A: Honestly, from our perspective, there are no problems (only solutions, lol).
Firstly, if there’s any threat of rain whilst you’re sipping bubbles and mingling with your guests, I’ll have one eye on satellite imagery to see how the weather is evolving accurately. Straight after the ceremony, Plan A is always to give you loads of time to see your guests and for us to get photos of them congratulating you. This also helps with the group photos; as if they haven’t spoken to you yet, they’ll try to do it when we’re doing that group photo, which slows everything down. Anyway, I digress. Plan B will either be to do the group photos between showers or do them indoors. If we are doing them indoors, then we’ll correct the lighting with some bounce flashes, as the venue lights are for ambience, not photos.
There are usually breaks in the rain when we can dash out for some photographs; again, we’ll manage this for you.
It’s entirely up to you, and this is again something we ask of you on your wedding day form. Rain shots can make stunning photos. Bring boots, umbrellas and a positive attitude 🙂
A: We’re well-equipped for tricky lighting! Low-light venues, colour casts? No problem—we use professional gear that works well in dim settings without looking unnatural. For bright sun, we’ll either work with the sun or place it behind you to avoid squinting or harsh shadows, but the goal is the shade for group photos. I use sun-tracking apps to know where the shade is to the minute! The goal is always soft, natural light.
Q: We adore your sunset photos! Can we nip out if there’s a chance of one?
Oh yes, absolutely! Again, this is something we will manage for you. We’ll track the sun and the clouds and pick a window of time that works with you. Golden hour photos are spectacular but can clash with your itinerary. So, we’ll ask you how you want us to approach this before your day. I.E., let catering know that we’ll be nipping out between courses. No drama; we’ll do our best 🙂
Q: What does a great wedding story/day look to you?
A: Lots of emotions, as that’s what we are looking for. A wonderful wedding for us is capturing everyone’s joy, happiness, tears, and silliness! The best story is told from the moment you get ready until just after the first dance. Lingering too long in the morning or night, the story slows down and repetitive photos start occurring. Have a read here about what is the ideal amount of coverage. We love details, surprises, little sentiments and taking stunning portraits all interlaced with lots of emotive photos of your loved ones!
Q: How do you capture ‘moments’? What is your technique?
A: Ha ha, Ohh, trade secrets! Camera technicals only make up the foundations of a good image. It’s all about experience and reading people and their body language, watching, listening, anticipating and constantly framing things in your head. Professional people watchers! I’m always on the move too, well that’s what my apple watch tells me! Also, I don’t have the camera in front of my face for two reasons:
1. A dead give away! I don’t want my camera pointing to interfere with whats happening. If someone knows I’m capturing them they might stiffle their laugh or change behaviour.
2. So I can see more! Having a camera to your face reduces your field of view and therefore your reactiveness.
Q: We’re looking for a wedding photographer who focuses on natural, candid moments but also captures some epic portraits. Is that your style?
A: Nail and head meet! Absolutely! Our style is all about telling the story of your day naturally with real moments (Documentary Wedding Photography) — As documentary wedding photographers, this is what we do—capturing those authentic moments of laughter, tears, and connection. But we also love creating striking, artistic portraits that reflect the vibe of your day without feeling forced or staged.
Q: We love your dramatic night shots, too — is that something we can do?
A: Yes! We love working with creative lighting to capture those moody, atmospheric night shots. Whether it’s under the stars, in the rain, or with some cool backlighting, we’ll create something unique and beautiful to end the day with a bang. This is really quick too, like a couple of minutes and back with your guests! We ask this on our form too 🙂 Take a look at how we handle night shots here
