An outdoor summer wedding set in the beautiful gardens of Helmingham Hall, Suffolk.

I remember Jas + Milo both saying how they wanted to have everything around the day super chilled, with minimal formal group shots, no formal structure, just an organic flow of the day however it goes… Yasssss I thought!!

Pre wedding shoots (or engagement shoots if you prefer to call them that- I don’t tend to as most couples are very much along the engagement journey by the time they have one of these shoots!) is are optional in my wedding packages as an add-on.

The two main benefits of having a PWS is 1. you get to have a little practice run in front of the camera so that you both feel less daunted (and usually surprisingly rather chilled) by the actual concept of having a few images which possibly includes a public display of affection on your wedding day - by public I literally mean me! I do take couples off so that you don’t have an audience of your friends and family (and some ribbing from any over intoxicated groomsmen), and 2. we - as in the pair of you, and I, get to know each other that little bit more- again building that relationship prior to your big day.

Kelly and Nyall are one of the most chilled couples I have met. They went for a festival styled wedding breaking many of the formal traditions, including even having their speeches outside in the beautiful gardens of Houchins Wedding Venue, with the sun beaming down on their guests who were enjoying a glass of fizz and canapés!!