Marie and Duncan are two very lovely people. All the best for the future guys and thank you for letting me be part of your day!
“David
Dress: Suzanne Neville
Make Up: Sophie Charmings
Hair: Heidi Vince
Hairpiece: Jenny Packham
Flowers: Rachel Jones
Suit: Cad & the Dandy
This was no ordinary shoot and I’ve never been asked to photograph a proposal before. Ten shots, in a shop, that was all I had to do and Anna the lovely lady being proposed to had no idea I would be there. But and here’s the thing, the potential for the whole thing to be totally awkward, was MASSIVE, at least in my mind. In a perverse way this is why I wanted to do this shoot. I really had no idea how it would map out and it was only after I saw the cake that I realised the proposal was in fact written on the cake itself. I thought I was going to have to stealthily listen in from another table for the magic words which I wouldn’t have understood anyway because they would have been German. Luckily for me Ralph is a/the dude and we got on brilliantly on the phone and to tell you the truth I don’t think he knew how it would work either, but in the end it was big fun. Ralph went to get the cake, I was having a cup of tea on another table (in a trench coat and plastic moustache) and back he came with it (I think the tears might have also given it away en route to the table while he was carrying the cake) and a couple of seconds after putting it down Anna also had tears, no listening in needed, these are the ten(ish) images that resulted.
Thanks to the cool Ralph and Anna. If you like classic art and live in Germany this is Ralphs gallery. And if you want to sample some incredible cakes Peggy Porschen is the lady!
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awww – that’s pure magic David, really caught the emotions perfectly 
How beautiful….. what a lucky lady! I don’t suppose you know whether Ralph has a brother???????? (Only kidding).
So sweet!! Congratulations!!
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Hello David,
This is sure to be the first of many comments that I make regarding your work. I am a big of yours already, and this incredible image you’ve posted is flawless. Very well done. Do you shoot film exclusively?
Thanks..
Hi Peter, thanks. It’s a mixture, this shoot was nearly all film.
stunning – can’t wait to see these in full
Stunning! Your work suits film perfectly!
Sigh, just amazing.
Breathtaking!
This was such a great wedding to photograph not only are Natalie and Matt very cool and stylish, they’re also the life and soul of the party. All taken at the elegantly chilled out Babington House.
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Top work David. I really like the B&W photo of natalie with the birdcage/veil. Beautiful.
Love this one… So elegant and beautiful!
Beautiful frames David. Elegance & style all over it.
Babington House is one of my favourite venues. You captured both the amazing location and their wedding perfectly. Great work as ever.
Everything about this wedding and the way you’ve captured it is breathtaking. You take on available light like an absolute boss.
Seriously amazing wedding. And work! I’ve been staring at the BW portrait of them where she’s resting her head on his shoulder for minutes now. It’s just perfect.
Seriously!?? These frames are amazing! great job!
unbelievable, so bloody talented.
Such truly lovely photos, David. You’ve really captured the essence of an elegant but down-to-earth wedding. I would be chuffed to bits if these were my photos!
Oh that venue is just fabulous!!
Elegant. Beautiful. Adorable. Absolutely fantastic coverage.
Gorgeous ceremony shots David, can’t stop looking at that bw shot after the ceremony of your bride looking downward, it’s just too beautiful.
Freaking stunning wedding. All your photos have such a quiet elegance to them.
Dang these are stunning, what gets me is that SO MANY of them are stunning. Seriously nice work!
Spot on! Love all your photos, but your b&w ones are really special!
Dreamy. What a beautiful, stylish bride. The way the black and whites showcase her veil against her complexion are simply gorgeous. Amazing location, too!
These are absolutely gorgeous. The light looks perfect in almost every shot and you come away going wow! Great job!
You knocked it out the park on this one my friend! Stunning!
Oh my, you killed it! The processing is to die for and the compositions kept me scrolling. Loved all the emotions you caught especially of the two little girls, so precious!
Extraordinary work!! This wedding IS MAGICAL. thank you so much for sharing.
These are simply amazing David, every one. I just love your style!
Absolutely gorgeous.
Incredible work David, stunning wedding.
WHOAH. What a beautiful set… everyone looks gorgeous & so happy, and her dress is to DIE for. Nicely captured! xoxo.
Such beautiful, beautiful images. Wow.
loving this to pieces!! you’re a great storyteller.
So good David… Superb.
What a beautiful story captured.
Great images
dang man, your work is insane!
It’s been a great year not least in enjoying watching my little girl Audrey getting to grips with walking, making noises, poking me in the eyes and all that fun stuff. I’m saving putting up some more personal work in a separate post however. These are some moments from weddings, engagement and portrait sessions. So thank you to all my clients for giving me the chance to experience your day and letting me into your lives, just a little bit. And thanks to all the people that have featured my work, everyone at Wedding magazine, You and Your Wedding and the super stylish Love My Dress and Rock My Wedding. In the interests of maybe everyone, I’ll leave my round up of my favourite music from the year to bottom of the post (let’s face it, it’s a geek thing!).
In a bid to rally my own movement I’m naming “keep folk away from weddings” (or the slightly less manageable but possibly more accurate ” keep folk away from wedding photographers posts or wedding videos” or KFAFWPPOWV for short) I’m only including a couple of folk albums in my list for favourite music of the year. I flipping love folk just like everyone, but ever since Jose Gonzalez’s beautifully sung Heartbeats (interestingly a cover of an electro track) over the amazing bouncing coloured balls in San Fran Sony ad happened, there seems to have been an unending movement in using folk in just about every possible corner of the media not just tv ads but short films and feature films. As I say I like it, I managed to not throw the tv out the window while watching Juno as each new scene was greeted with a lovely, twee melody and I’ve definitely felt fuzzy before while listening; if it wasn’t the wine. It’s cool, it’s now, it was now back then and it still seems to be now, now. Anyhow, these are my favourites, feel free to comment if you agree ; )
Peaking Lights, Jonathan Wilson, John Maus, Bon Iver, Zomby, Little Dragon, Yuck, Antlers, Lana Del Rey, PJ Harvey.
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Wow, what a beautiful year it’s been! Stunning images! Looking forward to more of your beautiful work in 2012))
Simply stunning work David… Have the best 2012! High five!
Beautiful – it’s been great following your work this year – can’t wait to see more in 2012
an amazing year david! – gorgeous images
Really beautiful, wonderful work David.
What an aesthetically pleasing year you had, best of luck for 2012
weddings recognizable by your style and vision. what else? <3
a definitely breath of fresh air David! i’ve questioned my love for light as i’ve seen a lot of images that have dark tones in some ways i love it but i’m still so very drawn to images that have so much light goodness to it. so amazing so so so amazing. thank you so very much for the inspiration.
Great shots! Love the “planking” shot at the end too
You really are an artist. Absolutely beautiful images from your 2011-I love how they’re all distinctly ‘you’, natural, pretty and pensive. Wishing you another fantastic year!
How do we get hold of you to see if you are available for a wedding this year??
Lovely shots with beautiful looking wedding. I love your attention to detail. Awesome and great wedding, love the way you have captured it, beautiful photos.
what a great eye and style of photography!
Stunning images David
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Dominique - Really beautiful David. Love that portrait of the Marie from the back.
Fotografia Slubna - How did you do this guys ?!! Marvelous shots !!! I’ll be following you.
AdonyeJaja - Absolutely beautiful work, so well photographed and displayed. I love the bouquet portrait, it is spot on!
Anushe Low - Beautiful work David!
benj haisch - so jealous of that light you had to shoot with!
Heather - Her dress is gorgeous & I love that venue!!
Jared Tseng - So elegant! Lovely set.
ed peers - This is awesome David…
shipra - the way you captured the bride getting ready is amazing…really love the way you used the light to create such drama for those.
Nora - This is such a beautiful wedding and you’ve done a marvelous job capturing it.
Michael Samaripa - Absolutely envious of your location and your mastery of film work! That dress is really fitting, and the venue is nothing short of awesome!
Jimmy - Great stuff. That barn looks amazing!
Lesley Pattinson - Wow stunning set of images, they are all fab but the shot of the bride from behind with the sunglare is a heart stopper so so beautiful!
Johanna - Everything about this wedding is so… dreamy. Light as a feather.
Tyler - such freakin solid documenting! really impressive, david.
Chloe - You are really,
quite fantastic.