What is your most memorable wedding?
My favourite wedding was at tither barn with a couple who did colour bombs and sparklers. It was fun but so romantic at the same time and the couple were just lovely. The colour bombs made for great shots and slow motion videos also.
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Classy, Creative, Real, Custom & Candid.
What about your business are you most proud of?
I am proud of the customisation we put into every couple. We have made friends for life in this industry just because of how well we have to get to know people to understand their own unique personality and capture that in still and motion. We have helped people take one day of love and make relievable over and over.
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Talk to your photographer like you would talk to your sister, mum or best friend. We have to know you so well, understand your story and fall in love with you as a couple. Your best friend knows you inside and out, your photographer needs to know you inside and out, all around, up and down!
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
Each couple put such incredible unique touches that show their persoanlities, love for eacother, love for those that couldn't be there, so it's very difficult to pick just one, but there was Caribbean wedding that I shot which might just beat the bunch. So much love in the room for music, dancing, family & food. And the whole day was absolute class and bliss... but the couple had organised a whole surprise reception for their guests, by turning their evening into a red carpet event. Fake money was thrown, each bridesmade and groomsman had their own dance to walk into the room, sunglasses on everywhere. Cool, calm, collected and done with such class and the element of surprise was priceless.
Describe your typical process with a couple.
I love to meet my couple face to face. Whether that is over zoom or in person, it's much nicer to put a face to the name and become personal straight away. So a zoom call to go through our process ands the starting details, a group chat on WhatsApp to make sure we can always stay in touch and easily throw ideas at each other, and a Pinterest board that we can all be involved in and keep putting ideas together. The Pinterest boards are a great way of being visual and start bringing possibilities to life, but it also makes it start bringing a common theme of what the couples are really drawn too. It also always takes the edge off of posing for shots on the day, and we can put aside a couple of the photos that the couple really like and see if we can angle the shots the same giving us a nice and natural mixture of poses and candid shots. On the wedding day, I make sure to let the bride and groom know that I am there for them on that day, not only as a photographer, but to take the load off of them if needed. I can be as invisible as they would like or as involved as they would like. After the wedding, I will make sure to let them know any time lines of my editing and send previews so we can all be happy with the creative process and outcome.
What is the No. 1 photo that you think every couple should take?
The trust fall shot or the leaning back kiss! They are the princess shots.
What is the most original photo you’ve been asked to take at a wedding?
A flower girl pyramid was a fun shot. I'm not able to share the shot as they were young girls, but a tower of 5 young beautiful flower girls, all dressed in white laughing under a shower of pink confetti was definitely a very creative shot.
What do you recommend for a rainy day wedding?
See through umbrellas!! they are classy, romantic and make for a great shot! And water proof mascara!
Describe how you got into photography.
I actually started off in music photography and music videos with my partner as an artist development company, taking creative shots and scouring for adventurous backgrounds and venues. I then was asked by one of my clients to go and shoot her wedding, and we both fell in love with the process! The romance, the classy ness mixed with the fun and personal candid element was really beautiful and we were able moo take our time whilst also being under pressure to not miss ' the money shot '. I think the real emotion from people was really something that drew us both in and kept us coming.