A Year in Review: Capturing Love Stories in 2023!

Dec 22, 2023 | Best of 2023

It’s that fabulous time of year again when I get to look back and reflect on the past 365 days and how grateful I am for all of my wonderful couples who put their trust in me to capture their most precious of memories. 42 wedding couples, countless families, babies and even a puppy have made this year extra meaningful and emotional for me so for that, I’m truly thankful.

Below I’ve picked one of each wedding plus a few extra favourites (can you spot you??) Thank you for all of the laughter, the tears and the friendships I made this year with so many of my wonderful clients; I really do seem to get the loveliest people. Thank you for continuing to book me and for allowing me to do this job that I love after all these years. I really can’t do anything else so many more please!! 🙂

Big shout out to all of my incredible wedding photographer friends and wedding vendor buddies; I see how hard you all work and how much you love your clients and your job. Cheers to you and roll on 2024!!

Mia xx

Pylewell Park Wedding – Steph & George

Nov 30, 2023 | July 2023, Pylewell Park

Earlier this year, I had the absolute delight and pleasure of capturing Steph & George’s glorious day, at the incredible Plywell Park. It’s unusual for me to shoot at a local venue I haven’t shot at before, so this was a total treat! Nestled in the heart of the New Forest, Pylewell Park is a wedding photographer’s dream come true. Its historic charm, sprawling gardens, and picturesque views provide an idyllic setting for couples seeking a fairy-tale celebration. O, and did I mention there’s a secret beach just around the corner?!

Fabulous colours, fabulous food, fabulous company. What a corker! Thank you for having me along for the ride guys!

Venue – Pylewell Park

Florist – Kemlo & Kemlo

Styling – Styling by Gemma Armstrong

Caterers – Vanilla

Cake – Lydia Smith Cakes

Hampshire wedding – Sophie & Ben

Nov 1, 2022 | Clock Barn, July 2022

Hampshire wedding at Clock Barn

Ahhh could Sophie & Ben nailed their Clock Barn wedding any more?! What an absolutely perfect summer wedding from start to finish.

Clock Barn is always one of my favourite venues – with it’s gorgeous gardens, incredible food and wonderfully helpful staff…and this day was no exception! Sophie & Ben are just the most lovely bundles of joy to be around, and I can honestly say my cheeks ached from smiling after I left!

For a start we had the most perfect summer weather – that kind of hot but not too hot hot, which everyone getting married in July hopes for. The always manicured gardens were absolutely bursting with colour, which offset Sophie soft, peaches and light pinks bouquets perfectly. The girls got ready in the prep room, before excitedly venturing over to the main barn where they both said their vows. The afternoon seemed to go by in a flash, with everyone mingling and chatting on the lawn, enjoying their canapes in the sunshine. We did our usual lap of the grounds, taking some gorgeous couple shots and taking in the beautiful scenery.

When dinner was ready, everyone went inside for a wonderful three course meal and some very moving and heartfelt speeches. Of course a summer wedding wouldn’t be a summer wedding without some evening sunset couple shots, and the golden hour light didn’t disappoint! An absolute belter of a day, well done team! What a pleasure.

Here’s the wonderful gang who worked on the day with me:

Venue – Clock Barn
HMUA – A Finishing Touch
Flowers – Hannah Rose Flowers
Video – Shona Nolan Video
DJ – Ashley Riggs
Styling – Luminique
Cake – Reilly Cakes
Guitar – James Lane Music
Photobooth – Sparkle me Booths

If you’d like to chat to me about photographing your Clock Barn wedding, contact me here.

Winchester College Wedding – Hannah & David

Nov 1, 2022 | Winchester Collage

Winchester College Wedding

O how gorgeous was this day! Hannah & David, two of the loveliest people you’ll ever meet, had the perfect summer wedding in a truly unique and exquisite place. After saying their ‘I do’s’ at the tiny but warm and friendly St Andrew’s Church in Winchester – a place very special to Hannah’s family – Hannah & David shared bubbles and mingled with their nearest and dearest in the gorgeous grounds of the Church surrounded by rolling hills and beautiful Hampshire scenery.

After being seen off in a storm of confetti, Hannah & David began their celebrations at the sensational Winchester College. Walking into the dining room, we were all greeted by the magical sounds of a grand piano being played and an incredible display of flowers! Guests enjoyed their drinks before sitting down for speeches and a delicious meal amongst the grandeur and splendour of the Great Hall.

After dinner, Hannah, David & I wandered the gorgeous grounds of the College, taking in the scenery and capturing some lovely moments together. The venue is incredibly special and a total dream to photograph – as was Hannah in her dress! O my, didn’t she look absolutely knockout?! Props to David too – there’s something about a man in a black tux… classic and timeless.

An absolute pleasure from top to bottom, thank you both so much for trusting me and having me along for the ride. Mwah!

Shout out to a fabulous team who worked on this wedding:

Venue – Winchester College
Florist – Mille Fleur
Hair – Hair by Ella
MUA – Make up by Indy
Pianist – Alan Helyer

If you’d like to speak to me about photographing your wedding at Winchester Collage or anywhere else, feel free to get in touch here.

2021…Thank you & goodnight!

Jan 14, 2022 | Best of

2021 – A Year in Review

Wow, where to begin…if you had told me back in the throngs of madness of 2020 what an incredible and beautiful wedding year 2021 would be, I just wouldn’t have believed you. I mean, I would have desperately wanted to believe you because like so many others, my heart was well and truly shattered in 2020, but I wouldn’t have had the nerve to. But it was. O it was!! It was real and raw and moving as always. More so… We’ve all come on a journey this last 2 years and now weddings are so, so much more important than they ever were before. They’ve always been wonderful excuses to gather everyone together, see loved ones from far away, eat, drink and be merry together; but now we know that these things may be fleeting and not to be taken for granted. Now we know that without these things, life feels half lived.

A huge part of why I love this job so much is down to this awesome industry – many of my closest friends are other photographers and with love and support for each other we’ve been able to build each other up and help each other grow. It’s the same with other suppliers and venues too; we’ve all shown incredible strength and comradery this last two years and I’m so proud of the industry that we’re part of. Thank you for every referral, share, like that you’ve sent my way; I appreciate it enormously.

Above all, thank you to my wonderful clients. Thank you for trusting me with an incredibly special day. I won’t say ‘the best day of your life’ because…I kinda hope it isn’t. I hope it’s a bloomin’ fantastic day, but I wish you 100s more bloomin’ fantastic days to come in your long, and happy lives together. You don’t know this but I often cry when I leave a wedding because I know I won’t see you again, and that makes me sad! Please stay in touch <3

All my love, Mia xx