A wedding is such a wonderful thing – you have your friends and family all together to witness your commitment to each other. It’ a day full of love, laughter and happy tears - often mine when I am photographing the speeches, I find it quite emotional sometimes!

I have been married for over 20 years and I still remember my wedding with fond memories.

My husband and I were married before I became a photographer so we didn’t know what we needed to ask or what we really wanted. We opted to use the photographer our Vicar had recommended – we didn’t meet with our photographer before the day and our photographer didn’t ask what we wanted. It was very much the case of this is what they do and there was no consultation at all. And he wasn’t actually that nice either.

When we were married, digital cameras weren’t really a thing so the photographer used film – I do love film so that was not a problem. What was a problem, however, was that due to the cost they were tight on the film so some of the photos in the album had blinks – yes the only photo of my two bridesmaids together has one of them with their eyes shut! Also one of the two portraits of me has my eyes shut – and the photo of my husband and I by the car has his eyes shut! The photographer included them because they didn’t have any other photos to show!

Once I trained to become a wedding and portrait photographer I vowed that no-one would miss out on a photo because of a blink – even when I was using film at the start of my career! I, therefore, take lots of photographs of everything so that I can guarantee I will get everyone with their eyes open – you will never receive a group photo from me with someone with their eyes shut – no-one wants to see that and feel bad that they blinked at the crucial moment.

My own experience is why I am passionate about making the photography part of your wedding as easy as possible. I will talk to you to find out about your day and what you have planned. We can talk about the timings so we factor in enough time to get the really lovely romantic photos of you.

I will always offer you a complimentary pre-wedding shoot because that helps us all, no matter how long you need me for. This gives us a chance to talk about your wedding and means I wont be such a stranger on the day. You also get to experience what it’s like to be photographed by me. Once you see the photos you wont feel so nervous about this element of your day. I really wish my husband and I had had this opportunity.

The photos I am sharing in this blog post are not from my own wedding - I thought I would share some of the lovely details from a mix of other people’s weddings I have photographed - all things I feel are important to capture - I wish the details had been photographed from my own wedding.