No, you haven’t accidentally stumbled upon Hackett London’s latest formalwear collection lookbook. That’s just Lauren, Gregg (and the little one) looking as cool as anything.

What a wedding. And a first for me over at The Kings Arms in Christchurch who did an awesome job hosting us all!

We kicked things off with Lauren getting herself sorted beneath those stunning windows in the bridal suite. This obviously set us up for something pretty special. I actually know these two back from when I actually had a ‘real job’ as my mum would put it. And in classic Dorset style, I knew pretty much everyone else too!

After some of the funniest wedding speeches I’ve ever photographed, everything went a bit bananas. The dance floor was, for lack of a better word…lit. Ended up shooting as much on the dance floor as the entire rest of the day. Clearly the mark of a job well done. 

Thanks so much for having us guys, we had an absolute blast! It’s going to be a hard one to top.

First wedding of the year—it’s February, the sun’s out and it’s warm. Should I be concerned?

When Abi and Steve initially got in touch, I had grand visions of us trudging around in the snow and all of the guests huddled inside around the fire.

What we ended up with was what felt more like a weekend in May—and it’s safe to say that everyone was in holiday mode. Should have seen it coming really, a wedding full of meteorologists and all!

New venue for me, nestled on the border of Devon and Dorset. Such a great little spot, completely closed from the public and with plenty of outdoor space to enjoy our first summer of the year. 

Abi and Steve were absolute legends on their engagement session, which really helped us to capture some awesome little moments of them together.

Great venue, great people and good vibes all around. Thanks so much for having us guys, had an absolute blast and what a way to start the year!

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!