The Best Wedding Photography of 2021! That’s quite a grand statement. But I stand by it!

It’s hugely dependent on having amazing couples to photograph. And I’m lucky enough to have amazing couples!

What a ride last year was!

Highs and lows galore but luckily the dizzy heights far outweighed the doldrums.

From the barns to the tipis to the castles and stately homes, I really do get the best couples and each and everyone of you knows how to throw a bloomin’ good knees up!

So here we are, in a new year, looking forward to good health, amazing celebrations, holidays and honeymoons, mask free ceremonies and no limit on guests or good times! I can’t wait!

What better way to kick it all off by looking back at 2021 🙂

These are the ones that for one reason or another made my heart strings ping!

If you want to see even more, there’s a nifty little slideshow on my page here but for now, scroll down and enjoy – my 2021 in photo form!

 

Couple sit on a bench in a park surrounded by wildflowers Bride and groom walk through the streets of Birmingham smiling at each other and holding a yellow rose bouquet. Groom wears black dinner jacket and bowtie Bride and groom hold sparklers in the air as guests cheer them on with a sparkler tunnel. Large bridal party all strike a funny pose together. Women wear dark green dresses and sage green long length gowns with men wearing black dinner jackets and dickie bows. Women all hold sunflower wedding bouquets

Thanks to Covid, a few postponements fell on dates I was already booked for. I also had a very untimely health issue but luck was on my side in the form of some amazing associate shooters who stepped in when needed to shoot some beautiful weddings for me. Thankyou to all of you!

And yes, I did sit here stewing when I got to see the outcome and my computer was filled with some of the most amazing brides and grooms on their happy days that I’d have killed to shoot. But, all of those couples get a massive virtual hug from me for being so wonderfully understanding and extremely generous (thank you for the cards and pressies!)

The majority of 2021’s fantastic days, I did get to shoot, and it was so good to be back in the saddle again after the strangeness of the Covid months!

Gay wedding at Mythe Barn, two men in blue dinner jackets with purple bow ties against iron background Award winning photo of bride pulled back as best man stands on her veil and bridal party all rush to help Bride and groom in hazy golden sunlight walk down a country path holding a bouquet on their wedding day. Bride and groom walk through field after their wedding, groom holds brides skirt to keep it from the floor, bride holds bouquet Bride smiles as new husband places ring on her finger. Red lipstick and hair crown. Groomsmen and page boy stand in doorway of barn wedding venue trying to see the brides arrival. Black and white image of bride and groom having their first dance. Close up details of lace on the back of the wedding dress. Bride and her six bridesmaids, all wearing grey dresses in different styles looking at each other and laughing, holding bouquets. Wedding guests party with bottles of beer on the dance floor wearing suits and wedding favour pins.

Weddings in 2021 came in every shape and size from the micro weddings to maxing out at the most a venue could handle.

I’ve always said that the number of guests doesn’t matter, it’s always the quality of your guest list that makes for a good wedding.

Invite the people that you’re closest to, the ones that’ll cry when you say “I Do”, the ones that’ll join you on the dance floor and the ones that’ll offer to help your photographer pop off something creative on the evening (thank you to all those guests that held flashes and fake fog, you know who you are!)

Bride laughs as groom crouches down trying to put her shoe back on on a wooden bridge at a castle Page boy stands in church doorway wearing dinner jacket and bowtie with arms folded like a bounce Bride in grey Monsoon dress sits in window of St Johns House with n ew husband wearing brown tweed suit and red tie Bride and groom cut cake at a wedding with guests standing around cheering Bridesmaids all wear different tones of blue floral dress. Five girls all stand together with flower bouquets. Bride looks at her reflection in a round mirror dusting her earrings Two ladies on the dance floor laughing surrounded by light trails Hands help to shuffle tattooed feet into sparkly grey Jimmy Choo stiletto shoes

You might notice a common theme in all of these photos – big smiles and belly laughs.

There’s nothing better and when you look back at these memories of your amazing day, my wish for you both is that you’ll remember these, the beaming smiles and the roars of laughter!

Couple cuddle on grassy path. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Labrador puppy wears pink bowtie and navy blue neckerchief lying on the floor looking at camera. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Guest dances at a wedding wearing red dress with her hands in the air surrounded by light trails. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bride and groom stand separately against wooden garage doors on a gravel path, brides veil blows in the wind and she hold a white rose bouquet. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bride and groom laugh as they run through a tunnel of confetti outside a church. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Two brides face each other in the doorway of a stately home at night-time for an evening portrait backlit by a starburst of flash and some fog. Doorway architecture and stained glass windows. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Couple cut the wedding cake while guests look on. Cake is three tier with orange and peach floral accents. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Wedding guest sings into microphone with singing waiter at a wedding at Nuthurst Grange. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bride in grey Monsoon dress and red jacket stands with new husband wearing brown tweed suit and red tie outside bridesmaids-a-brac shop. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bridesmaids all sit in garden during bridal preparation wearing floral dressing gowns with glasses of champagne at outdoor bar. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Family portrait at a wedding. Bridesmaid taps father of the groom on the nose with a bouquet while mother watches on laughing and bride and groom smile at each other. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Newly married couple walk through shower of pink confetti during a rainy wedding in London at Southwark Cathedral doors. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Groom makes a speech at his wedding top table wearing creme suit and black tie with waistcoat. Guests salute with glasses of champagne. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bride and groom walk towards the camera looking at each other. There is a cathedral in the background and the pavements are cobbled. Bride wears glasses and white dress, groom wears grey tweed suit and patterned tie. Best Wedding Photography of 2021

I had a veritable rainbow of dresses, suits and flowers in 2021, it’s such a joy to turn up on the morning of a wedding and see what stylish plans you’ve been cooking up during those long Covid months.

Red and blue and polka dot dresses, orange, purple and yellow flowers, tan suits, pink ties, flat shoes, towering heels. You all smashed it in the style area last year!

Not to mention your beautiful fur babies in bow-ties who turned up to cheer you on!

You made taking the Best Wedding Photography of 2021 a breeze!

Red dress hangs in a bridal preparation suite at Highbury Hall. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Couple stand in a field wearing wedding dress and suit as sun sets behind them at golden hour. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Newly married couple walk down stairs of registry office in Northampton showered in confetti while carrying a baby. Bride wears white tea dress with gold polkadots. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Gay wedding with two men in blue dinner jackets wearing purple bowties walking through a field. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bride in cream long sleeved wedding dress holds bouquet and groom holds her hand standing against a rusted corrugated iron backdrop. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Two elderly ladies sit on a bench and laugh with each other Groom wearing dinner jacket and yellow flower buttonhole stands to make his speech holding a microphone inside a stone barn Bride reaches up to kiss her husband surrounded by autumn leaves wearing white dress and holding bouquet. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bride and her bridesmaids on the steps of an art gallery on a wedding day, all hold yellow rose bouquets, bridesmaids are dressed in black dresses with pearl detail Bride and bridesmaids stand closely together infant of logs wearing jade green long length dresses and holding bouquets with sunflowers. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Wedding guests stand around having a drink against a brick barn chatting to each other. candid photography. Best Wedding Photography of 2021

What a blast! 2021 gave me all the love, all the laughs, all the glamour and all of the fun!

It’s such an honour to photograph these days, to be allowed an inside glimpse to see how you and your nearest and dearest like to party. And to capture it all for you to look back at over the coming years and remember this, the most beautiful of days – the start of your next big adventure!

Bride and groom face the wedding guests and cheer before their first dance on a chequerboard dance floor Couple punch the air after getting hitched at Curradine Barns standing a black barn door. Bride holds bouquet and horseshoe in the air. Best Wedding Photography of 2021. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Creative portrait of couple looking at each other surrounded by lights outside at night . Lit from behind with a reflection of their heads. Bride and groom portrait at Shustoke Barns Couple stand with woman infant of man and him cuddling her from behind against a huge stone castle wall on a sunny day with blue skies. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Couple face each other during a quiet moment at a wedding in the distance. Couple exit their humanist celebration showered with confetti by a lake with a flower arch behind them. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Lady lies on the floor wearing a flowery dress doing the limbo while onlookers watch. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Black and white photo of bride and groom taking their first dance in a barn Bride and from grimace as they cut 4 tier wedding cake in a marquee Bridesmaid squad cuddle together for a photo, all laughing and all holding bouquets, bride wears white wedding dress and bridesmaids wear long length navy blue lace dresses. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Couple walk through a tunnel of guests holding sparklers. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Photo from a distance of a bride and groom walking along a hill scattered with autumn leaves. Bride looks back at her husband as she walks in front. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Bride and groom walk through a tunnel of confetti wearing a white dress and a beige tweed suit. Best Wedding Photography of 2021 Sparkler exit at a barn wedding venue, couple hold their sparklers in the air shouting with joy while guests wave them through the tunnel of people. Best Wedding Photography of 2021

Are you planning your wedding?

I’ve still got a few available slots in 2022 and 2023 is already filling up fast so if you’ve made a start on your wedding to-do list, move “book a fantastic photographer” to the top and give me a call.

I can’t wait to hear all about it!

Some of my favourite venues feature in the photos above so in case you’re in need of some inspiration, just click through to contact them!

Shustoke Barn

Mythe Barn

Curradine Barns

Elmbridge Farm

Coombe Lodge

Ludlow Castle

The Grand Hotel

The Bridal Barns

Nuthurst Grange

Coton House Farm

Goldstone Hall

The Boat Inn

 

 

 

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