Vanessa & Leon were the first couple to trust me to tell the story of their engagement and then their wedding. I was so honored to be part of their day, and since then we’ve become good friends. Vanessa wrote an email to me shortly after she saw her wedding photos, she signed off with this…”and I seriously can’t wait to have a baby so you can photograph my bump!!”

Fast forward a year or so, and they were pregnant! I was thrilled for them. With Vanessa’s due date looming we managed to find a morning last month, to take some photos, have a cuppa and talk babies. They had the nursery ready and were positively beaming with excitement.

Here are a few of my favourites…

Leon and all his wonderful silliness was with us for the start of the session…

Then the pace calmed down… as Leon left us to it.

Vanessa was so serene and dream like, I had to get the lensbaby out for a few shots.

Last week their daughter Lyla Rose arrived and apparently this new family are doing well… I can’t wait to go and see them all.

Having spent quite a bit of time with Lise & Patrick before, I knew their wedding would be full of love & deep connection…

With plenty of fun & laughter… {it’s a French tradition to throw the groom and bride in the air!}

Surrounded by family & friends from all over the world… It was magical!

{I’ve never seen a couple be SO covered in rice & confetti!)

Victoria and Axel are totally fabulous…

Chenelle & Luke had such a happy day on Saturday… gosh, it was wonderful.

So the lovely Lise and Patrick fell in love with the pre-wedding session I did with Leon & Vanessa, so much so, they wanted to do pretty much the same thing… they loved the balloons, the location (especially the escalator) and even the badges. “That’s cool” I said, as I knew we could add our own spin on it…

They came with balloons, even one who walks around with you. They brought so much energy & fun to the shoot… and of course bundles of love, they clearly adore each other very very much.

We started at St Pancras Station and then hopped in a taxi to Camden for a different flavour…

A new mama and her baba… there is nothing more beautiful.

Chenelle and Luke are getting married next week. So a couple of weekends ago, we spent the afternoon together, having tea, hanging out in their flat & chatting about their wedding plans. These two adore each other so much, their love was bursting and their excitement to be married and have an amazing wedding was contagious… I couldn’t stop smiling. How wonderful to be young and in love.

They’ve lived in their flat for a couple of years now, and Chenelle had mentioned how much she loved my time capsules and wanted a few memories of their flat to look back on years to come. So we started their story there… Here are a few of my favourites…

We waited to see if the rain would pass, but it didn’t. It had been raining for a week and wasn’t going to stop now, so we bundled up into the car to the park and luckily found some shelter. Even in the pouring rain their spirits couldn’t be dampened. With all this energy and love between them, I can’t wait for their wedding now…

Carly & Ben are waiting for their first baby to join them and their 3 chickens. There was much excitement and anticipation… I look forward to meeting the baba soon and I wish them all the best for their journey into parenthood.

Love this one. Big time.

{from this wedding.}

One adorable couple, two gorgeous dresses, three ceremonies & here are four frames… more to come.