so you want to hear more about
the face behind the camera?
I've included a LOT of info about me below. I don't expect you to read it, but you deserve to know more about the person who will be by your side for your wedding day (in many cases even more than your new spouse!), so it's there if you want to get to know me more and see what we have in common, before we chat :)
PHOTOGRAPHER, ANIMAL LOVER, GENERAL FUN ENTHUSIAST
PHOTOGRAPHY
OBSESSED
since wayyy before I realised I could make a career out of it...
I was always the kid taking photos of everything (one of the last generations of kids using film cameras!) and not much has changed! At 31-years-old, with countless hard-drives and clouds full to the brim with photos, I still love what I do and get excited by each and every booking, knowing every couple and wedding is unique and will bring something new and different.
I love to hear your ideas and hopes, then turn them into beautiful art that makes you and those closest to you smile - not only the first time, but every time, for generations. It's what makes me happiest and that's probably why I'm known as the happiest photographer around. My aim is always to bring that happiness with me and create something together that you'll not only adore, but will also have fun creating with me.
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
I'm an eternal optimist, and I live by this renowned quote. I believe we can all make a little difference in the world every day, just through small, day-to-day acts of thoughtfulness and kindness. I hope that through an experience that makes you feel heard, understood and cared for, along with photographs that make you feel your absolute best, you'll go forward feeling empowered and loving yourself even more than you already should!
In case you're here with any worries, I believe in inclusion and love over any and all judgement and hate. No matter your background, identity, gender, sexuality or skin colour, your love should be celebrated... and I'm here for it! So please feel safe to discuss your story with me and know there will never be any judgement.
So of course, I jumped straight on the dating apps, searched all Toms in my area and picked the tallest one... Not really, but you'd think it was planned. Especially as his surname is Salt and everyone who's seen me eat knows my love of salt!
We met in 2017 and after a first date in Southsea to check he wasn't a murderer, we took a mad Christmas Eve-Eve day trip over to Bruges as our second date... because why not!? To be fair, he asked what my 'ideal' first date would be - he didn't say it had to be typical.
We've spent the last 6 years making mad decisions together, championing each other's dreams, visiting more countries and calling out each other's ridiculousness. And we now have a dog that's just as excitable, fun-loving, well-travelled and relaxed as we are (and, as you know, many terrible selfies).
tom
FAN
there are just a lot of Toms
As I'll be getting to know about you as a couple and your relationship, it's only fair I tell you a little about mine...
For some reason, people in my family like guys named Tom. My cousin married one in 2019 and my sister married one in Cyprus last year (yes, I was her photographer - see the photos here!)!
DOG
mum
TO A PERFECT PUP
full of personality, excitement and love
The best 'gift' I've ever received, was Tom rescuing Roger from the streets of Romania when I turned 30. I joked I wanted a dog for my birthday and Tom asked me
'why not?'
After realising my lifestyle was now perfect for a puppy, I began searching for rescues. Well, I saw Roger's cute, silly little face and fell in love. When I then read this little guy's adoption had fallen through and the charity would be bringing his whole family over to their new homes, with him either left behind alone or put into foster care, I knew he was the one.
After 11 mad days of reading puppy training books, watching training videos, (having one little worried cry in case I'd be a bad mum) and filling the house with everything from toys and blankets to dog toothpaste that made him stick his tongue out in disgust, Roger was in my arms in his new home.
I loved him instantly - the other way around, not so much! It took some time for him to adapt, but I will never forget the first time he wagged his tail when I entered the room, and we've been inseparable ever since.
He's got his issues, like anyone, but we're working through them together and he's slowly becoming more confident, trusting and less fearful. He has a beautiful soul, is patient, gentle and playful and will happily attend any consultation meetings if you'd prefer to get to know each other in person!
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