What is your most memorable wedding?
um... I get in trouble if I don't say my own wedding don't I? Besides I couldn't pick a favourite couple could I? I married my Chinese wife when I was 23. it will be our 16th wedding anniversary this year and we have two kids.
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Fun, Relaxed, Dramatic, Adventurous and lets pretend that "Outdoors" is an adjective.
What about your business are you most proud of?
Being built doing what I love doing and attracting like minded couples
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
GET MARRIED EARLY! Everyone is tense and nervous before the ceremony and you are away from the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. get the ceremony done and then the rest of the wedding is fun and you have loads of time to do what ever you want. also
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
Honestly a wedding is about the people. the personal touches come round having a really good time with the people you love.
Describe your typical process with a couple.
During the wedding planning I shout "GET MARRIED EARLY!" a lot. assuming its a full day with
What is the No. 1 photo that you think every couple should take?
It really depends on yourselves and what is most important to you. I am going to say the most important photo is the photo where you are happiest.
What is the most original photo you’ve been asked to take at a wedding?
If you look at Bound By Starlight you will see that I am very creative, so it is normally me coming up with daft ideas and hoping my couples like them!
What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?
Innoring the rain and having fun. generally its rare that it rains all day. So if you got married early it is a case of just enjoying the company of your guests and then when the rain breaks you will see me approach looking like a Labrador dog that is over excited and really needs a wee.
Describe how you got into photography.
I've always carried a camera while I was growing up. I've always been a digital person. I've always felt it gave me creative control, my first camera was an Olympus with 1.3 mega pixels. (I'm now shooting with a pair of Nikon Z9 cameras) when I was doing a PhD in Optics I fell in with a wedding photographer. I just did it for fun and company never found the weddings stressful. after the PhD I found that microscopes don't like vibration or light and are always found in windowless basements. So one day I just found the yearning to be outside with happy people to strong and I left the basement and became a full time photographer.