Rainy wedding photos for this Nostalgic, Elegant Summer Wedding

Rain on your wedding day: why it doesn’t ruin a thing (promise) Rain on your wedding day sounds like a nightmare… (there’s even a song about it, courtesy of Alanis Morrisette) but it doesn’t have to change the feeling of the day at all. Annabel and James had a mid-July downpour, and their rainy wedding […]

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Couples who get married at Hackney Town Hall usually have a reason. Not just “it’s a nice registry office.” Something more personal than that. The creative couple who’ve built their lives in East London and couldn’t imagine anywhere else. The pair who fell in love in Hackney, moved away, and came back to get married […]

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Some couples want a venue that photographs beautifully. Wilde Lodge couples want a venue where everyone stays for the weekend. Wilde Lodge sits above the River Teme, perched in 15 to 25 acres of unspoilt countryside on the border of Powys, Shropshire and Herefordshire. It’s a beautiful country house, but the soul of it is […]

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How to build a wedding playlist your guests actually love I’ve photographed weddings since 2016. I’ve watched a lot of first dances. I’ve seen ceremony music make entire rooms cry, and drinks receptions fall flat because the music was wrong for the moment. Music shapes how your wedding day feels – not just sounds. Get […]

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