My wedding photography style

I specialise in shooting genuinely natural, documentary style wedding photography; the idea behind this is to retain a relaxed atmosphere where the couple and their guests can feel relaxed and enjoy the day: no contrived directions (e.g. stepping into the nice light), no uncomfortable posing – and consequently no interruption of the flow of events as they unfold.

Documentary style wedding photography

Whilst I am not invisible, as a documentary photographer I capture candid moments from the day with discretion and integrity. I do not seek to create the wedding-by-numbers set pieces that are traditionally associated with wedding photos; rather, I embrace the opportunity to create a sincere, authentic, and timeless record of your day.

I am a purposeful eyewitness in the thick of the action, capturing context, fleeting emotions and freezing those moments in time to create a genuine narrative of the wedding.I want to capture the character and characters of the day, weaving together collective memories of moments witnessed and missed.

Finally – details do help to tell the story of the day, but don’t expect artificially laid out accessories; it’s more about recording the time, effort and love put into the day in the details of the cake, flowers, dress etc.

So what do documentary wedding photographers photograph – and what don’t they?

Wedding prep

Some couples may choose to have bride and/ or groom preparation shots: this is often a great opportunity to capture the nerves and excitement in anticipation of the big day – as well as allowing the bridal party to get used to and comfortable with the photographer. But some couples choose not to have this – it is entirely up to you.

Group photos

There are many good reasons why it’s good to have a few family group shots as a memento of the day (and often there is a lot of pressure to do so) – but if they are required (and again, it is totally up to the couple), I like to keep these sessions quick, relaxed and painless to maximise time to capture the real event.

Couple portraits

Couple portraits are another element that can result in some truly beautiful and memorable shots… again, if this is wanted I like to keep the sessions quick and informal, and I aim to capture the couple’s real relationship dynamic (even if it means photographing the bursting into laughter when asked to look into each other’s eyes lovingly!)

Just WOW! We absolutely love the photos. We are SO happy with them, and you captured both days so beautifully. I really do love your style of photography; getting all the angles of everyone is just so lovely. Of course, the posed ones are gorgeous, but I am so pleased we have so many natural candid photos too, exactly why we were drawn to your style in the first place! Thank you so much for being there on both days and taking such wonderful photos. I really can't thank you enough.

– Mike and Kate

‘Nick’s style was exactly what we wanted - very natural and not posed. …On the day, he was so discreet that I barely knew he was there! Considering I am very camera-shy, I didn’t once feel overwhelmed, even when my husband and I were the focus of the shots. He worked so hard all day, taking hundreds of lovely shots without bothering anyone. The photos are absolutely stunning, and I would urge anyone in the Oxfordshire area looking for a photographer to take a look at his website and socials’

– Zoe and Grant

Nick these photos are a total joy. You’ve done such a fantastic job - we couldn’t be more delighted. You felt on a similar wavelength to us and everyone at the wedding and we love that you’ve captured such beautiful, natural shots both of us but also lovely individual shots of the guests. You also managed to be quite invisible - when looking through these for the first time we were baffled as to how you’d captured them as we didn’t remember seeing you anywhere near! Thank you so, so much.

– Tabitha and Henry

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