Portfolio

Looking for wedding inspiration? Out of the thousands of wedding photographs I’ve captured over the years, I’ve selected a few favourites here. There are a lot of images on this page so please bear with me if it takes a few moments to load!

Wedding photo gallery - bride and groom with their arms around each other, standing on rocks and looking out to sea
Wedding inspiration - bride and groom standing with the bride holding flowers, with the sea and a cloudy sky behind them
Wedding inspiration - bride in a cream dress and groom in a grey suit smiling and standing in front of tree trunks
Wedding photo gallery - bride and groom holding hands and smiling, walking on a rock next to grass in front of mountains
Wedding photography portfolio - bride and groom holding hands and walking on grass with a lake and mountains behind them
Wedding photo gallery - bride and groom smiling and holding bouquet of flowers standing in front of a pink rhododendron bush
Wedding photo gallery - bride with floral dress and flowers in her hair, standing with a groom in front of red rhododendrons
Wedding photography portfolio - bride and groom outdoors smiling at each other with their foreheads touching
Wedding photography portfolio - bride and groom with a black dog standing in a courtyard in front of a white building
Wedding photography - bride and groom standing on a path and kissing with tall trees above them and grass next to the path
Wedding inspiration - bride and groom sitting on a wooden bench in the woods looking away from the camera, towards a river
Wedding inspiration - bride in a red tartan top and cream skirt, kissing her groom in the woods with trees around them
Wedding inspiration - bride and groom in the distance, standing on a moorland hill with clouds on the mountains beyond
Wedding inspiration - bride and groom looking at each other, standing on a footbridge with the trees behind and a river below
Wedding inspiration - bride and groom in the distance, holding hands next to rocks on a beach, with grass in the foreground
Wedding inspiration - groom in blue suit and bride in white dress with arms around each other in front of mountains and mist
Wedding inspiration - bride holding flowers and smiling at her groom, standing in a meadow with trees in the background
Wedding pictures - detailed image of wedding rings on the hands of a bride and groom, with the bride holding flowers
Wedding pictures - monochrome image of a bride in a white dress styling her hair with curlers, next to two bridesmaids
Wedding portfolio - monochrome image of mother-of-the-bride fitting a veil in a bride's long blonde hair
Wedding pictures - monochrome image of a bride in a dark dress smiling and applying mascara to her eyelashes in a mirror
Wedding pictures - wedding rings and an engagement ring in a wooden box lined with lace and engraved with a love heart
Wedding pictures - monochrome image of a bride dabbing her eyes with her veil, surrounded by wedding guests
Wedding photography portfolio - monochrome image of a bride standing in front of a mirror smiling during her wedding ceremony
Wedding photography portfolio - monochrome symmetrical image of the inside of a large cathedral with a wedding taking place
Wedding photography portfolio - a wedding ceremony taking place in a large hall with wooden ceiling and stone walls
Wedding portfolio - monochrome image of bride and groom with their foreheads touching during their wedding first dance
Wedding photos - monochrome image of a man and woman laughing while seated at a table with flowers, during wedding speeches
Wedding photo - monochrome image of a bride in a white dress, laughing, surrounded by female wedding guests
Wedding portfolio - monochrome image of a bride laughing as she dances with her groom who has his back to the camera
Wedding pictures - pale pink rose and yellow and white daisies in a bride's bouquet of flowers
Wedding portfolio - small blackboard with the text 'BEWARE Wedding planning within' hanging next to flowers on outside wall
Wedding pictures - cream and light blue wedding flowers with a short poem entitled 'Always' written on a round piece of paper
Wedding portfolio - white silk wedding dress hanging on the end of a brown four poster bed in a room with a pale pink carpet
Wedding portfolio - heart shaped silver locket attached to a white beaded purse with ribbons sitting on red velevt
Wedding pictures - forget-me-nots placed next to a cream wedding cake with three blue buttons on the cake ribbon
Wedding portfolio - back of a long white wedding dress, with the dress on a hanger hung over a white door frame
Wedding portfolio - pearl and crystal jewel motif on the front of a white wedding dress
Wedding photo - woman in a floral dressing gown holding a baby boy, dressed in a blue striped onesie and smiling
Wedding photography portfolio - bride and groom in a church standing at a wooden table and signing the marriage register
Wedding photography portfolio - bride standing in front of a bridesmaid in a white dress with the bride smiling at the groom
Wedding pictures - woman with blonde hair and a floral dress looking at her male partner and laughing at a wedding reception
Wedding photos - three female wedding guests seated at a table laughing and gesticulating with their hands
Wedding photos - bride looking at a woman in a grey dress with blonde hair, seated at a table and laughing
Wedding photos - bride with long curly brown hair and a dress with lace sleeves smiling during wedding speeches
Wedding photos - best man and bride and groom standing and raising their glasses in a toast at a wedding
Wedding photo - bride laughing with her hand over her face seated at a table in a room with blue curtains and red walls
Wedding photos - woman with a cream hat sitting beside a man in a waistcoat wiping his eyes with a handkerchief
Wedding photos - candid image of a male wedding guest in a grey suit and brown tie smiling and applauding
Wedding photos - candid image of a female wedding guest in a black floral dress smiling and clapping her hands

Real moments

I don’t want you to look back on your wedding photos and remember feeling awkward in front of the camera, posing for overly staged pictures. I want to tell the story of your wedding as it actually happens, capturing real moments for you to cherish. Sure, I’ll give you plenty of guidance so that you look your best. While we want the images to look natural, we also want to avoid things like double chins or trees appearing to grow out the back of your head! I’ll guide you but I’ll do it in a way so that the experience is enjoyable and true to life.

Natural images

Of course, it’s not all about the ‘couple shots’ (although these are the pictures that you will want to get framed). The group photos are really important too (more pictures for your mantelpiece!). Again, when it comes to the group shots, I’ll give everyone some advice on how to stand but will ensure that the pictures aren’t too formal. We don’t want people looking uncomfortable or devoid of emotion!

Discretion

I love capturing candid images too, so will be discreetly snapping away in the background throughout the day. I often think the best photographs are the ones where the subject didn’t know they were having their picture taken! The drinks reception and speeches are always a great opportunity for this style of photography. Last but not least, I know how much thought goes into all those wee details! These things are an important part of the story and I’ll make the the time to capture them.

What next? Well, you’ve seen and heard how I’ll approach your wedding photography but I don’t want you to just ‘take my word for it’!

Wedding photo of a bride and groom in a grass field, facing away from the photographer, with their arms around each other

“Just sat and looked through all the photos, they are FAB! Thank you sooo much!”

LEIGH AND JOHN MIELE

Please click the link below to read testimonials from a few of the couples I’ve had the pleasure of working with.

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