“Sally made me feel at ease from the offset and the whole process enjoyable, im not one for traditional photography, myself and my husband ( Chris) really liked the way Sally captures natural moments with a quirky twist .Sally was amazing with all of our guests especially the children and took time to chat and engage with everyone. sally has left us with a beautiful collection of photographs that captured our day perfectly.”

Time for another ‘Magic Seven’ feature today - in which I select my favourite seven images from a wedding from the archives. Today it’s all about Gill and Ben’s humanist Scottish beach wedding in North Berwick. Instead of my usual write up, I decided to call upon the couple to tell the story themselves - exactly as it was read out on their wedding day too.. It’s quite a story..

WHAT a wedding to finish the year with! Grace and Michael’s Rudby Hall wedding was absolutely wonderful and I came away feeling so Christmassy - theirs was a really elegant Wintery celebration.

If you’re not familiar with my ‘Magic Seven’ series, I dig back into the archives and uncover some of my favourite weddings from the past few years, and I select seven favourite images from each one and give it another ‘hurrah’ all these years later. I choose images that tell the story of the day or sum up the couple..

“Sally is just INCREDIBLE! Having seen her work on 3 of our friends weddings as soon as we got engaged she was the first thing we booked! I wouldn’t have had anyone else to do my wedding photography! She is such a lovely person and makes you feel so relaxed and at ease when taking photos. It’s like having one of your best friends as your photographer. Her photos are simply beautiful and totally capture the spirit of the day. I would book her again and would recommend her to everyone I know!”

Oh, Annie and Steven’s wedding was an Autumnal dream. It was wonderful to do a wedding at Woodlands Hotel in Leeds and it was the perfect setting for their November wedding. We made the most of those beautiful colours while the light lasted before these two rejoined their guests in the beautiful marquee and celebrated into the night. Having little ones there makes a day all the more special and made for some pretty wonderful photo opportunities!

So! 2018 has flown by at a startling rate and it’s time to ‘round up’ ahead of diving into 2019.. I’ve shot enough weddings now to know what I love about them and which moments really make me tick. I know my ‘why’ for getting into this industry in the first place, I know why I love wedding photography the most, and I know the type of shots and the moments that really make my heart sing and make me excited about each and every wedding..

…and just like that, it’s the end of 2018! Did it fly by for you all too?! I have my photography ‘2018 round up’ post coming very soon, but I thought I’d post my wedding stop motion film showreel from the past twelve months tonight to mark the end of the year.

WHAT a wedding to finish the year with! Grace and Michael’s Rudby Hall wedding was absolutely wonderful and I cam away feeling so Christmassy - their was a really elegant Wintery celebration.

Oh, Annie and Steven’s wedding was an Autumnal dream. It was wonderful to do a wedding at Woodlands Hotel in Leeds and it was the perfect venue for their November wedding. We made the most of those beautiful colours while the light lasted before these two rejoined their guests in the beautiful marquee and celebrated into the night.

What an amazing Autumnal wedding at Priory Barns.. These two were so in love, so silly and so much fun - a real dream to work with and it was so special to be part of their wedding celebrations!

It was a blustery but beautiful day for Grace and Michael’s engagement shoot - and what an incredible setting. These two live in the village at the bottom of the hill, and it was worth us all hiking up to reach the beautiful summit of Captain Cook’s Monument.

Whoever said it was grim up North has clearly never been..

Shaunagh and Paolo planned an absolutely breathtakingly beautiful wedding in Chiavari in Italy, the town where Paolo’s family come from - his grandparents married in the same hotel as he and Shaunagh which made it all the more magical too. Their church was up high on the coastal hills with incredible views out to see and over Portofino - I was so spoilt for places that would make amazing wedding photographs for these two and the light out there is just incredible.

Here is their stop motion wedding film..

Tessa and Paul and a wonderfully intimate wedding in the Coppermine Cottages near Coniston in the Lake District where they said their vows in front of immediately family and friends. The weather wasn’t what they’d hoped for (100% chance of rain and a possibility of thunder and lightening..) but these two didn’t let it dampen any spirits at all.

September is one of my favourite months for weddings.. it’s the end of Summer but still slightly to warm to declare it ‘Autumn’. Phillippa and Toby lucked out and had beautiful sunshine and light for their York House in Malton wedding. Phillippa’s parents married at the adjacent Talbot House and it was magical that she and Toby celebrated their nuptials there too.

Finally I can share some preview photos from Ed and Sorrel’s incredible wedding at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum near Lewes! Ed and Sorrel’s wedding was featured in OK! Magazine last week which meant I couldn’t share more until the magazine was off the shelves.. I’ve been dying to get some photos from their wedding - it was such a fun day and I loved being part of it!

Never have I ever come away from a wedding craving a glass of fizz quite so much.. Alex and Dave had a champagne-inspired Wray’s Barn wedding at the beautiful Whinstone View near Great Ayton in North Yorkshire. I've loved shooting weddings at Whinstone View so much in the past because every couple can really put their stamp on this beautiful Wray’s Barn venue and it has a totally different feel every time.. Alex and Dave celebrated in style and their wedding was wonderful to be part of. Here is their stop motion wedding film..

Mark and Elizabeth said 'I do' at the local church in Hutton Rudby, before travelling a few villages away to celebrate in Rountons village hall. It was an incredible day - one I'll never forget - and after these photos were taken we danced into the night celebrating what these two have in each other.

Here is their stop motion film..

Shaunagh and Paolo planned an absolutely breathtakingly beautiful wedding in Chiavari in Italy, the town where Paolo’s family come from - his grandparents married in the same hotel as he and Shaunagh which made it all the more magical too. Their church was up high on the coastal hills with incredible views out to see and over Portofino - I was so spoilt for places that would make amazing wedding photographs for these two and the light out there is just something else.

Let's throw it back to May 2014 for today's Magic Seven.. with the wonderful English-Italian wedding of Hollie and Davide. This year I saw this lovely pair again and photographed them with their beautiful daughter Darcie (you can see it here). I absolutely loved their village hall wedding in Northumberland and I'm sure you can see why..