When I wrote about wedding trends for 2025, I hope it came across really strongly that authenticity is everything. Or, as award-winning photographers York Place Studios put it, any “spontaneous shenanigans” should absolutely be captured on camera! That’s how you’ll be able to really relive your wedding, rather than just remembering it through the images and videos captured by your wedding photography team.

Gorgeous couple Shannon and Tom got married at Botley Hill Barn at Christmas time. Their day is full of warmth and love. Their images are full of life and personality, captured by leading documentary wedding photographers York Place Studios.

If you’re new to wedding planning, I suspect social media’s showing you plenty of fabulously styled, imaginatively decorated weddings. Once you start your search for wedding photographers and videographers, you’ll begin to see more real couples and real-life weddings, and what matters most of all here is how well the life and soul of a wedding is captured.

When you’re married and settled and looking back on your wedding, the memories will fade over time.

It’s one thing to have pictures of your outfits, flowers and wedding venue. It’s entirely more precious to have photographs that capture the atmosphere throughout a wedding.

There’s the happy chaos and nervous anticipation as you both get ready.

The overwhelming love and excitement, and seriousness, of your commitment ceremony.

The relief and joy once you’re actually married, and the celebrations afterwards will all feel a certain way.

Photos which bring you right back to how that moment felt, even in twenty or fifty years time, are utterly priceless.

This is Shannon & Tom’s beautiful winter wedding at Botley Hill Barn. I hope you love the images of their day!

• If this is the first you’ve heard about documentary wedding photography, this article explains what it means.
• York Place Studio & Film offer both photography and videography for London weddings, all in a documentary style.

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