Never say never

I never planned on becoming a Wedding Photographer.

Truth be told, when I was studying for my Diploma in Photography, I actually looked down on photographer’s who took wedding photos.

Of course this wasn’t actually based on any experience with weddings. I wasn’t married, nor had I been invited to an actual wedding.

Carrying the bags

One day that all changed. One of my better tutors, who had a thriving Christchurch wedding photography business, convinced me I should come along with him to a wedding.

I was reluctant.

In the end I agreed to carrying his camera bag and I promised I would come with an open mind.

The rest is history

As the saying goes, the rest is history, as the photos on this website clearly show.

Below are the three things I have learnt about weddings, which I didn’t even consider when I was studying for my Diploma in Photography.

1. Every wedding is different

I have photographed just a bride and groom getting married at a wedding registry, through to farm weddings, complete with hay bales and wheel barrows with beer, to four-day Indian weddings and everything in between.

2. Weddings are about real people, real connections and real emotions

Weddings are full of really great moments to photograph, whether it is the obvious things like a bride and groom during their ceremony or the emotion that inevitably bubbles to the surface during reception speeches.

3. I am creating a visual legacy for a family

Until I had children, I never thought about photos in this way. The truth is, the photos I take for wedding clients’, will become part of their family history. Knowing I am creating something tangible, which a couple can look back on in years to come, is pretty important to me.