1. Make a list.
Even if you're not a natural list maker. It can't hurt to be prepared and you and your photographer will be on the same page. Sit down with your other half, write out a fairly short and decisive list of group photos, give it a week or so and then have another look at it. As soon as you've decided, send it to your wedding photographer, and try and do this in plenty of time before the big day, it's such an easy thing to forget to do.

2. Give the list to your photographer, and at least one person from the wedding party.
I mean no disrespect but there are a lot of people at your wedding that I don't know, I've never met before, and so having names on a list becomes pretty meaningless to me in terms of organisation. I could be standing right next to your Aunt and not have a clue! So give your list to one or two other people, I would recommend people who are in your wedding party (because they'll be expecting to be on hand to help you out), and preferably people with a loud voice who aren't shy.

2018 went by so unbelievably quick for me. It was chock a block with great clients, working alongside talented wedding vendors, awesome weddings and fabulous moments. The amount of work I did on weddings, other photo shoots, throughout my business and for me on a personal level, is actually if I'm being honest an insane amount. It's only because it's now winter and things have calmed down from the madness of summer and autumn, that I'm only really just starting to realise all of it. 

This is purely a collection of my personal favourite 100 photos that I took at weddings this year. For weddings alone I gave my couples over 19,000 edited photos. Soooo I think it was wise of me to force myself to narrow it down to just 100 photos.

Thank you from the bottom of my nerdy heart to everyone who hired me this year to do photography for them, and to people who have supported me and cheered me on in lots of different ways.

​I hope you all had a truly wonderful Christmas, new year and 2018 overall. Here's a brand shiny new year for us all, let's give 2019 our best shot and have some fun along the way.

Between the mad busy-ness of September and the mad busy-ness of October this year, I had a week away with my parents, my sister, her husband and their daughter, along with my Husband and our dog. 

Firstly, I have to say that I've had such a busy year which has been ridiculously busy at times. It's been such a great year with my business but a week physically away from home was something I desperately needed.

Secondly, we stayed at the nicest possible place I could have hoped for in order for this well  needed break. If you are looking for a staycation in Dartmoor or Devon in general, somewhere that's just out of the way enough to feel in the middle of no where, but somewhere were you're still able to go to the shops for essentials, have a trip to a nice local pub or two, or just somewhere for a great long walk, I could not recommend West Nymph Holiday Cottages highly enough. 

The converted barn we stayed in "Holly Hock Cottage" (total coincidence with the matching name) could not have been more beautiful, cosy and clean. The main bathroom had a humungous shower that I enjoyed dancing like this in whenever I had a shower in it. Something that makes my heart happy as well is a curved free standing bath, so you better believe I was grinning like a fool when I was having a soak in that beast! ​

During Leanne and Sam's wedding day Alan Partridge was mentioned in one of the best men's speeches, an Einstein quote was featured in the ceremony along with a Tolkien reading, and the ceremony was kicked off with a beautiful cover of the Queen song You're My Best Friend, all things that made me so happy to hear!

I think it is the windiest wedding I have ever shot at and the ceremony had to stop a couple of times because the wind was so strong, but it all went very well, and it was a little bonus for me that a couple of times Leanne's very long veil got caught up in it which was great to photograph, there was even a little confetti tornado at reception! 

Hair & Makeup: Style Sisters.
Ceremony: Island Celebrants.
Wedding Rings: Serendipity Diamonds.
Flowers & Arrangements: Inspired Island Events.
Venue: Albert Cottage, Isle of Wight.
Band: The Rockafellas.
Cake: Boudewijns Bakery.

Thank you both so much, you were a dream to work with, and thank you for the lovely review you wrote for me.

I had seen a photo of a poppy field in Chale on the Isle of Wight, on a facebook photography group and knew that I had to make a trip to this mystery field. I then realised that in a few days time Rachel and Ryan were going to have their pre-wedding photo shoot with me, so I messaged them on the off chance they we're up for the challenge of finding it's location and having their shoot there, and thankfully they accepted! 

We worked it out, although I have to say Ryan should get most of the credit for that, and we we're off across the island in a little car on a photographic mission. Not only did we find it but I think we found it at the perfect time of day and we even had enough time to make a trip to Compton Bay as well before the evening light had disappeared. 

Rachel and Ryan booked me as their wedding photographer many moons ago now and it seems so strange that the day is finally almost here and all the plans that we talked about will soon be unfolding. Thank you both for asking me to photograph your wedding day, I'll see you both very soon!

It all started with a random conversation between Jordan and I when we were setting up another wedding themed photo shoot. As we unpacked the gorgeous floral creations Jordan had made out of the boot of her car, we were talking about how much we both love dogs and how we wished people would take them along to their weddings more. Then she said "Do you fancy doing a photo shoot with dogs sometime?" to which I nearly shouted back "OH MY GOD YES! YES LET'S DEFINITELY DO THAT PLEASE!"

The result was this shoot. Featuring Ruby the Golden Retriever, Winston the Jack Russell, Alli the Fox Terrier, and my dog Scampi who is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. ​

I am a huge dog lover and obviously I enjoyed taking photos of all four of my gorgeous models (and chatting to the humans that were there as well), but it was so lovely to give them cuddles and praise in between shots. Most of the time when I sat on the floor taking photos of the other dogs, Scampi (who is in the first few photos) came to sit on my lap, I think maybe to remind me of who my dog was and to maybe send a message to the other dogs, silly pup!

A huge thank you to all the canine models and their owners for taking part.