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South Farm Wedding Photography | Sophie + Matt
I always love shooting at South Farm and Sophie and Matt’s wedding was absolutely no exception. Fun, friendly, and just genuinely lovely people, with the best crowd of friends and family, I was instantly welcomed into the fold and slotted straight in to shooting their...
Letchworth Garden City Tipi Wedding Photography
A tipi, a secret garden, a handfasting ceremony, incredible food and drinks, speeches full of love, tears and laughter, and venue styling like no other - Ev and James’s tipi wedding in Letchworth just kept giving and giving.When Bradley of Bradley Martin Films asked...
Relaxed newborn photoshoot, at home in Hitchin
When it comes to newborn shoots and baby and early years family photos, I’m a firm believer in keeping things simple. Life’s complicated enough, but your family is beautiful just as it is. Let’s capture it as honestly and as candidly as possible, at home, just as you...
Small, intimate wedding at St Albans Registry Office
Claire and David celebrated their wedding with a small, intimate ceremony at St.Alban's Register Office, followed by celebrations at The White Hart Hotel, an historic and cosy pub in the centre of the historic Roman city. We snuck off for some lovely couples portraits...
St. Albans Micro Wedding Photography
In the midst of Covid, Claudia and John's St. Albans wedding was a small, intimate and personal celebration. After a year of lockdowns pausing wedding photography, their micro-wedding was a welcome splash of joy and colour, with Claudia arriving in style in a bright...
Almshoebury Farm Wedding Photographer | Helen + Matt’s colourful, fun celebration
From when I first met Helen for tea, cake and a good old wedding planning natter at Bickerdickes Garden Centre near Letchworth, I knew this was a wedding I didn’t want to miss. As she told me about how they'd met, a little of their story and their plans for the day,...
You’re not unphotogenic: how a pre-wed shoot can prove it.
Feedback from a fabulous pre-wed photoshoot with two wonderful humans got me thinking. Why do we convince ourselves we’re unphotogenic? What does it even mean? Is it even a thing? And how can I convince you there’s no such thing?It’s easy to tell yourself you’re...
A memory-lane pre-wed shoot in historic Cambridge
“Dear Jo Oh. My. God. These are AMAZING! How did you take us two such unphotogenic people and make such a great collection of photos out of us?! We are totally blown away. Thank you, thank you, thank you.” Truth is, I don’t believe there’s such a thing as...
St.Michael’s Manor Wedding
Harriet and Jonny’s wedding at St.Michael’s Manor in St.Albans was always destined to be a celebration to remember. For starters, these guys couldn’t possibly be any more in love if they tried. When I first met them for their pre-wed chat and photoshoot it was clear...
Summertime Fun – Unposed Family Photos | Herts Family Photographer
Meaningful family photography doesn’t need to be posed perfection. Documentary photographers like me revel in unscripted, genuine moments, where the action unfolds without prompts or interference. Where the giggles and laughter flow naturally - no say cheese...
A pre-wedding photoshoot in St.Albans
Wedding season is go, and as a Hertfordshire wedding photographer, I am SO happy to be back meeting and shooting fabulous couples, and so excited for them that, finally, as lockdown restrictions ease, it seems safe enough to count the sleeps until their big day. As a...
Hitchin Lavender Photoshoots
Hitchin Lavender in Hertfordshire is one of my favourite places for picturesque family photoshoots. From the purple, rolling hills that dominate the landscape, and the occasional tractor for working farm authenticity, Hitchin Lavender at Cadwell Farm (just outside ...
Three top tips to nail your family photoshoot – advice from a three year old photoshoot pro
Lessons in how to have a super relaxed, totally natural, unposed family photoshoot don’t get much better than this. This curly haired little dude had it all under control when I caught up with him and his mummy and daddy for a family photoshoot in their back garden....
Hitchin Family Photographer | Outdoor Autumn Photoshoot
Outdoor family photoshoots near Hitchin don’t get much better than this. Natural, fun photos in the woods with gorgeous happy smiles and beautiful autumn colour thrown in for good measure. I’ve known this lovely family for almost three years – I first met them for a...
Hitchin Family Photographer | Real life family moments
As a family photographer with a real passion for capturing organic, real-life moments, I'm in my element photographing children and families in their own environments, focussing on natural moments, as they happen, without prompts or instruction. In the midst of...
Hertfordshire Family Photos – Snow in Hitchin
With family photoshoots on temporary hold (thanks Covid, thanks lockdown), my cameras did a little happy dance when the snow came down and the sledge came out. Please forgive the indulgence of photos - it's been so long and I had so much fun.We made the most of the...
Bedfordshire Family Photographer | Rowney Warren Woods, Shefford
This gorgeous Bedfordshire autumn photoshoot is one of my recent favourites, A family of three, soon to become four, the shoot doubled as a mini maternity shoot, and with an inquisitive toddler on the march I was kept on my toes as we explored beautiful Rowney Warren...
Life on lockdown | our family photojournal
Back in March 2020 I started a photojournal of our life at home, under coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Back then I thought it would help see me through the weeks of uncertainty we had ahead of us. Here we are months later, heading into a winter of continued...
Newborn family photos | at home in Hitchin
The images from this family photoshoot in Hitchin sum up why I love my documentary family lifestyle photoshoots so much. Nothing forced, or posed or unnatural - just a little family being themselves in the comfort of their own home. I shot this gallery on a cloudy...
Norfolk wedding photographer | Hunters Hall
On a bright, but chilly spring day, Sophie and Hamish said their gorgeous I-dos at Hunters Hall, a beautiful rustic wedding venue nestled deep in the heart of Norfolk countryside. Surrounded by friends and family from down the road, to down the globe, their day was...
An Outdoor Wedding and Tipi Reception at Lodge Farm, Hitchin | Olivia + Lucas
An outdoor ceremony in a secret garden on the outskirts of Hitchin, nestled in the Hertfordshire countryside, a tipi reception, garden games, heartfelt speeches and fun times with gorgeous family and friends. Olivia and Lucas’s English country wedding at Lodge Farm...