Wedding photography, as it actually happened

A wedding day in order, from the first nervous laugh to the last song. Every photo here is real: nothing staged, nobody told to fake a smile.

Getting ready

Nerves, giggles, a dad who wasn’t going to cry. The morning sets the tone, so I’m there for it.

Bridesmaids in satin gasp and tear up as they see the bride, who stands with her back to the camera.

Black and white of the bride in her veil hugging an older man in a doorway, a dressmaker's dummy beside them.

Black and white of a makeup artist brushing lip colour on to a young girl as a bridesmaid watches.

Groom in a bow tie laughing with a pint, seen through a gap in tall glass doors, a groomsman grinning on the right.

Black and white of bridesmaids buttoning the bride's dress while a little flower girl dances past.

Bride dances with her arms out as a bridesmaid fastens the back of her dress, another smiling behind.

Black and white of an older man wiping away tears as he sees the bride in her dress, two women smiling.

Low view of three groomsmen in dark suits tipping back hip flasks against a deep blue sky.

Black and white of a tearful bride hugged by a laughing older man, an older woman crying beside them.

Bride stands in a tall open doorway between dark wooden doors, lit from behind by a bright balcony.

Black and white of a bridesmaid flinging a long lace veil out over the bride as she gets ready.

Bride and bridesmaids in floral robes shriek as champagne sprays over them in a garden.

Bride and bridesmaids in orange wrap a toddler in a group hug on the dance floor as guests watch.

Woman in a dressing gown looks up at a wedding dress hanging in a bright window in a dark room.

Two page boys in navy suits at the ceremony table as a man in a morning suit points and the groom smiles.

Close-up of hands fastening the row of buttons down the back of a bride's lace dress.

Groom looks down as two groomsmen lean in to sort his tie, seen from below under a timber roof.

Black and white of the bride in a lace halter dress smiling over her shoulder in a bright marquee doorway.

Side view of a bride in a red and gold embroidered dupatta and nose ring against a dark purple background.

Black and white of two flower girls carrying a big bouquet towards the bride as women watch from the doorway.

Bride in a long veil looks down and smiles on a sunny balcony, framed by curtains and blue sky.

Bride holding her bouquet wipes away a tear in the open glass doors of a stone barn under a blue sky.

I do

The quiet bit everyone remembers. I stay out of the way and catch the looks you didn’t know you gave.

Newlyweds walk back down a woodland aisle from a wooden gazebo as guests clap in soft sunlight.

Low view of a man in a blue turban and flower garland holding up a red ribbon beside a man in a purple turban, deep blue sky behind.

Black and white of two grooms in tuxedos wiping away tears at the end of the aisle as guests smile.

Black and white of the groom and best man in bow ties waiting, heads bowed, as the bride walks up the church aisle behind them.

Bride and groom in a tartan kilt both wiping away tears in a hotel room at their first look.

Black and white of the groom with his hand over his eyes as the bride appears in a doorway framed with fairy lights.

Bride and groom in a burgundy velvet jacket walk back down the aisle of a timber barn as guests clap.

Older man in a blue suit cuddles a sleepy flower girl on his lap during the ceremony, bridesmaids seated behind.

Black and white of a lace veil blowing across the bride's face as the groom throws his head back laughing.

Black and white of the couple signing the register, laughing, as a guest in a fascinator and a groomsman crack up beside them.

Groom dips the bride for a kiss as guests lining the path throw white confetti over them.

Black and white of the bride and groom bursting out of an arched church door, arms up, bridesmaids raising bouquets behind.

Couple laughing at a flower-covered table as bridesmaids in sage hold a white cloth over their heads.

Black and white of the bride walking into a church through a pointed arched doorway, a flower girl and page boy in shadow.

Black and white of the bride laughing, head tipped back, as the groom rests his face on her shoulder.

Bride and groom touch foreheads at the front of a red brick hall strung with fairy lights as guests stand and clap.

Seen from above, a page boy and a flower girl hold hands on a wooden floor beside a row of colourful paper cranes.

Black and white of a priest with his hand on the groom's forehead as the bride peeks round, laughing.

Groom in a cream suit and the bride grin as guests throw petal confetti outside a tipi.

Groom wipes his eyes as the bride walks up a woodland aisle with an older man, guests standing under the trees.

Black and white of a small dog sitting up in a pew between men in suits and buttonholes during the ceremony.

Groom laughing as the bride claps at the top of the aisle, best man grinning beside them under a round skylight.

Black and white of the groom resting his head on the tearful bride as she dabs her eyes with a tissue.

Older woman in a wheelchair laughs up at the bride, holding her hand, the bride's veil blowing across the frame.

Black and white of the bride cupping an older woman's face as a young girl peeks between them.

The two of you

A few minutes away from the crowd, no stiff poses. A walk, a laugh, sometimes a rainbow if you’re lucky.

Bride and groom stand under a full rainbow and storm clouds, the whole scene mirrored in still water.

Groom twirls the bride under a red streaked sunset sky, a light flaring behind her dress.

Low view of the couple kissing on a path through tall grasses under a deep blue sky.

Couple about to kiss under an arch of bright green leaves at night, a light bursting behind them.

Black and white of the bride and groom laughing hand in hand on a gravel drive, wedding party behind.

Groom kisses the laughing bride's head on a terrace above a lake, big mountains and clouds behind.

Bride and groom crouch on the lawn with three greyhounds at dusk, lit trees glowing orange behind.

Couple kissing on rocks at a harbour under heavy storm clouds, yacht masts and an orange sunset behind.

Dalmatian peers into the lens while the bride and groom cuddle, out of focus, on the lawn behind.

Black and white of the couple kissing against a patterned brick wall as the bride's veil blows out sideways.

Bride and groom hold hands overhead between two rows of lit bare trees under a deep blue night sky.

Couple cuddle on a rocky shore at sunset, a big yacht glowing orange on the sea behind them.

Couple face each other on brick steps at night as rain falls, fairy lights along the walls.

Black and white of the groom carrying the laughing bride, her full skirt billowing, in front of a manor house.

Couple kissing at dusk in front of two yew trees lit orange, a blue sky fading behind them.

Couple stand on a suspension bridge at night, its golden lit towers and cables framing them against a blue sky.

Black and white of two brides kissing at the door of an ivy-covered house, framed by tall hedges.

Groom leaps high and the bride shrieks between two pink-lit tipis under a stormy dusk sky.

Bride twirls her full skirt in a stone barn as guests circle round and a singer performs.

Bride and groom laugh as they run hand in hand across a lawn, sun bursting through the trees, his jacket over his shoulder.

Couple in silhouette holding hands at sunset between trees, a dry stone wall to one side.

Groom hangs upside down from an aerial rig to kiss the bride at night, her long sheer cape flying out.

Bride and groom walk hand in hand along a path under big autumn trees at night, timber lodges behind.

Couple framed by a lit stone gatehouse arch at dusk, a red brick manor glowing behind them.

Couple in silhouette against a blue and gold sky, one lifted up and kissing the other.

Bride and groom walk hand in hand between two giant redwood trees on a wide lawn.

Low view of the couple kissing under a lit thatched timber gazebo against a dark blue night sky.

Black and white of two grooms kissing, small at the bottom of a huge cloudy sky.

Couple embrace in silhouette in front of a glowing tipi and lit willow trees at night.

Couple dance at the top of a grand staircase beneath a glowing coffered dome, her skirt swirling orange.

Bride and groom crouch and tickle two shrieking flower girls on a garden terrace.

Bride laughing with a clear umbrella as the groom waves, a second umbrella blown on to the grass, bare trees behind.

Black and white of the bride from behind, gripping a metal rail on a pale stone wall beneath an arch.

Black and white of the couple about to kiss, eyes closed, specks of rain catching the light behind them.

Close, intimate frame of a bride with red lips and gold jewellery leaning into the groom, his shoulder blurred in front.

The party

Happy chaos. Space hoppers, bouncy castles and dance floors that get a little too wild.

First dance seen from the rafters of a dark timber barn, the couple backlit beneath a candle chandelier.

Black and white of the bride crowd surfing on a sea of raised hands, one arm flung out, grinning.

Two brides share their first dance in a tipi under a disco ball as friends sing into microphones.

Guests in summer dresses build a wobbly human pyramid on the dance floor, a woman in white on top.

Black and white of a groom lifting a toddler high on the dance floor while the bride cheers, arms up.

Men in soaked white shirts leap and splash in water at night, spray flying everywhere.

Guests in saris and a patterned shirt dancing and pulling faces under warm patterned party lights.

Black and white of a man in a checked suit beside a giant wobbling Jenga tower as guests shriek behind.

Black and white of two women dancing, long hair flying and skirts swishing against a dark background.

Low view of guests playing cricket on a lawn, the ball in the air as a man in a waistcoat bowls.

Groomsmen racing on orange space hoppers across a grassy field, one lunging towards the camera.

Bride and bridesmaids in navy bounce inside a white bouncy castle, one falling with her legs in the air.

Two grooms in pale blue and pink suits caught mid-air inside a white bouncy castle.

Black and white silhouette of a little girl in a tutu thrown high into the sky, a man's hands reaching up below.

Groom thrown high into a cloudy sky by his groomsmen, one fist punched upwards like a superhero.

Top table laughing during the speeches, seen through warm blurred foreground with bunting overhead.

Laughing groomsmen hold a groom in a pink suit horizontally in front of a big old tree.

Black and white of an older man at the top table wiping his eyes under his glasses and grinning, the bride blurred beside him.

Two grooms in pale blue and pink suits walk with groomsmen holding rainbow smoke bombs overhead on a lawn.

Older man kisses a laughing woman's cheek, arm round her, in warm golden evening light.

Bride and four bridesmaids in burnt orange laugh with bouquets raised in orange smoke and sunbeams.

Black and white of a guest shrugging as the bride sips through a straw and a man stares at the camera.

Bride tosses her bouquet back over her head towards a line of guests on a gravel path at night.

Woman laughing with her eyes shut, holding an espresso martini up to the camera.

Bride dancing with her arms out and eyes half closed, guests behind her with hands in the air.

Bride and groom dance wildly with glow sticks, blue light trails swirling round the guests.

Black and white of the bride and a man in a bow tie singing loudly together on the dance floor.

Bride and groom raise joined hands through a tunnel of sparklers at night, guests cheering either side.

Five women arm in arm, singing at the tops of their voices at the reception.

Black and white of a man with a rose buttonhole hugging an older woman tight and kissing her head.

Black and white of a man doing a high kick on the dance floor as guests cheer and wave foam batons.

Black and white of three men in shirtsleeves and ties smoking in a garden.

Couple in heart sunglasses spraying champagne high into the dark between two trees at night.

Close-up of a guest's mirrored sunglasses reflecting the photographer and guests on a lawn.

Black and white of two young men in bow ties on the dance floor, one drinking, one pulling a face.

Two women shout into a selfie on a crowded dance floor under a chandelier.

Two guests laughing hard on a garden path, one holding a bottle and the other a glass of fizz.

Man throws his head back laughing as a woman tugs at his tie at the reception.

Couple holding hands and throwing rock-on hand signs beside a neon heart sign reading Til Death.

Bride and groom seen from behind, arms around each other, watching fireworks with guests at night.

Bride and groom eating grazing skewers at the top table, the bride screwing up her face mid-bite.

Black and white of the bride laughing, arm in arm with an older woman in glasses and a fascinator.

Black and white of the bride in a tight hug with an older woman as smiling guests look on.

Groom laughing with his eyes shut as a friend behind him slips his arms through and pats his chest.

Black and white of two young girls squishing a smiling man's face and pushing his nose.

Guests seen through a cornhole board as a red beanbag flies towards the hole, all of them shrieking.

Man in a waistcoat curled up on a wooden floor with his face on a white napkin, grimacing.

Black and white of a tattooed man lying on his back on a wooden floor, laughing upside down.

Black and white close-up of a flower girl in a rose crown reaching both hands towards the camera.

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