This. Wedding. Rocked. Literally.

Angie and Paul are Macclesfield born and bred. Everything  was kept as local as possible and incorporated old and new traditions. Music is really important to of them – woven intro their lives and that  of their friends. All guests were asked to come as they were to  show their personalities in what they wore.  Angie and Paul had bucked tradition. They were given away by their children.  It included a circle of and the wedding rings being passed to their Celebrant by the children. Instead of readings were poems and instead of hymns, everybody sang along to rock anthems. The couple and their guests walked through Macclesfield to their reception at Macclesfield Masonic Hall.

This was definitely a fun-filled Anglo-Scottish union, with Mairi’s family coming from Scotland (of course) so  plenty  of kilts were on  show as well as examples of Scottish  dancing and the drinking of the wee drams.

Chloe and Serina’s celebration at The Upper House, Barlaston, was a unique civil humanist ceremony with elements of spirituality from pre-Christian traditions, but heavily meaningful and solemn in terms of the binding and devotion of the couple to each other.

To  me this image beautifully captures the energy and joy their wedding celebration. An unscripted genuine snapshot of the joy and love that abounded on that occasion.

Here I discuss the role of children and how they enrich and liven up all weddings they are a part of - Paying attention to this as a photographer makes some priceless moments……

Sweet soul music and dazzling fireworks. Imagine this  - top hat, tails, a bountiful  provision  of live music, a dazzling fireworks display in  stunning surroundings of the Shrigley hall Hotel  and Spa.

This is the story of Jake and Rhian, married at a lovely ceremony in St. George’s Hall, Liverpool followed by an open-air reception full of fun and games on the Wirral.

A really good way of quickly going over your memories of the day - an entire days wedding photography condensed into a one minute slide film

With documentary photography, telling a compelling story is always paramount in the way I go about shooting and editing your wedding. I’ve highlighted some images from a recent ceremony highlighting how I accomplished this.…..

I share the secret of how to capture stunning dancefloor photos, these were taken at Mat and Nats wedding at Alderley Edge Hotel

Family celebration of the evening dance at Alderley Edge Hotel Wedding

Alderley Edge Hotel wedding new years eve

The unfolding story of a Wedding…. - the bride receives a quick peck and affectionate comment, whilst the father just glimpses the moment in passing, clearly proud of his daughter.

Birmingham wedding Zainab and Zain photographed by Macclesfield-based photographer Dave Boam