Photographer's Journal

My Wedding Photography Journal has real weddings, photographic tips, venue features, and inspiration.  If you are a couple planning their wedding you can use this resource to:

  • Learn more about the wedding photography experience
  • Find hints and tips 
  • See photos from real weddings from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire and other great UK venues.

Use the filters and links below to explore the different topics. 

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Outdoor Weddings

Outdoor wedding ceremonies became legal on 1st July 2021. So will 2022 be a year for outdoor weddings?

Until last year, a wedding ceremony had to take place in an approved room or permanent structure. This all changed in July 2021. Now a wedding or civil partnership can also take place outside.

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Notley Abbey Wedding Photographer

Notley Abbey Wedding Photographer

Notley Abbey is a stunning historic wedding venue on the border of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Only a short drive from my base in Oxford. As a Notley Abbey Wedding Photographer I will bring the beauty of the surroundings into my photography for you. The beautiful house is a perfect venue for an exclusive country house wedding. Parts of the Abbey from Medieval times still remain. In

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Confetti moment - Documentary Wedding Photography

Buckinghamshire Wedding Photographer

A Buckinghamshire Wedding Photographer will often work in many special locations. The picturesque village of Hambleden is just one wonderful example. Hambleden is just a short journey from Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire. Indeed, the village might seem familiar even if you have never been there. This is because Hambleden has been a popular filming location for films and TV shows dating back to the 1950s.  

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Matthew Ellacott Wedding Photographer - Burgh Island Wedding

Burgh Island Wedding Photographer

For a Burgh Island Wedding Photographer, the location is perfect. The wonderful light, irresistible backdrops and graceful architecture make it a pleasure to photograph there.  The magnificent costal views literally change with the tides. These qualities are part of what makes the Burgh Island Hotel is a uniquely special Wedding Venue.   Burgh Island Wedding Photography Burgh Island is one of my favourite places in the World.  I

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Bride and Bridesmaid Oxford Wedding Photography

Oxford Wedding Photography

Oxford Wedding Photography is a joy because the city is packed with great locations.  “The City of Dreaming Spires” is full of magnificent historic venues and has many unique qualities.  Oxford is known best for the University. However, there are fine examples of every major English architectural period since Saxon times in a city centre squeezed into a few streets.  Consequently, this creates a labyrinth of beautiful buildings,

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Christmas Wedding Photography

Christmas Wedding Photography

I am writing this journal entry in March, which might seem an odd time to be talking about Christmas Wedding Photography, but if you are planning a Christmas Wedding or Winter Wedding you will already have the festive season on your mind! I love Winter Weddings. Churches and venues dressed for Christmas, adding your own seasonal touch to wedding decorations, and the special intimacy that winter

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Documentary Wedding Photography

Oxford documentary wedding photographer

This website introduces me as an “Oxford Documentary Wedding Photographer”. The Oxford part is easy, (although I do work all over the UK), but what does the rest mean? Documentary Wedding Photography A documentary wedding photographer is sometimes also known as a reportage wedding photographer or sometimes even a wedding photojournalist. In other words, this is a photographer who will capture your wedding naturally as it

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