Thank god you’re here - I’ve been waiting for a wedding like yours!
Warm, honest storytelling with gentle guidance when needed.
I’m not the documentary photographer hiding 100 feet away behind a tree trying to be invisible, but I’m not the photographer spending crazy time arranging the veil or rings for a ‘flat lay’ and posing you both as you stare longingly at your guests at your drinks reception. I’m somewhere in the middle.
I document weddings in a way that feels relaxed, natural and real. Capturing the big moments, the in-between moments and the details you’ll forget happened until you see them frozen in time years later in your wedding gallery. I’m the extra guest, I’ll chat away to your friends & family, get their best sides, fetch drinks for you if you need it, run between rooms in the getting ready. I’m there for the beautiful chaos that is your big day and I LOVE it. Did I mention I’ll also capture the pure chaos, the nerves, the cheers and tears and I’ll likely feel it with you.
My approach is story led and unobtrusive but will be there to hype you and your guests up (if they need it, which is unlikely!) to create a gallery of memories that make you smile every time you see them. Real emotions on your loved ones, and MOST importantly, YOUR real emotions and YOUR connection. No stiff posing, no pressure to perform.
Honest photographs that let you be present on your day.
What are the values you look for in your photographer? Here are mine!
Inclusivity
To me, love is love. I love celebrating people who simply love the bones off of each other. For two people who simply want to celebrate how much they love each other. That’s the end. Your story is what I am completely captivated by. It’s important to me that your values align with mine!
Freedom to be yourselves
You get to be who you are, individually and as a couple. I will under no circumstances make you pose or do something you don’t feel comfortable with. If you hate PDA, and immediately tense up at the thought of kissing each other for the camera? Done deal, I will never ask you. If you really want to capture a side of you guys that you might think is *cringe* but are scared to ask? ASK away. I’m 99.999% going to say LETS DO IT (unless it involves me climbing a tree or doing a backflip).
Capturing connection and being present
I love capturing real connection. I love when your guests are silly for the camera, or something makes you and your mates belly laugh. The weddings I enjoy the most are when the formal photos are more of a formality for you than anything (the ones that your parents want framed or to send to the grandparents!) Of COURSE we will capture your family & friends group photos and of course we will capture you as a couple - because you haven’t spent that much money to not have it immortilised, but lets get you back to your drinks reception so you can be present. That’s where the magic of the memories lie. You won’t think fondly of the 15 sets of family members you had to wait to get a drink or use the toilet to get a photo with!
