The Story So Far

Hannah & Josh - A Dorfold Hall Pre-Wedding Shoot
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Hannah & Josh - A Dorfold Hall Pre-Wedding Shoot

Hannah and Josh are a WONDERFUL and creative couple from Cheshire who own the super-rad printing company And So They Made (personalised notebooks etc of your damn dreams! Swoon!) and on our inital Skype meeting, they made the comment that I’ve grown to expect from my couples ‘we’re not really photo people, we’re super awkward!’. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!!!

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Amy & Matt - A Rock n' Roll Manchester City Centre Deaf Institute Wedding & Victoria Warehouse Party!
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Amy & Matt - A Rock n' Roll Manchester City Centre Deaf Institute Wedding & Victoria Warehouse Party!

If you love all things music and Manchester then you’ll adore this industrial chic, rock n' roll, DIY wedding!Amy and Matt got married at the awesome gig venue, The Deaf Institute, this past May. It was a super fun wedding, with flowers all over the tables and tealights everywhere plus personal touches put together by the happy couple - Rennies jar? Hangover kit? PARTY.

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Nicola & Antony: A Family-Filled Emotional DIY Sale Town Hall Wedding
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Nicola & Antony: A Family-Filled Emotional DIY Sale Town Hall Wedding

When Tony and Nicola first got in touch with me about their Sale Town Hall and Belmore Hotel wedding in the center of Sale just 4 weeks before the big day, I was so excited – they were planning the most fun and laid back wedding with a vintage double-decker bus transporting their guests between ceremony and venue, a local busker playing a mix of Disney hits and soft acoustic tunes and even a STUNNING flower photo wall created by a family member

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The Story So Far: 2018 in Pre-Wedding Shoots
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The Story So Far: 2018 in Pre-Wedding Shoots

So I'm getting super into theis year's pre-wedding shoots: meeting in stunning new locations, hiking or walking and spending time with couples who are just so damn excited about their plans...pre-wedding shoots are about so much more than pretty pictures though, they're about connecting and getting to know each other, about working out your chemistry and reassuring you that I'm not eager to make you look like anything or anyone but YOU. 

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