15 years ago I went to my first wedding, it was a defining moment that shaped my outlook on what love is and how I found the importance of telling that story.

I wanted to see love up close, in all its forms. It has been an obsession.

I knew I wanted to be a photographer and I didn’t know what my subject would be but as soon as I went to a wedding I knew that there was so much depth to be explored there.

I have become very experienced in this work, it’s been 15 years and nearly 600 weddings. Experience means less time worrying and considering things like lighting or composition or anticipating an important moment. It means there is space and time for presence, to see clearly.

It’s a shared experience and professionalism is a weird word.

I am transparent unconsciously and keep an open heart in my work.

I try to be someone I would trust with documenting such important images.

So when you book me, we start this journey together. Connection takes time and we’ve got just that. I want to learn all about you, I want to start observing straight away, and I want to meet your families and your closest friends so we can break down the barriers before the day. I set up a direct line of contact where you can reach me anytime with anything big or small, like a friend. The more the better.

On the wedding day, I’m bringing my full creative expression. I’ll be there for you, working and present.

I regularly slow things down and help you pause when you need to. But ultimately this is so subtle that you may not realise.

My goal is to be invisible for most of the day, like white noise in a black outfit.

I’m not directing in a way that steals the show or shooting photos that simply tick the boxes. I’m constantly observing and trying to move gracefully. Everything I perceive is going in and forming an understanding of how the day feels, who plays certain roles and importantly where was the love? What was the evidence of what this couple made together?

With my entire being, I believe that art imbues magic when it is created and expressed honestly. So I think there is a certain importance of who the artist is and what they embody to consider when commissioning them for this work.

But I also think the work you commission me to do should give you a piece of me, my life’s experience and my own expressions of what life has been like for me. The images should have a certain transcendence upon observing them, they should speak of something I saw as much as they are something you experienced.