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Wedding Photography

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KNEPP CASTLE ESTATE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY WEST SUSSEX
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...
Michael
08 March, 2019
RAMSTER HALL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY SURREY
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...
Michael
11 February, 2019
Milwards Estate wedding photography East Sussex
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...
Michael
28 January, 2019
All Saints’ Church Waldron wedding photography East Sussex
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’...
Michael
25 February, 2018
Wedding photography Inspiration & Advice (Part 3)
Inspiration & Advice: Why bother to buy a wedding album in this digital age? A trip to see my parents made me realise how precious albums are...
Michael
09 February, 2018
Surrey Wedding photography RMA Sandhurst
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!”...
Michael
02 February, 2018
Wedding photography Inspiration & Advice (Part 2)
Inspiration & Advice: I'm a documentary wedding photographer. But what does that really mean and is it what you want...?
Michael
26 January, 2018
Wedding photography Inspiration & Advice (Part 1)
Inspiration & Advice: How do you even start looking for a wedding photographer that's right for you? 3 tips to help you find the perfect wedding photographer...
Michael
12 January, 2018
Surrey Wedding Photography Sunningdale
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...
Michael
08 December, 2017
East Sussex wedding photography Southover Grange and Barcombe
Aïcha & Dan: Lewes has to be one of the prettiest towns in England to get married – or to do anything, for that matter...
Michael
17 November, 2017
East Sussex wedding photography Broyle Place Ringmer
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...
Michael
03 November, 2017
East Sussex wedding photography Buxted Park Hotel
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...
Michael
19 July, 2017
West Sussex wedding photography Fitzleroi Barn
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...
Michael
15 June, 2017
How to choose a wedding photographer
Choosing a wedding photographer can seem like a daunting task. But fear not! Help is at hand with my quick guide to getting started...
Michael
13 April, 2017
East Sussex wedding photography the bell pub ticehurst
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...
Michael
07 April, 2017
Berkshire wedding photography Harte & Garter hotel windsor
Danielle & Ian: This Harte and Garter Hotel wedding in Windsor last December last year had something of the fairytale about it...
Michael
20 March, 2017
Picture This: May I have the honour?
Picture This: Why I like this photograph of a little girl dancing with her doll at a wedding in Barcombe Village Hall, East Sussex...
Michael
14 March, 2017
Picture This: The 1950s Fairytale
Picture This: Why I like this timeless looking photo taken at a Harte & Garter wedding in Windsor...
Michael
06 March, 2017
Surrey wedding photography Northcote House Sunningdale
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...
Michael
17 February, 2017
East Sussex wedding photography Barcombe Village Hall
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...
Michael
03 February, 2017
Picture This: The Wedding Ceilidh
Picture This: Why I like this photograph of a ceilidh during a wedding at the War Memorial Hall in Alfriston, East Sussex...
Michael
26 January, 2017
East Sussex Wedding Photography Blackstock Farm
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.
Michael
13 January, 2017
Kent Wedding Photography Bore Place Chiddingstone
Kirsty & Steve: I’ve never seen so many people laughing while playing a game of tug of war...
Michael
06 October, 2016
Brighton wedding photography Royal Pavilion
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...
Michael
23 September, 2016
Surrey wedding photography Pennyhill Park
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...
Michael
10 September, 2016
West Sussex wedding photography Upwaltham Barns
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...
Michael
29 August, 2016
Picture This: Last-minute lipstick
Picture This: Why I like this image of a bride putting on her lipstick at the last moment just before her Leatherhead Register Office wedding...
Michael
11 June, 2016
Picture This: Dancing in the Dark
Picture This: Why I like this photo of a wedding guest dancing at a wedding reception in the Londesborough Pub in Stoke Newington, London...
Michael
19 May, 2016
Brighton wedding photography Angel House Hove
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...
Michael
13 May, 2016
Picture This: A ‘first look’
Picture this: Why I like this sequence of wedding photographs taken in the Old Chapel Centre in the beautiful village of Alfriston, East Sussex...
Michael
24 February, 2016
Hampshire Wedding Photography Montagu Arms
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...
Michael
07 February, 2016
Kent wedding photography Hoath House
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...
Michael
08 January, 2016
Picture This: The excited ring bearer
Picture This: Why I like these pictures of a five-year-old who was given the important job of wedding ring bearer at Leatherhead Register Office...
Michael
02 January, 2016
London wedding photography Stoke Newington Town Hall
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...
Michael
24 December, 2015
Kent Wedding photography Holy Trinity Church Crockham Hill
Sally & Richard: Their sumptuous home reception in a magical setting overlooking the Kent Weald was a real joy and honour to photograph...
Michael
25 November, 2015
Surrey Wedding Photography Mill at Elstead
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...
Michael
03 November, 2015
Hampshire wedding photography Aviator Hotel
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...
Michael
01 October, 2015
Hampshire wedding pre-wedding photo shoot
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...
Michael
08 June, 2015
East Sussex wedding photography Lewes Town Hall and Barcombe
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...
Michael
06 May, 2015
East Sussex wedding photography Anne of Cleves House
Aedin & Aggy: There was an effortless sophistication to this intimate wedding at the atmospheric Anne of Cleves House in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex...
Michael
23 March, 2015
Picture This: Overheard Conversation
Picture This: There can be something magical about photographing an informal gathering of people especially if they’re not really aware of each other...
Michael
11 March, 2015
London wedding photography Wesley’s Chapel & Brunswick House
Lucy & Ed: On the Saturday before Christmas, Ed and Lucy’s wedding swept elegantly across London taking in four intriguing and very contrasting venues...
Michael
05 February, 2015
Picture This: The Kiss at the Worthing Dome
Picture This: It can’t have lasted for more than half a second, but hints at the joys and responsibilities they have ahead of them...
Michael
26 January, 2015
East Sussex wedding photography Old Chapel Centre Alfriston
Rosie & Stuart: There are few more photogenic places than Alfriston, an ancient village nestled in the South Downs of East Sussex just a few miles from the coast...
Michael
10 December, 2014
West Sussex wedding photography Worthing Dome
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...
Michael
10 November, 2014
East Sussex wedding photography English Wine Centre
Karen & Peter: Looking back at Peter and Karen’s July English Wine Centre wedding near Alfriston in East Sussex reminds me of how warm and sunny it was last summer...
Michael
03 November, 2014