and Mike didn’t let typical British Summer rain bother them and celebrated in style, starting with handmade details and styling and ending with enthusiastic (and slightly wild) ceilidh dancing under the stars..
Read MoreIt's always so hard to know what to write at this point in the year.. it feels like only a few weeks since I sat down to write 2015's end-of-year post.
Read MoreWell.. British Summer finally arrived and I was lucky enough for it to coincide with a mega trip down South for Sian and Steve's Bournemouth beach wedding. Perfect timing. I met Sian and Steve at Sarah and Mark's wedding, they both worked for Take A Break magazine and we ended up crying laughing over some of amazingly crazy stories they'd come across whilst working there.. I was over the moon to be there to photograph their Bournemouth beach wedding, a day which they shared with Steve's gorgeous son, Robert. Sian's excitement at literally everything ("OHMYGOD it's the sea!") is completely infectious and these two/three made me and the guests shed a few tears of joy more than once.. What a couple, what a family, what a setting and what a day. Here are Sian and Steve's Bournemouth beach wedding preview pictures.
Read MoreWhat a day.. There were patches of rain on the morning but everyone's optimism paid off and Anna and Mike's day was everything you'd want from a gorgeous, outdoor Summer Yorkshire tipi wedding. A huge top hat tipi, SO much bunting, a BHLDN wedding dress, a cheese cake and gold dinosaur cake toppers. Oh! And a ceilidh to round everything off. Absolutely bloody perfect. I love a North Yorkshire tipi outdoor wedding.. Here are a few preview pics..
Read MoreKathryn and Luke.. the first wedding I've had this year with near-perfect weather (which, in England, I feel is definitely worth a mention..) These two had a beautiful Redworth Hall wedding in Darlington, in a romantic, alternative, Iain M. Banks and slightly medieval styled day. I love that they did everything their way - a bit of an alternative wedding - from skull and cross bone ties for the groomsmen to their favourite author's books on the tables for guests to take - amazing DIY wedding inspiration! Their thought and efforts resulted in the whole day being just perfect - chilled out and full of love and laughter. Here are a few preview pictures from that sunny Sunday for their wedding at Redworth Hall..
Read MoreAhh Liverpool. I lived in Liverpool for a few years while at uni and it was so amazing to be back. Sara and Joey had a Liverpool city centre wedding - they married at the town hall before heading having an Oh Me Oh My wedding reception (a venue I've been dying to shoot in for so long..) accompanied by their daughter Mollie and family and friends. When I arrived there were blue, blue skies and only a few stray clouds, but after a few hours it seemed like every time we went to step out of the door for some pictures we would feel rain drops.. eventually we decided not to let it get the better of us and we headed out with a rainbow umbrella for some pictures in the city streets nearby - and it was totally worth it. What do you do if it rains on your wedding day..? Don't worry about it! There were some really beautiful touches at their Oh Me Oh My wedding, and I'm really looking forward to shooting there again next year. Anyway, here are some preview pictures from a sunny and rainy Liverpool city centre wedding in which we brought our own rainbows..
Read MoreOh my... WHERE TO START? I've known Jen for over five years now, she was the amazing florist (Butterflies in Linthorpe) who we booked for our own garden marquee wedding back in 2011. Over the years countless couples have booked both me and them for their North Yorkshire weddings so it's been lovely to keep in touch along the way. I was over the moon to be booked for Jen and Neil's Morritt Arms wedding, firstly because they are lovely, lovely people and secondly because I knew it would be full of beautiful blooms and be one of the prettiest weddings I've ever shot.. It didn't disappoint.
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