Becky and Jamie chose Hanbury Barns for their venue, a great choice, the countryside is beautiful and the wedding was fantastic.

Married outside, the threat of rain soon vanished and the afternoon settled into a quintessential summer’s day. We had two couple’s shoots interspersed between an English tea party and a live band.

A cracking wedding.

Rich and Emily got married at the beautiful Makeney Hall in Derbyshire, they lucked out with the weather and were able to get married outside on a beautiful summer day. Dogs were very welcome at the wedding which was fab. Labs bounding about, all great fun.

With lots of close friends there was a great atmosphere all day. Loved it.

“…We felt at ease the whole day, finding Ben very friendly and easy to get along with. We would definitely recommend…“ Rose, Leicester, 22nd November 2023

Rose’s full review can be read here

Jack and Rose married at Shearsby. They benefited from the little Indian Summer we enjoyed at the back end of September. A glorious day, and a couple who were very much in love.

Tom and Rachel’s intimate wedding, encompassing the very closest of family and friends was a privilege to shoot and one of the most enjoyable weddings I’ve had the pleasure of documenting.

Rachel and Tom put their personal touches to all aspects of the day, leaning into a joint passion; Disney.

We used the bridge and river that nestle up to the Riverside House Hotel for the couples photos before heading back for a few with the family before being ushered in to the dining room where they were to enjoy a splendid soirée. Delectable wines and very fine dines

A wonderful wedding day

An outdoor wedding, cocktails on the lawn, a saxophonist playing 90’s dance classics… very memorable. A beautiful wedding.classy and joyful.

Leigh and Sara’s Wedding was brilliant, with multiple venues great food great music and great guests.

Check out the Malt Cross is very cool it’s a surviving music hall from 1877 and was a great venue for this winter wedding.

Julien and Jen chose Beauvale Priory for their wedding. With close family only, it was a wonderfully relaxed wedding. Jen had done so much work for the big day, having made by hand all the flowers, and decorations which were superb by the way as well as the most intricate bunting incorporating nods to both of their hobbies and both of their home countries. Jen’s father, Bob provided the hand built and completely unique car whilst Chloe, Jen’s sister in law played her down the aisle.

Fantastic surroundings and some dramatic weather made it a beautiful and memorable day.

Magda’s family were immediately welcoming and charming. A very relaxed morning and then we shot off to the wonderful Carriage Hall in Plumtree, Nottinghamshire. A great venue with beautiful countryside for the couple’s photos, great food and amazing brick and glasswork for a dramatic ceremony room.

Looking for a venue? check it out, The Carriage Hall

Flowers by Flowers on Main Street

Ben and Natalie got married at the Meadow Barn Stratford. Rustic with rolling countryside all round it makes for an idyllic spot. Loads to do on the day, dogs all over the place and topped off by a load of us dashing through the sprinklers. Great fun.

Simon and Becky smiled the whole day. Clearly in love and having the best time they embraced the rain that only relented for a drizzly hour in the evening. We made the use of it though in the beautiful grounds of The Manor House and the square in Moreton-in-Marsh. And Bobby got a look in when he visited halfway through the day.

A really fun day and a great venue Danni the coordinator, looking after everything brilliantly.

The Manor House if you want to check it out.

Mark and Jess got married at the beautiful Shearsby Bath. Jess smiled all day, the whole day was a blast rounded off with some awesome 90’s dance tunes, WHOOP WHOOP!

I worked as a second shooter for a friend on this wedding which made a lovely change to take the back seat and work in the peripheries. Another cracking wedding with everyone so ready to laugh and have fun. Another great band with freshly made sour dough pizzas coming round in the late evening.

Sarah and Tony, so funny, such a blast, rarely laughed so much at a wedding. The Woodlands at Prestwold Hall is a brilliant venue with so much scope for photos . Plus you know, a bouncy castle!

After being promised a day of rain we were all chuffed to have beautiful weather, glorious sunshine, a summer downfall and the drama of distant thunder. An amazing wedding with families coming together and fun had by everyone.

“Ben captured our day perfectly, the photos are so natural and we couldn’t be happier.” - Charlotte

Charlotte and Tom got married at Charlotte’s family home. fabulous views, a beautiful day, a singer, a band, lawn games and paella for everyone! What’s not to love!

Brilliant brilliant wedding.

Dan and Natalie got married in Cyprus. They started their preparation by the sea in Paphos before venturing up into the hills to a spa where the scent of orange groves hangs in the air. An incredibly fun crowd to shoot, often the way with slightly smaller wedding parties as everyone seems to know each other that much better. A good deal of banter, dancing and general joviality. 

“Wow, what can I say. Ben was absolutely amazing, we felt like we’d known him our whole lives and he made our day so special…” - Sarah

Craig and Sarah’s wedding was a riot from the moment I got there. Such a laugh, everyone was so friendly and up for a good time. It made the wedding very memorable. One of my most favorite weddings from the last 15 years.

“…He made our day so special, not only by capturing the best photos of our day, but keeping (me) the bride sane, enjoying all the little laughs with us and our friends. Entertaining our kids when they were running riot, having cuddles with our baby, not only an amazing photographer but a fabulous human being. And we can’t wait for more family shoots in the future :) “

Terri and Andrew got married at Warwick Castle. I mean Warwick Castle! What a venue! It was a blustery day to say the least but we all cracked on even if at times Terri was essentially in a wind tunnel.

Highlights of the day were the knight in shining armor getting lost and directing everyone away from the drinks reception. And the reaction of a guest who hadn’t realised the suit of armor that was being exhibited directly behind her during the wedding breakfast, actually contained a man, who sprang to life with a bellow and gave her a jolly good scare.

Terri and Andrew were great, and Keagan and I had a brilliant time photographing their wedding.

Ruddy Awesome wedding, laughs all day through to the mega party in the evening. Always great seeing a couple that properly dote on each other too.

Sutton Bonnington Hall is a rare venue to get to shoot as they only host around 12 weddings a year. It’s a beautiful location hidden behind hedges and gardens. It was perfect for Adrian and Chantel’s summer wedding. Glorious sunshine and a very cheerful wedding party. Lovely.

From Chantel and Adrian:-

“To Ben, Thank you for capturing our special day with your amazing pictures! We cannot wait to see the end result, but are confident it will be great as the day has been perfect in every possible way!

Look forward to keeping these memories forever!

Thanks!

Chantel + Adrian X”

“…thank you so much, we had the most perfect day and could not have wished for anything more!” - Claire

Claire and Jamie had a beautiful October wedding. There was a great atmosphere the whole day and for me at least I always find it a pleasure to shoot a wedding when the couple are so clearly in love with each other. Claire and Jamie got married at Shearsby Bath a family run rustic venue on the border of Leicestershire.

I got to use the low October sun for dramatic and flattering light.

Danny and Casey had a wonderful wedding at Shearsby Bath in Leicestershire. They married outside in a Pagoda on a balmy summer’s day. It was a pleasure to shoot this beautiful wedding.

What an Awesome day. Nick and Aynsley stopped their guests wandering off by providing a vintage London bus with the lure of booze to keep them all together. Coombe Abbey Hotel has the most wonderful vistas and we made use of them throughout the day with two couple’s shoots and plenty going on.

Adam and Chiara’s elegant wedding at Stapleford Park Hotel was a beautiful mix of families. Around half the guests flew in from Italy and Spain. The speeches were translated and all ate and drank well.

A great wedding to shoot.

Stapleford Park

Weddings with lots of kids are invariably vibrant and this was no exception. Bags of fun to shoot with all the lawn games and very cheerful guests.

Ryan and Rebecca, a very cheerful couple laughed their way through their wedding which always makes for a merry shoot.

Todd and Sophie smiled all the time. Such a fun wedding and such a fun couple.

Gemma Luke and their family were a joy to shoot. Loads going on and lots of little touches making it very memorable, who doesn’t love an ice cream van?!

Becky and Jason’s wedding was a blast. A beautiful church wedding before going on to Shearsby where it absolutely bucketed it down. The worse rain i’ve experienced aty a wedding, but as it’s the UK it rarely rains all day and we had two great opportunities for photo sessions outside.

Steve and Margaret had the best guests, everyone seemed to know everyone else and were all up for a party from the get go. An incredibly friendly and welcoming bunch, it made it a lovely wedding to shoot.

Jake and Leyla got married at Bridge House Barn, which was very exciting as I’ve wanted to shoot there for years.

Uniting two diverse cultures the wedding was a great success with foods shared and speeches translated.

Kris and Sam got married on a beautiful winter’s day at Shearsby Bath in Leicestershire. You should be able to tell from the photos that everyone had a great time!

Alan and Pauline’s winter wedding was chock full of family and friends and speeches. We got the very last of some winter sun before the evening guests and entertainment started up.

Imie and Dean got married at Shottle Hall a beautiful Victorian House perched on the Peak District border. Imogen hired a fantastic Green Goddess Fire Engine for a less conventional ( and much more fun ) wedding car for her and her Bridesmaids. The driver even put the siren on to make an entrance which was ace.

And as a bonus we got very lucky with the weather and with the later nights managed to get in two shoots during the day.

Alex and Emily got married at the beautiful Mythe Barn in Leicestershire. There was lots of laughter this day and very memorable speeches. And a garter retrieval i’ll remember.

“The photos came out great, would absolutely recommend! “- Gemma

Gemma and Felix’s wedding was one of my favorites this year. A first dance I’ll never ever forget. I really enjoyed shooting this wedding, had a proper proper laugh.

Beautiful weather and very happy people made this wedding an absolute pleasure to shoot.

Hayley was a laugh from the moment I arrived. She had pockets in her dress and used them to smuggle Mini Chedders into the ceremony. The camper got lost when it went to pick up the guests so we had longer shoot time. A very fun wedding full of character.

My first UNESCO site wedding. Dan and Rosie got married on a beautifully hot and sunny day in the heart of Bath; their reception being at the Roman Baths itself. A Ford Model T took us to the royal crescent for photos before arriving for a private photo shoot around the Baths.

Jason and Lucy had a beautiful church wedding at St Leonard’s Church in Swithland before going the short distance down the road to The Griffin Inn in Swithland.

We ventured off into the nearby woodlands for the couple’s photos before coming back to the bedlam of space hoppers and booze.

Tom and Amy got married at Amy’s childhood church, where her own mother got married, before moving on to the Welcombe hotel. A grand old building overlooking rolling countryside. We had a beautiful crisp winter’s day. A beautiful service and a great party after.