Hallingbury Manor wedding photographer

Thomas and Catherine were one of the first couples to book my new engagement package back in 2018. We had the engagement shoot at Hatfield forest and it was so good to meet them finally - Thomas had bought along his memory album of all their time together and i knew instantly that this is a couple that truly value photography and more importantly having their best life moments in print.

It felt like i was really able to contribute to their book of memorable life events together and equally another opportunity on their wedding day.

The engagement shoots are such a good opportunity to get to know my clients in advance of the wedding day - it makes such a difference when we both see friendly faces, you don’t have the in-trepidation and you can immediately put people at ease as they know they already feel comfortable around you.

This is one of those weddings where everything just seemed to click into place - i covered both groom and bridal prep myself, the ceremony was stunning and humbling, the reception was hugely fun, the photos of Thomas and Catherine just blended together perfectly - it was one of those weddings where i honestly felt like a guest with no stresses through the day.

Catherine and Thomas were a big fan of my lightpainting pictures so i knew i had to pull out some stops - I came up with the black and white light tunnel picture - i hadn’t tried it before but I wanted to flood them and the picture with light, when that was combined over a small bridge to a gazebo in the centre of the lake it just all came together.

In terms of other firsts for this wedding - my first wedding selfie on the dance floor, my first experience of meeting someone called quails and the first time someone mistook me for venue staff and asked me for a round of drinks.

Thank you for booking Me to cover your day guys and I wish you all the best for the future.

Crown Lodge Kent wedding photographer

The wonderful Lisa and Simon walking through the fields literally over the road from the Crown Lodge wedding venue. It’s a beautiful venue tucked away in woodland with the most epic views you will ever see right on it’s doorstep. Crown lodge kent website

The day started off at Lisa’s parents house, a beautiful house with a spacious kitchen which was perfect for bridal prep photos. Also kudos to Lisa’s Mum and Dad for the yellowest wall I have ever seen - made a fantastic backdrop for some of the hair and makeup photos.

With George running about in the garden and playing football with his Swedish cousins I had to switch between fashion and sports in a flash.

Lisa and Simon wanted a relaxed wedding day. Nothing too stressful. They wanted nice, relaxed, documentary wedding imagery of their guests simply enjoying themselves and having fun. They really achieved that with this wedding - no formal sit down meal and gather round speeches all really helped create that wonderful atmosphere. It really shows when a couple are relaxed in their photos. Even the registrar commented she can’t quite remember a couple smiling so much.

So thank you again for letting me be a part of your wonderful day Lisa and Simon, George I’m still trying to find the dinosaur in my camera!!

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Rochester castle wedding photographer

I LOVED SHOOTING THIS WEDDING!

When i met Luke and Taylor last year, they knew exactly what they had in mind for their wedding - with the guidance of Taylors mum they had everything planned and their vision was clear - they wanted to OWN Rochester - and i think they did.

For the couple photos we went up to Rochester Castle, where we photographed some more intimate photos of the two of them. Then we went up and down the high street to see what photo opportunities we had to get some unique images - I LOVED doing this. Honestly loved it. Luke and Taylor were up for anything i suggested and some of those photos up and down the high street maybe my favourite for the year.

Sometimes you get a couple who can truly portray real love by what they do, how they act, how they smile and how they are together - you don’t need to be a photographer to see that flooding through in these images -from couple photos all the way up to the first dance.

I am also really proud of the light-painting photo I managed to achieve for these guys, with my friendly helper (young lad from the wedding helping me light up the trees) we managed these photos in one go - light-painting combined with sparkler and a steady hand from yours truly!

Thank you guys - truly thank you - it was an absolute pleasure

Matt

Taylor says:

“What can I say other than that Matt was brilliant! From the moment I saw his previous work I knew he would be the best photographer for our day and he went above and beyond my expectations. He made me and my husband feel at ease right from the moment we met him, was incredibly prompt with responses and clear too. He worked well with my mother (an ex-photographer) and was an amazing presence on the day. Matt is very patient and easy going and very skilled at his job. Our wedding photos are beautiful, honestly he captured the day in the most perfect way. I cannot recommend him enough! 12/10”

The Garden Barns wedding photographer

What a fantastic couple of families these two have. This was such a quaint, beautiful wedding, snug in the lovely garden barns in suffolk. Lucy and Daniel seem to have a unique talent of booking me on some of the coldest days - their engagement shoot was in the snow and their wedding day followed just off the back of a storm - but as any good photographer should do, you use the best of the weather to enhance what you are doing - see the veil shots below.

Lucy and Daniel were so much fun to work with - they were up for everything - including not strictly following the vicars rules (shush) don’t tell him - to get them the photos they wanted. I shoot most of my weddings in Kent, but I definitely don’t mind venturing up to Suffolk when you have lovely couples, lovely venues and guests that know how to party - see the dancing photos below!