MY OTHER HALF IS SO UNDERSTANDING. NOT THREE DAYS HAD WE PLANNED OUR LITTLE EDINBURGH GETAWAY, AND I’D BOOKED IN A SHOOT. OOPS. LOVE YOU. BUT HEY, THESE GUYS WERE AWESOME, FULL OF BRILLIANT FOOD AND DRINK RECS IN TOWN, AND I GOT TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY LIVE. THAT’S A HARD OPPORTUNITY TO MISS, RIGHT?

SO HERE COMES THE SECOND OF MANY COUPLE SESSIONS, THAT I WILL BE INUNDATING YOU ALL WITH OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. AND TO BE HONEST, I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT DAY WE SHOT THIS- ONE OF THE MANY ADVANTAGES TO NOT WORKING A 9-5 I GUESS! BUT IT DEFINITELY HAD ALL THE SLOW SUNDAY FEELS. WE BASICALLY BOOKENDED A WALK IN THE WOODS AND THE BLUEBELLS, WITH CUPS OF TEA AND COSY HANG OUTS AT THEIR GORGEOUS HOME. SEE WHAT I MEAN? SO MUCH A SLOW SUNDAY :)

I’VE HAD A SUPER BUSY MONTH SINCE RETURNING TO THE UK, AND A JAM PACKED DIARY OF MEETINGS AND SHOOTS WITH LOADS OF MY COUPLES. SO MANY WICKED AND GORGEOUS PEOPLE; SO MANY CUPS OF TEA AND WEDDING CHATS; SO MANY BUZZING CAMERA HANGOUTS (AND SUPERMODELS IN THE MAKING) AND SO MANY SMILES ALL ROUND. SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, I’M GOING TO INUNDATE YOU WITH A FEW OF THESE SESSIONS. AREN’T YOU THE LUCKY ONES?!

COUPLE SESSIONS IN THEORY, ARE MOST PEOPLES’ WORST NIGHTMARE. AND I 100% GET IT. BUT THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF WAYS TO MAKE THESE SESSIONS WAY MORE FUN, WAY MORE NATURAL, AND A LOT LESS AWKS.

THIS WEEK WE POUR OVER SOME EPIC IMAGES OF THE BEAUTY OF PREGNANCY, AND OPEN UP WITH SOME HONEST CHAT ABOUT THE PHYSICAL CHANGES IT ENTAILS. WOMEN ARE MEANT TO JUST SAIL THROUGH THESE CHANGES, GLOWING FROM DAY ONE, GUSHING ABOUT HOW PERFECT IT ALL IS.. BUT IS IT?

GIVE ME A CASTLE WITH AS MUCH CHARACTER AND SPACE AS HAZLEWOOD EVERY TIME, AND THE UK WEATHER CAN THROW WHATEVER IT LIKES AT ME IN MARCH. AND BOY, DID IT. THESE GUYS DIDN’T LET THAT BOTHER THEM THOUGH, AND WE HAD THE LOVELIEST TIME CAPTURING THE LOVELIEST DAY. SOME PROPER GIGGLES WERE HAD, AND SOME REALLY TOUCHING MOMENTS TOO. ALL THE BEST WEDDINGS HAVE THESE IN EQUAL MEASURE, LET ME TELL YOU, AND JAMES & BECKY’S WEDDING HAD ME SMILING ALL DAY.

THIS WEEK I TREAT YOU TO MORE MOUNTAIN VIEWS AND SNOWY SETTINGS.. THIS TIME WITH THE LOVELIEST AND COOLEST OF COUPLES. I’M JUST SO BLOODY EXCITED TO COME BACK HERE IN THE SUMMER FOR THEIR WEDDING.. LOOK AT THEM!

WITH ALL THE SNOW HITTING THE UK RECENTLY, I THOUGHT I’D SHARE SOME WINTRY WEDDING INSPIRATION ALL THE WAY FROM THE FRENCH ALPS. THIS IS A STYLED SHOOT, SHOT WITH A REAL COUPLE, IN A HIDDEN BREAK IN THE TREES OFF MY FAVOURITE SLOPE. IT’S LOW-FI, WITH NO SUPPLIERS, AND EVERYTHING IS COLLECTED AND PUT TOGETHER BY MYSELF AND THIS SESSION’S BRIDE.

I’M NO GOOD AT NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS. (QUITE THE OPENER, HUH?!) BUT THE ONE THING I ALWAYS RESOLVE TO DO, EVERY YEAR NOW WITHOUT FAIL, IS THIS POST; THE BLOG POST WHERE I FORCE MYSELF TO SIT DOWN WITH MY WORK OF THE PAST YEAR, AND DIGEST IT. IF YOU FANCY SITTING WITH ME, GRAB A CUPPA (OR A SOMETHING A BIT STRONGER, MINE’S A WHISKEY) AND JOIN ME. I COULD DO WITH THE COMPANY. I’M NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS…

IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE, AND I’M USING THAT AS THE PERFECT EXCUSE TO SHARE THIS OH-SO-TOPICAL FAMILY SESSION. WE’VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HERE, A SUPER STYLISH CHRISTMAS TREE AND LOTS AND LOTS OF FAIRYLIGHTS. WHAT MORE CAN YOU WANT? STICK ON SOME CHRISTMAS MUSIC, GRAB A HOT CHOCOLATE AND COSY UP WITH THIS WEEKS POST. I PROMISE, IF YOU’RE NOT FEELING FESTIVE ALREADY, THIS WILL GET YOU IN THE MOOD!

SO NOT FIVE MINUTES AFTER MAKING MY EXCITABLE BLOG COME-BACK LAST WEEK, I FOUND MYSELF ILL IN BED FOR DAYS. SUCH AN ENERGY SAP! BUT I’M BACK NOW, AND SUPER PSYCHED TO SHARE ANOTHER AUTUMN COUPLE SESSION WITH YOU. I GOT TO SCOUT OUT A NEW SHOOT LOCATION, MEET ANOTHER SET OF GORGEOUS CLIENTS, AND SHOOT SOME WICKED STUFF. BUT MAINLY… WE ALL GOT TO HANG OUT IN A BEAUTIFUL WOODLAND AND SOAK UP THIS LIGHT.

THIS WEEK, WE JOIN STEVE & MICHELLE ON AN ABSOLUTE BEAUT OF A WOODLAND WALK. I MEAN, LOOK AT THOSE COLOURS. I ALSO LEVEL WITH YOU ON HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE TO BLOG, AND MAYBE WHY I’VE BEEN A BIT QUIETER OF LATE. BUT IT’S TIME TO GET EXCITED AGAIN.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. WE’VE HEARD IT A MILLION TIMES RIGHT? BUT WHEN IT COMES TO A COUPLE SESSION, CHOOSING THE LOCATION REALLY IS EVERYTHING. THIS WEEK, I TAKE A VERY TRUSTING JAMES AND BECKY OUT INTO THE RURAL BACK ROADS OF THE YORKSHIRE MOORS, IN SOME SERIOUSLY TESTING WEATHER. AND DAMN, WAS IT WORTH IT.

SOME WEDDINGS JUST FEEL RELAXED FROM THE GET GO, AND NEIL AND ALISON’S LATE SEPTEMBER WEDDING WAS ONE OF THEM. SO I THOUGHT I’D TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT HOW COUPLES MIGHT ACHIEVE THE SAME THING. HOW CAN ONE CARE ABOUT THEIR WEDDING BEING WONDERFUL, WITHOUT WORRYING AWAY THE WHOLE DAY?

THIS WEEK’S WEDDING IS JUST YOUR AVERAGE WEDDING… IN A PALACE. NO, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT, A PALACE. AN HISTORIC PALACE WHICH HAS HOUSED ROYALTY AS FAMOUS AS QUEEN ELIZABETH I. I’M NOT SURE MUCH MORE OF AN INTRODUCTION IS NEEDED TO BE HONEST, EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THE COUPLE AT THE CENTRE OF THIS AMAZING SETTING ARE ALSO WONDERFUL. I MEAN, YOU CAN’T NOT LOVE A COUPLE WHO GO FOR A BUBBLE EXIT INSTEAD OF A CONFETTI EXIT, CAN YOU?

THIS WEEK’S WEDDING HAS A BOAT INSTEAD OF A WEDDING-CAR, A HALF SUBMERGED CHURCH, AND THE LOVELIEST OLD PUB I’VE VISITED IN QUITE SOME TIME. THROW IN AN ADVENTUROUS COUPLE AND SOME CRAZY WEATHER AND YOU'VE GOT QUITE THE WEDDING STORY...STILL READING? I THOUGHT SO.

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I ADORE WEDDINGS IN THE SOUTH WEST, WITH THEIR HOMELY SETTINGS AND SPRAWLING VIEWS. THERE’S SOMETHING SO UNIQUE ABOUT THEM, EACH AND EVERY TIME. MAX & AMELIA’S DAY WAS NO EXCEPTION, AND THIS WEEK WE JOIN THEM NEAR WINCANTON FOR WHAT WAS ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS THIS YEAR… PAIR THAT WITH AN ANTIQUE MORNING COAT AND A REMBO STYLING WEDDING DRESS AND YOU HAVE A VERY CLASSIC AND BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DAY.

SO OUR RUN OF INCREDIBLY HOT WEATHER HAS BROKEN, AND MOODY SKIES HAVE RETURNED WITH RAIN. WITH THAT IN MIND, I FIGURED I'D WARM UP OUR WEEK WITH A COUPLE SESSION ABSOLUTELY DRIPPING IN WARM GOLDEN SUNSHINE. THESE GUYS NAILED THEIR WARM-UP SESSION AHEAD OF THEIR SEPTEMBER WEDDING. JUST LOOK AT THOSE GOLDEN FIELDS TOO!

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WHICH MAKE THIS WEEK'S WEDDING SUCH A TREAT TO BLOG. SO MANY DETAILS MADE THIS A STYLISH DAY; FROM THE STUNNING RUE DE SEINE BRIDAL GOWN TO THE HANGING RAILWAY SLEEPERS AND BARE BULB 'CHANDELIERS'. BUT ALL THE STYLE IN THE WORLD WILL NEVER CARRY A SET OF PHOTOS LIKE A STORY, AND OLLIE & GEORGIA'S DAY WAS PACKED SO EQUALLY WITH BOTH, I COULDN'T PUT MY CAMERA DOWN...

HELLO WORLD! I'VE TAKEN A LONG BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND BLOGGING, AND CANNOT WAIT TO GET BACK TO IT. IT'S BEEN BRILLIANT TO TAKE A BREAK, BUT NOW I CAN COME BACK WITH A PROPER BANG. THIS COUPLE SESSION TOOK MY BREATH AWAY WHILST I SHOT IT, BUT DAMN, IN THE EDIT I COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS LOOKING AT LONDON. THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN SORT OF DREAMY FOR US UK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS (FIST BUMP TO YOU ALL FOR OUR CONSTANT BATTLE WITH THE WEATHER) AND I HAVE TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE LIGHT AT EVERY GIVEN OPPORTUNITY. I WANTED TO SHARE THIS SHOOT JUST BEFORE THESE GUYS MARRY THIS WEEKEND. JUST LOOK AT THEM!