JEN & TOM'S OLD LUXTERS BARN WEDDING

I started the day at Danesfield House Spa in Marlow for Jen’s bridal prep ahead of this Old Luxters Barn Wedding. In keeping with the autumnal feel, the bridesmaids wore beautiful wine colour dresses. Jen’s bridal gown made by Grace Phillips was perfect for the season too and had pockets! Got to love a dress with pockets! The ceremony and reception took place in rustic Old Luxters Barn nestled in the grounds of Chiltern Valley Winery in Oxfordshire. The lit fairly lights draped from the ceiling beams make the barn very pretty. It was a beautiful place for a wedding. Big thank you to Jen and Tom for trusting us to capture their amazing day. We loved every minute.

Jen and Tom’s Awesome Suppliers
Ceremony and reception location - Old Luxters Barn, Oxfordshire
Makeup - Lauren Hall MUA
Hairdresser - Marie Jjuuko, Creative Director, Fake it Hair and Nails, Chalfont St Peter
Florist - Alex Jordan, Zaza Floristry
Bridal dress - Grace Phillips gown from White Lace and Butterflies
Bridal shoes - Charlotte Mills
Bridesmaid’s dresses - David’s Bridal
Groom’s Suit - Lemmings Menswear Chalfont St Peter
Photography - Anesta Broad Photography
Caterer - Old Luxters Barn
Cake baker - Cherry Tree Cakerie
Singer - Tat Thomas

For more winter wedding inspiration, check out Kat & Jay’s wedding at Old Brook Barn in Essex.

See more wedding inspiration on my Instagram feed and feel free to pin your favourites on to your Pinterest Board. If you are looking for a wedding photographer who is more about capturing your day in a natural, fun and unobtrusive way, then you are in the right place. Get in touch and tell me about your plans.

CARLA & EGON'S GREAT BARN WEDDING

Carla and Egon’s summer wedding at The Great Barn in Ruislip was one of eight weddings that I photographed during August. It was a wonderfully relaxed and fun affair at a quaint rustic barn venue in North West London. Teresa and I started off the day capturing the final stages of Carla and Egon getting ready in the company of close family.

Once everyone was ready and looking fabulous, we drove to The Great Barn in Ruislip for the ceremony.

After the ceremony, the guests joined Carla and Egon out in the courtyard for drinks. We all ducked back into the barn when the rain arrived and settled in for speeches and street food dished up by Soho Pizza, Little Nicky’s Kitchen Company and Smokey Mac BBQ.

After dinner, we headed out to catch the end of golden hour.

After sunset, the guests gathered around the dance floor inside the barn to cheer on Carla and Egon for their first dance as Mr & Mrs, and then promptly joined them on the dance floor along with live band Signature.

Thank you Carla and Egon for having Teresa and I capture your wedding day.

Carla and Egon’s Awesome Supplier List
Ceremony & Reception venue - The Great Barn, Ruislip
Florist - Handmade by the Bride’s mum (how cool is that!)
Caterers - Soho Pizza, Smokey Mac BBQ and Little Nicky’s Kitchen Co.
Live Band - Signature
Photography - Anesta Broad Photography
Videography - Louie Donavin

For more rustic barn wedding inspiration, check out Jen and Tom’s Wedding at Old Luxter’s Barn in Oxfordshire.

See more wedding inspiration on my Instagram feed and feel free to pin your favourites on to your Pinterest Board. If you are looking for a wedding photographer who is more about capturing your day in a natural, fun and unobtrusive way, then you are in the right place. Get in touch and tell me about your plans.

KATIE & SCOTT'S COOLING CASTLE WEDDING

Katie and Scott’s winter Cooling Castle Wedding was one to remember. This was my second visit to Cooling Castle in Kent. The first wedding I shot there was days after a heavy snow fall that closed a lot of surrounding roads. Fortunately, I was able to leave the snow shovel at home for Katie and Scott’s wedding day. Instead we were treated to beautiful blue skies and sunshine.

Katie and Scott’s Awesome Suppliers

Ceremony and reception location - Cooling Castle Kent
Makeup - Lauren Mathias
Hairdresser - Lauren Mathias
Florist - Hedges and Flowers
Bridal dress - Justin Alexander
Flower girl and Page Boys Outfits - Roco Clothing
Groom’s Suit - Slater’s Menswear
Photography - Anesta Broad Photography
Caterer - Cooling Castle
Cake baker - Mother of the Bride

For more winter wedding inspiration, check out Sarah and Steven's Crondon Park wedding in Essex.

See more wedding inspiration on my Instagram feed and feel free to pin your favourites on to your Pinterest Board. If you are looking for a wedding photographer who is more about capturing your day in a natural, fun and unobtrusive way, then you are in the right place. Get in touch and tell me about your plans.

MEL + PHIL'S CLISSOLD HOUSE WEDDING

I had a full December of winter weddings. All were completely different and amazing. First up, I was back in Stoke Newington for Mel and Phil’s London wedding at Clissold House. #melwedsphil These guys need to be my neighbours. There, I have said it. Not even sorry. They had me at “there will be lots of cheese”.

In the evening we headed over to the West Reservoir Centre for speeches, vodka, thai food, cheese and epic dancing. Hats off to those guests who tore up that dancefloor. You know who you are. Absolute legends. A mention has to go to Mark Daly Events who was Mel and Phil’s wedding planner. I am in complete awe of his skills and he is so lovely, a joy to work. Here are some of my favourite photos of the day. Enjoy!

CARLY & JIM'S SANTORINI WEDDING

Earlier this year, I photographed two destination weddings in Santorini with Teresa Cunningham during the same week. That is excellent scheduling by our couples! First up was Carly and Jim who opted for an intimate wedding with friends and family at Dana Villas. We worked alongside Manchester based videographer In Love Wedding Films who complimented our relaxed candid style of photography. So it was a wonderful team all round!

Below, I have shared some of my favourite photographs from Carly and Jim’s destination Santorini Wedding, although as usual it wasn’t easy to narrow down. I love each photograph for different reasons. My contribution was heavily documentary with the help of my trusted Fuji XT2.

Teresa and I have shot weddings across the UK and Europe for nearly six years now. The terms primary shooter and second shooter doesn’t really accurately define how we work. It suggests that one is more important than the other. And that isn’t right at all. It’s more like two halves of a whole. For those of you that have met and seen me in action working alongside Teresa and Jay, you will understand what I mean. And the same goes for Helen and Rhianna who work with me too at Essex weddings. We absolutely get a kick out of catching those in-between moments, the laughter, the tears, the jokes (some more appropriate than others), the feelgood moments, the breathtaking moments and the jaw dropping moments. This is when the value of having two of us shooting your wedding is off the scale. I can say in all honesty that we are proud to do it.

Have a look for yourself. See what my view of Carly and Jim’s wedding as a “second” shooter looks like. Check out that rich Santorini sunset that we were treated to. What a corker!

Don’t stop there, for more Destination Santorini Wedding inspiration, check out Hannah and Elliott’s Wedding.

AMY & JOHN'S STOKE NEWINGTON TOWN HALL WEDDING

Amy and John’s wedding at Stoke Newington Town Hall was an affair to remember. There is something awesome about London in the summer. The day started at the Rose and Crown pub were Amy and John got ready. Then we headed across the road to Stoke Newington Town Hall, full of art deco character, for their ceremony.

After the ceremony we skipped over to Clissold Park for their family photos and a short stroll before settling down in the quirky The Old Church for dinner and dancing. Enjoy some highlights from their day.

HANNAH & ELLIOTT'S SANTORINI WEDDING

I am really excited to share highlights from Hannah and Elliott’s Santorini Wedding earlier this year. Photographing a destination wedding on the beautiful Greek island of Santorini has been on wish list for quite some time. This amazing opportunity arose, where I was able to photograph not one by two weddings with Teresa Cunningham out in Santorini. I covered the perspective of the groom, whilst Teresa covered the bride.

For those of you that have been watching closely this year, you may have spotted that I have been transitioning from using Canon gear to Fuji at weddings. This destination wedding was an ideal opportunity to road test my Fuji gear in a different climate. Fuji cameras and lenses are significantly smaller and lighter than any other equipment I have used. I was able to genuinely travel much lighter, and also take my ninja shooting skills up to warrior level.

I have always loved travelling, even as a child. I am that person ahead of you in the passport queue who politely asks for a stamp in her passport. I still get a kick from flicking through my passport and totting up the country stamps. It’s a life long ambition to run out of pages before a passport expires.

I have been lucky enough to have photograph destination weddings in Morocco and Portugal. I will be heading out to Ireland next year for another. Cheers to more adventures and more cool stamps in our passports!