Last wedding of 2018 and what a doozy it was. I do have a little soft spot for winter weddings—it’s that low sun that just makes everything look so magical.

Burley Manor is an awesome venue at the best of times but was the perfect spot for Lauren & Jamie’s Christmassy wedding. It was clear that everyone was thoroughly settled into holiday mode, with drinks flowing nice and early and enough tasty food to see us through to 2019.

Obviously, winter in the UK comes with it’s quirks of having more darkness than sunlight, so we had to embrace the coziness of Burley Manor for a quick photo session around the grounds. Hard to go too far wrong with these two cool cats.

What a way to end the season, thanks so much for having us guys!

Well then…2018 was pretty mega.

Seemed a shame to upload my best of 2018 with one wedding to go, but Lauren and Jamie’s amazingly Christmassy wedding at the similarly amazing Burley Manor ended up being the perfect way to round off the year.

An almighty thank you to all 52 of you lovely lot I had the pleasure of snapping this year. Saw (and mostly captured) plenty of tears, belly laughs, bridesmaids falling over, brides falling over, cakes falling over and some serious shape throwing on the dance floor.

An even almightier thank you to all of you who helped me to be voted the Best Wedding Photographer in the South West at the Wedding Industry Awards! Means an unbelievable amount to me and still feels a little bit surreal.

My passport is going to have to limber up for 2019, with almost 30 incredible weddings here in the UK, across Europe and worldwide!

Picking my favourites from the year was a mammoth task but I’ve finally settled on no less than 175 moments which make me feel all gooey inside.

It’s Christmas Eve, so grab a stiff drink and scroll to your heart’s content! I think I’ll have one too.

Totally forgot how much I love rainy autumnal weddings – Heather and Tom’s gorgeous wedding at the similarly gorgeous Axnoller in Dorset was a definite highlight of the season.

This venue is seriously awesome. Never actually been here before but I’ve totally been missing out. We started the day in the farm house with Heather, while Tom was rushing about with the guys in one of the surrounding houses, keen to get some breakfast down him before the main event.

So yeah, Tom and his family love cars. Possibly the understatement of the century, but their collection of vintage cars were a definitely star attraction throughout the entire wedding – with a particular Jaguar XK140 playing the pivotal role in ferrying from the ceremony.

Drinks were flowing big time at the reception thanks to all of those tasty Long Tail Mixers (I’ll pop you an invoice for that one Tom).

We were all surprised by an African Drum Group joining us after dinner, honouring Heather’s South African heritage and getting everyone moving before the dancing shenanigans.

Loved every minute of it guys, thanks for having us!

Well well well – where to even begin?

Sopley Mill is a great little venue and I’m lucky to have it so nearby. So much opportunity for cool stuff as it’s so varied and has such a great little charm about it.

We started the day in the bridal suite with the beautiful light pouring through the window. Hayley was a half-way-house between being totally cool and bouncing around with nervous excitement.

Dan was without his signature hat, which was a little upsetting but I got over it. The ceremony was a total tear-jerker. Hardly a dry eye in the room. Sanity was restored after the ceremony when he was reunited with it. Phew!

The entire day was so chilled, with plenty of garden games out the front for the kids and more than enough drinks to go around. And oh my God, THAT sunset.

We were halfway through the speeches when I spotted it from the window and I was already planning our escape from the top floor to get down and in front of that incredible sky.

What a perfect end to the already stunning day! Big up to Hayley and Dan for having us – I knew it was going to be a good’n after the engagement session and it totally lived up to all expectations!

Kicked things off at an absolutely stunning Airbnb just down the road from The Italian Villa in Canford Cliffs. Krissy was as relaxed as ever – and we even had a chance to tuck into some breakfast while all of the getting ready shenanigans were in place.

Grant was similarly as relaxed with the guys up at the venue, greeting all of the guests as they arrived and pretending he was helping with the setup.

Everyone was in high spirits as the drinks flowed with an incredibly coloured backdrop over the water. I’ve shot at The Italian Villa a few times before but somehow never had the opportunity to properly explore the gardens, but we went on a little adventure this time and discovered a pretty serious amount of bamboo which always looks the part.

Food was…well…awesome. Trying to remember the last time I had lobster for dinner at a wedding! Pretty sure it’s never happened before.

Dance floor was absolute carnage and tequila was going down pretty easily. Thanks so much for having us guys!