London Documentary wedding Photography: How an older bride and groom taught 20 year olds how to party.

Nicola first booked me in April 2021 for a vow renewal later in the year after her 2020 wedding plans, along with everyone else’s plans on the planet had gone in the bin - indeed in the summer of 2020 she had had to settle for a very small micro ceremony. So a big party in 2021 is what she and her other half wanted to mark the occasion properly. But something absolutely awful happened literally a week before their renewal day in 2021 with Andrew, her groom, falling severely ill with a heart attack. The following week, he was to have emergency heart surgery instead of saying “I do”. So when they finally had their day in September 2022, you can imagine how relieved everyone was to actually just be in the same room, and be there for one another.

To say I had a great day is a massive understatement. Whilst the Church ceremony was a very quiet and calm affair, there is no way I could have predicted how much of a party these two had planned for the second part of their day. Let’s put it this way. I wear a Fitbit and on that day my Fitbit counted 24k steps… and not because I walked that much… more because I may have danced a little… or a lot.

Anyway, hopefully, I don’t have to use too many words and my images below will explain. However, I will finish this blog with one point: I shoot weddings because I LOVE human beings. I love their quirks. I love their idiosyncrasies. I love their passion. I love their energy. Weddings are full of tenderness, of affection, of declared love, of exclamations, or weird dad dancing (or weird mum dancing too), and so so much more… Nicola and Andrew and their family wanted a day that shouted “Life is too short, and we’re going to enjoy every single second of it”. And I guarantee you they bloody well enjoyed every second of that day.

Basically, when a groom just over 55 years old decides his last tune from the night is going to be from his death metal collection, you know it was a night well spent.