Hey, I’m Matt!
I’m the guy behind the camera.
It’s great to meet you. If you ask Google, I’m a documentary wedding photographer; if you ask my mates, they'd say I’m a loyal mate and an excellent addition to a weekend cycling trip (as long as there's coffee and cake involved); if you ask Jess, she’d say I’m the perfect partner for everything from binging Stranger Things on the sofa to swanky spa weekends (seriously, why don’t we spend more time in cotton dressing gowns and slide-on slippers? heaven!)
APPROACH
Why Weddings?
Simple… They’re awesome! Right?!
We’re fascinated by people; their mannerisms, interactions with each other, and the way families react when they all come together to celebrate a massive occasion. A wedding day has it all.
We’re surrounded by loads of new faces (and sometimes some familiar ones too) and we get to tap into the emotion of the day and make photos that make you feel something. That’s the whole point, right? There is nothing better than that!
We want to make photos that your grandchildren can look at in years to come and say “Good Lord, you guys looked cool!”
My Style
It’s no exaggeration to say I totally adore what I do – as a documentary wedding photographer, I get to tell your story on your wedding day, and it’s an absolute privilege every time. My style is relaxed, unobtrusive and honest. This means my priority is always to give you as much time as possible to enjoy the company of the people who you’ve actually invited, rather than to steal you away for 3 hours to schlep to different corners of your venue. Ultimately, I want you to feel comfortable and completely yourself, so that when you revisit your photos in decades to come you come back to that moment so sharply you can almost taste it. It should all feel so effortless that when you get your photos, you might think “Oh, wait – Matt had a camera with him…?
On the day itself, my aim is a simple one; to tell the story of your wedding day in as cool and creative a way as I can. I spend the whole day seeking out those amazing moments of raw, unscripted emotion between people, because those moments are the ones that make for the best photos. When you look back at your wedding photos, they should transport you back to those moments in time and make you feel something, even if you weren’t there when the photo was being made. You should be able to give your photos to a total stranger, and they should be able to get a real sense of how brilliant your day was.
A little untraditional…
To create those photos that do exactly that, I am a very ‘active’ part of the day. I’m not the ‘traditional’ person shooting with a big telephoto lens from the other side of the venue, on the basis that ‘no one will know I’m there’. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a perfectly valid approach, but it’s just not for me. I’m right in the mix with you. If your photos are made by someone who is right there when those moments are happening, then anyone looking at them will feel like they were there too. So you’ll know I’m there, and so will your guests. But don’t worry, I’m there having as much fun as everyone else!
Let's have some fun together shall we?
How Do We Shoot The Day?
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I shoot weddings with a documentary approach in a very honest way. I promise I’ll never ask you to “say cheese” or put you in any uncomfortable poses. The pictures from the day should reflect you, your families, your friends and all the personalities that come with it. My two cents worth is this: your wedding day should not be condensed down to a series of posed or forced pictures. It’s a story, and it should should be told in a way that allows the viewer to feel the emotion of all those moments that make up your story.
If you’ve not already figured it out, I’m not much of a ‘traditionalist’. I want to spend the day capturing all the real moments as creatively as possible. In the interest of telling your story and conveying that emotion, I do get in pretty close. I’m not the guy who shoots from the bushes with a telephoto lens! I like to be right in there with you when the moments are happening. This way, anyone viewing the end result feels like they were there with you as well.
I use the same approach on the dance floor in the evening. I’m jumping onto the floor with the same enthusiasm as your (often well-lubricated) guests. I’m not jumping into the car ready to get the hell out of there. I love the dance floor! Some of the best moments from the whole day happen when your nearest and dearest are rocking out to your favourite songs
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For the first part of the day you are with me for hair and makeup but, once you are in your dress and ready to go, I am picking up my camera and shooting all those little details. While Matt is very much the documentary maestro, I adore a pre-ceremony bridal portrait and focusing on all those little details. My biggest aim is that you feel relaxed and comfortable in my company. Being with me and in my makeup chair for the morning really helps to create this wonderful energy where I can shoot a couple of pre-wedding portraits without you feeling anxious or uncomfortable.
With my background in fashion, I have a real eye for detail and I view things in a more editorial way. I bring a slightly different eye to the day but essentially compliment Matt so we work in perfect synergy.
In a nutshell - We both bring different qualities and skills to the photography aspect of your day, which compliment each other perfectly so we can each focus on what we do best and deliver a final gallery of images that will have you crying happy tears!
“Honestly Matt, choosing you to document our day was hands down the best decision we made! Your energy was everything we didn’t know we needed! Thank you!!”
— Sara & Alex
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