A collection of photographs of DIY weddings. Where the couple and their loved ones plan everything themselves. Village halls, gardens, farms, and dry hire venues.
A couple of days before the wedding, a drinks reception was held on the banks of Stourton Water in Cawston. I was greeted with the most wonderful summer evening views over the water, while guests enjoyed drinks, canapés, and Jonny Kerry’s French musette accordion music. Later on, there was entertainment from the waiting staff, who…
Alyssa and Jack planned their wedding day keeping in mind what they would most like to do with their friends and family for just one day. It was so much fun! They chose a unique venue with personal meaning: The Boileroom music venue in Guildford, where they had attended many gigs together over the years….
A beautiful July wedding day for Grace and Ed. I expect there was a lot of work preparing the grounds for the garden marquee wedding reception, but in the morning, it was calm and relaxed as Grace got ready with her friends and family. Her brother James proudly walked his sister down the aisle of…
I recall watching Cat, whom I have encountered at many weddings over the years, dancing with Charles at the wedding of Sass and Chris. I noticed how they looked at each other, and I thought to myself, ‘I am going to hear from Cat soon.’ Three weeks later, I received an email: Cat and Charles…
I had so much fun shooting this wedding, and for me it all began with a road trip. The journey took me all the way from Essex to Fife for the wedding of Lindsay and Charles, nearly 500 miles. (yes, I do have that song in my head now). This marks the furthest distance I’ve…
Another couple who were not strangers to me; I saw them both at the wedding of Chris and Sass just two weeks before. I seem to recall Rosie having an excellent time on the dance floor!So I was absolutely delighted when they chose me to capture their wedding day. I got to catch up with…
It was one of those very warm summer days when I headed north to Suffolk for a vibrant and colourful wedding in a garden. The garden of the groom’s childhood home… and everyone worked hard to transform the space into a gorgeous festival themed wedding celebration.It was very carefully planned by Jack and Anna, and…
Five Years Earlier I captured this moment on the dance floor between Chris and Sass at the wedding of their friends Sarah and Duncan up in Shropshire. One of the loveliest aspects of my job is witnessing couples, whom I’ve seen as guests over the years, finally tying the knot themselves. It was raining when…
The rain turned to sun on this jubilee weekend Saturday, perfect timing for Catrina and George to get married at Thaxted Parish Church. St. John the Baptist with Our Lady and St. Laurence is a church with a fascinating past, Gustav Holst played the organ in this very church! Was choirmaster, and wrote the infamous…
A photography post about a September wedding in a Danbury church.
A marquee reception in a vineyard overlooking the town of South Woodham Ferrers in Essex.
This wedding was the perfect welcome back to work; I was surrounded by many very familiar faces.So many couples whose weddings I had photographed over the years, and a few new additions to their families.Polly and Pip had been their guests, members of the wedding party, and now it was their time after a wonderful…
A glorious marquee wedding in the garden of the Essex family home. I was over the moon when Anna got in touch to let me know she was getting married and I realised I was available for that day. After photographing her sister Jess and her brother Adam’s weddings I knew this would be an…
Wimborne Minster in Dorset was such a warm and welcoming place to hold a wedding like Sam and George’s, it felt like the whole town was the wedding venue! The year before Sam was bridesmaid for Jen, this time the roles were reversed. One of my favourite things about my job is that I often…
A Suffolk Garden Wedding There was a heatwave, Exploding Kittens, Mario Kart, a handmade dress, sunflowers, and pigs. Before anyone worries, no cats got so hot they popped; it’s a card game. I might have nearly melted a bit, though. It wasn’t quite the hottest wedding that summer, but it was close.I ended up here…