Weddings should be bloody fun.

Yes, there’ll be tears, nerves and emotional moments along the way, but for most of the day I want you doing exactly what you should be doing — having the best time with your favourite people.

As a fun wedding photographer, that’s the stuff I’m always looking for. The huge laughs, stupid jokes, unexpected moments and complete chaos that happens when everyone forgets about the camera and just enjoys themselves.

No forcing the fun. No setting things up. Just people being people.

Wedding mornings are brilliant because nothing has properly started yet. Everyone’s excited, slightly nervous, music is on, drinks are being poured and there’s usually a bit of chaos somewhere.

I’m not turning up and suddenly making everyone behave differently because there’s a photographer in the room. I’ll get involved, have a laugh, chat absolute rubbish with everyone and photograph what’s actually happening.

No posing. No pretending to put your outfit on seventeen times. Just enjoy the morning with your favourite people and let me capture the candid moments in between.

Once the ceremony is done, you can finally relax, grab a drink and spend some proper time with everyone you invited to your full day.

This is where I bloody love documentary photography. Hugs, drinks, ridiculous conversations, people catching up and loads of little moments happening everywhere at once.

I won’t be lurking in a bush with a massive lens trying to be invisible. 😂 I’ll be right there with everyone, chatting, laughing and becoming part of the wedding.

Think of me as another guest who just happens to have a camera. The more comfortable everyone is around me, the more natural and unposed the photographs become.

Your couple photos should still feel like you. I’ve never understood taking two people who’ve spent the whole day laughing and having the best time, then suddenly asking them to stand around looking serious for the camera.

We’ll disappear for 15–20 minutes, have a little wander and give you a chance to actually catch up with each other. I’ll be third-wheeling, obviously.

I’m looking for good light, composition and movement rather than awkward poses. You two can talk, laugh, take the piss out of each other or just point and laugh at me if you fancy. I genuinely don’t care. 😂

If you’re having fun and being yourselves, the photographs will take care of themselves.

And then there’s the dance floor.

This is where being a fun wedding photographer really comes into its own. I don’t disappear five minutes after the first dance — I want to be there when the party properly kicks off.

I’ll be right in the middle of it with everyone. Dancing, dodging flying drinks and photographing all the brilliant chaos happening around me.

This is when people completely forget about the camera. The questionable dance moves come out, ties end up around heads and someone inevitably decides tequila is a fantastic idea.

Some of my favourite candid photographs happen right here. I bloody love the dance floor.