The blog.

Having been a Staffordshire wedding photographer for over eight years, recently it's been nice to work with couples and families in a different way. Having a new arrival join the family is exciting and those tiny toes don't stay tiny for long! Getting to capture this...

Natural newborn photography. I recently got the chance to photograph a baby who was nine days old. It was only the third time I've photographed a tiny person and he was the tiniest tiny person of them all.  If I'm being honest, if someone had asked me, I wouldn't...

It was a pleasure to be invited to photograph the wedding of Gemma and Vickie at Windsor Guildhall last year. The venue is smack bang in the middle of Windsor, which is a beautiful place for a wedding. The Guildhall itself a stunning inside and makes a great wedding...

Getting to photograph this epic two day wedding at The Sweeney Hotel was a real privilege. The hotel itself is lovely, the staff are great, with an owner who wasn't afraid to muck in and the newly renovated barn all made for a fabulous wedding venue. Natural wedding...

The day I met Katie and Lee to take these photos, should have been their wedding day.They should have been getting married at The Ashes Barns, a stunning wedding venue set in rural Staffordshire.They should have been sitting down to some lovely wedding food with their...

Congratulations!  Question is, now what?! There's the small matter of organising a wedding. First off I'd say to ignore everyone's planning 'rules', including mine! Have confidence in creating a wedding that reflects you both as a couple. The world of weddings is...

All in one place wedding. Wanting to keep things (relatively) simple? Why not do everything in one place? The majority of the weddings I photograph tend to be where the ceremony is held at the same place as the wedding breakfast and evening reception. One of the...

Last Summer I got to visit Wroxeter Hotel for another outdoor wedding. Sam and Al had their wedding on the Wroxeter's rustic woodland ceremony site. This is a beautiful area located away from the main hotel, in an enclosed section, surrounded by trees. Right next to...

I love London. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't live there, but a few days in the capital always excites me. To get asked to photograph a wedding there is always a bonus and a real privilege. To ask a Staffordshire wedding photographer to come and be a London wedding...

I'll let you into a secret......I've never planned a wedding. However, I have been to loads in the seven years I've been photographing them. That does not make me an expert but it does mean I can offer a little info that make might life easier for you, whilst planning...