So, these are some of my most favourite documentary wedding photography frames from the last few years. None of them are staged, or posed. They’re all genuine, in-the-moment photos. Because that’s where the real gold is; right there in that fleeting moment. Sure, you can say “oh, can you just do that again? I missed that”, but the photo you get won’t evoke the same emotion or feeling when you look back at it, because it isn’t ‘real’. Photos made in the moment take you right back to that moment when you look at them, and for that reason they’re so much more meaningful than anything staged or posed.

If you stage it, all you remember is that you staged a photo. If you make photos when they happen for real, you get so much more than just a photo. It’s like you bottled the memory of everything that made that moment, and you can re-live it over and again whenever you look back at it. That’s some powerful stuff, don’t you think?

For that reason, my priority on the day is for you to spend as much time as is humanly possible with everyone else you’ve invited to be there. It’s not about me schlepping you off around your venue for hours on end, or posing you for endless group photos. No one wants that, right? It’s about you guys having plenty of time to get stuck into your day with your nearest and dearest, and me being right in the mix with you.

You can read more about my approach to documentary wedding photography here. And, if you like what you see and are interested in having me shoot your day, get in touch and let’s get the ball rolling. I shoot a limited number of weddings a year and peak dates tend to get booked up pretty quickly, so if you’d like to talk things through in more detail, drop me an email.