I offer an unobtrusive approach to photographing your wedding day, and certainly the comments that I receive from my couples after the wedding suggest this: low-key, discreet and understated are words that get used quite a bit.

I think that your wedding day is so important and a once-in-a-lifetime event that it should be photographed with discretion and with little intervention from the photographer. Certainly I would recommend some group shots and also some romantic shots, but these are carried out quickly and quietly!

As soon as a photographer starts to direct the day, the pictures become his or her interpretation of how your wedding photographs should look, usually resulting in a cliché. I prefer to record the day as it happens, producing pictures that are honest and a truthful representation of your wedding day.

On the wedding day itself I shoot from a distance with a longer lens. That way people don't know if I am taking their picture and I get the most natural expressions. I use natural light and make use of the fantastic venues that I photograph at. Flash is used very sparingly (if at all) as it kills the mood.

I photograph weddings throughout the UK and Europe, and wedding photography has been my sole source of income for the past 12 years. I have covered many hundreds of weddings, all different and all fantastic!

I started photography very young, at 8 years old, with a camera called 'Mustang Deluxe A'. It was a heavy film camera from China with an odd industrial smell about it, but it worked and got me hooked on photography! Later, after failing to become a professional tennis player, I started to photograph tennis and followed most of the major tournaments    

(Wimbledon and the French Open to name two) and it is here that I developed the skill of following the action using a manual focus film camera. This resulted in having four pictures published in 'Moods Of Tennis' - a book containing a collection of the best tennis photographs in the history of the game.

Away from taking pictures, I still play tennis when I can, and I now also train wedding photographers to run their own successful businesses. My home is also my showroom and studio, and is located near Ashford in Kent.

Many thanks for your interest in my work, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the website.

My Advice

Your wedding day is the most important day of your life!

I prepare for every wedding that I photograph with the utmost detail, care and respect. That's why it is vital that you choose a photographer who you can trust; one with experience, and whom will be there for you on your big day and won't let you down.

When looking at a prospective photographers' work, ask yourself this; can their work create the style and end product that you want? It's important that you see at least three complete weddings, and not just a "best of" selection of pictures.

Try and choose a photographer who has some experience photographing at your chosen venue, as he or she will know the best areas to photograph and also where to photograph if it rains. Avoid a venue that insists that you only use their "approved" suppliers.

Over the past three years there has been a huge increase in the number of wedding photographers in the UK. Some are great, but many lack the experience and expertise required to successfully accomplish the task. Asking a friend or relative to take on the task might seem like a clever financial move, and indeed I have seen some competent individual pictures over the years. But photographing the whole day with the consistency required is something I have never seen. I do regularly get calls from brides asking if I can edit the pictures, or work miracles on pictures, that an inexperienced person has taken.

Invest in a professional. Invest in wedding memories that you will enjoy for a lifetime to come.