Hello. I'm Chris, a thirty-something documentary wedding photographer based near Reading, Berkshire.

My passion is wedding photography. I love capturing the preparations, the anticipation, the sheer emotion of the ceremony, the first kiss, the laughter of the speeches and the beautiful first dance.

I've loved photography since I was a child. Back then I had a Kodak Retinette IB which I still have although it stopped working years ago. I bought my first film SLR back in 2001 and today I use Nikon D700 bodies with Nikkor 24-70/f2.8, 50/f1.4, 85/f1.4 and 70-200/f2.8 professional lenses. I also love travel photography and I've had the privilege to see some amazing parts of the world... Australia, Thailand, India and Africa to name a few.

I'm a movie and music lover, both of which seem to go hand in hand with a nice glass of wine. I love good food, my favourite of which has to be either Thai or Mexican.

Ten things... 1) I love walks in the country. 2) Chocolate is A Good Thing (TM). 3) Music needs to be heard and ideally felt. 4) I'm a little OCD at times. 5) Jack Bauer never goes to the toilet or charges his mobile. 6) David Palmer needs to be president for real. 7) Tom Yam Goong is amazing, if I had to choose only one thing to eat from now on, that would be it. 8) BT, Hybrid, Elbow, Angus and Julia Stone - all music gods. 9) I can't stand middle lane hoggers. 10) Life is short, embrace it, live it, and do things.

Shona & Ed’s Pre-wedding Shoot

Sunday, January 31, 2010

I went to meet Shona and Ed for my first pre-wedding shoot of 2010 today. It was a cold, crisp winter’s day in Surrey at just 3c, cold enough that the lake by the church was partially frozen. Shona and Ed are great fun, easy to work with and were very relaxed in front of the camera. I’m really looking forward to the wedding, which is just shy of 6 weeks away now, I think it’s going to be a lot of fun!

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February 7, 2010 - 20:39 Chris - Thanks Lisa! I'm very much looking forward to seeing you both again soon.

February 7, 2010 - 20:34 Lisa - Chris these are stunning! Love the 9th one (black and white, bench from behind) in particular but all are gorgeous. Mark and I are so excited for the Summer and will be looking out for more shots over the next few months. Lisa

February 1, 2010 - 09:22 Chris - I'm so glad you like them. It really was great fun and I too am looking forward to the big day :)

February 1, 2010 - 09:10 Shona - Chris - thank you so much - every time I look at them I can't help smiling - and I have looked at them many times!! It was great fun - looking forwards to the day even more now!

January 31, 2010 - 22:53 Chris - Thanks Lou :)

January 31, 2010 - 20:13 Lou - Some lovely shots Chris.

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Shona & Ed’s Pre-wedding Shoot