I want to show you that you and your partner will not be the centre of my camera on your special day. Before you say yes, I want to meet you in person. I want you to see my work, understand how I think, and understand how I work. It’s not enough for me that you simply like my photos — I want you to understand them. When I’m taking pictures, I’m not just taking pictures. I’m capturing moments. I’m capturing the day you’ve dreamed of for years, with the person you want by your side forever.
Having me as your photographer means I will capture moments not only between the two of you, but also the ones you’ll want to remember when you’re opening your wedding album together fifty years from now, surrounded by your grandchildren. I will photograph your guests. I will capture your smiles when you’re not looking. I will capture the joy between you and your friends, something that, fifty years later, will make you smile not just because you like the photo, but because it brings back the feeling of that moment.
I will of course take couple portraits with you, but I hope that takes no more than thirty minutes to an hour. I don’t want to pull you away from your family and friends to pose for a camera; that’s not what this is about. If formal portraits are really important to you, we can arrange another session entirely, even the day after, if you want to dress up again. What matters most is that you understand: when you hire me, I’m not there to photograph models. I’m there to capture moments.
I work with different packages because every moment has the potential to matter. I love to capture the bride getting ready, the tension, the makeup, the details, and the first time she sees herself in the wedding dress. The first look. The groom is waiting. The bride is waiting. Two brides. Two grooms. It doesn’t matter — what matters is the love. The moments. The surprises. Everything else is secondary, and this is what I need people to understand when they hire me. I will visit your venue alone before the wedding to scout it properly. I’ll sketch out shots I think could be beautiful in that space.
I’ll speak with you beforehand — not a lot, just enough to understand your personalities a little more, the kinds of photos you’re drawn to, the colours you love. These things matter, because in fifty years — even if your tastes have changed, even if you look back at your dress and think the style is dated — I hope you look at those images and see the details. And remember the moments. The smiles. The people who were there with you on that magical day. You were the centre of the world that day.
The centre of the venue. The centre of your friends. But you were not the centre of my camera — because I was there to capture it all from a distance, unposed and unnoticed, in the details and glances that will remind you, fifty years from now, of what truly mattered.
The friendships. The hugs. The kisses. The connections.