13/10/2025
Rolling with the chaos: This is one of my favourite moments I have ever photographed. I am not posting it to fish for compliments, I know it's a simple sequence of photos but there's little anyone can say to change my mind, cause even after so many years it makes me smile every time it comes back to me from my archive;
This moment wasn’t “perfect.”; An improvised tent for the ceremony, soaked everything. The couple and their families flew from New Zealand to Portugal dreaming of sunshine and poolside cocktails. What they got instead was a weekend of rain. Non-stop. The dramatic, cinematic kind.
That was the moment Devon's dad walked her down the (improvised) aisle.
His suit was expensive and it's soaking wet because he’s holding the umbrella in a way that shields her hair and makeup instead of himself. (That gesture alone made me melt.) And then, look closer. Do you see their faces? They’re both grinning and giggling like it’s the best day ever (it was!!) She’s got mud on her sandals, mud on the skirt she flew across the world with, and yet they’re just so.damn.happy.
That’s really the heart of it for me. The most important skill a wedding photographer can have is adaptability. Being able to read the energy, roll with the chaos, make a hundred tiny decisions in the blink of an eye, and somehow turn the “ruined” moments into the ones you’ll treasure forever.
It’s real, it’s messy, and it’s everything. That’s the stuff I chase as a photographer: not the perfect pose, but the laughter, the chaos, the little gestures you’ll remember forever.
When choosing a photographer, make sure you choose someone who’ll run into the rain with you!🥰