Romantic Outdoor Summer Wedding at Drakestone House, Gloucester

“Thank you very much. We had a look through them last night and we love them!

Thank you so much, they’re brill.”

Last summer I photographed Sarah & William get hitched at the awesome Drakestone House near Gloucester. I’ve travelled all around the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire photographing weddings but had yet to visit Drakestone. I really want to go back as it’s an amazing venue for a wedding!. As soon as I arrived I found Sarah upstairs in the bedroom and started shooting the bridal prep. You wouldn’t have thought a wedding was about to happen as the atmosphere was so relaxed and chilled out! William was having a drink with his best man and parents in the gorgeous gardens that swept down in front of the property whilst most of the bridesmaids were pottering around tweaking their hair and sharing selfies!

Documentary wedding photography is all about capturing moments and events as they happen, no re enactment, nothing set up or posed just real emotion. I love this style of shooting! in my opinion bride and grooms shouldn’t be worrying about the photography and group shots etc. They should completely relax and enjoy the time together with their friends and family and trust their photographer. How often is it that all of your family come together in one place, probably hardly ever so the last thing you want to be worrying about is photography! Sarah and William totally got this concept and trusted me to do my thing ensuring all they had to do was drink lots, dance and be merry!

I arrived with loads of time to spare before the ceremony and as the whole day was on the same site it meant lots more time for bridal prep pics! All of my packages let you choose the time I start, giving you plenty of flexibility to ensure I’m covering what matters to you! I love bridal prep as it’s the time of the day where brides can chill with their bridesmaids and mum. To share stories, chat and laugh about the old times before a whole new chapter begins. It’s these occasions that real need to be documented!

Woodland Themed Rustic Outdoor Wedding - The Walled Garden at Beestonfield - Nottingham

All i can say is oh my god!! You've done such a brilliant job with capturing the laid back nature of the wedding. We absolutely love the photos! You've managed to capture some great smiles and real laughter!

You're incredibly talented, the framing is fantastic and I have no idea how you had the eye for some of these shots. I love how you've made the colours pop too. I don't think I'll ever look this good again in my life so thank you!

I would say I'd love to have you photograph my wedding again, but that's a bit of a weird thing to say! I'll definitely be recommending you to people who are looking for a photographer though

Now we have the hard choice of picking which ones we want framed, there are so many amazing ones to choose from.

Once again, thank you for being our photographer (and putting up with all the weird slouching! 🤣) these photos will be treasured for our lifetime

Where do I start with the awesome wedding of Natalie & Thomas held at The Walled Garden at Beestonfield, Nottingham. Natalie and Thomas love animals and all things nature so opted for a rustic, woodland themed wedding. They decorated the inside of the beautiful marquee with animals..not real ones I might add! :-) From squirrels and birds to hedgehogs as well as lots of autumn coloured leaves. The tables really looked amazing! It’s these small but important details that help put a personal stamp on a wedding and make the day truly yours.

I’m always prepared for the unexpected and this wedding day was no different. The plan all along was to have the wedding ceremony outside, after all that’s why Natalie and Thomas booked the Walled Garden at Beestonfield, for its incredible outside space. With dark storm clouds approaching and intermittent heavy rain it was looking doubtful if it would happen especially as the chairs had already been moved back inside because of the heavy rain. Thankfully as the registrar arrived the decision was made to go outside. The dream had now become reality for the happy bride and groom. Phew!

Having discussed the details of the wedding day during the booking process Natalie and Thomas were really keen to keep their wedding photography as natural and candid as possible to keep with their natural theme, plus they both said they felt awkward in front of the camera. I was certainly happy to oblige! My style when shooting a wedding is documentary and to make sure I tell the story of the day without imposing photography on the couple and guests. I’m there to document not to manipulate and become the centre of attention. Natalie and Thomas were brilliant during the quick portrait session. They really valued photography and wanted to make sure they had some great images of just the two of them.

I was really happy with how the day panned out and having such an awesome couple to work with. Very relaxed, very informal with lots and lots of warmth and happiness!!

Rustic Romantic Wedding on the Family Farm in Doncaster

“ The pictures are perfect, we absolutely love them and it has brought back so many amazing memories! Thank you so much.”

Ginny & Michael

What a day I had up in the Yorkshire town of Doncaster or Donny as the locals like to call it. Wedding photography takes me all across the country but this was my first visit to Doncaster! I was here to photograph the very awesome couple and two local farmers Ginny & Michael. After driving through the winding country roads I arrived at Michaels family home to take some pics of the boys getting ready before dashing off to see the bride to be at her parents working farm in Tickhill. This was also the venue for the wedding reception. It had the feel of a super cool rusting wedding with giant hay stacks, tractors, barns..just perfect!

After photographing Ginny being made to look even more amazing it was the moment I always look forward too. The tear shedding moment when the father of the bride sees his daughter for the first time in her wedding dress. It didn’t disappoint, there were tears and hugs and more tears and yet more hugs! it didn’t stop there because as soon as the bridesmaids peered around the door and saw Ginny in all white it started all over again! So many great emotions that all good photographers look out for and what makes a wedding day so special.

After the church ceremony something amazing happened to surprise the guests. A band appeared down the street and before I knew it Ginny and Michael had joined them in the street to have a dance! Back on the farm and the marquee was looking immaculate, with blue skies overhead and drinks being served it was time to escape for 20 minutes to take some cool couple shots. I never want a bride and groom to be away from their guests and the party for too long so keep it to 20/30 minutes. We jumped in the 4x4 and headed off to the farming fields that surrounded the family farm.

Another thing that made me smile during the day was Ginny and Michaels arrival into the marque ready to be seated for the wedding breakfast, They were accompanied by the band playing lung bursting tunes and also cheering wedding guests waving white napkins..haha. loved it!

A wedding with colour, guests that knew how to have fun, unexpected surprises and lots of emotion is my kind of wedding!

It really was a spectacular day from start to finish.