Hi there!
I’m super excited to get to know you. Let me share a little about myself so that you can get a feel for the kind of person who will be photographing your wedding.
I’ve been a freelance illustrator and photographer for the past five years, alongside my day job at a wildlife conservation NGO. I live in Cambridge with Bill, my border collie who you’ll get to meet if we have our first chat in person! Although I’ve photographed all different sorts of events (and coordinated a lot of them in my day job!), weddings have always been my absolute favourite. So in 2022, instead of doing all the things, I’m focusing all my energy on the thing that gives me the most joy.
Why do I love photographing weddings?
I’m a wildlife biologist, I love animals and the outdoors, so when I first got into photography I thought wildlife photography was totally my thing.
That was until the first time I took my camera along to a wedding, completely on a whim. But that was it for me, I completely fell in love with photographing people that day - and not just the bride and groom, but every single person there.
There’s something about a wedding, where everyone is relaxed and happy (and looking absolutely smashing), that allows you to capture people at their best and most natural - being the most them they can be.
There’s so much happening that it’s easy to fade into the background so people forget you’re there - it’s possible to get wonderful photos of even the most camera shy-people looking like themselves. No pained smiles or awkward poses, just people genuinely happy to be together and there to celebrate with you.
I love capturing the expressions of unadulterated joy your people have for you at your wedding. The only thing better is when I’m able to capture the beautiful moments of happiness between the two of you throughout the day, the ones that tell the story of your love.
Why do we need to get to know each other?
As your photographer, I’m there to do more than just take some nice photos. You’re trusting me to tell the story of your wedding.
Every time you look at your photos, you should be immediately transported back into that day, as it unfolded. It should be full of all the happy, hilarious and heartfelt moments from that day. It should have moments you didn’t even know you wanted, and you should see every single person who cared so much about you to come along and celebrate. And for anyone who wasn’t able to be with you, they should be able to feel like they almost there celebrating as well.
For me to tell your story well, I need to get to know you! I want to know everything about your love story so I can tell it in a way that feels authentic and you. I want to hear about how you met, what your dreams are for your future together, who all people are that you’ve invited along and why they mean so much to you. The better I know you (and you know me), the better I’m able to tell your story through the photos I choose to capture, and how I edit everything together.
Am I the right photographer for you?
I love happy, relaxed, colourful people who are pretty chilled out about the whole wedding thing - they’re all about having an absolutely fantastic time with people they love.
For 95% of the day I’m going to be there, fading into the background, carefully watching everything and everyone, and capturing all the little interactions between people as well as all the wonderful big moments! At some point, we’ll also sneak off and get some smashing photos of just the two of you. We can also take a moment to get some group photos of all your family and special guests, if that’s what you’d like.
For the other 5%, I’ll help out with some light direction that help us get some great photos (‘hey I found this spectacular tree, it’s exactly what you wanted for your portait shots’ or ‘oh the light is perfect, let’s get a photo of you with nan! Why don’t you wrap her up in a big hug’).
The very best photos come from you just being your most happy and relaxed self. So above all else, I’m there to make you safe and comfortable. You’re in good hands.
What next?
You’ve looked through my portfolio and you’re excited by how I could tell the story of your moment celebrating with your people. Fantastic!
The very first thing we’ll do is get together (virtually or around my kitchen table) so you can tell me all about your dreams for your big day. The better I know you as a couple, the better I am able to tell your story. So let’s get to know each other!
Pop over to my contact page and tell me about why you’re excited about your big day. I’ll be in touch to arrange our first meeting and we’ll get the ball rolling.