Proof that couple sessions are killer practice for a wedding, and a great chance to sample the champagne at the wedding venue ;)

YOU KNOW WHAT? LET’S HAVE ANOTHER NON-WEDDING POST, BECAUSE WHY NOT?! AND WHEN IT’S SOMETHING AS STUNNING AS THESE TWO ABSOLUTE DIAMONDS, IN THE MOUNTAINS, CAN YOU BLAME ME?

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 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!

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.

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!

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!

THIS WEEK WE JOIN ANDRES AND JESS FOR THEIR WARM UP SESSION, AHEAD OF THEIR WEDDING LATER THIS SUMMER. WE DECIDED TO HEAD TO THEIR WEDDING VENUE, NORMANTON CHURCH ON RUTLAND WATER, TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IN THE STUNNING SETTING WHILE FINALISING WEDDING PLANS. AND WHAT A SETTING.

This week we join Rob & Aly for their couple shoot on Primrose Hill, where the sun finally peeked out from the clouds just seconds before we started shooting. And boy does Primrose Hill deliver at sunset.. If you're in London, and you haven't spent a Summer sunset sitting on that hill, you're missing out.

IT'S STYLED SHOOT TIME.. A CHANCE FOR ME TO FULLY ART DIRECT A SHOOT, WITH MY OWN VISION AND DESIGN. I SPENT WEEKS COLLECTING PROPS IN VINTAGE AND SECOND HAND STORES, ORDERING AND STITCHING LEATHER, LOCATION SCOUTING ACROSS THE 3 VALLEYS, HAND PAINTING A LEATHER JACKET, AND TYPING AWAY ON AN ANTIQUE TYPE WRITER. ALL OF THIS TO DESIGN THE PERFECT ALPINE ELOPEMENT AT SUNSET.. I'D CHOOSE A DAY LIKE THIS OVER A BIG TRAD WEDDING, EVERY TIME! MAKE SURE TO FLICK THROUGH TO THE END FOR THE BTS VIDEO BY DELICATE MOTION...

I HAD A RARE CHANCE TO SHOOT IN THE HERTFORDSHIRE HILLS I GREW UP IN THIS AUTUMN, AND I JUMPED AT IT. THIS WEEK WE TAKE A WALK WITH TOBY AND ABY, FOR A CATCH UP ON THEIR WEDDING NEXT YEAR AND A LITTLE TIME WITH MY CAMERA.

SO HERE IS THE OBLIGATORY "BEST OF THE YEAR" POST, WHICH I APPROACH WITH BOTH DREAD AND EXCITEMENT IN EQUAL MEASURE. WHY?! BECAUSE I AM THE ABSOLUTE WORST AT RECOGNISING MY OWN ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ALSO PRETTY DIRE AT PICKING MY FAVOURITE OF ANYTHING. CALL ME INDECISIVE! BUT HERE WE ARE, AND SINCE THIS WAS MY BIGGEST EVER YEAR, IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT I GIVE IT A GO.

A pre-wedding stroll, through Primrose Hill, London. That sky-line though…

A stroll around Portabello Rd and Notting Hill makes for the perfect couple session backdrop.. and finishing off with Bloody Marys at the pub is the perfect finish. TAKE NOTES LADIES AND GENTS.