03/06/2026
Happy 3rd anniversary to us ❤️
Three years ago today, we got married at Eastbourne Town Hall.
That wasn't the original plan.
When we first got engaged, we'd booked a castle venue, paid the deposit and started planning a much bigger, more traditional wedding.
But the more we planned, the more we realised it didn't quite feel like us.
So we changed direction.
Instead, we got married with just 12 guests, surrounded by our closest family. I was two months postpartum, completely immersed in life with our newborn son, and suddenly the things that felt important looked very different.
We got ready together.
We shared our vows privately at home before the ceremony.
We walked into the ceremony together.
We had flower girls, but no bridesmaids or best man. We cut the cake because we wanted to. We skipped the traditions that didn't feel right and kept the ones that did.
And three years later, I still wouldn't change a thing.
The best decision we made wasn't choosing a smaller wedding.
It was giving ourselves permission to create a wedding that felt like us.
Because when I look back, I don't think about whether we did things the "right" way. I think about how the day felt.
Relaxed.
Meaningful.
Completely ours.
Maybe that's why I love photographing intimate weddings so much now.
And if you're planning a wedding and quietly wondering whether you're allowed to do things differently, consider this your sign.
You don't have to follow traditions that don't feel like you.
You don't have to plan the wedding everyone else expects.
You get to create a day that feels like yours.
