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One of my first weddings was in Galway, Ireland, we walked the streets taking portraits and the wedding party were so welcoming I felt like part of the family by the end of the weekend.

Natural, unstaged, calming, pretty, quirky.

Do things the way you want them, if you want the pink shoes-buy the pink shoes!! try to ignore unwanted input and focus on the big picture, it's your day.

My favourite so far has been a wedding cake of the couples dog. It was very lifelike and nearly the same size!

1?! This is hard.. well obviously you should get a good portrait of you both dressed in your gladrags, but I would also say get at least one family/friends photo even if you don't want to spend a long time doing all the different combinations.

A photo outside a teashop that inspired the theme of the wedding.

Funky umbrellas and wellies are very useful for the unpredictable weather the UK seems to get , or if you have visited your venue ask them if they have a nice room, I've used old libraries in stately homes as a back up, or a space that can be walked to with umbrellas like a tree covered area in a garden or an outdoor folly.