"Hold the knife, look here and smile please"...

...is a phrase that will hopefully never pass my lips at a wedding I shoot. Nor will I ever ask you to cheesily smile at me with a perfectly positioned bouquet whilst signing the register in the church - or actually to interrupt in any of the 'official' proceedings of your day. I have been to weddings as a guest where photographers have shunted people around, told them where to stand and what to do - all to throw the bouquet to get the safe posed shot for the album. I like seeing how differently people do things; your wedding is unique and so your photos should reflect your individuality. Isn't a shot like this much more fun than a rigid posed photo of the couple holding the cake knife and saying cheese? Just a note though - although for most of the day I will be a fly on the wall, I do also love shooting fun and creative 'directed portraits' where I'll tell you what to do, where, and then see how you do it naturally... alot of the couple images you see on this site are some of these.