What Rights Do I Have to My Wedding Photos? There is a moment, usually somewhere around signing the contract, when a lot of couples pause. You are reading through everything, feeling organised and grown-up about it all, and then you hit a line about copyright. And a small voice goes: hang on. What are my…
Can I Hire a Photographer for Reception Only? Short version: yes, you can hire a wedding photographer for reception only. I do it, and some of my favourite days have been exactly that. But that is not really the question you are asking, is it? What you actually want to know is whether it is…
Questions to Ask Your Wedding Photographer Before Hiring Google “questions to ask your wedding photographer” and you’ll find the same 20 questions recycled across every planning site. Most of them were written by people who have never sat on my side of a consultation call. I have. Hundreds of times. And I can tell you…
How Many Hours of Wedding Photography Do I Need? How many hours of wedding photography do I need? It is one of the first questions couples ask me, usually somewhere between picking a venue and panicking about the seating plan. The honest answer is that it depends. I know, not the tidy number you were…
What Wedding Photography Style Should You Choose? You’ve got 14 tabs open. Every photographer’s work looks lovely, and somehow that’s made it worse, not better. One says fine art. One says documentary. One says light and airy. Another says dark and moody. And you’re sitting there thinking, I just want nice photos of my wedding,…
How to Plan a Small Wedding in the UK (Without the Fuss) There’s a particular kind of guilt that comes with planning a small wedding. You start trimming the guest list, and somewhere around the second cousins you’ve never actually met, a little voice asks whether you’re doing this properly. Whether smaller means lesser. I…
Rain on Your Wedding Day Why it won’t ruin your photos (and might make them better) You’ve been checking the forecast. Again. And there it is, a little cloud with rain coming off it, sitting right on top of your date. Your stomach drops. Right, before you spiral: rain on your wedding day is not…
One Photographer or Two for Your Wedding? How to Decide There are two camps in wedding photography, and both have something to sell you. Solo photographers will tell you one is plenty. Photographers who work in pairs will tell you that you really need two. So when you sit down to decide on one photographer…
Getting Ready Wedding Photos How to Keep the Morning Calm and Natural Planning your wedding usually starts with a simple idea. You want a day that feels like you, where you can spend time with your people and actually take it in as it happens. At some point, though, the morning starts to feel like…
How to Choose a Wedding Venue (From Someone Who’s Seen Hundreds of Them on the Day) So, you’re engaged. The champagne’s been popped, the group chat has exploded, and now everyone’s asking the same question: “Have you picked a venue yet?” Deep breath. Choosing your wedding venue is one of those decisions that feels massive,…
