So, what’s my style?

Honestly, I bloody hate this question.

Documentary wedding photographer is probably the easiest answer, but you’ll also hear words like candid, natural and photojournalism thrown around.

Basically, I turn up, get stuck in and photograph the wedding as it actually happens. No setting up scenes, bossing your mates around or making everyone stand in a certain spot and make them feel uncomfortable “I want everyone to look natural”!!

I want the laughs, the tears, the chaos, the weird stuff and the moments you didn’t even realise were happening.

I’ve got zero interest in turning your wedding into a photoshoot. You crack on, have a bloody good time and I’ll follow you around with a camera.

You enjoy the chaos. I’ll photograph it as your witness.

A documentary wedding photographer probably wouldn’t usually bother with group shots or couple portraits. Well, I’m not quite that strict.

I’ll still give you the option — just without turning it into a military operation.

I don’t want you standing around for an hour while I bark orders and rearrange everyone. That’s not me.

Give me 15 minutes with your parents, grandparents and bridal party and we’ll get the important stuff done before you can escape back to the party.

And honestly, these simple photos are often the ones your parents and grandparents care about most. They deserve that moment too.

Couple portraits?

Think less “stand there and look lovingly into each other’s eyes” and more “go for a walk and have a chat while I follow you with a camera.”

I’ll use the light, landscape and whatever’s around us to create something natural and a bit creative. The most direction you’ll get from me is probably, “Stand there — the light’s bloody lovely.”

No awkward posing. No cheesy nonsense. Thank you very much.

I actually want you to use this time to have a breather and catch up. You’ll spend most of the day chatting to everyone else, so take 20 minutes for yourselves, enjoy being newlyweds and let me photograph it as it happens.

And yes, I still photograph the details.

You’ve spent bloody ages planning all the little things, so of course I’m going to photograph them.

I’ll capture the details creatively, but always as part of the bigger story. I’m constantly looking for ways to fill the frame — more people, more moments, more going on.

Because for me, it’s always about telling the story of how your wedding actually felt, not just ticking off a list of pretty things.

Natural light all day. Flash when the party starts.

I shoot entirely with natural light until the dance floor. Firing a flash in people’s faces all day doesn’t exactly scream “candid”, does it?

It also means the photos look and feel like your wedding actually did. If you’ve spent hours creating the atmosphere of your venue, I want you to remember it that way.

I’m always looking for the best light, then waiting for the next good moment to happen. It gives me the freedom to move around, blend in and let your guests forget I’m even holding a camera.

The last thing I want is your nan hiding from me because she’s fed up with being flash-banged every five minutes.

I’m not very good at standing still.

As a documentary wedding photographer, I can’t just stand in the corner waiting for something to happen. I feel I owe it to my couples to work my arse off — it’s bloody good cardio, too.

I’m constantly moving, getting stuck in with your guests, hearing the jokes, finding the laughs and looking for those completely unplanned moments.

That’s the beauty of documentary wedding photography and wedding photojournalism for me. Real people, real moments and absolutely no script.

This is my art, and I want to keep telling the story from start to finish — one honest, unposed moment at a time.

I bloody love the dance floor.

This is where the real chaos begins — natural, unscripted moments, helped along by the odd tequila or two. This is also when the flashes come out and I get a bit more creative.

Documentary wedding photography doesn’t stop when the music starts. I still approach it like wedding photojournalism — jumping in and out, letting you and your guests go wild while I capture the laughs, madness and questionable dance moves.

I’m basically another guest who happens to have a camera. I love music, so you might even catch me having a little dance while I’m working.

And this is exactly why I stay beyond the first dance. Why the hell would I want to miss all of this?