Picture This: The Triangle of Empathy
Picture This: Why I like this image of a feeding baby and how it reflects the way I approach my documentary wedding photography.
Hi, I’m Michael, a documentary wedding photographer based in Sussex near Brighton. I work for couples all over the UK to document the REAL fun, beauty, humour and emotion of their wedding day. WATCH THIS SHORT PHOTO FILM BELOW – it totally captures my approach to wedding photography. And don’t forget to turn up the sound! (Oh, and yes, I’m also very happy to take group and couple photos.)
"WOW! We are both blown away by these pics and so are all our friends and family. Literally amazing! Stunning! We even shed a few tears when looking through them, they really did make us feel like we were there again reliving the memories."
Annie & Charlie
"Oh my god! The pictures are beautiful! Thank you! Sorry for the massive overuse of exclamation marks, but I can’t help it, I love them! The photos have made me smile (and cry a little bit, in a good way). You’re a little bit of a genius with that camera, and a bloody great bloke. I enjoyed very much having you around."
Danielle & Ian
"We LOVE the pictures! And our family and friends do too. We watched the slideshow about 17 times! We liked you instantly and knew we’d chosen the right photographer. You were really polite and friendly and gave us great advice. Most importantly, the pictures you took really reflected what an amazing, amazing day it was for us."
Mel & Jez
"Thank you so much for the pictures! They’re absolutely fantastic and really sum up the day perfectly. I can’t stop looking at them! I love the different moments you’ve captured and it’s great to see some of the other stories from the day that we didn’t see ourselves. As our photographer you were brilliant – we had a laugh with you and you definitely fitted in well with the whole vibe of the day."
Aïcha & Dan
"A massive thank you for providing such a great set of pictures for us all to remember the day by. We’ve had countless positive comments: ‘best wedding pictures ever’, ‘so unique’, ‘really tell the story of the day’… Everyone’s raving about them! You also managed a perfect balance between fading into the background and, when needed, politely organising. You and your humour fitted into the day very naturally and we’re so glad we had you as our photographer!"
Lizzie & Jamie
"Thank you so much for these absolutely beautiful pictures – they really told the story of our day. You were brilliant on the day and you managed to get some pictures that we had no idea you were even around for. You were brilliantly inconspicuous! We were so pleased we picked you to photograph our day – these pictures are exactly what we were looking for."
Jessica & Steve
"Wow wow wow, these photos are incredible!! We sat down last night and went through them all, they are just brilliant, thank you so much! They really capture the day, the fun and laughter of everyone, we are so thrilled!"
Rosie & Stuart
Picture This: Why I like this image of a feeding baby and how it reflects the way I approach my documentary wedding photography.
Sarah & Nick: I'm not sure why, but there's something about a windy wedding day that makes everyone even more excitable.
Laura & Alex: When they got in touch to say how my un-posed documentary wedding photography would be perfect for their home wedding, I knew it was going to be a fun day.
Lou & Tom: This fabulous Knepp Castle Estate wedding last summer was one of the most memorable I shot in 2018 – for all sorts of reasons...
Julia & Andy: This Ramster Hall wedding in the Surrey Hills south of Godalming started a few miles away at Burningfold Barn early on a blisteringly hot day last August...
Anna and David: the wedding might have ended up at the stunningly beautiful Milwards Estate in Laughton, East Sussex, but it started 17 miles away in Hayward’s Heath...
Rhiannon & Bob: I’m sure that if you asked any documentary wedding photographer what superpower they would most like to possess the answer would be ‘invisibility’...
Ruth & Gareth: When Ruth got in touch to say that she was going to get married at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, I thought, “That’s great! My first royal wedding!”...
Jessie & Oli: Choosing a venue for your wedding can be tricky. For Jessie and Oli, there was only one thing for it – get married at work...
Aïcha & Dan: Lewes has to be one of the prettiest towns in England to get married – or to do anything, for that matter...
Jessica & Steve: It was one of those super-sparkly summer mornings when I turned up to shoot Jessica and Steve’s Broyle Place wedding near Ringmer in East Sussex...
Lizzie & Jamie: This Buxted Park Hotel wedding in East Sussex last month managed to be both grand and laid back at the same time – a bit like Buxted Park itself...
Chloe & Paul: People sometimes ask me whether I prefer photographing weddings in hotels, rustic barns, country houses, urban wine bars, on the beach or in a club...
Mel & Jez: A wedding at The Bell pub in Ticehurst was always going to be a fun one. It has so many nooks and crannies you could play a never-ending game of hide and seek...
Danielle & Ian: This Harte and Garter Hotel wedding in Windsor last December last year had something of the fairytale about it...
Sarah and Jeremy: This Northcote House wedding in Sunningdale in beautiful Surrey was one of those rare occasions that managed to be both relaxed and elegant...
Annie & Charlie: They were so open and welcoming, and their guests so up for having a really fun time, that it made telling the visual story such a joy...
Lisa & Tom: I always think that couples should be able to forget about their wedding photographer and just enjoy their special day and being surrounded by their friends and family...
Kirsty & Steve: I’ve never seen so many people laughing while playing a game of tug of war...
Carine and Neil: This wedding at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton took place in the late afternoon on one of those gorgeous mid-summer days on the south coast of England...
Claire & Darren: When I met Claire at Pennyhill Park to discuss the photography, I could see why she and Darren had chosen this exclusive hotel as their wedding venue...
Tanya & Will: When I shoot a wedding I’m always looking for displays of emotion, laughter, kindness, happiness, humour and anything out of the ordinary...
Julie & Martyn: Angel House on Hove seafront in East Sussex is a Georgian gem, and its address alone is a clue to its colourful history...
Eleanor & Nick: Having enjoyed the pre-wedding shoot with Eleanor and Nick earlier in the year I was really looking forward to the wedding in the beautiful New Forest...
Aisha & Kordel: Sometimes when a couple get married the nervous love they have for each other, and the realisation of what they’re about to do, can be almost overwhelming...
Emily & Gavin: This Stoke Newington Town Hall wedding back in August was one of most enjoyable I’ve ever shot, and not just because I was back on my old ‘Stokey’ stomping ground....
Sally & Richard: Their sumptuous home reception in a magical setting overlooking the Kent Weald was a real joy and honour to photograph...
Kym & Roger: It seems fitting that Kym & Roger’s 4th July wedding at The Mill at Elstead in Surrey would feature an American icon, but more about that later...
Georgina & Matt: This Aviator Hotel wedding in Farnborough, Hampshire this summer was a stylish and contemporary affair, but with a nod in the direction of years gone by...
Eleanor & Nick's pre-wedding shoot: We headed towards the southern edge of the New Forest, to the beach at Lepe, a place with so many fond childhood memories for Eleanor...
Cath & Paul: A Lewes Town Hall wedding on the Saturday before Easter, and then the nearby Barcombe Village Hall for one of the most relaxed and joyous receptions I can remember...
Lucy & Ed: On the Saturday before Christmas, Ed and Lucy’s wedding swept elegantly across London taking in four intriguing and very contrasting venues...
Sophie & Andrew: Although they live in south-east London, the Sussex coast held fond memories of when they first got together more than a decade ago...